I The NETHERLANDS- HISTORIAN. ^ The Netherland - Hiftorian, Containing A true and cxaft Relation of what hath pafled in the late Warrs between the King of Great Britain > and the French King with their Allyes* againrt the States General! of the United Provinces ; I from the beginning thereof Anno 1671. to the con- clufion of Peace between his aforefaid Majejiy of j Britain > and the faid States ; With the continuation of what bath fince happened between France and his Allyes > againft the faid States j and their Confederates > to the end of the Year 1674. lUuftrated with above 60 Sculptures, being the exact Delineations of the moft principaU Fortifications in thofe Provinces 3 and the Pour- traiclures of fever aU mighty Princes and Eminent Officers. Printed by Stephen Swart > Book- feller neer the Exchange, in the Crowned Bible , 167 5. . To the Reader, Courteous Reader > He whole Hi (lory of the rife and progrefi of the United Nether- lands is known to be attended with Juch miraculous vicijjl- tudes ofProvidence, that there is fcarce anyPeriod of their Chronologiejwhere- in they have not been the objects either ofpit- ty , envy >or admiration : in like manner^ his late Warr , whichftill alfo continues between France and their A lives, againft the States of the J aid United Provinces and their Confe- derates , bath been ac company ed with fuch prodigious Cata/lrophe's that the whole World hath flood amazed at it , as having no parallel in any modern or ancient Hiftory: Therefore , this following Treatife being a. Relation of the fame , lam not at allfollici~ torn of its acceptance by every one , who hath any thing of a Tublick Spirit or ingenious curioftty: So that I shall not think myfelf concerned to promife any thing in its commen- dation sfave to ajfure the Header , that it is really , what x in the Title thereof \ it promt f- eth > namely , not a piece ofRhetoricall Hi- pry To the Reader. ftory, curiously compofedfor the gratifying or applauding of any concerned *Party -, ( the mod beggerly kind of romancing) but a bare Htftoricall collection , prefenting the World in generall with an impartially true, and exatt account of all things relating unto the Warr between France and the United Netherlands , fince the beginning thereof Anno i 67 i. to the end of 't 'he Tear 167 4. with the addition of many Refolutions , Pro- clamations , Satutes , and Letters of confe- quence infer ted in their due places : And is alia tranfation (which, by theway 3 the read- er is defired to accept of, as an excufe for the harshneffe of the ft He, leaning too much to the Dutch phrafe , becaufe its fence might not be deviated from) of the beft piece which hath been put out on thatfubject , as its hav- ing been five times already reprinted doth witnefs ; The Authour being a Hollander , by the words wee , us, this State, our Sec. you are to underftand the Hollanders -,. ^Ene- mies , their Enemies •, And, in the account of time , he ufing the new Stile , as U ufuall in that Countrey , it could not well be alter ed y without altering the whole defcription , and running the hazard of many miflakes befides : A To the Reader. To we hope the giving notice of it here, may be "atisfatiory enough • as for the Typographi- cal! Err ours they mufl remain fubmitted to our candour , de firing your excufe ^ and cor - efiionofthefame-i as you will thereby oblige \nd encourage me to furnish you with the ontinuance of this Relation , untill thefub- ect thereof be perioded , which God hajlen. Vale. Stephen Swart. ZV- *Dire£iions how to flace the Cuts. King of France. Fol. itf Rijnberg. Orfoyt n Wcfel with his Scons. Burick. 2 j Rees and Schons. Groll. 25- Aarnhem. Schcnkcnfchans. 3 1 Deventer , and Retrenchement of the Eifel £ream. 3 f Swol , and Retrenchement, and its Schons. 36 Zutphen. Dcosburg. 38 Amfterdam with his Out- works. 40 Aardenburg. 'tSasofGent.42 Nimwegcn and Knodfenburg. Vooren and S. Andrees. 48 Bommcl. Creveceeur. jo Grouningen with the Ap- proches. ?8 John and Cornelius de Witt killed. 70 Woorden. Oudwater. 74 Neeuwcrbrigs , the Worcken, Goutfe-fluis, Pain a Vin. oi Oude Schans. Coeverden. 10: Muyden , Ncwerfluis an< Hinderdam. i8( Charleroy. Maftrigt. 22! Newerfchans. Bourtange. 23; Swartfluit. Haflelt. 24 Heere-veen. Bleuerbiidgt Stockfterhora ip Naerden. Wcefp. Uyter meerfe-fluis. afi The Earl of Montecuculi. 3 2- Bon. Lechnig. Kerpcn. 3x1 The Earl of Montery. 3 21 The King of England. 3 7 The Prince of Orange. 3$ The Grave. \ Gcnncper houfe. 5 21 Thi The Nctherland-Hiftorian, con- aining a true and exaft Relation of what lath paffed in the late Warrs between the King of Great Britain > and the French King with their Allyes , againft the States GeneraU of the United Provinces ; from the beginning thereof Anno 167 1. to the conclufion of Peace between his aforefaid Majefly of Great Britain, and the faid States ; With the continuation of what hath fince happened between France and his AUyes , againft the, faid States and their Confederates , to the end of the Year 1674.. ANNO 1671. N January a German Prince wrote unto one of the nobleft Princefles of the Low- Countries, admiring that People were fo fc- cure in Holland , and not more alarmed at the great preparations of War by the French and their Creatures, which he verily fore- fa w to tend to nothing elfe , but the invafion of the Netherlands. C unci ant em maxime Marsodit. In Febr. the Bishop of Munfter took many Officers into fervice,pretending his own fecurity,which caufed the States, as fufpecting him,to choofe Officers for four Horfe and five Foot Regiments, appointing their feverall Places ofraifingthem. April 1 ^ . The King of France begnn his journey to the Spanish Netherlands, which being in great Pomp and at- tendance, for to take a view of his Conquefts , caufed not a little fear to the Spaniard But the Ear/ of Montery held a vigilant Eye; Yea, England began to be awakened, and fecured their Coalts. This State alfo took care both for Ships at Sea, and ftrengthening the Guarifons on the fide of Flanders. In Ma y, when the French Court was at Duokirk,abun- A dance dance of French and English Gentry came to and fro for to view theCourts,which by boththeKings were fo highly entertained , that it was judged far to furpafs common ci- vility , and thatfomthingelfe was in it, as afterwards did plainly appear. In J uly,upon the tidings of the ficknefs oftheDuke d>An- jou , the King returned home , and arrived at St. Germain the 17. dito, finding his Son but a little before departed. In Augufl, bcfide the continual taking on of French Souldiers , and preparing Magazins , 187. Commififions were dillributed at Paris,befide£xpreflesfenttoGer many, Genua,Switferland,SavoyjVenice,Luqua,Corfica,Scot- land,and other places,for to leavy Regiments, & through-, out all France their Sea- Equipage was haftened. At which time the States Fleet was before the Wielings, and the Ef- quadron of Admiral van Gent was met by the Merlin Tagt* commanded by Captain Crow,fent over to fetch the Am- bafladrix Temple from the Hague ; who , making a brava- do, would have the whole Efquadron to ftrike ; but as not having fufficiently infilled thereon, he was athisreturn clapt up in the Tower : which bufinefs proved afterwards the greafeft pretence of the English to their breaking with us. In September, Souldiers were preffed all over England, Scotland and lreland,forFrance,under pretence of recrut- ing Douglas his Regiment , but indeed for greater con- cern; it being afterward known, that aboye ixooo. were raifed for the French fervice. In Octob. this State perceiving the mighty warlike pre- parations on every fid&> and that vail fums of money were fentfromFrancetoEngland,andmanyEnglish,Sco;ch and J Irish Soldiers wereshipt over from Dover toCalis; they refolved alfo to increafe theirMilitia,and to form a nearer inftruclion about a Captain General , which had fom- while been in deliberation. In Novemb. The French were yet bulie to form Maga- zins inLuyk, Bon & Nuys, pretending it to be for tho.j Bishop of Colcn '5 fervice agintt the City; but,in the mean while, (3) while , abundance of French entred upon divers pretences the Countries of Overmafe & along the Rhyne , which a- wakened the Ducq of Montrey , to vifite and provide the confiderable Places of his Government as far as Navagnie : the States alfo by theirCommittces vifited their Frontiers* and refolved againft Spring to let forth a Fleet of 7 2. Ships, and by their EdiSts forbad the bringing in, buying, felling or confumption , of French Wine, Vinegcr , Paper, Can- j vas , and Chefnuts. In Decemb. This State perceiving the mighty increafe of the French Forces, and their great endeavours to gain England, Spain, Sweden and Germany, on their fide^ lent a friendly Letter to be delivered by their AmbafTador de Groot unto the King of France , who was kept from his au- dience the fpace of a Moneth : but in the mean while , in the Hague on the 17. dito a defenfive League was ( much againft the will of France and England) concluded, be- twixt this State and the Minifters of Spain , and afterward was ratified and deliyercd over on both fides. A LETTER to the King of France. %/f ~4yit pleafe your Majejiy. After feribus ebnfideration of that -*• bounty , which the Kings your Progenitors , have alwayes she- lved to this State , ive could not without regret give credence unto the reports abroad , that tbofe mighty preparations for War in your Kingdome should be intended againft ws , which neyert helejs by reafon of advertifements from all parts s and the management by your State Officers in the Courts of Kings and Princes round about , doth caufe M tofuff>el~i. We therefore hate ftr.clly Jear- ched , whither there might not fomething in the management of mr affairs be found an occafion to move your Majejiy , t$ decli- ne that friendship , wherewith it hath pleafed your Majejiy to honour u* unto this prefent j but haying found nothing to accu- fe our felves , nor for which we bate been reproved by your Majefly, we could not imagine , that the yujlice which if exerci" fed in your Kingdome , would permit your Majejiy to improve your Jrmes agatnjl your mo\l fait bjnll and ancient billies , without tiny foregoing njanifejlatitn of tbofe difficulties , of which you required A 2. rep*- (4) reparation. \Andreally,itU fo far fromw to give any juftcaufe un- to your Majejly , or in any thing to come short of the agreement con- cluded in Paris Decemb. 1 661. that we apprehend , that we have ob- ferved the fame with allftritlnejs and care , and do offer without any delay , to mak^e fati^f action , if through mtfta^e we have come short thereof. It is true , Great Sir, that for fome time , there hath not been that Compliance as to Sea affairs and Marchandije ; but this was ve- ry much to our grief e , neither have we omitted any thing that might jufllybe required of us to prevent , andwholy toremove the troubles that have fallen out on either fide , even as Toe a e ready yet to do , and not onely as to that , but in whatfoever may fully tejiifie to your Majejly our earnefl defire, to render unto you the honour and high ifleem we arc obliged unto as to your V erf on and Worth , and to give you all the contentment , which you could defire from your befl and mo ft affectionate allies ,for the rejlcriug of Trade at Sea , andTraf- fc{ in the fame way , as it was at our laft agreement ; yea , in re- jpett of our condefcemion to your tntereft , to go to the utter moji , we are able without prejudice to what we ft and bound to other Confede- rates. To be short , Royal Sir , we do not believe to juftifie thofe mar- tial prepares, which are both ath Sea and Land, according to the intel- ligence we daily receive $ but we "ft oh Id affureyour Majejly, that we do it not with purpofe to wrong any , but throug extream neceffity , and mofl ftrong obligations to defend our State and Subjefts : and that it shall be our joy to lay down our *4rmes j when it shall pleafe your Majefty to free mfromthofe troubles , which that War doth bring upon its , thatfeemeth near approaching on all fides , affuring our J elves , we ought not to jland in fear of yours. We have given Commiffion unto our Jmbaffader TfGroot : to defire aparticular au- dience as to thefe things by your Majejly , and to propound them more at large , with addition of whatfoever may ferve to affurey our Ma- jeftyof the uprighmefs of our intents. Here we will brea\off and not further enlarge j but onely to beg of God to preferve your Majefiy. Written in the Hague Deccmb. 1 o. 1671 = ANNO 1672. Januar. 2. The Interim agreement between the Bishop of Colen and City, was figned at Colen , by which alfo the City was neceffitated tocaufe BamphieldsRegiment being in fervice of the States > to quit the City, which by reafon of manyobftru&ions, the French urging to mufter them, and to take out all of their Nation among them , was re- of (9) tarded untill the 4 of February , but without moleftation then departed to Rijnberck , and other Places on the Rhijn, when it manifeftly appeared , that the French, Munfters, and Colens defignes , were nothing elfe , butto fall upon us , to which end the Bishop of Colen claimed the delivery of Rijnberck , and the Bishop of Munfter the chil- dren of the Earle of Benthem : Inthe mean while,nothingh more noyfed than raifing of Soldiers , and every where great numbersof English were shipping over to France; and then becaufe of the low waters , many flat boats were made ready here to lay upon the Rivers. Febr. 4. The Ambaffador d'Groot firft obtained an au- dience, to deliver the States Letter to the King : receiving for anfwer.that this Letter was already communicated to him from re Courts of other Princes , and that about the Spring fir would appear whereto this arming tended, to which purpofe alfo the 6. dito a Letter was fent to the Sta- tes in anfwer asfolloweth : MXJch endeared Grttf^Friends and allies : lythe Lord d' Groot ,_ yo -tr .Ambaffador Extraordinary to us , we have under (food j£ 1 ivbal wo* on your behalf to be declared to m , and have received out % of bisba.ndefzDecemb. \o. tbe Letter ordered byyoutgbegi venunto ? ~Us. IFewere well plea fed t n it to find the a cknow ledgement youma- -^ k e to have received at diver s occafions the tokjm \OjThe goodnefs of jj the Kin gs our Pro g'emorj^i^tjwrcml^ ^^^vUhe'ityou had not forgo tten what hathj alien out fence we came to the Cr own r t here - £ membrance whereof would Wave preyentel you of judgingjoJJnce- $ " reWpfyourtranjatlions~to upward at you doe , in the managing of ~ .yo ur affaires fincelh aijhne j y ou muih tTuive called to mind ,tyht j * you ba-*e not alwayes obferved that fidelity , whic h, our an- / f , dent confe deracy ittfrobtige' ufito ; and that w e have not f affed' in ~m your ur?en t neceffittfs Jo afford you requisite afliftance, farthep rt- / j Jervation ^fyour~Si.tte : It may be , thejnnovation_you r,:a-_ jl de in^ir ailing fincei6 6 1 . would not have feemelfo excufalle unto 1 < yoiTaJyou mJifo It, which we are willing to^ref err e to the judg-" , inenT of them thaTFa^e lejfe intereft in it than we.fIfwUaf^ouack^ r J wowledgej b e true , that jitlhce be the rule ofjurj^ingTJlm^fhat , you arejaixfied in the confidering of our undertakings, the n ough t ~7 youhottoUe troubled at our taking up of formes $~We grant that A 3 flnce (6) fince our la (I journey to Flanders, we have increafed our Sands , ta improve our foot in the worlds of our forts , and to defend our Sub- jects from danger , tbreatned by the mire than ordinary number of foot and Horfe by you ratfed , and the Fleet you fypt before our Coafts: as alfo becaufe of importune Mddreffes of your State Minifters at the Court ofmoft Princes , for to combine with you againft out Crown : Wherein we followed the Law offage providence , and wbaf the defence of our people obliged «i to. We would therefore let you fytozu, that we will go forward with ou* arming , both at Sett and hand , and when it shad be brought to that height , we have propofed to do , •we shall fo improve, as we shall thn\ becoming our Honour; of which we are bound to give no account to any , affunngour felves , that God will bleffe our righteous undertakings , and that they shall be owned ofaM Potentates , who have notfuffered themf elves to be pre- judiced by thoje tvillimpr efforts , which now for a long time hath been endeavoured to bs done. Thii was our pleasure to give in answer to your Letter , although it was written not Jo much, for m,as toftirre tip the Princes againft /« , in wbofe Courts it wm common , before we had receive i the fame. We pray God, very dear great Friends and allies, to ^eep you in his holy protection. Written at St.Ger- lneindeLayc. Janu.ir. 1671. Your good Friend and AHy , Was fubfcribed LOUIS. Underic, LE TELLIER. 8. Dito, The ArnbafTado.r Downing, whofomedayes had been in the Hague, made his publick Entrance, but little fatisfa&ion was taken as to himfelf, and not much exfpe&ed from his negotiation. About this time, the Lord of Amerongen went to the Elector of Branden- burg, andSr BraUer to the Princes of Lunenburgh, for to treat with them about fupplies of Auxiliary Troiips. In France much people were now gathered,and the Mili- tia was to be increafed to*P 180000. men ; of which 14.an > thouland were already in the Countries of Luyck and Co- len, with much Provifion and Ammunition, and a Fleet or 30. Capital Ships was preparing to joyn with the English , and continually English and Scotch Soldiers were shipt o- yer toFrance,whilein England they were gathering a Re- giment of 1400. fighting men , for the Duke of Mon- mouth , (7i mouth , who with them and much Gentry went into the French fervice ; they alfo haftenedt to fet forward a Fleet inEngland, to which end the King to get money, shut up the Exchequer , not permitting any moneys to be reimbourfed to the Merchants, which was a great hinde- rance to trade , not there onely , but every where. Febr. 4. The AmbafTador Downing had his farewell au- dience > declaring that forafmuch as he could not obtain an anfwer to his memorial & iterated inftances about ftri- king the Flag, he was ordered to return home. Although the State had divers times proffered to give due fatisfa- dtion , in cafe all pretences were brought in, to be together I treated on : which alfo the faid States by their Letter had I fignified to the King : but Downing protefted to have ex- preffe order to treat of nothing , before fatisfaclion was made about the Flag , which the States declining he retur- ned hoime , and (bon after his return was put into the Tower , and deprived of fome of his Places of honour , the caufe not being difcovered ; onely it was given out , that he came back before he had order : although afterward it appeared that the agreement betwixt France and En- gland was fully concluded , and fubferibed the 1 2. dito , fo that it fecmcth this was onely done to abufe us. 9. Dito i The States of Holland took on Officers for 8 Regiments of Horfe, and 5. on Foot, and the iVdito by prov ifion for two more : which choice of Officers was pro rato alfo made in the other Provinces. In France, Pa- tents were given out for 20000. Foot, and dooo. Horfe more : The Bishops of Colen and Munfter alfo gathered Forces amain. England haftened their Fleet under the Duke of York Admiral : Here alfo they neglecfed nothing which might haften their Fleet. 25. Dito, After infinite confultationsanddifputcs, at length his Highnefs was appointed Captain General over the Forces of the State , but with all potfible reftridtions , an Oath being taken of him, thathe might never feek to be Stat holder of any of the Provinces, nor accept of it,' if hej>h.ouldbedefiredto it. Hereupon his Highnefs trej- A + ted (8) fed the Deputies of Knighthood and Cities of Holland with a Royal Feaft, March, i. March +. The froft , which this Winter was very long, now ceding, here happily arrived a great and exceeding rich Fleet of Merchandife , with their Convoy es , having laid long at the lfle of Wight j fearing they might have been there arrelled. 14. Dito, The AmbaffadorMeerman was fent to En- gland, for to prevent , if pollible, the breach feared, of which there was fome hopes , becaufe the Ships were fuf- fered without any moiertation to depart from the lfle of Wight, and the Embargo of their Ships in England was made nul; and elptxially becaufe many English and Scotch Ships obtained Pas for Holland : But on the other fide, the mighty preparations made both in England and Fran- ce promifed but little good from thefe overtures for peace ; the rather becaufe there was declared to our AmbafTador at his arrival, that there was little appearance thereof , it now being too late , which perhaps if had come fooner might have been attained. 20. Dito, Sr Digby declared in France, that by reafon of Downings miftake , his Mailer the King of England , would be forced to begin the work two moneths before it was intended , and iteafily deferveth credit , that it was not their debgn to dechre themfelves fo form , fo many Ships having fo lately obtained Pafportsfor Holland , and being the feafon of the year not yet fit for a Field expedition. 22. Dito, the Smirna's, Meffina's, and Mallaga's Con- voy , returning with 50. Ships richly laden , among which Were five Convoyers , from Cales , to whom the Con- voy from Lisbon adjoyned , being 20. in number, by a Catch from Zealand in the Chanel were warned , not to fail into any of the English Havens , or to truft their Ships; whereupon they alfo made all things as far as poffible rea- dy for defence : The very fame night 4. English Ships ap- peared , shooting but without bullet , but foon after , 12. more, who fired with shot luftily on ours, continuing all the next day , and the day after being reinforced with o- ther (9) ther Ships, they fell upon the Merchant Men ; but were fo faluted , that with their battered Ships and many (lain , they were conftrained to return home , taking with them , one Smirna's , one Medina's, with two other Ships of fmall value,all the reft getting fafe into our Harbors>where upon ' followed the Kings Declaration of War , the 29. dito. His Majefties Declaration againft the States General of the United Provinces of the Low-Countreys. Charles R. WE have been altvayesfo zealous for the Quiet of Christendom , andfo carefull not to invade any other Kingdome or State, that We hope the World will do Us the 'Juftise to believe , that it is nothing hut inevitable necejfity that forceth Us to the resolution of ta- lcing up Armes. Immediately upon Our Reftauration to Our Crowns , the fir ft wor\ We undeptoo\ , was the eftablishing of Peace , and the fetlmg a good Correspondence between Us and Our Neighbours • andinparttculir , Our care wot , to conclude a fir ill. League with the States General* of the United Provinces , upon fuch equal Terms , as would cer- tainly not have been broken , if any obligations could have leept them within the bounds of Friendship or Jufitce. This League was maintened inviolable on Our part. But in tht Jtar 1 66^. we were (lined up by the Complaints of Our People , and the unanimom Vote of Both Our Houfes of Parliament , finding it a vain attempt to endeavour the prosperity of Our Kingdoms by peace- able wayes at home , wbtlft Our Subjects were (till expofedto the In~ juries and OppreJJions of thfe States abroad. That whole Summer, was (pent in Negotiations and endeavours on Our fide , to bring them to reafonnable Terms , which nntwithftan- ding all We could do , proved at length ineffectual : for the more we purfued them with friendly Propojitions , the more obfttnately they %ept off' from agreeing with m. Upon this endued the War in the year 166?. and continued to the year 1667. in all which tinie Our Vitlories and their Loffei •were mentor able enough , to put them in mind of being more faith- ful! to their Leagues for the future. But in (lead if that, the Pea- ce was no fooner made , but they returned to their ufual cu- (lom , breaking Articles , and fupplanting Our Trade. For m- (itince , The Stales Here particularly engaged in an Article of A $ tht the Trtaty at Breda , to fend Commijfioners to Vt at London , about the Regulation of our Trade in fZvEaft-Indies; But tbeyvitre fo far from doing it upon that obligation , that when Weftnt oyer Our ^tmbaffadour to put them in mind of it , be could not in three years time get from them anyjatisfatlion m the material Points , nor a for- bearance of the wrongs which Our Subjects receiyed in thofe parts. In the Weft- Indies they went a little further ; for by an Article in the fame Treaty , \V« "were to refiore Surinam into their bands , and by Articles upon the place confirmed by that Treaty , they were to give Liberty to aU Our Subjects in that Colony , to Transport themjelyes and thetr Eftates into any other of Our Plantations. In purfuance of this Agreement , We deliyered up the Place , and yet they detained aU Our men in it ; onely Major Banifter theyfent ataj prifoner , for but defirtng to remoye according to the Articles. Our jtmbaffadour complaining of this bebay'tour . after tv>o years folti- titation , obtained an Order for the performance of tbofe Articles: But when Wefent Commijfioners , and two Ships to bring Our Men away , the Hollanders ( according to thetr former pratlice in the bufinejs of Poleroon for aboye fourty years together) Jent priyate Orders contradictory to thofe they had owned to Us in Public^', and Jo the onely ejfett of Our Commijfioners journey thither , was to bring away fome few of the poor eft of our Subjects, and the Pray irs and Cryes of the Moft confiderable andwealthteft of them , for relief out of that Captiytty. After this , We marie Our Complaints by Our Let- ter in Auguft /aft to the States General , wherein We defired an Or- der to their Goyernours there , for the full objervance of thofe Arti- cles i yet to this time We could never receiye one word of anjwer or (atisfa&ion. Uut it is no winder that they yenture M thefe Outrages upon Our SubjeSs in remote parts , when they dare befo bold with Our Royal Per Jon, and the Honour of this Nation fo near Us , as in their own Countrey , there being fcarce a Town with in their Territories that is not filled with abufiye Pi [lures , andfalfe Hiftorical Medals and Pil- lars ; fome of which haye been expofed to the publicly yiew by com-' ntand of the States themjelyes , and in the very time when we were joyned Ttttbtbemtn unitedCouncelsfor thejupport of the Triple Lea- gue, and the Peace of Chriftendom. This alone were caufefufficient for Our dtfpleajure , and the rejentment of all Our Subjetls. But We are urged to it by confiderations yet nearer to Us, then what onely relates to our Self; the Safety of Our Trade , upon which the wealth andpro/perity of our People depends 3 the prejeryation of them abroad from (II) from violentt and oppreffwn , and the Hollanders daring to affront m almofl within Our "very Pmts , are the things which move Qurjuft Indignation againft them. The Right of the Flagg it fo ancient , that it was one of the fir ft Prerogatives of Our Royal Predecejfors , and ought to he the laft from which thii Kingdom should ever depart. It was never quejlicH ned, and it was exprejly acknowledged in the Treaty at Breda j and yet this I 'ft Summer it was onely violated by their Commanders at Sea, and that -violation afterwards jufttfied at the Hague , but it was alfa reprejtnted by them in moft Courts ojchrijlendom as ridiculous for Us to demand. *An ungrateful! Infoleme \ That they should contend with Us about the Dominion of thefe Seas, who even in the Reign of Our Royal Father , thought it an Obligation to be permitted to Fish in them ^ by t aiding of Licenfes , and for a Tribute; and who Owe their letng now in a condition of making this Dtfbute , to the Protection of Our ^inceftors , and the Valour and Blond of their Subjects. Notwithstanding all theft provocations , We patiently ex /peeled Satisfaction , not being willing to expofe the Peace of Cbrijlentiom for Our particular refentments , ivhileji they ceafednot on their parts t» endeavour to provoke the moft Chrftian Xing againft Us ; of which they thought themfelves fo fecure , that for above theje Twelve months their Minifiers here have threatned Us with it. M length , hearing nothing from them , Wefent another Ambaf- fador to them , who after fever al pre ffmg Memorials in Our Name , could receive no Anfwer , till after he had declared his Revocation. Then they offered a Paper to this ejfeit , That in this Conjuncture they would condefcend to Stride to Us , if We would aftift them againft the French 5 but upon condition , that it should never be taken for a Prefident hereafter to their prejudice. Since the return of Our paid ^Imbaffador , They haVtfnt an Ex- traordinary One to Us , who in a mojt extraordinary m anner has gi- ven Us to underftand, That he can offer m no Satisfaction till he hath fem bacl^ to his Mafters. Wberejcre , d/pairing now of any goo defect of a further Treati, I We are compelled to talce up Arms in defence of the Ancient Preroga- tive of Our Crowns , and the Glory , and S.fety of Our Kingdoms j -4nd We put Our Trunin God , that He -will give m His A ffi fiance in this Ourjuft Undertaking , fince We had no way left to defend Our People from the Artifice of that Nation in Peace, but by the Valour of Our Subjects in War. We hayt therefore thought fit to Declare , and do hereby Declare , That (12) That we will pro fecute War both by Sea and Land againft the Starts General of the United Provinces , and all their Subjects and Inha- bitants. Hereby enjoyning Our moft dear and entirely beloved Bro- ther the Duke of York our High Admiral, Our Lieutenants of Our federal Counties , Governors of Our Forts and Garrijons , and all ether Officers and Soldiers under them by Sea and Land, to oppofe all the attempts of the States General of the United Provinces , or their Subjects , and to do , and execute all Ails of hoftihty in the projec- tion of this War againft the f aid States General of the United Pro- vinces, their Vaff-ils , Subjells , and Inhabitants \ Willing and Re- fttirino all Our Subjects to takje notice of the fame , Whom We hence- forth ftraightly forbid , on pain of Death , to hold any Correfronden- ce or Communication with the [aid States General , or their Subjetls, ( tbofe only excepted who are neceffitated thereunto for the withdra- wing their Persons and Ejtates out of the United Provinces) *Anl hecaufe there are remaining in our Kingdoms many Subjects of the States General of the United Provinces , We do Declare , and gi- ve Our Royal Word , that all fuch of the Dutch Nation, asshallde- tnean themselves dut fully towards Us, and not correspond with Our Enemies shall b.' fafe in their Perfons and Ejlates, and free from all moleflat'on and trouble of any kjnd. ^nd further We do Declare , That if any of the Low-Countrey Subjetls , either out of ^jfetlton to Us , or Our Government , or hecaufe of the Opprejjion they meet with at home, shall come into Our Kingdoms, they shall be by Usprotstled in their P erf ons and Eflates. And whtreas Weare engaged by a Treaty tofupport the Peace ma- de at Aix la Chappelle , We do finally Declare , That notwithstan- ding the prof ecution of ehi* War ; We will maintain the true Intent and Scope of the jatd Treaty , and that in all the Alliances , which We ba-te or shall mal^e in the progrcjs of this War , We have and M>itt ta- %e care , topreferve the Ends thereof inviolable , unlefs provoked to the contrary. Given at Our Court at Whitehall 'the 17. day of March , in the 24. year of Our Reign, 1671. fhis was published in London the 7. April , and the very fame day the French King Proclaimed Waragainft this State; which afterward was alfo done by the Bishop of Munfter, The frivo- lous reafons and idle pretences, Ireferre to the judgment of k the Reader, it being fufficient barely to mention them. The (13) The Declaration of the King of France , by which his Majelty after resolution to make War upon the States of Holland, forbiddeth all Correfpondence or Tra- ding with them. 6. April 1672. By the King. THe disfatitfaclion bis Majefly hath had in the management of the States General of the United Provinces fome years fince , intbeir a flings toward him ; and u being come to that pajje , that his Majefly can no longer but with (tain to his honour connive at the unworthi- neffe ailed againjl htm byfuch manner of doing, vjhichjo little agreetb with the great obligations , wherewith his Majefly and the Kings his Predeceffors , have Jo liberally filled up the me afure unto them: Jo that his Majefly hath declared^ and doth declare by thefe prejents Jignet by his own band) that he hath arrefted and fully refolded to mal^e D>^rr with the J aid States General oj the United Provinces , both by Sea and Land. To this end, his Majejly commandeth all his Subjefts , Vaffals,ani Servants to fall upon the Hollanders ; and hath , & doth forbid them from hence forward to hold any Correjpondence , Trade or Intelligen- ce with them upon pain of Death. And his Majefly to this end hath hettcefor ward revoked and doth revolee,all Permtjfion, P a/ports ,Safe- gards or FreepaffeS , which either by himfelfor his Deputies , or other his Officers , may have been granted contrary to thefe , and accounts the Jamie as null and of no worth , J or bidding all and every one , who ever they he , to have any regard unto them. And bis Majefly commandeth and appointeth the Lord EarlofVer- mandois , Great-Majler, Head and Super'mtendant General of th» Navigation and Commerce of this Kingdom ; The Marshals of Fran- ce j the Governors and Lieutenants General for his Majefly in hit Provinces and Armies, The Field-Marshals , Colonels, Chief offi- cers , Captains , Heads and Leaders of bis Soldiers whither Horfe or Foot, French or Strangers , and all other Officers whom it may con- cern , that they catije the Contents hereof to be executed every one in his Place throughout their command and jfurifdiflion, for fucb is hit Majejlies pleafure , who willeth that thefe shall be published and af- fixed in all his Cities , and Sea-Coafl Towns , and in all Havens and other Pl'aces of his Kingdom , where it shall be requifite, that none may pretend ignorance hereof. Ailed in the Cajllt of Ver failles the 6- April iCji. SignedLouis, andyet lower LeTellier. It is ordered, that Charles Canto t Jworn Herald of the King, ihalt f»4> ih*U Proclaim and cattfe to be affixed in «B places tf this City* Sub- urbs , Provoflships and Marlgraefships of Park ■> tuere need shall require this Ordinance of the King of the 6. ofthispttfent moneth and year , that neignorance be pretended. Signed De la Reine. Read and Proclaimed at the found of Trumpet , together by affi- -xion in all the common extraordinary Crofs-Jireets and Suburbs of Pa- ris , by me Charles Canto , Ordinary fajorn Herald of the King in the fnid City, Provoflships and Mar \graej ships of Paris , in pro- claiming whereof 1 was accompanied with fi"ve Trumpetters , •viz. Profme Trouflbn , Endimedu Bos , fworn Trumpetters of the King , and three more , on Tburfday the 7. Jpril 1671. Subscribed CANTO. Now k was high time to haften all warlike preparations, the Ambaffadors of the States the Lord Meerman and d'Groot , returning from England and France , re infe&a; and the Generals being chofen both of the French and our Armies. The Generals of the French Army. The Army of the King. Monfieur the Duke of Orleans , Generaliflimo. Marshal de Turenne , Captain General- Earl of Soifons , Marquis de Rochefort , Earl of Lude, Earl of Gadaigne , Dukede la Fuvillade, Earl de Lorge , Lieutenants General. Chevalier de Loraine , Marquis de Genlis , Martinet, deMontal, Fieldmarshals. The Army of the Prince of Conde. Marshal d'Humieres ,de Bellefonds, Captains General. Foucault, dcSt.Arbre, Earl deGuiche, Lieutenants General. Earl du Pleflis, du Nogent , Magalotti , Field-marshals. The Army of the Marshal de Crequi. Monfieur de Nancrc, Lieutenant General. Earl Earl de Vaubrun, Moniieur du pleflis , Field marshals. Duke of Luxcnburgh , General of the Army of the Confoederates. Monfieur de la Valiere > Field-marshal. Monfieur le Breft, Field-marshal towards Catalonia. Monfieur d'Elbeuf , General of a Body at the Sea fide. The King, before the fetting forth of the Army, having commanded the Marshals d'Humieres, Bellefonds and Creqai, that if the Armies came tobeconjoyned, or in abfence of the Princes of the Bloud , they should for the time of this expedition fubmit to the orders of Turenne* Which they excufing were putt by in difgrace, and Cha3 milly,GadaigneandNavaile> put in their room, but af- ter fome time the former were replaced , yet with pro- jnifc offubmiftion toTurenne. Generals of the Army of the States of the United Jrrovinces. The Prince of Orange , Captain General. Prince Maurice , and the Lord Wirtz. , Field-marshals. The Rijngrave Senior, General of che Horfe. The Lord of Zuileftein , General of the Foot. The Earl of Homes, General of the Artillery. John yan Welderen , & Earl of Nafiau , Lieutenants Generals ofthe Horfe. Alua,& the Earl Koningsmarck,Lieutenants Generals ofthe Foot. Kirpatrick,&the Earl ofStirum, Sergeant- Majors, Afterward was chofen for the third Field- marshal , the Earl of Waldeck and Kuylenburg. The 1 3 dito,TheState proclaimed a general Faft againft the 4. of May , and fo forwards , to be kept upon eve- ry flrit Weddenfday of the Month \ and it was refol ved to en- fi<5) encreafe the Militia , both for the State in general , as alfo for Holland in particular, of which capitulations were formed to raife them of outlandish Soldiers : Alfo fomeof our Foot Regiments were fent over to the Spaniards , to be in Guarriion, in Namen, Valenc,ijn, and other places, and, on the other hand , to us came fome Regiments of Spanish Horfe, of which fome Companies were fent to Maftricht. 1 6. dito , The Ele&or of Collen published a Manifeft (though his whole Country of Collen and Luyck was al- ready a Magazin forFrance,) that he would maintain neu* traliry , forbidding the a&ing of any hoftility againft the Subjects of this State , in all his Dominions : but in truth, this was onely to deceive us. 26. Dito , was the time appointed for the fitting of the Parliament at London, who inftantly were prorogued, without doing of any thing , to the 30. of O&ob. and in Head of Ayfcue deceafed , Sr. Jofeph Jordanwas placed in the Fleet , to which the Duke of York went the 19. dito, to fettto Sea : and the Duke of Monmouth prepared him- felf for France, there to command thofe of the English Nation, and in fpecial his own Regiment in the Kings Army , and foon after departed with many of the Gentry. 27. Dito, after that the French King had for a long time been raifingan hugeHoft, which wasefteemed to amount to above 300000. men, which, reckoning all the Pages, Lacqueys , Coachmen , Carriers, Boys, Girls, Pio- niers, Women, Trofies and Whores, might well be> for the Mufter-rowls amounted to 14.6270 Soldiers, with Mortepays; and gathered a huge Artillery with an incre- dible quantity of Provision and Ammunition, both at home and in diverfe Magazins abroad : His Majefty, having committed the management of the Kingdom to the Queen and her Council , departed from Paris the vj. of April with the Marshal Turenne; three day es together being fpent in tranfporting of the Train and Baggage, for which were imployed 40000. Horfes , with a fufficient number of Carts and waggons. The 28. dito, the Duke 0t v (17) >f Orleans with many Grandees followed, who took their larch with his Majefty by Nantevil, Soifons, Laon, locroy , and the 5. or May arrived at Charleroy. The une 28 . of April the Prince of Conde departed from Pa- is, and paflingbylaFerteand Reims, arrived the 30. at edan , for to come down with an Army apart : In the nean while, much shipping came down the Moefel and Uiijn, for to bring all manner of neceflaries pafl; Colen into their Magafin at Nuys ; great numbers alfo longft the Vlafe to Luyck ; and the Troups which lay fpread abroad n the Country of Colen , were now called together to Muys , and the Bishop of Munlf er alfo gathered his Sol- iiery together • preparing for the Field. May the 6. at Colen on the Sprea a treaty of mutual afli- tance and defence was concluded between the Elector of 3randenburg and the Lord of Amerongen , Envoye Ex- raordinarie of the States Generall. In which Branden- >urg engaged to raife for the defence of this State 20000. nen, to wit, 12000. Foot, and eight thoufand Hor- e , to which Holland was to furnish the half of the levie nony , viz. izcooo Rijcksdollers , and for the pay jf every Regiment confiftingof $co. Horfe,4o?7. Rijks- iollers 10. ftuivers, and every Regiment of Foot, confi- ning of a 1000. 43 1 4. Rijcksdollers 4. ftuivers per Month, seing together 79543. Rijcksdollers per Month , with iroviibjthat Brandenburg at his charges should provide 50 ?ieces , with all the Ammunition and Artillery thereto be- onging, obliging himfelf 2 months after the receipt of he firlt payment , to have his Army inreadinefs; There ^as a Treaty alfo with the Princes of Lunenburg, but wit- hout effect : in the mean while our Army gathered near :he Yffel was compleated, whither the Prince with moft ^f the cief Commanders came , and the Fort at Stap- iorft and Rouveen was with all diligence forwarded , and :heArmy muftered. 9- dito , The French King having made a review of his Army near Charleroy , fent the Marshal Turenne with tooco.men, 4000. Wagons , and 27. Canons, to march B longft iongftthe great Caffey by Luyck, and Maftricht, and him fell-' followed with the gros ofthe Army, and onrhe ii, 12. and 13. dito, having lodged in three feveralpla- cesof the Spanish bounds, came the 14. dito into the coun- treyofLnyk , paffing near by Navagne, and arrived the 18. dito at Vife, where he ftayed , and befet Tongeren with French Soldiers : In the interim , dito 16. the Avant- guard under Marshal Turennc had furrounded , and shot upon Mafeyck , requiring them to deliver it up, and no- thing regarding the Luyckish neutrality poffeffedhimfelf thereof, and Turenne entring it , faid that there a Maga- fin for the King was to be erected, and the place should ferve for a pas to the Armies , fo departing , prefently the French fell at work to fortify the Town , demolishing whatever flood in their way. Hereby Maftricht was as good as blockt up , and the rather becaufe Conde came on the other fide of Maftricht , with an Army of 3 5000. men, which was come marching from Sedan through Arden- nes , longft the o verfide of the Mafe , fo that it feemed , they intended to aflault Maftricht ; of which there was no great fear , feeing it was well provided with all things ne- ceffary , and had a Garrifon of 12000. Soldiers, tefides the Citizens. 14. dito , Upon the advice that our Fleet was a: Sea, which at Schoonevelt yet waited for fome of our ships, and that the French Vice- Admiral the Earl d'Eftre was co- me to Wight , The English Fleet under the Duke of York made out to Sea, tojoyn with them: which had net our Fleet come a little too late might have been preventel , o- ne of them that followed falling in our hands , was fnown , that for a f much by intercepted Letters and Persons detained in Prtfon , and by many other wayes , it is conjejfcd znd made evident , that in the Untied Provinces , many have been nducedandmtfled through mony and great promifes of reward to labour by themf elves and their adherents to corrupt , and by great %mmf mony to entice the Servants and Officers of our Gracious Lard of Munfter andCorvey , to fire the Forts , Cities , andefpecial- ytheMagafinsofhit Highnefs , and through fuch horrid crimes to etke States poffeffors of his Graces forts and Cities , and to de- bauch his Soldiers from theyr oath & duty , hay big flirredup rebel- lion and revolts by fuch damnable wayes : yea , have alfo not feared ioconjpire againft the very life it felf of bis Grace , committing Cri- men Jffajinatm againft his Graces Perfon : Which thing alfo , hor- rible to relate , hath in his Country , Cities , Forts , Lordships , Towns and Villages been praBifed , many places fet on fire , as veri- ty fu(bek~led to have been atcbieved by thej'e evill Doers , as hath been '•onfejjed and ocularly appeared : So as J itch horrid anions havefcar- :e ever been perpetrated by Barbarians and Turkj- Wherefore his Grace , both in care to his own Perfon , as alfo to prefer ve , afmuch aspoffible maybe his Graces Cities , Forts , Lordships, Towns and Subjects , and the. Country from further dammage , doth command tnoft gracioufly andearneflly , all his High and Low Officers , whi- ter Civil or Military , all his common Soldiers and Subjetls moft (IriR- ly to ta^e care that none ofthefe incendiaries and tray tors be Juffered to enter his Graces Dominions , which if any shall prefume , to feiz e upon them t and deliver them to the neareft Garrifons , and whoever ill bring in any one ofthefe , shall have a rtcompence of 100. Rif'cfy- dolltrS. But to the end, that hereby other honeft and well-meaning people he not kindred to come into his Highneffe Dominions , for to Tra- de in his Graces Cities and Countt y ; they are required tojigmfie unto the Commanders and Officers where they firft arrive , the cauft oj their coming , that Jo they may drive their trade and hufineffe in his Graces Dominions , having before obtained a Pastfromthem. His vften before mentioned Grace , doth alfo command the more carefully und with affitrame , to prevent all treachery upon the higheft arbi- trary , and after convitlwn upon pain of corporal punishment , at alfo confifca-tien of Goods 3 that no man of what (late or quality Joe- B'2 ' ix* (20) ver within hU Jurisdiction, whither Ecclefiaflical or Lately, Civil or Military perfon , do without con fent granted cone [pond , with a- vyofthe [aid Netherlands, by interchange of Leters or Commerce, jo as all trading with them if from hence forward unlawfully and that no man may pretend ignorance thereby to excufe himfelf , theft presents , shall in all our Cities , Towns , Lordships and tillages , as a jo in all Garrtjons andelfewhere be publicity from the Pulpit pro- claimed , aifd afterward in ufual Places affixed , that every o- rte may have knowledge hereof: witnejfeour own hand and prin- ted fecret Seal. Subscribed at his refidence in Ludgersburg tbetiZ- May 1671. Chriftoff. Bernhardt. Locus Sigilli. 18. dito , Here happily arrived the Fleet from St. Ubal about 8c fail , of which fome that went to- wards the Eaft Sea were taken by Schoth Capers. The fame dito 9 the States did fet at liberty all the detai- ned English and Scotch ships , which about the ti- me of the breach and fome while after were with pasyj from the Duke of York come hither , to the num- ber of 70. Merchant men and more , allowing them freely to depart with ships and lading. The day fol- lowing the States chofe Officers for the raifing of four Regiments , and gave the Commander Stockheim an order to raife one Regiment more ; alfo a part of our Foot , that had been quartered in the Spanish Nether- lands returned home , and the reft followed foon after. All Holland through the Pefants were armed and matte- red, and 1375. of them were fent from North-Holland totheYffel. 18. dito , in open field the King of France held a great Councel of War with al his High Officers , and conclu- ded to keep Maftricht blockt up with 20000. men , and to march with the grossof the Army to the Rhijn; Whereupon Conde the 11. dito brake up with his Army, palling through Gulicker-land , dire&ly to Keyfers-Weert > where the 27. and 28 . dito he pafled the Rhijn over a Bridge Of ships, and came the 1. of June before Wefel. Turen- ne with his Army followed him > and paflfing the Maes, mar- marched dire&ly toNuys,and from thence longfftheWeft- fide of the Rhijn , by Orfoy and Rijnberg, to Burick, whe- re he arrived the i. June. The King with his Army folio- wed the 27. May , and ^i.dito arrived near Nuys, where the Elector of Colen had made great preparation to enter- tain his Majetty, but the King excufing it, hafrcnedhis march diredtly to Orfoy and Rijnberg, where he came I.June. I.June, with break of day Orfoy and Rijnberg were furrounded by the King himfelf , Wefel by the Prince of Conde , and Burick which lay over againft it , by Turen- ne : At the fame time the Bishop of Munfter with his Troups, and fome ofColens brake up from Benthem, andfallinginto twente, furrounded the CityGrol. Butfj of theie more in particular. Orfoy > though a little, yetftrong City, having 700. Soldiers in it , for defence whereof more then aooo had been needfull, was by the King fummonedjune 1. but the Councel of War , confifting of the Colonel Moulet Commander, Major Koerbeeck, and 7. Captains with their under Officers , would notliften, refolving to de- fend the City , wherefore the King was necellkated to plant his Canon, which the befieged feeing and fearing the great power of the Enemy, as having no hope of iuc- cour, they began to defpair , and to think upon good conditions of agreement , and were conftrained-ta de- liver up themfelves the 3. dito , to the discretion of the King , onely referving Life and Goods , which accord the French not regarding , miferably abided the Garrifon high and low , keeping them as prifoners of war. Rqnberg > gallantly and ftrongly fortified , and with great charge and labor repaired and furnished with all thinghs needfull but Soldiers, there being but about ioco. within , which were fcarce half enough to defend the Counterfcharps , had for Governour the Colonel BafTen, and for his Affiftent Colonel d'Offery , befides 15. Cap- .« tains. The City befieged the firft of June, as hath been B 3 faid, (22) faid, fawonthes. the King himfelf, after the taking of Orfoy, before their Wall. The fame day the Governour with Offery fuffered the Baron of Hovelig Mathematician of the Bishop of Straatsburg to enter the City , who pre- tended that he heard , that thofe within would fct the City I on fire , defiring that it might be ftayed ; but in the mean while , he fecretly held correfpondence with Offery > ta- king an exact view of the fortifications. The 4. dito a Trumpetter came with a letter from the King , defiring Duke de Duras under hoftages might come into the City, which the Governour and Offery confented to; the5- di- to he came offering good conditions , among other things, that the Garrifon should freely depart to Maitricht, if the City were given up , and fo he returned after he had done hispropofition, it being late, & was conducted by Offe- ry as far as the outworks , all things being shewed unto him. The 6. dito, the CouncelofWar, which hither to had not any thing made known unto them , was called to- gether, and the propofitions of Duras laid before them , when as the Captains through their cowardly advice, and the Governour by his actions carried themfelves not much better than Rogues , delivering over unto the Ene- my fuch a ftrong City , withont almoft any attempt done upon it , and no defence by it , this being chiefly effected by the management of that curfed Traytor the Colonel d'Offery. The Garrifon was conducted to Maftricht, but they not ftanding in need of fuch Heros , clapt all the Of- ficers, except fuch as efcaped by flight, into prifon. Burkk, right over againft Wefel, being a fmallFor- treffe with 5. bulwarks, and a ruined fortification , no re- paration a long time having been done to it, three hun- dred foldiers onely in it, alio unprovided of Canon? and Ammunition , having for their Governour the Lord Pec- kendam, with 3. Captains, wasalfo befieged the r.of J li- ne by Turenne, who ( notwithstanding the beiieged , confidering their bad provifion , defended themf.'lves couragicufly ) advanced foftrongly, that on June 3 ear- ly in the morning, he approached the Mote, and had al- moft \ mofl: half fild it up, having made all things ready to ftorm, and refolved to attempt it the next morning with I2oco. men : The befieged having notice hereof, and finding r hemfelves unable to refifr. fo great force , made their corn- ">ofition with Turenne, and forthwith delivered up the ceyesto him , upon which the French entred , and little egarding their agreement , fpoyled the Garrifon and kept che Soldiers prifoners of war ; Turenne not willing to loofe time , removes with his Army further downward , and befieged the City Rees. Wefel, That known Fortrefle and Magafin of all man- ner of provifion , but with a fad ruined fortification , and unferviceable Canon on their Walls, being theLipper- Scons hard by it, but very much decayed, was alfo fur- rounded by Conde on the 1. of June. AfToon as notice came of the Enemies approach , they began with might and main to repair the fortification , but could Burgers and Soldiers together fcarce raife their Breftwork to a fufh- cient height , having onely planted here and there fome Pallifades , without being befet with Baskets ; however they within did shoot ftoutly the firft and fecond day , the French not anfwering them, who were very bu fie in del- ving and making all things ready for the Battery, which the befieged might have more invaded , if their peeces had had more force: and while they thus manfully gave fire out ofBurick and WefeL they in the Lipper Scons did no- thing , having but 2. peeces, and both unferviceable, and ftandigupona Bulwark not compleated, having no Pal- lifados yet erected, which encouraging* the enemy, they/' 400. only in the night between the 2. and 3. of June tell upon it; furprifing the Watch, and quietly coming over the Wall with outlet, that corner laying flat open, thus they marched to the Head- Watch , who thus furprifed , they within prefently cryed for quarter , which was gran - ted them ; and they should all have been kept prifoners , but being two Companies, and almoft as ttrong as their affaulters, the mofl: of them got out of the Scons into the City, one or two, who ftood upon their defence, being B 4. only (24) only killed. Thus this Scons was loft , and Wefels very heart- vein pricked ; which the 3. dito caufed (o great a tu- mult in the City , that the Citizens forfook the Wall and carried home their Armes , and would watch no more , They, efpecially the Women and Soldiers wives requiring the delivery up of the City , and threatning i word and hal- ter to whomsoever withttand it ; yea they were about to lay hold on the Governour , by one , whom they had be- daubed with foap for this purpofe, intending to murder him, crying out, that feeing they had treacheroully quit- ted the Scons, and the Canon in it now marie Servicea- ble to shoot upon the City , nothing was to be expected , but it should be made a Theater of murder. TheGarrifon confuting of about 15* or 1600 men was to weack to de- fend the outworks and thofe within together; therefore the Captains deftred a Councel of War should be called to deliberate about it, but Colonel van Zanten , who by reafon of the abfence of the Governour Jucchen , had the command , would not admit the fame, but onely treated with Major Copes , and fome Colonels and Cap- tains as were not well affected , and they appoint edl, that the Soldiery should quit the outworks , and onchy keep the Pofts within , which the Citizens would no loniger do. The fame day in the afternoon , the Burgomairers, lent a meflenger to the Head- watch , to be let out with ai Letter to Conde, which the Captain that had the watch woiuld not confent unto , without exprefle order from the C ormman- der, who agreeing thereto , the meffenger went -.and re- turned the fame jfcight back again with two Trurmpetters of Conde. The 4. dito, the Burgomaftersrodein ai Coach with a Voeder of Rhinish- wfine to the Prince , trne Wo- men ftirred up thereto by fome of the treachermus Cap^ tains , crying for an accord. In the mean while , rhte Com-! mander, Major, Colonels Hoenderbceck , Kj«euland , van Hapten, together with the Captains Injoita apod Mcn« gers , without calling the Councel of War , or g;i wing no- tice to the other Officers, deputed Nieulandand fWIengeri to go to the French Army < and privately to ma.kee agrees men! ment for the Garrifon. Oh treachery cf faithlefs and effe- minate Rulers and Military Officers' Thus the 5. dim, being Eafter day , the fubfcription was concluded robe done j and the civil and military Governours were early to be with the Prince upon pain of nullity ; no fooner the Commander was come , but Conde layes a paper before him, whichhe mult forthwith, after reading, fubfcribe, withoudaword contradicting: which aJfo heunderwrit, blotting out in that treacherous acf the L uftre of the State , «nd alfo herewith early before day the Enemies had the Iceyes delivered up to them, and before eight of the clock the Garrifon was shut up as prifoners of war in the Church, to whom, after a review-of them , the Capitulation was read. Thus this invincible City was in the fpace of 4.. dayes forced without any force, leaving fo royal a Magafin full of Ammunition , with above a locooo pound powder in hands of the enemy , of which , as is reported the Cora- milTary Koeck was a principal inftrument. Rees , being reafonably well fortified , and provided with a fufficient Scons over the Rijn, had a Garrifon of fco. men for it felfand Scons; This Turenne had blockt up , before the King was Mafter of Rijnberck , or Conde of Wefel, and no fooner was the Enemy come before it, but the Scons, commanded by Captain van derHoeve was shamefully delivered up by him, who a little before had vanted of wonders he would doe : The Citizens knew nothing of this, till by the Canon of the Scons turned a- gainft the City, they were untimely warned. They within shot furioully , but after the lofs of Rijnberck and Wefel being more ftronglyaffaulted, The King fent a Trum- petter to demand the Town, upon which the Councel of War fent Commiffioners empowred to treat with him : The Army being yet encamped about Wefel , and the Ca- pitulation was figned in form as with them of Wefel , that the Garrifon should be 6. weeks prifoners j and after have liberty of ranfome. So this City alfo was delivered up. Emmerkk not fo flrong as the other > feeing it would now be their turn, and not willing to proftitute the Sol- B 5 diers (z6) diers to a maflacre,or to be shut up prifoners in tbeChurch, feeing for want of men and flight fortifications , there was the leaft appearance to defend the City , the Garrifon re- treated in time to Schenkefcons, atleaft to preferve that , as being a Bulwark to the State , fo leaving Etmnerick open for the French, who now with their three Armies came down upon them, the King having appointed Mr.d'E- ftrade Governour of the Cities already conquered upon the Rhyne. When the French began to ac-t , the Bishop of Munfter alfo after a kind of Declaration of War, foonfent diverfe Troups into Twente, trho feizingon the fmall Towns Otmarfchen, Enfchede , Almelo , Goor , Delden, and lea- ving Sauvegard in them, the Bishop with his Army and fome Troups of the Ele&or of Colen f^t down before the ilrong City Groll, which without much refiftance gave up themfelves to the Bishop the 9. ofjune , whereupon the fmall Towns thereabout were forfaken of their Garrifons , s'Herenberg and Borkelo alio fell into the hands of the Bishop. . This was tJBAinhappy fuccessofthe beginning ofjune on the Land , in which more Cities and Fortrefles were loft , than there paffed dayes. In the mean while a battle fought was at Sea. After that our Fleet had often been in fight of the En- glish , expecting they would fall upon us , having the wind of us , yet continually turned of from us , thereupon ours , having intelligence the English lay in Soulsbay , our Fleet with a favourable winde failed up to them, and the 7. June early in the morning got fight of the Enemy , and both parties ranged themfelves into three Efqnadrons, and began the fight at 8. a clock ; The French who bore the white Flag, engaging with the Efquadron of Banc- kert , under whom were the Zeelanders and Friefes : The Duke of York bearing the red Flag , with that of the Ad- miral de Ruyter , and the blue Flag under Montague with that of van Gent. The fight was furious , and durec moft part of the day ; the advantage remaining on the fide of the States. (27) States. About n&on , the whole French Efquadron was cut off from the English Fleet , and followed by Banckert , and of both the Enemies Fleets forome Ships were fired and funk , under which was Montague; Ship , who him- feif was drowned , andmanyperfonsof quality (lain. Of ours onely the Jofua a Ship of middle fuze was loft , and at the beginning of the fight the Admiral van Gent shot to death. The8-dito, the English who get the wind of us, werefeen above us, fayiing that whole day a mile loef- wards, without coming to us, and evening turning qui- te from us , fo as on the morrow the 9 diito , the Fleets we- re wholly out of fight , upon which ours carl Ancre before Walcheren. The French had fought little or nothing , buc left the English in the brunt, and thernfelves as foonal- moft as the Battle was well begun, drew back , and per haps they might then have been wholly feparated from the English, and their after conjunction hindered, butit may be there was a particular reafon, why oursfofoon retur- ned upon the Coaft of Zeland , which I am not willing at prefent to enquire into, my onely aime being to rehearie theHiltorie of what palled, and not to make comments upon it : And shortly after this fight in Engeland was pu- blished the following proclamation : I. That allfuch of the Subjects and Inhabit ants of the United Pro- vinces of the Low-Countries, of what prof effwn , ranl^ or condi- tion foever , as shall defire to withdraw tbemjehes out oftbofe Conn- treys shall have , and from henceforth they have , by Vertue ofthefe Presents full leave , licence , and permt [fiouf torn His Majellyto tranf- port themfehes, together with their families , Eflates , Goo Is and Merchandifes into bis His Majefties Kingdom of England , in what Ships or Vejfelstbey shall tbtnl^ fit , without Seizure , Corf J 'cation 7 lle[lraint, Trouble, or Moleftationwhatjoever. I I. That all fucb perfons being arrived in this His Majefties King- dom , shall be free in their Eflates and Perjons , ivitb liberty to fettle themfehes and Families where they pleaje , and as they pleafe , and shall have and enjoy full Liberty of Confcieme , as to matters of Re- ligion and Worship , together with all and finguljrr ths prtviledoes ■ immunities , and advantages enjoyed by , or belong flies natural born Subjefls oftbii His Kingdom 3 pay or be liable to any Cufloms , Payments or Duties whatfoever , o- tber then are paid by His Maje flies Natural born SubjeBs of this Kingdom. III. That for tbeir greater fecurity in this particular , His Ma- jefiy wilt at the next meeting of tie Parliament pafs a Bill for the Na- turalizing fuchperfons , tbeir Children andfervams j and that in the mean time they shall be immediately and without delay madej etDeni- Xfinsofthis His Kingdomof 'England, without their charge or trouble. I V. AUfucb Ships , Boats, Buyffes and Vejjtls whatfoever, as do or shall belong to any of the per fans fo tr an/porting themfelves as afo' refaid, shall be held and accounted as of English built , and shall have and enjoy the fame and Ithf prtvtledges and immunities in matters of Trade, Navigation and Cujlomes, to all intents and purposes, asjj they had been built in England , and did all u ally belong to His hitijeflies Natural born SubjeBs of this His Kingdom. And if any per fan or per- fons shall hey e after bring over to His Majefiy any Ships of War belon- ging to the United Provinces, every juch person or perjbns shall forth- with have and receive to their own uje , one full moiety if the true Value of fuch Ship, tbeir Tackje, Guns, Ammunition and Provifions. V. And for the greater encouragement of all Juch Seamen, Mari- ners , fishermen, Shipwrights , Carpenters , and other Artificers rela- ting to Shipping or Sea affairs , as shall de (ire to mahj life if this His Majeflies Gratious Favor and Compaffion , His Majefiy is pleafed farther to add , and accordingly be doth hereby Declare and Promife , That all fuch Per fons , and every of them , shall be and remain free and exempt from any Prefs, VI. Andlaftly, His Majefiy doth Declare, and Promtfe, That be ivillfrom time to time, grant his free Pafsportsandfafe ConduBs un- der his Koyal Sign Manual , for the Perfons, Families , Ships, Goods , and Marthandifes of all fuch , as shall thus defire to tranfport them- felves , and if it be found neceffary , will appoint even Conveys to fe- cure them and their Eftates in their paffage , againft whatfoever For- ce , Violence , or Molejlation j farther Promifing and Declaring > That infupply of the want of fuch PaJ 'sports , where the parties might not ba ve the conventtficy of procuring them , His Majefiy tsillgive effe- Sual Order, whatfoever Ship or Goods , shall at any time here af- ter happen to be-taleen at Sea, being bound for any Port of this His Ma- jeflies Kingdom , and shall truly belong to any perfonfotr aborting himfelf, and his Eflate, into thth His Majeflies Kingdom of 'England , j ' f '«f rt ' ; ' zy, '^> aT "l without all delay,be dif charged from art) fuch fei- partor theu«j K ^ and be immediately rejloredto their Ownejs. 9. June, (29) 9. June, The agreement wichReesnofooner was fub- fcribed, bum the Prince of Conde drew his Army to the Yffel-fide , and that very day took in Deucecom two miJe from Doesburg , which feemed to import , that Conde in- tended to fall upon the Yffel: Turenne paffed the fame day by Cleef with 6000. Horfe, as far as Nimwegen, where the Prince of Orange himfelf then was , and appointed Lieutenant General Welderen for Governour of the pla- ce, and in perfon went into the works, andobfervedthe motion of the enemy : and it is credible} what then was reported , that the French defign was to furround Nimwe- gen^nd fo on the land fide to befiege it ; and that Conde would endeavour fome way or other to break through the Yffel : But forafmuch as then by the treachery of Mombas , opportunity was offered to get over the Rhijn into the Be- tuw, by theTolhoufe, the former defign was flopped. Ho- wever it be, Conde diverted his courfe from Doesburg to- wards the Tol-houfe , and Turenne returned from before Nim wegen , paffing by Cleef to the Kings Army , which then was about Emmerick. 1 o dito, Conde made an affault upon the Tol-houfe,for to come overthe Rhijn, but was repulfed andforced to re- tire, and caft up Batteries there. TheBetuw was betrufted to Johan Barton of Mombas, CommifTary General of the horfe, having by him two horfe Regiments & two of Foot, with a pretended order, that in cafe the enemy should prefc on , & he be in danger to be driven back , by which Nimwegen alfo might be in danger, he rather should in time retire to Nimwegen, and command there: but wha- tever might be of fuch an order , this could not excufe him, for himfelf acknowledgeth that the Field-marshal Wurts had the 9. dito about evening, fent him a Letter , that his Highnefs had made van Welderen Governour of Nim- wegen i and that he , the faid Mombas , therefore was dis- charged of that care : But that it was his Highnefs pleafure, that he should take care of the Betuw , and that five Regi- ment more were a coming to him for that end : But not- withftandingthat this was order full enough to him , yet in tfr) in the morning on the to. dito, he fent away -the Foot, and caufcd the Canon to be carried from his quarters, fo that the Regiment ofHorfe of Colonel Souteland wasoneiy left toluftaintheaffault of the enemy, till thatMombas meeting the Regiment of Scot with three Companies of Painevin, the reft ofthefucconrs by his Highnefs being countermanded, becaufe of Conde 's approach fo near Doesburg , to whom Mombas faid that necefllty caufcd him to retire ; but yet confidering the enemy now paffed theRhijn did not let upon Souteland , he with thefeand Colonel van Gent , whom they alfo met with fome Muf- quettiers , returned , and then forced the enemy again to retire: Butforafmuch as Mombas doubted not, but the enemy would the next day paffe the River, he would not ftand to it, butrefolved to quit his Poft, and took his way to Arnhem , and from thence to Dieren , where on the 1 1, dito about 9. of the clock , he came by the Prin- ce of Orange, to the great aftonishment of his Highnefs , who commanded the Lord Wurts thither with 2. Re- giments to defend that Poft , where he arrived toward evening, but found neither Canon nor entrenchments there. 12. dito, The Prince of Conde accompanied byTu- renne , fell early in the morning upon that Poft, where Wurts acquitted himfelf as a galant Soldier, and made great refiftance , but being too weak , that Poft through the hellish plot of Mombas was loft, and our Horfepur- fued by the enemy , who in their flight met with the Regiment of Alua, fent by theGovernour of Nimwe- gen, as well knowing of what concernment the preferva- tion of the Tol-houle was, but they being weary and overtoyled with continual marching, were forthemoft part routed, and purfued almoft to the gates of Nimwe- gen , where fome of the French Troups prefently fur- rounded Knotfenburg. However the enemy did not get into the Betuw without confiderable lofs , Conde himlelf with 8. or 10. Dukes, Earls and Lords, being wounded , and the Duke of Longeville , Monf. de Guytry , the Mar- quis huisd'Aubuffon, Earl of Nogentl, duPleffis.Praslin, and (other Great ones flain. Before the French were got over , the Tower of the [Tol-houfe, where lay a Sergeant with 18. men , was de- erted; but Turenne was no fooner got into theBetuw, [but he marched to Aarnhem , part of them running hrough the Betuw, who the 13. dito took Heuffen and adefpoil thereof, and from thence to wards Yffeloort, hooting all the afternoon upon ours who were, upon the 'eluw,andat night rushed over the Rhijn upon the bor- ers of the Veluw. And thus the 1 4. dito , being in capa- ity to shoot upon Aarnhem on both fides, they within he day after, being the 15. dito made an accord early in he morning , which was fo haftily done , that the French ntred before the Articles were once figned , which alfo emained unfigned , forfooth there being no pen and nek at hand. The fame day, Turenne was come before nodfenburg , a ftrong Scons and reafonably well pro vi- ed, where IbmeTroups already had appared, butTu- nne came not till 8. of the clock at evening, and the day |fter, the 16. dito in the forenoon was mailer of it, rough a treecherous diforder of a Drummer , and over- heat cowardife oftheGovernour, without any force do- e upon it. The Garrifon was permitted by Turenne to part toGroeningen, ad then prefently from the Scons |red upon Nimwegen , and the fame day Turenne mar- icd with his Leger to Schenckenfcons , the 16. ad 17. di- fending fome T roups before Thiel , who gave up them- ives , and took Sauvegard , which alfo was followed the and 20. dito, by the impregnable Sconfes of Voren and Andries. It was the 17. dito, that Turenne approached by his opgraves, to that ffrong Fort of Schenckenfcons, erein lay 15. Companies, which by aTrumpetter he moned , and the 18. dito had it delivered up to him : Scons on which depended the welfare of our Country, ciently provided of all things requifite, and with a] rrifon able to defend it , but commanded by a Rogue,i who f3*J who without the knowledge of the Councel of War had lent away the Outlayers, and demolished the Forts there ere&ed by the Lord Wurts , and afterwards for mony deli- vered up that invincible FortreflTe. The Bishop of M under after the conqueft of Groll fare not dill , but mattered Brevoort , Lochem , and whatelfe was neer about ; and on the 14. dito, shewed hi mfelf upon the plain of Deventer , to fetch away their bead that were grafing there* but was driven back withloflebythe cou- rage of fome that ifTued out of the City upon him : But the 16. dito he came with his whole Army , afllfted by thofe of the Bishop ofColen, tobefiege it; The King of France alfo with the gros of his Army fate down before Doesburg and fummonedthat Citty. If the fird nine dayes of juny were fatal! to our Nether- land , the following were no lefle • efpecially , becaufe his Highnefle was neceflitated to depart from the Yflel , for Aarnhem being conquered,theVeluw lay open tothcEne- roy , and our Army in danger of being fallen upon on all fides, and utterly to be ruinated , fothat his Highnefle ha- ving divided the Army , and put part in the Cities on the Yflel under the command of Alua General for Friefland J and brought the greated Canons with the Ammunition and Provifions into Doesburg , Zutphen , Deventer, he with the red and lighter field Peeces departed thence , and coming at evening the 1 5. dito 5 before Utrecht , the gates were shut upon him , and his followers being wearied and hungry by continual marching night and day > were condrained to lay the wole night in the field , without any refreshing. H is Highnefle delired he might be let in , of- fering to defend the C ity , in cafe they would differ it to bd fortifyed , as need should require , and be brokenoff whaj was in the way ; which-they of Utrecht refufedtodo, rei quiring that the Army should lay encamped without, pre- tending it would be to the great damage of the Citizens 1 who would not be burthened by quartering of Soldiers! but at length itwasagread, that the two Regiment ofthJ ■epartition of Utrecht should be admitted to come in : buj (33) the States of Holland judging, that thus doing, they should not be able to maintain that Poft , if fet upon, refolved for the prefervation of Holland to befet their PafTes ; where- upon the Leger brake up the 17. dito from Utrecht, and fet forward to Weefp , Bodegrave, Goverwelle-fluce , Schoonhovcn, Gorcum, and afterward alfo Uythorn, which Ports being now fortifyed, are found fufficient to keep the Enemy out of Holland. The amazement , be- caufe of the breaking in of the Enemy into the Betuw, and of our Armies retreating was greater than 1 am able to re- late , and the fleeing from all places to Amfterdam was unfpeakable, thoufands of Waggons and Boats daily came in , and as fall again from Amfterdam elfwere : all was fil- led with fear and anguish. To this retreat of our Army from Utrecht, they afcribe their damnable delivery up of their City, and fo would lay that upon others, which their own faithlefnefs and treache- ry brought uponthemfelves. AfToon as the Enemy was pofleflTed of Wefel, the Great ones began fecretly to trans- port their goods , which the commons perceiving , oppo- fed the fame ; yea, not without affronting the Magiif. rates themfelves, openly crying out to the Burgemalters , you have ruled long enough, it is now our turn ; from which tumults no good being to be expected , afToon as Aarnem was taken, theyfent thither to offer their City alfo to the French , dehring Safeguard , but they were fain to go far- ther, for the King yet lay before Doesburg; thus they went feeking the Enemy , and invited him to come , for 20. En- glish mile in the round not a Frenchman was to be found 5 Thus they of Utrecht were waiting for their Enemy,fome of them being impatient he flayed fo long: They fet a Trumpetter upon the Tower, to give notice when the French came , which by found of Trumpet he did the 18. dito: thus it was thought in the City, and all the Country over, that the French were come into Utrecht : But it pro- ved a miftake , for thofe the Trumpetter thought to be the French , were Burgers who returning had leen no Enemy at all. C In (34) In the mean while reports were (6 various,that nothing almoft could be credited ; but it was too true, the molt of the great ones & Magiftrates were gone, many houles and shops shut up , the Cirizens in expectation what the Ene- my would be pleafed to do with thern , not knowing whether he would onely lend in Safeguard , or come with an Army and take polfeifion , no conditions at all yet being made , all being left to the Kings pleafure ; IVhny were forry at their heart, and full of fears , but others well content, as trufting to the civility of the French, who, as they faid, kept promife in other conquered Cities; and therefore theypityed Amsterdam and other Cities, that dared to fetthemfelves in poftu re of defence But little did they dream of the mifery hanging over their heads > for they ought to have expected the certain reward of their treachery , by which they were the caufe of their own and our destruction ; neither will it any whit clear them, to fay they were deferted of our Army , feeing they would not be helped, for two Regiments could not do it , and their Han- ding fo much upon terms, fufficiently evidenced, that this change was aforehand refolved upon by them in'power : It is true , moft of the Citizens would yet have defended the City, but being in a tumultuous way, and trampling under foot the refpect of the Magistracy , as a headlefle company not tobetrufted , they were caufe of their own ruin. And put the cafe they had been forfaken , yet would itnotexcufe them; for it was not likely that the French would have dared to fall upon Utrecht, being a great City, not fortifyed,and in the midden of an open Country, and no place of retreat being near it , where they might be fe- cured. Certain it is , they had no caufe to fear as yet , foe Conde lay wounded at Emmerick, the King was at the Yflel , and Turenne before Nimwegen, far enough from them ; gain of time in fuch occafions being of great con- cern , as appeared by the flop of the French progrefs foon . after : and befides all this , they should have waited till the ; French had come, then had been time enough to fall to parly , and make way for as good terms , as they now have, > being fT (35) being come in by invitations, for none of the conquered Cities do complain more of the French , than they of U- trecht, and juft it is upon them, having dealt more treache- roufly than an y : could they not as well have shut the gates againft the French, as they did againft the Prince ? The 23-dito, Safeguard from the King came in with two Trumpetters , and foon after a French Garrifon : whereupon they prefently Capitulate for the whole Pro- vince, a thing never heard before, and caufe of all fuble- quentdifafter. For hereby Over-YfTel pretended to be cut off from Holland , fo follows the example of Utrecht and make Capitulations alfo; a project alfo to do the fame being made ready in Friefland • yea, Holland it felf almoft gone , moft of the Cities fpeak offending for Safeguard , and they in higheft place knew no better remedy; all this came from Utrecht, Overyfiel following their example , and had not Providence appeared for us in a wonderfull and unexpected way , we had all been delivered up to the fury of the Enemy. The 16. July, the Bishop ofMunfter came before De- venter, a gallant fortified City , provided of all things with a ftrong garrifon of Soldiers, betides 1450. South- Holland Countrymen and rcfolute Citizens , together making up 1 0000. able men , all relol ved to ftand out to the utmoft a- gainft the Enemy. The Colonel Stecke was Commander in chief over the Garrifon , as alfo Head of the provintial Militia : He held much communication with the Gover- nour of Coeverden Colonel Broerfma, whom hisHigh- nefs not trufting, had caufcd to come to Deventer , where he thought , he could do no great hurt. The Enemy mar- ched over the Ytfel , where was moft convenience behind the hedges of the city gardens , to approach and plant his morter peeces , out of which the 20. early in the morning he shot into the City with Bombes, doing little or no harm with them , whereupon the Commander for to fatisfie the Citizens, offered to make a fally upon the Enemy , as alfo he did , not altogether without fucceffe ; yet fo purpofely ordered , as not to do to much hurt to the Enemy. In the C 2. mean mean while , they continued theBombes from the over- fide of the Yffel till the afternoon , when fome of the Ma- gistrates without the knowledge of the Citizens or Garri- fon, lent a Letter to the Bishop , defuing a cetl'ation of Ar- mes, and fafe conduct for Committees to go fetch the ad- vice of the Cities Campen andSwol; this was done after that the Bishop the day before had notifyed , that his inten- tion was to joyn Deventer again to the Empire. And the 2t. in the morning they fent again a Trumpetter, for cefla- tion of Arms, the Canons founding too loud in their ears , though they hitherto had fuftained little harm by them. Now they called the fworn Commons, whereby the mod voycesic was concluded to give over the City, and three were deputed to capitulate, the Citizens and Soldiers knowing nothins thereof, fave the Governour inftigated by that Tray tor Broerfma. In the mean while, upon pain of death, no man might shoot, and the Sol- diers who were on flame to ruine the Enemies appro- ches and Batteries , were not fuffered to fall on. Toward evening the agreement was made without the knowled- ge of the Councel of War , and with a damnable delu- ding of the Soldiery , who all , the very Pefants inclu- ded, were by this horrid accord to remain prifoners of war, and be shut up in the Churches. The 21. dito, late in the night , the City was poffeffed by the enemy , none almoft knowing thereof, or any necedity preffing thereunto , fave onely the treachery of thefe wicked Guelts. 22. dito, It was not enough for Deventer thus to have betrayd it's felf, but it would have share alfo in betriying the reft. They had the 20. dito? feemed to defire the advice of Campen andSwol, butnow they would be their advi- fers, fending aCommiflary of the Bishop to them, with twoTrumpetters and the Burgemafter Lefpiere toSwoll, where after relation of what was paft at Deventer , the fame Capitulation was offered to them, which confpiracy being fmelt by the Colonels Bamphield and Ripperda , they did wifely intimeritire out ofthe City with their Regiments, though jggg "op (37) though -tmjuftly accufcd of forae to have hereby mali- tioufly betrayed the fame; for here being of the fame crue, who without the knowledge of the Militia had betrayed Deventer , thefe undoubtly should have been ferved in the fame kind, and all have been laid up in the Church, as before their departures they fufficiently perceived : for though the remainder were afterward permitted to go out free , it was becaufe they thought it not worth the while to detain fo few : as their pradtife was for the moft part where the Garrifons con lifted but of few. However Swoll ma- de their agreement full enough, though thefubfcription were deferred to the morrow after : In the mean while shamefully abufing the name of the States ofOver-Yflel, Swoll fummons the other Cities of the Ptovince there to appear with all fpeed, loofing no time, and to Capitu- late for themfelves: Whereupon all the Cities and Forts ofOver-Yflel were Provintially given up to the Enemy, and the Ommer-fcons, widi the new Retrenchment laying round about in a Moras, was upon this newsfor- faken by itsGarrifon. 1 doubt not, but whoever hears what hath been related , will ftand amazed; but this is the real Truth thereof. Though fome of thefe Cities ha- ve not blushed to write Apologies , deferving to have beenanfwered with an halter. The Enemy comes in all haft taking pofleilion of the places given up to him, viz. Swoll, Hattem , Campen , Swart-fluce, Geelmuyen , Haflelt , Blockzijl , Steenwijck , Meppel , Scons the Rouveen, Ommer-fcons, yea rushethintotheKuynder it felf, the Territory of the Friefes; and in cafe he had] been in a pofture to have marched forward , ha would eafy have maftered whole Friefland, the General Alua with his Militia being gone as for as Lecuwarden. After the Conqueft of Over-Yflel the Province was parted between the head parties , Deventer is allotted to the Ele&or of Colen, Campen to the French, Swoll to all three together ; the reft fellto the Bishopof Munfters ^hare,and fo remain to this day. 17 June, The King of France was come before Doqs- C ? burg, fit) burg, and though there were a reafonable ftrong Garri- foninit, yet without any great refiftance, they gave up |hemfelves to the King , who from thence in hafte went toZutphen: taking it in without trouble, though it were alfo provided reafonably well of all things, and aGarri- fon in it : In both thefe Cities the Soldiery and alfo the Hollands Waart-gelders or Auxiliary Troups, were de- tained prifoners of war. Thus there being no more to be conquered at the Yffel ; the King brake up from thence , and came in Perfon with his Army the 27.ditopaft Aar- nem hard by Utrecht , encamping himfelf without the City, andputGarrifonsinall the Cities of that Provin- ce, asWijck, Montfoort, Yfelfteyn , Amersfoort, and the Gelder Cities , Harderwijck and Elburg ; yea , in Woerden and Ouwater it feif Citys in Holland , and fa- me few coming before Naarden , the dread was fo great , that they within caft away their Arms, fomefwimming over the Mote of the City , leaving it for the French to poffefs: Muyen alfo was gone, taken in by fifteen men , but were again driven out : Thefe Succeffes fo tranfported the French , that fome few of them asked the way to Am- sterdam , as thinking to take in that alfo. The King re- mained in the Leger without Utrecht, Sccamethc vjuly accompanied with Duked'Orleans , Monmouth , Luxen- burg, and other Grandees, to take a view of the Town, being on Horfeback , but foon returned out again into the Leger; appointing the Duke of Luxenburg Govcrnour of the City and Province , and Stoupa General of the Swit- fcers, Commander of the City. But we will leave the King here a while , Turenne before Nim wegen , and the Bishop of Munfterin Over- YfTel; for to take notice, what fell out worth the obfervation abont that time , both in the Po- liticks and the Militia at home , and fo make progrefle in what was a&ed by the enemy. It was a fmall thi ng to loofe Cities and Forts, whole Pro- vinces together giving up themfelves to the enemy. And though it feemeth ridiculous, that fome of the French would know the way to Amsterdam to go and take it in ; yet «. a (39) yet I verily believe , that if at that time 4. or ?ooo. horfe onely had gone forward , Amiferdam it felf and thereby Holland , yea , the whole State would have fallen into the enemies hand; lb great terrour had ierzed upon all, &the Regents voyd of Counfel : The Magiftrates in their com- mon Councel difputing , whither they should quit all , or endeavour a while to defend them felves: Many preten- ding that it was impoflible, as not being provided with ne- ceffaries , wherefore their advife was in cafe the Enemy ca- me, to meet him with the Keyes: Others would defend themfelfs and ordered that Bulwarks should be erected , bridges b r oken down; fcarce knowing what they faidor did, fetting many time the cart before the horfe. I dread even to think upon the rerrour , confufion , andaftonish- ment of that time, elpecialiy of the 25. June and therea- bout ; the moft uiideritanding of the Land then being at non-plus: The Penfionary himfelr' , who feldom or ne- ver was at a pinch, plucking uphis shoulders, and isfaid to have given no other advice than a good and fpeedy ac- commodation with the Enemy , as the onely expedient to be found : In profecution of which advice three Deputies werefuddenly fent for England , and three to the French Leger , of whom the Lord d'Groot w is the chief. I know not what inftrudtions they had , but it is faid , that they for England had no other Commiflion , than to learn what the demand of that King was , and that they for the French Leger had full power to treat with the King ; that is , to deliver up the Country, for in that conjuncture of time, what elfe could be expected than an honorable capitula- tion. Bur the Proving ^of Zealand , June 19. rejected the rea- fons alledged by Holland for this Commiflion , and pro- tefted againd them , declaring it to be a thing unheard of in the government of thefe Countries, to make any Ple- nipotentiaries ( without an arretted instruction ) to treat with any Potentate, much lefle with an open Enemy; efpecially when it concerned our Religion , Liberty and the lawfull government of the Land , wherefore they difa- C 4 vowed (40) vowed this Commiffion, as fufpicious and of dangerous confequence. The communalty , now taking notice of thefe tranfa- £tions, and feein the aftonishment of the Regents, and the thteatned danger , begin to raife tumults: Others flee where ever they imagine a place of fafety to be , transfpor- ting their families,and what was raoft precious Eaft,Weft, to France, yea England it felf, tranfporting anineftima- bleTreafure out of the Country to their extream danger and damage ; the remaining with trembling fpirits , atlaft take up Arms to defend their Country : The Magiftracy in diverfe Cities being fain , as if they were willing to ani- mate and encoutage the reft, to contribute what could fer- ve, for defence of their Cities, other places in the mean while were wholy neglected, thePoft for Hollands fecuri- ty were befet with Soldiers,and mode defenfible;theBanks and Dams about Amfterdam opened, the Country fet un- derwater, the wayes cut throw, bridges caftdown,Trench- ments erected , Gutlayers brought upon the Rivers, the Wall aepaired, Canon brought up , the Watch doubbled , and for fecurity of the Citizens, the 29. of June it was pu- blished from the Town-houfe , that the Councel was fully refolved to defend the City to the utmott ; and burgers were fentoutof the Hague and Rotterdam to the Ports of the Army, and out of other Cities to the Frontiers of Hol- land, Heufden, Geertruydenburg , Breda, the Klundert , the Briel , &c. But all this could not take away from the difturbed fpirits of men , that impreffion they had taken that many member^ of the Magiftracy were guilty oftrea* fon and held correfpondence with the enemy ; as it hap- pens often, the bad fuccefle of undertakings is laid to the charge of the managers thereof. June ao. A remarkable example of this impreffion was feen in the Hague, when the two Sons of the Counceller d'Graaf with two other , coming at evening on the Viver- berg, and feeing light where States of Holland were met , they concluded that the Penfionaris was yet a- wongft them , who having the greateft hand in the mana ge- (40 gernents of affairs, he was judged by many af the grand caufeofallourdifafter; yea, a very tray tor to the Coun- try : Thefe therefore thought they should do good fervice to the Land, if they made away with him , fo he going ho- me with two Servants, they fell upon him , and wounding him , left him for dead, and went away ; but his wounds were not fo great, but thathefoon roie and went home, one of theaffaffinatesjacob van d'Graaf being taken. Ac the fame time , came four unknouwn perfons to the houfc of his brother Cornells de Wit* in Dort,who being the Ruard van Putten, and having been Plenipotentiary on the Fleet, was now returned home lickly, whom thefe perfons would fpeakwith ,havingalike defign upon him; but were dri- ven away by fome of the City watch. In the mean while , the murmuringsof the common people increafed againft the Magiftracy, and in fpecial againft the two deWits , and all that were of their faction , laying to their charge the lofTe of the Country. Whither this were fo or no, I leave to the judgement of others , this onely 1 know , of which none are ignorant, that they had the weight of the Government in their hands , directing the refolutions , of the State occoding to their pleafure, and fo perhaps may truly be faid to be the caule or at leaft the Ring- lea- ders ofthe refolutions ofthattime: An extract of a Letter from Zealand June 2?. being very remarklable to this end; viz. That one Najfau Advocate in te Hague, had fome dayes pad , declared in theCouncelofVliflingwith ' weeping tears , that fome of his kindred fitting in the'' Councel of State and Cities of Holland , had difcove- redtohim , how that Province had formed a Project, af- ter what manner Holland should be delivered up to the French. And another Letter from the Hague datedjunc 27. This I can fay , that within few dayes weshall inevita- bly be brought under the French yoke : and it is my opi- nion, that the work hath fully been agreed upon. See, how far we then were come. 25. dito , They of Aardenberg in Valenders got ti- dings , that the French out their quarters at Cortrijck C 5" and (42) and thereabouts, had gathered many men for to affault them , at which very time Captain Camo Commander of Aardenberg , perhaps being not ignorant of the exploit , was gone for Zealand : Whereupon the Garrifon onely confutingof7^.men, and 165*. citizens were put into po- fture by the vigilant direction of Enfign Beackman , as much as podibly he could. At night about 1 1. of the clock the French approached being 4000. Horfe and Foot > and by a Trumpctter marooned the City , which after refufal they fell upon by force ; but by the magnanimity of thofe few within they were io manfully repulled , that after three hours (forming , they were forced with great loffe towards the morn ing to draw off, retiring out of Canon shot : and they of Aardenberg the 16. dito, got 60 men for fuccour with tome Ammunition, whereupon the Enemy ftreng- thenedwith 2000. more fell on again furioufly, at one a clock at night, their Foot being driven on by the Horfe , advancing, (though moft manfully refitted by them in the City ) to the very walls & maltered a Ravelin before the Gate , the Fall-bridge of the inner-gate got down, when happily at that very nick of time Colonel Spindler came to afTiif. them with 150 men, which fo increafed their courage and ftrength , that the Enemy was forced again to retire : They of the Enemy who were got into the Raver tin being amazed, becaufeof the hot shooting, and of thebridge, which theymuft paffe over, called for quar- ter , which w^s not granted before they had caft their wea- pons from tht;m , and drawen up the oucmolt Fall-brid- ge i then they were brought in, the reft elcapmg from whence they were come. The way round about was ftra- wed with the (lain, being to the number of a 1000. befi- des 200. wounded , whom they carried along with them, not one being (kin in the City, and i.or 1. onely woun- ded : Thi: prifoners were, 1. Colonel , 2. Lieutenants Colonels, 18. Captains and Lieutenants, $3o\:owr>on Soldiers; a glorious victory for this Place: which should have been, according to former refolution , demolished as not tenable, but now hath deferved better Walls than Jtrecht, Utrecht , and others : for although their walls were lot defenfible, and the moat not 3 foot deep , yec the mag- lanimity of the citizens was their ftrength , yea every wo- man and maid , to the very children themfelves did iervi- te , as foldiers , fupplying the defect of bullets with their ihop wakes, broken pots andthelike. Oh, had things been :hus carried in other places, our Netherlands had notfo ihameles loft their renown. 29. Dito, Jacob de Graef 'was condemned to be executed ?y the fword, for affaulting the Fenponarius de W*t> [ though his wounds were not perillous at all as todeath) is having committed Crimen Lafie Majefiatis , being brought to execution the gates of the Cities near about were kept shut up , and all the wayes befet with Horfe, fo that this work , notwithftanding the Executioner made divers blows before he could cut off his Head , was ac- complished without any great commotion. Juftatthis very time, the Communalty throughout whole Holland and Zealand were up in a dreadfull tu- mult , requiring that the Government should be altered , and more power put into the hands of the Prince ofO- range: They began at Dort, where the burgers by their Captains demanded of the Magiftrates, what they meant to do, to defend the City or not, and would know them- felves what provifion there was in the Magafins , which was found to be very flight, and the Key of the Powder- Tower not to be found,which made the citizens yet mo- re unreftfull ; requiring that the Prince of Orange should be made Stadholder without delay ; and that with high threatnings : whereupon Deputies from thejvlagiftrate , and Citizens were forced to go to the Leger , to defire his HighneffetocometoDort, the which forafmuch as he often denyed todo, the Deputies told him , that in cafe they should return home with fuch an anfwer, they should be in great danger to be put todeath as traytors; which peril his Highneffe confidering, went thefaid 29. June toDort,being received with the applaufe of thepeo- ple: being come to the Town houfe,the Magiftrates made known (+4) .'known unto him , that the citizens defired he would be pleafed toview the City Fortifications and Magafin , not , at all mentioning the Stadholdership; whereupon with fo- me of the Lords, he rode round about the City, and fo to- wards the Pekock , to dine there. The citizens perceiving, that they thought thus to put them of, began to murmur;-, crying out, that they foughtto delude them, and thereu- pon laid hod on their Horfes,binding their pikes and muf- quets to their Coaches, threatning to matl'acre all of them, in cafe his Highnefs were not made StadholdenTheLords thusterrifyed, promife to content the people , and being come to the Pekock, difcharge themfelves and alfohis Highnefs of their oath concerning the perpetual Edict, and fo made him Stadholder : Cornells de Wit > old Burgo- mafter, being come home Tick from the Fleet , kept his chamber, therefore they fentthefe A dts to him by the Se- cretary ,to be by him alfo fubfcnbed, but he refufed,faying he neither could , nor would confent thereto: but his relu- ctancv was in vain, for by the perfwafion of his Wire, and the Lords prefent,but principally by the threatnings of the citizens,he was conftrained thereto: As about chat time,al- fo the Magistrates of moft the Cities of Holland and Zea- land,were either through actual infurre&i on, or threatned perill, forced fo to advance his Highneffe: Whereupon by the Deputies of the cities, having a voyce in the Affem bly of States of Holland,the perpetual Edid was mortified July the i. and fo by the annulling of that Oath the Members made capable toElect aStadholder as alfo the z .dito inZea- land,and the day after inHolland 9 his Highneffe thePrince of Orange was elected thereto , and alfo it was refolved to direct thecafeofthe Generality accordingly, deferringon him the power of iffuing Patents , and to be Captain and Admiral General , in like manner , as his Predeceffors the formerPrinces of Orange had enjoyed. Whereupon,the 4. dito the faid Dignities and Honour was proffered him, by moft honourable Deputies in the name of the States ofi Holland: and after that the 8. dito, the cafe of his Higneffc eminent Character, as Admrrality was finished, his High* neflei (45) fcffe arrived theToditoearlyin the morning af the Ha- tband being introduceln>y Deputies,anda multitude of entry, into the Affembly of the States General, he there ceivedhisCommiffion, and took his Oath j asalfowas one in the Gathering of the States of Holland, and he te that lame day asitatholder in the Court of Jultice: nd the 16 dito , the Deputies of the States of Zealand ca- e to the Hague, proffering his Highneffe theStadhol- enshipofthat Province and toock the Oath of him; here- y re-eftablishing him in all the Dignities of his Illu— rious Predeceffors. Ifever any thing fell outto be won- red at, it was this, wherein efpecially is obfervable , that oth the brothers deWits , were by indifpofedneffe hin- red,oneatDortthe29 June,the other in the Haguejuly . and^.tobeprefentat the Councel, and the cafe was fo >rxcipitated , that there was no time for any to advife with hele Lords: for who knoweth, but by thier great fubtility hey yet might have found fome hindrance to this work, vhich onlikelyhood might prove fatal unto themfelves. But for all this , the fpirits of the people were not appea- ed, they faw the Government remained in their hands, gainit wohfe will and endeavour, his Highnefle was efta- lished, who they thought would not ceafe , afmuch as night , to countermine his Highneffe, and for to prevent heir own fall,would prefume to plot his fall though to the uineof the State.They faw that the power deferred on his ] ighnefle , was fr uitlefs without liberty to execute the fa- ne; They faw the fame management of affairs, were yet s formerly ; therefore they wold have an alteration of the jovernment, and forafmuch as for fome years paft the vlagiftrates of moft Cities in Holland were brought in by he direction of Penfionaris de Wit , that few other wich vere not of his fadion,were admitted to theGovernment* herefore the Communalty would have thefe removed \ •ming them the States Party,C^Wof de #3/ and faction Louvejtey n;yea,fome hid plainly they were Traytors of he Land, of whom they find, the Penfionaris and his bro- ker wereHead,together with theAmbaffador deGroot, znd fome (46) fomeother; Infomuch that the Penfionaris complains in a Letter to his HighnelTe n. July of Pamphlets again! him , and in fpecial that hewasaccufedtohavemana geged the fecret correfpondence-treafure unfaithfully and not to have taken due care for the State : Wherea hisHighne(Teanfwereddit0 22.that fuch Pamphlets we re not to be regarded ,that himfelf hath been fain to fuffe the like licentioufnefle againft him : That of the fecre correfpondence money he knew nothing, but that th< Lords Councellers or the Commitfion were to bewit- nefles thereof: and that by reafonofthe multitude of afi fairs he could not fpecify what defedts of the Armies hac been, nor what fupply had from time been made, dire- cting for his defi red j unification to the adtions of his care« full performance therein. In Zealand many of the Lords alfo were faid to follow the party of de Wit : whereupon a general rifing was on a fudden throughout whole Holland and Zealand , fom« they affailed in perlbn , others had their houies fpoiled, many were forced to quit their places in Government ; yea, in fome places all the Magiitrates put by; fome Cities were by force ofthe Pefants taken in , and the Magiftra- tes conftrained to a& according to their wil : which con- fufion prefaging the unavoidable ruine of the Country , caufed the States to refolve Auguft27-not onely to em- power his Highnefs, accordings as should be requifite andhispleafure should be, to alter the Magiftracy in all Cities , but alio entreated him for the common good, to doitwithallfpeed. The Bishop of Munfter having put Garrifons in all Over-YiTel, and pofted fome of hisTroupsonthebor* dersofFriefland, he made towards Coeverden, that fa- mous and impregnable Fortrefie , coming before it the %, ofjuly, the 12 dito, without much troublebecame Man fter thereof; they within having fcarfly loft a Soldier, and though indeed the drought at this time were fuch, as hatr^ notbeen in memory of man , yet the Enemy in their ap-| proaches were fain to run knee-deep in water , and could not (47) hot poffibly have done any thing to the City, if they within had manfully withftood them : But on thecon- :rary, thefe faithlefle wretches with all their might hel- ped them out of the mire and moores. Thusthey gatfaft boring and an open way into Friefland, or Ommelands, nd appointed the Traitor Broerfma,who at the taking of Deventer, went over to the Bishop,Goverror the fecond ime of Coeverden , taking 4.. of the Companies of the Jarrifon laying there , leading them about with him $. treeks, and at length let them with their En iigns depart to Jroeningen, the 4. Conpanies being decreafed to 1 10. men , of whom Captain Struyck remained with the Ene- ny , and Captain Clant coming to Groeningen , had his Sword broken at his feet. After the Conqueft of Coever- den, the Bishop brake too into the Groeninger-ly ud, making havock through Drente and the Ommelands, and came the 15*. dito with fome Troups before Groeningen , potfefling the whole Weftern Quar- ter , and the 27. dito fell upon Adwerder Zijl , but was manfully repulfed , where in the night he raifed a Battery , and x8. dito began to fire on the City, for- mally befieging it, and upon the approach of the Enemy , the Old and New Sconfes were forfaken by ours,asalColViJKfckoterZij/,TheHoufetefPedde, and all what was thereabout , being poflefTed by the Enemy,whe- "reby the Bourtange was blockt up and iummoned ; but hrough the generofity of Captain Prot had nothing n anfwer but powder and shot , who afterward when : 00000. Gildens were proffered for the Sconfe , an- fwered , he would firft gratify the Bishop with fomany gullets : but Captain Huysman who had commanded the Old Sconfe , was for forlaking it by the Councel of War banged at Groeningen , and Lieutenant van der Bero-e Commander of the New Sconfe had his Head cut off for Jeferting- the fame, as alfo the Lieutenant Colonel Tamin- \a and a Major , which laid ind Deventer were arretted , md the Colonels Steck and Broerfrua cited to anfwer for heir betraying of Deventer. Turenne, (48) Turenne,after the taking of Schenckenfconfe,was again come before Nimwegen; but in the mean while , our Sol- diers had quitted the itrong Houfe te Gennip , and the Gar- rifon being 4. Companies marched to Nimwegen, and they, and 28 June, ourHorfe of Nimwegen went with 64. Carts to fetch thence 84. barrels of powder , bullets, and match withfome lafts of Rie, intending, with a fe- cond Convoy to bring away the reft into. Nimwegen: upon whom the French shot very hard out ofKnotfen- burg*^and 2 Batteries they had made, cafting alio many Fire bullets andGrados 0f90.Sc 100. pound weight , by which three Out-layers before Nimwegen were drouw- ned: But they within were not behindhand with them: fo that the French the i. and 3. July patted the Waal by their Ship- bridge, and rounded the City on the Land fide, bringing their Loop-graves asinaninftanttotheMo.it, and the 4. dito made a Battery with 5. hilf Kartouwes, and affaulted by Itorm that night the Pefthoufe-bulwark , ent- ring the fame , but were driven outagain , the Colonel van Gent , brother of the Admiral deceafed, being there flain : The 6. dito in the night they ftormed again , but were three times couragiouffy beaten off, as alio the 7. dito. In the mean while, Patents were come to the Grave, to depart with moil part of the Garrifon to the Bos, where the Governour having gotten in fome Spaniards, bit no. order to recave them, fent them back to the Grave , where being come near theCity, they were fet upon by theFrench, and forthemoft part routed, by which alfo the Grave was loft. By thistime, the French before Nimwegen were ad- vanced with their works to the Borft-werings , and already undermined two Bulwarks: whereupon the 8. dito they began to parly , and the o. dito the agreement was made , that the Garrifon confuting of 7. "Companies of Horfe, and about 40 Foot, with one Company Waartgelders from the Briel, should all remain prifoners of War, ex-^ cepting five Companies of Utrecht citizens , and of Rhe*j nen and Montfoort , who marched out free with their Arms. What the reafon was , this City did fo haftily and with! ♦ m f49> without more conftraint give up t6 'the Enemy , is diver- flyjudgedof,anditisfaid that the lofleof the Grave was a thing plotted aforehand. Then u.July, Turcnnefrom Nimwegenwent to the Grave, and immediately from thence to rhe Bos , which wanting all things , fenc Deputies to his Highnefs , who well knowing what concerment the Bos was of, was fain to give this anfwer, that he was lorry he could not help them, having no more power, than they to do it : yet ac length, becaufe of the great importance of the place , fome Canons and Ammunition were fent by Ships thither ; but coming therewith to Gorcum, they had the tidings that Creveceur was loft , and therefore not pofliblc to bring it to the Bos : Therefore the Field - marshal Wurts com- manding there , unladed theCanon to ufe them for the de- fence of Gorcum. They of the Bos had quitted the Sconfes Engelen and Orten , and brought the Canon into the City,withall which they had fcarcely enough to defend the Caftle as was requifite, the Garrifon alfo was but weak : The 13. July, they faw the enemy at Ulymen, and part marching to Engelen andCrvecceur, the firft of which they put Forces into, and befieging the other with many more, after two dayes shooting on it, became conque- rors thereof ; r.he gros> of the Leger laying at Boxtel and the Vugt, above 20000. ftrong Then. July, the King brake up with his Army from Utrecht, lodging that night in the Grep, and arrived the l2.dito to Aarnem, drawing forth the Garrifon of Woer- den and Ouwater to Utrecht , they of OuWater being purfued by fome of the Earl of Homes quarters , and fome taken priloners , befides a good booty of Money and Arms. The King having given a vifit to the Prince of Conde, and Duke d'Anguin, both lying very weak at Aarnem j departed thence thei3.ditototheBetuw,fen- dingpart of his Army to Bommel , foon mattering it, forthwith putting forces into the fmaller Towns Heuck- lom, Afperen and Leerdam: The 14-dito, the King mar- ched oyer the Bridge by Nimwegen to the Grave , and D arrived fife) if rived the 1 6. dito in his Leger before the Bos , being in perfonte2i.ditoat Vugt, from whence he betookhim- felf again to Boxel. Not onely the Netherlands,butall Chriftendom flood aftonished to fee the Enemy already approached within two dutch miles of Amfterdam, There keeping Poft ,ha- having in short a time conquered fo great a number of Cities and Forts. A Lift of the Cities and Forts conquered by the Enemy , fine* the i . of June to the 19. July. Wageningen. OmmerSconfe. Knotfenburg. Rouveen Sconfe. Niravvegcn. Zwol! , and che re- Gravc. trenchinent , with Tiel. three Sconfes. In the Dukedom Cleaf. Orfoy. Rhijnbetck. Emick. Wefel , and the Lip- pe- Scpnfe. Rees and the Sconfe. Emmmerick. In the County ofGroe- ningen. Winfchoten. Oude Sconfe. Boonder Sconfe. New Sconfe Bommel. Sconfe te Vooren. Sconfe St. Andrews. Campen Scons. HaiTelt. wi th the The Retrenchement! Swartlluce. of the YfTel. In Brabrant. Crevecoeur. Sconfe te Engelen. Orte- Sconfe. In Eaft- EjrteJUnd^md In the Count) Zuphen. Friejland. lYflelburg. d'Eyler Sconfe. Anholt. Slijckenburg or Kun- 's Heeren-berg. der Sconfe. InGelderland. Spijckfoort. Sche nek en Sconfe. Tol-houfe. Yfleloorc. Hattem. Elbnig. Hardcrwijck. Aarnhemn Zevenaar. Heuflcn. Dotechem. Brevoorc. Grolle. Lochem. Zutphen. In Over-rffel. Deventer. Hardenberg. Geclmuyen. Fullenhove. Blcckzijl. Stecnvvijck. In the Drente. Meppel. Coeverden. In the Ivjentt. Enfchede. Oldenzcel. Degnecham. Almelo. Delden. Goor. Di^enhem. Ruflen. In Utrecht Province. Rhenen. Wijckteduurftee. Amers- -■'---_-,.- mm % W siiK fro Amersfoort. i Kuylenburg. Utrecht. Vyanen. Yflelftein. rleucklom. Montfoort. Leerdam. In Holland. Afperen. Humeri. Woerden. lOuwater. Naarden. The Province of Zea- land ontly being free wholy from them. England it felf was jealous becaufe of thefe fucce{Tes> unwilling that France should become Matter of all, thin- king it therefore high time to fee how the work lay , fpee- dily fent Buckingham , Arlington , and Hallifaxas Pleni- potentiaries to the King of France , with a Commiffion dated 3 1 June. Thefe Lords arrived at the Hague 4. J uly, and departed the day after to theArmyofhisHighneffe at Bodegrave, without further declaring themfelves. The 6. dito in the afternoon, they departed from die Princes Leger to the King of France , who yet lay en camped be- fore Utrecht, and followed the French Leger to the Bos > eing everywhere nobly entertained, and complimen- ed .• Where they the 16 dito renewed their treaty of Al- iance ; thereby more nearly binding themfelves to hear- en to no proportions of Peace , but with knowledge on oth fides , and to come to no agreemt, but with the fa- isfadtion of both > of which notice was to begiven to the "tates by their Deputies, asalfo by a Letter of the En- lish Plenipotentiaries was done from Boxtel dito 17. the ame being communicated to his Highnes, with an annex f the Articles, upon which they might have peace. )cmands and Conditions on which his moil Chri- ftian Majefty would make Peace with the States General of the United Provinces. "p* Hat the proclamations formerly put forth by the States General* JL forbidding the trench Wines and Brandewine , with all the im- fit ions upon French Wares and Manufactures , be revoked: That vtthin 3. months a Treaty of Commerce between his Majefty andth* \iii States shall be concluded, wherein alfo shall be comprehended th* 'gnlating of the French and Holland £a(l and Weft indies Compu- tes. D 1 2. Tb*t 2. That for the future , throughout all the United Provinces not onely a full liberty , hut alfo Shall he the publicly exercife of the Romish Catholic!^ Jpoflolical Religion t jo that in all places , where more than one Church shall he, one be given over to the Cat bolters : To whom al- fo it shall be permitted to build one where there is none, and they shall have liberty untiUJuch time as the Church shal bt built, openly to cele~ brate Divine fervice tnjuch houfes , at they shall to that end buy or hire. That by the States General , or every Province in particu- lar ,areafonable maintenance out of the Goods which have former- ly belonged to the Church , or fuch hkj , be allotted to the Paflor or Prtefttn every of the [aid Churches. 3. */Jnd forafmuch as the Deputies of the f aid States fent to his TAajefly , have for fpectal reafons dejired , that it would pleafe him by the Peace to permit the Body of the United Netherlands to remain in the State , fo as hitherto it hath been, and thereupon in change togi- , •ve unto bus Majefly fir the Conquefls , wherewith it hath pleafed God toblefjkbisjuft War , they have offered to him tnfleadofthe Provtn- tes , Cities ad Places which his Majejly already poffeffeih , to quit un- to him other Lands , Cities and Places , which in Brabant and Flan- ders by the Spaniard have been delivered up to them : His Majefly al- though he be no'v Mafter of three whole of the 7 . Provinces in the U- nited Netherlands , together with fome of the Places and Poflsiir Holland, hath willed for to prejerve the jatd jeven Provinces in their frjl Union, torejlore unto them what by hu forces he hathpojeffei bimfelfcfin thejaid Provinces, excepting what hereunder shall ho fp"ecifiedand upon the following conditions. 4. That the [aid States shall quit unto his Majefly generally aUthe Provinces , Cities and Places, which they have in Flanders and Bra- bant, and tofethat have been quitted to them by te Spaniard . one* ly excepting Since and the Hand of Cafant. f. The [aid Slates alfo shall quit to his Majefly the City Nimwe^j gen with the dependencies and all belonging to it , The Fort Knot fern burg, Scbenchenfcons , and the part of the Province ofGelder land j lying on this fide Rhijn , as to France, together with the whole lflanl ofBommel, the lftand and Fort of Voorne, the Fort St. Andries , ani the Caflle ofLouveftein , and the Fort Creveceeur. 6. The (aid States alfo shall quit to bn Majefly Grave, with its de- pendencies and all belonging to it , and shall give unto him the proprit\ ty of the City, and the County Meurs , todifpofe thereof according to bi flea jure, with condition that thejatd States shall indemnife the Prim ct ofor.t ngeasto thejaid County , and other Places , Cittes and Cour^ tri C*3) tries belonging to thefaid Prince , but yeelded tip to his Majefty. 7. That thefaid States shall yeel J to bit Majefty all fucb claim as they may haye had or could pretend unto , in thofe places which his Majefty hath taken from thefaid States in the Empire , that alfo they yeeld the fame in favour of the Prince and Earl of Eaft Friefland , of all fuck claims as they have or may pretend , untofuch Places as they poffeffe in his Land; as namely , the City Embdem The Sconfe van Leeroort , and the Ykrfconfe, out of which they shall rtcall their Gar- rifons. 8. That alfo it shall be permitted to the Subjects of his Majefty , in all thofe Countries, Cities and Places of the Sates General, which have been yielded up to his Majefty togo in andout both by Water andby Land , Rivers and Streams, without paying any due or impofition , lefubjeilto bevtfited , asto their goods, bagage, munition of War , andprovifion whatfoeyer. p. The faid States shall oblige themselves to t he Order and Reli- gion oflialta,to caufe to be reftored unto thefaid Order allfbeRightS) which shall be found belonging unto them. 1 o. Thefaid States shall promife to caufe the Children of the Earl of Bentem to be reftored to him, which by the attthovity and protection of the faid States , are by the Counteffe , wife of the Earl of lientem , detained from him, notwithstanding his often requeuing the fame$ thereto having alfo obtained the Letters of the Emperor , and of his tnofl Chriflian Majefty, for the reft oring of them. 11. Thefaid S'ates shall promife toindemnifit hit Majefty of part of the exceffiye Charges he hath beenneceffitated to in this War, and pay unto him wtthim the time that shall be agreed upon , the fome*f 20. millions , and then his Majefty will acquit tlem of the three mil- lions , with all the mtr eft thereof , which they owe unto his Majefty for the faid f urn, by his Majefties Father of happy memory lent unto them, which should have been payed Anno 1651. 1 2. That in acknowledgment, oft he Peace , whick°his Majefty is willing then to grant unto them , lihen he couU h.tve made his Con- quejts further in their Country ; Thefaid States shall every year by an ylmbaffador Extraordinary upon a certain fttpulated- day , caufe to be prefented to htm a Golden Medal weighing a mark^, ivhieh shall con- tain, that t bey hold the prefervation of the fame Freedom from his Majefty, which the Kings hvs Predeceffors haye helped them to ob- tain. 1 j. That although his Majefty doth declare to content himflfwith the fore f ud Conditions t in cafe they bt accepted within 10. dayes, D 3 afttr (SO after which hu Majefty pretendeth to be no longer obliged thereto 5 tieveriheleffe, herewith he gives to wit, that although the fame should he owned by the States , they shall not be of any force , and that hit Majefty will enter upon no Treaty ofCeffation or of Peace , before fuch time as the King of Engeland on his account shall receive fattsjaftion from the faid States, and that the Princes oftheimpire allied with bii Majefty in this war shall lileewife be content with the Condition , that shall by the States be offered unto them. Here followeth a further Ampliation of the fore- named Articles. A Nd that it may appear by the choyce of more Conditions than one, bow uprightly his Majefty had been plea fed to prefent to the faid States General, divers w ayes for to obtain the Peace they defired of him, and not to bring fo far as was in his power the pretences, which be juftly might by force of Arms , and the continuance of bis Victories $ Therefore his Ma j fly dt claret h , that without ftandtng precisely to the offers which here before b>tve by the fatd States been made, as alfo the Conditions which by form of alternative he had required of them , He will content himfelf with peeping all the Conquefts, his Majtfty at pre- fent pojfeffeth , together ofthofe he may further Conquer , untill that the f aid States shall have confented to thefe Conditions ; to wit, thg Ttbole Province and Dukedom rfGelderland belonging to the States, the Province of Utrecht and County Zutphen, all the Cities , Places and Fortreffes,whicb are in the faid Provinces their appendencies,and what belongeth to them without exception; the Soverai^ntte of the Provinces , Lands, Cities and Places conquered by his Majefty with the appendenctes and all belonging thereto , to remain for the future for ever to his Majefty. And to the end , the faid Conquefts , Countries and Places delive- red up to bit Majefty , may the better be brought to a capacity , through the affiftar.ee out of his Kingdeme to be ftrenthened; the faid States shall renounce all Soveragnity over the Cities Maftricht and \ Wifckj, at alfo of what they now hold inOvermafe ,Dalen, Fou~\ quemont , and the Country belorging to the Bos, together the City and MeyeryeoftbefatdBos , and all what belongeth to the appendenctes t^ireof, with the Fort Crevecoeur. And th'tt the Treaty upon the lafl Terms mi^btferve , not onely '■ tore-eftablish the friendships and alliance between his Majefty and , thefaidSfates 3 but to procure the reft and tranquility of the Empire, 1 •whicbl (n) which his Majefty as Guarander , and confer vtr of th* Treaties of Weftphalia, doth in (peciall lay toheart, his Majefty will promife , af- ter the Peace made, to renounce m favour to the Princes of the Empi- re , to all that right whicb by law of \Armes may appertain unto him t ai to thofe Places which his Majefty bath ta\enfrom the States in the proctntl of the Empire , his Majefty referring onely to bimfelf the li- berty to demolish the fortifications thereof. Butforafmttch as his Majefty will of bimfelf contribute to re-efta- blige the Princes of "the Empire in the free pofltjfion of the Cities and Places belonging to them\ thtt eforc he hath alfo willed to procure , that thefid States General shall draw forth their GarrijonS out of the Ci- ties (Si Places , which they hold as yet in the Empire; namely the City Embden , the Fort of Leer-oort , and llerfconfe , which shall be deli- vered up *o the Prince and Earl of Eaft-Friefl xnd, with allihePri- •vilrdges appertaining in refpett <>J the Jaid County : and to the end that the needfull correspondence between France 17 the City Maeflncbt (which is to be given up to his Majefty') may be for the future no »c- cafionofConteft , It shall be by both parties ftipulated, to endeavour a grounded and fee paff'qe for theTroups of his Majefty from the French Frontiers to the fiidMaeftricb?,from the EleBor ofCeulen , as Prince and Bishop of'Luyc^ yet upon condition ,not to ma\e ufe of the parages, but with paying M>hat charges they are at, that the Coun- try be not burthened. Furthermore , the Articles mentioned in the former notition , shall remain in full as they are> even that concerning the quittingof the Ci- ty and County Meurs, onely excepting thofe that concern the diltvery up of other Land and Places, to be made by the foid States to his Majefty. Demands and Conditions, upon which the King of En- gland would confent to make Peace with the States General of the united Provinces. i."T^He King of England underftands, that the Hollanders wi- J_ thout any gainfaying shall give unto him the honour oftht Flag , yea, jo as their whole Fleet shall ftrilej, and let fall their Top - fail for any one English Sf)ip , bearing the Flag of his MajeJIy throug- hout the whole British Sea, even to the Coafts of Holland. z. Free permijjionfor a whole year to all English that remained in the Colony of Surinam , to depart thence when they shall defire , with all their goods , of what nature foever they be, according to theTrea- ty of Breda. D 4 5. Per- ft*;) '3; Perpetual banishment out of all the Territories of the United Trovinces of all the Kings Subjects that are declared guilty of Crimen La J a Majeftatis , together with all other, which shall be noted by hit 'Majefly to have published fedttious Libels , or otherwtfeto have con- firmed againfl the Peace, and tranquility of his Kingdoms . 4. Reftoring to his Majefly the expenctsojthe ivar , to the fum efone million of pounds (lerling , whereof 400000. shall be paid , be- tween this and the month Otlober next enjutng , and the reji by j 00000. poundsjlerling every yea*. J. A yearly pay for ever of \ cooo pounds fterltng , for the grant they shall have from the King to catch Herrings upon the Coafis of Mngeland, Scotland and Vr eland. 6. The prefent Prince of Orange and his Succeffors , shall have the Souveragnity of the United Netherlands , excepting of what shall fall to the share of the Two Kings andtheir allies , or shall at leaji enjoy for ever the honour of ^Admiral General, and i'tadt holder tn the highest degree , that hath by the foregoing Princes been enjoyed. 7. That within three moneths after the Peace , a Treaty of Com- merce shall be made , as well to the regulating of Trade in India, ac- cording to demands formerly made, as to the advance of the Subjects of his Majefly in their trading , going, coming or habituated in any of the Countries belonging to the f aid States , and with fuch advanta- gtout conditions , as are agreedunto the Nations moji tn favour. S. The Ifland ofWalcheren, the City andCaftle of Sitae with its de- pendencies, the Ifland of Caff ant , that of Goer ee , and the Ifland of Voorne shall be put into the hands ofhvs Majefly byway of Caution , for the performing of the Conditions before fbccified. 9. ^nd however his Majejly declareth to content hitvjdfwith the for efaid Conditions, in cafe the fame be within ten dayes accepted, after which his Majefly under flands himfelf no longer obliged ; Neverthe- lefs, he doth peremtorily declare , that although the Jaid States sho uld etccept* them, yet they shall be of no force , nor that his Majefly will ma\e any Treaty of Peace or Ceffation., before fttch time as the mofi Cbriftian King shall in his regard by the faid Stages. have received fa- tisf action , as alfo that the Princes of the Empire allied with his Ma- jefly in thvs War , shall be contented with the Conditions prefemed to thsm by the f aid States. The nj. dito the English Ambafladors came in the Kings own coach , conducted by 500. horfeto Antwerp, where they had conference with the Earl of Monrery , ha- ving a Coramiflioner of France with them, labouring , to dxaw draw Montery from fiding with us,forafmuch as hitherto* notonely by order from rhe Spanish Court , but through his own inclination and vigilancy, he had much affifted this Statc,by fending auxiliary troups in moit Frontiers in Brabant, Flanders,Maeftricht , and into our Army it felf ; wherefore they defired > that he would call them back again, or make himfelf matter of thofe Cities in which they lay : but perceiving they could gain nothing upon him , departed the 26. dito from Antwerp over Calis for London, where they arrived the laft dito. The 26. July, the King brake up from Boxtel, with Monfieur & other Grandees, with a conduit of 14000 men, palling through the Meyery over Beringen, St. Truycn , Hanuyt , Charleroy, Quefnoy, direclly to St. Germein, where he arrived l-Auguft: the Prince ofCondfc following him shortly after with moftof the Gentry and Voluntaries : in which return they of Malrricht , (as for- merly & afterward) got very great booty, daily going forth tor prey, and fince the beginning of rhe war till now , have got an incredible fpoil , of which the Spanish Auxiliaries had not the lead part, whofe horfe were molt in this fervi- ce. The Duke of Monmouth went home over Flanders, his Regiment of 2400. being melted away to 1500. And thus to the admiration ofe very one, this Compayne was before Auguft broken up, Monfr.deTurenneallb, Ge- neraliflimo of the Kings Leger in the Netherlands , left the fiege of the Bos, and marched higher up ; fome Troups at times appearing before Heufden, and the Bos, to fetch in contribution , and burned fome Villages about Breda. The Bishops of Colen & Munfter had begun 28. July to play with their Canon upon Groeningen, & to open their Loopgraves. They in the City were reafonably pro- vided, & had prepared all thing without for to hold out a fiege. But that which was moft ofall,they had a gallant Go- vernour, the Lord Rabenhaupt , and a notable Comman- der,the DukeofHolftein Pleun,and other worthyOfficers: The Governour took upon himfelf the whole manage- ment of the Militia and Fortification, being veryftri&in ^ 5 difciplinc (58) difcipline of war , and very vigilant to look to all things: Hereby the Magiftrate was fruftrated of their opportuni- ty^ play their parts, as they in other Cities did , and citi- zens and foldiers kept from mutiny The Enemy made his approaches both out of the Munftersand Colish Quar- ters, shooting very hard continually, whereby they got to the Counter fcarp , caning without ceafing fiery Bullets, Bombes, Granados, Stink potsand Pitch -Garland into the City But they within both Citizens , Students and Soldiers, defended the City with unwearied pains: never appeared the leaft difcouragement amongft them ; but contrary it increafed, through the fucceffe of diverfe iffu- ings forth upon them , and by the fuccours of fuch as came from other places , as many Companys ofKoningsmark, fome Friefes , and the whole Regiment of jorman of Am- (terdam, befide thefupply ofallneceffary Provifion and Ammunition. When they faw their Houfes through the force of the Bombes tumbling down, in (tead of being dis- heartened, they were the more encouraged, The Wo- men themfelves ftepping over the ruines of their habita- tions , to encourage their Husband to the fight; they light- ly efteemed the loffe Of an Arm, Leg, Child or Friend , in refpect of their purchafed liberty, in which they continued with fuch conitant manfullnefleand unwearied zeal , un- till that the Enemy the 28. Auguftwas forced with shame to quit the fiege. Oh! Praife- worthy Groeningers , how wickedly did other Cities betray themfel ve s ; yet in truth , this of G roeningen could hardly be termed a fiege,theCity being onely doled at 2. or 3 . Bulwarks , and the reft free , being provided of all neceflaries , never fuftaininga ftorm, onely furoufly shot up on with Bullets and Granados, which did little hurt except to the houfes , although it is re- ported , they caft in above 5000 Granados, man y of them weiging 4. and 5. hundred pound a piece, which indeed did ruinethat part of the City , but did little hurt to peo- ple , there being not above 80. (lain during the whole fie- ge, but very many of the Enemy , who behdes the woun- ded amounted to the number of 4536. under which were three (59) thee Commanders, two Lieutenants Colonels, 65. Cap- tains, with many other Officers: many were taken prifo- ners, and about 5000. ran away, fo that the army of 24.000, was decreafed to 14000 and an infinite number of Fire- works confumed. The Enemy leaving the City, fet their Tents and Leger-place on fire; bot were fain to leave fomc Canon with much Ammunition and Leger inftruments behind them , the which they ofthe City made good prize of, and flighted all the Enemies works. At Sea, lince the battle ofthe 7 . J une , nothing confide- rable fell out , our Fleet ftill keeping near Zealand , upon what ground , is diverfly conje&ured ; The Enemies Fleet alfo feemed to have little intention for another engage- ment , yet in the midft of July they came before the Tcxel, in all appearance thedefign being to Land their men fa- me where or other, but the Heavens by a violent ftorm hindred the fame,which fooner than they were willing dra- ve one of their ships a shore , and fent back many shattered home again , the reft remaining eroding about our Sea- ports , thinking in appearance yet to bring about their de- ling: in the mean while, our Fleet having no confidera- ble loffe by that ftorm. But the Enemy having repaired their Ships for themofl part, fpread themfelves all about on Sea, for to watch our marchand men ; but efpecially our Ships returning from the Indies. And the 1 . Augult fame Seamen came hither in an Advice- Yaght from Chi- lorty and being purfued by the English to our very Coaft, and feeing no way of efcape , they themfelves endeavored to finck her , and foefcaped in the Boat, however the En- glish faved the laid Jaght, and brought irfor England, but wasofnogreatvalew. The 6. dito, tidings came of 14. Eaft-Indies Ships , happily arrived upon theEems , who not knowingof the war , and having met with no English , laving r wo Frigats before theEems, who made fignsfor afliftance, but in vain,- and therefore were faintofufrer them all fnfely to get in, which being at the time ofthe be- iieging of Groeningen, the FortDelf-zijl had the hap to'be furnished with powder and ihot out or Eaft- India, the bet- ter l6o) ttr to defend the ships. Suddenly many Smack-boats were fent thither, to take out the fineft Wares,and to bring them home over the Wadden , and our Ships of war went to the Earns, to fetch oflfthefe India Ships, all which by a tfpecial providence arrived at their feveral Ports without any hinderance, and the Fleet returned 3gain to Zealand. And it is very remarkable, that the English lurking for our Eaft-Indie ships, themfelves,loft a very rich Indie ship of their own, called the Faulcon, being taken by a Zealand Caper , and brought up at Bergen in Norway. After this nothing was done by both Fleets,the defign of theEnemy, which was to Land on our Coafts , being continually hin- dered by hard weather , in the mean while our Capers, which ar the beginning of the War were not permitted > with many other that had Commiflion from Zealand, went out to Sea, and yet daily do, which already have fo much endammaged the French and efpecially the English , that their lofle is rated at fome millions. The condition of the remainder of our Country, we left under the fad tumult of the Inhabitants, by which all things were like to come into a lamentable confufion , and if I judge not am uTe, in greater peril , than through the Armies of the French, every moment we being in danger to ftrand upon the blind Rocks of the incenfed vul- gar, of which the effe&s were fo many and diverfe, that it would be too confufed and tedious a work to rehearfe or read them ; it will be fuflficient to rela- te the chiefeft , by which may eafily be judged of the reft. Upon the general infurrection of the Citizens againft the Magiltrates , it was in fome Cities published , and Letters from his Highneffe divulged dated the 9. July, wherein the Citizens were commanded to abftain from fuch manner of proceedings , and to let things remain as formerly they were, upon pain of difpleafure, and to be punished as difturbers of the common peace , it being an intrenchement on his Highnefle authority asStadholder, whofe office it is to difpofe of the concerns of the Magi- ftracy : ftracy : wherefore if any in the Regency were guilty 1 they might be orderly charged , and being found guilty $ should be according to defert punished. Hereupon the Citizens expected that bisHighnefs would make a gene- ral reformation in the Government , but nothing came of it ; and no wonder , for this Iron was too hot for him to lay hold on, the time not being yetfuitableto begin a work otfuchconfequence: Neverthelefs, the Commons would lo have it , and therefore they fet upon the work again. Rotterdam and Dort difplaced the mod part of the Magi- itrates, and nominated others in their room : and in many other places>by threatning Petitions,the reftitution of their Old Priviledges laid by , were required. Delfwas taken in by thePefants of Maesland » and the Magiftrates con- ftrained to give them and the Citizens fatisfa&ion. The li- ke was done at derGou,and at derTholen thePefants ca- me to alter the Magiftrates. At Zierickzea they brake the windows of theTown- houfe, but the Citizens shut out the Pefants that were entring,themfelves emptying the Town- houfe, shutting it up, ad difplacing all the Magiftrates. At Middleborough the Citizens and common people had fet upon the Magiftrates till fuch time the Pefants ca- me, brakeopen theCity gates, and lifting up the Doors from off the Bars , drew 7. of the Lords without the City, whom they would not let go till they had received fatis- faction. Vliflingen and ter Verealio turned all upfide down , and at ter Goes, the Citizens rofe up againft fome whom they termed Tray tors: Leyden was deep in the reformation , denoting all their Lords and shut up the Town- houfe. Haerlem did not much lefte: In North- Holland the Women themfelves very bufy , to have things ordered to their mind. At Amfterdam alfo were meetings at their Doelens.fomeof whom.notfatisfyedto have occafioned great trouble in the Church , were ring- leaders alfo to do the like in the Policy : But the Magiftra- tes according to their wonted wifdom,defirous to prevent the ftorm opproaching refigned the whole Government ,♦ and every one his charge to the free difpofal and pjeafure of (6i) ofhisHighnefs,who feeing the unavoidible neceflity for the common peace, did according to the refolution of the Sta- tes General in date of 7. Auguft , take in hand the altering of the Magiftracy , difpofing thereof in fome Cities as he thought belt himfelf , in others he chofe out fome of them that were upon nomination,in fome he did it by Commif- fioners, which notwithstanding gave not full content to all, but much disfatisfa&ion ltill remained , which was not alittle fomented by fuchas imagined themievesinjuried by this alteration. But blefled be God , that this drew no further difalter along with it, and the Gouvemmentwas in fome meafure brought to a more fetled pofture , by put- tingbyfuchas thecommons fufpected. Whatconcerns theplundrings,and perfonal alia ultings , they were diver- ie, whereby alfothe greater!: of the Land were in jeopardy, as Burgemalter Graaf, the AmbalTador de Groot,the Lord ofBeverning ; ; yea, the ancient Prince Maurice of Naffaw himfelf,- ye, fuch was the rage of the vulgar, as they threat- ned to plunder the houfe of Admiral de Ruyter; which al- fo was really done to many of the Magistrates houfes in diverfe Cities : but it shall fuffice to note in its place one example thereof , happened at the Hague the £0. Auguft. After the King of France his departure, the quitting of the liege before the Bos, the breaking up ofTurennes Leger, and the delivery of Groeningen , no great matter of concern palled between us and the Enemy , except fo- me skirmishes, of which 1 will note the principal as they fell out. it. July,the AmbafTadordeGroot, who was the chief of the Commiflioners fent to the King of France , filently departed the Land with his Family , as perceiving that the change of time, would not permit the transactions with France to go forward , his HighnefTe not being altogether fatisfyed with him therein 5 but difavowing the fame , de- clared , that he was ready to defend his Country to the ut- moft, and to hazard life and all for the fame. De Groot wrote a Letter to the State in way ofexcufe, that he was onely tmely retired for to efcape the machinations of his ene- mies , and the rage of the vulgar , by which for fome while he had been in perill of being overwhelmed: That ail his fervices had been improved for the good of the Land ; neither would yet undertake any thing to the prejudice of the State. •3.6 dito, The Friefes under Alua, were unawares afl faultet by 1 3 . Standards of the Bishop , between Dragten and Bergen , where the Friefes being allured into an Am- bush , would have fallen short, had they not been fecon- dcd, whereby thofe of the Bishop were driven back with the lofs of i ?o. horfe, being onely 15. of our foldiers flain. 3 1 . dito, The Penfionaris de Wit * for the firlt time went to Church, after his recovery of his wounds, wherein he was the more hafty, for to have the opportunity , to be affiltant to the intricate and dangerous condition of his brother the Ruart van Putten,who the 24-dito was brought from Dortto the Hague , and there keptprifoner. The 1. Augult, the Penfionaris went and complimented his Highnefle over his Illuflrious Character and advance. The 4. dito, he appeared id the Aflembly of the States of Holland : where he made an Oration of his great fervices and care for the welfare of the State, but perceiving that in this conjuncture they could be no longer for the profit, but contrary wife to the difad vantage of the Land, he therefore was cometo lay down his office of Penfionarsnip ■, perhaps ?ecau(yie forefaw he was not like long to hold , or at ieaft :oexdl|te the fame, and withal defired that according to :he refdjution before taken, he might have his feat in the rligh Court of juft ice ; but foraftnuch as there fell difpu- :e about the Ranck, and afterward Zealand vvasoppoGte theSeflionit felf, and as is reported the Chair of Sta- e was denied to him in the Church , he never after appea- ed intheCouncel. Upon notice given in England of his Highnefle ad van - :e to the Stadtholdership , came a refcription dated 28. Ju- y, which his Highnefle communicated to the State. A Let- *• (6+) A Letter of his Majefty the KirJg of Great Brittain , To his Highnefs the Prince of Orange. From Whitehall the 28. July 1672. Cofin, MOnfitur Van Rheede haying made report of the fad condition to which you are brought , it went very near me , hut whi'h tnoft troubled me , was that you feem to have an apprehen/ion , as if I hadleffe care and ajfeblion to you than formerly : 1 pray you , that you be pleafed to affureyourfelf, that they are groundless apprehen- Jions, & without caufe, hut on the contrary that 1 have thejame ten- der refpetls and ajfettton toyour per fon that ever I had , both in re" gard of your own worth , asm refpetl of that blood of which we both partake; Neither have lever forgot anyoftheleafl good fervices which your Father in hit life time hath shewed to me, the obligations whereof shall alwayes remain engraven in the bottom of my heart, Bepleajed , 1 pray, to believe, though theprefent State of things bate not permitted me to correjpond with you , and to communicate my de- signs and Treaties , that in all tranfatltons I have undertaken with the moft Chriflian King,l have alwayes endeavoured to advance your lntei eft fo far as the nature of the treaty could any way p> rmit. The infolencies and continual Machinations againftnie, by ihofethatfo Jometimeftnce have bad fo great direction in the Government of the United Netherlands , have necejjitated me tojoynwith the mo ft Chri- flian Ktngi{who alfo hath the fame Sub jell of complaint againjt them) totheendonelytocafi down that insupportable greatneffe of the Lou- teftainishfaftion, and to affure our [elves from the Met '.future infultt and mocliage: The trufi that lhaVe to the Friendship of the mofi Ckrijlian King, , the ajfetlionhe bears to your Perfon, and his aver - fion to them which have mantfefiedthemfelves to be my Enemies as welt as yours ,do promtfeuntome a good iffue out of aUthefe turmoi- les as toyour felf, and in cafe the in habitants ofthofe Provinces , ham in time confldered their mifla^e, and conferred upon you the authority and dignities >H>here "^ithyourllluftriomPredeieffors havefo worthily beenpoffeffed of, then without doubt, thefaidmoft Chriflian King and We should have continuedin aperfeiiand affured friendship with the foresaid Provinces. Not withftanding 1 am very much fatvsfiea with ivhaht the Commons ofthofe Provinces now lately have done > choofin^youfor their Stadtholder. *4nd when I shall fee , that af* fans art brought tofuch a flay, that it shall be no longer in the powet I of the [aid violent fusion , or another act malitiom,to dtffolye or ma* ke fruitljjfe , iuh.it if done , and that Isbnllbe able to free my Subjects from the opprejfion and injuries they havefo long fuftamed; 1 wilt en- deavour to protuft you and your friends and improve all my interefr. with my Brother in law , the mo(l Cbriftian King , for toyeeld tojuctt an iffue ?o thefe embroiled affairs, that the who e World may percet xe the particular care I bear to your Perjon, and what for your {alee 1 will do for the interefl of the fore fat d Provinces. To be short,lvould ajfureyou , and you may certainly believe , that I have alwayes all- manner ofgood inclination for your well being , as J itch as you could defire , and which al wayes may wiimffe that I am , and shall be } Coufln your wtll-ajfeRionate Uncle , and was under writ CHARLES REX. I . Auguft> Towards evening went out ofUtrecht about 3000. men, molt Horfe,having fome pieces by them, with which the day after they came before Krooneoburg , whe- re Captain Witze commanded with about 200 men, it was a ftrong Fort , but not provided with Ammunition, of which the French with fome lotTe made themfelves tra- ders , carrying away our Soldiers prifoners to Utrecht; r whichalfotheydidto the Fort Loenerfioot , in which lay onely a few men , both which Forts a while after they left; by powder demolishing Kroonenburg , and having plun- dered all Loenen and what was thereabout , retired with the fpoil to Utrecht. 8dito, In the Quarters of hisHlghneiTe, Captain de Hingyofla , who had laid in Wefel , was fentenced by the HighCouncel of War to be beheaded, for cowardize, mutiny, and treachery. Colonel Mombas, whohaddefer- tedhispoftoftheTolhoufe, was the fame day his brother in law, de Groot departed the Land , (entenced to be de- prived of all dignities and Offices* to be detained I f. years prifoner;but thisfentence was neuerpronunced agamft him , and not long after he efcaped, and went oyer to the Enemy, upon which 5000. gildens was fer upon him by proclamation. The z&Augult.Colcneld'Oiiery for his i£ onfaich- (66) unfaithfullnefs at Rijnberck , was beheaded in the Prince3 Leger, Andthe23.Septemb. the Commander vanZan- ten and Major Copes , for their unfaithfull carriage in the delivery of Wefel , were difgraded and their bwords bro- ken attheirfeet, and the firftofthefe, intheprefenceof the other, had the Sword ftroke over his head, his Goods confifcated , himfelf banished for 1 2 years out of the Land: another Colonel of Wefel alfo was difgraded and fent away, other Officers of Rijnberck, Wefel, and other pla- ces , for their cowardize were detained prisoners , fome at Maftricht, others at Gorcum and Bodegrave. io.dito, SomeHorfe out of the Quarters of his High- neffe, advanced tothe very gates of Utrecht , rushing into theEnemies retrenchment, killing many and bringing away i6prifoners, withtheloffeoftwornenonely. About this time, our Militia was muftered by theLord Beverning here , and by others in other places , and were found to be 783. Companies, 200. whereof had their Officers di- fcharged, to be (as they fpeak) reformed , and their Com- panies added toother; which alfo shortly after was effe- cted by his Highneffe, and thefe reformed Officers had a certain maintenance allotted them , with promife to be again advanced according to merit, with the fir ft oppor- tunity. 12. dito, His Highneffe came to Amfterdam, all the 60. Companies with two Companies of Horfe were in Arms , and the 13. dito his Highneffe took Seffion in the City Councel, and of the Admiralty , having before taken a view of the City fortifications , and at noon was treated in the Town-houfe, then he departed to Muyen, for to fee the fortifications there, & io toWeefp, Hhderdam and Abkow , from whence he again returned the 14. dito , and the day following departed in pomp u Bode- grave. 18. dito, A Troup of French Horfe of 1 7 Standards, in- tended to have furprized Gorcum , but the Field Marshal Wurts having notice thereof, fentfomeFoot with 3. Pie- ces againft them, forcing them after the loffe of 65. Horfe | to to return toVianen and Utrecht , 4. onely of bur mea being (lain. The io. dito , was fatal to two of the chief Perfons of the Land , Cornelius and his brother Johan de Wit , the firft being old Burgomomafter of Dort,and Ruard of theLand ofPuten, being late onely Plenipotentiary on the Fleet, The other Great Counceller, and Penfionaris of Holland and Weft-Friefland : It was thci4.July when theRuart was by theFifcale of the Court , brought prifoner from Dort to the Hague, being lodged in Cafteleiny , it being not known for what, fave onely that a Barber of Bodegra- veaccufed him, that by money he fought to entice him , having alfo given apartof the promifedfum, to kill his Highneffe; whereupon being examined by the Court, and diverfe times confronted with the Accufer, he was the 6. of Auguft brought from the Cafteleinye into the Fore- poort of the Court, his Accufer alfo being a while after there deteined , and after diverfe confrontings, The Ruart was put to the torture , which he endured as is faid , two ti- mes , And the 20. dito in the morning, the Accufer was fet at liberty, the following Sentence being pronounced againft the Ruart, prifoner in the Courc Gate. The S E N T E N C E of the Court of Holland and Weft-Friefland,againft Mr. C O R N E L I U S de WIT, Old Burgemafler of the City Dort, pronunced the 20. Auguft 1672. T He Court of Holland having feen and examined the Pa- pers, delivered up by the Procureur General of the/aid Court , to the Charge of Mr. Cornelius de Wit , Old Burge- mafler of Dort , and Ruart of the Land of Putten , atprefent Prifoner in the Pore gate of the Jaid Court > together with his Examinations and Confrontations > as what 6y the faid Pri- foner hath been delivered up >and having duely con fidered what •was in the cafe to be taken notice of , or might any wayesbe jerviceable in it ; Do declare the Prifoner to be fallen from all his Dignities and Offices by him hitherto pojj'effed of ", andfur- E 1 ther (68; tkerdoth banish him the Country of "RoUand and We fi-Vrief* land, fo as never to return again upon pain of greater punish- ment , and that he depart the Country with the veryfirfl ; con- demning him in the charges andMifes oft he Law, at the taxa- tion and moderation of the faid Court. Afted by the Lords Adriaen Pauw Frejident , Lord ofBennebroeck , Aelbrecht Nierop, William Goes, Lord of Boeckhorftenburg , Fre- drick van Lier, Lordvan Soetermeer, Cornelius Baen, and Mattheus Gool , counceUors of Holland and Wefi-Frieflend , and pronunced upon the Fore gate of the Court, the 20 Au- gufi. 1672. Witneffe hereof A. Dr. POTS. The Citizens haying a few dayes before heard a rumor that the Ruard, was efcaped, would not be quiet, before he had shown hi mfelf before the grates of the windows, and from that time kept the prifon gate with watch Seeing the Barber come offfree > and hearing that the Ruard onely was banished, began again tumultuoufly to rife up, and fet on by the inftigation of the Barber , allthe6. compa- nies rofe up in Arms. Jn the mean while, John de Wit ca- me in a Coach, fojjto fetch away his brother, according to the Ruards de(ire,theFather becaufe of tumult riding away with the Coach : when now both the brothers came from above , they were forced by the Citizens that kept the watch , to go up again , till that two whole Companies ca- me tothe Gate , who with their Pikes and Mufquets drave away the Horfe that were coming thither i In the mean while, the mutiny of the Citizens encreafed, crying now' we have both the Traytors within, they shall not efcape us ; and two of the Citizens Officers , with fome Gentlemen of the Companies and Commons went up , to bring them down , where they found the Ruard in his Gown upon his bed , and John fitting before him , who with fofc words and in way ofexcuGng did pacifiethefe Officers, and pre- vailed with them to fit down at Table to eat : by which itay and the encreafe'of the vulgar , the tumult rofe to an cxtream height, andfo shot they furioufly at the prifon Gate, f«9) Gate, and at length with iron Inftruments brake k in pie- ces , as alfo fome inner-doores : upon which the dooreof the prifon chamber was opened , John de Wit asking , well good people , to what end is all thi;s force? but Teeing ic was their intention caufe them to come down, he took his brother by the hand , and went with much thruftingand kicking down the flairs : coming below , Jojon thought to have gone behind the armed men, and not thorow the ranks ; but was by the vulgar prsefently feifed on , and by a citizen ftroke on the head with the thick end of his mus- quet, fo that he felldown , but foon rofe up again ; but at the fecond blow he funk down to the ground , and then a citizen fetting his foot upon his neck, shot him with a pocket piftol thorow the head : The Ruard was ferved in the fame kind, being fallen upon, beaten , shot, and thruft thorow ,and the Gown of the Ruard j and Cloak of John torn into fmall pices with their cloths, and fo thrown about. It remained not thus onely > but their dead bodies were dragged to the place of execution > and hanged by their feet itark naked upon theafients of the Gibbet, in the fight of all the World : whereupon the vulgarsfury not yet fatisfyed , they toward the evening firft cut off the two foremoft fingers of John de Wit > wherewith he had fubferibed and fworn the perpetual Edi£t , and afterward cut of the Fingers /Toes, Nofe, Ears, and privy Members ofbothofthem, and prying into tho innermof\ parts , plucked out their Bowls , winding them about their arms, tore their Hearts out of their bofoms, fcrewedopen their Bodies with wooden pricks, offering, to fale in all parts of the City, yea, in other Towns inland! fch and outlandish the torn pieces of their Garments , and Members ortheir bodies -, A Toe was fold for 10 the joynt of a Finger for 12. a Finger for 15. and an Ear for 25. ftuyvers, and fo prorato, accordingly, fome of them they dryed, embal- med, and carried about to befeenfor money j and they that went to the higheft pitch of inhumanity , did (horrejeo referem) iq& their Flesh and ate it. Who would believe £ 3 that — (70) that ever our Netherlands should have brought forth thropophagi ? ' The night drawing her Curtains before this tragi Theatre , the Actors and Spectators departed ; whereup came a Coach with five Laquies, which took away what was left of the Bodies, bringing the fame intheHoufeof lohndeWit; burying the fame filently the next night in the New Church, in the Grave where John de Wits Wife laid : Some there were that (pake of takingthem up out! the Graves again , to burn them to ashes , and fling thefl into the air; fearing perhaps, leaft by another changeB time, their bones should rear them up , a Grave of honcfl as Martyrs of the State as was formerly foretold , shoa be done to Barnevelt. However, they fatisfyed themfel^ in putting their hands tothe laft work of breaking to fitteri their Arms,which were made to be hung up in theChum for they would root out their memory , it they could , I well as their Lives from the Earth. Their Kindred complying wirh the intemperance « thefe times, did not appear in mourning apparel: Stra» gers fpake of the transaction, as their fancies led the™ fomejudged it an act of Chivalry and rcftauration ofoB opprefled liberty ; Others did not commend, yet woijj not blame it, looking upon it as a fpecial judgement upfl them j yet many condemn the whole action, fearingdH deftruction of the whole Land would follow hereupon but they who would feem the mofi impartial , judged (■ in this conjuncture of time, itwas a good fervice totlrj Land, that thefe men were removed, though they were the greateft Wits and Politician? of the World ,• yet the action . itfelfthey lookt upon as barbarous and abominable, and which hath ftained our Nation with the black mark of fu- ry, which shall never bewiped of ; and the more becaufe no certain evidence , or confeffion cf the one , nor accu. fation of theother hath been made kr.o rn . This is remar. kable , that at the very fame time the Citizens were bufie to take away the life of JohndeWit y wo had refigncdhis i Penfionaryship, even the States of Holland, in the "«t of ' n 1 L ,,, IK 9 IMS ^: V ^ tiiiM|||l|i|lltjl!!'IT'l'l , n'i!'|H'iii'_'l!'"'ini|' ii|l!;il!!l!i:i| llllp!l^^ ^g y^^^MNfe^ (7i) thefe tumults were employed in the choice of another Penfionaris , unto which the Lord Griffier Fagel was pro- pounded. i . September, The Field Marshal Wurts went with fo- me Troups out of Gorcum, to the Houfe Pouroyen, wich the French had fortified , and garrifoned , which he foon mattered , taking fome prifoners , the reft retiring to Bommel: and while ours were bufie in this worck , they of the Bos went before Crevecccur , to hinder that no ai- fittance from thence might befent to Pouroyen, which being fometimebefetwith our men, was foon after de- molished by Gunpowder. 2. dito, Some Friefes with help of them that erode upon the Souther- Sea, fell upon Block-zijl and gayned the Sconfe by them erected, upon which the Inhabitants fell upon the Munfters ; and cut thethroat of theComman- der, and forthwith by help of our Soldiers did drive out the French , whereupon Vollenhoven was alfoleft. by the ; Enemy. About this time , alfo fome Yaghts and Small-ships I with Soldiers under the conduct of one Mu Her, went from Amfterdam with a defign upon Swart- fluce, before winch ; after long hi nderance by contrary wind , they came j but the plot not being well laid, did not profper,tl»e Munfters i being feconded by their friends, whereupon fome of ours returned to Amfterdam, leaving there the YagtofMuller, i which was red but moft of ours made for Block -xijl, from whence the 1 1, dito , Captain Holbaarn with 240 men made a gallant affault uppon Slijckenburg , or the Kuynder-Sconfc foon putting 250 of theEpifcopal to flight, taking 28. prifoners, a Coach with shorfes, and other booty, few being flain or wounded on either fide> Captain Holbaarn remained Commander there. 7. dito, Toward evening 2coo. Groeningers with 11. Field Pieces went forth out of Groeningen , under the chiefLieutenantofthe Governor Rabenhuipt, to Win- • /choten , which the Epifcopal were a making ftrong, by } that FortrelTe to itraiten the Bourtange, Delf-zijl, yea E 4 Groe- (72) Groeningeu it felf; Whereupon the Epifcopal being 800. Dragoons went the 8. dito out of Winfchoten , and iet them felvcs in pofture by four Efquadrons in the Field till ours came , but were foon pot to flight , and withal driver ou: of the Winfchoter-Sconfc, loofing about 200 man fix pices, many waggons, fpades , and fuchlikelnftru ments, retiring unto the Old and New Sconfes; afcej which ours put a Garrifon in the Fort Te Wedde , which is the Pas to the Bourtange , whereby the PafTes of the Ol and New Sconfes are afmuch as poflible could be shut an< blocktup. 16. Dito, Some Troupsfrom the quatier of the Earl o Horn, marched into Oudewatcr, putting forces into it making foon after his quarter there, leaving thcPoft Gouverweile (luce befet with fome Troups onely: Whicl alfo hisHighnefs would !;ave doneatWoerden, ifthej hat nor been unwilling to fpoil their Tile-houfes , fo deli red they might be excufed , whereupon his Highmefie fee ing he could not be feenred, put no forces into the Town but the French awakened through our frrengtbening o Oudewater, the Dukeof Luxenburgh, Stoupa, Mombas and many other Officers, marched from Utrecht wit about 4. or ^©co. Horfe and Foot, 4 Peeces, amdmuc bagage to Woerden , where arriving the Dulke , by Trumpetterdefired of the Lords paffage for fomcsTroup: which was granted: whereupon they all entred , andhel* their Poft there, to the great aflonishment oftrnclnhabi tants: The 19- dito, many boats with bagage amdprovj fion, alfo carts with inftruments and bullets , andl two C| nons, (for the other did ftick in the way ) were femt i n , a n with all fpeed thePefants round about with the;Citizei were forced to worck at the fortification , for rhneftren^ thening of the City , and to leave all they had wiithout t{ City , and demolish whatever flood in the way, fc'o Luxei burgh returned to Utrecht, leaving aGarrifomof2oo there. 20 dito, Some French went from Creveccceeur t Heufden , and on a fudden rushed into a Recdont an Hon '(73) brck, which they of the City perceiving, were alarmed > hereupon the French were forced again: to retire out of 'pfePofts, taking along with them lbme prifoners • but I the other hand, at the fame time a French Troup of brfe near the Village Capel, a little higher than Schoon- Iven were foundly beaten, and many Sain , without any [eat lofle of our men. 4. dito ? The Sommer feafon paffing,our Fleet came in, jme lighter Frigats keeping Sea near our Porrs , thegrea- r ships retiring to their feveral homes, upon which alfo jegrater English ships were laid, up, one Efquadron of le lighter ships onely keeping at Sea , The French Efqua- lon alfo prepared to go home, but were kept at Sea by bntrary winds till the midft of November, before they l>t to Breft : And it is part apprehenlion , how thefe two *eets of Enemies could be folong thus ney to each other ithoutany engaging. . The War which till now hath been fo fore upon us , was [riven on by theprofeiled enmity of 2. mighty Kings toe Elector , and the Bishop of Weft phalia ,°bchdes ma- fy other who under hand did favour and aflift them : ►here on the contrary , we onely alittlefuppliedbythe Spanish Netherlands, were forfaken of all our former Al- fes. With Brandenburg in deed a Treaty defenfive was Tiade, but hitherto without any efted , untill that the lords of Amerongen andPelnits took their journey thi- |er with vaft fums , the ship in which they were , happily ieeting a boat from Hamburg before the Wefer, who ild them there lay three English ships before theFlve ihich waited for the coming of an Holland ship with mo* *y , and that , if they would but look up , they might fee them . wherefore it feemed rnofr. hfe to thefe Lords to fail with the money to Bremen , where they well arrived • from that time forward, there was a gathering offomeSol' diers, of which continually was much fpoken and long ex" pectation; At the fame timealfo the Emperor raifedfor" ces at Egra , occording to a league defenfive between him" and Brandenburg, for the fecurity of the Empire againft *• ? France, <74) Erance in which league Spain andDenmarck, alfo were included ; which to us feem edtopromifefomegood, and the rather becaufe it was certainly reported the Branden- burgers traine came down , and the Elector him felf 26. Auguft arrived at Halberftadt, where alfo the Earl Monte- cuculi, General of the Imperial Troups came the 10. Sep- tember. It was expected that both thefe Armies would have come further to the Rhijn fide,and preffe into Weft- phalia : wereupon , alfo Turenne gathered his Forces and encamped between Weefel and Doesburgh , for to have a waking eye upon them : but the Auxiliary Troups ha- ving laid fome while about Halberftadt, changed their courfe , returning back to Franckfurt , The Elector lea- ving fome Forces upon the borders of Weftphalia,and the Auxiliaries fate down at Fridburg and Butspach ; whereu- pon Turenne alfo marched up higher with his Army, a- longft the Rhijn, and pitched over againft Ceulen. And notwithftanding , we here were altogether igno- rant of the intent the Auxiliaries had in this march , yet it put fome courage into us; for hereby Turennes Army was kept off from us, and in the interim our Armies en- creafed mightily with inlandish Forces , as diverfe Regi- ments of Konincksmarkj The General Polens, of the DukeofHolfteinPleun , oftheEarlofWitgenftein,and the like, which came out of other Countries; the method alfo of the Militia was better ordered ; theLeger Pofts in better defence , and the commotions at home fedated ; all which gave more fatisfaction to the Citizens ; but on the contrary , itencreafed the mifery of the conquered places , and daily augmented their oppeffion : On the plains all was ruinated by fire and fword, in theCitiesexceliive bur- dens and contributions raifed, and Soldiers inquartered in the Citizens houfes,and themfelves difarmed; and upon high threats of punishment , required to bring all their Arms up to theTown-houfe tot belockt up : Diverfe of their Curches, contrary to agreement , taken from them , andthorowoutalltheConqueft the following Proclama- tion of the King was published : Whereupon on the other (75) fther hand bywayofrctorfion, a like Proclamation was lblished by the States. Declaration of the French King, againft the Inha- bitants ofGelderland , Over-Yffel and the Sticht Utrecht. Rom the King : His Majefiy being well informed , that a great number of the Inhabitants of the new conque- red Lands by his jlrms Holland haye abandoned and for fallen their Lands, Houfes, and Inheritances , retiring themfehes elfewhere ; \Hii Majefties pleafttre being to force them to return, doth ordain and command exprefiy , that owner s of the faid Houfes t bus abandoned 9 io come and dwell there again and, that before the end of this month ww running on, without any longer delay, upon pain, the time being ^afiofconfifcationofaUtheir revenues, and to be obliged eyery day \to pay fo. gilders for the maintenance oftheTroups of hvs Majefiy; jand in cafe of no payment , their Houjes to be rafed down to the Iground, and their plantations ruinated. His Majefiy commands and ordains to his Lieutenants General, Commanders ofhifTroups in the conquered Coutitr ies , tu alfo to the Lord Robert Intendant of the Jufltce , Polity and Finances , in his regard to looj^unto the execution of thefe prefents , the which bis Ma- jefiy will have puplished, and in all places affixed , Tiber e it 's require, that none may pretend ignorance hereof. Given at Verfailles , they. Septemb. i6ji. Wasfubfaibed LOUIS. Yet louer Lt TeuieR. InEngeland the time of the Parliaments coming toge- ther approached, but it pleafed the King ro prorogue them untill February next coming , of which rhere were diverfe thoughts, but moirjudgedita fingofl'mall apearance of peace, which feemed the more credible, becaufe of the news j that France and England had prolonged theyr Al- liance for 6. moneths. The 28. dito, Ours made an attempt upon Naarden ,to which end many ships went withSoldiers irorri derGow to the Southern Sea, and from Amfterdam and other Pofts with boats to Weefp, for to fall upon Naard^n altogether at fit one time early in the morning, both by Water and bj Land; the Soldiers at Land, with whom his Highnefle was in perfon being ready at the fet time , and were advancedl near unto the City, they within not yet knowing of it J but by reafon of an extraordinary calm , the Soldiers! in the ships, nor the Float -boats with the Canon could come up , fothe attempt came to nothing , for his HighneiTe noc willing to hazard his forces , which might I frave been fallen upon from behind out of Amersfoord and Utrecht, drew off the Militia to their Pofts, onely lea- ying fome Potted in Grave-land and Ankeveen. Octob. 7. Some French ( who upon the attempt of ! Naardenwerecome from Utrecht) fell upon ours, who were Pofted in Graven-land, putting to flight, and taking fome of them prifoners; whereupon the French advanced before the Sluce of Ankeveen, where Prince Maurice had planted fome Pallifados , and caft up of a fudden a Breft- work , upon which the French fell on with great fury, but wererepulfed with the loffe of fifty men, and on our fide onely one Captain. iq.dito, An attempt upon Woerden was made, the Lord or Zuyleftein out of the Princes Quarter , and the Earl of Horn out of Ou water, coming in thenight before it,butpa(Tedby to their appointed pofts -, Zuylettein with the Regiment ofSolms, and fome other Companies to Groven- bridge, betwixt Utrecht and Woerden, to hin- der fuccours from Utrecht, polling there with a Battery toward Utrecht: The Earl of Horn having by him fome Companies of Mariners lay Pofted upon Polanen and the Saw-mills, to shoot upon the City from thence. The 11. dito, with the breaking of the day , the Watch-man on the Tower fpyed , that there were Forces come before the City , and founding twice the Bells, all was alarmed in the City, and the found of Mufquets heard, anfwered one another : Whereupon the Watch made a fire upon the South-eaft Corner of the Walk, for a fignto them of Ut- recht , that thy were in ftreffe for fuccours , and the wind blowing very hard, the Tower, Church, and 15. or 16. Hcufcs ^^^^^^^^^^— (71) Joufes were confumed to ashes, the fire during till the ifternoon was the City-houfe wouderfully prasferved. In [he mean wihle, his Hieghnefle made his approaches to the Ide of Bodcgrave , to make an attempt upon it ; but they vkhin fent forth fome to fetonfiretheTile-houfes, i£ jeing about the evening, which in meafure fucceeded, Dutthey were foon driven in again by ours : At which ti- ne Duke of Luxenburg with 6. a 7000. men, fell upon the juarter of Zuyleftein , butwas manfully refitted :The n. iito, arly in the morning, the Princes men fcaled the vails by the favour of Fire- balls andGranados,upon which Ithey within ilTued out, but fell short, and foon returned [back to the City, leaving behind many dead, among [which were 18- Officers, being followed by our men to the very gates , which the French had out of a fudden fear left a good while open , and without guard ; fo as it might by our men hayeeafily been taken, had they gone for- ward. While this was a doing , and all things prepared to force the City, for which the Prince himfelfin perfon advanced I to the very Gate , the Duke of Luxenburgh ( who the night before was beaten off from the quarter of Zuyle- ftein) through the help of fome Pefants was led along the Houdijck toCamerijck , and from thence came by the Cruipin ( though the waters were knee- deep and higher ) betwixt Woerden and the quarter ofZuyleftein , and on a fudden fell upon them from behind , where it was naked and the Canon turned: and however they fought man- fully, yet that quarter not able to ftand out againft the whole power of the French , would have been ruined, in cafe the Earl of Horn, had not come to thcirafliftance, who fell upon the French with fuch courage , that many were (lain , fighting with the rapier in their hand, and the Mariners with their knives. By which defence our men had opportunity to retire in order, onely the Canon of Zuyleftein, with his Ammunition was taken ; but the Earl of Horn brought of his men,and fummoned the City before he departed : And his highnefle hearing the tidings hereof? (78; herof , gave order to retire with the whole train , and to re turn to the Leger-pofts , the city by thefe fuccoursbeinj too much fortifyed , for to attempt further upon it. In thi encounter indeed the defign upon the City did not pro fper, yet there was no diladvantage in the battle ; ther being loft on out fide not above 500. men in all , both pri loners and (lain , among whom was the Lord Zuyleftein and Lieutenant Colonel Schimmel-penning , on the othci hand the French loft above two thoufand, among whon were fome of great quality with many high and interioi Officers, fo that France it felf did not greatly boafl of thi encounter. Atthefametime it was appointed, that the Garrifono Schoonhoven should make a diverhon, under the Marqui deLovigni, and alarm Vreeswijck , otherwife called de Vaert, over againft Vianen,which was alfo done,with fuch. fuccefs that our men approaching longft the Dike , with the lofte of 7. or 8. under which were two Captains , ente- red the fame, but inftead to advance further and fall up- on the French , who not above an hundred meanly retren. ched lay below the Sluce, every one fell a plunder ing,and with their booty retired , letting fome houfes on fire; whe- reupon the French came afterward and burnt down the Church it felf with fome other houfes. At the farnetime alfo it was ordered to makeafalfe alarm about Naarden, but had no effect. 17. dito, 36. Out of Aardenburg aflaulted the Fort Knocke, laying on the Vaart, upon the Steen-ftraet , whe- re the French had a Coftomhoufe, which they took in, kil- ling many of the French, and taking 2?. priioners, among whom was the Cuftom-mafter and the Controller , and brought with them the King Arms , with good booty , letting the Fort on fire , but was aftervvared again repared by the French. The 1 7. dito , the great Councel of War was hel d at der Gow , were prefent his Highneffe , and the Gene- rals of the Leger, but their Confultations were kept very dole: but loon after, a great number of Inland- ships to the number (79) lumber of8oo.of iooo. were arretted, with whichthe 26. ito and following dayes from Rotterdam and der Gow were shipped the molt part of the States Horfe, and fo* e Regiments of Foot, to the BrabantsCoafts, being fol- lowed by fome of the greateft Commanders and his High- heflehimfelf, who brought them into polturc about Bre- da, and marched into the Country of Luyck>with what de- fign was kept very fecret. 26. dito, The Munfters with 1 ;oo men , came along the Long Acker or New- fconfe , and fell upon ours for to rai- fethefiegeof the Bellingwolder or Old- fconfe, but were fo welcomed, that they were forced foonto retire to the New-fconfe, 2co. and more being (lain and ftripc, whe- reupon thofe of the Old-fconfe the 27. dito began to par- ly, and , departed thence with burning match, to the num- ber of 400. of which fcarcely an 100. came intoCoever- den, and our men did with all fpeed labour to block up the New-fconfe , asclofeas poflibly might be; butforaf- much as it cannot be well approached to, and they within well provided , it migt in all appearance hold out long. The Emperialand Brandenburger Forces kept along while about Franckfurt, where were held diverfe Confe- rences with the Princes thereabout , touching the mar- ching of tbefe people through their Territories , the Ele- ctor of MentSjbeing reiolved to hinder their coming over the Rhijne ; and therefore took away the Bridge before the City, whereupon the Confederates in the beginning of November made aShip-bridge over the Main nearFleers- heim, where fell out skirmishes about Ufingen, where fomeoftheEmperialirts guarding a Pas over theLhaan , werefet upon by fome Companies of Turenne , whohim- fel ""with his Army marched rro m Colen up higer , and was already advancced near Coblents and the Wefter-wald : This encounter fell out to the advantage of the Confe- derates , they keeping the Pas, though they were fewer in number, and the 7. and 8- dito, theypafTed over the Bridge they had made * the Emperial General Montecu- culi being to depart to Weenen, and the Dukede Bodr- neville (8b) neville to come in his place to command the Emperiai T roups: And ar this time the Prince of Conde was come to Mets, to gather an Army about theMoefel, to with- stand the Confederates , to which end all was brought to- gether in France, whatpollible could be, to fend to Con- de: The 2 1 diioj the Duke of Anjou, who was born , while the King was in the Field died. Te French rearing that the Emperialifts would march iongft the Bergltraat through the Palts , and paflc the Rhijn at Straatsburg over the Bridge , to come into the Ellas , thereupon the Com- mander in Bniack shipping 700. men, came the 16. No- vember in the night and burnt the Bridge at Straatsburg, ruining 8- arches thereof, to the great altonishment of the Emperialifts not feeking that way, made a Bridge over the Rhij n a little higher than Maints, and i n part marched over the fame; Whereupon alfo the Marshal Turenne laid over the Rhijne , fomwhat below Coblents by Ander- nach , and departed with fuch fpeed out the Bergsland and Wefterwald , that the fick and overweary were left behind above a 1000. in number, all which by the Pelants there about were knockt in the head. November 4. 400. French came into the Village Wa- verveen : where the Pefant at firft madefome refiltance , but loon retired ; an Outlayer having in it 28. men , and iome iron pieces , defended it felfcouragioufly , but ran aground, at;d fo was maftered, whereupon the French plundered the Town, much abufingthe Pefants, and be- fore they departed, fet the Town on fire. The 7. dito, they burnt down the remaining Tile-houfes about Woerden, as alfo the 8. dito the Villages Newveen and Over-meer : and they, a Fort by Newerbrugge , and wholy confumed by fire that fair Town of Jaars velt, and the t6. dito , fet on fire Abkow, nothing being exfpecfed, but this Winter they will ruinate all the open Country where ever they Can come. 14.. dito, A party of 400. out of Ou water , furprized 1 4.. ships with Hay by Monfoort, with Oats, Straw and Corn, intending for Utrecht, fome they brought with them, the (80 he reft they burnt. And the day following , the Marquis le Touars Commander of the Goverwelle - fluce with a gallant party, fet upon many Boats with provifion , going for Utrecht and Woerden , taking 30. of them , and funk 8 . before Woerden , whereupon foon after the French de- ferted the Cities Yflelftein and Monfoort, blowing up the Tower of the Fort of Monfoort. 1 6. dito, The Munfters forfook the Yler-fconfe , becau- fe as it feemed , 2500. Horfe of the Prince of Courland * taken into fervice of this State, were arrived at Lier in Eaft-Friefland , for to come here into our Country trough Groeningen. About an hundred of our men laying be- fore the Old-fconfe , were commanded to take poffeilion of the Yler-fconfe ,- whereupon a day two or three after 3000. Munfters fell on again , drivingourmenout,and taking fome prifoners, as alfo routed 200. of the Courlan- ders , who were gone a grafing too far in Weftphaly , yet many of thefe afterward made shift to return to their main body : the Munfters loft not many lefle in thisrencoun- tre , and quitting the Yler-fconfe again , it was well nigh wholy ruinated. 20. dito, 50. menoutofBlock-zijlmadea party, and hard by Haffelt encountred 3 6. of Colen with a Lieute- nant, whom with 24. they took prifoners, and killed the reft. The a8 dito , The French came to the Poft of An- keveen, from which they were forced to retire with the loiTe of 8. men , and 4. or 5. prifoners ,• yet in their retiring burnt fome houfes behind the Town. The 30. dito , they came again to Abkow , thinking to burn down the remai- ning of it, but our men falling out of the Fort , hindred the fame , and took 30. ofthem prifoners ; and fome other of curs in a boat, went to Breuckelen , and fetcht 1 9. French from thence , and brought them prifoners to Abkow. 26. dito , In the afternoon 1000. men went forth oflt of Utrecht and Vyanen , joyning with fome Horfe and Fooc of Cuylenburgh , from thence they marched to that fair Town, of Ameyde ,. which had a iccrenchment at the Sluce > with Paliilados , where Colonel Bamphield with F his (82) his Soldiers had the watch: In the nicht the French fell on, and made themfdves matters thereof, finding, asitfee- meth, little refinance , for the Field Marshal Wurts at i he noife of the shooting, hailing from Gorcumto their affi- ftance , found the worcks yet entire , onely one Paliffado hewed down: after the French hadplundiedand burnt down part of the houfes , they returned back with 64. pri- foners, of Soldiers , Contrymen and Women : but many of their own were wounded , among whom was the Mar- quis deCaftelnou, a chief Commander and Head of this action , who dyed of his wounds at Utrecht : They had 4. times as many (lain, as we, among whom were many Of- ficers, for ourOutlayersor Boats shot with their Canon fore upon them. Many ef the Regiment of Bamphield ran away , and he himieif wasaccufed of misdemeanor, and as it is reported, put in prifon at Langerack ; The French feeking by all means poffiblc, through one or other ofour Polts to breack into Holland, madefomefew dayes after an attempt upon Schoonhoven , but were bea- ten offwith great Ioffe. 2p.dito, 500. men from Block-fcijl and theKuynder, came before Swartfluce, with 30. Capers , and 3. very great Flat-boats, which were fenced and provided with great Guns, or halfCartows, having aboutaicoo. men with them for to Land , and fo altogether to fall upon the Sluce: zco. ofour Land- foldiers fell on fo ftoutly at the appointed time, that they had evengotthemafteryorthe Fort, but the Ships and Boats advanced not, but kept off, shooting at a diftance, doing little or no hurt to the Ene- my ; our Men onXand making fign with their Hats for them to fail forward , but in vain , though they had both wind and ftream for their advantage ; whereupon a party of Horfe from Haffelt and Meppel came rushing on , fal- ling upon the back ofour men,and took in the Fort again, about an 100. of ours, either (lain, drowned, or woun- ded, and near 200. taken prifoners ; which wasimputed to the treachery or cowardice offome, for had they that tell 00 , as was meet , been feconded , they had not only got Swart- (Si) Swart-fluce,butHa0elt alto, which was the intent of the Entreprifc, but now the fecond time brought to nothing, to our shame and lode. Thefeafonoftheyear, the badnefleofthewayes, and ill fuccefs of our undertakings, did fufflciently shew , that this Winter time very little good was within the Country to be exfpected : as alfo it could not help much to the re- dreilingofour decaying State, in cafe it could have been attainable for us this Winter to gain Naarden, Woerden, yea, Utrecht it felf* therefore it was a raoft prudent and praife-worthyrefolution, and an undertaking of a more glorious and higher defign of his Highnefs , leaving the Land in a good pofture of defence , to go forth and meet the Enemy upon the borders, not shunning to facethem in the Field; hereby peradventure being like to put a short iffue to a long War. And however it might fall out with the undertaking, the fuccefie whereof depends on the bleffing of the Lord ; neverthelefs , the Impartial will in equity free him from that imputation, wherewith theen- vicrs of his Greatnefs and profperity have befpattered him ; and be conitrained to confefs,that the liberty of his Country is more precious to him than his Lite, & that his [Princely youth doth not come short of any of the noblelt [undertakings of his Uluitrious PredeceiTours. This State not being fatisfyed with the pretended neu- trality of the Country ofLuyck, where the French had )ut Forces in the Cities of Mafeyck, Torgeren , and Val- cenburg, and fortifying the whole Country ( though jgainft the will of the States ofLuyck ) and kept under [heirdevotion ; Therefore on our fide alfo the faid Coun- try was fet under contribution , and with force furthered; lpon which there followed enmity between Luyck and ^aftricht, all communication being cut off: In the mean r hile, they of Luyck by Deputies in the Hague , and the Inrerceflfion of the Spanish A mbaflfador , defired a cefla- fion of Further proceedings in way of enmity, and for Tre- aty of friendship, upon which the Earl or Flodorp went [or Luyck, and the former correfpondencewas re-efta- F % blishedj (84) Wished; efpecially, when his Highneffe was come thither, to whom they fent Prefents , and proffered all neceffaries and affiftance of men for the fervice of the State , (o that all endeavour was made to fecure that Princedom to this Sta- te, and his Highneffe with all his power laboured to enga- ge Duras,who commanded theFrench Troeps in Luyker- land, following him even toColen; but he with great dayes joornies leaving the Maas , retired to the Moefel though he were recruted with fome of the Forces of the Earl de Lorge. In the mean while,our Forces feized upon Valkenburg, and demolished it, taking zoo. prilbnersin the fame, whom they brought toMattricht, and blockt up Tongeren with the help of the Spaniards > who now did no longer fecretly with fome bands , but openly with all might and main, Horfe and Foot and Artillery oppofe the French , and in their publick prayers begged for a blefling on their Arms againft them : and, as is faid, by their Ambaffador at Paris required the reftitution of the Places taken from them in the laft War , by the French. The Imperialifts and Brandenburgers (till remained with their Forces betwixt the Main and theRhijn, guar- ding their Bridges over both thofe Rivers , and by Tome Horfe had fecured to themfclves Keyferlauter, being a Pas to Mets , whereabout the Prince of Conde yet Iyeth ; and on the other fide of the Moefel the Marshal deTu- renne, to whom the Earl Duras hath adjoyned himfelf: but the Troups of Brandenburg left on the borders of Weftphalia , under the General Spaan and other Com- manders, were now grown toaformalLeger, and begun already to act as Enemies , falling into Munfterland, even to Warendorp hard by Munfter it felf. Here in our Country all poffible care was taken to re- fift the Enemy , and in this moneth of November , upot theadvifeof hisHighnefs, a General Amnefha was pro. claimed for all former differences and infurre&ions a- gainfttheMagiftracy, to be wholy forgotten and pardo. ned, thereby upon pain of death forbidding , to underta- k( ke any account in word or deed againft ifceprefent Go- vernment eftablished by his Highnefs; that fo the Gover- nours being the better fecured, they might unanimoufly watch for the well-being of the Commonwealth : as al- ready for the ftraitning of the enemy, the Magistrates have caufed all Provifions which are in the open Contry where Enemy might come by, as Hay, Turf,Butter, Cheefc , &c. to be brought into Places of fecurity , and augmented andfortifyed their Pofts; and the better to defend them, five Regiments of Foot which were going with his High- nefs to Maftricht, were fent back; and that no fear of danger might be by the froft to be furprized by the enemy, the fortifications of the Cities Rotterdam, Gouda, Delft, the Hague , Leyden and Haerlem were mended and aug- mented. Amfterdam by its Outworks and ftrength being made formidable, and feats for $20. Canons already pla- ced upon the Wall , of which many are already mounted , the mod being whole,three quarter, and half Kartowes;the Rivers and Streams withOutlayers filled with Mariner : m which pofture we are wayting upon God forhisblef- fing on the righteoufnefsof our \Var. Being every thing thus ordered at home we returne to the expedition or hisHighnefle into the land of Lie- ge where the greateft part of the States Horfe now was , & a confiderable number ofSpanish forces under Count Mar- ci]n, Prince of Salms , Vaudemont & other chief Comman- dars who made, as if theiredefignewas againft Tongeren , thoughaftrongGuarifon lay there. Both the Infantry , & Artillery at Maeflright , were in readinetleto draw out, when foever orders should be given. The news whereof came no fooner to Paris , but immediatly orders were di- fpatcht 3 to the Governour of Ckarleroy , to betake him- fclfe, with all the Horfe he had, what foever it coft him, in- toTongeren to defend the fame , which accordingly fuc- ceeded; and fo much the eafier becaufe it was enviroud with a few Troops only; in the mean time, Duras > finding himfelfe not able to ftand againft the army of the States , retreated to the Roer * fecuring the PafTe thereto Lin- F 3 nigh. nigh. His Highnefle on the 2 1. Decembr. purfued him , that fo he might fend him farther out of the way, but Du- ra* * not waiting his coming , paffed the Roere , & broke downe all the Bridges behind him, whom his Highnefle ftillfollowing to the /?/?«% made, as if he would alio crof- fe it } whereupon Duras marched forward , towards the Hhyne > in the upper Province of Colen thence inten- ding to the Moefel&tfo to Turemes Army $ leaving many Horfe & weak Souldiers on the Road. On the 5. of Decemb. Whiltf. the Prince lay by the Roer, three Regiments of Horfe were drawn out of Mae- ftright before the Cattle ofValkenburgh, where Sr.Mar- fillac commanded with 150 men 5 and on the 7. after it had without any intermiflion, beenshott againll two nights & one day, with 7. demiculoers , & couragioufly aflaulted by our men , it was furrendred on mercy to the Earle of Waldeck & NajJ"ou\ wo commanded before it, 14 found Prifoners iz. Demiculoers and other fmall guns , with the Commandour and Captain were carryed to Maeftright. Of the Enemy were not above 5-. or 6. killed, on our fide ao. befides many wounded : it was made very ftrong , & the works this fummer much enlarged, fo that its fofud- dain furrender, was contrary to all mens opinion; the For- tifications were immediatlydemolisht. After this enter- prize his Highnefle returned from the Roer to Maeftright and on the 10. and 11. Decemb. caufed all tie militia to pafle the Maes,and lodged between Ha fid t and Tonge- ren,leavingthe Canon and Artillery in shipping at Mae- ftrigt:The French being ttill in fufpence whether the defi- gne was againftTongeren or Mateyck: But his Hignefle , being now come to the point of his Enterprise , on the 14. he fent away feverall Spanish Troops to blocke up Charleroy; who under the command ofMonfr.^JLow- vj'tgny arrived there on the 1 ?. and at the fame time feverall Forces from Bruflels , Mechelen , and other adjacent places came with fupplyesofallfortofProvilion and on the >6. his Highnefle with the grofle of his Army ,and atfb Count Manyn with the reft of the Spanish Forces ca- me (8?) men before it , the Ordinance being shipt up the Maes,for Liege, thence intending to Namen , ana io along the SambretoCharleroy: but by realon ofthe violentneffe oftheColde, the guns could not gett forward, nor could we getta fpadeintothe ground, to make any entrench- ments. Whilft things were in this polture , the Gover- naur de Mtmtall, on the 1%. early in the morning with 80. Horfe from Tongeren under Command of Colonel! du St. Clar j came to thefirft watch of the Spanish quarter, and being unknowne, hepaffed it without any refinance and with little oppofition forced his way through the reft into the city, whereby they within being much animated, beganne briskly to fire , and the fame day fallyed out , and the day following made annother faliy upon us , whe- reby was. killed Baron St.JohtiiLouvigny and others woun- ded: Our men, remaining ftill without their guns, and not able by the bittercoldtokeep the Field any longer, were necelFitated to breack up with the whole army :wnich they not withstanding did, not with intention to leave their defigne, but only for that time,and (o, makeing them felfs Matter offome adjacent places, thereby to hinder the carrying in any fupplyes into theTowne,and when the feafon should gron more favorable, to reaffume the defig- ne, in order whereto the Marckquis de Montpilian on the 11. feized on the city Binck, diftant, about 3 . leagues from Charleroy; where they found good Booty, and took fe- verall Swirzers Prifoners: bur the weather abateing no- thing of its sharpneffe, whereby both Horfe and man w£- re many frozen to death; and fo rendring it impoffible for the militia to remain in the Field, the defigne was wholy broken, Binck quitted and the Troops fent again to their refpe&iveGuarrifons, many of our Horfe perishing on the way, through cold, and other hardships. And, though it is not at all our defigne to intermingle our owne conftrucHons of things, with the hiftoricall re- lations, yet wee cannot paffe this by, without confuting thofe hard fpeackes and that disrefped: , which on this oc- calion is caft on his Highneffe, and that not only , by fome F \ ill (88) ll-affe&ed People, but by fome alfo who are well inclined, yet, from the event take occafion to fpeak againft the defigne itfelfe , but as many as pretend to be inspired with a rationale foul will never judge of the worth of an y matter by the event, but well weigh the reafons,whereon anyun- dertakeing is grounded, and according to the weightinefle thereof, either com mend, or mifprife any defigne; and whosoever shal make a ftridt inquilition into the circum- ftances of this attempt , wil find , that nothing was wan- ting , which might be required , to make any enterprife fuccesfulle, and the manadger thereof glorious: To make ke an enterprife laudable it muft firit of all be poflible What could be more poflible, than this , that an Fortifica- tion , with fo weak a guarifon might be overpoured , with fo great an army ? in truth , fare more probable , than the Project againft Coeverden : and that without the leaft dan- ger ♦ the army being capable to bid head to any power that might fall on them ; and even the mifcarriadge it felfe was without danger. A defigne muft be of fuch moment,that if it fucceeds, it may fufficiently recompenceall the danger and chardges thereof: and what could be of greater advan- tadge to the State than this? The city itfelfe would have been asmuch , as the ragaining of half our lofle : and fo the King ofFrance did apprehend it , who , on the firft news thereof, difpatcht his chief Minifter Monfr. de Louvoys, to Flanders, and immediatly followed himielfe, with the Court, towards Compeigne, tobenereat hand ; which he would not have done, if it had not been a matter of great moment , as he did not, when the Germans threat- ned to fall into Lorrain. A defigne in truth wort the march of our army into thofe quarters, which, if had fucceeded , would, without the leafYdanger, havelarglycounterbaU lanced all the chardges thereof. When Prince Maurits ,in the like difficult times as the- fc, (People grumbling becaufe nothing was acted ) refol- ved to carry the States army intoFlander j and hazard a battel there; it was a generous fefolution and for the fafe- ty of the land; but not without eminent danger: hereon the (89) the contrary, was as great advantadge , and no danger in appearance. For the manad ging any warlike defigne, perfect fecrecy is required ; and according to the weight , fo was alfo the fecrecy in this matter ( a rare thing anaong us) for from the firft taking this refolution , till the exe- cution of it , was a confiderable fpace of time : for it was fully refolved on, before any Souidiers went hence j for we wanted neither Tongeren , Mafeyck, nor Val- kenburgh, Maeftright was enough for us: and, fuppofc we hadthofe places, wecould not have hundred the Ene- myes march rhrough the Country of Liege over the Maes , by the way of Vife, or otherwife. Charleroy was that alo- ne, which could have been a barre unto their marches; and that was the only aim of this expedition , knowing before hand there was but a weak Guarrifon in it and might pof- fibly by enticements another way, be made weaker ; of all which the French knew nothing : Beiides all this, the pro- ject was carryed on with as much prudence,as ever defigne was manadged. Al the world could judge that , when fuch an army was gathering by Maeftright , fome defigne of great confequence was under hand , therefore they made ' as if all their work was to fecure the Province of Liege, and to that end, they treated wich the city Liege ; environed. Tongeren ,• followed Duras; took V alkenburgh; and kept the Enemy in fufpence , whether they should fall on Ton- geren , or Mafeyck : but when by this means his High- neffe had enticed the Governour of Charleroy, with the Horfe that lay there, into Tongeren and had fent Duras far enough, out of the way : he turned his courfe upon Charleroy , in which place werenot above 700. men and in 24. hours time he brought 24000. men before it, and all things were fo ordered , that at the fame time, outofall the bpanish cityes came , everyway , all kind of Provi- fion and refreshment. Who in the World could have imagined that a defigne, fo manadged should mifcarry? and hitherto, it was fo prudently directed, and with fo great probability of fuccefife , that the like is feldcn paral- leld and , j doubt , wee shall fcaersly meet with fuch an F 5 opporv ( that all warlike defignes should fucceed, and as impotlible to preventall impediments, that might hinder its fucceffe : the Heavens will not be limitted by any humane underftanding , the extraordinary cold which killed both man andBeaft, hind red their dig- ging , and kept away all needfull fupplyes , was a principal caule of this unhappy event, to which aifo theefcapeof Count deMontall into the city (whether by accident or treachery God knows ) did contribute very much : Our lofle is not great, theexpencesnot bareing theleaft proportion with the weightineffe of the dcfigne : and without the adventure of men and mony no great matters can ever be done. Some dare fay, the Soulditrs were car- ry ed out of the Country,that the Enemy might fo much the eafier force our Ports ; but their imprudence brings them in fome degree, under theguilt of the comitted Villany; our Pofts being shamfully deferted , not overpowered by force, for his Highncfle had left them fufficiendy pro- vided againlt all attemptsof the Enemy. Seeing now in our difcourfe wee aregott abroad, wee shall proceed , with an account how things went with rhe mtxifiary forces 3 part whereof under Major General Spaan j and theCommandourEZkr were left on the Borders of Weftphalia; which Troops in the beginning ofDecembr. after the illuftrious Prince Eleclour of Brandenbor? aug had declared warre againlt the Bishops of Mutt ft er and Collogve, beganne to makehoftile invafionsinto the land of Mun- #er,runningover feveralplaces;and every where makeing them (90 them pay contributions ;& took alfo feverall wagons with Provifions, Ammunition , cloath, and monys, and car- ryed them to Spaerenbergh , whereupon the Bishop of Munfter gathered all his men togeather from all quarters, even from the conquered places them felvs, and fell into Bergsland and the County of Marck , where he putt all un- der contribution , and encamped before Lunen, where lay4C0. of the Brandenburghs country fubjects and took it, on the n. of December, and after that, the cityUnna and the ftrong Fort of Rheda, wherein he put a Guarifon, and forced contribution from Kamen and other places, yae from Ham it felfe. In the mean time the body of the Auxiliary forces lay between the Maes and the Rhijn, from whence under command ofGenerall Gobs they fent 4000. men to fallu- pon the French, who lay at Andernach, to fecuretheyr Rhijn bridge there ; but they found the Enemy fo ftrongly ported, that they were forced to reftreat , which they could not doe, neither without fomeloffe, being enticed by the French under a Imall Fort, whence thetnemy plaid upon them with their canons, but retreating, as well as they could , they returned to the Army without doing any thing. The French, under Marshall Turenne lay encam- ped 6. miles along the Moefcl , two miles from the Abby Hemeroll , nere Trier, and the Prince of Condezt Zirick, whence is nou broack up towards Thionville with fome Troops to fecu re Lorraine. Andwhilft wee were here .in great expectations of what theauxiliary forces would doe , tor the fervice of this State, fome were diffatisfyed that no- thing at all was done: which comeing to the ears of the Ele- &orofBr*w»tis- tyed (9*) fyed with our march and conduct hitherto , as if more might have been done for the good and welfare of the State, than hath been performed ,• yeathat fome should ta- ke upon them to fay , that the Treaty made with us 5 hath not in any part, been performed ; and that notwithftan- ding all propofitions and motives thereunto, wee have not undertook any thing to the prejudice of the Enemy , nei- ther againftTurcnne here about, nor in Weftphalia. It is not our intention, to make any large relation of what, for fome timepaft, wee have acted, for the fervicc, wel- fare and prefervation of yourState;for wee cannot imagine that thofe Highnefles who have had fo many tokens , 6c proofs, of our fincere friendship , and cordiall affection , should entertain fuch prejudicated and mean opinions of us and our conductor wee,with ail freedom, doe , in this matter appeal to your owne felvs,and the whole worldjand the notorioufneffe of the things themfelvs , as they have been transacted,and can in very truth allure yon , that we have fpared neither diligence , pains , nor colt , to deliver your Highnefles,out of thofe ftraits,in to which by the per- miftion ofGod almigty,you,and your wholeState were fal- len: Andastothereafon,why wee have not (according to the litterall meaning,and contents of the Treatyproceeded on our march into Weftphalia , wee have oftentimes both by, letters and word of month given account thereof unto your Lordships and your Deputy extraordinary refideing with us, to which , neither he nor your felvs ever objedsd any thing : For at that time, when, by the treaty , our march was determined for Weftphalia, your Lordships had under your fubje&ion all your Forts , on the Rhijn , and other where and made usbeleeve wee should thence be fupplyed with all need full provifions and betides that , promifcd to raife abody of 2400. men out of the faid places to joyn with us , in that Treaty alfo your HighnefTes promifed, to bring other Crowns and Potentates, particu- larly the Dukes ofBrunswijck, Sell, and Wolfenbuttel in- to the fame allyanceand confederacy : but how greatly the whole fcene was foon altered, even before jour High- nefTes (91) nefles had ratifyed the Treaty , and how all your forts , ori theRhijnand fome whole Provinces were fallen into the hands of the Enemy is to well knowen ; as alio that , to this very hour there is noe agreement made with Den- marck,orBrunfwijck, no any League ofafliftance con- cluded on with any of them : and your Higneffes accor- ding to your great wifdom may eafilyconcieve, that had wee, at that time, according to the litterall tenour of the Treaty , marched with our (6 few forces into Weftphalia, wee could not have done the lead fervice unto your Sta- te, or for your intereft, nor have done any confiderable prejudice unto the Enemy who fo far exceed us in men, fortification , and other advantadges; but that wee should thereby have ruined our owne Army , and brought the whole concerne into eminent danger,- wich wee shunned, not for our owne fake; or the fake of our owne Country , andArmy; but with refpect unto your Highnefies: So that wee were forced to take another refolution , and march another way, whereefwee advertized his Higb- nejfe the Prince of Orange ,and your Lordships fore mentio- ned Deputy here refident j which march alio hath hadfuch effect, by divin affiftance , th3t thereupon Marshall Turen- ne j with the moft confiderable power of the French with- drew out of the very heart of your Country , to the Ene- myes greateft inconvenience and prejudice, firft into Weftphalia, then over theRhijnto theOvermoefel, as far as were Trier, whereby the Army of your Highnejjes gott the opportunity of acting ofFenfively againft the Ene- my both athome and abroad : And wee are (till ftedfaft- lyrefojved, not to neglect any thing, that maytend to trie good , and fettlememt of your State if poflible ; but that, in this affair, wee should pleafe every ones mind, and according to the variety of mens fancyes , under take fome times one thing , fometimes another as it is, ink felfe,impoflible,foithinke, norationallway candefire it:knowing well that all warlike actions cannot be manad- ed, according to the defire and expectation of any one arty j but according to [_raifon de guerre~\ the motion of the (94) the Enemy , opportunity, fcituation of places , and many other the like circumftances, and we could heartily wish our conduct had fucceeded to all your fatisfadtion and perfect deliverance: and althoug wee have been much hindered by many infuperable obstacles, yet wee hope, you will not from thence take advantage to accu feus, as if our expedition had been wholy unprofitable to your State, contrary to evident truth, and to our great disre- putation , reproaching alfo my owne Perfon withall kind of groundletfe flaunders and calumnys, but wee aflure ourfelvesfor better things from your Highneffes equani- mity, and are confident that your Highnejfes as well as wee our-felvs will give neither audience norcreditto thofe, thatfeigne fuch things,to the weakning of that mu- tual! affyance, which is of id great neceflity to be maintai- ned between us. After which declaration,the£/heynrbon the 1 6 at Fridbergh,andButsbach, whence by the way of the Lhaan they marched to Giefen and on the 22 had their head quar- ter there, whence,throughWefterwalt, they marched for- ward,almoft the fame way they came,towards Wefiphalia again;to keep their wimer-quarters there,and on the 1 8 his EfeftoralHighneff'e with 6. of hisRegiments,and looo.fele- dted Emperiall Troopers arrived at Lipftadr. whereupon thofe ofMunfter decamped c romUnna,haveing hrft plun- dered it, and retreated toLunenwith 24. Companyesof Horfe,and many Foot,gunsand Morterpieces: On the 3 1 the Elector Brandenburgh arrived at Bilereld.the Emper talis encamping in the Province of Paterborne , the Duke of Brandenburghs men , in the county of Marck: Whereupon Marshall Turenne being recruited with neuw aid from Condej - (90 Conde, (who , haveing viewed the Fronteers in EI- fas & the cityes Brifack & Pmlipbburgh , returned unto the court ) marched downe the Moefel towards the Rhijn. But the Bridge 3 by Andernagh being much shattered by the ice he marched through the Province of Cologne , «3c making a Bridge hard by Welel, pafled over the fame into Weitphalia j but the Actions of thefe Ar- mys wee shall give account of afterwards; and returne now again unto our owne Provinces : About this time the Prince ofCourland arrived in Ealf. Friefland : who had raifed , for the fervice of this State three Re- giments , confifting of 18. Standards Horfe and Dra- goons, brave Souldiers , amor.gft whom were many No- ble men, who aU arrived in Eaft Friefland nereWeen- deren and the NewSchans, where , in the beginning of December, he had fomeadvanragious skermishes, with thofeof Munfter: after which, this Prince came to Holland inperfon; his milita following him afterward. On the 6. of December arrived at Rotterdam in one of the Kings Pleafure Boats, and the 9 ditfointhe Hague the Swedish Miniflers , Baron Spar, zndEh- renfteyn who been in Engeland to proffer the mediation of thatCrown, for the putting an end unto thisrageing warre ,and were now come to make the like proffer here, as alfo, for the fame end, two were gone to France : Their publick entrance and audience , by reafon of his Highnef- iesabfence, andtheindifpofitionofmy hoxd Ehrenjieytiy was deterred. On the 7. Some of our Souldiers who lay at the Fort of Abkou, feized on an pattadge boat belonging to Breukel , land went thither wirh it, inthenfght, where they found ! 14. Souldiers in the Brewhoufe making good cheer and 5 more at a Countryhoufe; whom they brought all Pri- foncrs to Abkou ; on the fame day , came 6. French drum- mers, and 5. Souldiers to Amiterdam who were ranne away from Utrecht. On the 10. fome Souldiers belonging to Capitain Witxen of Amiterdam ( whofe Brother was carryed Pri- fon- (9*) Conner from theCaftle Cronenburgh toUtreght) went towards Naerden under difguife like Anglers -, being informed, that a certain Captain of Naerden was wonted to recreate himfelfe thereabouts , with fowling, whoagain comeing there , was apprehended by them and carryed to Amfterdam and was afterward releafcd in Exchange for Captain Witjen : about this time alfo the remainder of the French Guarrifon that lay at Leerdam drew out thence to Ceulenburgh, which place, as alfo Viane obtained neu- trality from both fides. On the 12. went from Woerden to Camerick a Troop of about 500 French for plunder and fuell toburne, whe- reupon Colonel Degeveld betook him felf thether with 400 men and encountered the French , who, afterafmall skermish, were driven back into Woerden many of the Enemyes being killed, without any confiderable lofle on our fide. On the 12. Ran away from Naerden to Muyden in 2 or 3 partyes about 50 of the French ; on the next day about 200 marched from Utrecht to Vrealand, where they committed many outrages whence about 50 of them as far went as theHinderdam,whereof 3 were shott,? took Prifo- ners^and the reft retreated again towards Vrealand , and fo toUtreght ; haveing burned many Places in 'sGraveland an thereabouts. Count Koningmarck , Lieutenant Generall of the In- fantry of the State ; whoinabfenceofhis Highnefle com- manded the Poft at Bodegrave , and Swammerdam, hea- ring that the French, by reafon of the Frofty Weather ma- de great preparations for fomeEnterpnfe ; and were de- signing dire&ly forLeyden,on the ice and fo to mifTePoft s therefore renforcedScons theNieuwbrugge and littleWie- jick with two Regiments under commando or'Colonell Tain <&Vin quarter MarterGenerall of the army,aml fo lea- ving fome feuw Compagnyes , at Bodegrave , ^ wammer-; dam,and Goufe-Sluys,onthe26. and 27. marched with the body of the army and artillery belonging unto it towards Alphen, and fo lower towards Leyden for thefecurity* of that City. 27. dito, (91) 27- The French having now from all quarters gathe- red togeather about 12 or 13000 men at Utrecht, and Woerden , and made all manner of preparations for an Expedition,they beganne to march,by the Way of Woer- den, and advanceing foriward the whole night, on the 28. in the morning came to Segveld , where one of our men flood fentinall,- who retreated to Mey : there , the French putt themfelvs in pofture on the ice and fo marched to I^Jieukoap; where, being refilled by the Boors, who we- re in arms, they were forced to paffe by that villadge ; and fo followed our men to Mey with a fore troop of about 4 or 500 men : At the faid Fort lay a Lieutenant with a- bout 62. men, who immediady fent aSouldier for fuccour, who between Swammerdam and Goufe-fluys met Count Coniugsmarck and Colonel Vain & F/»rideing both to Alphe, to fpeak with the Deputyesof the Army there : Whereupon the faid Count ordered Pain&Vtn toflreng ten them with more men,wich he did to thenumber of 80 men , and then returned to Bodegrave and little Wierick to fend a like Number thence, and accordingly haveing given fuch orders there , rode to Alphen , to acquaynt T2o\ir\tKonivgmarck with he had done and in what pofture things were. Jn the mean time they of Mey were forced to retreat to Swammerdam, breaking downe the Bridge thatwas be- hind them , whom the French gently followed , by the way of the. Mey-dike , over the yce quite to Swammerdam ; doubtleffe becaufe we gave them fuch an opportunity to it : whereupon thefe , that were in the ships thereabouts ; funck or burnt them before they had fo much,asfeen theEnemyand mofl oftheSoldiers ran away, only about 200 kepr their ground on theSwammerdarn bridge; who if they had been affifted , as they ought to ha- ve been , and not treacherously deferred, would have putt a flop to the Enemy i but being to weak, many were killed, the reft made shift only tofave them felves; whereby the Enemy became Mailer of the Bridge and whole Villadge , where they ranged themfelves in Ordre, juft at the time G Fain W) Vain&Vin> came theither to ride to Alphen,who fin- ding them there > rode immediatly toGouda; where arri- ving at evening, he told them tnat he came to fee whether the Regiments from Nieuwerbrugge were arrived there, and fince not, he was to fetch them immediacy , other wife all would beloft ; forbythebreakinginoftheEnemy, he was cutt of from the Army: And delired the Magiftrates of Goudatograunthim fome guides , to conduct the faid troops thither over the yce , for the fervice of the State and that City. Ad thereupon rode with 2. guides to dry- brugge a league from Nieuwerbrug ; Whence hefent his fervint and an officer with order to Colonel Manger, and Lieutenant Colonell Feullana, who lay atNieuwer- brugge &Molker-fcons;to demolish and ruine all as much as they could , & come with their men to Drybrugge , to march thence with him toGouda,which the next morning early accordingly they did. In the mean while the French, being Mafter or owammerdam , and being feconded with moreTr oops, marched to theGoudfe-fluys,where they we- re ftopt and forced to make a (land , whileft Koningsmarck* Dot knowing but, perhaps, the French might fall in by the Rhijn , below him, drew of the Army to wards Leyden; keeping him felf his night Quarter at Koudekerk , becaufe fome part of the Army being come to the gates of Ley den, were denyed entrance. On the 29. Early in the morning came the States Depu- tyes from the Hague into the Army , being all the cityes and villages , round about were with the alarme in a great fright and confufion : as foon as the Deputies arrived the- re, they immediatly difpatcht this following account unto their Highneffes. Moft Honorable Great and Mighty Lords: IV [I WW are we come into the Qarters of my Lord CoKnrKonings- marck, and to our great joy , fmdaffatres here tn a better poftu- re 1 than wee were informed at the Schouiu neer Ley den : The Goufe* Slup it TteH guarded, the Enemy hath neither Horfe nor Drag Mns->the* bridges at Jimfyap and Waddingyeen we bre^e down and fhaHfpee- dth\ I (99) My got for Alpbtn to trier *vb it farther may he needfutt there', the Heymands Bridge is alfo iiett guarded , jo that under God there is not fear, jll the Forts hould out fill: The Enemy hath noeProy if on longer , than for this day , Wee wish and lefeacb thy Ho* nor able Great and Mighty Lordships, to fend us with allfpeed,as ma- ny armed Countrymen at you can pojfihly. AR the Souldiers , that were before Leydcn , have order to relume to ^ilphen. Wherewith Honorable Great and Mighty Lords , weeremaine Your Honour. Highnefleshumbleand faith fulle Servants Fredrtc^ "van Dorp s Gafp. van Kinfthoti Cornell Hop ; John Kiettt ; M. Sonc{ J jidr. Bosyelti Gafp. Fagel. From Roode-kerckby the Haferfouws Mill this 19. December 1671. And in deed , here wee might have had the beft oppor- tunity in the World to have knockt ail thefe French on the head j if Colnel Pain & Vm had not fo shamfully forfa- ken his Poft,whereof the Deputyes had yet no knowledge; for that fame night it begannc after a wonderfull manner > very fuddainly to thauw , fo that the French could not march of the fame way they came, and being hindredto proceed farther might have been abfolutely shuttup, by our reinforced army marching upwards, if they had but been ftoptat the Nieuwerbridge. And yet this thauw her- vedus , as the arm of God, to ltop the Enemy, that, in that univerfale and unconcie vable aftrightment, he broke, not farther in upon us, todefolateour Land. The Deputyes caufed the army to march up higher toward Alphen • whe- re finding, how things flood , at the Nieuwerbridge; whe- re the Enemy had gott aconveniency toPofthimfelfe; and if followed, to retreat that way with eafe, to Woerden; they made it their greatcft care, andinduftryto lecurethe Goudfe- Sluys , being a very advantagious Poft, wich yetltoodout; and to ltrengthen themlelvs there as much aspofhbly they could , wich they accordingly did , and made aeon fiderable Fort of it. On the 3 1 . Early in the morning arrived his Higknef* Gi in (loo) $ in the Army, without bnce going unto the Hague : the Deputyes wrote agein to te Hague , that their forces were now pofted at the Gouwfe - Sluyce , and were capable enough ro withftand the Enemy • that they had gave order for the examination of Pain &Vtn , and delivered him up to the law , and that that night they hadfeen on both fides of theRhijn,rnany fires,judging theFrench had burnt all that flood by theRhijn from theSluice to Woerden,and left again the poftes which they had taken ; but was found , that they had in deed fatt al on fire , and amongft the reft , even thofe brave Villages of Boodegrave , and Swammer- dam; but ftill kept their Poft at Nieuwerbyuggeand that they had burnt feverall ships which lay at Swammerdam, and Boodegrave and had committed the moft barbarous cruekys that can be imagined againft both man and beaft, with burning, murdering, ravifling and abufeing them > The gloryings and trumphing boaftings of which crueltys, are ftill to be read in the ruins of fome burned dwellings in great Characters thus, Fait, par moy go- DecembSabfcri- bed with their name;thus concluding the yearwitH a short fummary of theira&ed crueltyesj making the end as miferableunto us, as the beginning and middle was fatall: and to give you a reprefentation thereof ; wee shall direct your eye to the Mirrour of theFrenchTyranny of that in- duftrious Artift R.deHooge r zx\d youreartoche relation of many Eyewitt nefles and with one to the following Ex- tract out ol'an certain credible letter wrote in Utrecht. Utrecht the n Januar. 1673. Worthy Friend: I Cannot , out of the abundance of my heart forbear , to fend the fe lines unto you, containing an account of the crueltyes and murders committed by the French in that lafi encounter at Boodegrax-te and Swammerdam , according , as 1 have heard it , from the mouths of the French (5* confirmed by many of them , yea fome of their Officers -juho hay e been in the Turfy war re doe teflifye , that they never Jaw, or heard of fuch crueltyes: off or inflance in two Gentlewomen 5 who lunefirftjlript naked) by the Sottldiers , and thin ly many of them if ioi) deflomed; which aTrencb Officer feeing, refitted them; and threw hit cloabwitb what other covering he could find over tbeir nailed hodyes: But this Officer being commanded to hisPofi , was forced to leave tbefe La lyes , whom be recommended to annotber \ but this shaniel- effe Villain , prefently ravished them again , $3 left them in the like manner be abufed again by the Souldiers ; who , haveing fatiated their filthy luft with them, thruft the rammers of their guns into their bodys , C? Jo torn them up; C5" moft mifierably murdered them. The Gentleman , ivho declares that he Jaw tbefe things,you know "ve- ry well ; as alfo him whofirftfaved them, and covered them but afterwards, with great grief , beheld them laying dead , on the way. The fame P erf on relates, that, bearing a dread fullfcbreaching in a certain houje he went tn, & found th:re a yonge gentlewoman , who was Violated by fome Soldiers ; whereupon , be too\his Piftoll inten- ding to have shot one of tbofe Villains through bis head; but it refu- sing; he fir tick it in pieces on one oft heir beads : he f aid alfo , that in the fame chamber lay two old people a bed , being Man 13 Wife , abo- ve fourf core years old, the Father & Mother of this yong Gentle- woman : who embraceing each the other in theyr arms , lai ihaleeing £? trembling for fear of being murdered. Tbefe should witbhouje , and all have been burnt, bad not he faved them, for in like manner , they moft lan.tntably murdered a woman togeather with her four children, who for fear and diflreffe few about her and krept under her cloaths, to jave themfelvs. [Amongft thofe that fled into the church fome they moft inferably ravisht, afterwards hung them up by the hair , and shott them to death $ others they cutt oft heir bre aft s , and then burned them yea the French them: felvs declare that tbeyfaw fever all yongtte- maids run into the fire themfelvs , to efcape the ty- rannous cruelty of thofe Blood-hounds : The Gentleman, that fats, he fawthefe things lyes fick^a bed, meerly, as he faith , from alteration at the fight of thofe dread full mafj acres and abufes ,wich be was forced to behold atled upon the poor People : A certain officer (who lyes here on the New graft declares, that in one houje werejeven Per- fons whom be endeavoured to protetl, but being commanded to look^ after his Poft wasforced to leave tbem,andcomeing again found tbem all murdered : And'tis not to be expreffed -frhat wee daily out of their owne mouths hear of their cruelty- But fome of the Officers were more Compaffionate , wo have brought fever all children with them hither , whom they fay, theyfnatcbt out of thejhe; of wick my Lord Pctcr- fonhatb tool^one agirle of 7 jars old to bimfelf, whofe Parents are alfo burnt , and'tis evident > it is born of good R'f armed Par em s- t G 3 for, (102) for , tfher felf she witt mornings £5* eyeningsfall on her hneet and pray al forts of prayers, andean alfofay the Belief and ten Comman- dements. A certain Capuchin liun\faidto the Du%e o/^Luxcmburgh Will you give that Soul to the Devill which wee have fetch out of the fire i it ought not to he: NeyertheLffe my Lord keeps the child. Ihey have alio brought with them another pretty Lad ; abtut whom hath beennoe fmaU difference amongfl them , becaufefome of them y out cf their cruelty , would ftiR bur nc bm or dash him againftthe Walts. But they have carryed him upwards along with them ; fo can write noe more about him. Thefe are but fomefamples of their barbarous Cruelty y for should J relate all thofefilthyn effes and murders whereof they boafly J should tpfarre exceed the limits of a letter. Your arTe&ionate Friend. N. N. But how painfull foever this wound was to the Staat , it was very much lenifyed by the takeing of that very confi- derable FortofCoeverden : and wonderlull it is, that juft on the fame 17. of Dec.whentheFrench beganncto march towards our Polls , thofc from Grocninghen beganne their march towardsCoeverden;& mattered it alfo though after a farre different manner ,on the fame 50. diy of De- cember that the French deftroyed the Villages of Bodegra- veand Swammerdam: And this being fuch a confiderable exploit, it will be worth our while to relate fome circum- stances thereof. On the xy. Decembr. Lieutenant Generall Rabenhaupt, (having made all things ready that were needful for the expedition ) caufed the City, gates to remain shut till 10 of the Klock in the forenoon , at which time Leutenanc ..Colonel Bebbet with three companyes of Dragoons, & -.Major Sikkinga with five Companyes Horfe , marcht out toguardthe way to Coeverden,and about twoo clock in the afternoon followed , about 1 1 00. foot under Colonell Hybergen * who commanded in chief in this expedi- tion : he divided the Troops into three Efquadrons the foremoft whereof he him felfe commanded : the fe- cond Sergeant Major Wykr -, the third Major Sickhtga; who ; t ii ( *o*J ' who >comeing before Coeverden light ©f from hishorfe and ltormed rumfelfe. Haveing marched on in this order on the 2 .28 29; they made a little halt, about one of the clock at noon in a Village called Armer, about two hours yourney from Coeverden, where they refrcshtthemfel- ves a little, and made all ready for the ftorme, each Es- quadroon being affigned his Poft, where he should fall on ; Ycefpurs, Axes,Granados, Bieshbruggen , were all gotc ready ,• the Word , and Signe were all given , & every one encouradged to doe what duty and honour bound him to, by affureing rewards to the couragious , and fevere pu- nishments to, thole that should be negligeut in their duty. On the 30. in the night or rather in the morning at two of the clock they began ne to march; whenitbcganne to thaw a pace , fo that they were fain to goe up to the Ancles in water; and being thus, with much difficulty advanced nere the City , each Efquadroon took up their bridges on their halfpikes and marched directly on theCounterfcarp, which they quickly paffed and , before the Enemy was in right pofture, they brought bridges over the yce which the Enemy had cutt open; and thus our men gott under their Canons and Musketts, whereby many Bullets flew over their heads ; though fome amongft them alfo ; yet noe bo- dy was wanting in his duty, each being as eager in affaul- ting as the other; fo that they made but ashort difputefor the Walls ; the Enemy , not knowing where to turne or to defend themfelves, being attacqued round about; the Governour that defended the Caftle & Bolwerck Gel- dria againft the affault of Ey bergen, was killed there , and one Lieutenant Colonell on the Bolwerck Holland, be- fides many other Officers and Souldiers who fould their lives dear enough unto us .> who had alfo many Officers wounded; and about 150 men killed j and the Enemy a- ve 300. Having thus made themfelvs Mafter of the Walls ; was ordered to beat the Princes march,which brought theEne- my in great Confufion,partof them made their efcapeout G 4 o f f 104) of the Bentemer Gate , the reft which perished not by the fword fled into the Watch houfes, and Courteguards/who were foonoverpowred, and with one the Friefe-gate was opened, and the Horfelett in, and fo all was overcome- the Militia toock Prifoners above 400 in number , among whom 50. both, Chief Lieutenants, Capitains, Lieute- nants, and Enfignes: and for a short time , theSouldiers had confent to plunder , and made good booty , efpecially amongft fome of the Officers and wasgott agreatdealof plate from the Threafurer van Meppe : the place it felf was wondrous well provided;both with reference to the forti- fications andMagazine^nothing being wantingjthat could be required in any renouwned FortrefTe : there was found befides a good fummeof monny,- very much corn , and all lortsof Provmon , a ftoreof linnen Cloaths , Stockings, Shoos, and Hatts for Souldiers ; and as to other Ammuni- tion , and Artillery, the following Lilt was fend thereof to the State. Lift of the Ammunition found in Coeverden fent to their High and Mighty Lordships. Brafle Canon. Yron Canon. 6 of 2 4 P- 9 Havitze a z± p. 7 of 12 2 of 8 l of A° * € * °J o 7 of 4 2 Of $ - 5 of 4, 20 3 °f I 1 of 2 1 of 1 \ inaUbxguns, 2 Keilpieces. 41 Brafle Morterpieces. 3 fitt for ufe of 100 p. 1 Tappe wanting, of iqo p. zfit 2 fit of66p: I fit without carriadge of 4.2 p. I fitt of 12 p. l Broken of 35 />. 9 Brajfe. Mortepices yron. I complead of 60 P- I with out carriadge. of 60 P- 2 compleat. of 27 P- 1 with out carriadge of 12 P- 6 compleat of 12 P- 4 **yfr °f27P- 15 Tro*. Petars. 14. Bftsr^. 16 IV -with thofe that came from Groeningen 20 3 Barrels. G 5 Many (io6f Jiany in a Cellar loos , and much Lead. Formes to cafi bullet ts in. 8 Clofed pounder barrels. ^^ Kjtrdoes-chijls. 17 Prepared Bombes. 3 of 116 p.ftone. 319 of loo 197 °f f 2 219 °/ 35 579 «/ a6 1227 Prepared Granadoes, flying bulletts and Stinck- potts. 21 1 3 JJgbt Bullets to tkroTp out of te hand 2 1 o Tire Bullets to shoot . 5 $ Haad-granadoes,fittfurufe. 17 72 Kanon Bullets. 12 0/ 38 />. 451 *f 36 25*7 »/ : 4 ' 5001 of 12 318 c/ig 430 of 6 546 and , was not took by a suddain furpprizall, for the Enemy was informed the day before of their comeing and had fent unto Swoll for fuccours,but was ftormed with main force, and, not withftanding itouc refiftance, was took ftorming by the magnanimous cou- radge of fcaers 1 500 men well refolved Souldiers,who ha- ve confirmed the glory of their Victory , by fending to Groeningen 1 3 . Colours which they had taken from the Enemy , and two Herpauks, and fo reftored the lulter of their name again. Belgicajic iter urn redit inpracordia virtus. ANNO 1 673. JAnuary. In the beginning of the year, returned home- wards the Generalls, and Officers , of the Army ; as al- fo the Lord Beverning Deputy in the field , who not long after at his owne requeft was difcharged of that em- ploy , and thankt for his good fervice : the Army , being now broke up followed them who, haveing been much worneoutby this hard winter, were quartered in feve- rall cityes, a little , to refresh them felves , and many Sea- men new railed were fent to theArmy to fecurc us againft any farther incurfions ; whereupon the French on the 4. quitted the Poft of Nieuwer - bridge , without being forced ', hayeing firft bumtall they cou!d,and in part, mi- ne ied theFortification,carry ing alonge with them, 1 2. pieces >fOrdnance;afterwardsiomeofourrnen were fentthiter and fome ships were placed there, but the people could not ftay there longe,by reafon of the high waters; whereby not only wholeSouth-Holland,buttheFrench themfelvs as far as Utrecht were much incommodated;caufed by theope- ning of the Yfel-fluys at G ouda , but chiefly,by reafon of a great breach in the Banck of the river Leck,through which the water continually flowed in j and breach growing ftill bigger; it will very difficultly be repaired. In England many of their feamen runaway, leaving their fervice , and betakeing themfelves into the Country, whereupon the King the better to gettthem togeathera- gainft the next Campagnie, caufed this following Procla- mation to be published on the 2. January. FOr M much ds fever all feamen and others in his Majeftyes fervice byfea and regtftred on fever all Ships under his Majeftyes Pay , have for fallen their fervice andhidthemfdvs in obscure places , fome hereof have been apprehended , and according to their dsfert punis- hed with the death, bis Majefly defireing graciously to shew bis mer- ty, to the rift of the offendours, freely pardons, releafeth,and forgives, altjuch feamen , Mariners, and others allthetr offences of this kjnd , as to death or any corporal! punishment , & releafetb each ofthtm y from any wqaijitton , or profecution therefore : and his Majefty ex- prefly commandeth all and each Magiftrate , Officers and infer tour Mimfters both politic j^and Military , that they prefume not to call m qurftionn any fea man or Mariner for any offence which by thefe prt- ftnts is Pardoned. ~4n\ his Majefly expetleth th.it all feamen and Mariners, and oth ers , who have nowfeen the Examples of hit Ju- fiiceand Mercy will hereafter fo behave themfelvs in his Service, hat they shall not fall againe into the commtjfion oj fuch offences ; which if any one shall dare to adventure, he shall be proceeded againji with all rigour andjeverity. And not long after came out an other Proclamation , fortheincouradgeing of feamen to give themfelvs freely into fervice, on Ships of die firff ,fecond, and third Ranck, promifing a month, or 6 weeks wages before hand, and when they had once take fervice on fuch Ships should not be turned (no) be turned over to any other ; and the Widows o f all thofe that fhould be fleain in the Kings fervice, should be provi- ded for, with a yearly penfion. Alto , in France , and in theFrenchConquefts was published a generall Pardon for Runnigaeds, and Defertors of their fervice, on condition of their returne into their fervice, otherwife should be proceeded again ft: with all rigour. 5. Dito.the Lords Extraordinary Embaffadors of Swe- den made their publick entrance into the Hague , and had audience the next day ; their propofitions confiding in a mani reflation of the danger anddamadgeof this prefent warre; the great defire of their King, for the promotion of the peace ; and arelation of what they had done in order the reunto: firft, the offer of their mediationunto their High- neffes; and their acceptance of it; and afterwards the fame offer unto the Kings of France and England ; wo alfo we- re wel pleafed therewith ; and farther defired Commiffio- ners to treat withall , for the carrying on the work, that was now begunne : whereupon , Deputyes were afligned them ; with whom they entred into a diicourfe about the fubje£toftheirfecondpopofition,madeOn the ao, contai- ning an ample deduction of the English their inclination to the peace, in thefe Terms. That the mofi iUuftrious King of Great Britt am > fo willingly accepted of the Swedish Me- diation, that he with one nominated a place , chofe Embajfa- dours > and that it might not befaidhe left any t hinge that might he a hindrance to the purfuing of peace -withall indujlry . he even ajfured that he would be willing to confent to ceffa- tion of Arms with us : whereby the fr.gular goodneffe of that Great King, and his mo ft comendable generofity , as alfo his in- clination to the reftauration of peace , may eafily be feen: Th( like they declared of the French King. Then defired , that for the promotion of this worck their Higneffes would I. accept of their Perfons, and lervice for the carying on the worck of the meditation. 2. Accept the city Dunkirk* for the place ofTreaty,which both the kings had approove« of. 3. Elect fitt Perfons for Embaffadors , furnished with fufficientinftructions. 4. Confent to acefiation ofarms. Whe- Cm) Whereupon on the 13. was refolved, toexcufethemfel- Ves both of che place nominated for theTreaty,and alfo the ceffation of arms,- andhaveing communicated this refolu- tion with theMiniftersof their Ally es,on the 16 they relu- med it and declared , that the propofed place was not at all acceptable, and the ceffation of arms both hurtfull and rui- nous unto this State; and 'twould be fruitleflTe to nomi- nate Deputyes before we were agreed about the place; and that they could not have convenient & plenary inftru- ctions, before 'twas known what was to be the ground, and conditions to be treated on, whereof they defired fome explication, and propounded to the choice of the Kings 8. other places; which, on the 21. was concluded on, and fodelivered totheSweeds Embaffadours, who the fame day had delivered in a Memoriall to make the place of Treaty, and the ceffation of Arms the more pleafeingSc relishing unto us, but, on the 26 gave m another, giveing fus little thanks for the albrefaid rejection, efpecially as to theplace, which they judged, theMinifters of their Al- lyes ought not to have any influence upon , but this Sta- te , for themfelvs , had their freedom , to makechoice of anyplace without them, which might be alike commo- dious for the three intercfted Partyes , and concerning the Ceffation ofarms they complained, that we should judge any thing ruinous to the State which they , the Lords Me- diatours had propounded, and did not expect to have re- trieved fuch unfriendly words from us, yet, they took it upon them to ufe all their indeavours they could with both the Kings, efpecially about the place of Treaty, that the dehre of their High and Mighty Lordships might be fatisfyed. On the 7 . Under Command of a German marched 2 % Souldiers from Ouwater in a boat , and hid themfelvs in a houfeat the Vaert , whence they might furvy the Boats of Utrecht , and Woerden as they parted, and take no notice of thofe that were to ftrong for them • there came one which they ftopt,and at one charge killed 4. of the French, •the reft called for quarter, but the Lieutenant, makeing rcSftanee (H2) refiftance was shott through ; the Captain > Enfigne : and other Souldiers , were plundered and took Prifoners ; the fame party meeting annother Company of 25" men, foon putt them to flight , killed one of them and took 7 Prifoners ; and feverall the like skirmishes happened about this time , whilft the French were on their returne by Wa- ter to Utrecht, from their exploidr. ant Boodegrave , the ways being molt not pailabie by reafon of the high Wa- ters. Onthe 10. came to the Hague one van Dale&nd Duf- farty to prefent unto the State >& his Highnejfe a certaine projed, of bringing , in a short time into the Field 1 00000 armed men out of theProvince of Holland alone, without burdening that Province: wherein they have not only shewn their laudable , and forward zeai for the Common Wealth ; butalfodid produce many notable confedera- tions and the Project it felfe was of apparent probability e ; fo that it was not rejeded;but was efteemed by h\sHtgh?ief- fe, and the Councell of State , and States of Holland, worthy to be taken into their deliberation : but for fome difficul- tyes which would have attended the execution of it , it hath not yet been fett on foot , and very probably ( under favour to the Authors well meaning) might have prooved deftru&ive to the ordinary Militia oFthe State. On the 1 1. in the forepart of the night happened at Am- flerdam a violent fire in theWarehoufe of the Admirali- tyes ould Ropeyard, where now was kept the Magazyne of all preparations for theLandsFireships,good (lore whe- reof was there in Provifion , as alfo agoodquantityeof Brimftone , Rozin , and other Fire - ftuff,which all , with fomehoufes • that Itood thereabouts, were, in a shor time,: confumed by the Flames; not without ftronge fufpition ofc: being wilfully fett on fire the more, becaufe hard by 'rood a Powder Mill which was in great danger, but with great care it wasfaved. On the 13. the French with about 2 by reaion that Duke Dura* fince the Prince of Orange had quitted the Land of Liege was retur- ned thiter very-It rong : At home were we very buify in takeing care of all things; and fome feamen , befides thofe that went in the beginning of this month , were fent to fe- verall Pofts: and both the Country People and Citizens were commanded , that they should be in readineflc to march out on firft notice given : and for the prevention of alloppofition , on the 16. was the following warning f»ublished , in the Hague , and fo throughout all Hol- and. Advertisement. THe States of Holland and Wcfl- Friefland to all perfons that shall fee or hear thefe prefentsread,greeting. Be it knowne. That tve finding by experience that fome of the Subjefts and Inhabitants of thefe country es being commanded in this troublefome conjlitution of ti- mes and affairs , to repair with their Arms tofuch places where need may require under the refpeclive Companies , atnongfl which they are lifted, and whereto they doebelonge, have refufed to obey and follow fuch orders as have been given : which tends , not only to the offence difefteem , and bad example to other our obedient fubjeSs and Inhabitants , but might alfo tend to the great difervice of the Country j and becauje it ought not fotobe , therefore we , to provide for the contrary have thought good, ordained conftituted , as by thefe prefents wee doe thinly %ood, orda'tne and conftttute, that all and eve- ry one of the afotefaid our fubjecls who may be commanded by Pa- ent t or other order to march, shall obey and follow the fame , upon fain tbit who foever shall not be prefent and appear at the prefixed time and appointed place, or in cafe of tndifpofition or other incon- venience, fend fome other fitt per [on in their room, duely armed, for theperformetng unto the State the required fervice , shaB be proceeded agatnfl by banishment and confifcatwn of their goods , without any (onmvanccor dijfmmlationy commanding aU t andeyery ent 3 whdm H it (U49 it may ' Lands » Tenths, "•'shines, Fishings , and all other goods valued in the publick taxa- tion of goods: to be paid before thefirftofAprilrandhis Highnefle alfo, as a generous Prince, in this prefling need of the Land , proffered his owne Sallary , and alfo, all that was due to him , by vertue of a Proclamation of the States, as Admiral out of the Prizes^ thatweretook by the Capers ; a great number of which was daily brought up into Zealandt and on the 20. was brought up into Flus- hing, an English ship richly laden bound forSmirneand Alexandria of about 300. Tonne burden, with 14. pieces of ordnance, took by Adventuroux Captain Jan Springer * the ladinge was 200. Balls of Pepper, 700. Pigs of Lead, 1 50. Barrels of Tin, 200. Packs of Cloaths, Cerfyes, Bays , and ftackins,and many other commodityes which were all fould for a good price. In the mean time, France was much diflatisfyed witb the Spaniards , & efpecially , thole that had been on the exploi&againftCharleroy ,• andhaveing, by the English Minifters, complained hereof and demanded fatisfadtiort at the Court of Spain but without effect, theybegonne to feizeon the good and effects , which the Spanish Lords had, under the jurisdiction of the French : amongft which werethofe of the Duke of Bourneville Generall of the Imperiall Army : they granted alfo unto the Countefle d'Auvergne Letters of Reprifall , on thePrinsdom ofO- range in Lieu of Goods which she had in the Marquis- dom of Bergcnopfoam : they alfo difarmed the Citi- zens of Ryffel , Cortrijck, Dovay, and other Spanish Conquefts, as well, as in this State, and refolved to dis- mantle i5.ori6. Cityes on the Frontiers, befides fome Cityesinthe conquered Provinces, to demolish all their Fortifications, that they mighthave the fewer Guarrifons tobefett; and appointed Monfr. d'Afperont Captain o£ the Guards, and Ingenier of the King to execute thefe Or- ders : Thus France putt it felfe in pofture , not only to profecute the warre in Europe, but about this time alfo came news into England, from the Eaftindies , which was afterwards confirmed from France, that the French were H 2 not: (n6) ■not quiet there neither : but en deavoured to gett footing on Geylon, to which end Monfr. de la Haye was arrived in the Bay ofTrinkedallwithan Efquadron of 9. Ships, lying Eaftward to the Eyland , where he caft up a Fort to fett up there a Fadtory, under pretence, of haveing confent from the King of Ceylon : but we finding it to be fals , the Lord Goens with 18. Sail made thiterwards , and as foon as the LordGenerall heard of this news, he prepared feverall Ships in Batavia,tojoyn with the other, and the King of Ceylon alfo proffered his affiftance to fall on them by land, fothat we are not much concerned for there abode there Jong, becaufe they rauft have all their provifions from the Continent, and two of their Vi&uall Ships were already taken; and befides that , many dye away , through the un- ufuall unhealthy neffe of that Climate , fothatin all pro- bability, they rauft foon remove thence. On the 22. The French , by favour of a darck mift be- ing about 6 or 700 ftrong advanced from Woerden as far as our outlaying Ships by Nieuwerbridge, meaning tofur- prifethem, andcafta bridge over the Wieritk to paffe that way 1 but our men difcovering them shot luftily % and getting fuccour from Alphenftopt the French, and the mift breaking up , our ships difcharged hotly amongft them , whereby many were killed and the reft retreated , being purfued by our men as for as before Woerden. The next day were tryed in the Hague feverall fmall guns , to ufe on IcefledgeSjWhich were all found good, and fo made ready, that when needfull they might make ufe of them. 23. Was the tryall of Colnell Vain&Vin for his defer- ring the Poft at the Nieuwerbridge , ended , being by the chief Councell of Warre , on the 10. January declared to have forfeited of all Chardges, or Officies ; condemned to everlafting banishment , and his goods confiscated , he feaveing laboured toexcufe himfelfe by pretence of being defired by the Magiftrates of Gouda to march of with the Souldiers , and bring them into Gouda for the fecurity of ♦kat City, and the whole State ; whereupon the Sheriffand Bur- (117) Bargermafters of Gouda as alfo the Marquis de Thouarr who commanded there , declared folemnly under Oath , that neither they nor any one of them in particular had ever gave any fuch order unto him jrelateing the buifnefla to be as was wittnefTed;but this fentence of the Councell of warre,being to be approuved of by thePrince ofOr*»g*,wit- hout whole approbation it was or noe value ; his Highnefle haveing read it, wrote this following letter unto the Field- Marfchall Wurts Prefidentof the Councell of Warre. Sir. H~4"eeing feen , and perufed the form of the fentence puffed n- gain/l Colnell Pain & Vin dated the 10. inft ant , I find it con- trary to the 4f. .Article of the Military ordination, therefore intreat thatyoticaujett to here-examined in the Councell of warre, and on a new revifion of the whole Proceeding, to fee Juftice truly andftri- tlly adrnintftred proportionable to heighnoujneffe of the offence , which 1 committ to your care C remain Sit' Your affectionate Servant In the Hague ij. Januar. 1673. 1 T»as fubfcribed G. H. Prince of Orange. Whereupon the Councell of Warre, after a revifion of the whole tryall , and a fecond hearing of the Prifoner , and weighing all matters that had relation thereto,perfifted in their former fentance , condemning the Prifonner mo- reover to be broughtto the place ofpublick execution,and there, by the Hangmen to have a Sword fwayed over his head. Thus rejblvedat Alphe the j6. January 1 6j 3. HkHigbnejfe> haveing examined the laid fecond fen- tance palled by the Counfell of Warre , in.rhe buifneffe of Colonel and Quartermafter General! Pain & Vin , and not being fatisfyed injaimfelte with the punishment which the faid Councell had condemned him to, did after mature deliberation , refolvc that the whole proceffe , entered a- gainft the faid Prifoner by the Advocate of theState,sbould in each part of it, be,read overgain, revieuwed in prefencc oihx^Ht'gneffe and before two Lord Comiflioners both H 3 from (n8) from the High Concell of Holland, Zealandt , and Fries- land, and the Provinciall Councell or' Holland, and Weft- Frieiland , as alfo the Councel of Brabant ', and that they should hear, what arguments the faid La wer could produ- ce , in prefence of his Highneffe , and the forementioned Commiffioners, for the adftructing the demandes, and conclufionwhichhehad made againll the prifoner.Andhis aforesaid HighneJJe-} after mature examination, of the who- le procefle and whatfoever had reference to the buifneflfe in hand , did, with the unanimous advice of the faid Commiftioners, and according to rhe demand made by the Advocate of the State before the Councell of War- re againft the Prifoncr , condemne the faid Prifoner, con- demning hirn by tnefe prpfents , to becarryed by the Pro- VoftoftheArmy ,to the place they were wont to execute Juftice uponCriminals,and there to be executed by the pu- blick Hangman , with a Sword till death should follow: declareing alfo , that all his goods were conftstated to the ufe of the 6Y Coxingsmarck, and Others , & fevcrall Colonells were fent for, to recieve orders ; alfo they worked hard about the ar- tillery,and fome Guns were fent away,thelce-fledges were made ready,with fmall pieces on them,and many Wagons prepared for an expedition; Patents were prepared for the gathering of Townsmen and Boors, through whole Holland , as Toon as opportunity should prcfent,for to un- dertake any thing, Alio Count Mmtery gave Patents for the C ii9) tiie Regiment Infantry of Prince Vaudemont^ andCoInell Fariaux and the Horfe of Baron de Boulers> Sr. Caraffaznd Defeu , to come to the fervice of this State. And the French alfo at Uytrtcht feemed to prepare them felves , as if they intended, to undertake fome other defigne,pretending, if it froze rigain,they would hazard one Attacque more:butin truth we found all their preparation was of noe great mo- ment , all being only to fecure themfelves, that they might not themfelvs be anywhere fell upon, knowing well that now here were fuch orders given every where , that 't was not foeafy for them to break in again. On the 28. My Lord Appelboom y Envoy extraordina- ry for the Crown of Sweaden Complimented his High- nejje and the State with the notification that theQueen had given over the Gouvernment into the hands of the yonge King, who had aflumed the fame delivering $ with one a letter from the King his Mailer full of manifeftations of affe&ion to this State. His Hignejfe the Prince Eleclour , beinge about the latter end of kit year come to Bylefelt, hisConforton the 5. offanuary was delivered of a yonge Prince; the Army was now quartered in the Provinces of Hildesheim, Minden Paterborn 6c the cityes Unna, Camen, Ham , Soeft in the County of Marck were again filled with Brandenburghs Souldiers, whileft Majour General Spaan befieged the city Werl, wherein wascommandorone Wefterholt; and Ge- nerall Ellar ready with Brandenburghs Forces to march into Munfter-land, as foon as the waves werefitt to be ufed : but the continuall rain hindered them, and was alfo the occafion that Spaan could not ufe any force againfl: the City, but was neceffitated in the midle ofjanuaryto break up that Siege , only kept it blockt up , and carryed the Ordinance to Soeft. The French in the mean time, were continually mar- ching towards Wefel, the Infantery and Artillery went by Shipping downe the Rhine, many Ships parting daily by Cullen; Turenne him felfe arrived at Wefel on the 8 Janua- ry, from whence , on the 17. with fome pieces of Ordnan- H 4 ce'j ice , he marched toDorftcn , where he gathered hisTr6ops togeatherand fo returned to Wefel waiting there for the Cavalry, which yet werequartered in thePro vince ofCul- len, untill the Bridge over the Rhijn should be ready , which, on the 20. was finished, and fo the Horfe croffed the Rhijne , and came to Dorften comitting many info- lencyeson the way , fomefmall places , as Kefteren , and littleDortmont were plundered; alfo feverall ikirmishes happened between partyes , till the French , did begin to marchup higher , quartering at Dormont 6c Lu- nen; the Imperialifts , and Brandenburghs forces thereu- pon joyned, forming an army of above 20000 choice Combatants , which on the 26. January beganne to march towards Lipftadt , where his Elecloral H'tghnefe on the 3. Febr .arrived with theDukes otBourneville andJLortf/W,who onthe4. marched in the head of the Army towards Soeft. Marfchall Turenne on the 3 . fent fome of his A vant-Troops before Unna under command of Sr. de St. Aires one of his Lieutenant Generalls : That place being not very ftrongandfewSouldiersin it, only about loco. Boors, they yet ftoutly defended it flaying many French before it,tillat laft the city being moft part of it shott on fire they furrendered it on mercy, though unmercifully enough dealt withall. Brandenburghon the 5. arrived at Soeft, but not being able timely noughto fuccourUnna he encam- ped himfelfe not many miles from thence , expec- ting, that the French would come into the Field , and give Battel; but Turenne expecting fupplyes from the Prince of CW<»,and from the Land of Liege remained atDortmont, Loenen, and Unna, makeinghimfclf Mailer ofCamen , Altena, and other f mall places ; in the mean time Bourne- viUe caufed the following mandate of the Emperour to be- published : MandamentoftheDuke ofBourneville in the name of his Imperiall Majefty. E it fyoivnt unto every one by the presents , that my Lord Ray- mond Count ofHomecucHU) Frefidim of the £m$ei(mri Ctmnceil of B (121) sftvarre at Court , Lieutenant General! , Field Marfchall ; thief Steward ; appointed Go"vernour , and General! ojtbe Borders of Ra- lifje, Kinghtoftheguolden fleece , by -venue of the commiffon gt nun- ted him , by his Roman Imperial! Majefty , our tnoft gracious Lord; m Wetnenon the i y. January this prcfent ; he had certain matters to propojeunto the Forces ofthePrinsdom C5* Ehllory oJCullen and Prinsdom of Mtvifter in the name of the Emperour , Jor the main- taining of Peace , reft, and welfare of the holy Romish Empire: tut feeing his fore mentioned Excellency Lord Lieutenant GeneraU by reafon of the indtlpofitton of his body , and his departure thereupon enfuing could not performe the fame : therefore his faid Impe- riall Majefty on the 31 January la ft was pleafedtotransfrre the faid Commiffion in Paterborn on us Alexander , Dulee and Prince of and at Bourneville , Coun of Henntn , Chamberlain of his Em- periall Majefty, Councellour of W arre and appointed field Marfchall o-ver his Armada : Wherefore , in confirmny to this Commiffion tran- sferred upon us , and the more becaufe the forementioned #« Empe- riall Majeftys tnoft gracious intentions are , that the arms tooltip in the Holy Romish Empire should be made ufe of to noe other aim , then for the better eftablishing the peace , reft and welfare of the holy Romish Empire j contrary to which his Emperiall moft gracious intent and deftgne they all doe all , who doe bare Arms in the fertice of an other , be/tde the above mentioned his Emperiall Majefty , and his ^Allyes. Therefore all Military Officers tn Service of the E' leUour ofCuUen , or Prince ofMunfter, but efpecially allthofe who are Vaffals to bis faid Romish Emperiall Majefty, and the Holy Ro- mish Empire , of what quality feeler , horfe or foot are by thispre- fern Patent publicity , and earneftly , exhorted and entreated , to defer t the fatdfer vice and lift themfelfs in the Army oft be Emperour ; where each one according to his State and Condition , and cvmmand wbtch he there had shall be accomodated and advanced: an I, in the mean ijhile , be maintained with Mony , Quarter > and all other needful! provifions : Butt whofoever > not regarding this publul^ Patent , shall dtfobediently continue Mthef=irV:ceoftkefaidiL\e{\or of Cullers t and Prince ofMunfler shall incurre his Emperiall Majeflyes mofl high difpleafure , with conftfeation of their Goods and Poffeffions^ and according to defer t y corpor all disgrace and puniffement and death itfelfe. Accordingly , each may regulate btmfelfe , fo as to obtain grace , and honour ; and efcape shame , reproach , andloffe. Signa-* turn and Publtcatum. Hamthe io.Febr. 1673. Alexander? Duke of Bourneville. l\ 5 Where- fl22) Whereupon the Bishop ofMunjler published an Contra- Manifefti wherein he faid, this was not the Order of the Emperour, but done by BourneviUe of his owne account, and that , in very deed , all his Men were Emperiall Men % and for the fervice of the Emperour; farther indemnifying all and every one of them > from all lofle which they might fuffer on this accou nt. The Army of the Confederates haveing been thus long in the field , marched again to Soeft, feing the French came not up againft them : But Turenne , being now rein- forced with the Infantry of Conde and fome Cavalry of Duras* and being now alfo joyned with Munfters, and Cullen Forces , marched directly againft Ham , where the Duke of Brandenburgh had left 2000 Men in Guarrifon who, finding themfelvs imable to with ftand fo great a power drawing upon them , left the Citty , and retreated to the Army at Soeft. The French haveing took Ham in- to their Poffeflion , marched forward towards Zoeft , in the way whereto lay the Fort Berkeboam , wherein was a Guarrifon of Brandenburgs Men, which Turenne matter- ed with his Avant-Troops under command of Marquis de Bourtemont ,• upon the loffe of which , the Army of the Confederates broak up from Zoeft and marched to the Li pftadt, whence, on the 25. Febr. the Brandenburgs Army drew to Byleveld with the Artillery , and the Emperialifts to Paterborne , leaving Soeft open to the Enemy ; but left a ftrong Guarrifon in the Lipftadt. The French advan- cing higher towards Zoeft and Lipftadt , the Emperialifts and Brandenburghs forces, quitted their Quarters ? and paffing the Wefer on the 28. the Emperours arrived in the Province of Hildesheym ; the Branderburgs foon after at Halberftadt and Maagdenburgh ; from whence a- gain the firft were to march towards Frankenlandj and thefe towards Berlyn. Thus the whole County ofMarck was left open to the Enemy to domineer there at his pleafure, except only Lip- ftadt, and Sparenbergh, where Guarrifons were left : The French encamped about Zoeft and Ham 9 and the Bishops forces (12?) (Forces marched higher upwards , as far as the Wefer brin- ging all under Contribution. Now, whether want of for- iradge, in equality of power , or any other finifter reafon , was the caufe of this retreat of the Confccderates , I shall not here examine, not intending to detain you with Po- litick difcourfes , but remaine fatisfyed , with our haveing given you a bare relation of the things as they have pafTed. The i.February was the Magiltracy of Amfterdam changed again after the old manner as in the times of the Government of the Stadthouders ; and two Lords were fucceffivly chofen to remain Old-burgermafters this year, and tfoth of them refufed it. On the 2. Dito was beheaded in the Hague one Arnould 'van der M'tnne , Citizen oftheCityofDelpht, who, on the 29. December , when the Enemy deftroyed Bode- grave, committed many mutinous actions ; ftirred up the rabble to fall upon theTown-hous,raild at the Magiftrates, calling them Rogues, and after protefting that he would that day wash his hands in the blood of fomeof the Ma- giftrates , and had committed feverall other feditious Actions; which,as being the ready way to fett the common people in uproar again , and being directly contrary to the Act of Indemnitye, the Court to make timely provifion therein condemned him to be beheaded. Alfo, on the fame day , one Peter Teunife Smit of Yfelmonde was whipt , and banished for his life , for haveing flandered the Magiftrates calling them Rogues, & faying they had dealt knaveishley; and that others (amongft whom he named the Preacher) more were excufed to draw out then himfclfithat they thce- vishlyputt into their owne pockets the mony , that freely had been given ; breaking out into many the'like infolen- cyesin their prefence,in thejuftice Chamber. Which tende tonullifye the orders given for calling the Country Peo- ple togeather; and was alfo feditious, and directly con- trary to the Act of Amnefty, and therefore to be pu- nished : And to the end that no body may decieve himfelfe in this matter , relying on the former licen- tioufnefle in fpeaking and doing, which was fo ruinous to to the State ; wee have fubjqyncd the faid Ad of Amnefiy. THe States of Holland and Weflfriejland , To all P erf on s who shall fee thtfe prefents , or bear them read , Greeting ; Be it Jinowne that tve bate experienced, for fame time downwards , that in fete)' all Cities and Places ofthefe enr Country s , many murmuring! and diffidences have aroje between the Inhabitants of the fatd places andCttyes, one amongft another, but efpecially againft the G over - nours and Magifirates there , and that the aforefaid diffidences and murmur ings , have given occafion to great diforders and conjujion in the fatd City es and Places : and confidering that the progreffe thereof muft unavoidably cauje the destruction of thefe Lands, bringing them into a perfect Anarchy , and unfitneffe to defend themfebos or oppofe the Enemy , and that therefore'' lis highly nee df nil to ufe all power- full means to prevent the fame for the future ; efpecially, feeing My lord the Prince of Orange , by vertue of that authority conferred on htm byut, on the 17. of ^iugufi laftpaft, hath, to remove the aforefaid diffidences , murmurings and confufton (without any blemith to the good name and repute of the Governours ,) fett all things in fuch good order , at his Highneffe hath judged convenient for thefervict «f the faid Land in Generall , andofthofefore mentioned Cityes and Places in particular : Therefore Wee out of our fatherly affetlion and providence , taking care in all things for the reft and Welfare of our Lands , and the good inhabitants thereof, have with mature de- liberation and councell, after the previous advice of my Lord the Prince of Orange, and, on the earneji defire and recommendation of his Hi°hnciTe , ordained and conjtttuted, as wee doe ordain and conftituteby theje prefents that, what fever may havepaffed, or been atled, with rejpetl to the aforefaid diffidences and murmurmgs, and of what nature or quality foever it be, and by whom fever committed tn thefe late diforders and confuffons untill this prefent time , shall be and remain forgotten and forgiven : Jo as wee out tf our certain knowledge and Soverain power doe by thefe prefents abolish, nullify e, and forgive the fame exprefily j forbidding all jud- ges and other Officers of' this Land to make any inquifition afer, or enter any Chardge or precejfe againfl any one , on that account now or here after : Wee have farther alfo , with the advice and on earneft recommendation and defire of his faid HighnelTe , txpre/Iy ordained and Confirmed , as by thefe prefents wee doe ordain , and tonflttute that , from this time forward no body , of what State , or j >0r Condition foe^er he be , shall dare either to abufe in words their Superiours , Magiftrates , Officers , Judges , Sherriffs , J^dminiflert ofjuftice, and others in what fervice or employ foever they may be, in City , or Country ; or to leffen that authority and re/pecl which if due unto them, much leffe, to give any occafion or inducement thereto : but , on the contrary , give thtm all honour and due obedience : on paine, that , whofoever shall be found , to have atled contrary the- reto, shall be punished , according to the written Laws , and Statutes of this Land ; as the exigency of the matter may require. That alfo none, of what State , or condition foever he be, shall dare, either by any underhand-work^ , or by violence , to abufe , to prejudice or any way force and conflrain to the doing of one or other things the forefaid Super iour s , Magiftrates , Officers , Sherriffs, Admimftersof Juftice, and others in what fervice or employ -foever they be either in Ctty or Country j or any other of the good Inhabitants of this State under any pretence , or shew what foever , either as to their Perfons or goods , much leffe to ufe any Jlrms or jirmed men thereto on pai- rte , that all thofe , who shall be found guilty t beret of not only the Leaders but all others , not only Men , but alfo Women who shall be atlive therein shall, without any connivance , or diffi~ mulation, be punished with the death. And that alfo ivhofoever shall either in word or deed give any occafion , or enticement that any of the faid Governours , Magiftrates , officers , Judges ,Sherriffs 9 ^Admintfters of Juftice or any other the good Inhabitants of theft Provinces , should be any wayes injured , reproached , or violently forced to an thing , either by any plott or violence committed againfl their Perfons ; that thofe although they have not perfonally appeared, and affiftedin theatlion, shall be punished , even with the death, jilfo wee ordaine and conflitute , that all the good Inhabi- tants ofthefe Lands , if they should come certainly to know of any plott againfl the faid Government , Magiftrates, Officers, fldmi- nifters ofjuftice , Sherriffs, Judges and others , in what employ foe- ver they may be , or any other the good Inhabitants of the places, that they shall, as much as in them lyes , endeavoure, and that with the authority of the faid Magiftrates , Officers , jldminiflers ofju- fiice , Sherriffs, Judges , under their re(petlive Captains and Officers, even by force of\ArmS, to hinder and flop all fuch pious ; and, if need require, to apprehend by force , not only the Authors thereof, but all fuch, as have been employed therein : and, to fecure them , either liveing or dead j upon pain , that whofoever shall be found defective therein* shall t according to the cturfe- of law , be punished, with fuels ftrtftneffej, ftriclneffc , as tie heighnoufneffe of the offence may deferte: Wee have alfo [after the aforfaid adyice, on the earneft recommenda- tion and de/ire of hvs formentioned Highnefle) eonftituted and or- dained and by tbeje presents doe ordaine andconfiitute , that all the aforefaid Inhibit ants of thefe lands of what State , or condition foe- "ver they be , shall pay all fuch Land-taxes , and burdens, which wee , for the neceffary defence of the Land , either haye , or yet shall lay upon them ; and alfo affsfl all Recievers , Colletlours, Commijfio- ners , Doorkeepers and other s y in their forwarding the faid taxes ; "without any ways injur etng or defameing them in wordt or deed ; or any ways in the leaft to hinder them in the furthering of the fame ; upon pain of corporal! punishment for an example unto others ; and thofe who shall haye been found to baye abtifed them by any evil atlion , fell upon , or any ways injured them , shall without any con- veyance , or iijfimulation , be punished Ttitb the death : For Wee, laying nothinge more to heart , than the peace , and defence of thefe Lands an the good Inhabitants the eof, haye found it neceffary to enatl asaboye mentioned. Giyen in the Hague under our great Seal , thefeyen and twenty! h of September. 1672. Was onderwritten , By order of the States, And figned Herbt. van Beaumont. On the 4. Febr. H is Highnejfe went towards the Army, and all other Chief Officers, each to their refpedhve Pofb : • The Burgers of the Towns, in South- Holland drew alfo to the Army, thofe of North-Holland, toAmfterdam; and the Country People, in to the Villadges round about : in hopes , and on expectation , that , whilft it froze , there might be an opportunity for fome exploit, all things being in readinefle thereto , and a great number of Men gott togeather; but, it Freezing not very hard, and the. itrength of the Stream hindring the Ice from growing j thick, itwasnotfitttotruftthemfelvsonit; and, there- fore all their preparation ferved, only tofecureus, fronv the Enemy : The French alfo feemed to have had fome de-" figne by their prepareing fome fmall pieces, on fledges, and getting feverall Ice-iledges togeather ; but , what their I intention was* appeared beft> when they fetch'c 12. of their ' (12?) their biggeft Guns out of the Arfenall at Utregt , and , in prooving them , fo overchardged them , that 3. or 4.. of them flew about their ears, and all the reft, except 2. broak : this shewed their defigne was , rather to be on their watch , to preferve their owne City , than any expedition on the Ice, where fuch heavy Canons arenotofufe; When the froft was gone our Army parted again,and the Burgers and Boors returned home. On the 7. In the Tower of London were examined my Lord S^and the Notary Arton,hy the Duke of Lauderda- le i Thefe , being arrived few days before out of Holland, were there detained , and fecnred , on pretence , that Sas* haveing been in England before , was ordered to depart the Country, and now comeing with Commiffion to treat, without haveing their Pafports were lookt upon as Spyes : whereupon their ProceflTe was prefently to be ma- de, and were ofter examined ; which continues in that manner ftill , perhaps to ballancc thofe English , whom wee held here in arrefton fufpicion of fecret correfpon- dency. The French , not only burthened the Inhabitants of their Conquefts in Generall , with intollerable Taxes and Impofitions , executeing their goods , very ftri&ly , with Souldiers and heavy quartering of Souldiers and carrying away of all they had in their Houfes ; but alfo proceeded very rigorously againft thofe that fled , feverall of whom, being oft catcht, were delivered over, as a prey unto the Souldiers, who ftript them quite naked, and abufed them befides. They beganne alfo to putt into execution the Proclamation of Confifcation and Demolition , a- gainft thofe who were out of the Country , but had their effedts (landing therejpulling downe theHoufes of feverall that remained in Holland ; and fummoned all to appear upon 50 gl. a day, forfaitt j executeing the Parents goods for the Children , and the one Friends for another. The Proclamation of Retorfion whereby all were fum- moned in here , who had goods in thefe Provinces and remained by the Enemy , on paine of the like Confifca- tion, (i*S) tion , was noe farther executed in generall , than to the Inventarefeing of all their goods; and, againft fome of Overyfel in particular, who were accufed of treachery and a traiterous felling of their City es, this following Manda- ment was published : W Illiam Henry, by the grace of God Prince of Orange &c. C5V. , bfc. A'fo the Prefident and Councelfor Holland and IVeflfries- tand to the firft fworne Exploiter in this cafe Greetings. Being the Procuror Generall of Holland and IVeftfriefland hath shewn unto us that* as fome particular Perfons have acquainted his Highnefle the Prince of Orange with, tt is evident, who -were the Traitours that Could and delivered over to the Enemy the City s nfSwoll , D event er, Campen and others , and into what places in this Province , they had fsnt their «oo Is and effstlts , his aforefatd Highnefle bath authori- fed the fatd Requtrants to feix.e upon, tafy into detention , andfecure the goods , monys , and effetlts bid away in North-Holland, belon- ging to the fatd Traitours , alfo their Perfons themfelvs , fecureing them in the hands oftbe'Juftice there where they shall be found 5 tit he brought where bis Highnefle shall thinly meet-, Accordingly ,the aforefatd Requtrants have fei%ed upon fever all Trunks , batketts, and chefts belonging unto the fatd Perfons , who have been guilty of delivering over the aforefatd Cttyes , at Medenb\ic\, Enk\huy\en, Hoorn , Jlm\\erdam, and other places, and remonflrated the fame unto hisHtgh^ffe; his Highnefle hath thought good, that the faid Goods and all other of the like nature which may yet be found , shall be Invent ari\ed, by a Lord Commiffioner of this Court , and carryed into fomefecme place a ccording to the difcretton of the Court : Where- upon thps Court , in November laft , did to that end commiffwnate my Lord Cool, that bis Lord- ship should caufe all the Goods and Effetts to be inventarized by the Secretarye oftheJaidCourt , and accordingly to Tranfbort them hither and fecure them in the hands of this Court ; and feeing among thefaid Goods , Monyes, and Effects, there are fome that helonge to Aclbcrt Aelbertfe , N. Brewer , "William van Erakel , Warrcnaer Crans , Herman Mecuwifze , Gysbrecht van Deedem ,N. tie Rover, and Albert Nieuland , «// Burgcrm afters eft be City Swell ; Richard Radius , Chief Secretarye of the Province e f Ovtryzel i William Evertfe, Draper at Swoll; ClaasCock, fattor at Swoll; Arent van Hardenbergh , Daniel van Santen , Rey ndert Tengnagel, M . Kerkw ijck, and Gexxtt van Blankevoort, all Burgermatters of Campen t Henry Dapper, Burgermafter of Vsvemer, C129) , Eetenter, and that all the faid Goods , andMonyes belonging to the aforefaid Perfons , not only for the afirefaidreafons j hut, becaujs they remain with the Enemyes- of this State , areforfeitted to the Ho- nourable, Great, and Mighty the States of- Holland and Weflfrie flan d. He the Prefenter , is by vertue of his Office necejfitated, as he faith, to turne to «s , and dejire that wee would pro vide , at needful} , in this matter : Therefore wee doe commiffionaie , and authorrfe in the name of the Sowveraignity, to J^eep in arreft, all the afirejaid Goods, ^tlio?iSj Monyes , and Ejfetls , belonging or relateing to the aforefaid Perfons % And fecured under the faid Court , or any where elfe , and by public^ Edii~l and ringing of the Bells, and insinuation , tofummon the faid Perfbns , and others who may be concerned in the Goods to appear , on Tewsday come three wee^s , before the Lords , and Mafters Corne- lius Fannius, Lord of old Haerlem , and Mattheuw Gool , Conn- cellour in the aforefaid Court , as Commijfiotiers , to hear the demand , condufion and dtftre which to the Prefenter shall ma\e against each of them, at the appointed day and effecially , to bale the faid Goods declared tobefoifeitted> and conffcated to the ufe and benefit t of the forementioned Sowveraignity, alfo to anfwer thereto \ and fo to proceed forward. Given in the Hague , under the Seal of "Juflice , the 10. February. 1673. Underwritt By me Lord Governour , Prcfident* and Councellours of Holland and Wcftfriefland, Was jigned A. Pots. On the 10. marched out of Coeverden the Lieutenant of the Dragoons, with his Dragoons, and a Company Horfe of the Lord Sickinga , to Otmarfen, where the Mun- iters Commandour Randsorf had layn almoft four weeks with one Company of Horfe,6c one of Dragoons; and had a little fortifyed it, but was now drawn out towards Swoll: this place had before been fummoned, by theGuarrifor* of Coeverden , to pay contribution ; and thereupon the/ now plundered it , and carryed thence fome Perfons , with' the booty to Coeverden ; foon after Commandour Rons- dorf with his Horfe and Dragoons returned th ither again.' On the iz. came intoWefep 15 Men, who laying in ambush about the Tolacker , of 26 French Troopers shatD J. or 6, and brought 14. Prifoners inrp the City, with \ ";• foro© (130) fome Horfes and Arms ; on the Tame day went out 4 Men on their Fortune, who, nere Naerden, fell on a Boor with 6 Horfe; and agreed with him for a randtfom tor himfeife and Horfes, which he was to feth out of Naerden , whilft thofe Companions flayed for him , on the Yce with them Horfes ; the French hearing thereof, would have gone out againft them , but the Boor prayed them not to doe it , be- caufe,faid he, they would shoot his Horfes, and the Scaets- rijders, never the leffe,efcape; therefore (though it fpited them) they were forced to fee the Boor goe and randfom his Horfes. But on the other hand the French took a Bar- ber ofjormaus Regiment , who was on his fcaets , but fin- ding himfelfe enclofed he cryed Quarter , which they pro- mifeing, nevertheleffeftript him quite naked; andthruft him alive into a hole under the Yce. On the 12 dyed fud- dainly at Wyrtsburgh the Archbishop and Prince ofMents a great Favourite of the French Party ; and was fucceeded^ by Lotharius Frederic us , Baron ofMetterniche,ite£0/>of Spiers , who Anno 167 1. was chofen Coadjutor at Mentz. On the 13. On notice, that about 600 French were marching towards Linfchoten , Ouwaters broek , and Pa- pekop , to Spoil thofe Villadges , haveing about goo Sled- ges with them , to carry away their plunder and hay : a- boat 300 Burgers of Dort and the Hague , and 4-0 Soul- diers, under Count Van Homes marched towards them > the Burgers in the front , on their Scaets ; who being pre- fently at their heels fired at them , and killed feverall ; whereupon the French leaving their Sledges retreated be- hind feverall Haycocks , where they putt themfelvs in pofture to make refiftance,but our Souldiers alfodrawing- neer they were forced to make their efcape , and fo fled to Woerden, whither werepurfued, till wee came within Canon- shott of the City; Ours brought with them the^ recovered Booty and 14, Prifoners intoOuwater; of us only were two Burgers a little wounded. On the 14. Both the Houfes of Parliament affembled at ; London and his Majefty fignifyed to the Houfc of Com- :] mons. That their fpeaker Sr. Edward Tamer being now ad- advanced , they should eled another and prefent him the next day unto the King , which they did in the Perfon of Sr. Job Charleton > whom the King haveing admitted ; He made , with the ufuall ceremonyes , fitting on his Throne with his Royall Robe, the Crowne on His head , this follo- wing fpeech unto both the Hou fes of Parliament. MY Lords and Gentlemen : J am glad to fee you here this day ; J should have caUedym jo oner togeather , but that 1 defined to ea/e both you , and the Na- tion , urn til there should be an abfoluteneceffity : Since you were here lafl, 1 have been conjlrained to a very weighty , neceffary , and char- geable Garret, and ,1 doubt not , but you wiH give me an effeftualt % and jut able ajfijlance for the carrying on the fame. 1 referre you to my Declaration concerning the grounds , and indeed , the necefftty of this Wane. Jind 1 shall now only fay , that 1 could havepaffed by the indignityes agatnft my own Perfon rather than have brought things to this extremity , if the Intereft , as well, as the honour of the whole Kingdome were not endangered thereby : and if 1 bad negletlcd this occafion, wee should perhaps never have mettwttb fo advantagiom an opportunity. You will find , that the lafifupply 9 you gave me, did not anfwer the expectation, as to the end, for which you gave it , the payment of my debts; therefore, in the next place, 1 muft again earneflly recommned that to your freciall care- Some few dayes before 1 declared the Warre , I gave out my Procla- mation of Indulgence for the differing partyesin Religion, and have hither to found the good effects of it , in affurance of peace at home, while I had Warre abroad ; there it one part of it , •Vihich is fubjetl to tnifconfirutlions , that , which concerns the Pap'fis ; as if more free- dom was graunted them, than to other Recujants ; where as 'tis evident , they have hffe ; for others have public/^ places allowed thtm -, and 1 never intended they should have any, but only that they should have the freedom of their Religion in their Houfes , without any contour fe of others ; and leffe than this 1 could not grauni them , feting 1 had shewn fo much more indulgence unto others , moji of them haveing been fait /full in their fervice to me and my Father : and in the whole courfe of this indulgence , my in- tention is not , that it should, in any wife , prejudice the church ; but will maintain it in all its privikdges, and that in their full power, Haveing now f aid this I shall tal^e it very ill to meet with any con- tradiction in what 1 have done. And to be plain with you, l am I 2 refolvtd fefohed to perftfi by my Declaration. There is one Scruple more wich it maliciously diyulged abroad , but yet jo flight and frivolous , that 1 jcarce thought it worth malting mention of , had it not perhaps al- ready gott credit witbjbme wellmeaninge People , and that if , that the forces , Tthith 1 haye raifedin this Wane , should be contrived to oppofe the Law and Propriety. 1 wish 1 had more Forces the lafl fummer , the want whereof convinceth tnc that I muft ratfemore towards the firing ; and doubt not but you will conftder the chardges thereof in your fupply : 1 will conclude with this affurance to you ; that 1 Tsill mantatne the true Reformed Vroteflant Religion , and the Churchy as it now is cftablished in this Kingdom, and that no bodf % s propriety or Freedom shall be tnyadedvn. Whereupon the Chanceller illuftrateing every thing more fully, made ad eduction of the neceflity of the War- re from many inlblencyes , which this State had commit- ted, againft all Crowns in generall, afpireing after an univerfall Empire, as great, as that of Rome; but efpe- cially againft England , fo that His Majefty might well call it, the Parliaments ware; and expect a fuffi- cient fupply : thereunto , adding that the States had di- vulged amongft their People fuch rumors , that they were fure the Parliament would not aflift the King in this Warre; and , if they could but linger it out untill the Seflion of Parliament, then their work was done, but His Majefty knew the Parliament better , being fully affii- red , on the contrary that they would give him cffedtuall affiftence; that, thereby the Dutch being decieved in their hopes , should never more be formidable to Kings , or dangerous to England. And , if they should after this time ever rife again ; they should remember that the Sta- tes of Holland are always Enemys to England, both in intreft , and inclination ,• Afterwards recommended to their care the payment of the Kings debts, and excufed the shutting of the Exchequer ; and he fo vindicated the indulgence of his Majefty to the Papifts, that he knew that noe good man could make any rationall fcruple againft it, and finally took notice of alike joealozy which fome bad, of His fo great militia -, which, hefaid, was found to (m) to be to weak , and therefore his Majefty refolved to enlar- ge it with 7. or 8. Regiments more, concludeing farther with a rhanksgiveing to God, for fuchaKing, theRe- ftorer of their Church , and State ; that in the midft of Warre and mifery , that reigned in their Neighbour Countryes, their barns were full , noe complaints were in their Streets , and fcarfe any one knew that there was a Warre; A King who pofTeffed the hearts of His People, efpeciallyof His Parliament, who exceeded all their Pre- deceffors in affection and Loyaltyc. On the 15. the French took Faffe in the Province of Liege , a« alfo Covigne , Chaff elet , and other fmall places, intending alfo to furprife Thuyn, but were refilled there : in the Country they burnt all that refilled to pay the Con- tribution they demanded , and made themfelvs by force Mailer of the whole Land ofLuyk, without doubt, to lodge their Army there in the fpring - and that they might more commodioufly block up Maftrigt. At this time Mar- quis de Genlis , and Count le Marcq, Governour of Woer- den , being fent for, on the complaint of the Duke of Luxenburgh j arrived at Paris , and were both disgratiated, and banished from the Court ; the firll becaufe he had not foon enough, followed the Duke of Luxenburgh with the body of the Army , to releife Woerden ; the other, be- caufe he had not, according to order , burnt the Panntyle- kills , or Bakehoufes of tills. On the 18. was executed at Amficrdam one JohnFra- zer a Schotehman , who , on the 9. pall , on the accufation of a Seaman , was apprehended , and freely confeffed , that he came out of England with the Packett-boat , with intention, to employ fomeperfons, to fett the City and Ships on fire • bringing along with him, as a faithfull com- panion one Paul Andrews; he, andthefaid VaulA?idreros haveing before made tryall in the prefence of two other Perfbns, of one of thele fire Inltruments, on a Ship; one of which Inftruments was dureinghis imprifonment produced and shewn him , which he had made with his owne hands. And that he under his hand had promifed to I 3 pay (1340 pay twenty pounds Sterlings to the Brother of the faid Paul Andrews , as foon as he should have fett on tire the Eaftindia-houfe , or any of the States men of Warre , she- wing him a Fire- instrument , and directing him , how to makeufeof it; that he came out of England on purpofe to fett on fire the Men of Warre here ; and laftly he con- feffed , that he had employed this Paul Andrews to procure another man , accordingly as he had gott his Brother to af- fift therein ; after confeilion of all which , the Lords of the Judicature, withadviceof the Lords Burgermafters con- demned him , to be brought to the Scavold before the Townhous , and there by the publick Executioner to be broke on aCroffe from his Jeggs upwards, then to be choaked and a bundle of Straw to be flamed over his face ; his body to be fett on a wheel at the Volewijk , there to be devoured by the fouwls of the air ; and to have a Pott hung by him , denoteing the fire intended , with confifca- tion of all his Goods if he had any. execution accordingly followed Prafentibus > the Stadt holder of the Chief- officer* Three Burgermafters and all the Schepens. This Pan/ Andrews, that came with him out of England, feemed to have fome conteftinhimfelfe, but becaufe of." thegreat Oaths he had madeoffaithfullneffe and fecrecy, did not dare to reveal it;and therefore endeavoured to gett hisBrother into play,that fo it might by him come to light; accordingly Frazer had noefooner bound himfel/'e by his hand writing unto the faid Paul Andrews to give him 20 Pound Sterlings but he prefently made it known , as appe- ared by Frazers being apprehended on the 9. the next day following his engagement : The houfe which he moft fre- quented at meals , was narrowly fetched , the Man of the Houfe runne away", the Woman was apprehended, and carry ed to go al, thence to the Spinhous, not without greit fufpicion of knowing fomething of this Frazers defignes. On the 19. The Bishops Men , fell out from Nieuw- fchans upon our Watch, which lay on the Boonderdijk and killed fome of them , but went noe farther , retreating affain into the Nieuwe-fcans ; in the mean time fome Men Men were commanded from Groeningen to enforce our Men : Ac Schoonhove were two Perlons Shott through for haveing defigned thefireing of that City : atCoever- den was one alio apprehended, on prxfumption of the like defigne ,- and was afterward beheaded and quartered. On the 20. At Groeningen were concluded the procee- dings againit EJquire Ofebrand Johan Rengers 3 who , with one Piccart , foon after the befieging of Groeningen were apprehended , on prefumption of keeping correfponden- cy with the Bishop cftMunfier* whereof, (though he would confeffe nothing but, both under the tortures as well as when free, perfifted in the negative) there was fufficient evidence by Attenuations under Oath and other clear fi- gnes, that he endeavoured to perfwade Madam Sophia van der Kamp , to goe to the Bishop of Munfler > and by means of her Friends to buy of him the Lordship Wedde, though it should colt him ?coco gl. but that it should not be ii- gned before she had the news ofGroeninghens being ta- ken : and that , by means of the fame Gentlewoman , he treated with the Bishop for the prefervation of his Houfe and Goods, at Sloghteren ; that he told her he kept alfo correfpondence with the King of France, which it it was known, would coft him his head : that dureing the Siege, he had always good information from the Army, that a- mongtr, his writeings were found many (editions Papers of one Schuylenbergh ■> that he had endeavoured to corrupt his Judges, and enriched himfelf unjuttly with the monyes of the Land : for which he was condemned to emprifonment for life,to be at his owne chardge maintained, and to make reftitution of all he had fraudulently took away j Picard» being found guiltlefle was releafed. On the 21 . Drew out of Utreght, under the Marquis de Beuffler 300 Dragoons, and fome light Horfe , for to re- cieve Contribution , and komeing to Nichtevecht 1 50 Men drew out from the Hinderdam againft them ; bun being to tew in number fome of them were killed in the Rcfconter , fome fled , and 55 were carryed Prifon- nersinto Utreght; whom theyftript naked andfo mod I 4. were ( %yere forced to march bare legged , and barefoot over the Yce and Snow, whereof fome dyed on the way; The Vil- ladge Nichteveght was quite plundered and burnt, church and alii and the next day the fair feat, Amerongen,was laid in ashes, and r.he flame was feen in Graveland : at the fame time fever all Zealand- Privateers falling on the English Fleet, comeing from Mallago, foon maftered fome of them, and brought them up, very richly laden. On thez^. was difcovereda pretended defigne which Captain Kettens Sonne , Secretary to the Duke ofHarrach> should have contrived , againft the Perfon of the Bishop of Muufler to deliver him, and the City Munfter itfelfe into the hands of the lmperialifts, whereto was added, that they had already enclined the Lord Rtjngrave > Gover- nour of Mun fter , and the Chief Captain of the Guard > and fome others ; on which prefumtion he was imprifon- ned , and kept clofe in order to be further , according to Law , proceeded againft. But a lamentable Cheat it was which , the French takeing theoccafion ofthisaccidenf , putt upon thelmperialifts,by fending this following coun- terfeit Letter unto the Marquis de Grana > Refident for the Emperour , and Collonel of the lmperiall Regiment within CuJlen. A Letter from the Baron de Schiverin to the Marquis de Grana > dated in Byleveld, 26 Febr. 1673. I Thought it my duty to give you advice by this ExpreJJe , how it bath pleafed God to projper our attempt upon the City of Mun- fier , and that-, although wee were not fo happy at the fir ft at wee could have wished ; bavein% loJlgre.it number of our Men , yet wee havecarryed the place at Iaft. Th; Bishop bimfelfe had much a doe to efcape our hands , byretireing into aGentlemans Houje hard-by ; havetng with him fome few Heyduckes , and fome of his Horfe Cuards. His EletloraU Highneffc , my Mafler , is juft now about to invefil the place , and force him to an agreement : he has hleewife given order for marching of fever all Horfe and foot to Warendorf, to make tbemfdvs Majiers of that Place. M this tnflant , while 1 am writeing , is arrived on Officer of his Jiighncflc ~ho tdls us , th.it ('37) that a Party of our Tones , have beaten a Party of 4000 Hoy ft \ befides certain Dragoons and fome Foot, under command of Mar- quis dc Rcnel , Marshall Genera/l of the Eleclour of Cullen , who werepofted at Gefecque; and that they have taken the Marquis himfelf Prifonner and will bring him hither in few hours ; that Major Gt- nerallSolms is filled on the place , and the Count de Lippc , Colonel of a Regiment , being "very much wounded, is took^ Prifoner , /o- geatherwtth a Cottjin of the Bishop of Straertborrow. All the Bag' gage and fome fmall pieces cf Cannon are fallen into our hands 5 and they were in hopes that Prince Willem of Furftenbergh had been amongfi the Prifoner s , but tkefe affirme he was not prefent at the Atlion : in the mean time , they have tal^en his Baggage, among(l which it found a great quantity of Plate Silver and Gold, and our men , tmagineing he is not far of, (fjare no pains to find him out. The Marshall deTurennc , was certainly upon thvs advice retired in great confuflon : on our fide the Prince de Anhalt hath recieved a flight wound : as alfo Major General! the Count de Caprara , who arrived there in the bight of the yitlion; and our men, being Jltll in purfuit of the Enemy , Wee cannot yet give any farther particulars or the number oftheftain on both fides. Your &c. Baron de ScHWERIN. The Marquis haveing recieved this Letter , as from the Baron ofSchwerin , Chief-Minifter of the Hletlor of Bran- denburgh , had not the leaft thougts of any cheat; but fent immediatly the news thereof by exprefles, to the allyed Courts, were this news was welcomed with much won- dering, but, foon after, wasdifcoveredto be a trick of the Enemy, to abufe them. Amongftthe generall Commotions in thefe Countrys^ upon the fuddain invation of the French , the Province ofVriesland hath had noe fmall Share, which hath ever fince brought them into fuch a conl ufion, that their hands have been as it were bound up , from , doing any thing for the prefervation of the Land , and were treatned with utter ruines ; for, inftead of oppofei ng the Enemy , and fo toreftore their lapfed State, the Rulers, by their mutuall differences did as much, as in them lay, abandone the Government, and defence of tiieir Country ; divideing I § them- (i?8) themfelvs into fuch Fac~tions,that broke out to the keeping of two feparate State Affemblyr,fome of whom,rather than to move one inch from their owne Intereft , leave this whole bleffed Province for a prey to the Enemy, on which the totall fubverfion of the whole State mult needs have followed: Wee muft acknowledge, allthat difference arofe from the diffidence of the Subjects againft their Rulers ; & by this Action of Vriefland,it appears,hovv much this State is behoulden to the wife direction of his HighneJJe > next under God, for their prefer vation. Thefe difturbances be- ganne in Holland and, fpread themfelvs fo far, that fcaerfe any place was free, which if it had not been timely ftopt by the prudent carriadge of his H/g&we^ about the Magiftra- cy. Thefe Provinces would unavoidably have fallen into an abfolute^»<*n%.>orat beft intothofeconfufions,which wee fee Friefland in, for , the Government could not heal the wound becauie themfelvs were fufpected , nor the Commonality, becaufe tumultious. In Vriefiand there was a Stadtholder , and the Frincejfe his Mother , but they had not the happineffe to decide thofe differences to fuch content , whence it followed , that the old , and new Go- vernment, each reprefenting the Soveraignty of the Pro- vince , affembling the one at Leuwaerden , the other at Sneack, made laws contradictory, each to the other, without , in any part right underftanding one another : Which being very prejudiciall to that Province and the Stare in generall, the High and Mighty States , and his Highnejje deputed thither on the I I.January, feverall Lords; to endeavour as Mediators, withtheStadtholder of Friefland to decide the difference, and to reconcile the disagreeiugpartys, who, after great labour and teadious tOyl,the buiineffe brougt lb fane that on the ig.Febr. writs were lent out, & a Staets ajfembly was held at Leuwaerden, as the only reprefentative of the Souveraignty of that Province ; who should compofe all farther differences and redrefle all abufes that were crept in ; wheretoe on the 2 1. of February the Mediators delivered in the Affembly , their forme of their regulatcing and reforming Refolu- tions ; (*19) tions* tb be confirmed as done by the States, andfo all matters were brought fo farre , that 'tis hoped may tend to a perfect agreement, and good of the Common wealth. On the 15. Febr. The Lords the Sweedish Mediatours, delivered their Memoriall unto the Affembly , whereby they gave notice how that , without loffe of any time , they had wrote to England and France, that their Highnejfes were pleafed to reject all mention of a ceffation of Arms; and refufeing Dunkerk , had propounded other places for the treaty ,• And that they the Mediatours had ufed all ef- fectual! means to perfwade them to the acceptance of one of the propounded places; whereto from France though they had noe fure and follid hope , yet , he shewed noe great aversneffe thereto ; but from England, that his Ma- jefty there interpreted this refufall of theirs, as a token of their abfolute aversneffe to any thoughts of peace and fo told the Mediatours j that indeed the pains they had been pleafed to take was very acceptable unto him ; but , feeing all means propofed for the obtaining of the peace were not fatisfa&ory , he was neceffitated to committ the far- ther iffue of affairs to God, and his owne Arms. Where- upon the Mediatours being at a ftand , defired their High- nejfes to produce means for the promoteing of the Peace , that fo all their endeavours made ufe of to that end, might not vanish into fmoak : Whereupon their Highnejfes on the 21. anfwered, that they heartily thanked the Lords Mediatours for the pains they had took ; and unanimoufiy with the other Minifters of their Allys, protefted, that they defired nothing more then the pre- vention of all farther J arrings which would foon, appear in the Treaty of Peace : that Duynkcrk , on many ac- counts , was not judged , by their Allys , a place any ways convenient ; and , as to a Ceffation of Arms , they decla- red that they were forry, to their hearts, that they muft refufe it, unavoidably forefceing their ruine thereby ; but, if fuch a refufall made any impreilion oi\ his Majefty of England i as if they refuied this Ceffation, that, in the meantime they might the more annoy his Subjects with their (*4o; their Privateers ; they teftifye, that they have noe fuch intention in the leaft, but from their defire unto Peace are ready, tofatisfye any reafonable pretences what foevcr; and if it might be pleafing to the King of England they are willing to make with him a generall and ablolute Cef- fation of Arms by Sea, from this time forward ; for the Space of an entire year or longer; not doubting but the Mediatourswill, by this their carriadge, eafily fee their Highncjfes fincere endeavours forthepromoteing of the Peace, and, that they will fecund the fame, with their mofteffectuall fcrvice. Whillt wee were thus buify about the prasliminaryes of a Treaty there was on all (ides vigourous preparations for the Warre carryed on : The German Princes feeing the fire approaching them fo near beganne to awake , and putt themfclvs into pofture. The Princes of Luncn- burgh beganne to raife forces apace : that each of them might have fome Souldiers in fervice. Beyeren gott his Troops home again , which he had lent the Duke of Savoy, in his difpuic with the Genuefers; and gave out Com- miffions for new levyes. Saxon gave order to raife feverall Regiments, appointing Count vanEberflcyn, for Gene- rall of all his forces , and the Baron van Wallenrode for Ge- nerall Mailer of the Guards of the Infantry, and Count vanderNatt for theHorfe; all under pretence of defen- ding their owne Lands, and State; but doubtleffe, de- fignedly to follow onelnterelt or other, as opportunity^ might ierve, and moft probably that of the Empire; if not corrupted by bribes another way. The Crown of Sweeden , who by its Mediation feemed fuch a ilrong Promoter of Peace , made therefore not the leffe preparation for War, continually fending over their newLevys into Pomcrland ; and railing more in' Ger- rnany,gathered a confiderable power cbgeather in the Pro* vince of Brcemen. The States of Liege finding, that, under the name of Neutrality, they were fufficientlyfacrifiz,cd to the plea- furc of France, who, by force made themfelvs Matter of ieverall (HO ieverall places, and whofe infolences in the Country, daily encreafed , they beganne alfo to raife Men , to de- fend themfelvs, as much as polhble, from that oppreffion : accordingly they laid Guarrifons in feverall Places. Spain Knowing at what uncertainty she enjoyed Peace, prepared alfo for War, raifingmanySouldiers, but not to luch a proportion as was needfull at an open Decla- ration againft France. Part of the raifed Forces weri fent towards Catalonia , others to the Nederlands, where Count Montery , by his prefence perfonally, being very vigilant for the Intereft of the Crowne, did facilitate the burden of the Taxes in all the Provinces under his Government ; and, feeing the French affemblcdfo many Men in Cbar- leroy and the Conquered Gitys , as alfo , in the Country of Liege : He went, and vifited molt of the FortrelTes un- der his Command, and fett on foot fuch new Levys that, with the expe&ed Succours from Spain , we might not only be in pofture to ftand againft any onfett or inva- £on i but, in cafe of a rupture with France, should be able to carry on the Warre offenfively. France > who, to the admiration of all , preffeth for- ward the Treaty for Peace more then any, feems never- theleffe , by his great preparations , as if he should firft Be- ginne the Warre , being almoft wholy employed in gi- veing out new Commiffions, and prefle Mony : and 4000 Men weretranfported into his fervice from Savoy, and fome from Genoua ; and 'twas reported that the French Forces with their Recrutes and new Levyes, should be augmented to the number of 200000, that fo he might a the third to be ufed againft the Ger- mans under Marshall deTurenve > Duke de Navailles to re- maine in Lotheringen; And the Bishops of Cologne and Munjlcr should aft in GroeningenandFricfiandt. Which reports> reports, though perhaps greather , then the thing itfelfe yet 'tis certain agreat number of Men were gathered to- geather; 5 or 6ooo,whereof on the fufpicion which France had againft Spain were fent to Rouffilion , and conftantly through Loraine feverall Troops along the Moefel and Rhijn were fent by Shipping towards Wefel , and Turen- nes Army; alfo , by the way of Charleroy and Mafyck feverall marched towards the Rhijn , and gathered to- geather in the Dukedom of Cleaf , alfo the Country of Liege, and other Conquered Cityes were crowded with Militia, and great Magafijnes of Forradge and Vi&ualis erected in feverall places : lb that this Winter, befides Recruits for the old Militia , were in all give out Commif- fions, for the railing of 30 new Regiments of Horfe, and 50 Foot : and the Marquis de Villervy as Commiffioner for the King was fent to the Sea- havens , to haften the Equi- page of 30 great Ships, and 9 Frieships, tojoyn with the English Fleet. The King was pleated to oblidge fome Commandours, by farther advancements,amongtt whom Conde to the Gouvernment of Ellas, and Anguin with rich revenues, the Governour of Charleroy with the Kings Lievetenantship in Bourgundie , and other Bene- fices ; on the other hand feverall others were degreaded. In England they Armed both by Sea and Land very ftrongly , prepareing a Fleet of 70 Sayl , which they fo vi- goroully attended , that 'twas thought they would have been in Sea , before wee should have refolved to Equipy, and was to be divided into twoEfquadrons, onebareing the Red-flagge to be commanded by Prince Rupert, as Ad- mirall in Chef, JohnHcrmans Vice-admirall , and John Chichely Rere-admirall; Robert Holmes , and Capt. Negge as Secunds to the Prince. The other bereing the Blew Flag by Sr. Ed-ward Sprag > John Kempthorne , and Capt. Norby, as Admirall, Vice- and Rere-admirall. The White Flagge was left for the French Efquadron : and they hafted fo much the more with this Fleet, becaufe they beleeved , that wee should not here be able to gett a Fleet into Sea , partly through want of power , and partly through fcaer- city (H3) city of Seamen, fuch a great number being already em- ployed on our Privateers : to that end :Sr. Edward Sprag was lent over to France as Envoy extraordinary , to adjuft the Orders, for the joyning or the English and French Fleet; and with one to renew the league between thofe two Crowns^ whereto was alfo employed the Duke of Monmouth, and Earle of Sunderland ; and 'twas reported that the Duke of York himfelfe was there incognito. They were at home, ftill buyfy in gathering of Land Souldiers and Shipping them by partyes into France ; and gave out Commiflions fbrtheraifing 8 nieu Regiments, and ma- de choice of the Colonels thereto, being all Perfons of quality and high defcent. Here at home wee fat not ftill , befids the 6 new Re- giments to beraifed as before mentioned ,• wee refolved to recrute the decayed Companyes , and to raife 4. more new Regiments : and , for the better regulateing of their Pay, out of that great number of Sollicitors , who hitherto had the adminiftration thereof, werechofen Pagadores, ten Trefurers or of the Militia , to be kept at a certain Sallary; each , according to certain inftru&ions , that should be given them , to pay that part of the Militia in their divi- sion monthly, and accordingly to recieve the Mony at the Pay- Officers ; and for the furer manadgement thereof, the 200. Penny in forme ofCapitall loan was concluded, on for the fecond time to be paid in manner as the former haveing an efpeciall refpect to the great Chardge of the Sea- equipage , being after fome deliberation refolved , to fettouta considerable Fleet , not inferiour to that of the laft year, either in number or mounture; whereto the Ships were immediatly ranged,Officersappointed,and the equipage beganne , which went on fo fucces fully, and the Leavies alfo with fuch a confluence of Seamen , that 'twas noe wonder that wee were in Sea asfoonas our Enemy, though they would be , as 'twas reported , almoft ready before wee beganne. In thispofture, affairs flood, in the end of February; very probable to break out in the beginning of March into C I44-) into a heavier Tcmpefr, then before : in the interim the S weedish Mediatours were very earned for fetting on foot the negotiation of Peace , whofe procedures wee shall here profecute, before wee take any more notice of what farther occurred in the Month of March. On the anfwer which the States on the 2t. Febr. had given to the Mediators , the faid Lords Mediatours did , on the 3. of March , by many Arguments, preffe hard to the acceptance of Duynkerke for the place to Treat in , andhaveing afterwards recieved aMilTive from the King of England, whereby He fignifyed his perflating in the choice of that place they did on the 13. of March deliver in a farther Memoriall , shewing the Kings reafons there- to drawn from his honour, convenience, andlecurityof his Minilters; thence concludeing the King of England was refolved to keep to that place ; ande therefore though the King of France might refolve upon any other place, yet *twas to be thought that by vertueofthe indiffoluble band of the two Kings , he would comply with the fentiment of England. On this foot they were very earneft to have Dunkerck accepted, attributeing the danger of all Chriftendome to fuch a refufall; and left it to the States to confider , if on this refufall the Negotiation should be broak off, and the States should afterwards meet with any dif!after,how they could anfwer it to God and Pofterity for fuch procee- dings; farther teftifying, that it was their grief that they muft be forced to depart , reinfefid : but loon after they recieved two Letters , one from Secretary Arlington > gi- veing notice that the King of England, at the dehre of France haddefilted from Duynkerk, and had pitched u- pon Cologne or Aix laChapelle , leaving the choice of either to France. The other Letter was from Count Todt , fignifying that the King of France had made choice of Cologne. Which on the 22. ol March , the Mediators ac- quainted the States with , by Memoriall , with teftification of their great joy, and congratulation on that account. Alfo deiared the States > that their Uighnejfss would be plcafcd C«45) pleafed without any delay to make choice of Embafla- dours, andPlenipotentiaryes, giveing them allneedfull initrudtion to negociate for Peace at the appointed place. On which notice the States did , that fame day , by their Deputyes returne thanks to the Lords - Medjatours for their pains, and Vigilancye , promifeing them to doe what lay in their power to facilitate the Treaty , and prefentley they nominate Perfons to fend thither, defireing they would take care to procure Pafports , and Safe-condu4ts for their Perfons,Train and Baggage. But not long titer the Lords- Mediatours did by Memoriall acquaint the States, that the King of France , ( feeing the Marquis de Grana lay with his Regiment in Cologne, and haveing underftood by an intercepted Letter that he was to bring 2000 Horfe more into the City) could not look on that Place as Neu- trall untill, de Grana should leave it: & therefore declared, that untill Cologne was cleared of thattroublcfomeGuar- rifon, He would fend his Embafladour toAix laCha- pelle ; Whereupon the Mediatours defired , that their H'tghnefles would doe what in them lay , to direct affairs fo , that Cologne might be freed of that Emperiall Guarri- fon , and alfo , that , in the mean while, they would not re- fufe t6 fend their Embafladours to Aix la Chapelle. But moft probable it is, that the defigne of France, in dislodging the Emperiall Troops from Collogne, was to make himfelfe Mafter of that Place, which had allalong been owned as a neutrall Place ; but, feeing, that did not fo fucceed he made choice of Aken , which thefe States con- fentedto, and nominated for Holland the Lords Bever- ningh and Rhede ; for Zealand Van Odijck j for FrieQand my Lord Hayren , and for Groeningen my Lord Tsbrants i In France were nominated for the fame Negotiation the Duke of Chaulnes * Courtijn ., and BanUon. In England the Earle of Sunderland 3 Jenkins , and WiUiamfon. March 1. The French, finding little opportunity of doing any thing confiderable againft their Enemy, made it now their greateft buifnefle to further every where Contributions , Taxes , and Brandtfchattings ? ruining all that did not pay to the very utmoft ', fetting on fire at this time both the Seats at Daalwijck neer Marfevean , and al- io one called Sjonkeveght, Konings-veld , and Siuys- Oort ; threatning within few dayes to burne 12 more , if they brought not their rahfon timely. / On the 8. A Party that went out from Oudewater re- turned with good Booty , which they had took away from the French between Woerden and Utrecht, amongft which was a boat laden with Victualls. At the fame time feverall Souldiers belonging to Wefop, went out towards Utreght, and falling upon the Boat of Breukel , wherein Were feverall French going to Utreght , they killed four and carryed the reft with good Booty to Wefop. On the io. The States publihed feverall Placaets, for- bidding a new, the importation of any Brandewijn or French Cool Wijnes, alfo the great and fmall Fishing; andCathching of Whales, and with one the exportation of any materialls for the faid Fishing , or the employing of any Ships thereunto , alfo that none of the Inhabitants of this Country should hire themfelvs there to out of the Country, or fuffer themfelvs to be made ufe of by any Nation* and that none of their Inhabitants shall be Part owners in employment of any Ship thereto out of this Country. Alfo was forbidden all Navigation to the Eaft, or Weft, or North; eitertoCape orTraffick: ortogoe in to the fervice of any Strangers ; andthofc, who were in Service of any Strangers , were commanded to quitt the faid Service, and returne home; all Privateers were alfo called in , and feverall other matters, for the regulation both of Warre , and Policy at home. At Paris the King caufed all the Spanish Attendants of the Queen to departs the Court, for Madrid, to the great diflatisfaftion of thej Queen ; becaufe they communicated many fecrets of State: unto Spain. On the 1 2. of March , deceafed at Weenen the Em. perefle then reigning, to the great grief of that Court, and efpedally of the Houfeof Auftria , being with child of an Emperiall Prince. • ' ! (H7) Onthe2o: About 2ooo choice Men were Shipt from Amfterdam in about 50 fmall Veffels , defigning to make an attempt upon Harderwijck , under the command of Colonel Palm : they were all feledt Men , and well provi- ded both of Arms and other things neceffary ; and , not to be difcovered , they fett their courie Seawards , and ha* veing the Wind with them defigned , againft it was dark, to come before theTowne, and on the 21. at s of the Clock in the morning, drawing towards Land, they found themfelvs , through the neglecl; of the Pilots , a great way lower than the City; whereupon the Pilots beganne to difpute among themfelvs whether, and at what place they could reach the City that night ; but , the Wind not favouring them , they refolved to renew the defigne the next night , and , in the mean time , putt of again towards the Sea: but, they being thereby fufficiently difcovered, the force that was thereabouts came into Harderwijck to defend it: our men comeing the next night, before it, and finding all in alarme, and hearing many Soul- diers there, they retreated without attempting any farther: the defigne itfelfe, from the good contrivance, and ne- ceffity of it, and correfpondency with thofe within, feemd to promife nothing leflethanagoodiffue; but it feems, that hitherto fome accidents have oft hindred the accom- plishment of our Enterprifes. On the a 1. Amongft the feverall Partyes that conti- nually went out of Coeverden one where or other , fome came , early in the morning to Almelo , in T went , to the Houfe of a certain Womam , who , dureing the Siege of Groeninghen , had drove a great trade between the Cityes of Overyffel, Utrecht and Amersfoort, and, but few- days agoe , was come home with a good fumme of ready Mony ; they made her open her cheils , where they found the Mony , to the vallue of fix , or feveti thou- fand Gilders, which , with fome Plate , and line Linnen, alfo three Wagons laden with Wine, Brandewine and Stockfish , defigned for Amersfoort, they brought with them unto Coeverden. And fomade good cheer them- K. 2 f#lv?> felvs, with that, which was intended to have fed the E- nemy. On the 23. Severall French Horfe came by the way of Flanders nere a place called Ouden-Man, and fome of them at low water rode into the Villadge, where they burnt fevcrall Houfes and fo returned with their prey; bur. comeing again fome days after, were repulfed by the Boors: On the fame 13. our Men atOuwater, hearing that a Company of French , amongft whom were feverall Officers, were marching with Convoy from Woerden to Utreght; about 70 Musketteers , in 5 Sloops , under the Command of one Captain Sanderfon, 2 Lievetenants , 3 Enfigns , and 5 Sergeants , drew out to meet them , and, lying nere Harmele in Ambush , dischardged on the French as they were comeing by , in 3 Boats , and killing ieverall of them , made the reft call for Quarter , efpecially the Women , who were amongft them : and when wee ■had given them Quarter , Captain Sander fin and fome iew more only firft appearing , the French shott amongft them , wounding Sander/on > and fome more , and killing one Sergeant j but ours, being fecunded by the reft of the^ LAmbushment, fell again ftoutly upon, and killed many of them , amongft whom one Lievtenant Colonell , and ieverall Officers ; and the remander of their 160. (for fo many they were) Viz: 2 Captains, 4 Lievtenants, 45" Souldiers, and 5 Women -Huxters with all the Booty, they brought with them into Ouwater. Alfo fome of our Men , who were lodged by the Woerdfe Verlaer , encoun- tring with a Party of about 86 Men , killed 30 of them, on the place, and putt the reft to flight. « On the 29. Severall French came from Utrecht to Vrealand , intending to have carryed the Bells away , as they did from many other Places, but, a Boor bringing tideing thereof to Hinderdam , Captain Holtbarent with 16 Volonteers went thence in a Boat , to meet them , and, on their arrivallat Vrealand , they found the French buify about getting the Bells into their fmall Ship; but our men, difebarging but once amongft them p putt them all to the flight j flight ; and , purfuing them, took fix of them, whom with their Bells, they carrycd to Wefop. On the 30. The Spanyards , who had a long time laid in Calker, drew out thence ; this was the only place the E- lector of ' Brandenburgh&ovi had in the Dukedom of Cleaf, laying on thelideoftheRhijne, not very ftrong of itfeife, but fortifyed with a ltrong Cattle ; and there being but a weak Guarrifon in it, 'twas enforced with Spanish Auxiliary Troops , under my Lord Mefnagne > and fome Horfe under Count de Merode, who dayly went out againft the French , lying fcattered throughout all Cleavland, and took much booty from them , and once took 2 wholl Companyes of French Prifonners,at Udam ; thereby the French were much enbittered, and gathered a great number of Men togeather to revenge them felvs of them : But, the Spaniards being advifedofit, and finding them felvs not furtneient to defend the place,they broke through the French, with great advantadge, and ib Count de Me- rode came very happily with his Horfe to Venlo , and Mefnagne with the Infantry to Stevenfwaert : About this time our Cavalry drew out ofthe Bofch , Breda and thare- bouts , under the Earl of Naflou , to roufe up fome French, who had encamped themfelvs between the Maes a nd the Rhij n ; but ., i.omeing to the Maez, the Water was to high, that they could not paffe if; and fo returned again each to their refpedtive Guarrifons. In fine, All the Refconters , that happened in thele 4 Months , are very inconfiderable in companion what paffed in the former Alonths , and wee may truly fay , that wee have nothing more to add to the Liit of our loffes formerly fett down, except the rumour ofthe Islands of Tabago,Euftache and IS. Martin beeing taken by the English ; but on the con- trary , wee shall now add , how far the fame lift is leffened ; to witt , by the regaining of Winfchoten , Oude-fchans , Boonder-lchans , Slijckenburgh , or Kuynder - fchans , Bleckz.ijl , Coeverden and Oudewatcr, hopeing the num- ber will foon encreafe. At prefent the Arrays of our Allyes ars feperated , K 1 The TheElefitdur ofBrarJenburgh himfclfe, is arrived atBer- hjn, and hisTroops divided, aslikewife theEmperiall; and, notwithstanding all this the conferences with their Minifters 5 were continued ; it being not true , that was reported , of their being agreed with the Knemy ; but they are buify in recruiting their Militia with new leavies , that fo they might bring a considerable power in the Field againit the next Campagnie. Count Monterey was continually buify in fecureingthe Spanish Netherlands,and railing of Soukiiers to forme an Army of 30000 Men. It being moft probable,that the dif- ferences , that lay Smothering between France and Spain, would loon break out into a publick rupture : fo that , in Spain alio , they beganne with more vigilancy to fett for- ward their preparations for Warre, to which the returne of their Silver fleet was noe fmall help : which , being richly laden , arrived at Cadix and S c . Lucar the 18. of March, under the Convoy of the Spanish Armada, and feven Dutch Men of Warre. An Esquadron of English and French Men of Warre lying then in the Bay of Cadix. In England the Parliament, proceeding on the Subject againft the Papifts , and takeing fcaerfe any thing elfe into confideration ; His Majejly was pleafed on the 13 March to make this moft gracious fpeech unto both the Houfes of Parliament: MY Lords and Gentlemen , Vejierdajr , you prefented me anaddreffe , as the beft means for the fatiifying avdeompofeing the minds of my Stibjtcls, to which J freely and readily agreed , and shall tafy care to fee it performed accordingly. In hope on the other-fide you Gentlemen oj the Hottfe ■ of Commons will doe yotr part. For lmufi putt you in mind that it is nere five Weekj > fine e 1 demanded a fupply , and what you then i •voted unammoitfl] f, did both give life to my affairs at home and) disheartened my Enemy es abroad: but the feemwg delay it hath mett with fince , doth give them new couradge ; and , they are now preparemg for this next Summer a greater Fleet , {as they fay) than ever they yet had : fo that if the fupplf be not Very fpsedtly dis- patched 3 ttwtll be altogeather tnejfetluall > and the Safety , Honour and and Imreji of England muft of neceffity le endangered. Tray lap this to heart , and left not the fears and Jealotffies of feme draw an inevitable rutne on ut all. My Lords and Gentlemen , if there be tiny fcrttple yet remaining with you , concerning the fufpenfion ofpenaU laws , 1 here faithfully protnije you , that what hath been done in that particular , shall not for the future , be drar^n either into confequence or example. *And, as 1 dai'y expeB a Bill from you for my J'tpply , Jo, 1 ajjttre you , 1 shall as wtllingty redeye and paffe any other, you shall offer me, that may tend to give you fa- tisfatlion, in all your juji grievances. Spdn after, hisMajefty lett the Parliament know he intended on the 6. of April toadjournethem untill Octo- ber j fo that they had time, only to difpatch fome matters ; and,the Bills not being ready on the 6. April, they had two days more graunted; fo, on the 8- of April preienting their Bills togeather with that of fupplyes for his Majefty, they were all paffed and the Parliament the fame day, ad- journed. Preparations for Wane were in the mean time ltrongly carryed on , efpecially by Sea , and many Land forces alfo raifed , part whereof were defigned to be em- ployed on the Fleet. In Frenche they were as active : all things were prepared for the Prince of Conde > againft his comeing to Utrecht about the middle, of April; and all materialls provided for the building of a Cittadell there by the Catharines- Gate. And againft the end of April, the King was to bee at Charleroy, where a great Army was raifed. Marshall deTurenne lay yet in the County ofMarck, andRavcns- bergh , being Mafter of all Brandenburghs Dominion , from the Rhijn to the Wefer , excepting only the Towns of Lipftadt, Sparenbergh, and Minden, in which the Eleclour of Brandenburgh hath his owne Guarrifons. The Army of Turenne was refresht, and recruted with new fupplys. This State ajfomade all poffible preparations , yet, in truth, to flowly , in confideration of fo great a Power threatning them , and their differences one amongft K. 4 another (mi another , ( to the wonder of all men being as yet the occa- Hon of the neglect of many necefiaryes , and of the due ordering of many affaires : neverthelefle, wee were bnify about all things that related to the defence of the State ; the Fortifications every where well lookt after, and a- mended; Ammunition laidupin ftore, the Militia re- formed, andrecruted, and new Forces raifed, and the Sea-equipage , withall diligence fett forward ; incredible numbers of Seamen running into our iervice, lo that, in a short time , the Fleet may probably putt out to Sea ; and nothing is left undone that may ferve for the defence of the Country. In the interim the Sweadish Mediatours , and our ap- pointed Plenipotentiaryes, are in expectation of their Pafports to depart for Aken • in order to theNegociation for Peace there: The Mediatours induftrioufly labouring, for the promotion thereof, and fpareing noe pains , to make the Proffers of the Kings acceptable unto the States* with high protefhtions of their fiucerity, zeal, and the concern of the Kingdom of Sweaden in this prefenc Warre ; and perhaps it may happen , that , by their pref- fing perfualions , wee might be induced to accept of fuch Articles which , in themfelvs ? wee should not eafily con- fent unto. The Preparations of France this Year are not infe- riour , to thofe of the Year paft : Severall of Turennes Troops and others out of the Netherlands march towards the Rhijne, and fo, eroding theRhijn, to the Land of Liege; fomc quite into France, to returne again from thence, after they had been refreshed, with theKinge; behaveing themielvs in their March , according to the manner of the French cruelty. They caufed feverall of their Fronteers to be demolished , that fo they might need the fewer Guarrifons ; the new leavyes , and recruices for the oldCompanyes , went on very eagerly, and feverall recruits beginne their March downwards.; ico Comp: of Foot, and 6oHorfe being already compleatedi and Uiuftered : At Utreght was the Court prepared for Prince Ccnde : 053) Conde: At Ryfel the very Proud Caftle there, at Door- nick, Cortrijck, andCharleroy feverall Lodgings were made ready for the reception of the King ,• many of the old Militia come downwards , to forme a Leager nere Charleroy : And in the Sea-havens they were alike buify about their Sea-equipage, and repairing of the disabled Ships j furnishing them both with men and all neceffa- ryes, and omitting nothing thac might ferye for the fet- ting forward the Warre. In their laft Conquefts they were noe leffe buify : The Houfe atGennip was demolished ; TielandDoesburgh wholy demanded; Harderwijck turned to an open Vil- ladge, the Walls being quite pulled downe; to eafethe Guarrifons, which were every where reinforced, with new Troops ; and, to that end, the Recruits tor the Royall Regiments of Bourgovdie > LaFcrte, and Sw«fe arrived atCuylenborgh j their Fortifications were every where repaired and bettered. AtNimweagen, they were buify about lengthening their Walls, and erecting a Cittadell at' the upper end , which could not be undermi- ned : At Aernhem they preffed forward thefinifhing of the Fortifications , makeing a very high Katte by the Sandbergh , where the Borgerswere forc't to work, and raifed a great Magazijn for all Provifions, whether the guns from Utreght and Harderwijck were carryed •• Campen was well furnished , and much Provifion ftored up there; Commander Vonck, GovernourofSwartfluyce fortifyed that place cafting-up an high Wall, by the Haven' and letting off the Swart- Water with heavy peales of timber, unto which work rhey prefled the burgers of Gealmuyen. At Utrecht, allMateriallsofWood, and^ Stone were prepared j Workemen preif , and fome Hou- fes thrown down , in order to goe on with their proje&ed Fortiricarion,and building of their Cittadell. Utrecht,and the whole Country roundabout, being much incom'mo- dated by the high Waters.they 1 efol ved io flop the breach whio was washed in theLeck-dijck : The Fortifications at Nterden and Utrecht, were alio bettered daily , and all & T the (i?4) the Conquefts brought into fuch a pofture, thattheyjud- ged them eaftly tenable ; and , for the defray of the chard- ges, new Taxes were raifed, and ftridtly executed. In England , they were alfo very buify , the Equipage of their Fleet , haveing for fome time flood ftill, went now forward apace, fome Ships beganne to fall downe Sea- wards : The Land- militia from all parts of England ga- thered togeather about London , feverall new Regiments were raifed , and fome Companyes of Horfe , were made ready , to be fent over with the Duke of Monmouth into France. The Regiments of Buckingham , and Power with fix Companyes of the Kings Guards , were defigned to be embarckqued on the Fleet, two Companyes whereof, comeing downe the Theams , the wheary Boat was funck, and many of them drowned : alfo one Ship carrying fe- verall forces to France , was caft away, and moft or the Souldiers drowned : and all thing prepared , which could pofiibly be thought on for carrying on the Warrc. The Bishops of Cologne andMunfler made fome ftirre inWeftphalen playing the Mafter there , while Branden- burghviis&t home, but their farther preparations were of noe great concerne \ and the Guarrifons , in Overyflel and Twente were very mean; makeing more bravadoes , andshowes of undcrtakeing fomething againft Friefland, than really intending it. Here at home wee neglecled nothing , that might tend to the bringing us in a pofture of defenee. The Sea- equipage efpecially of Holland*, was fett forward with all imagineable vigour , and incredible expedition , feverall of the Ships being now made ready , vailed towards the Sea-Ports , and the men were fent aboard • one Ship in the Maes being overfailed by another , moft of tie Men, Women and Children were drowned. And for the ob- fcrving of the better orders at Sea , and couragioufly refi- tting the Enemy , TheAdmirall Generall and the States putt out feverall Placaets. One , whereby the Officers were bound to their duty,both in obeying of higher Com- mands , and alfo in due manedgcing their owne Chardge , on on pain of fevere punishment in cafe of delinquance: another, for the prevention of all disorders', establishing a rancktobe obierved between the Sea- and Land- Offi- cers, that were on board, limittingeach their Jurisdiction : A third , for the rewarding of thole , that should turne aff an eneinyesFireship : A forth, appointing what Premie he shcula have that burnt or funk any of. the Enemyes Ships, forbidding, without exprelTe order from the Ad- mirall, to take any. A fifth, for rewarding thofe , that should take an Enemyes Flag, or Wimple ; A fixth for rewarding of thofe that might have loft any of their limbs : And laftly , one for obierving better order and Oeconomie in the Lands Navy. By Land wee were recruiting our defects , and raifing new Forces , fome whereof were already arrived from Hamborrow , and Oldenborrow : The new Governour Fariaux arrived at Mae ftright , putting all things there in orcLr , and zealoufly looking after , what ever might ferve for defence of the City , altering fome of the Fortifica- tions, that fo they might be defended with the fewer Men: And feverall Deputyes and Chief- Commandours were appointed to look after other Fortifications, andPofts, to order what was there needfull : The high land of Groeninghen, as far as Pielpen, was ordered all of it. to be taken of; At Gorcum the Deputyes appointed ma- ny new Works to be made, Worcum, Schoanhoven andOudewater were putt in to compleatpofture; The Goudfe- Sluice was Itronajafortifyed , and was refolved to take Poit again at Niewerbrugge, and to make it ftronger than before 5 The Fortifications of Muyden and theHinderdam were much bettered, and Weefop 'twas refolved on to be formally fortifyed ; and good care took about all other Places. Thus buify were we here in ta- keing care for what was needfull , for the preservation of the Land, intending to have a greater Fleet at Sea, this Year, than ever before; and, by Land, 76000 Foot, 13942 Horfc, and 200c Dragoons ; thus much in gene- rail; wee shall now come to particular pafiages. In (i50 In the conquerd Provinces, efpecially at Utrecht, thePlaccaets were renewed for the calling in of all , that had left the Country, on pain of demolishing their Goods, and, the fame was executed, by the throwing downe of feverall principall Houfes. On the other hand the States, on the firft of April , by way of retorfion renewed their Placaet of the 27 . September 1672. whereby it was ordai- ned , that all Perfons , poflefling any Goods within the Dominions of this State , who remained with the Enemy, should , within the fpace of one Month , returne under the command of the States , on pain of haveing their Goods demolisht; warning each one, in the Conquered Provinces , that they buy noe materialls of any demolish! Houfes , on pain of reltoreing fourfold their worth in cafe of a turne of affaires. The Earl of Najfou , haveing gotten the Horfe of Ber- gen , Heufden , Breda and the Bofch togeathet , intending to furpnze the French , as they lay camped about the Gra- ve , and came with them of the fide of the Maes , but found the Water fo high, that there was noe probability of getting over, fothat the Defigne went not forward; but the Horfc were again divided andfent to their refpe- cl:ive Guarrifons , and the Earl of Najfou on the 3. of April arrived again, at Breda; in which March a cer- tain Captain of Horfe , was killed in a Duell by another Captain. His Highneffe made preparation for his journey to Zealand; for the ordering a^xhingsneedfull, there and on the Fronteers of Flanders^aveing firft made fome re- formation in the Militia, and gave the Regiment of Co- lonell Schott, who, by reafonof his indiipofition , had quitted it , unto Lieutenant Colonell Greyms > Greyms his place unto Major Lamy > and that place to Captain Colters ,• Amongft the Sea - Officers his Higbnejfe was pleafed to excufe rhefe from that expedition Viz. Captain Hendrick Tolli John Minne ; Balth'ajar vander Voort; Henry Brouwer* and Kindt , in whofe place He putt Barent Hals , Cornells dellaan, ComelisTyloos > Jakob van Bergen , and William Urfi ian EtPtjck : and the place of Lievetenant- Admirall Van Gent , haveing been thus long vacant , the Lord Cornelius Tromp j by order of the State, and approbation of His Highnejfe was appointed tofupply: He being thus refto- red to his former Charge of Lievetenant- Admirall for Amfterdam , from which the envy of the times , had caft him out before ; The differences between him and the Admirall Generall were, by mediation of his Highnejfe , laidafide: for which installation, and Charge he imme- diatly prefented his Commidion to the Admirallity- Court , at Amfterdam ; who , prefently affigned him the brave Ship called the Guolden Lyon , and that (lout Captain Thomas Tobias under Him : whereby, not only the Seamen , but all the SubjecTs of the State in generall recieved fingular content y and were much pleafed. April the 4. About 70 of our Men being gone out on their Fortune , at a place called the Veluwe, took fix French Officers Prifonners, amongft whom one Major of the Switzers Regiment of Pfeiffer. From Muyden count vanStyrum fent out a Party of about 30 Men, who fell on a Convoy , killed the French Officer, took 3 Soul- diers Prifonners ; the reft made their efcape leaving their booty in our hands, to witt 4 Ships, laden with all forts ofPrivifions,and Vi&ualls and much wood. The fame day Count Waldeck returned to the Hague, and made report of his Embafly to the Court of Branden- hurgh > wee being here not fully fatisfyed with the conduct of that Prince Ele∨ who, on the other hand complai- ned , that Tis State did not Adt according to their Con- tract: , efpecially in the matter of Subfidye ; pretending to have due 1 500000 Gilders : preffing hard for the payment thereof: and pretending , that , by the Power of the Ene- my falling fo nere upon him, he should be forced to take fome other courfes , if wee were not fpecdy in paying thofc Arrears; and accordingly hereupon the Duke q£ Newborrow , prefented himfelfe as Mediatour between France andBrandenburgh, fending my Lord Straatman, as (i58; as his Envoy extraordinary , to Paris : Monfr. Verjm alfo departed about this time forBerlijn: Wee, in the mean time , endeavoured , by all reafonable fatisfa&ion to o- blidge that Prince, to the intreft of this State; but the tre&ty between France and Brandenburgh was followed fo clofe , that it foOn came to a perfect agreement and feverall Articles thereof in print; but, it being very improbable, that they are authentidke , wee shall not in- fert them here , but the fumme of them , feemd to have been; That Brandenburgh should defert the fide of this State > yet bee free from any engagement to embrace any other Party ; in confideration whereof, all that was took away from him, in the Dukedom of Cleaf, and County of Marck and Ravensbergh , should be reftored again unto him , and that he shouid maintaine his right of ufeing his weapons , for the defence of his State and Country againft Cologne and Munfter. TheEmperour alfo, being with drawne as well as Brandenburgh , wrote a civill Letter unto this State, diflavowing the retrait, and aflureing the State of his constant and fincere affection unto thelntereft of this State, promifeingtotraverfethe Deflignes of France , by all moft effectual! means ; unto which a like civill anfwer was fent. April the 6. Cornett crofeck and Enfigne Uldrick, who were fome time fince took Prifoners by a Party of the Bishops nere Hardenberg , and carryed to Otmarfen , broke out of Prifon , and arrived fafe atCoeverden; A Burgermafter and Minifter at Otmarfen were thereupon apprehended • and the Minifters maid made to run the Gantlett .» on fufpicion , of haveing been helpfull to them in makeing their efcape. The Commandour Houtijn 3 about this time, marched out of De venter with about 700 Men, and many other Troops out of Overyffel, with their Baggage and fome Field-pieces towards Mun- fterland , to be employed againft Brandenburgh ; the Ci- tyesofOveryflel, referving very (lender Guarrifons. At Munfter theEmperiallCommidionerK^^ was fenten- ced , and accordingly executed , for haveing a hand in the defigae defigne againft Munfter , whereof wee made mention da the 23. of February : He was beheaded , drawn and quar- tered , and his Bowels putt into a Coffin , and hung on the Gallows : One or two more of his Complices, were alfo in detention and carryed to Coesvelt , to be executed there. On the 7. The Prince of Conde , with the Dukes of Anguien > Vendojme » and the Earls of Guiche , Soijpms » and others departed from the Court , comeing downwards ; on the next day the Earlde Lude , followed with the fmall Artillery , and on the 10. the Prince arrived at Charle- roy i upon whofe , fo fuddain march and the cafuall lea- ving one gate of the City Namen open , it was reported , that the French had a defigne againft that place, where- upon Count Monterey apprehended feverallPerfons,but it remaind without any further evidence. Onthei^. The Prince, with his Traine and 400 Hor- femen went toTongeren, where he arrived that night, and , the next day , went thence to Mafeyck , whence againe after a few-days flay he went to Nimwegen ; there he arrived , on the 20. and was vifited by feverall Greato- nes , amongft whom the Marquis de Bethune , Governour of Cleaf , haveing left his Train at Cranenbergh , and accompanyed only with two Lords ; were fet upon by 12 Men , under the Lievetenant of Nimwegen, and, though they defended themfelvs well , yett were forced to yeeld , but were rantfomed the next day ; he , for 1 50 Pi- itoletts , and they, that were with him , each for 50. Count d'Eftrades met with better luck , who , being fell upon by a like party , not only defended himfclfe but took fome of the Aflaulters , Prifoners, and carryed them intoWefel. The Prince, in the mean time, haveing viewed Tie!, Bommel, Creveceur,de Graaf and Aernhem, and mutte- red all the Guarrifons, arrived on the 13. at Kuylenburgh to goe thence to Utreght. Oh the 8. The King of England, feeing that affairs in Parliament, by reafon of their rnutuall differences, were delayed, and not like to come to an end ,• acquainted them (i6o) them that he intended to dismiffe theaffembly ; andaflu- xed them , that he was ready to paffe all their Ads , for the removeing of their grievances , and that he much longed for that , appointed for his Majeilys fupply ; fo , appearing with ufuallfolemnityes in Parliament , adjourned them, untill 30. of October next , fevcrall buifneffes remaining un perfected; Befides the particular Acts , tenpublicko- nes were palled and contented to, two whereof were the chicfeft : One for the railing of 1 1387 5 Pounds Sterl. in 1 8 Months, for a fupply for his Majefty's ufc ; and another for to prevent the danger, they might fear from the Popish Recufants* whereby, not only, all former Acts againft the Romish Clergie were renewed , but alfo all thofe that should refufe to recieve the Sacrament, according to the life andcuftom of the Church of England, and take the Oath of Supremacy, should be, defaffo* turned out of altService Military and Civil: Bythehelpofthisfubfidy, they now beganne to goe forward vigorously with the equipage of their Fleet, and, feeing that not witftanding the Proclamation of the 2. of January , many of the Sea- men runne away, and , by all ways polTible , endeavoured to keep themfelvs out of. the Kings Service ; His Ma- jefty caufed again this following Proclamation to be pu- blished : FOr as much as his Majejiys Fleet is now ready to goe to Sta, and that fever all Seamen , Mariners , and others , who are re- gtftred in the fervke of the Fleet , doe negletl to appear , hus Majejly iiith the advice of his Private Councell , bad found good fintlly to command , and entreat , that all Seamen , Mariners, and ethers , ivho are hfled in the Service of his Majefty's Ships , or have recieved Treffe-mony , or any other means wbatjoever are under his Maje- fty's pay by Sta , immediatly , after the publication of this, doe be- take themfelvs to their respective Ships : and, if any one , after the publication of his Majeftyes Proclamation , shall he found to behave bimf elfe contrary thereto, they shall be proceeded againft, at de- fertors of his Majejlfsjervice , with all exemplar] f evert ty. ' On the 1 1 . Their UighnejJ'es the High and Mighty Sta- tes, feeing that theEnemys of the State were fournished with (t6i) with all Sorts of Counterbands Goods , both by the In- habitants ofthis State , and by other neutrallKings , Prin- ces and Staets, they, with it for their ufe. It being rel'olved that the Recruits should be complea- ted , againit the middle of this Month , On the 10. Count Waldeck > and the Lords Deputyes beganne to Mutter and Review , and continued, from day to day , in feverall Cityes, and Potts of the State, and in feverall places, efpecially at Delpht , were found feverall falfeSouldiers, who were not actually in Service but appeared to fill up theCompanyes; who were pounished with a condemna- tion to continue in the States fervice four years : but fin- ding at that time fo many defects every where , the time for the Recruits was prolonged until! the beginning of May,againtt which time, they were to have all their Cora- panyes compleat , on pain of Cashierment : and , to pro- vide againtt. the keeping fuch counterfeit Souldiers, the States published a Placaet forbidding them on pain of death , and arbitrary corporall punishment of all thofe that should fuflfer themfelvs to be made ufe of to that end ; yea death alfo, according to the nature of the offence, L 2 and and that without the ufuall formalityes of the law ? but immediatly , on order of the Lords Deputyes of the Mufter. Onthei8. Severall Troops from Deventer, Swoll, Haflelt , and Stcanwijck , gathered togeather , and mar- ched into Drent , where fell upon the Poll: at the Houfe at Echten; where Lt. Generall Rabenhaupt had placed a Guar- rifon ■• who defended themfelvs ftoutly , untill fome Re- lief came j and then they fell out upon the Bishops , and broke them up; many of them were killed on the place, the reft laved themfelvs by flight. On thezi. The Enemy with 500 Men from Stean- wijck renewed the Enterprise, and advanced quite under their Counterfcarp , fo they within oppened the Gates as if they would lett them in, who crowding towards the Gate were fofaluted with 3 great Guns laden withfmall Shot , that many were killed on the place , the reft putt to flight i fome whereof were took Prifoners. From Maftright feverall Partyes went daily out, who made good Booty : as for inftance , one Party of 1 1 Men brought into the City 10 French Prifoners, haveing kil- led twO more , on the place : alfo Captain Wrangel gott a brave Booty, who, with his Troop about Spiers, had took Prifoners 5 or 6 Chief-Commanders , with feverall fumpture Horfesand rich Portmantles:and not well kno- wing which way to bring this booty fafeft home ; he mar- ched for Lotharinge , thence, to the Paltz. and fo , through Worms, along theRhijn, towards the Land of Marck; where meeting with a Cologne Party , he engaged them, andefcaped with 3 of his chiefeft Priloners , whom he car- ryed to Hamelen as being a Neutrall Place, where he himfelfe was detained and his Prifoners fett loofe : Alfo a Party of the Spanish Regiment of Prince of S alms brought in a like number of French, and another Party a rich laden Wagon with piece Goods ', and 3 Prifonners , took in the Land of Cologne. On the 20. Four Boats with Souldiers went from Ou- water , nere to Harmelen , where they fell upon a Party be- belonging to Woerden , and shott fome of them , and putt the reft to flight, and ib returned with fome prey to Ouwater; the next day 300 French were fent from U- trecht , to drive us thence , but they came to late ; The French fett a Country Houfe on fire , and farther burnt and pulled downe all theHoufes between the Segvelder Mill and that Villadge ; being about : hundred in num- ber, that fo, they might not be furprized again by our Men : Soon after the Earle of Horns lent unto the Duke of Luxenburgh a Boat withfeverall rare Fish, Citrons, and curious GlafTcs, and other refreshments ♦ a civility, which is ufuall amongft great Commandors. Ditto departed the Duke of Monmouth, with a Train of Nobility from London for France , to fervethe French King in the next Campagne j on the Z+. he arrived at Ca- lls, where he was magnificently recieved by the Gover- nour ; and travelled immediatly forwards to Paris, where, before the Kings departure he was made one of the Liev- tenants Generall of the Kings Army ; and was to follow the King with fome Troops in the Netherlands, and joyn with him at the generall Rendevous at Lifle. On the 24. Nine Seamen, belonging to the Cruyfers on the Boffevelt, engaged with about fo French belon- ging to Creveceur, whereof four were killed, and feverall wounded: and one onlyofthe Seamen fell: thereftgott all fafe on board : and another Party of about zoo ftrong, brought 11 Wagons with Goods in to the Bofcb , which were going from Liege to the Grave. On the 26. and 27. The Generalls,and chief Officers by Sea and Land mettin the Hague to conferrewith his H'ghnejfe , who haveing ftriclly obferved the Conftitu- tion of affairs, now deliberated with them, what might be j udged for the fecurity of the State* The Enemy being already in motion , and without doubt, would endeavour to break in upon us one way or other: The Sea forces were committed to the truft of my Lord De Ruyter , and the other fubordinate Lievtenant Admiralls, to defend the Country againft all invafions that way, and to doe the L I Enemy (166) Enemy all poflible damadge. The Land-militia under the head-command of his Highnejje was committed to the three Field-Marshalls j each of them to employ the fame, att his aligned Poft, for the good of the State : and feverall places of great Chardge which , by the death of fome , and treachery of others , fell Vacant , were fupplyed with fu- tabe Perfons. Frielland was in danger , of being furprifed , by the Bishops Troops , and, for the moreeffecluall, and una- nimous defence of that Province, Prince Mauritz. mar- ched thither with a conliderable Force , moft Horfe, to have a generall command there, as Field Marshall over the Militia of Friefland and Groeningerland , but efpe- cially, of Holland, in fervice there; by which means, was took away the differences , that had been fo long the- re : and fecured the mutuall afliftence of thofe two Pro-, vinces, without incroaching upon each others Jurisdi- ction; The Lord Rabenhaupt commanding the Militia, as Lievtenant- Generall in Groeningen , and Aylua in Friefland : in each Province , care was took for the pre- fervation thereof, by fortifying the Pofts and Paffes, efpecially in the Hearen-vean : By a generall Summons the Country- People were cited (according to the Placaet of the 19. April , whereby every family in which was one or more Men, should deliver his man for the fervice of the Country) to be ready with a Firelock , or Pike , a third part of the Pikemen might paffe with a Vaulting polfe tipt with-iron , and under each Regiment one Company was to be Armed with Spade and Mattuck, andWheel- barrouw, and the like; every one, underdo and above l8yearesof age, werereakoned fitt for fervice. Flanders and Zealand were in danger of the firft Af- fault of the French and English ; therefore that there might be one Generall there alfo, to command the Ar- my inChief, that fo the weakeft might be aflirted , The Field- Marshall Wirtt was fcnt to Flanders, being follo- wed with feverall Troops both Foot and Horfe , that he might bring all in pofture of defence , and , in cafe of any inva- , 0*7) invafion , be ready to fecund the Ifland Walcheren ; and in a very short time, he brought all things intoadefired good potture , demolishing Ooltburgh , with fome Scon- ces thereabouts, and fortifying others : The Oude-man, and other Polders or drained Marishes he fett under Wa- ter , the Potts being there all commanded by good Offi- cers : At Sluice the Heere van der Lecq was Oovernour , at Aerdenburgh Viscount d* Are in abience of Spindelet * who was made Commandour of Walcheren ; at Philip- pine Trinkelman in the room of Scott , who by reafon of his indifpofkion had refigned his Chardge; At Sas van Gent Marignault * in the room of Maifon Neufve , who was cashiered ; at Yfendijcke De L'ionne> at Lief kenshook De Watfi, in the Jufferfchance Saal; and the like at Axel, Ter Neuie , Moerspeu , and Biervliet ; Men of courage, and fidelity. In Holland, and the Frontiers of Brabant, the Field- Marshall Count Waldeck was to command, under the di- rection of his Highnejfe * by whole fpeciall zeal the For- tifications were much amended ; and efpecially , the For- tifications at Nieuwerbrugge , which were almoft com- pleated; and all the Militia, throughout reformed: The command of Gorcum, being Vacant, by the departure of the Field-Marshall Wyrts > wasfupplyed by Count van Homes j and his Brother in his place, at Ouwater : at Muy- den Count van Sty rum in the room of Prince Mauritius ; and, that nothing might be wanting, orders were rene- wed , and Patenrs gave out , for the fummoning the Towns-men and Country-men. In this polture flood the warlijke Affairs ; lettusnow fee , how the treaty of Peace went forward : concerning which , the Mediatours , had acquainted the St2te on the 5. of April , that the King of France , in (lead of Cologne, had made choice of Aken , for the place of the Treaty , where with their Highneffes were wel pleafed ; where- upon Pafportswere prepared here, forthofe Minifters, which were to be prefent there , and the like were fent from France and England for the Mediatours , and Pleni- L 4. poten- (i68) potentiarles of this State : The Kim; of France excepted againft the Perfon of the Lord Rede van Renrwoude ,- on Eretence of his being one of his Subjects , by vertue of isConqueft of Utrecht, and therefore refilled to accept him at the Treaty ; which wee , to avoid all occafions of makeing the breach wider, were willing to pafle by: In the mean while , the Mediatours flood hard upon the Subject of Ceflation of Arms confented to by this State with England : about which on the 18. they fignifyed unto their Highnejfes by Memoriall, that they had now recieved an Anfwer from England ; fignifying , that the Ceflation of Arms was now untimely propofed ; that it would be of no moment with refpedt to the Treaty of Peace-, and that it was prefented under very inconvenient reftri- &ions : at which the Mediatours tettifyed they were much amazed and troubled : efpecially becaufe it feemed to threaten the danger of this State, therefore they were ftill refolded conftantly to labour the effecting thereof; and to that end , they laid they not only wrote by the laft Poll about that point ; but were refolved , that one of them should make a ftep into England; in order to work out the Ceflation of Arms, defireing their Highnefes to pro- pound the Conditions for the Ceflation on more larger terms: As follows, 1. That the two Months intended for a Ceflation , should commence from the very day of the Publication. 2. That the limitation of it at Sea should reach, at leaftas far as the Cape St. Vincent or the Straits of Gi- braltar ; and that the time of the Ceflation in each refpe- &ive Place should beginne after certain Days or Weeks from the Day of the Publication , on fuch a manner , or if poflible in shorter time , as was agreed on by the Treaty of Breda, according to the diftance of each place ; and that it should not expire before the end of two full Months» reakoning from that time, that notice of the Ceflation shall have effeclivly been given in each place. 3. In cafe theK/»g/ should pleafe toreferre the time for the prolonging of the Ceflation unto the Mediatours* that 069) that they may after the expiration of the faid two Months, or when they are almoft at an end , extend this Ceffation fofarre as may appear needfull for the promotion of the Treaty of Peace ; defireing to know, whether their High- vejfes might not think fitt,to graunt unto this before hand. 4,. That immcdiatly , on notice that the Kings shall have unanimoufly agreed to this Ceffation of Arms, though the Day of the Publication might not be conclu- ded on • The Privateers or Capers, should not be fuffered to fett or goe into Sea; to the end, that, dureing the Ceffation , the fecurity of the Seas might by all poffible means be promoted. Ac which the next day Anfwer was given to the Media- tours, thanking them highly for the labour they had been at , and the proffer of iuch troublcfome voyadge; and prefently , the firft Article was confented to, on condition thePublication should be within 14 days after theCeffation was agreed on; and that, in the time of the Cefiation, there should be no communication or Commerce, between Parties, without Pa^orts as convenient, and that their Allyes should be comprehended in ic. Te fecond was con- fented to. To the third Their Kighneffes anfwered, that they would not give their con fent, without the commu- nication of the particular Provinces, and the Allyes of the State; but did affu re them, that as to fuch a prolonga- tion, this State should not be wanting in any thing that might ferve for the promotion of the Peace. The fourth was confented to On condition that it should hould on all fides , both as to Privateers and Men of Warre. The Mediatours haveing again wrote unto England; waited fomedays for farther Anfwer ; but England who- ly rejected theCeffation , as the Mediatours in a confe- rence on the 29. acquainted the Deputyes of their High- neffes; whereupon the 2. of May was concluded on to give Audience againft their departure. In the end of this Month, a French Eaftindia Ship was caft away before Liffabon , comeing from Goa» 120. Men were aboard ? and was richly laden j wherein L 5 came (ffdj came alfo the Director Caron , who , for his particular had a great treafure there ; he came to give a Relation how the French had took Trinquenemale, and St. Thomas, from the Dutch in the Indyes; The circumftances whe- reof were , as appears by what follows : EXTRACT of a Letter from the French Confull at Liffabon , to one of his Friends , dated the 5". of April. I Have both good and bad News to communicate unto you from India. Firft of all you know, that Monf. De la Hayc hath toohjhe fort of Trinquenemale , fituate on the IVefi of the ifland Ceyhn , on 8 Degree s ; Rut , on the 8. ofoftober , it Isoa reported that the Hollan- ders had driven m out again , and , in all probability , it feemed to be true ; but wee had yet no confirmation thee of: you alfo i>now, that S. Thomas lays on the Coaft ofCormandel , on 1 3 Decrees of the Nor' them Latitude: but perhaps you know not,that the aforefaiJ Monf. De JaHaye hath maftered that Place , with the loffe of not above f Men ; and placed a goodGuamfon there off or 600 Men. This Place had been twelve years under the Portugal!, who had made tt veryftrong', The fame vs well fcituated , and abounds with Viftualls and other neceffaryes , and 'twill be eafy to gett fuck Contribution, as will maintaine the Guarrifon ; but weemufl be fur e to fend Ammuni- tion enough thither. Some of the Neighbour Kings , have too\ the Field, to retake 1 be f aid Place , but wee beleeve not, that they will doe much : TheCoa[l vs good and plain ,for 9 Months in the Year j but the other 3 Months the Ships muft depart becaufe there is noe Haven th?re\ Go a , which belongs to the Portugal} is not far oj , whether Monf. De la Haye hath fent his remaining 5 Ships , to be repaired , and tocontinue there ttntill the bad weather be pctft: On thez. ofoftober Monf De h Haye fent the Ship called the Julius to France , to acquaint the King of the takjing of the f aid Place, The Director Caron 3 had embarqued himflfe in the faid Ship ; with a great Treafure of Pearls , Diamonts and other coftly thtngS, which was reported amounted to more, than a Million of Many \ and that may well be, conflderein^ he had 30 Pearls which cofl bint each of them there, above ij-ooo Gl. a Piece. The faid Ship bad a -very profperom Voyadge , as far as the very mouth of this River , if the infortunate Portugal! Pilot had not cajl it away on \he Bfcachops ; wbofoneing the Ship in again(i both wind and tide, Ufefl it fell upon the Koc\s and Jplitt in a ico pieces : without any hopes, that any thing of it should come to rights. The Diretlour himjelfe^whi ivasjo 7»ell acquainted , wttb the affairs of India , loft his life there, and all his Goods, his Sonne , only with about 100 Seamen were fa- yed ; ivhom 1 by night , as well m 1 could , fished up in [mall Boats. BefiJes there were two Captains , namely Dullctt , and Languiilet, and feyerall Officers , and the Secretary of cur Envoy , Monf. Rcnier , who went to vifitt my Lord Caron, with about zo Sea- men were all cafl away. But , what is moft to be lamented , not wrtteings , nor any body , who had any fyowled^e of things were fayed', except one Capucijn , who is able to give a good a' count of all things, and therefore is fent to France. The Seamen that werefaved, 1 caufed to be new chat bed , and furnished all things convenient ; for they efcaped eycn quite nailed. The Seamen alfo reported that they, comeing from Goa , calling at the Ifland St. Helena to refrefch them- lelvs; but they, no fooner caftAncker but immediatly they difcovered five great Ships with French colours, who made towards them ; The French fufpe&ing them to be Dutch , chapt of their Ankers and went their way, being in vain perfued for fome leagues by the faid four Ships. The English would , by no means give credit to this furmife of the French ; buthaveing fome time paft fent four Men of Warre thither , they fuppofed thofe muft needs have been the Ships , and , that the French took them to be Dutch : But, two Ships from S. Helena arri- veing at Pleymouth , refolved the doubt the in following Relation : That the Ship the Humphry and Elizabeth, com- manded by Captain Robert Metfort , which the Eaftindia Company in July the Year before, had fent to S. Helena with Souldiers, Guns and Ammunition for the fortifying of the Iflandt, arrived there, on the :8 of November; and that, accordingly all was madeufeof, to bring it in polture of defence; and that on the 20. of December fol- lowing came into the Rode four Dutch Eaft-incia Ships, with above 600 Men , Viz: The Freedom , Volsbroeck > Get- tenborrow , and one fmall Ship more, which came out of Holland in April or May 1671. who, comeing to the ufuall (172) ufuall place of landing , were engaged for fome hours with thofeof thelfland, and the Ship Humphry and Elizabeth, but finding it hott fervice there; affaulted the Ifland at other places , and were feverall times beaten off : till on the 3 1 . Decemb. and i.of January they had gott on shoar, about 400 Men at an unufuall place, & (the English being tired by continuall watches and labour) gained the top of the Ifland , and fo the Ifland itfelf , the Fort not being de- fenfive on the Land fide; whereupon the Governour, and the People of thelfland retreated on board the Ship The Humphry and Elizabeth .. and the Suratl Merchant which, with one French Ship (doubtlefle the Julius, which was caftaway before the River of Liflabonj juft arrived there from Bantam; who alrogcather, on the 1. off anuary in the night made their efcape, and on the 1. of June arri- ved at Pleymouth. Alfo about this time , the news came to England , from the Barbados , of the takeing of Tabago by the English , from whence the Lord Feter Confiant , who commanded there departed for Curaflbw. A Relation of the takeing of Tabago. OX the \6. of December , the Ship St. David, Captain Pool , Commander , with f other f mall Ships , ivbcrein was em~ larcquedthe Regiment e/Tobias Bridge , fen fail from Barbadoes 3 and armed on the 1 8. at Tabago : and prefently the whole Regi- ment was landed , hut by the Guides fault atfuch a dangerous place > M if it had been done defignedly to deflroy them all: but Captain Pool , k\nowing the danger , went on Shoar , and , by much perfwa- fions , prevailed on them togoe on hoard again : the next day , in the morning , they landed with their Boats at a fecurer place , about a Mill and a half from the Fort without loojing one man 5 all the Mi- litia being gone to the place , where they fit ft went on Shoar > hadnoe time toreturne to the fecond place of their landing to hinder them : the men being landed , Captain Pool (ayledtnto the Hayen , and at- tached the Fort, but Ttat briikly rejaluted by them , for the (pace of 5 hours , the Ship being much diffabled , and but 4 Men filled : On the 10. and 11. they wertbuify about treating, and at five in the eveningy (173) evening , WW the Fort furrendred j There were altnofi 400 Prtfon- ners, and as many Negros. Not long after wee gott the Relation from the Gou ver- nour ofCurailbu John Doncker , of whac the French had undertook there : as follows. Short Relation , how the French landed at Curaflbu, intending toltorm, and take the Fort. ON the 13.0/ March, Jnno 1673. arrived iS Sail of French, (whereof 7 . were Men of Warre) in fyht and on the 1 4. landed 11. a 1 300 Men at the Fuyc^, the Haven of St. Barbara,® \Lraecke- bay , haveing wind and weather to then hearts defiye\ Water even, and the Stream running upwards ; on the 1 6. they shewed themfelvs with flying colours wtthm fight of the Fort , marching forwards , m far, as thefiony way ; as if t bey intended,without any more adoe, tm- mediatly to jlorm tt ; but when wee dijehardged jome shott amongfl them, they retired Jo far re , till they were out of the r\tch of the Canon ; and then encamped -within fight of tvs , in the Valley, hard by an jilehours called Mtena , andjoon after fent a Drummer with Letters from the Generall Monfteur Dc Baas , -who in Perfon com ■> manded there , to fnmmon the Fort, with all that depended thereto, upon, pain ofgiveing noe Quarter , if he should come to take it by force ofjrms: to which (not like thofe of Utrecht) they anjwertd , that they intended to defend it to thelaft man ; and that they wiith joy expected their ^ffault ; and, when the Drummer was carry'd out "gain, our Men shouted for joy , Vive la Prince d'Orangc : the whole day wee difcernedthe Enemy to be very buify, a* if hefortfyed htmfe'fe there 5 and wee verily beleevedtbey would have flormed that right , but itfeemedtbey had noe courage to it. On the 17. Wee faw them buify , as before; and from the other fide of the Haven wee commanded out the Horfe , with j- or 6 nimble Freemen , togoe and Spy out the Enemy, and 1 promifed them , if they could gev. one Frenchman Prifonner , to difcover the poflure and condition of the Enemy , that 1 would give them 50 pieces of eight for A reward ; and at noon they brought two to the Fort ; and 1 made good my promife unto them : towards the evening came another who run away from the French Mmy , and told m , that the Ge- nerall badabufed them ; that they were in great want of Water and Vifttialis : for they had nothing but the Flesb , which they shott them- Jehs, 074) felys , and th/tt there was little courage among tie Men • and noe hopes ofjhrming , the Fort to any adyantadge j but that they would bring fomeGuns onShoar, to fire on m from a Hill that is here a- bouts , and fo force tofurrender : in the mean time ivee longed , with more then ordinary couradge , both Citizens , Seamen , and Souldiers, that they would attacque w ; the next day being the 1 8. of March another Runaway came over tows , reporting that the Enemy » in the night time , was retreated with all his Army , to the Ships ; without any noife, faring that he might be fell upon by ut : Wee now knowing the Power of the Enemy , a Party of our Burgers and Captain Peter Marcufle , being a ZelandCaper , with his Men went out unto the Enemyes Camp , which he found they had quitted j and left behind them much flam flesh , a parcell of Granadoes , Potts , and Karels , 3 or 4 Pijlol/s } one Sword , a Cloa^, and other t riffles. In the mean time our Horfe , who early in the morning were rode out from th>- other fide of the Haven pur fued the Enemy , to St- Barbara, who were moft embarcqued, and too^ 4 Prtjonners , befides 2 or 3 dead. On the 1 p. of March , early in the morning , weefaw the Enemyes fleet fet fail , and thought they would come and male* a Br ay ado before the Hayen ; but eleyen of them both Ships and Barcques , failed by , out of reach of Canon - shott , without shooting one shott agatnfl m , and fo tacked about Weftivard , and Jett their Courfe toward the Coaft of Spaniola ; and afterwards , wee fa w 3 or 4 Bartj fading upwards , probably gone to the Cartbies Jflands , togiye account of their ref counter ; fo that wee , at this injtant , being the 23. doe find our felys quite rid of our Enemy ,for which Tbeepratfe andthani^ the JLlmtgbty God , who hathfo well defended m : praying that he Jlrengthen in with courage , whenfoeyer wee may again be attacked by thefe , or any other Enemyes ; for the French Prifonners report , that they heard there was an English fleet made ready at Barbadoes , to come thti way. In the mean time the Lords the Di- rectors muft doe their beft to proyidefor u* , without delay, fuffictent Ammunition and Vtctualls , that wee may always be able to defend our felys as Men of honour. Wee eyery day evidently fee that God Mmighty U very gra- ciotH unto m : for , jufl before the comeing of the Enemy , here ar- ] rived two Ships from Guinney , fir ft Santa Crux, then Santa Carlos, which brought with them ahcye one hondred thoufand Pieces of Eight , andyefierday another Ship called the Concordia , witbfourty thoufand. On ! (I7f) On the i. of May. After long delays , and great pre- parations at laft, the Prince of Conde arrived at Utrecht, He came from the Vaart in the States Plea lure- boat, as far as the Solfteegs - Gate , conduced by the Duke of Luxenburgh and other great Ones ; and there , togeather with the Duke of Luxenburgh and Anguin , and Count de Seaux i He took coatch , and was recieved at the Gate , with the fireing of the Guns, from the Walls, and all Tokens of Joy, by theCommanriour Stoupa> who pre- sented the Keys of the City, in a Silver Charger to His Highnejfe ; and, fo through the ranked Troops conducted him to his Lodgings, in St. Johns Church yard, at the Houfe of Burgermafter Nellefteyn > and his Kinfman Martens ,- the whole Guarnfon in the afternoon paffed by, and were foundt to be 8coo Men ftrong. The Papifts re- joycedasmuch, at the comeing of the Prince , asthejews lately at their conceited Meffias. The French now afiu- red themfelvs, of the good Succeffe of all their Defigns ; many Men being ( befides the great preparations at U- trecht ) approached from Gclderland • four Regiments whereof, being Foot, were ready at Amerongen: and, two at Amer:-rbort, and two at Nykerck; one, notfar from the Wijck in the Betuwe , and 1000 Horfe at Hoef- iaken , two leagues from Amersfoort. The Prhice of Conde makeing , as if he would march , with them on ibme De- figne, the fecond day, after his arrivall, fent a Strong Convoy for the Govemour of Woerden , to confult with him, and prefently after, a generall (Jounfel of Warre was held ; on the 6. He was departed in Perfon for Naer- den , where he was recieved with the fireing of the Guns ; and, haveing viewed every thing there he returned unto Utrecht, andcaufed all preparations to be made , which might beneedfull for any Attacque: accordingly on the 9. were 600 Men commanded out of Utrecht, who mar- ched towards Breukelen , and, at night, were followed with 500 more , and about 50 Horfe , amongft whofe Leaders was Conde* s Sonne > and Luxenburgh himfelfe; in appearance to doe fome great matters, and were to be Seconded (*7$) feconded by feverall others ; theytalkt ofnoe leiTe than mattering the Hinderdam , Wefop , and the Fort of Ab- kou altogcather; but,after they had but once shewed them- felvsin Bravado before the Hinderdam , on the 10. they returned again to Utrecht, without doing any thing. Bur, feeing many Men remained thereabouts, & that fome Re- giments, Viz.: that of Languedock, Champagne, Navarre and Piemont marched higher : and fome whisperings there were , of a deiigne againft Schoanhoven • wee there took fpeciall care to guard all our Pofts , in particular wee Lodged good Guarrilbns in Gorcum, Schoonhoven, and the places on the Vecht; to that end the Burgers in the Inland - Towns , and Country People of North- and South- Holland , were fummoned , and a fpeciall Order and Regulation published for the preventing all unwil- lingnelle and disorder : and the Fortifications which were beganne, wee went forward with , with all pofliblefpeed: and on the 5. was putt out to be made 3 Hornworks at Gouda, and one deienhve Schans on the Yfel : and on the 13. the Royal Fortification at Wefop ; and the bettering of the Works at the U ytermeerle Sluice and Hinderdam ; and the breaking downe the old Sluice, at Hinderdam, haveing already begunne anew Sluice at Muyden, in the room ot it. On the fame 1 . of May that Conde came into Utrecht, the King and his whole Court departed from St. Germain, haveing firft committed the manadgment of the afrairs to the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal , and the Councell ; He was Complimented before his Departure, by all the Courts, Grandees, and Minifters of State, that were there prefent , feverall days being already paft in fending away the Artillery before them , and an unconceivable rich and coftly Equipage , as well of the Train , as of the King himfelf, and were convoyed, witn the greateit part of the Troops, both Horfe and Foot. The King in great Pomp departed from St. Germain he dined at Bourges , and lodged that night at Louvre in Paris 5 the 2. day He had his dinner at Senlis & Lodged at (177) |at Pont S. Maixence : on the 3. He arrived atGourney, fhe 5. at Roye : the 6. at Perone : the 7. at Bapaume ; and, >eing welcomed by the Marquis de Mompefat > on the frontiers of Artois , on the 8 . arrived at Atregt , and lod- ;ed in the Bishops Palace , were he remained fome days, ind took a Review of theTroops,under command ofSr.dtt ^lar j which were arrived there, from between the Sambre ind Maes,and of the otherTroops being encamped there- ibouts : on the 9. being fent thither from Paris 30 Wagons Ftth Mony, took out of the Spare-Cheft : on the 12. the ".ing departed from Atreght , anddineing at Lens he ar- rived , in the Evening , at Baffe 1 where he recieved two Couriers > the one brought the Ratification of the agree- lent between France, and Branden burgh ; the other, Ihenews of Marquies deGranae's leaving Cologne, and, |hattheEmperiall Regiment, had took their Oath to the lagitlracy. On the 15. His Majefiy departed from Baffe, lined at High Bourding, and, at the Evening, arrived Rijffel ; where he was recieved with great State, and r iewed the new Caftle glorying with thefe proud in- 'iptions : Gentes laudabunt te <& Reges Terra gloriam lajn-, and, In folepofuiTabemacuiummeum. On the I £. \le went from thence, to Cortrijck, where he arrived awards the evening ; and , on the 17. arrived there alfo le Duke of Monmouth, who was to march thence with le Kings Army, as Lievtenant-Generall under Duke ^Orleans , to the generall Rendevous about Harlebeack, le Duke of Orleans himfelfe being on the 18. departed by [oft from St. Clou to the Army, where he arrived on »e 20. and , the fame day , His Majefty was ^omplemen- jd at Corrijck by Don Jeronimo Agourto > \n the Name t Count Montery : on the 22. in prefence of his whole )rmy, he gave Audience to theMufcoviaEmbafTadour the open Field. On the 2. qf May. The Lords Mediatours of Swee- m were recieved by the States Deputy es in the pri- lier Coach of State, being followed vvii ha Train of 25. lore , in order to take their Leave : They made their M Pro. (178) - Propofitions in the Swedish Language ; confiding in thele particulars : that they had , in the beginning, mete with many unexpected difficultyes , both with refpect , to a Ceffation of Arms, and concludeing , on a Place to treat in ; concerning the Ceffation , they were yet in iufpence, not quite despairing of the Succeffe ; and that they would loofe no opportunity of reviveing the fame : but , concerning the Place of Treaty , whether they were now ready to goe, they rejoyced at the agreement the- reon , where they hoped , not only to effect > by the Affi- ftance of God, an equitable Ccfiation , but alfo an honou- rable Peace : farther , thanking thcState for their acknow- ledgment of his Majeftys of Sweden fincere and well- meaning Inclinations, and thewellintentioned Zeal and Pains of the Mediatours , promifeing their perfeverance therein , and thankfully acknowledging that civility which they had recieved , dureing their refidence here:: Whereupon the Lord Tsbrantz > who was Prefident of the Affembly , returned thanks unto the faid Lords in all civil Terms, wishing them much profperity , and fucceffe, and fo they were again lead downe, as they were con- ducted up : after which Farewell they held twO Confe- rences more with the Deputyes of the State i and, on the 5. took their Solemne leave of his HighneJJe, and other Great Ones : Whereupon on the 6. they were conducted by the Deputyes , and a Train of Coaches of quality , from their Lordships lodgeing to the Horn- Btidge, from when- ce, their Excellency es, haveing took their Leave, retur-< ned again Incognico into the Hague ; to wait for a fuller, Anfwer from England about the Ceffation • but feeing thC King of England , and France perfifted in their.refufalli of the Ceffation ; they , on the 19. departed, to the Houfc Viverfteyn , belonging to the Lord Siherkroon > to depart thence, the next day to the Place of the Treaty. On the 3. of May. The French being gone out d Creveceur, intending to cait up a work nere Vlymen or the Banck j in the evening 80 Men were commandec from the Bofch , thither , who , the next day , in the mor. ninj 079) ning, beganneto skermish with them , but, the French being about 500 Men ftrong , our Men retreated , till tha Governour of the Bofch being informed thereof, fenc 400 Men to their Succour, who beat the Enemy back again , with the loflfe of feverall of the Enemy, and (0 flop- ped their intended Defigne. On the 7. of May. Fourty French Troopers were on their March , from Creveceur, to burne the Villadge of Sufteren in the Barony of Breda , becaufe, they were wan- ting in paying their contribution : but , the Guarrifon of Breda , hearing of it , immediatly fent thither , a Troop ofizoHorfe under command of theyonge Count of Sty- rum , and Frits van NaJJbu , who fell upon them nere Eyndhoven, but the French finding themfelvs overpowe- red in number, left their Horfes , and retired to a certain Houfe, where, being very advantagiously pofted, they defended themfelvs ftoutly;many of our Men were killed, but, atlaft, they haveing loftfome of their Men, were " irced to yeeld , and were all carry ed Prifonners to Breda, on our fide the yonge Count of Styrum was killed, and Count Frits van Najfou wounded in his Shoulder. Ditto: QolontMBamphield > who was apprehended , on his leaving the Poft at Ameyden , and had been , for fome time, detained at the Houfe at Langerack, was carryed Prifoner to the Hague , and there, fett in the Ca- fleleynie, in order, to be farther proceeded againft; but was again fent from thence to. the Army at Alphen , to be examined before the great Councell of Warre. On the 8. $ Mariners of the Guarrifon of Heufden went into the Betuw , and in a certain Villadge, called Op- heufden fell upon 5 French Sauveguards , who betook themfelvs all , into one Houfe, and , after a short encoun- ter, cryed for quarter; whoreupon two of the Mariners were fent, to fetch the 5 Prifonners, but one of the Sau- veginrds , contrary to that Quarter which was given him, shot with his Piitoll , one of the Marriners eys out ; which the other 3 feeing, fell in upon them, and killed 4 of the French, and took the fifth Prifonner and they found with M I thefe there Goal-birds 3 5:00 Gl. in Gould : at that time alfo,hap- peneda Refcontre at Tienhoven, between 10 French, and 10 of the Prince's Souldiers; the Prince's, fuppo- feing there might be more French behind , fett one or" their Company , at an Avenu , that , in cafe of need , they might there have a retreat; the other 9. run pre- fently , upon the French , shott 4. of them , and took the other 6 Prifoners, without looting one of their owne Men. ■•*, On the 9. of May. The Lord Admirall deRuyter with thofe Ships, that were read yeft, putt to Sea, out of the Maes , and, at the fame time , failed from Texel fuch Ships , as were there ready , haveing befides the Fireships fomeSinckers with them , who on the 10. being joyned togeather, arrived before Schonevelt makeingaFleetof, about threefcore Sail ; moft of the biggeft Ships of Am- frerdam were, by the shallownelTe of the Waters, hin- dered from getting over the Pampus ; and moft , in the other Chambers, were not ready. NeverthelelTe the Lord Admirall, with thofe Ships, that he had with him, on the 11. early in the morning with a good N.E. Wind, made over for the River of Londen - failing on thei2. at 9. of the Clock in the morning, by the Bay of Alborow, and came to an Ancker that Even behind the Bardley Sands, from whence fome Ships, failing up the River, difcovered 30 ftout Ships , ranged in order, makeing, as if they would come farther , all things being well provided for,fo that wee were hindered,eirher by Fireships or Sinc- kers to undertake any thing, to any great advantage; fo] wee returned again, in good order to Schonevelt, tha place of the general! Rendevouz , where wee were daily ftrengthened , by additionall Ships , efpeciallyonthe28J by thearrivallor Lievtenant Admirall Trotnp, haveing the greateft Ships of Amfterdam with him; fo that, in aj short time, wee became a considerable Fleet: for whofe greater encouradgment his HighneiTe, on the 22. fent the following Miflive to the Admirall, who with the other Officers there prefent, on the 23. divided the Fleet intd 080 into % Efquadrons ; according to the following Lift, thafi fo they might in better order meet the Enemy. COPY of a Letter from his HighnefTe the PRINCE of ORANGE, to the Lord Licvtenant Admirall de Ruyter. Honourable, Valiant, Beloved, Faithfull, & lingular Friend, WEe could heartily have wished , that the affairs of our Coun- try , "would have permitted u Jrv.Braeckel, The PrudtM. °'" Engel de Ruyter, Watsdtrf. VanGelder, Stearxderf. JohnBondt, Utrecht. Simon I'anhuy (en , JheLad N; 'a nl :i (i Officers. Ships. ohn Croock , Jrtns ofMclttn. ' ylenburgh , Deventer. Swcers , Defender. ransvan Nideck, Dirt. De Munnick > Effen. aes Valdecker , The Prince. aes Wiinbcrgh , The Cable. \ Jcnr: Fisher, Arms pfliedenbl. Frigates, JohnSncIl, Utrecht. Ewick, Edam. Megang , Vamiaeten. torn: van Kouwen , Schiedam. Firesbips. ohnDanielfe vanRhijn, The LowjJife. bram van Coperen , The Blackymoor. 83) I Officers'. Ships. Richard Monck , The Mary. LcnceHarmenfe, The Vtfrer Church. Gcrret Halfkaag, St.Pteter, WillcmOude, TheUnicorvt. John Johnfon Boom , The Salmander. Weybrant Barenrze, The Sajer. Advice Boats. Abram Taelman , The Bce^att. Gcrret Koot , The Unicorne. Aernout Leunifze, The yonge Mary. Peter de Moor , . . . . , Galiotes. Teunis Jacobs , St. Mary. JohnCornelifee, Pilote. JelleAlbertfe, ThefUber. bder the Esauadron ofLievtenant AdmiraU Trump, areajjigned, thefe underwritten , all bareing theFlagge on the mijfen top Mafi, Officers. Ships, ^rttemnt jidmirall Trump, The Goulden Lyon. » Mmiratt Sweers , The Ehpbant. \e*4dmir*U Schram , The Pacification. trJdm.De Haen, Hollandta. it. Volkart Swart >Calans Eye. Philip Almonde, Delpht. IriaenPort, Stbieland. |n: vander Saan,j4mjlerdam. jTyloos, The beleef. NavTou, Proy. of Utrecht. p Bergen , The Prime on tforsfac^. Officers. Ships. Decker , The Watchfull Cram. Elfevier, Zealand. De Sitter , ^Agata. Uyterwijk, The Southern Hottfe. Cornelius de Boeck , The Mms of Holland. Peter Backer, Tbe'fuptter* Fregates. Spanj Middelborrotv, Dc Yonge , Old-Cafpel. Harderwijck , The Hare. John Noirot , Popfynburgb'. Bogaert, Bommel. M 4. f ire* Fireships. Officers. Ships. William Williamfe,T/k Drake. Henry Rofens, Velfen. Cornelius J elmerfen Kock, Tie Salmon. Peter van Grootvelt , The leading St arte. John van Kempen , The ^Arms of Emmeric^. Cornelius Boermans , The Guitded Pott. (i*4> Officers. Ship!. John Boomgaert,Iaa?£ & 'Anna. Dirk ClaefTeHarmen, the Peace. Advice Boats. Claes Portugall , The Triton. John Cramer , Egmont. Tobias Adriaenfe , Hajewint. Kuybert Gee! , Mercury. Galjott. Richard TmV 3 Tbeyonge Prince. Watership. Dirck P: van de Veldc, St.Peter. Under the Esauadron ofLievtenantAdmirall Bankae ea theft underwritten bareing the Fiagge on fore top Ma ft. are afjignea theft rr, Officers. Ships. Lieutenant y.amiraU Bankaert, Walcberen. Vice J.dm: Evertfz. Zierickj.ee. Vice ^4 dm: Starre, Groentngen. JLeer MmtraU Vlug , The Arms of Enckjiuyfen. Capt. John Heck, Weftfrtefland. John Dick, TheVmcorn. Jacob Berckhout , jUyrn-tree. Middellant, TheComete. Elant du Bois , The Knightship. John MuySyluftina vanNaffou. Jacob Voos, The Northquarter. Marten de Boer , Gelderland. BarentHals, Gideon. John van Lier , The Lwnneffe. Peter Karfeboom , DHtrJion. Carel van Putten , Dumhurgb. Dirck Koela, Vers. Fregates. Adriaen Banckert , Delpht. Barent Martens , Goes. Officers. Ships. Moyfes Without, Harderwijc^. Jacob Swart , Rotterdam. Roemer Valck , De Braec\. Fireships. HuybertWolfers, TheCaftle. Berne Zachary , Samfon. Frederik Coenraet,Jf.C«j^*r;>2e. Reyhier Richardf. The Palmtree Henry Mount, The White Molde. Peter Rokejff Chrifiina Leonora. Charls de Br-une , The Mountain Mtna< Peter Hendrickfe Pop , The Ca/lle of Loon. Advice Boats. Daniel Scheure , De Lopman. David van Geersdalen , Goos. Teunis Poft , The Pearle. Matthijs, Jacob Kamer , The Water tog. Galiote. i Gouder Peterfon. On On the io. of May. The Lords the AmbafTadours of Sweden , departed from the Houfe of Viverftein to the place of the Treaty , takeing their way by Rotterdam , from whence on the 11. in the morning they took Wa- ter , being greeted with Vallie of great Shott > and in like manner they were recieved afGorcum; from whence , on the 1 2. they took their joutney, by'sHertogenbofch, thence , to goe by Maeftricht j but , being come nere Oofterwijck,they were fett upon by 30 French Troopers, but as foon , as they knew , who they were , they lett their Excellencyes goe on in their journey , protecting with great fubmiffion, that they knew them not ; the faid Lords departing towards Noon , on the 14. from Oirfchott, they came to the Villadge Achel , to refresh themfelvs there; and, when they were juft ready to fittdowne to table , about ico French Troopers came rideing from Cranendonck , and ported themfelvs in three Troops , without theTowne. WhofeOfficer came and Compli- mented the Mediatours , but J t was chiefly tofee what way they would take for Aix laChapelie ; and, underftanding that they intended to goe , by the way of Maeftright, they endeavoured , by many Arguments to divert them , from that intention , efpecially pretending that their King had already fufficiently blocked up this place, and had given generall order to lett none pafle that way , prefling ic very hard , yet ftill containing themfelvs within the Limitts of refpecl: and Civility , fo that the Lords Mediatours , were a little amazed hereat; yet, after fomeconteft, yeelded thereto , and chofe the way by Stockheym , to Sittart, and fo to Aken , where they arrived privately on the 1 6. avoi- ding the Ceremony of being publickly recieved. On the 1 1. of May. Their Wghne/Jes Plenipetentiaryet departed alfo towards the Place of Treaty with a confix derable Traine and Baggage, takeing the fame way the Swedish Embaffadours had done , being in like manner diverted from going by the way of Maftright , on the 18 . they arrived at Aken, being folemncy, recieved there, bytheMagiftracy. ' M j On fitO On the \z. of May. Was difcovered a certain treache- rous Defigne againit Sas van Gent ; for che French co- meing now with the greateft of their force into Flanders, they intended eafily to make themfelvs Matter of that Poll , that fo , haveing gott faft footing there , they might eafily force their way , in farther ; and , under the favour of the low tides, fall intoZeland: the Defigne was thus contrived, that a French Officer , haveing formerly been in the States service, at Gent; but, now being in service oftheFrench King was come to Selfate , half a Mile from Zas van Gent, on the Vaert of Gent, and had thence fent for one du Surfeau from Zas, a French Gentleman , who had been formerly a Captain, but was now refor- med ; promifeing him, that , if he would doe the King his Matter a good Service , he would doe great Matters for him i proffering him gcoo French Crowns before hand , and 3000 more, when he bad performed the engagement: but j this man asking him what was the Service hedefi- red of him , heanfwerd, todeliverSas van Gent into the hands of his Majefty , adding the manner , how he should doe it, namely bygiveing Licences to feverall Switzers, who, as Renegades, should take Service at Sas, and fo help him execute the Defigne , promifeing that he should be Governour of the Place; But, Du Surfeau defireing time to confider of it, revealed the whole matter to the Field- Marshall IVirtz, and , fo the Defigne vanished : wee might have gott thofe Blades into the Towne that were deitinated for the exploit, but, for fome reafons, it was not done. May the 13. The Princes Men tookPoft atNiuwer- fluys : The French at Utrecht makeing all preparations for their concieved Defigne, gathered very ltrong nere our Pofts at the Veght, and were come at Muyder-? bergh , they alfo gathered many Men togeather in 't. G ra- veland; andfenti5oSouldierstotheNieuwerfluice, to poft themfelvs there , and to caft up a Fort there , as foon, as the Duke ofAuguin and Luxenburgh, who was gone with a ftrong Convoy co Woerdcn, should be returned to Utrecht, Oh) Utrechtjthat they might fo from all Quarters fall upon our Ports : of which Deligne his Higbnejje being doubtlefle well informed ; he with all fpeed made ready feverall forts- of armed Boats, Viz. Vlottfchuyts * and Uytleggers , and other fmall Veffels ; and on the 13. went there himfelfe, where he fo ordered all things , that , that very Even , a good number of Men were commanded out under Com- mand of the Collonel Stockheym, with feverall Pio- neers, and all fortes of Instruments for Digginge : who all, with their Yolks, Sloops, Pleafure boats , Rowing- boats, and all fort of Ammunition, on the 14 ditto, at 5. of the Clock in the morning came to the Sluice; the French , who lay thereabouts , (being warned by a Miller there, by drawing up the Sail of the Mill) retreated to Breukelen. Our Militia , being come to the Sluice immediatly they beganne to make their Works, and by noon our 1 Men lay all entrenched: and within 2. or 5. Days were in luch a pofture of defence, that wee were fufficient to ftand againit any Attack, being fchanfed ftrong enough , to turne of a great force : One French Officer with 16 Soul- diers, came, in the morning, from Breukelen to reco- gnize, how things went, but one of his Company was killed , and the relf retired to Breukelen : Captain Toutle- monde went on the 16. with i?o Men from Nieuwer- fluyceto Breukelen , where the French being about 300 ftrong retreated to the Houfe Grundefteyn, enticeing our Men under the reach of the fmall Guns, which were plan- { ted there , wherewith they shott briskly amongft us , with ■(mail Shott; and, at the firft Chardge killed 4. of our fMen , fo that wee were forced ro retreat : which , that wee Knight with the more fecurity doeu Captain Toutlemonde J defended a Bridge, which they were to paffe, untill the \ lalt Man was over , and he, ftriveing to through downe the planks that lay loofe, was shott in his Back, but one of his Sergeants carryed him away , that he might not fall into the Enemy es hands, and was carry'd with feverall other wounded Men to Arafterda.m to be cured there. This dm This Polling of our felys , at Nieuwerfluys, did fo alarme the French at Utrecht , that they knew not how to behave themfelvs ; the more , becaufe all their Chief- Commandours were at Woerden : and furprized at this News , firft of all made the Boors pull downe the Stone Wall of Nieuwenroy , the better to defend themfelvs there , if our Men should march up higher : Soon after came Conde and Luxenburgh , with above 4000 Men to Breukel ; but finding all things well guarded , they faw there was nothing for them to be done, only to fortirye themfelvs there & prevent Our breaking in farther;wherc« upon haveing ordered the makeing of feverall Batteryes and Entrenchments, they returned to Utrecht, leaving moft of their Men at Breukel , Nieuwenroy, Maarfen and thereabouts, and prefently went about catting up feverall Batterys , but were now and then hindered by our Men> Skirmishing with them , and killing many of them ; yet they went on , as well as they could , ruining and burning all that lay in their way , even the greateft part of Breukel itfelfe, and thofe curious Country houfes ; as wee alfo pul- led downe fome, that were in our way ; fo that this Arbour of pleafure, was foon turned to a perfect WildernelTe. This Polling our felvs here was not only prejudicial! to the French Defigns , but alfo of fingular advantadge unto this State, beingaBulwork to the Fortifications of the Vecht, and a Wall of defence to many Villadgesj which , hitherto , have been under water , but now can be kept dry and fecure ; efpecially , His Highnejje haveing given order to Colonell Palm , he on the 16. with two or 300 Men from the Uythoorn , ported himfelf at Willis and Demmerick, and entrenched him there, whereby the round Fenlands were defended from all violence,and the French hindred, from marching in by the way of Bile- velt , or the Emmcricks Zuwe , and fo to fall , by the way of the Geufe-floot,upon the Nieuwerfluyce, or any of the Jnland Villadges. By this means the Line of Circumvalla. tion round all Holland was clofed : and that Province compaffed about with a Wall of Fortifications from the Southern- fi89> outhern-Sea, as far, as the overfide of the Waal River, > that there was no gap for the Enemy to come in : Wee aveing pofted us at Muyden-, Welbp, Uytermeers- :uyce, Hinderdam , Cronenburgh, Nieuwerfiuyce , Villis,Uythoorn, Woertfe- Verlaet , Nieuwerbrugge, ^tidewater , Gouda , Schoonhoven , Nieport , Gorcum, ouvefteyn and Worcum ; where round about wee are ill daily makcing it ftronger, efpecially at Nieuwer- uicc, where wee have already digged round about the luice; and caft up an Entrenchment over againft the f echt-bridge , the way on both fides of the Vecht , as far s half way Breukle , where the outer moil watch is kept, eing every where Fortifyed with feverall Traverfes , Jrafts , Wolfs- kuylen , Pitts , and Vriefle-ruyters , and lie like, and efpecially with a confiderable Battery, in the !>rm of a Redout, with a compleat Conterfcharp : and on ich fide of the way was nothing, but Water, and luch and , that could not be gone upon ; fo that this Poft , in tfpeel; of its Scituation , and Fortification , is invincible, r a fufficient Guarrifon be laid there , for the fupply whe- Bof on the 7. 'twas published, that a Free-leger was to e kept there, and fo everyone, haveing their required Alports might carry thither and fell all kind of Provifions hatfoever. On the 1$. ThcCommzndorRansdorfwho had lain long time in Otmarfen , came before the Caftle of Iramsbergh , with 900 Foot-fouldiers , and 1 1 Cornets IF Horfe ; They of Cocverden had laid here a Guarrifon IF one Enfigne with 36 Men, for the fecurity of their lien that made the inrodes into Overy ffel , and to be a Uce of retreat for them on all occafions ; fo that the Ishops Men , to hinder them , and the more to annoy |ofe ofCoeverden, which was but two Miles dillant, " a Defigne to make themfelvs Mailer of this Place, nd fortifye themfelvs there ; to which end they brought lany Guns along With them, Bombes, Wheelbarrows, bades and Shovels , and other Materialls : and fo im me- etly ftormed ic with their Dragoons, but were twice* beat (190) beat of by the befieged , leaving many dead on the place} but they within finding the number of the Enemy to be fo great , that they could not poflibly hold it out , parlyed, and agreed to march out with their full Arms , and co- lours flying ; but the Enemy, feeing , that fo fmall a num- ber had done fo great mifchief , they , contrary to their word j kept them all Prifonners : on notice of which At- tacque , leverall Men were lent from Coeverden for Suc- cour tothofe of Gramsberg, but came to late? and fin- ding the Enemy fo confiderable , they hid themfelvs in an Ambushment, and had the good luck of falling upon CommandorP/Arg^ and Houtijxs in their Arrear, as they were marching off to Otmarfen, and killed many of them, and brought 70. of them Prifonners into Coeverden : Ransdorf remained in Gramsberg, to command there, hefortiryed the Place veryftrong, and brought ic in full potfure of defence. At that time , feverall Skirmishes happened nere Mae- ftright. The Governour reviewing the Horfe on the Wijcker- veldt, feverall Troops of the French Cavalle- . ry, under Command of Sr. DeMontall, shewed them- felvs nere St. Peters-Hille, whereby theGuarrifon was alarmed; but our Men» fending fome Horfe todifcover the Enemy, the French again departed : Count Tilly with 25 Horfe from Maeftricht rnetta Company of 17 French, one whereof they killed , and brought the reft Prifon- ners into Maeftricht, amongft whom was one Lievte- nant, and oneQuartermafter. One Major Le Grand* being in Service of the Bishop of Munfier > had raifed 3 1 Men at Aken , and Captain Merode precendedly gave Li- cence to 1 5 of his Men , to take Service under him , but, marching thence , the faid Merode followed him on Hors- back, as far as nere untoNuys, and then the 13 Men ? feeing their Captain,turned themfelvs againft the Major; whom they deadly wounded , and brought the new raifed Souldiers Prifoners into Maeftricht : many the like Skir- mishes happened, but not always alike fuccesfull. The French Plenipotentiary es for the Treaty of Peace (lowly (190 ilowly following the Court from Paris, were now come to Liege ; and were denyed their pafTadge by the way of Maefiright > becaufe the French had diverted the Swe- dish , and Dutch Embafladours in their journey that way. The third Sweedish Embafladour Count Tot was alio arri- ved from Paris at Aix la Chapelle ,• and on the 18. of May the English Lords Plenipotentiary^ departed in the Kings Barge , from London for Grcenwigh , togoe from thence in the Kings Pleafure-Boac for Flanders; but being gott on board , they were forced b^y contrary winds, toputt in at Quinborow , and on thej6.fetting fail then- ce they could not pafle the Foreland, but were forced to turne into the Swallow, which made them refolve togoe by Land to Dover, and fo thence to fail for Calais. The English Fleet haveing been , for a good time, raoft ready , excepting only a few Seamen , which were wanting, there arrived in one Week on the River of London three Fleets of Merchant Ships: Viz: theCanaris Fleet confiding of 22 Sail : The Bordeaux Fleet of 130, and the New-Caftle Fleet of 300 Sail ; moit of whofe Men, and fome Land- militia being divided on the Men of Warre, Prince Rupert as Admirall in Chief, putt to Sea therewith ; and on the j 9. pafled Dover to meet the French and the Portsmouth Ships , who on the fame day fett Sail for the Downs ; and on the 14. came within fighc of each other nere Rye , and there caft Ancker ; where- upon the Kwg.) Duke of fork , andaTrain of many No- bles, on the 16. early in the morning departed for Rye, to fee the Conjunction of the French and English Fleet, which happened that day , before Dungenefte , where tL*t Kivg and Duke of York on Whitfunday Old (file, dined on board the French Admirall, where He made the Earl of Ojferj Rere Admirall of the Blew Flagge \ and on the 29. departed again from the Fleet for London ; and on the 30. this Potent Sea- Armado, confiding of 84 Men of Warre, ( whereof the French Esquadronefpecially, fee- med to terrify the whole World with their thundering names ) were under Sail , and pafTed Dover on the 31. ma* keingover for the Coaft of Holland. On' (192) On the 22. of May. The Duke of Monmouth , Lieute- nant Generall of the French Army , JMopficur de la Feuiliade Roannes , being fent before him with a Troop of 2ooo Horfe . putt the Army in Battaillia as they lay en- camped between Cortrijck and Hariebeke , to tike a ge- nerall Review of them , in the prefence , and to the great Satisfaction of the.Queen , and all the Court Ladyes ; and thereupon the Army , being above 20000 Men ftrong , broke up, to march towards Deynfen, and Landerham, hard by Gent , 80 Pieces of Ordnance being already at Au^enaerde , and 50 more were tocome to Aeth , to be carryed to the Army. On the 29. Th.eQ.ueen, with theDutcheffe delaVa- Here > Madame de Monte(j>an * and all her Court retur- ned again from Kortrijck to Doornick , to remain there as long the Campagne was kept, being convoyed by the King halfe way, from whence , haveing took their Farewell in the Villadge Lovinghem , the Queen* with a conduct of 200 Horfe departed for Doornick, and the King to his Army, who lodged that night at Gothem, hard by Deynfen , and the next night at the Abdy of Dron- gene, a mile from Gent. On the 24. Moniieur de FeuiUade* being encamped at Mary-Church , caft two Shipbridges over the River or Bridges, and on the 2?- marched over with 2000 Horfe, under the command of Moniieur deLorge > asLieiitenanc Generall , and Sr. de Lorraine , as Field- Marshall , and we- re followed by the Duke of Orleans , with a Brigade of Foot , and two Bataillons of Horfe. The Vant-troop of his Army , confifting of about 400 Horfe under Sr. de Hauteville > paffed on the z6. on a Ship-bridge over the Water between Sas and Gent,nere Sclfaten,and presently shewed the mfelvs atSt.John-Stoone, halfe a league from Sas, to recognize in what pofture the Land wis there, and in the way fell upon feverall Watches, which were fent out by the Spanish Regiment of Colonell Cajajf'a , who lay difperfed in feverall low grounds, and on the arrivall of the French retreated to Hultl j fome of whom the the French took Prifoners , and killed others , but , not without as much loffe on their fide ; who finding that moft of the Country was under Water, and that the Marshes of Klinge , Kieldrecht , Ferdinandus , Absduele, and others were overflouwnc, plundered only St. Johns Stone , and another V illadge or two , and on the %y. went againe over the Ships-bridge at Marickercke , and joyned with the groffe of the Army nere Deyn fen, feeing the little probability of doing that here by force of Arms, which they did before by treachery. For the whole Defigne feemed to be , only to gett fome footing in Flanders , and fo to maintaine a correfpondency with the Fleets atSea: but, being diflapointed inthisprojed, the whole Army broke up from Gent, and took their March towards Little Brabant by the way ofGavre, Gearsbergen, Liejkerke, Dermonde and Bruflel. On the 26. of May. The following Conditions and Articles for the exchanging and Rantfoming of Prifo- ners, on both fides were concluded on between the Duke ofLuxen£urgh> as enpowered thereto by the King of France on the one fide, and the Count ian Homes as authorized thereto by the High and Mighty States Generall of the United Netherlands ,and his Highnefie the Prince of Orange* on the other fide. Conditions of the Quarter Generall, about the exchanging and rantfoming of Prifoners. EAchPrifoner shall be exchanged for another exerci* 1 feing the fame chardge and of a like degree , both Cavalry, Infantry , Artillerye , and alfo CommifTionars of the Artillerye, Vivers, and others of alike degree of what quality foever. They, who on either fide have took any Prifoners, shall have their liberty to rake the rantfom for them , or to exchange them againft others of the lame degree. The Generalls of the Armyes ot his maflChriflian Alajeffy , commanding in Chief, shall be exchanged for N the (194) the Generalls of the High and Mighty States > com- manding their Army in Chief ; or shall pay each other ' yoooc guld. The Field-Marshalls of their HiglvieJJes , shall be ex- changed againft thofc that immediatly next under the Generall, command the Army oi\i\smoflChriftian Ma- jefly> or shall pay 20000 gl. The Generalls of the Cavallry and Infantry, shall be exchanged one for the other or pay 4.C00 gl. The Generall of the Artillery 4 0C0 S 1 - An Intendant for a Field Deputy, or pay 1 0000 gl. The Lievtenants Generalls of the Infantery and Ca- vallerye 1500 gl. The Major Generalls of the Infantery or Cavallryo if 000 gl. A Commandor of a Brigade loco gl. Collonells of the Artillerye , Cavalrye and I&fan- trye 8o ° g 1 - A Sergeant Major of the Cavalry 5°° g 1 - Lievtenant Collonels of the Infantery and Artil- lery $°~o gl. Sergeant Majors of the Infantry and Artillery 200 gl. Brigadiers of the Generalls 1 80 gl. Captains of the Horfe 200 gl. Foot Captains 80 gl. The Adjutans of the Generalls 6° g'- Ordinarye Brigadeers 7°gj« Livtenants at Horfe 70 g • ACornett 60 gl. Foot Lievtenants 4° g[* Enfignes 20 81 An Aid Major, or Major Adjutant 20 gl. A Quartermafter Generall 200 glJ A Generall of the Wagons *°o g J A Quartermafter of a Regiment Horfe 40 gH A Quartermafter of a Foot Regiment 3° g}< A Quartermafter of a Company^ 25 gl. ASouldier, Fierworker, Carpenter, Smith 9gi. A Trooper , or Segeant I f gl. All fores of Commidioners. 5ogl. ACondu&or 12 gl. A Gentleman of the Canon 40 gl. A Gunner 10 gl. A Gidfe 9 gl. A Marriner. 9 gl. A Ingeneer or Comptrollour 40 gl. An Auditor xy gl. Doctors, ApothecaryesjChierurgions, and Servants* shall be difmifled without Rantfom. It is agreed on both fides, that no Prifoners shall be uncloathed orftript of their garments. That they who may Serve under feverall Chardgesi shall be bound to pay rantfome only for the higheft Office or Chardge that he is inverted with , and accordingly be exchanged. All Officers of the Artillery , except theGenerall and others already fpeciiyed , bearing the fame name with the Infantry , shall be redeemed withoutany difference in the room of others their Equalls, orelfe pay the fumme abo- ve mentioned. If it should happen that thePrifoners of each fide should not have thofe that are of a like degree , that may be regu- lated by releafing fo many inferiour Officers , whofe rant- fome may amount unto as much as one Higher Officer , which may be done as well, as if it were mony, fuppofeing the mony for the rantfome of feverall Inferiour Officers, can but be made ecjuall to the Value of the rantfome of an. Higher Officer. A reformed Officer shall give but a fourth part of the appointed Rantfom fuppofeing he be really in Service. 11 Thofe Officers , who have any Chardge not releating to the Warre , shall pay a moderate rantfome according to the proportion of the Office they are in , lett it be , what it will. It shall not be lawfull for either fide to detaine the Trumpetters and Drummers, which come to reclaim the N ^ Pri- (196; Prifoners, nor after demand made, to keep the Prifoners above three days , on pain of paying their Chardges as long as either fide doedetaine them beyond that time. The Wowen shall pay no rantfome, nor Boys under twelve years of age. Officers great and fmall , high and low , who are in fer- yice and recieve pay , without the Li mittsof this Quarter, who are obliged to follow the Army, shall be rantlomed, upon payment of 6 Months Sallary. And in cafe any difpute should arife about the qualitye or Sallary of any the above mentioned Perfons; it shall bedetermined by a Declaration which the Commandour of that Army, Province or City, to which thePrifoner belongs* shall give in writeing> onh\s Word , Truth* and ~Hpnour> without need of any farther Proof. The Entertainment of Prifoners. A LI Troopers , Souldiers , Pioneers , Pontgaften , Carpenters, Smiths, and the like may fpend but 6 Stivers a Day j the Sergeants 12 Stivers a Day, and they, who shall have took any Prifoners , shall make this mony good unto them , according to the Vallue of the French coyne. The Officers shall be treated , as they themfelvs defire, and, according as they shall be able to pay. 'tis alfo agreed, that the Guldens here above fpeci- fyed> shall be French Guldens , eleven whereof make a ■Goulden Louis, or Spanish Pi ftolett , and three aPata- coenorRijxdaller. It is farther agreed upon , with reference to the above- j mentioned Conditions , that all the Prifoners of both fi- des, shall within twelve days after the figning of thefe Prefents in this Quarther be returned, without takcing, anything, for the maintenance of the Souldiers; and a I calculation shall be made, of what the Officers have fpent ; and care shall be took on both fides for the payment thereof. 1 Eaclij (19?) Each Party shall make a Lift of fuch Priformers, which they returne takeing a reciept, from the Commandour of that Place, whether they are fent, that lb", after the releafing of all the Prifoners , thofe that shall remainede- bitours may take care to make fatisfaction in conformity to the above fpecifyed Rantfome. All the Prifoners of the Armyes of hismoj? Chrifiiart Majefiy , shall be fent to Utrecht , and thofe of the W&b and Mighty States* to Oudewater or Gorcum. Thus done and concluded on the z<5. of May , 1673. JVat underwritten , MontmorENTSi Luxenburgh. As enpowered thereto by his mofl Chrijifan Majejiy : W. A. Count of Horns'. As authorized thereto by the High and Mighty States * and his Higknejfe the Prince of Orange. After the French had the laft time took thePoft at Ameyden, and againe left it, wee afterwards layd noc more Guarrifon there; the rather becaufe by means of Vianens agreeing for a Neutrality , the fame belonged unto this Place alio , as depending on Vianen ; which noc withftanding, the French came with fome Guns, and polled themfelvs there, from whence on the 31. of May they Defignedto break in with 500 Men atLangerack; but 15 Men laying there on their Watch , who had made a Baricado of Hoops , and other (tubble and rubbish; kept them of fo long till the laid Watch was fecunded wirh more Men both Horfe and Foot , and a Ship that lay thereabouts with Souldiers , who then beat the French back with confiderablelofTe, and feeing little likelyhood of doing any great matters there they afterwards quitted again that Poft: In that Encounter was killed Captain Turk j Captain of a Troop of Horfc, and the Sonne of the Lord Van Maasdam wounded , & took Prifoner • being both shamefully deferted of by their Men , which they had with them : wherefore afterwards two Officers were N 3 shott (*9%) shott through ; and three Troopers by lottwere hanged, the fourth h'aveing drawn two Lotts , one which the Gai- lows Was drawn upon, faved himfelfe by eating it up. The French hitherto had done nothing at Utrecht , iave great preparations, but now it fecmed as if they would commence all a Sacris; and pretended they would doe great matters after the Holy Sacramentsday, which was to be celebrated with great folemnity on the i. of June, and their fo called H: Sacrament was then to be carryed about in Proceffion ; At which time the itupid zeal of many Citizens by their fottish fooleryes,and Blafphemous Infcriptions, reprefented morePaflion, than Devotion : Co?ide , Angum , and Luxenburgh being, (asmoft or the Grea tones are) not over devote, were not prefentj thefe were in the mean time plotting, which way they might bed: attempt any thing upon the Potts at the Vecht , feeing they were fo nofed by the Nieuwerfluyce : they conclu- ded to draw of all the Water from the drowned Lands Eaftward of the Vcght : To which end they firft came to Muyerbergh, and pitched there ; and alfoon the High- dike about a quarter of a league diftant from thence, where they caft up a Battery , and entrenched themfelvs , as alfo on the low way by the Hackelaers- bridge, that they might not that way be fell upon by our Men , and hindred in their Defigne on the Dijke ; which woi k they notably advanced , notwithstanding wee fired hard upon them both from Muyden , and from our Ships on the Y : and great Flattboats in the Vaert : They chiefly employed thereto the Country-men ofGoyland, whom they pref- fed to Work there , and held their Head-quarter atiYiuy- derbergh, where they made many Tents under ground ; and call up a thick Mud-wall of about 8 or 10 foothigh round about everyHoufe,tofecure them from the Canon: i and by this Battery on the High- dijke they made a breach, to lett out the Water from of the Land, into the ' Suyder-Sea: andfomakeing deep Approches, advanced j 2co Reds farther on the Dijke , where they made a fecond j preach , with another fiatce.-ye to defend it » and would ; doubt- ( 199) doubtleffe have proceeded farther, if tbeyhad not been hindred . and the better to draw of the Water they had made Sluyce gates, to keep the Water out at high tides; and at Utrecht they ft opt up all Sluyces, Locks > and other openings for the paffage of Waters, that lb, no Water from above should come downwards • and, thinking they had now well ordered every thing, they brought feverall Men to Muyderbergh , to 'sGraveland , Wettbrock, and Breukel , for the effecting their Defigne : but , as the pro- ject was foolish , lb the whole Deligne , and all the pre- paration thereto vanished; and they alfo were much de- cieved , who thought the French had polled themfelvs there, the fecurer to compleat their Fortifications of Naer- den , and that the flopping their Water- pafles at Utrecht was to deprive us of our refreshments of Water. June i. The Admirall de Ruyter lying at Ancker on Schonevelt, on notice that theEnemyes Fleet was ma- keing towards then , called the Councell of Warre on board, and communicated unto them his Highnejfes Let- ter, and the intention of the State , encouraeging every one to his duty and valour; with one gave fuch orders everywhere, aswasrequilite inamatter of fo great con- lequence: whofe laudable exemple theAdmiralls of the refpectiveEfquadrons followed to their fubordinate Offi- cers, and each Captain to his Men on board; and fuch Couragie was generally amongft the Seamen, that it feemed to promife a good iiTue: On the 2. the English and French Fleet came nere the North-foreland : on the 3. before Ooftendc , and the next day within fight of our Fleet, but kept of and on; becaufc the unconftancy of the weather for fome days kindred any engagement, till on the 6. the weather beganne to be a little ftiller, which night the weather quite cleared up; the next day in the morning being the 7. the Enemy beganne to move, and, the Wind being good for them S. S. W. with full Sails they lett their Courfe directly upon us , who winding in our Ankers till they came to ltand upright under our Ships , and full of couradge waited the comeing of the N 4 Enemy : Knemy : Th2 Engagement beganne at one of the Clock at Noon; it was very furious , and lafted till late in the Evening, in fight of the Zealand , and Flemish Shoar : Trie molt remarkable circumftances thereof maybefeen by the two authenticke Letters of the Admiral! de Ruyter, written to hisHighneffe the Prince of Orange > on the 8. and ii. of June, the Copies whereof wee have here annexed. Illuftrious , Highly-defcended Prince , MY lafi fubmtjftve Letter was on the 6. of this prtfent Month about noon. That afternoon the weather began to dear up , and towards the Evening wee got t fight of the Enemy again , and at night the weather •vjholy cleared up. On the 7. in the morning the iVind wm Nortbweft , and brave fighting weather , ii hereupon the Enemy began to move j and I , bavemg given the ordinary Signe , oalled the Cottncell of Wane on hoard, and rrjolved to shorten in our inciters y that Jo , when the Enemy came upon us', wee might the eajier weigh them, and with the Ebbe meet the Enemy. The jtveral! Members were not all gone from onboard my Sfjip, but the Enemy beganne to advance upon ws , with all their three Esqttadrons , tn the forme of a Halfe Moon ; and the Esquadron of the White flag which wot the Northermoft , wm tbefirjl , that en- gaged at one of the Cloclt^, with the Esquadron of the Lord Lievte- nant ^dmtrallTrompi who fleered togeathcr Nortbeajiward : Wet y and the Lord Lievtenant Admir all Banckei't, with our rejpetlive Esquadrons , could not be Jo foon attacqued by the Enemy ; and, in the mean time, that wee might not be Jeparated one from the other, tuee held our Courfe alj'o North- Eaflward , till about two of the Clock. in the afternoon , and then judgeing that was the time and oppor- tunity , to tacj> about Southward, 1 gavtaStgne accordingly , and with an advice boat fignifyed the fame to Lievtenant ytdmiraU Tromp : and fo vee came to aclion alfo with the Chief Esquadron ; and Lievtenant JtdmtraU Banckerr with the Blew Elagge : Wee quite pierced through one another ; but , 1 with better Juccejfe , than the Lord Lievtenant Jdmirall Banckert, who fe fore Top-maft 1 Jaw shott off , and tooJ^ (pectallnoticeof it ; fo that , when wee were pafi thm 3 haveing cutoff fi am the fefi Jeytt alio / 'the Enemy s Sbyt bajefng (201) baveinggott the wind of them, wee judged ilt not convenient to par fit* them; but v)ttb the reft to (all agatne Northwards , and meet the Lord Lieutenant .sidmir all Tromp : -which wee towards the Even did , and then altogeatber fleered Southward with the Enemy , and fought till the darlenejje feptrated w ; ami -wee came to ^incb^er IV. N. Weft about two Leagues from Weft-Capel. It is impoffihle for m to give an ex* tl t elation of all the circum- fiances , which happened in this Engagement , as baveing not yet been able fully to inform our felvs thereof; but -wee abfolutelj judge that (pratjed be G od) t bin far the Victory i* on our fide : and for the compleating of it ; Wee shall on our fide with good refolmion and animoftty dt/pute for it , ///// hopeing and trufling on the bleffing of ike Mofl-High. Both fides fought very funoufly , hut on our fide fo me more than others, as baveing had the advantage of the Wind thereto j the tike wee judge of the Enemye. There are in both Fleets many difahled Ships ; the Officers on our fide killed , are, the Vice- ^W»w»«i/Schram , and the Keer-Jldmirall Vlugge.j aljo Captain Van Bergen, and Backer, and Captain Nafta u forely bounded. lbs-Fin ships on both fides bavt done little execution, yet many were burnt and confumid ; the Enemy was "very deflrous to have employed fame of them agatnfi M. Wee have author/fed the Reer-^4dmiratl de Haen , to fupph the place of Vice- AdmiraUSzhxzm , under the Esquadron of the Lievte- nant-\Admirall Tromp : and the Kere-Jidmiralls Ship -wee have beflowed on Captain Van Meeuwen , -who yefterday came to its , nvhiUft -wee -were infght 5 who tells us he hath took\ an English Ktth 9 comeing from London laden with rich C baths and variom Deli- caffes for Count d'Eftre : Here is aljo arrived a Frtgatfrom Fries- land, with 30 Pieces, and 132 Men , Jan Vinckelbofch C/i^r«/'». TomalcetheUJfe alteration in iranfporting of the Flagge, J have commanded the Captain oftbefaidRete~Adrtttrall Vlug, to bare the fame till farther order. A Commandour of a French Fireship , whom wee havefaved , relates that the English were 60 Sail of Men of Wane ftrong , and between fourandtwenty and thirty Fireships ; the French thirty Men of Warre , the leajl cai rymg so Guns , and ten or eleven Fire- shtps : and with Pleafure-hoats f Sc. were in all one hundred and fourty Sail ftrong. i'rmce Rupert t^mnandei the Fleet in Chief), Count d'Eftre ** / the (202) • the {.squadron of the White Flagge ; Sr. Edward Sprag the Blew: yet the English and the French were ranged one amongfl the other, the French making a [mall Esquadron , or Company apart, Un- der each Esquadron : at for inflance , Rcre- Jdmirall Monficur dAflandon , under Prince Rupert : and Honfieur 1c Marquis Gran- ce la Cornette , baremg a Jplitt White Flag , under Sr. Edward Sprag. The Enemy lays at prefent , N. TV. and by IV. Jul! two leagues from m at ^Anchor buify doubthffe , as wee are here , with repareing and fettmg things in order again , the Mind is IV. S. W. W herewith , Illuftrious , Highly-defcendcd , Prince , &c. On board the Ship the Seven Provinces , rideing at Ancltpr on Scboneyelt , the 8. of June 1673. in the Forenoon. Was (igned, MlCHIEL DE RUYTER. Illuftrious , Highly-defcended Prince : My laft jubmtjfive Letter unto you, was on the 8. of thus Month, about Noon. The fame day the IVtnd beganne to blow ftrong out of the South- weft , and wee being come to Anchor the evening before in the darl^, and f'o lay "Very nere one another , and now were forced to lay Jul! , fo that wee had enough to doe to avoid damnifeing one another. On the 9. 1 he Wind continued very jiron^, nevertheleffe wee went forward with knotting our ropes , repairing the Sailes ; fit- ting our Shrouds , flopping our LecleJ , and filling ofCardoofes : wee alf'o fent out to discover the Enemy , whom wee found m hhj manner employed : for by all information it is evident , they have had great damadge. Wee have had 3 French Seamen a board , whom our Men had faved out of a French Fngat , called la Fripone , manned with 2co Men , and mounted with 36 Guns, commanded by de Sourdis Knicjjt, which wasfunck\. They alf'o declare, that another French Ship, called lcFoudroyant, mounted with 70 Guns , manned with about 'f or 600 Men, com- manded by Captain Jean Gabaret , wasfuncl^. And that they had feen two or three more Ships of their Fleet finely, wh'jfe Names they frewnot , nor could difcerne whether they were English or French, which others afo doe confirme , and with Fireshtps, about 13 or 14. . " Ccrtaine , Certaine Officers offmatt Veffds , who kept tbemfelys without cttr fleet , ajfirme that they had feen three of the Enemyes Ships blowne up, which -were no Firesbips ; on the other fide , weemiffe not one Sbtp except tubal here after mentioned, and three Firesbips. One of our Galltote-MafterS , fayed alfo a Sloop with Men, comew on which he conclu- ded the dance: that the foremoft oftheEnemyes Ships, amongft whom he was,began to retreat; and, after farther information , on the 9. he wrote unto the High and Mighty States the following Letter: High and Mighty Lords, MY Lords : Wee haye no-jj more exatlly informed our felyi , about the Battle which happened yefterday , againft the English an J French: Weebeleeve they haye loft about w. or it. Ships both fun\ , blown up , and burnt , and alfo feyerall FneihipS , which were [omcsbottonfite , and fame func\ by our Ships , 5 of which Ships appear with their Mafts , aboye water. Wee have (blejjed be God ) loft no Ships , except f or 6 Firesbips , and the Lands Fleet is yet in good pofture ; and if the wind had not hlowne fo hard , Wee, and my Lord de Ruytcr , intended to haye kjpt clofe by the Enemy ', butt feeing God pl ea fah other wife , by the continual! hard wind, wee are now yigorou-sly buijy to bring our Ships again into good pofture : 1 am now again on my Ship the Guolden Lyon, &c. jitlum on board the Guolden Lyon , on Schoneyelt , the p. of June, 1073. s 'g» ed ' „, C. Tromp. Of which Engagement HisHighneffe Prince Rupert wrote this following Letter to the Lord Arlington , Secre- tary , from board the Roy all Cbarls > the 8.of June , diftant from Eaft-Chappel feven leagues , in the afternoon , the WindatS.S.W. IGiye you herein an account of our Jiilwn yefterday 7' being the z8 , fuch OS at prefent can be made , hay.'ing not hid time to learn the particulars of the Enemies toffts. The foul weather before having given us opportunity andleajure to found all the Sands • on the zf.it was refolved at a Council of War held here on Board with the Flag Officers , to Attach^ the Enemy riding at Anchor , in a Line between the Rand , and the Stony- Banck. jAccordtngly a Squadron was then ordered out of the fiyiral Viyijions of the Fleet , (^thereof the eldejl Captain was to Command each Party') confifting in all of 2 J* Fngats, and 13 Firesbips, bcfidts fmaU Craft to found before them. (2o6) them. Yefterday morning about eight of the Chc\ , they drew out of their Squadrons , and failed ton- ards the Enemy , the Wind at f. ?. W. and by ii a clocl^at noon Engaged the Van of them, Commanded by Trump : IVe ivere freed to engage fooner then intended , to prey en t the Enemy es getting the Wind. That Squadron fo Commanded by Trump , was fo pre ft by m , that it gave way , and retired as far as the Sands would give them leave. The Squadron Commanded by de Ouyter , fell to the share of Count d'Eftrces, and the Trench , who behaved themjelres very bravely. Sir Edward Spragge al- fo on his fide maintained the Eight with fo much Courage and Refolution , that their whole Body gave way , tofuch degree , that lad it not been for far of the Shoals , we had driven them into their Harbors , and the King would have had 'a better ac- count of them. The cafe being thm , and the night approaching , 1 judged it fi to (land a little off, and to Anchor here where 1 now ride. Tie Enemy have had a confiderable lofs ( which they Ttill not eajily repair") bavin? many Men Slain , many Ships difabled , and fome deftroyed; dc Ruyter and Trump bad run a great hazard of being burnt by fome of our Eireships , if they had behaved them- J elves as they ought to have done. Our loffes are very incon/iderable , tivo of our Ships onely being difabled , viz. The Cambridge , and the Refolution, whkb 1 shall fend home to refit $ the reft oj our wor^ will be eafily done here' We have loft very few Common Men ; as yet 1 have an Account but of thefe Officers Slain , Captain Fowles , Captain Woerden , and Captain Finch ; Colonel Hamil- ton has his Leg shot off. Ml the Officers and common Men , gene- rally behaved them ft Ives very well , of which 1 shall fend the Par- ticular s, when 1 am better informed. In my Squadron more e(J:ecially , CaptainLcg, Sir John Hol- mes , Captain Wettwang , Captain Story , Sir Roger Strickland, and Sir William Reeves , the firft too\ a Ship of 'the Enemies , and the latter brought up a fireship , and layd himjelfto Leeward of Trump , and if the Captain of the Fireship had done his Duty , Trump had been certainly burnt i Hotwithftanding which, Story | and Wettwang Jo Belaboured him, that Reeves cleared htmfelf : from the Crowd of the Enemy. 1 hope His Majefty will bejatisfied, that confidering t he place we Engaged in , and the Sands, there was j as much done as could be expected. And thus 1 leave it to His Ma- j jeftics Favour able Conflrutlion , to whom 1 wish many lappy years to come j this being his Birth-day. Being j (20 7 ) Being out of thcfe Letters fuffi.ciently to collect the particulars of the whole Battle , we leave the reft to the judgment of the impartiall Reader. As foon as the Enemyes Fleet arrived on the Flemish Coaft,. the Field- Marshall Wins > with a good number of Horfe and Foot, shipthimfelf'e over for Walcheren , in about ioo Smackfail, to fecure thatYfland., and, the whole Province of Zealand from any invafion , becaufe 'twas ftrongly reported that the Enemy intended under favour of their Fleet , efpecially if they had gotten any advantage, to have landed in Zealand. TheFieldmarshali being there arrived, putt all things in good order, and lod- ged his Men, on , and nere the Shoar , and, on the aproach of the Enemy, the Townfmen appeared there alfo in Arms ; But the Enemy's V ictory was not fo confiderable, that they dared hazard a Landing. The French , after their fo devout Celebration of the H: Sacraments-day at Utrecht , beganne to fett upon their Defignes : Their Bridges of Communication over the Leek , nere Wijck te Ducrftedc , and over the Wael , by Thiel, were now ready. Much Folk came from the upper Countryes, and parted through Utrecht towards Breukel, to the guarding of that Poft, viz: under Count Doucan 3000 Men ; whether alfo much Ammunition of Warre was fent : alfo by the way of the Mertens-dijck patted 80 Wagons with Vivrcs and Ammunition, who at night unladed at Weftbroeck : And a great body was commanded towards Hilverfum, whether the Dukes of Anguin and Luxenburgh themfelvs alfo marched , car- rying with them 8 or 10 Canons, feverall Wagons and Carts with Powder , Lead , Matches , Storming- bridges, Scaleing- ladders, Shovels , Spades, Axes, and what els was needfull for fuch work. Alio many Men gathered togeather by the Vaert and Vianen : at Utrecht and Ame- rongen flood ready 30 Pieces of Ordnance , with the Ar- tillery thereto belonging ; and about 2000 Foot Souldiers> and as many Horfe. To thvyart thefe, their Defignes , wee ufed all poffiblc en- (208) endeavours ,efpecially about Muyden, againft whirh they feemed chiefly to lay their Plotts : but efpecially on the U. June wee fired sharply on their Works with our Ca- nons out ofthefmall Ships in the Souther-Sea, and from the Flatt-boats in the Naerder-Mear and the Low- way, and alfo out of the Towne of Muyden itfelfe ; and , un- der the favour of our Shott , wee caft up a Batterye on the High-way , within Muskett-shott of the French , which wee fo vigoroufly fett to work about , that , on the x6. the great Canon was planted there , whereby the French at Muyderbergh fuffered much damadge. Whileft the Enemy continued defending thefe Pofts at Muyderbergh and Breukel, there were daily Skirmishes between us, in which the Enemy had an innumerable number of Men killed and wounded: befides thofethat daily run away from them to us , in 10. 20 30. and more togeather j of whom , confidering the great number of them , wee formed a Regiment apart. And the French , feeing they ( befides their confiderable loffe) could not advance any thing by their Poft at Muyden , they left it againe of their owne accord , whereof more after- wards. June the 2. The King of France at tw6 of the Clock in the morning broke up his Leger from Liedekerke , and marched towards Bruffels in 9 Esquadrons ,. with a mighty Artillery , and an incredible number of Wagons and Carts, and 60 Canons, and camped in the Low- ground by Anderleght, where, as indeed everywhere throughout his whole March , they committed all forts of violence,, plundering, ruineing and deftroying all they came nere. Whereupon the Countejfe de Montery > by order of my Lord the Gouvernour , her Husband , who was at prefent at Antwerp , fent immediatly Don Emanuel de Lyra > with feverall other Deputyes to the King , to complaine of their committed outrages , and to >defire Satisfaction. On the 4.. The French began to break up from befo- re Bruffel, marching towards Charleroy; on the 6. the King (209) King arrived at VofTem • on which day the Cavalry under Sr. deMontal > who hitherto ky in Mafeyck andTonge- ren , and had now and then shewn themielvs before Mae- ftricht, befctt the fame City , and with 3000 Horfe under Count de Lorge , fent from the Kings Army , quite blocked it up: on the 3. were arrived in the City 2 Regiments, which Count de Montery had fent thither one of 1 500 Ita- lians, the other 400 Horfe; after which, they within ial- lyed out fevcrall times upon the Enemy : efpecially on the 1 o. when the French loft many Men. On the 6. June Sr. du Filois > a Brigadier , with above 300 Curaffiers , and the next Sr. Ravylon with 300 Horfe, and 4CC0 Foot, and 300 Baggage- wagons , who all had kin at Andernach and other places about the Rhijn , pafled by Aix laCha- pelle for the inforceing them , that were already before Maeftricht. The King , haveTng in his way lodged On the 6. at VofTem, the 7. nere Nethene and Bofluvxk, on the 8. nere Meldert and Hogarden , the 9. at Straren , the 10. at the Caftle of Baron 'van Boekholt, on the 11. he arrived in Perfon before Maeftricht , his Quarters being prepared in a place called Ouwater; and Coupt de Lorge allured him , that fince his arrivall there had noe body gone into or out of the City: on that day the Line of Circumvalation on this fide the City was meafured off; and the Bridge of Communication's made over the Maes above and be- low ; the King himfelfe kept watch that night, becaufe fufpected they might make a Sally out of theCity upon them. On the 12. the Line of the fide of Wijck was alfo drawne, and that Quarter committed to Duke de Orleans, the upper Quarter on this fide of the City the King kept ! to himfelfe , and lower the Duke of Monmouth was en- rrufted with , under whofe command , the King gave him 8000 Men , Horfe and Foot together. On the 12. and 13. the French were buify, in caftingup their Line ofCir- cumvallation, and Contravallation , which they made fo irregular, and flight, that it shewed they intented noe longfiegej but 3 either fuddainly to fall upon it , or foon O to (nol to quitt it : in the interim there happened noe great mat- ter of importance, only by their continuall shooting from within , fome of" their Blades in the Army were killed and wounded- fome fmall Sallyes were made from the Towne, and feverall Military Perfons, by cralt and viva force, got ftill into the Towne : and moft remarkable was the Exploit of Count van Dona > who, being habited like a Frenchman, with a white Scarf, and followed by two or three Servants, haveing wel i n formed hi mfelfe of the Pofture of the Army on the fide of Tongeren , pafied the Watches for a Frenchman , and , haveing viewed moft part of the Army, rodepaft the innermolt Watch, as if he would recognize fome thing , or courfe his Horfe ; but was noe foonerpaft the Watch, but hefett Spurs to his Horfe , and through a whole ftorm of Shott , efcaped into the Towne; his Servants, not being able to follow their Matter , hid themfelvs amongft the French , and fo watcht their opportunity to make their efcape. 3. J une. At Nieuwerfluys a Piece of Ordnance burft, killed a Gunner, and wounded feverall others : in the Hague were two Troopers , both Brothers fett Prifoners on the Voorpoort , being both catcht in a Medow killing of a Cow \ which infolences haveing been often com- mitted , thefe two Offendors on the 6. of J une were hung, firft within the Hague, afterwards on the Gallows without the Towne. 6. June. The Commandour Hout ijn , with 18 Stan- dards Horfe, and 1 joo Foot, appeared nere the Poft at Sonnega in Friefland , and fummoned the Guarrifon to furrender; but being denyed , fome of them shewed themfelvs nere the BlefTer- Bridge , where Marquis de MmA fwillan lay entrenched, who itopt them there, being fe^ conded with the Cavalry of Berkoop and Wolvega , who defigned tocutt of theEnemyes palTadge toSteenwijck : whether alfo Prince Mauritz, approached with the Troops of Herevean : but the Enemy being retreated , fome of their Arrear were only killed , and fome of them took Prifoner, in which Refcountre Captain Monjieur de /j| Vou (2Uj Fouquette j and Hans Stavoren were killed , and about 50 wounded , were brought into Deventer : The Pri- * foners declared , that orders were given for the divi- deing of the Troops againe in their Guarrions; yet, for the prevention of any farther invafion of the Enemy , his Grace Prince Mauritz. ordered , rhat by the opening of the Sluices, the Country thereabouts should be overflo- wed , which , by the help of a ftrong Wind , fucceeded according to defire. 8. June. About 100 Men in feverall Sloops and Row- ing-boats went out, rowing behind Breukele towards Weftbroeck , where the French had caft up a fmall Breft- work i they furprized the Watch fleeping , and then fell upon the reft, about 90 in number , molt of whom the/ killed , and returned again with their Plunder and good Booty to Nieuweriluyce , leaving behind them 5: dead, and had two more funded. At the fame time , Captain Tfelmvyde , who layatthePoft of Demrick , hearing thaC there were about 80 French , who lurked neere Jooften- dam , fent out in 6 fmall Boars 30 Men , under command of an Enfigne, who furprizeing them in an Houfe, kil- led 14 of them , amongft whom was one Lieutenant, and fo> returned againe with the Plunder unto their Poft. About 100 of our Men drawn out of Nieuwerbrugge, went in a fmall Ship before Woerden , againft whom the French fending out firft 300, afterwards more, were forced to retreat into theTowne again with the lofle of 40 Men : our Men turned again to Nieuwerbrugge ha- veing loft but one Man: about 30 of our Men about the 9. or 10. of this Month marched to Kokenga , on Notice, that the French had fett there , a Forelorne Watch j our Men made towards them , who feeing them retreated into a Houfe , neverthelefle forced in upon them , and killed 8 of the Enemy, took 11 Prifoners, 5 more fled, and fo faved themfelvs ; and ours returned with good Booty. The Bishops Men were ftill buify about fortifying their Pott at Gramsberge, the Bishop was there himfelfe in 2 penon (212J .nerfon to help forward the great Banke , which , by the advice of a yongue Gentleman Rmgelenkamp was caft up ?hwart the River Vecht, partly by the flopping of the Water to dillreffe Coeverden , and tender any incur- fions and partly , that by means of the fame , they might SwbfchEKjke they had caft up 3 a dSconfes: thofe ot Coeverden nevertheleffe , fent their Partycs abroad , and on the 8-ofJune brought intotheCity 4. Troopers with Sir full armour: but on the 11. about 40 Men gonne ouundr Command ofanEnfigne, potted them felvsm ?te Church-yard, at Schoonebeeck, but were fell upon by theBto ^en of Gramsberge, who killed the Enfigne, Ind ia Men , and putt the relt to flight : thoie ot Coever- den neVring the shooting , lent to their affiftance Captain wle w ith 300 Foot-men , and Cagain Sherman .wit. W Comoanye of Horfe J but they cine to late , and gotc onlv fix of the Bishops Men Prifoners ; thoie ot Grams- be gen came andshewed themfelvs under the Canon of Coeverden, and fett fome Turf-houfes on fire, and would have ftole fome Catle , but a Party being fent out againft them under the Governour Eybergen, drove them Wkazain, andpurfued them quite under the Works of SrfSSlriioen, and killed abouno of them At this time alfo about 600 Men marched from Heufden and H™mer ° who, comeing above Bommel hidd themfelvs S fome hicketts there, and fell upon 150 Troopers, kil- Sib ^^theirWatch, anddriveingthemaway: There were \ Partves fent out of the City , to redeem this Booty out 2fth^Xb«ourNtoLudywithftoodthem,bl- led feverall, and took fome Prifoners. ,,,»'« Weehaveleft now for a good while Marshall de.u- r,«»rreftinginhisQuarters atSoeft; buttheLmperour havein' now putt WTGuarrifon in Ehrenbreifteyn and of Triers , and makeing preparation at A.gra to gathe rto- eeather the Emperiall Army thereabouts,and to fend them . (2I 3 ) the 6 June made known his Refolutions tb the feverall Provinces , that , for the fecurity of the Empire he would raife a considerable power , to oppofc therewith , the per- nicious andunjuft procedures of France, encouradging all the Princes and States of the Empire to that work : Here upon Turenne on the to. began to move, and, ac- cording to the Treaty with Brandenburgh , to quitt his Country, (though fufficientlypill.iged) and to break up, with the whole Army, to flop the Emperialifts : they marched towards the County of Waldeck , over two Bridges which they had caft over the Roer, and made their head Quarter at Coerbach , haveing fent feverall Troops, asalfotheGuarrifons that were in Wefel and Rhijnbergh & other Cityes on theRbij n,to goe thence,in conjunction with the Forces of the Elettor of Cologne > to Maeftricht to ilrenghthen the Kings Army there : from Coerbach Turenne removed his head Quarter to Wetzlaer lying on the Lhaan in the County of Naffau , whence he fpread himfelfe through Heffen and Wetterauw as far as hard by Hanau : thus , as it were , environing Franckfort, and rui- ning all thereabouts. 14. June was the fecond Sea- Engagement. TheEne- myes Fleet , after the Battail , on the 7. remained 2. or 3. Leagues above our Fleet, within fight, without offe- ring them Battail in fix days time, although they had conftantly the Leuward of us ; fo that on the 13. the Wind shifting towards thcEaft, our Chief Officers re- folved to attack the Ene.-ny : the next day early in the morning , came the Deputyes of the High and Mighty States , vid: the Lord Bofchvelt > Van der Meyden* Moregnault > and VanderVierj'e, into the Fleet; Where- upon in the great Counccll ofWarre, on board the Ad- miralls Ship , the fame refolution was refumed , and , ap- prooved by the Deputyes. At 9. of the Clock the faid Lords went from board againc, and the blew Flagge was fett up , to gi ve a figne to fail , and at 1 1 of the Clock all the Anckers were weighed : and fo , before the Wind, wee made direclly againlt the Enemyes Fleet , who being O 3 alio (214) alfo gott under fail , and held af towards the English Coaft. The circumftances wee will not aggrevate beyond what wee have in the authentick Letters of the LordAdmirall7V«w/> to the State, and deRuyter to par- ticular perfons , the Copyes whereof , wee have here iub- joy ned: High and Mighty Lords , MY Lords , j^fter wee had yeflerday , about it. of the Cloc\ , •weighed ~4mker , and , lintb an Eafterly Wind , beganne to ma\e towards the Enemy j They , a!jo weighed Anchor , and, with all the fail they could malee , runne away from us ; fo that about 4. of theCloc\ in the afternoon, wee beganne with my Esquadron the Vtmtguard to M*ac\ the Blew Flaggt , heir.* the V am guard of the Enemy ; and fought furtoujly with them unxiU "'twas iar\ : Jn the mean time Lieutenant Admnall Generall de Ruyter , and alfo Lieutenant Aimirall Banckaert were alfo hotly engaged; and thus wee conyoyed them as jar as , within five Leagues of Soulsbay ; and then (it being daffy wee tacked about agatnjo our Kcndeyoun an Sthoneyelt. Our Men in the Fleet haye jtill extraordinary cou- radge \ wee Jaw one great English Ship lurnt , and jom: dijubled; what pajjed between the other Esquadrons , your Highnefles will be informed, to which 1 referre my fefe. I can not , to my bejt knowledge find , that wee haye lofl one Ship. Wherewith, High and Mighty Lords , praying to God almighty to blejft thePerfons and laudable Goyernmem of your Highnenes. Remaine , YourHighnefTcs humble, dutifull > and faithfuil Servant. Attorn onboard theGuol- Was fivned, den Lyon on Sthoaevelt, J t. rr> i 5 . June. X674. C: Trump. A Letter from the Lord Admirall de Ruyter. THe Fleets of the two Kings remained within fight ofm, un- till the 14.. when wee went to malee a try all, whether they were not to be mouyed; ^About Noon , wee were under jail , the Wind N. E. and a fresh gale j tn our Jail thitherwards the Enemy Teamed refohed to (lay forkii , but, wet approaching meier, they Jen (215) fett their courfe N. W. towards their 0"Jjne Coafi. The JidmiraU of the H lew Flagge MM the foremost , M>hom my Zo>t/ Trump pur- sued', about five of the Clocl^, they beganne to come to atlion , to Mitt the fatil Admirall Trump , againH the Blew Flagge , J , a- gainfi the Red Flagge, commanded by Prince Rupert , and my Lord Banckaert , againft Monfieur Comte d'Eftre. Ihe Trench and English , being again ranged one amongsl another , and then , the fight was againe very violent , Mee intended to haye broke in upon Prince Ruperts Esquadron , but , he keeping continually off-, wee Mere prey ented ; in the Interim Mee continued conomng unttll about ten in the By en j and Mere , by the night , forced to Icaye off. In the Mhole Engagement 1 jaw but one Ship burning , and am not cer- taine whether 'tMas a Man of Warre, or a Firesbip. But, as 1 am informed , two of their Ships are finely : on our fide a^ain none Mere loft, but many di fabled : Mee have againe alfo fought yery fut- cesfully , baveing loft very felt Men , and jeM -wounded ; and 1 find , there vs /till good couradge amongfl our Men , both Officers , andComm/on Souldters ; the next day after the fight Mee faM the Ene- my no mot e probably they followed tjieir courfe toMards the Riyer, Hit thinking it fuffaent, that "bee had conyoyed them half May to their owne Coafi. The farther particulars of Mhat faffed , you shall he informed of in our next. Onboard the Seven Provinces, onSchoneveic 17. June, 1674. M. A. R.UYTER. Prince Rupert wrote as before , unto , the Earle of Ar- lington , a Relation of the Sea-fight, from on board the Souveralgne , under fail the 15. of June, at 9. of the Clock in the morning, about 7 Miles from Laftof, the Wind E.N.E. My Lord : IN my Lift 1 advifd your Lordship , that the Enemy lay on Scbo- neveh , and, that wee lay at ylncfcr fey en Leagues off, rf Eafl-Cbappel'y 1 shall now tell your Lordship of a fecond Engage- ment -with them , which was on the \\of yune. The Enemy lying Jo near their owne Coafi had the opportunity of tackling themfelys , and furnishing themfelys with all things that tbey wanted j and they , well knowing , that , at the Wind for a time had ftood, wee could not doe the .like ; we^e encouradged to come out upon us , which they , that afternoon, did baveing the advantadge of a flrong 4 N.E.lVmJ, (216) Jtf.£. Wind, which wee foon difcovcred and fo gott under fail alfi ; Steering N.N. IV. haveing all our Tackle in rectdineffe , hareing up fo nen under the Wind , at wee could, and fo , watted for them, jlbout 4 of the ClocJ^ in the afternoon , came Trump ivitb the ~4tn- jlerdam Esquadron , and engaged with the Blew Flagge , shooting, according to their cuftome , afarre off: about 5 of the Clocks de Ruy- ter with his Esquadron engaged with me and mine Esquadron •, The Zealand Esquadron with the White Flagge ; In the beginning , de lluytcr made at if he would come clofe on my fide , but, b fore he came within Mmfystt sbott of me ■> he tackj about , and bore up ai nere the H ind a-i be could , and jo ,fuddainly made a-way , which cau- fedm tothincl^, that he bad reaeved fome extraordinary damadge tn b'i Ship , or that bimfelfe was wounded. Their whole Fleet shott continually altcgeather agatnft m , laying at a great diftance from :t,s, until! 'twas darl^ night, and wee b\eft our ground , notwith- standing the Fireships. ^4 bout mid night, part of the Dutch Fleet tacks, about towards the Eaft , and by South : and , foon after , the whole Fleet did the Ukj as "tot gueft , being at a great diftance, andha- 'vewg but a broken fight ofthegn. jit two of the ClocJ^ in the mowing , wee affo tackt about » fol- lowed them fix hours , but feeing no probabiliiyc of reaching them before they gott into their Bankj , wee judged it not needfull tc fol- low them any farther ; fo wee tackjt about , and made to our owne Coaft. J I! that wee could fee of the Enemy , was , that they retrea- ted tn great diforder , but left m in the darle^ 9 as to what loffe they have fuflamed: On our fide wee bate twtloft one Ship , and -very few of our Men ; of our Commandours Captain'Whke, Vander Waripuc, Captain Sadlington , and Van de Croon are filled; of the Land-Officers Captain Henfchaw , and the Lievtenant Aitz- gcrald tailed, and Lieutenant Tufton wounded. Prince Rupert. The Prince deating his Letter at 9. in the mor- ning, 7 Leagues diftant from Laftof, whereas our Fleet arrived not , on Schonevelt till late in the Even , although the Wind alfo shifted foutherly. In this , as well , as the former Battail , each Officer in the difchardge of his Duty and Oath , according to the opportunity of weather and wind } hive approovcd them- ielvs as sharers in the Glory , of haveing reftored the de- cayed, (H7) cayed State of our Country ; Only, in the laft Refcontre Vice-Admirall Swears Teemed to have been wanting in his duty ; becaufe 8 of the Clock , in the Even , he bore off from the Enemy, as nere under tbe wind, as he could : But feverall Deputies of the Councell of Warre , as my Lord Cornelius Everts t Jan van Nes > JanDijck, Y.vau Wou , haveing vifited his Ship the Eliphant, they found it fo difabled , and bored through with $ or 6 shotts under water , that it was noe more in his Command ; but was forced to bare off, that he might repair what was need- full : Whereby , that Sea-Heroe was freed of all blame , andpreferved the honour of haveing behaved himfelve, as a true Souldier againft the Enemy. The State, in acknowledgment of io great ableffing, they did appoint, that, inftead of the ordinary Fall-day, a day should be kept , to thanck the Lord God , for his evident affiftance and thofe fignall advantadgcs , he fo wonderfully graun- ted unto us. Prefently after the Battail the English Fleet putt over for their Coaft , and arrived that even before Soulsbay , the next day into Kingsdeep, whence on the 18. they failed for Quienborrow , and arrived at the Bay of the Nore : which theK/'»g beeing informed of, on the 21. early in the morning in company with his Roy all High- nejje went thither that He might frilly be informed of all things , and, on the 23. returned againe, to London, being the nextday followed by Prince Rupert himfelfe : in the mean time, two Frigatts, the Crown , and the Nightingall, were fent out to recognize our Fleet, and on the 18 came within command of our Watch, who fired briskly againft them ; whereupon wee thought on shoar , that there was a new Engagement till the shooting ftill going farther off, wee found twas only a purfuit of thefe 2 Frigatts in their retreat. On the 21. the Rere- Admirall de Haeu was commanded out of the Fleet , with j2Frigats and 4Fireships tocruife before the Thames, who on the 22. arriveing at Soulsbay , found noe English there, but fending a Ship higher, found only one Ship in 5 Kings, (218) Kings-deep , and their whole Fleet between Quinborrow and Gravefend : fo that, finding no work to be done there , de Haen on the 27 . returned with his Esquadron to tfie Fleet. 17. June. The French refolved to open their Trenches before Macftricht,at feven in the Even,a body of Horfe& Foot, marched within a Muskett-shott of the City, in two feverall places : the Horsmen had Faflines , the Footmen Spades, Sc Axes; from the City they fired hard upon them, fo that , many of the French were killed , the night was fa- vourable to the Enemy, being very dark and rainy , fo that the next morning they had 3 Batteryes ready,whereon were mounted 26 Pieces of ordnance , wherewith they shotc violently againft the City, and ruined feverall Bat- teryes but they were foon repaired , whence alfo they as Violently difcardged on the Enemy, who, notwithftan- ding advanced with their Approches: On the 20. the Duke of Monmouth had the Watch in the Trenches, at which time they shott very furiously out of the City , which ma- ny a Frenchman will never tell tales of : By reafon or the great rain many of them were forced to goe halt leg deep, through the water in the Approaches: and on the Kings Batterye, the Powder was accidently fett on fire, by which means manySouldiers were blown up;yet he advan- ced within 30 Rods of the Counterfcharp , and fo approa- ched foe ncrc, that they refolved on the 24. toftormthe Counterfcharp, theydefigned the afiault at three feverall places,though they principally depended on one: the Duke of Orleans on the fide of Wijke: Montall on the other fide of at the left : and Monmouth at two places,one only to di vert them on the right fide overagainft the green half moon , and the other , which was to be the principalis between both where he himfclf was prefent in Perfon : atnofthe Clock at night , haveing given the Signe by difchardge or y Canons, they beganne the Attacque. The Aflault of the Duke of Orleans was commanded by Sr. de Lorge, Chevalier de Lorraine, and Monfieur de Vaubrun, as Field-Marshalls; who were fo fuccesfull, that after a vigorous refinance they (219) they remained Mafter of the Outworks; becaufe they, on that fide expected them not, tor the French had fcaer- ce opened any or their Trenches, that way, and there- fore, there were but 400 Men on chat Work, the com- manding Officer and ieverall others were killed. The French themfelvs, not expecting (uchfuccefle, haveing defigned that Storm only for a falfc Alarme, could noc by want of fcaleing Ladders, and other Inftruments fol- low their conqueft, although they were advanced , as far as the fide of the "Mote; but were forced with a conside- rable lofle to quitt thofe Outworks againe ; with what fuc- cefle Mont all ltormed , the following Letter wiil informe you, adding only thereto, that he fcaerfe brought above halfe of his men back again with him ; Monmouth loft not many leffe, though with better fuccefle : Monf. Vaubrun commanded the Kings Foot-guard ; Moni.d'Artatgnan rhe Musqueriers of the King, being 100 Nobles. The Kinghimfeife ftood at the opening of one of the Tren- ches , on an Hillock; TheafTault was very violent , and rherefi trance not lefle; but, atlaft, the Enemy breaking through all opposition , gott footing on the Counter- fcharp , and caft u p a work there ; by the encouradgment of which fuccefle, he advanced farther to the outlide of the Half-moon, which was on the fide of the Bruflels-gate, and after one hours hottftorm , he gained it, though our men refilled what poffibly they could, and blew up two Mines, buth to little purpofe: thus the Enemy lodged themlelvson the Outworks of che Half- moon, and joined their Line of Communication with the gained Counter- fcharp, whilft our men reintrenched themfelvs, on the in fide of the fame Half- moon , and intended to have doner the Enemy great misfchief, with a Mine on the left fide ; but the Enemy difcovered it , and carryed the powder away. The next morning, when the Enemy thought him- felfe fure of their new conqueft, our Men fired a Mine on the right hand, and immediatly with great force fell upon the Enemy , and drove them , not only from the Haife-raoon , but from, the Coumcrfcherp alio 3 A Cap- tain (220) tain and 6oSouldiers being blown up into the air with that one Mine. The Enemy, reafTumeing counidge , gai- ned the Counterfcharp again , butitopt at the Half- moon, and was upon the point of loofing ail againe : Co that Monmouth fent to the King for new Succours , which ha- veing obtained, they with new force , fell on again, being followed by Monfieur d'Artignan, and about ix or 14 English Volontiers, msny of whom , and all the Muske- teers , were killed or wounded j d'Artignan himfelfe kil- led : but, at lalt, they remained Matter of the "Half- moon, which conquelt the Duke of Monmouth delivered up to Monfieur de laUu'tllade* who came to releafe him of his Watch , this fmail gain was paid dear enough , for, with the loflTe of many men , there being numbrcd xr6. llain and wounded Officers alone, of which AfTault a French Lord himfelfe wrote this following Letter out of the Camp, to the French Plenipotentiurys for the Treaty of Peace at Cologne. From the Trench Army ij'Jnne. It was not without caufe , that Jo impatiently was longed to bear what pnjjed yeflerday about 1 1 of the Cicely at Night : 1 flood by the King on an afcent , whence wee could exactly dijccrne all the motions oj the Enemy. Monfieur de Monmouth commanded the Jjfault of the Guards , with the Kings Regiment: Monfieur de Montall thofe ofPicardie, ■stt'.htheRegi mentoftheVattphin,Jrom io, till i i of the Ctoc^tbere w after a like refiftance , beat our Men from the Half-moon : fo that the Enemy , though with the loflTe of many Men , became Mafter of m oft of the Outworks, on that fide. The King (food on an high place , to fee what paired , and fent, againft the next day , two fresh Battallions , to rein- force Monfieur de Lorge in his new Conquefts. Wednes- day, the 28. in the Even came the Duke of Monmouth to releafe Count de Lorge, and he approached farther to within 10 or 1 ? foot of the Motes . when our Men again, at 10 of the Clock in the Evening, blew up 5 Mines, yet the Enemy kept the Poft j 29. Monmouth was releafed by Monfieur de la Fuillade > which night nothing of impor- tance happened ; fave that they were now prepareing , to florm the City Walls , all the Outworks being already took in; which, they within the City hearing of, caufed fuch oppofition amongft many of the Rulers j moft of the Townsmen , andgreat part of the Guarrifon , that the Governour was forced to yeeld to a Parley. 30. The Governour finding himfelfeprefled with a ftrong Enemy abroad, and one much ftronger within; a Mutinous People, and the Guarrifon weakned, by the violent Storms , and tired with continuall watchings , and being uncertain of any reliefe , at 6. in the morning , ha- veing by a Drummer, deiired aCeffation of Arms, fent feverall Colonells unto the King , with a project of aa honourable agreement. He firft demanded the City to be j delivered , on mercy , but feeing they fteadfaftly refufed 1 that, and would rather ftandout totheutmoft, He did, ', inthcPerfon of Marquis deLouvoy, enter into a Capitu- lation ♦ and in a short time the following as well honou- j jable as profitable Conditions were concluded on , which j at 1 1 of the Clock was figned by the Deputyes of each Colledge. His; (22?) His mod Chriftian Majefty , is humbly en- treated in the Name of the Magi ftracy of the City Maeftricht , to graunt unto them out of his fpeciall favour, thefe following Articles: THat all offences and injury es , committed by any Ecclefiaflicall, Spiritual!, or particular Per fon , not only before , but dureing the time of the Siege , may be and remain wholy forgotten. Graunted. That from this time forward the Preaching , and exercife of the Reformed Religion , in the ordinary Netherdutch and French Churches may be continued publicly , and without any hindrance ; and that the Lutherans Church may alfo be tolerated. Was graunted , that the free exercife of the Reformed Reli- gion should be continued in the City > in thofe Churches which have always belonged to them -, and if there are none it shall be lawfull for them to build one; orclfe, infuch place where the Goverriour shall afligne them ; and , that in the mean time the exercife of the aforefaid Religion may be continued ; they shall, for the fpace of 3 Months , keep one of thofe Romish Catholick Churches which they now make ufe of. That the Schools of the Reformed Religion may remainein their prefent State and their maintenance , at alfo that the reformed Mi- nifters , may be furnished byfucb means m hitherto bath been 3 or by other equivalent, which shall be appointed thereto. TheFundations lain by thofe of the Reformed Religion shall continue as they are - y and if they are not fufficient for the main- tenance of their Minifters , thofe of that Religion shall be per- mitted , to lay any impofition on themfclvs, for their fubfiftance. That the Goods of the Reformed Poore and Orphans , may bo admintfired by their Ecckftaftic all Conjifhryes. Graunted j fuppofcing they arc founded by thofe of their: Religion. That the Minifters and Schoohnaftns of the Reformed Religion may enjoy all fuch Freedom' y Imujv.tyes , Priviledges and Exemp- tions , which hitherto they b.iye eti joyed. Graunted. That the Lords theCbiffShrrifs, thetwoT>eans and Chapters, Stttb (224) •with their Vicar 5} the four Paftors ; the CoUedges ,' Cloifters , ami all Perfons of what f late , quality , dignity , order or function they may be, none excepted , may be maintained in the peaceable pcffiffion of all their Goods , Rents , lncoms , Dignttyes, Prtviledges, freedoms , Li- ber tyes , Exemptions , Lordships , Jurisdictions , Giyeing cf Pre- bends , Benefices , 0#zc« , Functions , lAdmintflrations , Cujtomes , efwh.it nature foeycr they may be, b;th within , and without the City , without any exception , and in the fame manner as they hitherto baye enjoyed , and pojfejjed the fame y without any ways pre judtceing or hindering them in the fame. Graunted. That all Perfons and Family es without any diftinclion of Reli- gions , w«)i £* maintained in their Rights , Prtyikdges , Patents , Immunity es , Libertyes , Companies , £ot/j within and without the City , by Water and by Land', ami ihat the Ho(pita!l of the Holy- guo(l for the Poor , andfuch Ithj Fundations within and without the City, may enjoy the fame Privikdges, in their diftrtct. The Fundations shall be adminiftred by thofe , that laid them, and , as to others , each shall be maintained in the Priviledges belonging to them, and which they have hitherto enjoyed. That thofe , who ma\e profeffton of the Reformed Religion , may be admitted to theMagtflracy. Graunted. That hUMajtfty , out of his goodwill , would be pleafed , to ta\e upon him , in the City or Jurisdiction ofMaeflricbt nothing , but what formerly belonged to the King of Spain in quality cf Du^eof Brabant , and was afterwards pojfiffed by the Staats Generally ac- '. cording to the Charters of the City, which shall be i^ept in the Secretarye of the f aid City , as informer times. The King hath made a Treaty with the Prince of Liege about ■ the confervation of thefe Rights , which shall pundually be ob- I ferved. That the Lords Bishops and Princes of Liege may \eep their Ju- j risdiftion, and Dominion entire , as they haye been of old. Graunted. That his Majtjly should pleafe to goyerne with the Prime of Liege , both the Ctty and thedependances thereof, as a City and Pro- yince feparate from other Provinces in all the aforefaid Lordships , in the fame manner as the King of Spain with his Unbop , and after that : (m) that the States General! did r eigne, both with rejbetl tojhe execution tfjpujlice , reciening of Finances , and other matters of Policy. Graunted. That the Publication of the Proclamations andEdiBs , at alfo the pertnijfion of all fortes of Mints , may remainein the City , asm the time of the King ofSpaine, and the Government of the faid Lords States. Graunted. That the Cbief-offiterS > who baveCommiffion either from hit Hiifmeffe the Prince of Liege , or from the States , or the taking Ma- giftracy of this City , and the Earldome Vroenhof ; byvertue whereof, they are in any employ , may remaine therein for their life time , or, that the faid Officers may refigne the fame unto Per fans , Kvho are capable, and acceptable to the J aid Princes , or to the MagiftrateS en whom they depend. According as they shall keep the Conditions agreed on , between this , and 6 Months longer , his Majefty will take his refolution. That all Spiritnall Pcrjons , Officers, and Townsmen, may have their liberty e , to retreat to their Goods, and Family s , without theTowne, and always, rxhen they thinly fitt , come and fell their Goods, and Inheritances , without being hindred in their power. Graunted. His Majefty is moffi humbly entreated , to graunt , that all the- Inhabitants of the City may have their freedom, togocto, and fre- quent all Cityes , under the obedience of the States , for the /pace of two years, next enjuing, to look^ after then affaires, firfi acquainting the Governour thereof, and, under fee urity , that they shall under- take nothing , that may tend to the aifferyice of his Majefty e ; and, that all ftr angers may be permitted , to come hither , to adminifter, jell, and alienate their goods. Graunted , for the fpace of 6 Months only. That noe new Impofts may be laid on the City ofMaeftricht , or the Citeiens thereof, without communication of the fame unto the commonality, with advice of his Majefty, and the Prince of Liege. It shall be permitted , as hath been formerly ufed. That the City , and the Government he not burdened with new- lot tifcattons , but be obliged only to keep irt repair } their Gates , draw Bridges, and Walls at the Cityes char dg». £ Nothing (226) Nothing shall be put upon them in that refpett beyond their power. That the Guarrifon , both Horfe , and Toot , which shall be brought into the City , mtiy with their Wagons , Baggage, and Trayn ofjLrtillery be lodged by authority of the Magiflrate , as hath been hitherto praftized ; or otherivife , as the cafe may require , agree with the Magiftrate about it. As to this , it shall be regulated , according to the Cuftomc ofFrance. That the Recounts of the City , publicity made and adjujied, ihall remainefo without being Jitbje ft to any farther inquifitton. Graunted. That all Debts, andlnterefts, which have been contrafted du- reing the /tege or before, shall be owned, as lawfully made: and that the capital! Debts made and contrafted in the name and for the lenef.it of the States Gener all {already fallen due, maybe paid out of the revenue of the country ofoyermaes , and out of the Dominion cf Vroenhof Graunted. The King accorded, that the Goyernour and the Guarrifon Should march out , with their Baggage , and two Guns > oneMorter- piece, colours flying , Drums beating , and Ammunition °J War J e proportionable, with \6 Boats for tranfportetng of their wounded Men ; and Carts as many as they had need of Agreed on in the Army before Maeftright , the i. of July, 1673. wasfigned, L O U Y S. Proportions to be made to his moft Chriftian Majefty , on behalfe the 5 Lands of Overmafe. "»• Tl>f *y * ? ka f e hiiMa J e fty > that the StaM °f the Lmds in jyi Overmafe may be maintained in their old Priviledges , luith the Officers, and their Dependants. The King promifeth to defend them in their Vnviledges, per- mitting them the free exercife of their Religion, as was agreed with Maeftright 5 and , as to Officers , according to their behavi- our between this and fix Months time, his Majefty will than take his resolution about them. ,_., J (227) z. That the Officers in the afore fa id Lands may be continued in their Chardge, Sallary , and Offices , for life. 3. That all Debts contracted with t he faid States , thelnterefl whereof is yearly to be paid , shall remaine ivholy as they are. 4. That all Accounts difchardged by the faid States according to their ancient cuftome, shall for the future remaine fo , without any Obligation of being accountable to any other. f. That the Recievers of the Revenues , Sitb/idies , and Spiri- tual/ Goods , and others, shall without any hindrance colletl the Jame-y and force payment of whatfoever to this day ii behind hand due unto them. 6. That the Minifters with their Penfions , the exercije of the Reformed Religion ; the Adminiflration ofjuftice ; and Revenues shall remain in thate Stat and place thry'were in immediatly before the Warre. 7. That the Inhabitants of the aforefaid Lands , in confldera* tion of the heavy Taxes horn by them, for fever all years , e/pecially fince this Warre , may be eafed by his Majeflyes graciously dijehard- ging them from the payment of the ordinary Subjidies , for the (pace of two years ; and that afterwards they may be regulated, as they were formerly by the States General!. Thus refolved in the AfTembly of the aforefaid States , and! ordered to be figned by the three Griffiers of the faid Lands, the 30 June, 1673. Concluded in the Army before Maeftricht , the 1. July , 1673. Was figned, L O U Y S. As foon as the Articles were agreed on , Marquis de Rochefort with a Regiment of Guards took pofTeffion of one Gate of Maeftricht , and Count de Lorge with another Regiment of one Port of Wijck, untill the 2. of July, at which time the Guarrifon with Baggage and full Arms, with two Canons , and one Morter-piece , marched out, towards *s Hertogenbofch , and , at the fame time , the French marched in: On the 6. the King himfelfc was in the City incognito, and made Count d'Eflrades Gover- nour of Maeftricht , and Sr. le Roy Lieutenant Gover- nour , and Sr. Boutillon Majoor , Sr. U Mahere Lieutenant of Wijck, and Sr.d'Eftienne Major. P 2 Thus (228) Thus that glorious, and throughout the World moft famous Fortification , the Bolwerk of many States , fell into the hands of the French : Spain , and the Empire in truth, being noe lefTe interefted therein , than this State, who now can with more fruit employ at home that great Guarrifon, which they were forced to keep fo far from their Borders. Some were displeafed at the fo fuddain furrender of this Place; that when they firil made their Cncumvalla- tion, and opened their Trenches, and on their advance farther on theTowne, noe greater Sallyes were made; that the Enemy being come only to the outfide of the Mote , without haveing made any Galderyes over the Iviote , or Mines under the Wall , or any considerable Breach , they did not ftay till the Enemy ftormed : but confidering the continuall force ufed againit the Ciry , it was neceffary to fpare their Men, and not to Hazard them , by many Sallyes : And a ftorme indeed might per- haps have been flood out , if any reliefc had been nere at hand: but the chiefeftoccafion of all was the Mutiny of the Townsmen , who would have given over the Towne themfelvs, if the Governour would not have come to a Capitulation : The Governour otherwife , as to his owne particular , and the Guarrifon in Generall behaved them- lelvs to admiration ; a third part of the whole Guarrifon , a very great number of Officers being either killed, or wounded , according to the following Lift. A Lift of the Officers killed and wounded > at the Siege of Maeftricht. The Commandour Weedc , and Count van Dona wounded. Of the Regiment of my Lord Prince Miurice de NafTau. Dead. Lieut. Coll. Pfaffenrode : at Coll. Captain Droft , its Litut. Coll. Puchler , as Major ; Lieut. Zenfinck , of Cits. Wounded. Capt. Cats : de Groot, ivbo commanded the Company of Sergeant Major Bishpp : Kien , pnjigne of Droit : La R»] I vicrcJ (229) viere , Lieut. o/Dijck : Wittenliorft, Enfigne fam*. Bonagjunra, Jtzo, Farno , Barbaco , Reformed (Captains. Bertoy , Guanio , Macian, DePier, Brivio, D. Alte , Martin, Manzetti,, Bclanfon , Corda , De Silva , Mactain , Capanago , La Sala, j £tecn, Garoni, Cajella , Fcrars , Galct , Reformed EnJignsA ^Sergeants. 18 Reformed Sergeants. The Sergeant Major PriA Joner. Of the Comp. Granadiers : Kapt. Van Bergen. Lieut. Palquen. 1 Sergeant Dead. Enftgne Calf. Sergeant Vemyle , (6 Lieute-A nam-, IVounded. Ofthe Company of Mijners : z Sergeants Dead. Magis 3 th Enjigm\ IVounded. x Gentlemen of the JrtiUcry Dead. °J\ (230 I Of to (Officers of the Prince e/Vaudemo»nt , commanded by Lieut. Coll'l Bois Bernard , were i 3 bjlled and Wounded. Of the Cavalry. Dead. Plasburgh , Sergeant Major of Coll. Well, the Quarter- maffler of Coll. Swartfenburgh , Sergeant of Prince de Solms. Hejys , Sergeant Major of Coll. Morbeecq. the Sergeant of Mcnrbeecq. Woundeed. Co//. Well. Kapt. Filly , and Vuller. Lieut. Van dec Polll. Coll. Wou , and Franken. Prince of Geremeat, Kapt. 3 L.ieut. of the Prince de Salms. 2 Cornetts of Prince deSalms. Coiunt de Varroux , Kapt am. Baron de Sprang, Kaptain. One ReffermedKapt. ^djutaint , Qnartermafter 3 and Sergeant of Colli Morbeecq. Mccording to the Mttfter made by CommiJJarye Middlekoop , and the: Auditor fiochbzch. On the 6. July , 1673. in the Race- fold at ' s Hertogcnhofh , were tould 2230 M«j , left ofS Regiments of the Stiates ; of the Italian Regiment , 2 2 $• Men ; Of the 1 2 Com- panyes oof the States Horfe ,412 Horfe ; Of the two Auxiliary Re- gtments; of Salms t a»^ Mocrbeeck jfo. the reft , both Horfe and Fout ware kjlled or wounded , the number ^thereof a great , at may be feen by the afore [aid "Lift , of the dead and wounded Officers , being imaHzi<). the Enemy , dureing the Siege , tool^So Pnfoneriy both Ojfficers and common Souldiers ; which (according to the Ca- phulatuon) werereleafed 3 the lil^ewjcdidi on our fide , with their Prijonem. A fufficient evidence, that this City was not rashly, or tracheroufly furrendred ; and the great number of the Enem yes (lain, and almolt innumerable wounded, doe teftifye the fame : Although they pretended they had but 1800 killed , and about 4000 wounded , yet certainly the numbterwas far greater, andamongft them, and many great IPerfons , the Very flower of the French Nobility : io that their gaine was the lefle, haveing bought it, atfo dear a rate : for there is no place in the World which is acaeflfable , that may not be gained if , without any care o f looting men , one is refolved to runne upon death it felfe , and with Storm after Storme, to tire out thebe- P 4/ fiegedi fteged ; as was done before Maeftright, who never thelefle (according to the opportunity they had) defended thcm- ielves praisworthily. France haveing made his exception againft Cologne for the place of the Treaty , caufed Marquis de Grana to depart thence to Vienne; and his Regiment, as aliothaf of theCirkel laid downe their Oath unto the Magiftrate. Whereupon to pleafe the Bishop, they endeavoured a- gaine to transferre the Treaty thither, and in order there- to, at the latter end of May, the King fend his Plenipo- tentiaryes the Duke ufChaunes > and Monf. Court ijn > rrom Liege, not to Aix la Chapelle , but toWefel; and in- clined the King of England alfo , to the fame choice ; and fothis State was pleated to content themfelvs therewith alfo : whereupon all preparations were made at Cologne, and their Lodgeins hired. On the 6. June the French Mi- nifters made their publick Entrance there; the fame day the Sweeds EmbaiTadours , SaronSparre , Ehrenjleyn > and Count Tot j departed from Aken towards Cologne; and on the 12. were followed by the Plenipotentiaryes or this State , my Lord Severn ing > Hair en , and Odijck , who on the 13. at 6 of the Clock in the Evening arrived at Co- logne ; and the fame day 3 hours before , arrived there the English Embafiadours, Sr.Lconel Jenkins, and Sr. Jofeph WiUiawfon > ( the Earl af Sunderland by reafon of indifpofition remained at Paris) on the 16. arrived there Don Emanuel de Lyra , & my Lord Oudenboven , for Spain, being followed by the Emperiall Minifters, Count Ko- mngfeck , and Baron dUJ'ola, Between which Lords it was concluded , to hold the Treaty in the Convent of the Car- aniiites: which , that it might have the better luccetfe and progreffe, the Swedish Minifters, fent again a Gentle- man to the King , before Maeftricht to delire a Ceilation of Arms j On the 30. Count Tot went to the King him- felve j and on the 2 8. June thqy had their firft Conference about it. But lett us now leave thefe Lords here a hunting after Peace, while wee proceed in our farther relation of the Drogrefic of the Warre. 18 June. i8. June. The Commandour Jofeph , with a Party of 160. Horfe, marched towards. Maeftricht, to fee if there was any thing for him to getc there, who, finding himfelfe within 2. or 3. Leagues irom the French Army, fentout before him 21 Horfe, who lighted on a Convoy of 36 Horfe, and a Mule wel laden , haveing 21 Souldiers with them, which Booty on the 26. they brought into Breda; from whence Cornett Gerrit van Heemskerck not long afterwards , went out with 5a Horfe towards Char- leroy , who meeting with 12 French , killed 7 of them , and took 5 of them Prifoners: and afterwards fell upon ico Foot-fouldiers , under command of two Officers, who had pofted themfelvs behind a Hedge, but were Toon forced by our Men to throw downe their Arms j ibme of them efcaped , but 60 of them were took Prifo- ners, as alfo two Baggage-wagons andfome Horfe, ha- veing mony for three Months pay, of two Regiments, and ieverall Horsmen ; which Booty they brought all fafe into Breda. 24.. June. The Earl of Horns caufed a Woman at Gorcum to be apprehended, who was accufed of carrying Letters between Bommel and the Bofch, who, being sharply examined , difcovered fome of the Bofch who maintained correfpondency with the Enemy. Where- upon the Earle of Homes with 2 or 300 Horfe rode imme- diatly thither,and brought with him thence 2 or 3 Towns- men Prifoniers into Gorcum, who were kept veryclo- lely and examined : the next day was quartered at Gor- cum a Country-man of Lakervelt , whom the French had^ madeufeofasanEfpy, to found the Mote of the City of Gorcum. About 400 Horfe and Foot, from theGuarrifon of Sluice and Aerdenbergh , being gone abroad on their ad- venture , began to plunder nere about Veurne, the Coun- try-people, that had refu fed to give Contribution, and made great Booty j but , being fcattered abroad here and there, were fell upon by not above 300 Frenchmen ; but, the Country- men haveing broke in pieces the Bridges and F 5 Boats, Boats , fo that our Men could not joyneagaine, they re- leafed the Plunder , killed 14 or 1 y of our Men , and car- ryed about 4.0 or fo Prifoners into Duynkercke, therelt faved themfelvs by flight. About this time came news fromSuratte and Came- ron by land, that the Commandour Go*zw with feverall Ships from Batavia , had retook from the French the Cattle Trinquemale, on Ceylon, and with one feverall French Ships , Prifoners , and good Booty. News came alfo from the Weft - Indies , how that Cornelius Evertfe with leverall Ships from Zealand , had made great havock on feverall Iflands there , efpecially St. Euttache , where he ruined feverall Ships, and took great Booty ', and af- terwards ruined the greateft part of a whole FrenchTerra- neufs Fleet. Lieutenant Generall Rahnhaupt haveing the whole Winter preferved theOlde-Ampt, and the Lands round about , from the invafion of Munfter , by a Blockado of the Lang-Acker orNieuwe-Schans; His Excellencye , on the 10. of June, made all preparations toaffault that Place by maine force ; whereupon he ordered a good number of Men , with Shott and Ammunition by water, at the otherhde of theTowne , whopolted themielvs on the Boonder-dijck ; He pitching himfelfe at Stockfter- horn , and the Boner-fchans , that he might approach the Towne three ways. The Bishop , knowing the confe- quence of this Polt , endeavoured by force to releafe it ; to that end , he defigned with 600 Dragoons , and 400 withfmall Fagotts, under Commandour Meyndershagenj to break up the Siege , but they were fo mett with , that, with the loffe of the greateft part , they were forced to retreat $ after which the Siege Was more vigoroufly carryed on , and the Schons was plaid on from feverall fmall Veffels on the water- fide; and our men along the Dijcke , approached as much , as was poflible , and the in- commodiousneffe of the exceeding rainy weather would give them leave : fothat, being come very nere the Fort, the Bishop refolyed to make another tryall , whether he could i ■ M . r i j] - - i' ii i : i could not relieve the Towne, falling upon the Poft of Bundewith 3 500 men, under the Commandours^frayip/.. Nagel, Vont > St, Paul, and others : defigning, by the Way of a new made Banck to cutt of Collonel Aquila> from the reft ot the Army; but Rab enhaupt being informed of the Enerriyes defigne, f'ent immediatly 9 Companyes, under Major Heym > to his affiftance , who , not only tur- ned of the Enemy, but putt them confufedly to flight, leaving above 300 Main and wounded, befides feverall Prifoners , and all forts of Arms , and , amongft the llain, were feverall Officers both of high , and low degree ; after this, the Enemyes Troops marched into and about the Fronteers of Eaft-Friefland , Bruwaal , Brou , and Keen, and the Bishop himfelfe came to Stapelmoer, delibera- teing about a farther attack, but nothing came of it ; fo that our Men, without any hindrance, fave the rainy weather advanced within Musket shott of the Enemy. The 18. July, (my Lord Rabenhaupt haveing fummo- ned the Schans, and recieved anfwer from tbeGover- nour , that the Ravens should not make their Nefi there this Winter) His Excellency ordered Lieut. Coll. Taminga to advance on the Stockfterhorn-bank within 200 Paces of the Redout, and, between the 21. and 22. to fall upon it Viva force , they , haveing the day before fired very vio- lently againft it from the Boner- fchons ; at 1. of the clock in the Night the AfTault began ne , which was carryed on io fortunately , that, after fome refiftance they carryed the Redout ; the Enemy , fleeing very confufedly , were fol- lowed quite through the Gate into the Very Fort , by our Stormers though but few in number, becaufe parting through 5 feverall Traverfes with Palifladoes, they could goe, but one by one; but the Enemy furprized by this unexpected accident , thinking all our force was there threw done their Arms, and cryed for Quarter; Raben- haupt, not expecting fo great fucceffe , to favour the Stor- mers, shott againft the Schons , after wee had maftered it. In this Storm were but two of our Men killed, and ve- ry few of the Enemy j the Booty wus great; they haveing for (236) for a long time ftored up their plunder there: the Soul- dier was very earneft in plundering out of the Enemy, one alone haveing gott 2000 gl. in Gould; the Officers, and their Wifes were not fpared, not fo much as the Wife and Daughters of the Governour Nitzau himfelfe , but were alio , ftript. There were 400 Comon Prifoners , be- fides one Collonel , the Commandour ; x Lieut. Coll. Ellerfelt , and Flettenberg ; 5 Captains, Holting, Spoor, Heysbeen , Cruyder > Elingen ; 7 Lieutenants , Ludwig Wil- helm , Jejfel, Neville , Kleenforge > Van Emelen > Schencken- dorp, Vdn Gent -, 2 Lieutenants Reformed, Snel, Stadel; 6Enfigns, Munch, Stveriu, Nitzau, Heydman , Doppel- fieyn, Gling, and Fuggera Reformed , one Adjoutantj Hubsns. A Regifter of the Canon took at Nieuwe-fcbans. 9 Yron Guns , carrying 12,8, and 6 pound yron. 11 Yron Guns in all. Morters. - 1 Braffe Morterpiece of ico p. ftons. 3 Morterpieces of different cali- bers. About f a 600 pound Powder. The Granadoa and Bullets are uniould. The Enjigne of the Artillery Hans George Turk , and 9 Gun- ners, too\ Prifoners. In theAmmunition-houfe, being by his Excetiencye* order vilited by Peter van Ko!e?iburgh > was found as follows; Powder. Braffe Guns. DemiculverS , mounted with the Arms of the Generality. Demiculvers , mounted one with the Arms of Swoll, another with the Arms of Munfter. Braffe Guns ,shooting Mpound yron. Braffe Guns , which are to be laden behind, and shoot 4 pound yron. oBrafleGuns in all. Hayttzes of impound yron. ' Canon Bullets. 615- Bullets a impound. 425- Bullets a Mpound. 5-8 Bullets a 6 pound. 408 Of feycr all forts. 1700 in all 40 Barrels, good Ponder. 13 Barrels, tad Po'^hr. f Open Barrels. Bullets (2 Bullets for Musketts and Firelocks. J J Barrels. Item. f6 Baggs fmall Shott. 22 Mr-bullets. 36 Buniln Match, and fotne loofe Match. J coo Hand-vranades , good and bad. & * 7 Barrels goodHmd-granades. 27 Granades out of the Canon. 25 Trench Bullets. 2 Barrels unrefined Saltpeter. 2 Barrels ofBrimJlone. 2 Bowder. l Braffc Petard. 37) J- Parcel! of Pins for Faliffa- does. 7 BriSe- barrels, z Handferews. 1 Ammunition Carts. 1 1 Wagons for the Canon* 3 Cohered Rideing-lVagons. 4 Car r iadges. Sever all Horfe harnejje. Provisions. 6 Barrels Flesh. 1 Barrels Mault. About iz Quarters of Rye- meal. 3 Quarters Rye. 1 Barrel of Salt. 12 Open Barrels of Salt. I.July. Above 300 Horfe and 600 Foot, went out of Frielland in Drent, toDiveren, with 4BrafIeGuns, and above 200 Wagons with Ammunition and Provi- sion , the Commandour Brant with his Dragoons march- ed in the Front, and his Grace Prince Mauritz. , with the Lord Deputy Scheltinga followed , in a Sjege, with all the Horfe, and the other Souldiers on Wagons, with all theTraine: the March lafted 2 hours long, andhaveing bated at Diveren , they that even marched forward in the fame pofture, dcfigning to rowfe up the Commandour Foil, who had made an Entrenchment nere the Bridge, between Wijck and Staphorfl: , and caft up a little Schans for his defence , but without Guns : behind him lay the JongVilladgeSaphorft andRouveen, the paffadge being narrow between high trees , and a broken Land. Our Dragoonders haveing the Van on Sunday morning went out from the Villadge Wijck,there being but the fpace of a little Field between that and the Bishops Schons. 600 Men were alio commanded from Blockziel, to cutt of their paffadge to Swoll and Hafielt , if they should be forced to retreat, that lb, if the Detigne fucceeded , they might deftroy deftroy all the Bishops men , butbyreafon of the mifun- derftanding of the Signe , thofe of Blockziel came not time enough to ftopt the fleeing Enemy : for when our Dragoonders firft shewed themfelvs, theCommandour VoH thought it was but a Bravado , and fo came out againft them ; but was foon shott above his eye , and in his neck, fo fell from his Harfe and was took prifoner , but dismif- fed againe on his parole ; feverall other Officers were wounded and killed ■> about 17 or 1 8 in all killed ; 20 took Prifoners, and the reft efcaped before thofe of Blockziel (who looked for the Signe) were come to their appointed Poft ; whereby they ignorantly fired againft us, while wee purfued the retreating Enemy ; 'till comeing to know one another they faw the little fuccelTe their Defigne had , laying the blame one upon the other. So that this whole force returned againe through Diveren , to the Heerenveen, and the Bishops men foon after took their ould Poft into polTeffion againe. The King of France haveing laid a Guarrifon of 1500 Horfe and 6000 Foot in Maeftricht , demolished all the Woks, the Army had made there, and threw downe their Circumvallation , Entrenchments, Approaches, and Batteryes , and encamped himfelfe on both fides of the Maes, nereVife, whilfthe caufedthe new made Works of Tongeren and Mafeyck, to be thrown downe ; needing now, fince his conqueft of Maeftricht, no other place in the Land of Liege or on the Maes , to be the Seat of the Warre thereabouts : the greateft part of the Army the King ordered to march , under the command of the Mar- quis oiRochefort 3 to the Bishoprick of Trier : 5000 Men he fent away to Turenne , who was palling theRhijne by Andernach ; and was many, to joyne with the Prince of j Conde below ; and 2000 Horfe , under the Marquis of BeUefonds toTournay, to conveighthe Queen thence to Lorraine: and, leaving a body in the Spanish Conquefts, under Marshall deHumieres , to keep his eye on the Spa- niard, Himfelfe on the 12. July, with the reft of the Ca- valry , broke op from Maeftricht to goe and meet the Queen Queen in Lorrain ; that night he lodged at Waaren , the next night nere Peruei, where the thunder ftruck fe- verall Souldiers dead , as they flood on their watch before the Kings Tent : on the 14. he came to Chaftelett , nere Charlcroy> where the Duke oiOrleans and Monmouth took their leave of the King , the Duke of Orleans departing for Paris, and fo to St. Klou, to Madam ', who dureing the Campagne was delivered of a yonge Prince ; and Monmouth for London , where he was recieved with great refpect, by the King : From Chaftelett the King marched through Philippe- Ville and Marienburgh , to grand Pre, where hemett the Queen* who on the 5". July, departed with the Court from Tournay, and on the 8. arrived at Amiens , where being fomething indifpofed a few days , on the 13. departed thence to grand Pre, from whence both their Majeftyes on the 22. arrived atThionville, and the 30. at Metz : and on the 4. Auguft. arrived both at Nancy. Monfieur de Rochefort with the groffe of the Army , confifting of 1 300 Foot , and 4000 Horfe haveing croffed the Maes nere Vife, marched on the 13. July through Limburgh, laying on the 18. between Staveloo and Al- medy , and on the 21. in the Land of Luxenburgh , where he moftmiferablydeftroyed, and ruined all; and, after he hadpilladged all the Country; on the laftofjuly, he came to Grevemacheren, on the Moefel, fending the Field- marshall FourtUes with a fmall body , along the Moe- fel , ro Trier . and Marquis de Vaubrun on the otherfide of the River, whoencamped himfelfenereFeneftrang, on the Saar , all which Troops were no farther feparated, but that they could foon be drawn togeather again. The French at Utrecht being fence able of their folly Muyden, made shew, as if they intended to attempt fome things nere Vianen, whereupon they gathered a fmall Army there; and took fpeciall care for their Fort on the Vaart, ftoreingit, wirh all forts of Ammunition : Viz: Stinckpotten , Granadoes , and Fagotts fmered with Pitch andGreafe; and onthehigheftafcent, juft under the (240) the ftone Mill , they gathered feverall laft of great Stones, that, if need was, they might rowl them downe the hill on the Enemy : fothat on the 6, July , they left all their Works at Muydcrbcrgh, both on theBanck and the low Way , and carryed all their G uns to Utrecht , whereupon our men levelled again all their Works, and fillechip their Approaches : the French retreated to 'sGravelandt, where they immediatly, gott. about j or 6000 Men togeather, in all appearance as if they intended fome great matters , but , nothing came of it * fo that the Prince of Conde fin- ding himfelfe in a great confufion by reafon of our po- fting ourfelvs at the Nieuwerlluyce , and feeing no where an opportunity of effecting any thing, departed on the 15. early in the morning , with his Sonne and many Perfons of quality , from Utrecht to Aernem , and thence to the Grave. At the fat ie time , thofe men that had lain at Via- men and Ameyde, came downe to Utrecht, and on the %$, all the Troops that were gathered in 's Gravelarjd , broke upalfo: fothat , it was evident enough, that they defpaired the doing any good here , but now defigned to try their fortune in Brabant, to which end fome part of the Militia followed the Prince of Conde , who alio there mett the Troops , which the King had fent him from Mae- ftricht; wherewith haveing for fome time wandered* a- bouttheMeyeryof theBofch, nerethe City itfelfe , tur- I ned again to the Grave; and at laft, finding as little pro- bability of doing any good here, as at Utrecht, he marched 1 withaconfiderable Militia quite to Lille. This State , after the furrender of Maeftricht , beingj uncertain which way the French would turne their Ar.Ts d but in all appearance, towards fome City, or other, onj the Fronteers of Brabant , as the Bofch , Heufden , Bredaj or Bergen op Soom ; therefore that they might , at all ha-j zards , be able to fecond them with futable ailiftance , any Army was gathered at Raamsdonck , and in the Lange^ ftrate, between Heufden and Geertruydenbergh, frorri whence wee could with eafe be ready toafTiftany of them : and the JErmce of Conde was no fooner gone from Utrechr to (241 ) to the Grave ; but the Prince of Orange > on information y that they had a Defigne to attacque theBofch or Breda, immediatly marched to Raemsdonck , -where he found a considerable Army , expecting for their farther ftrengch 5 or 6000 Spanish Auxiliaryes; and he keptfuch an eye on all the motions of the French , that they dared not un- dertake any thing at all ; and he departed not thence , before the Alarme of the approach of the Enemyes Fleett called him back for the greater fervice of the Land. 20 J uly. Once more, it being the third time wee made an attacque againft Swartfiuyce; but it miscarryed, as before ; of which wee can give noe more particular ac- count than what was published by the authority of Prince Maurice > which wee have here fubjoyned. A Relation of what palled before Swart Jluyce, on the 20. July S* N* 1^74. OMr the advice and informations which were given hy fever all hands : Prince Maurice of Nafiauw, with approbation of fever all Chief -0 fficer s , refalved on a Defigne agaittfi Swartfluyce , whichy by the affijlance of God might have well fucceeded j but by, reafon that all our Troops , both by Water and Land , muft meet , andjoyn at Blockjvel , Tvbicb could tiot be done fecretly , the Enemy by the great number of Ships , which ^ere required tofuch an affair and the treachery offome , T»as warned j fo that they at S^tart- fluyce , at ii. of the clocl^ in the night fatt fires on their Towers ; whereupon thoje of Haffelt did the lil^e , and fo forward as far as Swoly andCampen. Our Troops came at their appointed places at the Jett time i lb i very dawning of the day, according to their in- Jlrullions: Viz.: The Commandour Grim on the Haffels Banb^ , at the Cloifler- z>ijll, inhere he had order to entrench himfelfe, which he did accor- dingly , to hinder and flop any fuccour comeing from Haffelt , and to affure his Grace Prince Maurice , of his arrivall there, he fett one Houfe on fixe. Major Maurick was commanded to fall upon the great Stone H or jj^ (landing before Syartfluyce nere the Jiajfils-Gatt j and Jo to endeavour the talking ofthefaidQate. Q^ The (2 4 2) The Collonel Amimma. bad bit Pott bard by the Lune-ktili » h- fore the Water-Gate on the IV ay to Meppel , and bad orders to (forme that with Storming- Bridges , becaufe there was a broad and deep Vote there. His Princely Grace , and the Lord Lieutenant Gencratt d* Ailua lay before the Vollenbojfs-Gate , to fall upon it ; at the fame time all our Cavalry and Dragoonders , under command of the Marquis tic Monpouillan, Commiffary Generall , and the Lord Collone U Haren flood before Steenwijc\ , With two Canons with them , to prevent any mischief that might befall m that way , bavetng bad fever all Sleer- misbes with the Enemys Hirfe on tty heath. My Lord Lobs , Mmirall of the Souther-Sea , wm in Perfon with his J albs and Outleggers , who brought up two Batter yes on great Flatt-boats , clofe under the Canon of the Scons , whereupon the £nemy played furiously upon them ? who -were not behind hand r xiththem. ~ Haveing now ordered and recognized all things they found them, and the fort itfelfefar otberwife than the Scouts had informed them, inftead of one, $rowsofPalliJfadoes very large j and flaying for their Petars, Jxes , and Scaletng- Ladders which tbey were feign to fetch from the Wagons that flood a great way off, left much time. In the mean time wee faw a farre off about 4 or f in the mor- ning, that the Enemy very furioufly affauhed thePoft of the Com - mandour Grim , whom he three times mofl couragimfly beat off : in the interim the Enemy gotttwo Canons carrying 11 pound iron. and 4 Field-pieces , and therewith shott againfl his new cafl u\ Workj } which he never tkeleffe very manfully defended , at lafl tin Enemy gott one Morter-piece , and therewith threw great Granadoe. into bvs Works , whereby his men were brought into great dif order btcaufe they mufl needs give 1»*y to avoid the blow of the Granadoes and the Enemy thereupon , with 1 or 300O lien, and a multitud tf Hand-granadoes fell in with all their might upon them : our men feeing themfelus over powered , were forced to flee , but the Colonel and all the Officers kept their ground, and are either killed , or too\ frifoners. This aBion being feen at the Pofl of his Princely Grace , and tht Lord Lieutenant Generall Ailua , and that thereby Svjartftuyce w.u fuffictently relieved, difcovering alfo the Regiment High- Marshall of England followed him, whole Places were committed to the Marquis of IVorchefler > Earls ofBedfort, Sujfolck, Peterborrow , Carl'ijle , and All bury , as Com- miffioners : the Admirallship and dependants thereon, were alio committed to Commiffioners. It was on the i4.June that the laft Sea-battail hap- pened ; and, at that time foroe Land-militia wasgathered, in order to Land fome where as fbon , as they should have beaten our Fleet , but they now firft beganne to engage in earneft, on that deligne : They railed Men from all parts , their Troops being to make out above 14.000 Men i the Rendevous was Blackheath , whether the King went dayly to fee his Men exercife : The Earl ofSchom. berg came from France , to command thefe Troops in Chief. To be fure thefe men were ready, and the Fleet had time enough to be ready to ; to which the arrivall of" 30 or 40 Sail of Merchant men , juft before their going out /helped , not a little , whole Seamen were all divided amongft the Men ofWarre, and 4000 Land-Souldiers befides : and for the tranfporting of the reft there were fmall Veflels enough, and a long time before a generall Embargo had been on all Ships untill the Fleet putt out to Sea. The Fleet of this State beeing foon repaired again, after the former engagement,on the 4>of J uly putt over for the River of London , and haveing cruiced there for fome days, without difcovering any Enemy, they returned again to Schoneyelc on the 10. The Enemys Fleet alfo, alter 6 weeks preparation , being now ready to putt to Sea^ His Majejly , and the Duke of Torek > on the 2 J. July went from London to the Fleet , that by His prefence he might the more encouradge both Officers, andSouldicrs to a difchardge of their Uutyes, and thereupon on the 26. and 27. the Fleet fettfail , being 150 Sail ftrong, and fleered their courfe towards the Zealand Coaft; and molt of the 0^3 Land- (24-6) Land-militia was alio cmbarcqued to follow the Fleet , but, not knowing what the Event might be, they were again landed at Yarmouth, and thereabouts on theSea- iide they remained and pitched their tents. Primo Auguft. The Enem yes Fleet shewed themfelvs within light of us , who alfo putt our felvs in pofture to recieve the Enemy ; the Counceli of Warre mete on board Admirall de Ruyters Ship , and the Fleet was divided into 3 Esquadrons , the Enemy lying above us at Anckcr ; on the 2. in the morning , wee weighed Ancker , and fai- led towards the Enemy , to gett the wind of them , firlf. as tar, as the hight of Ooftende, at which time the Wind began to blow fomcthing more favourabler , fo that wee fett fail directly upon the Enemy , but to noe purpofe ; in the mean time , two of their Catches laden with Vittualls and Ammunition fell into the hands of our Fleet. The fame Evening the Enemy shewed themfelvs before the Brill, which being very meanly ftored with men , they might perhaps have took , if God had not mi- raculously prevented it , for there arofe fuch a Milt , that one could lcaerce fee 3 Ships length ; whereby the greatei't part of that Fleet were driven with the S. W. Wind, beyond the River, fothat they were feen that Evening before Scheveling and the Hey ; the next day being the 5. (the fame day that the Spanish , Mufcovy , and Weftindia Ships failed with a good Wind out of Texel) they were icen before Santvoort, andWijckopSca, failing along theShoar, northwards, as far as the hight of Texel , and Vlie, and farther; alarming all the Country along the Coafl: with their continuall shooting out of their fmall Veffels , though they did noe great mifchief. All the Country people, and Townsmen thereabouts , being on theShoar. Advyce hereof being brought to his Highnejje > He on the $. at Noon marched from the Army at Raamsdonck, with fome Horfe and his owne Lijf-guard , and the next day at 4. of the clock in the morning arrived in the Hague, where , haveiflg given what order was needfull ? departed on (247 ) on the 5. with two Regiments of Horfe , by the Sea-fide to theHelder, andTexel: as alio arrived in Walchcren the Field-Marshall Wyrts > with feverall Ships full of Soul- diers, with whom he took what care was needfull to fett affairs in a fitt pofture , fo that they were foon out of any fear of the Enemy ♦ Whereupon Orders werefent from the State to deRuyter , togoe follow the Enemy , and bid Battail to him. 7- Auguft. The Fleet fett fail from Schoonevelt, and on the 8 arrived before Schevelinge; and, as far as the hight of Santvoort , where byllrong and contrary winds they were detained fomedays; andrccieved there from the Lords Deputyes confirmatio'n of the former orders , to hazard an Engagement with them : Whereupon the State , being in daily expectation of a Battail , ordered fete times for publick Prayers to be made to that end : and on the 12. his HighneJJe in Perfon went to the Fleet, and can- fed the great Councell ofWarre to meet in hisprefence, where, by his encouradgeing of them, he infpiredeven anew heart and life into them ; whence he parted with a thundering Volley of great Schott, and a lowder ringing noice oftheapplaufe of the Seamen. The next day early the Fleet fete fail, being informed , that the Enemy lay fpread as far as from Texel to Ameland ; but by reafon of the continuall Storms and contrary Wind, our Fleet could not advance farther than the hight of Petten. But the weather at laft growing more temperate , they came on the 19. before the Heldcr : and the Enemy feeing that our Fleet was failed beyond the Haacks , brought all their Ships togeather. On the 20. The Lands Fleet haveing lain Weftward from the Kijckduyn, fett fail again Northwards , and the Enemyes Fleet came on Southerly between us, and the Land , but remained a good way above us , loofing the advantadge of the Leuward , ana the opportunity ofgi- veing us Battail: In the mean time, fince our Fleet left Schoonevelt, feyerall Advice-Boats and Catches laden with Provisions for the English Fleet , fell into our hands, Q_4 amongft I (248; amongft others , one with very coftly apparrell, and other refreshments for the Earle ofQjfery. 21. The States Fleet , at the dawning of the day, came failing from the Southward between the Enemy , and the Heider , very clole to the Shoar , th^t they might gain the Leuward of the Enemy: and, as the Enemy lay divided in 3 Esquadrons, our Fleet being alike divided made to the Enemy ; each of our Esquadrons engageing with one of the Enemy. The Lord Trump , with Admirall Sprag, bareing the blew Flagge ; Banckaert with the French Ad- miral! d'Ejire , bareing the white Flagge: the Lord Ad- mirall de Ruyter with the red Flagge, commanded by Prince Rupert. The Battail beganne at 7 in the morning, and it was fo furious between Trump and the blew Flagge, as ever any was heard off; both the Admiralls of thofe two Esquadrons being engaged full 5 hours and a halfe.. one againft another ; Admirall Banckaert in the mean while was in action with the French Esquadron , who , at firft made, as if they would have fought very furioufly, but, haveing fired one Fireship to no effect, being desi- gned againft the Admirall, theybeganne, (being fepe- arated from the body of the Fleet) to retreat ; and makeing what fail they could , they fled with their whole Esqua- dron. The Lord de Ruyter with Prince Rupert , and their Esquadrons haveing been for fome time engaged to- geather ; the Prince tacket about, de Ruyter and Ba?ickaert> rlfo tacked about towards Trump ; and fo came to a new engagement, fiercer than before ; the French ftill remai- ning above Wind , untill Sonne fett , at which time their Fleet unanimoufly retreated , whereof the following jLccier. THe fir ft thatengagtd W/ts the Esquadron of Lieutenant Jdm: Trump , and of them fir ft of all Vice Admirall Swears , and J he Rere ^Admirall againft Kempthorn , and Oflery > and then the Lor I Trump againft Sr. Edward Spragge 5 and each other againil hi^ Party : Swears followed Kempthorn fo clofe, that he was at iaft jorced to giy>e ivay , which made moft of the Esquadrm to fall • bailey being cloje'y followed by ours j but Trump and Spragge, l-iy above (249) alovt \ full boms engaged ficrcly one againfl tbeotbr, without fo much, as touching a Sail; but, about \z oftheClocl^, Spragge re- ireated before the IVind ,fo that the English thought h.' might be either Jetlled , or that he had recievid fame great hurt ; Jo that the Earl of Oflcry went on board , to fee ho w affaires flood ; ivho found his Ship miferably shattered , the mainMajl , and Mijfen Maft falling tm- tnediatly after both over board ; fo that Spragge was forced to shift lirnfclfe on board the St. Gemge , defending with all poffible mduflry his former Ship the Roy all Prince , which was in great danger of being took. Kempthorne with his dtvifion tacked about aljo , to their affiftance $ fo the Ship Idas now fo environed, that there was no poffibility of maffeiing her by Fireships : but the Enemyes Ships were much disabled \ the St, George fo far , that Admirall Sprag quitted her againe , and went onboard the Roy all Charles ; but, being in the Boat , a bullett came through the St. George, andfttml^ the Ho at unto the ground; in which, befides fever all other Officers, Admiral! Spragge himfdfe was drowned , a loffetruely to be be- wailed, be haveing, now as well as many times formerly shewn bimfelfe a brave Souldier. Trump negletlednot with bus Ships to fo How the Enemy do fe, there being great probability , of ruining the whole Esquadron 5 but , it being fecunded in the afternoon by the Red Flagge , theygott an opportunity of towing away the tottered Ship of Spragge , and fo , in the Evening retired togeatber , mofl of the Ships under that Esquadron being (0 mawled, that they were unfit for farther fervice. Trump had alfo tranjported bimfelfe on board the Ship the Comet , and his Ship the GuoUen Lyon , as alfo that of Captain Yonge were fent up to the Texel, as being disabled. The rest of the Ships are in good pojlure , and m the lohole Amfler- dam Esquadron were found but 7 1 dead , and 1 20 wounded. ad- mirall Trump hayeing shewi bimfelfe to be a Men of incomparable couradge andcondutl, who shall always live in the memory of this Nation, as a princtp all means of the reclamation of our decayed ftate. To which wee shall add as a farther account of what paffed , the authentick Tefiimonyes of the honourable, the Lord Admirall de Ruyter to the High and Mighty Sta- tes , and of the Lord Trump > to the honourable Great and Mighty Lords. 0^5 High (2*0) High and Mighty Lords , IN my loft of the iz. currant J advifed your HighneiTes , that wee were -within fight of the Enemy , who lay to the Leu ward of us : Wee failed that Evening nere one another, Southeast , and, when wee judged wee were nere enough to the Dutch Coafi , in the night wee tacked About W. N. IV. and the Wind turning Eafterly yefierday morning , at breaks of day , wee found Ttec were within fight of the Dutch Ctaft , and to the Leuward oft he Enemy ; where- upon 1 gave the Signe to rangue our felvs in order, and attacqne the Enemy > who alf'o w and left us , being much disabled in their tackle , and Sir Edward Spragh tnaftleffe , who "&■« towed away by j ever all other Frigatts. One great Ship of theirs , wee Jeno'to U funcle^, on the contrary wee have not loft one Man of IVarrt : but of our Officers , the Lord Vice-Jid- mirall dc Liefde 5 the Lord Vtce-Admirall Swears ; my Sonne in law , Captain VanGcIderj and Captain S.vciius , have loft their lives glorioufty ; and others wounded : as my Secretary Andrin§&\ in his leg , Tthich makes it the more troublefome to him, to writ). 1 hope to write your Highnefles more particularly hereafter. Wee thankee the'Mmighty God that hath been pleaded to give m the opportunity of keeping the Sea , andfecureing our Sea partes free and open for the expelled Ships. Wherewith concluding , wee remaine in haft , and with all rejpettj High and Mighty Lords , &c. Was figntd Michiel Adr: deRuytex> \.Atittm onboard the 7. Tr&vinces , failing "toitbin fight cfTexe^thszi.Jug. KJ73. at 8 in the morning. • Ho- (251 ) Honourable and Mighty Lords , AFter that the Royall Fleets of England and France on the 20. inftant in the Even , bad the Wind ofm ; on the z\. at break of day , wee found wee were to the Lemvard of them , theWtud being E. S. E. a fresh gale, and good weather , our Fleet about a League from Petten , wee failed Northerly , at 8 of the clocJ^, the Enemy turned Southerly, and wee with them ; their Fleet being lyo Sail ftrong , great and fmall Ships. The Lord ^Admiral! BanckacrC with his Esquadron had the Vantguard againjl the French , or the Esquadron of the White Flagge : the Lordytdmirall de Ruyter , the main battle againjl Prince Rupert ; and wee the Rereguard againfi Sir Edward Spragh , the Blew Flagge. The Sunne being about S. £. our for em»ft Ships beganne to reach one another, and Jo by degrees thewhole Fleet , felting our com ft IV. anJS. S. W. and meeting with jidmirall Spragge, wee bjpt freing folong till his main Mafi and MtffenMafl were shott downe , and then wee intended to have boar- ded him , orjent a Fireship to deflroy him ; but , found Juch refinance from his Seconds , and other Ships of the fame Esquadron , that wee Tvere quite difabled in our SaiUs \5V. fo that 1 refolved to goe on board the Comet , where wee hung up the ^idmiraUs Flagge 7 about 1 of the clocl* in the afternoon: in the mean time the Enemy had got t the Wind of m , yet wee were not neglecTfu/l in our btft endeavours , fo that there are fcarfe j- Ships in that Esquadron , but they are fo handled , that they 1* J hardly e-verforgett this day j and wee continued fighting with that Esquadron tiUin the Evening, and then wee putt tliem to the flight. jlndVice- AdmtraU Swears being dead, I intended tomorrow morning to goe on board ha Ship. VI hat pajfed in the Esquadrons of my Lord admirall de Ruyter , and Banckaert, referre you to t bar Letters, and fo after the p)e~ fnting of my bumble Service; 1 remain* Honourable Mighty Lords, Your Honours Offictom , and humble C. Trump. Mlum in board the Comet , failing with a S. lV.Wind,theTexel lying S.E.Jrom m, 10. Aug. 1 67 J. at 10 ofthecloc!^ at night. The States in acknowledgment of this blefling , or- dained the nextFaft-day, to be converted in a Day of thanksgiycing,for the Victory fo miraculoufly given to us. In (2*2) In the latter end of July : five of the Magiftratcs , went from Utrecht towards Holland, who were detained at Ou- water, and were forced to remain there in arreft 'till notice thereof was given unto his HighneJJ'e > but they were foon releafed : at the fame time the Dean , and feverall Canons of St. Peter went to the Land of Buuren , to farme the Tythes there and thereabouts , for ready mony ; after the effecting whereof travelling homewards with their mony were fett upon by a Company of Hollanders, and car- ryed prifoners to Gorkum , where they were forced to leave their booty. The Major and feverall Captains tra- velling from Tiel to Utrecht with a good fumme of Mo- ny , under a Convoy of 24 Souldiers , were fett upon by go Men that lay in Ambush nere Heuklum ; the Major, 2 Captains , and 5 other were killed , and the reft with the Booty were carryed Prifoners into Gorkum ', Where- upon thofe of Gorkum enticed with fuch Prifes , fent out again 28 Men , who hid themfelvs in ambushment nere Wayenoven, waiting for the prey which they fbon found, for Marquis de Ctuviffbn with his Baggage going to Bom- mel, with a Convoy of 3c Men, were fell upon by them ; who with 15 of his Men foon yeelded themfelvs Prifo- ners , and with all their Baggage , and 1 8 Horfe were car- ryed into Gorkum by the one halfe of the Hollanders , theotherFrenchefcaped, and the reft of the Hollanders, greedy of getting more Prey advanced nere the City , where they found feverall Swords , and Rapiers, which thofe that fled, had left on the rode; buttheComman- dour being informed hereof, fent out 5:00 Men to retake the loft Booty , but they came to late ; yet lighted on the remaining Hollanders, who retreated to Hemert , and putt themlelvs in pofture of defence in the Church yard , the Wall ferving them for aBreltwork; where they de- fended themfelvs a long time, and beat of the French twice , but at laft were forced to yeeld , haveing killed 100 of the Enemyes men. In the beginning of Auguft. the Bishop ofMunJlcr came inperfontoSwoll, to keep hir relidence there for a cer- tain (253) tain time, and went immediatly and viewed Haflelt and Swartiluyce, where they were buyfy about their Fortifica- tions; and about the Flatt-boats with Guns on them, which wee in the laft engagement hadfunck, becaufe wee could not carry them away with us , which the Shippers for ioo Rijxd: drew out of the water againe , and the Guns were carryed to Haffelt and Swartfluyce. The Bishop went often to vieuw his Troops, that were gathered between HafTelt and Swartfluyce; on the 3. of Augufl, feyerall Dragoons of the Commandour Brandt > rode out of the Frieiland Ports , as far as nere Steenwijck , where they fell upon the Enemyes Watch,confifting of 18 Horfe,whom, after a short skermish they took prifoners , and carryed them to the Herevean ; on the f. feven other Troopers with their full Armes were brought thither alfo by another Party. On the 17. In the night, feverall hundred of the Ene- myes Troopers (byguefle 1000.) marching from Weft- phalia to the generall Rendevous- place, came to the Bourtange , and had gotten the Gate of the Outworks open i but , being difcovered by the Watch on the Walls, they retreated without attempting any thing farther. At the fame time the Capers on the Southern-lea fell upon the PafTadge- boat between Swoll andCampen, and took thence 3 French Officers, and good flora of Mony, alfo 8 French Souldiers , and fome Huxters , whom they carryed all Prifoners to Blockziel" TheMunftersmen, who , along the new-made Banck by Coeverden , (which the Bishop was ftill buyfy about) came as far asDrenth, end were lodged at Dalem , on the news of the takeing of the Langacker - fcons immediatly retreated, fomc to Gramsbergh, and fome to the generall Rendevouz-place. The Bishop , haveing fince his being at Swoll, gathered togeather all the force he could , out of all the Guarrifons, both Muniters and Cologne Troops, and renforced them with 4f Cornetts French Horle , from Nimwegen , Aern- hem , Utrecht , andSutphen , makeing in all 'about 7 or Sooomen, with feverall Field- pieces. Shovels, Spades, and (2*4) and other Instruments , threatning to fall into Friefland, and beat Prince Maurice out of his Quarters, wee had warning fufficient of their comeing, they were comman- ded by Generall Morna, who on the 21. Aug. marched through Staphorll and Rouveen , towards Meppel , and shewd themfelvs within 5: or 6 Miles of Groeninghen ; but our Men, wholaynereSuyd-laaren withtfComp.of Horfe , and two Dragoons , for the defence of Drenthe as much as was poflible , being informed thereof, fenr out of each Companye 4 Men , under the command of Cornett Vroefl , who on the 1 3 . in the Even , with a good Guide , came to Holtenclinck , and haveing refreshed them felts there, at break of day, their fcout difcovered a party of Horfe • whereupon the Cornett , immediatly inarched towards them , and commanded 1 1 Men under a Sergeant of the Dragoons , to chardge them , which they did in good order ; and the Bishops men, under command of a Lieutenant, fell alfo altogeather upon them ; but the Cornett thereupon , with the reft of his Men forced in upon them , and beat through the Enemy, who, being hinderd by a Water on one fide of them , to face about, as they ought, when our men turned again upon them , they endeavoured to make their efcape; buti 1 of them were killed , and 19 took prifoners , the reft efcaped • the dead Men and Prifoners were immediatly ftript , and fo togeather, with a booty of 22 Horfe, were on the 24. brought into Groeningen j on our fide were 3 or 4 woun- ded , amongft whom the Cornett himfelf was one. But this Refcontre was unexpe&ed by the Bishop , whole'' defigne was another way , intending to fall into Friefland, and break up the Head-quarter at Herevean , to which end , on the 25. they marched with all their force into Friefland ; and our outermoft Quarters haveing been before at Heereveen • wee afterwards , for the fecurity of that Poft , and defending apart of Land there about from the plundering of the Enemy , and to lodge fome more ot our Militia there, did befett feverall Out-ppfts , which, being far diftant from one another , did reach a great way j and (255) and each of them , not being fufficient of itfelfe, to with- stand any great force of the Enemy , was in danger of being cutt off, which feemed to be the chiefeft defigne of the Enemy , who thereupon marched upon four feverall places togeather , but our Men retreated timely from their fmall Pofts to the Herevean , skirmishing conti- nually with the Enemy in their retreat : My Lord Brant with his Dragoons , and the Stadhoulders of Frielland's Regiment, and that of the Duke ofHolfieyn retreated from Oldeberkoap to Bruglaan ; Ailua with three Regiments Horfe , towittthat oiHaren, Kingma, and Baron Faltzterkam , with Ailua's owne Regiment of Foot ; and Prince Maurice's retreated from Wolvega to the Vean, being followed continually by the Enemy, though recicved no damadge ; Count Dona with 200 Men remained at his Poll at Meldam , where he engaged with 1 50 of the Bishops Horfe, and killed go of the Ene- my , and gott a great Booty ; and the following day Coll: Turk had a Refcontre with another Party at theGordijck, where many of the Bishops Men were killed - yet the Enemy advanced as far as Schoten , hard by the Here- vean , and brought all thereabouts under Contribution ; but , at laft , being refolved to break up Houfe there , they plundered feverall of the Villadges , and here and there burnt fome , and committed all manner of outrage , and on the 30 and 3 1 quitted thofe parts againe , haveing de- molished fome of the Pofts which our Men againe made up, and putt Guarrifons in them as before \ fo that the Enemy gott nothing by this invafion, but fome Plunder in the Country , which they paid dear enough for with the lofle of many of their men, bceing the Sconfes Herevean, Bleflerbrug and Stockfterhorne kept in their full defence. 2?. Auguft. Our Men burnt the Fulling-mill in the Naerder-mear ; whereupon the French, in revenge, burnt and ruined theHoufes at Muyderbergh. TheComman- dour Leandorf '> on the 22. with his Lieutenant, and 30 Polacks , went in the night from Muyden , to the Very Gates df Naerden ; whence 16 Horfe rideing out, he took cm) took no notice of them till they were paft , and they fired amongft them, and killed them all, except two, which they brought prifoners into Muydcn. The Prince oiConde > being now broke up from nerc theBolch, wee deligned to beonfome exploit with our Army lying at Raamsdonck j whereupon Patents were given to the Spanish , to march ; but they were again countermanded. On the 21. his Righiejfe arrived perfo- nally in the Hague, who on advice of the Bishops inva- deing Friefland , fent 7 Regiments thither , but comeing to Amsterdam , they recieved Patents to disbarck them- felvs , and to march to Wefop , on advice that the Enemy had left Friefland. On the 30. his HighneJJe broke up with his Army from Gertruydenbergh ; and on the 31. camped at Werkendam, nere Gorkum ; The Duke of Luxenburgh , on notice thereof fearing fome deGgne that way, marched immediatly with 6000 Men to Tiel; but, hisRighnefle haveing another defigne, on the 31. at 12. at night paffed over the Taamer-bridge , and fo forwards towards Amfterdam ; on the 5. of Septemb. in the night, the foremoft of his Men were fett over the Vecht in fmall Boats , and fo all the reft afterwards , it being terrible ftor- my-weather, where, if the French had any Men, they might eafily have hindered it , thofe 200 Men which were there made it difputable enough , though at laft, they were forced to flee. As foon , as part of the Militia was landed on dry ground , his High7iejfe took poffeffion immediatly of the Loosdrecht , and fome other Pofts , and now ordered all things fpr to befeege Naerden , which defigne was fo fe- cretly manadged , that the next morning after our Men were on the high ground , by Naerden , the Enemy at Utrecht knew nothing of it , whereby wee had the better opportunity of carrying on the Deligne ; in iae mean time , to make a diverfion , wee shott very violently from feverall Flatt-boats, and fmall Veffels againft Bommel , thereby allarming thofe Quarters round about. The Army of the State, above 25000 Men ftrong, bein£ ' ■ It-^^h-^aaa (257) boing now on the high ground , there , the Lo'rd Fariaux blocked up the City Naerden, and thereupon the Cir- c'umvallation and Batteryes were made, and the Tren- ches opened; and on the 8. September wee beganne to lire our Canon againft the Enemy, who anfwered us but v.'ry faintly , whereby wee had the better opportunity of going forward with our Approaches , which on the If. were advanced nere under the Countrefcharp ; where- upon wee refolved to ftorme the faid Countrefcharp , and the R.avelijn oftheHuyfer-gate; which Marquis deWdr- gnies* whofc turne it was to have the Watch at that time, was commanded to doe with his Regiment, whilft the Rhijngrave and Collonel Valms Regiment ftormed the Outworks on the other fide ^ which , at 1 1 of the clock ac night , they fell on very furioufly : and werefoon Matter of the Counterlcharp , and after 3 hours fight , gained the Raveline alfo, driveing the Enemy thence inluchacon- fufion , that they had almoft gained the Towne with one : many were killed on both fides ; in the morning , the En#uny feeing that wee were now Matters of their Coun- terharp , and that all was rcday for a generall Storme , gave a figne to Parley , prefenting themfelys in great numbers unarmed on the Walls. Dureing this Siege on the 9. a Troop of about 300 Horfe, under command of Baron Turckfes* mett with a like number of French, nere Amersfoord , with whom they -were engaged very fuccesfully ; but the Enemy, being fecunded by above 1000 more, who lay hid in the Valley,ours were forced to fight their way through, fo that many were killed , fome took prifoners , and the reft difperfed : Captain Heamskenke, a ftout Souldier, was kil- led , and Baron Turckfes himfelfe wounded ; though there were full as many of the Enemy killed on the place, and fome of them alfo brought prifoners into the Army: the faio" Troops of the Enemy , were thofe which Luxenburgh had gathered togeather to break up the Siege , with whom were joyned 4. Regiments of the Bishops men , Viz: UeL IVefterholt 3 Masbag , and Roys > who in their march burned R part (258) part of Harderwijck , but , though they were now encrea- fed to a confiderable power , yet never durft they attempt the relief of the Towne. After they had gave the Signe to Parley , Hoftages were exchanged on both fides: the Marquis de Louvien > my Lord de la Mote , and the Major or" the Regiment of Navarre, came into the Quarter of Don Francifio d'A- gourto : and my Lord de Leau , Earl of Tilly > and Captain de Franck , went into the City ; whereupon the Capitula- tion was foon made , and that Night the Articles were figned, and brought out of the Towne into the Army; and Marquis de Wargnies took immediatly polleffion of one Gate, and the Rhijngraave of one Bulwarck; and the Siege was ended with as much fuccefTe, as it was manadged, with prudence and valour. It was by Capitulation agreed on , that the Enemy should march out with all their Baggage , and Arms , Co- lours flying, Drums beating, and 2 Canons, which the next day was effected , under direction of the Khyngrave* and the former Governour Monfieur du Pas j and ftrict fearch was made , whether any Runnagadoes hid hid themfelvs in the Baggage- Wagons, whereof 20, though much disguifed, were found, fome whereof were shott to death , and others were pardoned. The French with a Troop of Horfe were convoyed to Aernhem ; it was ve- rily a wonder to fee above 3000. iuch brave Men march out, haveing wanted for nothing , and being in daily ex- pectation of relief, which was gathering hard by , and that out of a place of fo fmall circumference , fo well for- tifyed , before any Breach was made in the Walls , or the Mote any where dammed , or any Approach madenecrer than the Outworks J but fome dilcontent within , feemed to have been the occafion of the fo fuddain furrender , which perhaps will fcarce be anfwered. After the French, with about ?o Baggage- Wagons , and almoft as many Wagons with fick and wounded men were marched out , ourGuarrifon marched in, and im- mediatly puce all inpofture to defend the place; Count Koningsmarckbzmg made Governour there, sndColIo* nell Palm Commandourthc Circumvallation , Trenches and Batteryes without, were immediatly levelled, and the City works , that were shott downe, repaired. The French by Nieuwerfluycc, no fooner heard of its furren- dre, but immediatly forfear of being fell upon, alfo re- treated to Utrecht , blowing up the Houfe at Grunde- fteyn , and burning the other at Nieuwenroy , and fo lea- ving all open to us as far as Utrecht : but whilft wee were now in expectation that the Army of the States should undertake lbme thing elfe on the Veluw , they , in pro- fecution doubtleffe of the defigne which was underhand before the Siege ofNaerden, broke up, and marched to Brabant , and camped nere Rofendael : His Highnejfe followed, whohadfome perfonall conferences with the Earl de Monterey , concerning the joynt employ of the Spanish and States Militia. That force which the King of France had left in Flan- ders, under Marshall deHumieres, asGenerall of allthe Militia in the Spanish Conquefts , daily encreafed , being divided in feverall Guarrifons: and the Prince ofConde himfelfe , who had lain a long time at Hintem , by the Bofch joyned with him alfo ; who not dareing to attempt any thing there, broke up on the 9. of Auguft. towards Maeftricht , fending away feverall Troopers under Sr. dtt St. Clary towards the Bishopdorn of Trier; with the reft of his Cavalry he marched to Charleroy, joyning with the Army of Monfieur d'Humieres i between Tournay and Lifie , confifting in all of about 14 a 17000 Men; of whom a general! review was took, and they againe im- mediatly Tent into the Guarrifons ; the faid Prince, on the 17. and 18. after a Conference held with the Marshall ac Aeth , went to Lifle and Tournay , and kept thereabouts* the Months of Auguft. and September, without under- takeing any thing , unleffe now and then plundering the: Land , and fome petty Skermishes on the Spanish Ter- ritoryes. To profecute the Actions of France, wee rauft now R 2 trace (26o) trace them quite into high Germany ; for the King* whether for fear of the Emperours armying , or for the propagateing. his great Defignes, haddrawne moftofhis Power out tins Country ; and for the fecurity of his owne State againft all invafion,went inperfon to Lotharing and the Elfas j fent Marquis de Rochefort to the Bishdom of Triers , and Marshall de Turetme into Franckenland ; all whom wee shall shortly follow , becaufe of the connexion they have with the affairs of this State , feeing the Empe- rour, by noe perfwafion of France, or any of its Favou- rites , nor efpecially by the Prince Eleffour of Bey even > can be induced to keep his Forces in Bohemia, but hath fully refolved to have them march downe the Rhijn , for de- fence, not alone of the Empire, infefted round about by the French ; but alio to divert the French Arms in the Netherlands : whofe purpofe thereto he hath openly de- clared , and called in all Germans in the French fervice , and given all needfull Orders for the March. The King, and the whole Court haveing now for a long time been at Nancy , where they worked very hard about the Fortifications of the Caftle , he in the mean time now and then fufFered his Troops to plunder the upper and lower Elfas > and cauied the Marquis de Louvois > to take a diligent infpection , and inquifition into every thing: whereupon, on the 25. he departed forBrifack, where he arrived on the 30. his Troops en pajfant hecau- fed to take poffeflion of the Towns of Kolmar and Schled- ftadt, environing Kolmar with a Brigade under the Duke deVeuiUade* and Schledftadt with the Troops un- der Moxtficm deBoquemar > being all things fo ordered, that he was afiured thefe Towns would furrender unto him without any refiftance ; and thence he fent for De- putyes from the other Towns, who came and immediatly fubmitted : thefe Towns had held themfelvs a long time dubious between the French,Emperialland Cantons pro- tection , but now were fallen into the hands of the French, togeathcr with the whole Elfas , which, and efpeciall Kol- mar he quite rafed. and carrved all the Guns? Artillery and (z6t) and Ammunition to Brifack ; the quantity whereof is al- moft incredible, amongft other things , 90 Canons, and 400000 pound Gunpowder, and the commonality were above meafure burdened with quartering of the Soul- diers; the King, after he had finished this, returned to Nancy. The King haveing now fecured all Lorraine , and the upper and neather Elfas > was contriveing the fame with the Arch-Bishoprick of Triers, on pretence it was ne- ceflary (o to doe for the fecurity of his States , and that he might revenge himfelfe on that Bishop, becaufe he had placed an Emperiall Guarrifon at Coblents and Ehren- breitfteyn ; the French, haveing publickly declared , that they refolved, to take all places in the Empire that had Emperiall Guarrifons in them ; to that end they had al- ready tock poffeffion of mod the Cityes , Caftles , and Forts in that Bishoprick , and had brought all the Coun- try under Contribution , Monfieur FouriUes lay a little below Trier, advanceing neererto it, and Sr. deSourdis on one fide , and Marquis de Rochefort on the other fide of theMoefel, higher than the City : to whom came about 40 Cornetts of Horfemore, fent from the Prince of Conde under Sr. du St. Clar; and on the 26. Auguft. was the firft shott againft the City, who proportionable to the fmall Guarrifon that was there, defended themfelvs valiantly, fo that many French, amongft whom 30 Officers were killed, and Marquis de Rochefort himfelfe forely woun- ded ; but , after fome dayes Siege, the French advanceing clofeupon them , they were forced on the 8. September to furrender , the French found ftore of provifions there : It was agreed, that the Souldiers should march out in or- der, but the Towsmen were left to their mercy, who laid very heavy burdens on them ; thus that whole Province tell into the hands of the French, except Coblents, and the invincible Caftle of Hermenftein , whether the Prince^ Eletlour and his Court were retreated, adhering ftill to the fide of theEmperour. Thus the whole Country on this fide the Rhijn as far R 3 upwards (262) upwards as Switzerland being in the hands of the French, who were thereby fufficiently guarded againlt any mva- fion , they now laboured to bring their Arms inro the heart of the Empire , and to that end Marshall de Turenve on the ii. Auguft. decamped from Wetzlaer marcheing upwards to Hanaw , and made a Bridge over the Mayn nereSelingttat, oyer which he marched on the 18- with part of his Horfe , fo marching on both fides of the Mainj towards Affchaffenburgh , which they haveing alfo fecu- red, they marched forwards towards Wertheim , 4 miles from Wyrtzburgh , where he erected his Magazijn , in- tending to march up higher into Franckenland ; the Chief reafon of which fuddain march was on a defigne againil Wyrtzburgh ; which Caftie the Commandour was to deliver over unto the French, haveing already recieved 80000 Rijxdallers, but the piott being difcovered , and the Commandour impnfoned, Turenne > haveing firll well provided all his Ports, on the Main, marched with his Army up to Ochfenfurt , whereon the 11. September he encamped himfelfe on the high Grounds , being alfo the Emperiall Army arrived thereabouts. The Emperour haveing openly declared his ap- proaching marriage withtheArch-Dutcheffe oilnjfruckx whofe Suter the Duke oi Torek had formerly been, and his refolution of fending his Army towards the Rhijn ; on the if. July he difpatched away the Artillery wich 38 Canons , and 4 Morterpieces, with all neceflaryes thereto belonging, from Vienna with 6co Horfe, betides thofe that flood ready in Bohemia ; and then in like order the other Regiments followed , marching to Egra , the ge- ncrall Rendevouz-place. The Emperour himfelfe withal! the Nobles on the 4.. Aug, departed from Vienna, and on the 18. arrived at Egra , where alfo feverall of the Ger- man Princes mett ; and on the 20. the Duke of Sixen , and his Sonne the Prime Elettour arriveing , there were folemnly recieved by the Emperour himfelfe , Court Ko- vwgsheck alfo about the fame time , arrived there , who had been fent totheElectour dtBeyeren* to have a final! anfwer, anfwer, concerning the difpofall of his Troops, and the graunting patfadge through his Lands; but that Prince feeming unwilling to declare, all was made ready for the march, and the whole Army was found to be 38^60 Men ftrongj lifted under thefe following Regiments : A Lift of the Regiments, both Horfe and Foot, that marched to the generall Rendevoufc at Egra. Marquis Pio Marquis 0/Baden Gen. Watchmr. Leffie Gen. Watchmr. Portia Regiments ofHorfe. Gen. Lieut. Montecuculi 900 Gen. Sporck 900 T>uke o/Lotheringe 900 Gen. Field-tuygmr. Baron Heifter 500 Gen Watchmr. Schncidau 5>oo Gen. Watchmr. Caprara 900 V>u1ee of Holfteyn the elder, half Regiment 4fO T>ulte of 'Holfteyn theyonge 900 Commandour Dunewald poo Count Rabbata Commandour Scys Commandour CarafFa Commandour Harrand Commandour Bain* Count Gallafch Commandour Gotzki 900 9G0 QCO 900 ooo 900 yoo 2J0O i;oo 2J0O 2fOO> 2fOO zyoo Count o/Starenbergh Marqups de Grana Gen. Watchmr. Keyferfteyn 25*00 Commandour Kniege. if 00 Commandour van Strein halfe Regiment 1000 Count Scherini 2000 In all Foot 2fooo Horfe i36"fo In all 38560 Remaining JliU in the Empirt Horfe (J 3 jo foot IfOOO In Elf as and Province Coin 6000 In all 27360 Horfe in all 13650 Regiments of Foot. Generall de Souches 2f00 Thefe Troops on the 22. in a very large Field were drawne out into Battailia, before hisEmperiallMajefty and the other Lords and Ladies , there prefent : and was divided into a Badaillons : The firft was commanded by the Duke of Boumeville > the right Wing of the Horfe by Generall Field-Marshall Sporck , and the left Wing by R 4 Prince Prince Charles of Lorraine; the Infantry by Prince Pio> and Count Port ia : The fecond Troop was commanded by the Field- Marshall Generall Vert-miller, the right Wing by Count of Carrara , the left by Count de Chavignack ,• the Artillery under Prince Harman van Baden; the gene- rall command of all was committed to Count Montecuculi ; the braveif. Army that ever eye beheld. After which review the Army on the 2 5. broke up, and beganne their march, on the 26. the Emperour > Prince Electour of Saxony > and the other Princes departed againe. The Emperiall Army being marched through the up- per Paltz, camped themfelvs on the 1. September within 2 Leagues of Nurenburgh , where they divided themfelvs into 3 parts, and fo broke up towards the Dukedom of Wirtenburgh,the left Wing marched moftly in Franken- land, General! Spork led the Van , who on the 6. was come nere Wui tsburgh , and foon after the whole Army followed nereOchienfurt, where they had feverall Sker- mishes with the French; butTurenne , being ported there foadvantagioully, could not without their prejudice be brought to a Battail , fo that the Emperiahlfs fought only to cutt them off from their provifions , which were lent to them from Werthcim ; and on the 1^. they fell upon , and beat a French Convoy , between Wertheim and Wurts- burgh , and took 17 Mules, two whereof were loden with JVlony , and 16 Wagons • and thence marched up to Wertheim , where they ruined 14. of the French Vidtual- ling-Ships : whereupon Turenne, wanting Provifions, was forced to leave his former Poft , and fo retreat to AfTchaffenburgh , fome of theRere were fell upon, and beaten. What farther thefe, two Armyes have done to- geather, we shall afterwards profecute. After the third and laft Sea- engagement , which hap- pened on the 21. Auguft. the Fleet of the States remained for fome days nere the Texel ; dureing which time an English Kings-Pleafureboat, which was fent to the Fleet witrtaChirurgion, was difcovered by our Watch : and, after a 1 hort purfuir, took. The Enemyes Fleet made over to (£65) to their owne Coaft, and on the 24.. were feenS. E.off of Yarmouth ; on the 27 . about 7 or 8 Leagues from the Maes, fleering S. W. and primo September arrived be- fore Harwitch , where they made fome flay : and feverail of the Officers went up to London ; Count Schombergh alfo, and all the Militia lying at Yarmouth, and there- ibouts were divided into their Winter-quarters. And, our Fleet alfo, haveing for a good while cruifed back- wards and forwards , on the English Coafl , came into our Havens on the 23,. September : the Saifon being pait, and the Enemy a laying up their Ships alfo. After which the Lord Admirall de Ruyter , that Miracle of all Zea- Heroes , and the other Chief- Officers , made report unto the State of the particulars of what had paffoi; haveing fought 3 times with much valour and honour, without looting one Men of Warre ; and , by the bleffing of God, not a thoufand Men , on the whole Fleet. And my Lord Admirall Trump > that Lightning of Warre , prefented unto the Admirality-Court at Amfterdam , the Flagge of Sir Ed-ward Spragh , as the Trophees of his Vi&ory. The States returned their thanks unto all thefc Officers with a liberall acknowledgement of their faithfull Ser- vice. Soon after the arrivall of the Navy , 2 Eaft-India Re- turne-Ships came home alfo , bringing us the fame news that the Ship Paepenbroek had donne , juft before the lalb Engagement , Viz: that the Enemy had took 4 of our Eatt - India Return-Ships , and had retook St. Helena ; the other Eaft-India Schip, which was miffed , was arrived at Bergen in Norway. The particular Relation of the English is as follows : A Relation of the retakeing ofS. Helena. 0# the 4. of May , early in the morning wee came •within fight, of the ljland S. Helena , and within i hours , ivee badrefolved on what wat a Signe to M , that there were 6 Ships in fight , about 1 1 of the ClocJ^ before noon , wee "toere informed that 4 of them came one May , and 2 another , and fo they prefently dfcovered themfclvs , at ooth ends of the Ifland ': but as foon as they f aw us they tact^t about hforeihe Wind, as fafl as they could jf and wee after them : the A Alliance , //^William awiThomas, and one Merchantman , andafiresbip purfuedthe 4 Ships Eafl ward ; the Mary W Martha , with z Mer- ; (bant men, the other z Weftioards , at night the AfTiftance over- took^ their Vict -Admir all, and the Thomas and Willian , their ■ Jldmirall, and remained the whole ni^htby them, and otthe'zj. ! in the morning took^ them , but not in companye , becaujc each of them toof^ his owne way , thinhing foto efcape , the better', the (aid /{Men (26?) 4 Men t>f iVtirre, one Tiresbip, and 3 t>uth Baft-India Pritel', with f English Baft - India Ships , are jincc well arriyed in hmland. Thisloffe, being thegreateft , and almoft the only lolTe wee had at Sea , was foon requited , in generall , by the news that Cornelius Evertfe with the Ships he had with him , after feverall Exploidts , had fell among the Virginia Fleet, of whom he took 7 or 8 , with above 5000 Barrels of Tobacco , and one great Ship laden with Pekery , and burnt abont 5 or 6 more , laden with 2000 Barrels To- bacco : a lofTe , which the Commonality fmarted more for, than th^ Company above-mentioned for the other; whoalfo, for their owne particular, have well requited them, haveing, as they are advifed, took feverall both English and French Ships there: and, above all this > it is very probable that the advice is true which wee have of the faid Evert/dm takeing the New-Netherlands : fo that our affairs in India are in a defired pofture , and here at home have a better afpedf. than ever before : to which that wonderfull accident about the Fort of Coeverden , contributes not a little : for the Bishop with great chardge, and cofts , had as it were quite environed it , with a Bancks , whereby it was fo annoyed with the high Water, that there was little probability of their holding it out this Winter, without relief; fo that my Lord Rabenhaupt 3 haveing for fome time been makeing preparations for an exploit, in order to the makeing a breach through that Banck , was now , for that purpole come to Coever- den, when at that very time by a great Storm 3 breaches were made therein , whereby many of the Bishops Men were drowned , and Coeverden by the hand of God, thus freed from that troublefom blockado. Haveing before now and then continued an account of the Negotiation of the Swedish Mediatours, from the beginning to their arrival 1 at Cologne; weehave, fir.ee the laft of June not medled any more with them , and that partly , becaufethere is nothing of their Proceedings made publick yet, andpartJy, becaufe 'tis to nice a point to (268) to be rashly handled ; but neverthelefle , not to be wholy defective in this, wee shall note fomuch of their trans- actions as by all probable circumftances , is already pu- blished to the World ; without engageing any one to the beleef thereof , but shall on purpofe paflfe by the endlefle Feafting, Balls, Huntings, Comedies, which are continually celebrated by the Minifters of France and England, and the other Grandees and Ladies , in all which the Bishop of Straetsburgh , that Elder of the Romish Church , hath approved himfelfe a moft perfect Matter : whofe Brother VnnccWilliam ofFuJienburgh, often fett his witts togeather , to feduce the Emperiall party by his fub- tile tricks. The whole World was intent on this Negociation , where the Minifters of all engaged Partyes were now mett , many expecting great matters from them : the firft conference was held the 28. June, and the next day the fecond , the Mediatours haveing fent a Noblemen to France, todefireaCefl'ationof Arms, who was returned re infetta. Count Tot , on the ;o. went to the King in the Army before Maeftricht, tofpeak with him about that Subject ; but found not the leaft probability of effecting it, efpecially at the inftance of the English who wholy declined it ; neverthelefle, it was reported that the French, had promifed , to undertake nothing more by Land a- gainltus, after the gaining of Maeftricht. On the 7. of July Count Tot made report of what he had done, and fo the Partyes proceeded to their demands , and with one • there was propounded under hand , a feperate Treaty , excludeing the Confederates, which this State would by noe means , hearken to ; and as little was done in the Conferencies held then, and 12. wherein thePienipo-' tentiaryes of this State had defired to know the reafons, • why the Kings had made Warre with this State , that fo they might on a good and folid foundation work out , and establish alaftingandindiflbluble Peace; but the Media- tours anfwered , that the occafion of this meeting was not to enquire into, and debate about thecaufesof the Warre, but (2*9) but to think on means , whereby wee might gett out of if, [ and therefore they longed to have the anfwer of the States to the demands of the Kings , and their Allyes. Where- I upon the Lords Beverning and Haren * and alfo Don Ema- nuel de Lyra went to the Hague, to make report of what was done , and to defire the Refolution of their Highneffes about that affair ; and thereupon Deputyes were fent to the refpective Provinces : in the mean time fome hopes being come from England ; on the 1 5 . ditto , Don Bernardo de Salines > Spanish Minifter , to the High and Mighty States , departed by poft for Lon- don , with reasonable proffers from this State , to fee whether he could incline that Crowne to their owne in- treft , or , by the affiftance of a perfon in great efteem in that Court , facilitate at leaft the Treaty , but , come- ing,there, found fuch an alteration there, that, feeing noe probability of attaining the end of his million thither, he on the 6. of Auguft. returned againe from London ; and gave an account of what he had done there. After the Advices of the refpe&ive Provinces con- cerning the Treaty was returned to the Generality , the Plenipotentiaryes of the State had more particular In- ftrudtions given to them : and though 'twas thought they would ftay to feetheiffue of that Sea-battail , which was now unavoidably at hand , and fo accordingly to regulate their matters , yet without the leaft refpe£t thereto, they on the io. departed for Cologne , where they on the 14. arrived, and at the 17. had a new Conference , wherein the Mediatours perfifted in their delireing an anfwer to the demands , that were made ; France demanding in lieu or hisConquefts as an equivalent, all the Land between the Maes and the Scheldej and England by the induce- ment of France, who would notwillingly fee them have one foot in this Country, Hood no longer on their ha- veing any cautionary Guarrifon here as afecurity; but demanding reftitution of Surinam ; the Bishop of Mun- fter required , a free exercife of the Romish Religion , in all (27©; all the Provinces , and admiflion of the ProfefTors thereof to civill Charges; The City of Swoll, Droftship ofZal- lant , the Twcnte , Lochem , Groll , Borkelo , Brevoort ; demolition of Linge , Boertange , Niuwe-fchans , and other Forts, and removeing theGuarrifons fromEmb- den , and Leeroort ; reftitution of the Earl of Bentems Children, and the Summe of 20occo Rijxdallers : To which was anfwered , that the States out of their good inclination, and defire to a fincere , lafting Peace ; would give unto France fome places that doe belong unto them, without determineing, whether they were already ma- ttered , or were as an equivalent to the Conquefts they had made : and as to England they should fpeak particu- larly to the English Embafladours : and in another Con- ference the Minifters of this State declared , that they would yeeld to the King of France the City Maeftricht , with all the Country of Overmaes, Dalem , Valkenburgh, and 's Hertogenrade , alfo Groll , Brevoort and Borkelo ; but on condition, that they should be exchanged for other Places of the Spaniard: and farther that the States out of refpedt to the King of France were ready to reftore unto Brandenburg, the Cityes on the Rhijn, Orfoy, We- fel, Rees, andEmmerick; and to the Prince Elector of Coin, the City Rhijnbergh : and that, if the Bishop of Munfter would defire Peace , they would graunt it him : which proffers being not very acceptable to the Partyes , the Treaty beganne to be dubious , although in the Con- ferences on the zy. and 26. they fecmed willing, to ac- cept of Nimwegen , and Bommel , in the room of the Bofch and Breda, which thefe States would notconfenc to part with: but that not at all facilitateing the buifnefTe, and wee makeing noe farther proffers , haveing fome de- pendance on the Treaty that was ratifyed between Den- mark and this State, and the Defenfive League made with the Houfe of Auftria,and neerer Allyance between Spain and this State. So that, the Treaty being very dubious,pro- politions were made by the Minifters to depart, bat ours bad order to ftay as long , as any one was there ; the Con- ferences (271) ferences were {till continued, and the Mediatours found out a new project , which might be as a medium between us, Viz: wee should give unto France, Maeftricht, with all the dependances thereof abfolutely , the Bofch , Breda, and the Graave , on condition that they should be ex- changed with Spain , for an equivalent which should be referred to the Mediatours , or other Arbiters : that wee should give Surinam to England , and fome Millions of Vlony ; a regulation of the Eaft-India trade , the ftrikeing of theFlagge ; and that, the pretence of 12000 pound Sterling per annum, asaSubfidie fortheHaring fishing should be fome thing moderated : but , wee being not in- clined to yeeld more perfifted in what wee had proffered, andwererefolved rather than to make ourfelvs astribu- tarye by fuch a recognition , to forbid the Haring fishing wholy i as being more for the intreft of all Catholick "rinces, than this State itfelfe. Ottob. 1. HisHighnefle the Prince of Orange having, after the happy conqueft of the City Naerden, brought off again thegreateft part of his Army , efpecially of the Horfe from that Heathy Land , to the borders of Brabant, many murmured, why, fienge the Army was now upon hard Land , the Succefles againfl: the French were not further carryedon , and moreCityes endeavoured to be mattered, perhaps not con fidering, that it might well be eighty Years work again , ere every Citie one after other could be wonn : The defign was of afarr greather weight; even the fame that was under hand before the Enterprise of Naerden was undertaken , the very fame that was the laft Yew attempted, when the Troops were carryed up to Charleroy , and that onely which is meet to free the State from the yoke of the Enemies; Viz. to hinder them abo- ve , to turn their Weapons of from us , and to carry on he Warre upon the Enemies Bottom: for all that many 11- willd people have grumbled at the former March , by eafon of its unfuccefsfull iflue , and have endeavourd to >lemish this prefent expedition, by naming it afecond Charleroy-iourney. This (27~) This State then , in purfuance of a later agreement ■ with his Imperiall Majeftie concluded the 30. ofAuguft this Year, being obliged to join an Army of i^f.orifpof- fible of 20 thoufand Men , with theEmperours upon the Rhijne , or otherwife to ad by itfelf apart againft the Ene- mye; fo did hxsHighneffe now , in conformity thereto? carry up the Troops to the Rhijn , and wee shall follow him in this march ; but feeing there are hereto annexed the motions of the Spanish in the Netherlands , the Kings inLorrain, the French in Flanders, theEmperours and French in Germany , and of Luxenburgh in Guelderland, we shall take infpe&ion into all thefe before we enter upon particular cafualties of this Month, and then at the end of the year join togeather the reflections which all thefe expeditions have had upon each other. After that moif of the Troops were marched before , his Highnefle in perfon , followed by the Lords , the Rhij?r- grave , St'terum> Monpouiljan , Brederode > and other High Officers , departed from the Hague on the laft day of Sep- tember , through Rotterdam and Dort to the Old Bos , and on the 1 . of October he arrived by Bergen op Zoom, from whence with 17 Regiments of Horfe , and 7 of Foot? rftakeing togeather about 12000 Men, He went toRo- fendale , where the foremoft of the States Army had en- camped themfelvs; and on the 4. ditto went his High- nefs betimes in the morning thence to the townClampt- hout, not farr from Antwerp , there to conferr with the Earl of Monterey > who was the fame morning with many ' Lords, Gentlemen, Guards, Kettledroms, Trumpets , &c. ridden out of Antwerp thither, fome Baggage- wag- gons haveing been the day before fent to that place, with all forts of neceffaries : where for fome hours particular^ Conference was held , and then a noble Feaft given , after* which his Highnefs took leave and went again toRofen- dale, and his Excellencie to Antwerp. Upon the 7. of? the fame month towards eveing came his Highnefs per- fonally into Antwerp, being received by the Earl of Monterey without the Citie , and reducted through double" ranks (273) ranks of Citizens in Arms , to his Lodging , and there cntertaindwithfo muchaffetStion and State, asthewor- thinefs of a Royal! Highnefs (with which Title of Ho- nour he is faluxd by his Excellencie and all the Great ones ) can require , and after confutation held , the next day afternoon with all poflible refpect he returned to Ro- fendale j from whence on the 13. ditto he broke up with his Army, and marched to Herenthals , to join with fome Spanish Troops thereabouts. The Spaniards now preparing themfelvs more than ever formerly to the Warr , had a good while ago gather 'd togeather many Souldiers in the Confines of Antwerp > by Mechelen and otherwhere , with all necelTary provi- fions requifite foraCampagne, fo well Ammunition- as> Bagage- Waggons and convenient Artillerie • which the Earl of Monterey , after he had conferred with his Highnefs at Clampthout and Antwerp, did caufe to march on the 12. of October , under the Command of the Marquis of Atfentair > Gcnerall Matter of the Camp to Herenthals , there to join with the Army of his Highnefs ■, and now all being ready for an open rupture , He gave the Gover- nors of the Frontiers notice of it , and fent thither a party of Horfe under the Prince of Vaudemont , Don Francifca Antonio d'Agourto* Don deVelafco* and other Generalls, for the fecunng the Borders , for furthering in the Con- tributions, andmakeing all manner of excurfions upon the Enemy : Whereupon at laft upon the 16. [of this Month He denounced the Warr by a Trumpeter, to the French Governours of the circumjacent Cities, and on the fame day was the Warr againft France declared in fe- verallCities of the Spanish Netherlands , ofLuxenburgh and Burgundy, in form as 'twas published in theCaftle of Antwerp. Don Jofeph de Villalpando , Marquis , &c. C Ince it is refolded to de.tl with ti e Subjefts of the Mofl Cbriflitn ^tngi asivith declared Enemies of the King our Lord y and his''' Kingdoms . and 10 wfe all I has of Enmities ? and force of \Arms S againji <**•-■ aeainft them , without permitting any Conefpondence , Communi- cation or Commerce tobrufed with them, but to mal^e them by all manner of ways to feel the rigour of the Wan : Therefore ts every one warned by this Proclamation to take cognisance thereof. In the Caftle of Antwerp , the 1 6. of October. 1675. And confequently it is commanded and published by my Lords the Under-Schout (Deputy-High-Sheriff) Burgermafters , Aldermen andCouncill of the Citie of Antwerp. Glnce there isWarr between the Crowns of Spain and of Trance: ^ Therefore give we all the Inhabitants and Freemen of this Citie to know, th/tt they should prejently draw in all tbeEffells of the Hoods which they have in France of ore fetid, or in the Lands yielded to them. In teftimony whereof, it was figned in Antwerp, the 1 8. Octo- ber. 1673. Jt. vein VALKEN1SSE. IT is commanded on behalf of his Excellencie , that all Natural and born Frenchmen shall with their Wives , Children and Fa- milies , within the time of fix Days depart out ofj.be Command and 'Jurisdiction of his Majeftie of Spain, upon pain , that the fame shall be held for Prifoners of War r , and declared to he Pnjoners effectually. Thus given intheColledge, the 20. of October. 1673. In witneffe Jl. van VALKLNISSE. Hereupon followed the General Proclation of the "Earl of Monterey * fom what allaying the foregoing sharp Ordinance ; Viz. Don John Domingo deZuniga and Fonfea, Earl of Monterey , &c. FOr as much as there is Warr between his Majejlie and the King of France : We give order to the Generalls , Govemours , Heads, and other Officers of Wan, andSouldiers both Foot and Hot ft , and to allSubkth of hiiMajeftie i tofaR upon and runn upon tbofe of the (275) the King of f ranee , in what Cities or Places they maybe, and to all Vaffals and Sub j efts of his Majefiit aforejaid , which are under the Dominion of France, that they depart from thence , and return to be under that of his Majejlie , within fifteen Days, after the pu- b lishing of this , and not to hold any Correftondence , Communication or Commerce, Tvith thofe oftheforefaidKing of trance , without our expreffe confent , and to all Officers and Souldiers , both Foot and Horfe , Subject's of his Majeflye , who are gon without ourleaye* under the Command of France or any other Stranger-Prince , than they return again « ithin one Month , under the Bnjigns and Stan- dards of his Majeftie , on pain of Life , and confiscation of Goods :j Ordaining further, that all the Goods, moveable and untnoveable % belonging to the Subjects of the King of France , lying in thefe Lands, be confiscated to the profit of his Majeftte ; and to allnatural French and (without dift in 11 ion) of the f aid Crown of France, be they Offi- cers, Souldiers , Citizens or others being in thefe Lands, that they avoid or go out of the fame , with their Wives, Children and Fa- milies, within eight dap , after the publication of this prefent Ordi- nance , upon pain, of being made Prifoners of 'Warr , and declaring their goods prite ; expreffely commanding the reffettive Chambers of Accounts , Councils , and all others, whom it can or may concern, t o proceed by foiling their Goods moveable and umnoveabk , which we both now afore hand and then, do declare to be confiscated fir the profit of his Majeflie. And if it should happen , that any of the fore- faid Officers , or others should hide them or any Subjects of the fire- j aid Crown of France els where , and not declare to the Receivers of the Confiscations, or other Officers thereto appointed, their Goods , Effects, Actions and Credits, they shall forfeit the fine ofathott- jand Rijxdalers , and for the next time Confiscation of their Goods or other arbttr arte correction , according to the exigence of the cafe the forefnid fines being to be applyed , the half to the profit of the In- former , and the other to the profit of the Officer. Given at Eruffels, the if. October. 1673. Was compard DePa. Signed X. el Conde de Monte- Rey. The King of France haveing been now for a Mod while detained in Lorrain with the fortification of Nan- cy 1 about this time drew molt of his Troops togearher, S 2 both (276) Tx>thoutof the Alfatia and the Bishopprick of Trier , ma- keing a show , as if he intended to fall upon the Dukedom of Bourgondy , and fo with that blow to warn theSpan- jards, of whole intentions he had fufficient notice : but, what ever 'twas that hinderd that Dcfign, the Troops which were already on the march thither with the Artil- lerie , were countermanded again , and Monfieur de Cou- lange , with the Horfe gather'd togeather out of feverall places, isfenttoColmar, to ftay in Alfatia, in the place of thofe Troops , which were commanded from thence to Nancy ; and his Majeftie , when he had left 54 Com- panies of Foot , and 6 of Horfe , under Monfieur de Bijfy, inpofieflion of Nancy, on the laft of September, broke up with the whole Court and all the Militia from thence, takeing their way to S. Quintin ; He flept that night at Toul, the 1. October at St. Michiel , 2. ditto atBauzey, 3. at St. Maneheuld , where the Troops ftay to refresh the next day , the 5. at Notre Dame de l'Efpine, 6. at Sil- lery, 7.atCornicy, and the 8. atLaon, where again the following day they refreshed , and received order to march, under Sr. dePouriUes to St. Quintin, and there tojointhemfelvs to the Army of the Prince ofConde > the King , attended by moft of the Cavallery of the Kings Houfe, takeing his way over Soyfons, Villers-Cotres, Dampmartin, to Verfailles ; where on the 14.. ditto He arrived with the whole Court, and was wclcomd by all Perfons of Honour. - The Prince ofConde had brought togeather about Ou- denard all the Companies out of the French Netherlands, and took out of the Guarrifons fo many as they could any way mifs , making out about 5000 Horfe , and 6000 Foot- Souldiers , at which time obferving the approaching March of the Prince of Orange* He on the 3. of October fent the Marquis ofLaufon to the Earl of Monterey , in the Name of the King of France , to defire , that no ltranger or forraign Troops should be permitted to pafs through the Spanish Territories to the French Dominions, but •to hinder the fame by yertue of the Neutrality j whereto aniwer (277) anfwer was given , that the French had more-times patted over thofe Lands , and his Excellenciehad no Order from his King, to deny that to the Princes People, befidesthat as yet he knew not what intention the Prince of Orange might have: after which Conde * haveing on the 9. ditto received an Exprefs from his King , held the great Coun- cil of Warr the next day , which gave fufpicion , that he would draw out with his Army upon fome Exploit; though nothing elfe followed , fave that he on the 1 1. ditto broke up, dividing fomeof them again intoGuar- rifbns, and with the reft, after he had committed many extravagancies in the Land of Aelft , he marched to Tour- nay and St Quintin , there to joyn to his Army the Troops which were come under Monfieur de Fourilles^ , with the King from Nancy; with which conjoined force the Prince of Conde fell down again to Pont d'Epieres, where he encamped himfelf, and there on the 16. ditto getteing the tidings that theSpanjards had declared the Warr againft France , and had already given order for Actions, he forthwith fent an Exprefs to the Court , and on the 1 8 • ditto declard' by Proclamation , all the Effects of the Spanish refting in the Conquered Netherlands to be confiscated. Whereupon the 19. ditto there was con- cluded at Verfailles, and the next day published at Paris and otherwere, the following Declaration of Warr againft Spain. His Majeflie le\n% informed, that the Governottr of the Spanish Netherlands on the \6. of thi^ Month hegun the .Aits ofHofli- lity , againft the SubjeEts of his Majeflie upon all the Frontiers ; Hath ordained and doth ordain by thefe prefents , figned with his Hand to all bis Subjetls , Vaffals and Servants , that they go freely forth againft the Spaniards , bah by Water and Land ; and hath for- bidden them , Uke as he doth forbid upon pain of life , that hence- forward they shall not have any Communication , Commerce or In- telligence with them ; and to that end His Majeflie hath from this time forward recalled , and doth recall all Permifftons , Pafjes y Safeguards or Freedoms , which may haye been granted by his Ma- jflie )Q.r fy hit Lisutenants-Gener alls and other Officers 3 contrary S 3 here- (278) hereunto , and bath declared the fame null and of no value , fir- bidding all , whofoever they be , to give any regttard thereto. Further i>h Majejljp gives command to my Lord the Earl of Vcrmandois , .Admir all of France , to the Marshals of France, his Majefttes Go- 'vernours and Lieutenant-Generals in his Provinces and ^Armies, field- Marshals , Colonels , Mafters of the Camp, Captains, Heads and Leaders of his Souldters , both Foot and Horfe , French and Strangers , and to all his other Officers , whom it may concern , that they and ever] of them do execute what is herein contained within bis Minht and 'Jurisdiction : For this is his Majeflies pleajttre , who underflands , that thefe prefeuts shall be published and affixed m all Sea-coaji, and other Cttiens , m Havens and other Places , wh«>e it U needfull , that no man may pretend ignorance thereof. Pone at Yerfailcs , the 19. ofoilober. 1073. Signed L O U Y S. And lower Le Tellier. And on the 20. ditto is ordered a Proclamation by way of retortion , whereby are confifcated all and every ones Goods, belonging both to the Subjects o f the Catholick King, and to thole, who actuelly dwell under hisjuris- di&ion, or who haveChardges or Employment tncre, upon what place of the Kings States and Lands foever ilich Goods are : yet with exception of the Franche Compte , (or Burgundy ) touching which his Majeftie hath not yet found it meet to take any reiblution : now •what this exception imports 'tis varioufly judged, it being likely that the King would gladly grant the Neutra- lity to that Earldom , to pleafe the Switfers Both the Army , of the Earl Montecuculi > and the Marshall de Turemie , haveing now laid for fome time clofe by one another in Frankenland , without any appearance, as if the one or the other did intend in earneft to hazard ji Field-battel , but molt toincommodate each othe.-s paf- fage, and by Skirmishing to do fome kind of danage, which fell out much to the advantage of thelmperidilts, and eipeciaily when a considerable Convoy , under the conduct (*79 ] conduit of 50 Dragoons , going From Wertheim toward the Army, was wholly beaten by the Emperours, and alfo fome of the French Provifion- and Ammunition- Ships were burn'd , which neceffitated Turenne to retire from the Miyn to the Tauber , and was very angry at the Bishop ofWurtsburgh , who , notwithftanding the pre- tended Neutrality e, had yet given the Imperialifts a Brid- ge, for to go over the Mayn , and to take the French un- awarres ; therefore Turenne gave over the whole Juris- diction of that Bishop , to the rage of hisSouldiers, and fome Villadges were plunder'd and burnt : Whereupon that Bishop declar'd a freedom to his Subjects, to reply and fill upon the French , and many Soldiers were killed by the Boors (or Country-people,) and at one time 40 Victuallers , and at leaft as many of their Servants were deltroyed by the Boors. The Imperiall Army, haveing now, by the retireing of Turenne to the Tauber, a large paffage open through Frankenland to Lohr on the Mayn , began the 1. of Octo- ber to break up , from about Zallingen by Wurtsburgh , where they had for a while refted , whereupon the French, being uncertain whereto this March might tend , put themfelvs in poftureof Battel ; yet the fame day Generall Spork drew out with 6000 Imperialifts, at Lohr over the Mayn , right towards Hanaw ; whereupon Turenne , being a fraid of AGchaffenburgh , drew up prcfently to the Tauber , arid till he came under Wertheim , fending the Earl of Guiche with 4000. Horfe and 2000. FantaiTins to Affchzffenburgh, for the defending of that Pafs. Of the Van of the Imperialifts there were the 4. ditto 60 Troopers clofe under Franckford , 400 Dragoons hav- ing overmafterd and affured themfelvs of the Bridge at Gelenhaufen , other 40. of them brake off the Bridge of Lamboy by Hanaw , and that day came the EarlofHohen- lo > Commiffary General of the Emperours Army , within that City , declaring that the whole Army was on their march , which , leaving onely fome Regiments in Fran- kenland , was paffed oyer the Mayn on 2 Ship-bridges > S 4 on ( *8$ ) on the 5. and 4. ditto by Lohr, the foremoft of which Army being 2oooHorfe, showed themfelvs the 8. ditto about Hanaw, the Generall Montecuculi then taking up his Head-Quarter at Gelenhaufen, an Imperiall Cine, lying on the Kims , and on the 10. ditto came the Marquis cfGrana with 60 Troopers toFranckfbrd , where he be- i poke with the Magistrates all neccffaries for the approach- ing Army : whereupon the main body of the whole Ar- my on the 15. ditto encamped about Franckford i and ihat night is a party of the J mperialifts , under the Marquis of Baden, come with 4 Pieces of Ordnance and 2 Morter- pieces before the free lmperial-Citie of Fridberg, wherein ihe French had left fomc of theirs in poflelhon , but after a fmall refiftance the French gave up the Citie and Caftle, rhe moft: of them , being Dutch , taking Service under the !Emperours , who the 19. ditto prepared a Bridge over the iWayn , a little below Franckford , over which fome Troops marched the next day, but finding the French gon already from the Mayn to Darmftat to march up the itergftreat , came back again over the fame Bridge , and broke that away after them ; whereupon the Army bro- "ke up from about Franckford toward Rinkaw, below IVientz, the Earl Montecuculi taking up his Head- quarter the 21. ditto at Wisbaden , rideing the 23. ditto with the Marquis of Baden toMentz, to confer with that Bishop, being there alfo moft Nobly treated, and the day rollow- ing he begun to lay a Bridge over theRhijn, below the Citie; the French on the other fide having already fent away to Bon their Bridge, which they had laid over the 1\ hine at Andernach, and divided into ieverall places thofe who lay there fortified for preferving it. The Emperours Militia which was left in Francken- hnd, on the z?. October part of them paft by Mentz, in 134. Ships, becaufe that paffage by Water, iince Tureune was now withdrawn from the Mayn , was wholly fecure , and they fared forwards with 22 Provifion-Ships down the Rhine to Coblents , and the next diy the whole Army be- run to march up out of Rinkaw ; the Bridge over the Rhine, r28r) Rhine , which was To good as ready , was again orderd on the 27. ditto to be taken away , and the Artillerie with the Foot-Sou Idiers where there shipt,to be carryed alongft the Rhine lower down , the Horfe drawing through the Wefterwald towards Andernach, and came the 31. ditto about 1 yooo Men to Andernach, who having there and atLintz. left a fufficient number for the garrifonning of the fame, fell down lower, to join with the Troops that were marching up under the Prince of Orange ; which ex- pedition occalioned fo great a disquietnefs at Bon , that all, w1k> could* fled from thence to Collen, fbrefeeing now that undoubtedly it would fall upon that Citie ; The Bishop himfelf retiring from thence into theCloyfter of Panthaleon , at Collen ; Straasburgh and Furflenburgh carryed all their Baggage, and 200 Wives with their Children and Moveables came the 27. day within Collen, and the Citie Bon was provided, fowell as the confufion would permit, to endure a beleaguering. The Marshal deTurenne haveing fent the EarlofGuicke to Aflchaffenburgh , and fett himfelf down by theTauber, paired over that River , and encamped all along the fame from Bishopheim to Wertheitn , when he understood that the Imperialists were pafled over the Mayn by Lohr , and obferving their nimble march through the Wood Spes- hart, to the Wetteraw and Franckford, he quite left the Tauber , and drew all along the Mayn to AffchafFen- burgl:, mean while continually expecting aconfiderable Recruit, whereto Moniieur de fauhun was on the march towards Philipsburgh , and Sr. du St. Clar ltood by Spiers with fome Cavalrie , for to go jointly through the Palati- nate to the Mayn, butTurenne, having found himfelf to light or weak) tooppofe the Imperialists, or to hinder their March , and feeing that they were now already fo far advanced towards the Rhine, that it was unpoflible to ftop them j but on the contrary that they cutt off his Pafs below, shut tp theMayn and Rhine,& he by that means wanting paffacge for Provifions , did on the 20. October break up from :he Mayn , quitting all that he had there had in pof- S 5 feflion, (282; feffion, and not dareing to truft the Bishop of Mentz, though he pretended to be Neutral, any more than the Bishop ofWyrtsbug » and would not therefore draw down through his Territories to the diocefs of Trier or Lorrain, he was neceflitated to march up the Bergftreet toward the 1 Palatinate, where the 25. ditto he paffedwith his Army over the Necker , on a bridge laid at Laudenburgh , between Hey delberg and Manheym » taking his courfeto Philipsburgh , where he paffed over the Rhine , and being Itrengthned with fome Troops ol^x.deVaubrun , making out in all about z a part of the Army show'd itfelf the 26. ditto clofe under Isiuys, which gave the French no fmall apprehenfion , that that might well be the place aimed at, but they drew higher up, and the foremoft Companies showed them- ; felvs before Collogn , his Highnefs taking his Head-quar- 1 ter the 27 . ditto in the Abby of Browiller , two Miles from Cologn , whereby there was a great alarm in the whole Diocefe , that the Gates of Cologn could not entertain thofe who fled, nor could the Walls thereof contain them, but they appeared as a whole Leaguer of Fugitives round about the Walls ; and his Highnefs tarryed at Bro- willer the z 8. and 29 . ditto , receiving the Vifits and Com- pliments of the Lords the Netherlands AmbaiTadours , and other Great ones. On the 50 ditto his Highnefs broke up with his Leaguer from Browiller, and encamped at Breuil , between Cologn and Bon, being the Seat!of Plea- sure of his Electorall Eminence of Cologn , where mod of the Confultations and Defigns of the Enemies to the prejudice of this State were forged; theCitie and Ma- gi Orates prefently Submitting, yet defired the pofleffion of the Fort for their defence , which his Highnefs would not then force, but ha veing there received the Comple- ments of the Magistrates of Cologn , marched higher up before Bon, to conjoin with the Troops of the Emperour, which were coming down. This March alarmed the French round about fofore, that they begun inearnelt to think how they might beft traverfe the fame. The Duke of Luxemburgh > being un- certain where it would fall , did for fome time hold his Militia continually in Arms, and in the end of Septem- ber , he fent out of the Province of Utrecht upwards fome Horfe, amongft which were alfo fome of Cologns and Munfters,whereof on the 7 . October 5000. palTed through Nimwegen upon the Heath ; and as foon as he obferved that the Army of this State was ready tomarche, he alfo rouzec up for the fecurity of the Netherlands Conquefts, and, laving by mutter on the u. ditto found that the Guarrifon of Utrecht was above 7000 Men , and on the 16. ditto (284) 16. ditto that of Amersfoord was eight Troops of Horfe, and five Battallions of Foot, he gave order to the Horfe there encamped at Barrevelt , Zeyft and otherwere in the Province , that upon thefirft fign they should march to Arnhem, and having thereupon taken notice, that his Wgbnefs was drawn up the 16. dito , he cauled them to fire on the 17. ditto from the Steeple at Utrecht, and rhe next morning he departed with many Officers , and molt of the whole Cavalry of the Province to Arnhem > and from thenceforth on to Nimwegen , bringing his Army forthwith upon the Heath, to defend the con fanes of that Land , yet drew the fame back under the Canon of Nim- wegen , fo foon as his Highnejs advanced towards the Maze, whenfeyerall of hisTroops fentoutupon reco- gnition were beaten by ours , after which the Duke him- ielf, when hisHighnefs waspaft the Maze, and wholly drawn through Gulick-land above Cologn , turn'd back again to Utrecht,for that the greateft difficulty hereabouts was now over ; yet had he firtt fent fome Troops of Horfe and Dragoons out of Bommel , Thiel , Nimwege, the Grave and Am hem, higher up to Rijnberckj andcaufed all about Nimwegen for two Miles round to be waited and burnt, to be the more fecure in cafe of any overfall, whereupon he arrived again within Utrecht on the 29. ditto. The Trbue of Condi himfelf was much alarmed at this March, andletring his Army ly encamped by Pont d'E- fpiries, He broke up with 5 or (Jthoufand Horfe, that, having brought a confiderable Convoy of fome hundreds of Waggons to Charleroy and Maeftngt , He might join them with an Army coming up from beneath , to obferve the Prince of Orange , and to give him all poflible hindran- ce ; on the 24. Odtober the Prince of Conde lodged in the AbbyofChambron, from whence the next day he broke up, towards the fide of Charleroy, and having pafled by^ Leufe, Chevres , Lens , Havre , and St. Denis , himfelf being forely discompofed by the Gout, turn'd back to Tournay , and caufed the Marshall d'Humiers to march forth I forth with thofe Troups , the way he had appointed , who arrived therewith at Maeftrigt the 31. dito , without being fett upon by the Spanjards, who had defigned fo, but he brought the Convoy fafely thither, yet came to late to do his Highnefi any hindrance : but before we profecute his March iiny further , we shall firft remark the particular accidents of this and the next Month. Before hisHigbnefs drew out to the Field, he fettled the vacant high Charges by Water , as the Vice- Admiral- ship of Amiterdam to the Lord deHaan > and his Rere- Admiralship to the Son of the Lord Admiral deRuyter^ the Lieutenant- Admiralship of the North- quarter to the Lord WtUiam Baftiaenfe > and the Vice- Admiralship to the Brother of the late Admiral Vlng. October 1. About 2000. French Troopers showed themfelvs about Naerden, & committed much pillageing and robbery all over in the Goy , efpccially in the Villages Hilverfom , Laren and Blarecum , which they wholly plundered. The 2. dito Captain Jugen, Commander of the Orte-fcons , was fent by the Governour of the Bofch , togeather with three other Captains , to bring of Come Ships from about Heufden to the Bofch j whereupon the French came out of Creveceur to hinder them , buc were fo entertained , that many were left dead upon the place, and the Sheep were brought fafe within the Bofch : though fome were more unfortunate, who on the 14.. dito meaning to fare with a Boat fromKokenge to Utrecht, and in the night paffing by the French Scout- watch, non hearing them call, and therefore anfwer'd not ; thereupon the French gave fire, and 2 Women and 3 Men belong- ing to Nieukoop were shot dead. The Captain ofMorfe Vapekipt the 19. dito drew with a Troop of Horfe & fome Foot out ofNaarden to Utrecht, and returned the next day, bringing with thm nSwitfers and 6 French prifon- ers, 14 Horfe and 6 Cows, which they brought away from clofe under the Citie. October 4. The Earl of Do?;a after a longfome and tedious ficknefs, dyed intheHagb, of his wounds he got in (236; in defending Maftrigt ; and the 10. dito Colonel S out land alfo , of his Hurt received in the attacking of the Coun- trefcharp of Naerden , both upon the bed of Honour, in defending of the Lands freedom , and on the 14. dito at London Sir John Herman , Admiral of the blew Flagg, whofuccceded Sr. Edward Sprag* having been a renown- ed Officer of the English. Collonel Bamphield being brought again out of the Army into the Caftelynie (prifonj in the Hagh, was ; after his detention for 11. Months, declared free by the High Council ofWarr of the Land on the 5. of October, with prefervation of his Place and Honour , without cofts and damadges , under the approbation of his Highnefi ; which approbation thereupon being come , the faid Colo- nel was accordingly on the 1 f . dito relcafed out of his im- prifonment and reftored. At Heufden had the Baron du Feu for fome time commanded , who was now departed with his Regiment again into the Spanish fervice , where- upon by order of his Highnefs Colonel Cajjiopin is reftor- ed thither again into his former Command, to the good content of the Inhabitants ; on the contrary Captain of Horfe, duTil* was declared to be fallen from his Charge, fett off, and fined i6oco. Gilders , and Captain Rollenkurg being efcaped out of his Arreft , called in by beat of Drum. After that on the 1. October , the Bank which the Bishops people had cafl: up , to ftraiten Coeverden with Water, was washt, through by Storm and Tempeft on one fide, with the lofs of many Men andBeaft} in like man- ner on the 26. dito was the great bank which was laid be- fore the Vegt alfo broken through, and foalmoft all the Banks and Forts were washt away ; but they prefently by order of the Bishop begun to call up a mafly riulwerk on the Vegt by Emmelenkamp , whereto were preft many Boors ( Country-people) even out of Weftphalia> and they went forth therewith earneftiy for a long while, the- reby to prevent that they of Coeverden should not come to plunder in the T wente and O veryflel ; yet for all chat, it ieems (28 7 ) feems there was little appearance of perfecting it in the Winter , or of having any greac fuccefs. The Warr between Spain and France, being now, fterfolong expectancy, declared on both fides, and all thing directed accordingly , for to bring the Land wholly under Contribution ; on the 17. October, about 4.000. Vlen , Horfe and Foot , under Don de Velafco > were drawn from St. Omar into Boulonnois , who found refiftence by the Burg de Guines,where fome Boors and fome Soul- diers of" the Guarrifon of Calais lay for the keeping it, Co that they shot upon each other, whereby feverall Houfes carch'd fire, as alfo in other places where refiftence was ordered to be made, yet they returned not till they had taxed molt of the Houfes thereabonts , to fave them from burning. The Prince oiVaudemont with 1000 Horfe was fo farr as under the walls of Aath,from whence he brought with him fomeprifoners , after he had fettall there round about under Contribution , fome places , who had oppo- fedhim, being plunder'd andburnU DonFraricifcod>A- ourto with 600 Horfe, drew from Camerijck, toclofe inderSt. Quintin, where helikewife brought all under Jontribution, and turned back again with good bootie, hofe who were unwilling here and there being perfecuted mth roving and fireing. The Guarrifon of Charlemont pon the Mafe , fett upon and took a Convoy , confifting r many Carts and Waggons , which would have gon to "hilippe- Ville and the Governour there laid hold on , and :onfifcated feverall Ships, which would have paiTed on he Mafe to Maftrigt and other places : as alfo the Gover- jour of Navagne retched up fome Ships coming off from -uyck, and further roved through that whole part of the [lountrejr , and brought it under Contribution. The French on their fide did no lefs , who at firft pre- nded yet to have no order to tax People for faving their oufes from burning , refufed the contributions prefent- l them , robbing and deftroying all whereabout they me. One Company of full 2000 Men being come about Vaert and Reufel, plunder'd feverall Villages there, and apart (lit) 1 part of the Guarriibn of Kortrijck , the whole Burg of Thourois. The Knight FouriUes > with a ftrong brigade of Horfe,roved to under the walls ofBergen,where he caufed the Bar tobehackt in pieces, and attacked the uttermoft Watch > from which Skirmish the French fell off with fmall advantage , for that the Canon were let loos upon them , who alio fought to avenge themfelvs thereover , with the burning of fome Houfes in the fuburbs of Nemy, and further along the way as they marched ; but fin ce they have been moderater and regulated the Contributions, advanceing them unto before the Gates of Bruffel, and the Spanish on the contrary within a few miles of Paris. Befides the regulating of the Contributions there were on both fides committed all manner of hoftile excurfions and enterpriz.es. On the 51. October was a Party of do. Men drawn out of Valenc,ijn , to a little Caftle Warleyn, upon the river d'Efcarpe , wherein were barely 1 5 French, which they overmafter'd by a Stratagem , and the French j being fent out from thence, they with a cutting through fo turned the Water of the River about , that there was no paffage to it but by one avenue ; which the Prince of Conde\ obferving, came four days after before it with above 3000 Men , they within making fuch ftout defence, that between two and three hundred French fell dead therel before it, thoug at laft being wearyed out by the continued! affaults , they gave themfelvs up upon certain conditions ;| on the other hand at the fame time a party of theGuarnforll of the Citie of Luxemburgh , confiding of 80 Men, onelyl with the lofs of one Souldier , made themfelvs Mafter off rhe Caftle Rodemacheren , by Thionville, where 2^| French were in poffeffion. The Vnnce ofConde haveinjj laid 100 Men in Warleyn , and caufed the Spanish to b< convoyed to Valencijn , departed again to Doornick , anc fo forth to Rijffel , where he was met by the Marshall dk Bellefonds > who departed from Paris on they. Novemberjj for to take over from the Prince the command ftf the Troupes in the Spanish Netherlands , while the Mar- shal d'Humieres was fenc to the Hollands Conquelts , anc th< (28 9 ) the Prince ofConde was fent for to the Court, "who with' his Son the Duke d*Anguin arrived at Paris the 16. dito. As here in Netheriand the fire of Warr was kindled between Spain and France , fo it begun prefently to burn on the parts of Catalonia and Roumlion , but iith it lyes fofarroff, and is not properly annexed to the relation of our Warr , that we may not too farr depart from our defign, we shall not infert any particularities thereof,- as alfonot of the mattering of theCitieand Cattle of Orange by the French , were neither Generality nor Valour was showed by them j but we shall keep to the relation of the affaires which neerlyer concern us. The Trumpet of Warr did fo much deafen the Cornet of Peace , that now all that u ndertaking at Cologn feemed to ftop : in the beginning of October there were fome Conferences , wherein the Lords Mediatours fought to make the Ceffations of Arms favoury to thefeverall par- ties, but without any fuccefs, it being mean while, by the Allies of this State prefled that the Duke of Lorrain should be acknowledged as a member alfo in this treaty, and alfo to fee to get fatisfaction upon his demands from France , whereto France refufed to grant the Paffes requi- fite , fince which the further handling for Peace there went altogether lamely forth , fo that in the laft of Octo- ber the Lords Beverning and Odijck went back from Co- logn , to fpeak with their Principals , as alfo shortly after, the Duke of Chaulnes to Paris, having lately ere his de- parture recieved an Exprefs from the Marshal d'Humieres, with report of his coming into the Diocefs of Cologn. The High and Mighty Lords mean while to evidence their unreined inclination and vigorous affection to the Peace, efpecially with the Crown of England , wrote to the King a very ample and obligeing Miflive , dated the 25. October, and fent it over by a Trumpeter, to convince his Majeftie of their H: M: fincerite ; by which with one the Members of Parliament in their next fitting might fee the fteps that were already made on this fide for the fur- thering of the fame ; in manner as follows , T SIRE> (2(J0) SIRE, AS We have never laid any thing more to heart , then to merit the favour ofYourMajejly, and to maintain the Friendship, which in former times hath been hereditary between your Kingdom And our Common-wealth : So that it hath been very grieviom to m to fee the great di/pleafure wherewith your Uajefty hath been poffeffed * ;ainfi m , and that through the artifices of iU- minded Perfons , your Majefiys Subjeils and Ours are caballed by the Mijertes which are infep arable from Warr , and brought into a (latt of shedding the Blond of thofe which hath always been dear to the on* and the ether. The fad experience which We on both fides have had thereof in the las! foregoing Warr, had made us believe, that after We were again united, the Peace wasfuch that no Man shouldever have been able to bereave us of it again : And We were the more perfwa- ded thereof, for that the Alliances in which We tteft entered a new, feemed to oblige us for ever. But as the Divine providence , for the punishment of both the Nations, hath not permitted that affaires should long continue in that happy fiate ; We ,fofoon as we perceived the nmuvderftanding Tthicb begun to arife , found ourfelvs obliged, to ufe all imaginable endeavours to (lop the proceeding thereof, and not to forget any thing whatsoever that might ferve to the preventing jo great an evil as is that of a rupture. Upon which account , upon the ajjitrance given w , that Your Uajeflie was offended at the making of a MedaU, which we had not otherwife permitted than *w it feemed to us of very fmall importance , We presently fuppreffed the fame , and caufed the Very moulds thereof to be brokers , out of fear that there should befome made in fecret. And togrne Your Majefly more effential proof of the efieem We mahe of Hit friendship, we agreed to what he pleafed to asl^ in favour of the Inhabitants *>f Surinam , how prejudicial foever the cafe was for ui , *nd how great reafon we had not to confent therein. We fent to Your Majeftte at the fame time the Lord vanBeuningen , totahj away , ifpoffible, the fimfter impreffwns which they had endeavoured to give Your Majeftte, andtoputthelaft hand to a Rule propounded byyour Ma- jeflies Ambaffttdour , between your Eaft-lndiaCompanic , and that °f thefe Lands : Afterwards , though the fmall fuccefs of the Ne- gotiation of the f aid Lord van Bcuningcn gave us caufe enough to fear any better ufage for the future , fo foon as We objer^ed, that they would perfwade Your Majeftte , both againft all appearance of truth , and againfl the truth ttfelf , that we were dialing under- hand with France to the prejudice ofx'ourM*jeJUet interns, We gavt (i9* ) pave order prefenth to our Ambaffadour there , to declare on our behalf to Your M ajtft e , that we {to evidence the falfenefs of the reports , ivtfiib they had fprc.zd abroad to our prejudice , and to give Your Majeftie tjfemial and unqu aft ion able proof ofottrfincere intention, ) were ready to enter into fuch alliance with him , as him- Jelf should pleafe , how neerfoever it might be , And moreover yet to agree to more thdn was already by M don , for the eflablvsktng oj quietncfs in Europe. The point of the Flagg followed thereupon , wherein we heluve we haye carried our felvs with all imaginable re/pet} touching Your Majefties Perj'on. And though the ^Arjwer which we have thereupon given toyour Ambaffadour bejuch , that we are at all times read) to fubmit the fame to the judgement oj the whole World , yet nof^ithflanding , becaufefome complained , that the /aid Anfwer was dar\ and insufficient , Wejent to Your Ma- jejlie an Ambaffadour extraordinary , authorising him and our ordinary Ambaffadour , to make that clear which they might find* to be dark , and to add thereto what might be need full. But in (lead of entring into a regulated Conference with them , and to left then* fee what was deficient in our f ore] aid Anfwer , they were neglecled 3 and *t was agreed that they should have no Conference at that time-, upon "\tbicb the differences might have been determined, as well ai within one hour after that the Declaration of Warr from YourMa- jejlie in his Council was read and approved. All t hi*, SIRE, makes it evident enough , with what appli- cation and earnejtntfs , li'e have laboured to give Your Majeftie fatisf action , and to quench a fire in its beginning, which in likely- hood might confnme whole Christendom. And as we are not other- wife enter 'd into this F/arr, than through an indijpenfihle neceffity ,for the defence and protection of our Subjells : fo have We not ceafed fincethe rupture, fo mnch as was in our power , to endeavour the retrieving the Friendship of Your Majeftie , and have continued un- wearyed, in making to Your Majeftie upon alloccafions overtures of Peace. To which end Wefentto Your Majejlte iniheMonth of June the laft Year our Extraordinary Deputies , who were confined to Hampton- Court ■> "toil bout Your Majefties lending them Audience , or hearing; what they had to propound on our behalf. A Mimfter of the Electoral Prince of Brandenburgh went alfo therewith for the fame laufe to England , and had at our requefl taken upon him with due rc{petl , to reprefent to jour Majeftie the fervent deflre which we hadto fee: Yoy.r Hayflis in another fentiment , and according to the T z #«- (2 9 2) (bfrojition in which We were, to do all that was in our might, to recover the Honour of Your Majesties Frieudshjp. Since that , upon the Proportion , which Mas made by the Mediatours , for a General Cejfation of Arms (feeing we , according to our Judgement , could not condescend therein , without hazarding the welfare of our State) yet to let yoar Majeflie fee how much we defied to give your Majeflie all tokens ofReJpetl , and to procure to your Sub jells all the advan- tages they might gather from a General] Ceffation , We offer' 'd Your Majeflie one by water, for the time of one Year , or forfo much longer time as yourfJf should find good : beleeving that , in the flate wherein our affaires then were , we could never give more proof of eur fervent inclination which we had, to maty the way plain to a happy reconciliation , than to put all the Subjetls of your Majeflie into a condition of enjoying all the fweets of the Peace, while ours should fttffer all the incommodities of the Warr. TheMimflerioftheVAng of Spain have from time to time pre- ferred the fame cafe to Your Majeflie, and very often reiterated their inflames to Your Majeflie , to move Your Majeflie to Peace : Jim above all, We have don in public^ for advanceing the fame , We have made ufe of the means which we judged the moft efficacious ; ~4nd the Lord Prince of Orange , as well through his own inclination , as in confideration of our oft-repeated defire , hath made ufe of all imaginable Mays , to maty us obtain the Honour of your Majeflies friendship , and to reprefent to your Majeflie the ad- vantage and the Glory , which your Majeflie might gain thereby , in reftoring the tranquillity of Chrifiendom , and gr anting m the Peace, 'which we fever all times and Jo ardently have requefled : hut al- though we had very great reafon to hope, that the inflames of a Prince, who hath had the Honour to be fo neer allied in Blood to your Majeflie , andwhofe perfonal merit e fo known , should at faji have prevailed with your Majeflie againfl thofe who are iU-affeiled toward us , and that we could alfo hardly believe , fince that His Highneffes interefis Mere made common Mith ours , and hadnothing more apart , that Your Majeflie should continue in His firft fenti- onent , and as yet endeavour to involve in our rum one of the moft Jlluftriom Princes of bis Bloud : We have neverthelefs with great forrow feen , that all thefe reafons were ality Meak^ , andthat your Majefhe could by no manner of motives be perfwaded to relax any thing of His firfi vigour ; in fo much as in flead of a favourable Jlnfwer upon the overtures I've have made , it hath been declared to tn at Cofogny that there w<# nQPe>t<.e '" l> e hoped for 3 unl e J s We *WQUl& '(m) would yield to the Conditions , not cfnely to Your Majtjlie and the Kino of France, but alfo to the Eletloitr of Cologn , and to the Bishop of Munfier , ivhkb were never urged upon a Free People , and Tvhich could Jo little be propounded for Jrticles of Peace , that they mention nothing eljebut an abfolute Conquefl , and the fubverfion of the Chri- flian Reformed Religion , whereof your Majejlie and the Kings your mofl Excellent Predecejfours have always been the greatejl bul wor^ and Defenders ; and which alfo with one drew along with them , not oneiy our total ruin, but alfo that of the Spanish Netherlands. This hath obliged mon our part , after that He refolded upon a nacffary Defence, toprefsupon our Friends , to enter in to a neerer Alliance with m ; and it bath pleafed God the Lord fo to blefs our carefull endeavour , and the means thereto diretled , that the mofl llluftriom Houje o/Auftria hath declared ttfelffor Ui : and the King or Spain in particular hath concluded Vtith m an Offensive and De~ Jenfive League , by vertue whereof His Majefly hath already de- clared Warr again/t the King of Trance. The affaires then, SIKE, being in this ft ate , Your Majejlie may eafyly believe, that they will be of greater confeqnence : But ere the evil come to be beyond remedie , we Mould very gladly ufe our utmojl forcible Endeavour , and affure your Majejlie that what alteration Joever there U in the affaires of Europe, our Re/pell and Ejleem fo r Your Majejlie is always the fame , and that , for all the confuhmblenefs and power of our Jllies , We yet continue even as much dijfwfed to give Your Majcflie all the fatisfallion , H>b}cb you can reafonably pretend to , and we have that good luel(, that our Allies are in one and thejamc fenument with ui. We dare hope , that Your Maje/lie , upon our prayers , and upon the interceffion of our forementioned high Jllies, will not refufe w what untill now • we coull not obtain , and that your Majejlie will not augment the defolation which is already to univerfal. But that we may forget nothing of that which miirbt move Your Majejlie hereto, may u pleafe your Majejlie to refletl upon all that hath pafedfrom the beginning of tins Warr , and therewith to con- sider, that from a Particular it is become General. When Your Majejlie firfl engaged htm/elf therein , we were the oneiy Enemies, at pre fen: a great part of Europe is no lefs inter effed therein than we. And Yotr Majeflie can not continue this Warr , which'already hath been runout, without declaring the ftme againft thofe who have j. lined them felvs with its , and without hazarding the preservation tfeb ifle-id 9 m , in cafe tie Arms oft he King of Trance should come T 3 to fi flourish j through thefuccour which your Uajeflie should give hinu. Neither can your Maj (he take it ill , that we cannot confent t& wk it He might demand in favour of F ranee , fith ive cannot do tt through aninitfpenjible tieceffuie without the concurrence of our Allied And feeing the General Treaty it accompanyed Itith fo many difficulties , and that we for efee that thus shall be the means to continue this un- happy IVarr , which weearneftlywish to have prefently laid down with Your Maj 'eflie , therefore should we cjieem onrfelvs above all 'very happy , tn cafe any of thefe Conjiderations might tal^e impreffion in the Heart of your Majeftie , and difpofe the fame to a turning b.ic^ again into tie fentiments , in which we have with joy ere this fen Him : as when in perjuance of the reconciliation "\thich we promt fe curfelvs , we doubt not but the fame shad always endure. Mean fwhile we pray God almighty SI R £ , 8V. JnthcHagucthczy.O&ober, KJ73- Which MifTive remained unanfwerd, till after the Teceffe or' the Parliament , upon the afTembling whereof now on the 30. of October , prefently , without expecting the cultomary formality , 'twas in the Houfe of Commons cryed out againft the approaching Marriage of HisHigh- nelle the Duke ofTork with the Vrinceffe ofModena > where- upon the Speaker, notwithftanding his many pretendings againft it > was' forced to take the Chair , and comply with an Order of the Houfe , t;hat an Addrefle be made to His IMajeftie by fuch as are of His Majefties privy Council , for to make known to his Majeftie , that it was the humble reauefl of that Houfe , that, the intended Marriage of his. Jioyall Wghnefs with the Dutchefs ofModena. might not be accomplished , and that he might marry with no Per/on , ex- cept one of the Protefiant Relligion : Thereupon immedia- tely is the Parliament proroged to the 6. of November^ at which time His Majeftie , appearing with the ordinario Ceremonies in both the Houfes of Parliament , made the following Speach : My (295) My Lords and Gentlemen , IHad thought this day to have welcom'd You with an ho- nour able Ve ace \ my preparations for theWarr 3 and con- defcention to a treaty of Peace gave me great reafon to believe fo : but the Hollanders have abufed me in this expectation , and have in the Treaty at Cologn deridingly called my Am- bajfadours Conquerours , and not fo as might have been ex- peeled from Men in the ft ate and condition they are in. They have other thoughts than of Peace. This engageth me again to exhort You to a Supply > the pre- fervation and the Honour of this Nation requiring it of ne- cefjity: itmuft aljo be proportioned according to the exigence of affaires : and 1 muft therewith tell You > in cafe 1 have it not timely , that the damage , in regard of my preparations againft the next faring , will be irreparable. The great ex- perience 1 have had of you Gentlemen of both the Houfes j -mill not fuffer me to believe , that the Artifices of our Enemies should in any -wife be able to divert You from confenting to give me this Supply , or that You can mifs in agreeing about the pro- portion thereof. I hope 1 need not ufe many words , toperfwadetou , that 1 am ftedfajl in the keeping of all my promifes which I have made You concerning Religion , and proprietie , and I shall be very forward to give You new evidences of my zeal for thepre- fervation of the eft ablished Religion and Laws , as often as any occafion shall reauire the fame. Laflly » it moft highly concerns me to recommend to your confederation and care, the debt which low to the Gouldfmithes, in which many other of my good Subj eels are concerned. I re- commend to You their condition > and heart ly defire Affiflance for their relief. There are more things , of which I would you should be in- formed » which I referr to the Chancellour. Whereupon the Chancellour following, laid open every point broader , above all preffing upon that , for to anirrute the Aflembly fo much as was polfible againft this State, impofing on the fame a ftubbornnefs in thepro- fecuting of this Warr, and flourishing over his faying? T 4 ot of detenda Carthago, with the routing out oftheLove- ftcyns Faction , whom he calls the Carthaginian party: further preffing on for a considerable and fpeedyn.ipply> &fatisfyingtheGouldfmithes,affuring the Affembly of his Majefties upright zeal for maintaining the Proteitant Religion. The deliberations hereupon were put of till the Fry- day following , being the 10. dito , that thereby they might invite his Majeltie to an Anfwer to the Addrefs of the 30. laftpaft, touching the Marriage of his Royal High- nefs j the Houfe , after the debate of fome other bufineifes adjourning itfelt till Thorsday, the 9. dito, when by the Secretary Couentrey was brought in the Kings Anfwer to the foremention'd Addreffe : That his Maje/iie obferved, thai the Houfe of Commons -wanted full information of this for which blejfmg we heartyly pray to God Almighty , that he Vifl tnhis time pleafeto crown both your Majeftie and thefe Kingdoms, to an un fbe a liable joy and comfort ofallhvs Majefties Sub] ells , who wish nothing rather than always to abide under the Government of his Majeftie \ and hii Royal Pofteritte. Whereupon his Majeftie , well feeing , that they were nbtnow to be brought to any further confenr , but that they might eafyly make more ditturbance about the ap- proaching Marriage, refolved to prorogue them , to fee if mean while it were poffible through fome fatisfaction togive them more content, whereto onthei+.dito ap- pointing them by the Black Rod, they appeared before the King in the Higher Houfe; who prorogued the Par- liament unto the 7. old, or the 17. newftile, 1674. witl1 the following Speach : My Lords and Gentlemen , INeed not tell you , koto unwillingly 1 call you hither at this time , being enough fenfible what advantages Mjf Ene- mies both abroad and at home -will reap by t he lea jt appearance of a difference betwixt My and My Parliament ; nay > being afuredt (*99) affured, that they expert more fuccefs from fuch a Breach (could t key procure it) then from their Arms. This , I fay , shall (whilfi I live) be My chief endeavour to prevent , and for that reafon I think it neceffary to make a short Recef's , that all Good Men may recoiled themfelvs a- ga'mfl the next Meeting , and confider , Whether the prefent pofture of Affaires will not rather require their applications to matters of Religion , and Support againfl Our onely Competi- tors at Sea, than to thing* oflefs importance ; and in the mean while > I will not be -wanting to left all My Subjecls fee, that no cart can be greater than My Own , in the effectual fup- pr effing of Popery -. And it shall be your faults , if in your fever a I Countries, the Laws be not effeclually executed againft the Growth of it. I will not be idle neither in fome other things which may add to your Satisfaction, and then 1 shall expeft a fuitable Return from you. Whereupon the Chancellour followed : His Majeflie prorogues both the Houfes of Parliament till the 7,17. of January next-coming. What this might be that should be fo acceptable as to give the Communalitie content , feems efpecially to have refpe*ft to the cashiering of the Chancellour Anthony Ashley Cawper , who refigned the Staff and Seal the 20. of November into the hands of his M ijefty , who gave the fame to keep to Sr. Heneage Finch , a wife and welbelov'd Man; and the Lord of Cornbury , Great Chamberlain of the Queen , and fome others more were difcharged from their Employments, and wholly to fulfill the delires of the Parliament about Popery, the King on the 20. dito caufed the following Proclamation to be published : Charles Rex. THat , in purfuance of our gratious affurances to both the Houfes of Parliament in the lafl Prorogatian , We may let all our Subjecls jee , that tfere can be no greater care than 0°) than that of ours for the effetfuatt fupprcjjing of Popery ; We have found good on the 14. of this Month November in the Council, to appoint , and give command to the Lord High Steward and Lord Chamberlain of our Housbold, to htnder all Papifts or Popish Recufants , orthofe -who are held far Pa- pifts or Popish Recufants , from having any accefs to our Pre - fence , or the place where our Court shall be from and after the 18. day of the prefent Month of November , and we did then in like manner cauje command to be given to the Judges of our Court atWefiminfler , to conpder of the mofl effetluall means to putt the Laws in execution for prevention of the growth of Popery, and prefent ly to report the fame to us. Ana now for the better fuppreffion of Popery in all places of our King- dom . and prejervation of the true eflablishsd Religion , We hereby declare and publish our further will and pie a jure ; like as Wefiritlly command and charge all Judges of our Courts at Weflminfter , Jufi'ues of the Peace , Majors > Skerrifs , Bailiffs , and other our Officers and Miniflcrs ofJuftice> who- foever they be , that they forwith shall take effeftuall cere for theprofecution of all Papijts and Popish Recufants, according to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm ; & to that end upon their fever all days of Sitting shall oaufi the faid Laws to be ob- ferved, and then alfo to take care thatfuch Papifls and Popish Recufants > or Perfons fujpetfed to be fuch may be Jfeedyly brought to Jufiice , enform'd againfl , and convict ed , accord- ing to the Laws , and that from time to time they duly proceed therein. Given in our Court at Whitehall the 20. day of No- vember, 1 Cij 3. in the z$. Year of our Reign. Whereupon the Duke of York alfo , who likewife will- ing to rout out Popery, took occafion thereto by con- fidering, that hisPallacc was an appendance on White- hall » and claim'd the faid Proclamation alfo upon his Court, the which shortly after was confirmed by the Kings fpeciall Proclamation. In Scotland the Parliament afJTembled alfo on the 22. of November, where the Kings CommifhonertheE<*r/ 00 of Lauderdail in the firft Seffion deliver'd over the Kings Letter to the Parliament , and enlarged thereon with an Oration , confifting in this , that the King had' made known to the laft Parliament thereafonsof theWarr a- gaintt the States of Holland , and that they had then con- fented for the fame a confiderable affiftance, and fuffi- cient provifion of Monyes ; but that now he was yet ne- ceffitated to continue the faid Warr, therefore he again recommended it to be confidered by them, and bycon- fequence that they should do what was needful for main- taining his Majefties Honour and Intereft, and the Peace of the Kingdom ; yet leaving the manner and method thereof, to their wisdom and difcretion ; The Earl of Lauderdail having further given inftructions about all things that tended to His Majefties honour , and the wel- fare of the Land , with authoritie to agree and Confent in the name of the King , the Overtures which should there be made: Hereupon He the Commiffioner recommen- ded to them above all bufinefs , that agianft their next Sitting-day they should have their Anfwer to His Maje- fties Miffive in a readynefs : but in the deliberating there- upon, it was judged meet, that the confideration of the Grievances , and of his Majefties Miffive ought to go both alike forward , and thereover arofe very many con- teftings between the Commiffioner and fome of the Members , efpecially the Duke of Hamilton , Earl of Dumfries ^ and other great Ones; there being not one Tingle Accufation brought in againft the Lord Ramfiy , the great Minion of Lauderdail, and great Provoft of Edinburgh , ha the next day refigned all his employ- ments ; fo that the Earl of Lauderdail , feeing that he could not drive through their agreeing toanySubfidies ere the Grievances were dispatched , would not meddle there- with, but without effecting any thing of importance, on the 10 of December he prorogued the Parliament till the 7. of February, 1674. tothedifcontent oftheAffembly, who thereupon deputed the Duke of Hamilton and fome others to go to the King, the iflue whereof muft appear at (?02) at their next afiembling. Thus enough of theEnglish and Scotch Parliaments j yet ere we return to the affaires of Mars>fomthing of Venus moft inferted. The Warr continuing between England and this State, there were dealings about a Marriage of his Royal High- nefs the Duke of Tork, and the Arch-Dutchefs thePrin r cefs of lriQfruck , one of the greateft beauties of Europe : who being fprung out of theHoufeof Auftria, feerned to become a means fomthing to weaken the band of the newly fet up Alliance between the Houfe of Stuart > and that of 'Bourbon > fo that France fought by all manner of intreagues to put a flop to the fame, andtheEmperour by carting in of many cautions retarded the fame , till at laft, all thefe difficulties being overcome, it was wound about to fuch a State wherein it was every day in a likely- hood to be confummated, even juft then when the reigning Emprefs came to dy : which death gave fo great a check to this under-hand treaty , that the fame im- mediatly flackened , and foon after was wholly broken off, his Imperial Majeftie declaring that he had chofen this Princefs for his Bride ; in purfuance whereof all was pre- pared for the perfecting of the Marriage, which on the 15. of October was folemnized inGratz inStiria; His Imperiall Majefty being come thither on the 2. ofOctor ber , after He had caufed his Troops to draw down out of Bohemia toward the Rhine, and the Imperialifs-Bride arrived on the 18. ditto at Gratswien, two miles from Gratz, whither his Imperial Mojeftie went to meet Her, Who was received by his Bride at the loweft ftair , where she kneeled down , and ufed many amiable expreflions of Courtefy, and being lifted up by his Imperial Majeffie, was conducted into her withdrawing-Chamber, from whence after a short ftay the Emperour turned back again to Gratz , and the Bride went to Eggenburg but a quarter of an hour from thence, where the next day she wasia- lutedbyall the Great ones, andalfo by the Emperour a-! gain , and on the 14. dito the whole Nobilitie went to fetch ©f the Imperialifs-Bride from Eggenburg in fo fair ari EqujJ Equipage as hath ever been feen , and came with the fore- fdidlmperialifs-Bride intoGratz, about 7. a clock in the evening -.-The Emperour mean-while was in the Jefuits Church, and at the door received his Bride, who again kneeled, but was immediately lifted up by his Imperial Majeitie, and He going a little before, Shefollowd, led by the Prince of Dietrkhjleyn > the Chief Steward , and being fo come into the Church , there was the Popes Nuncio accompanyed with 4 Bishops and 13 Abbots, all in their Pontifical garments , who , fo foon as their Im- perial Majefties had trod upon the high four- fquare Pla- ces , which were prepared for them , brought them the Crofs toKifs, and after that the Holy- water; then they being approached before the Altar, among an incredible number of Ladies , did their reverence before the Sacra- ment, and thereupon the Nuncio performed the Cere- monie of the Marriage, which was followed with the Te Deum Laudamus in Mufick; and that being ended , their Imperial Majefties went with all theCompanie to the Palace, where the Wedding-Feaft was prepared : mean while they shot off all the Canon , and lighted Torches , and hung out Lanthorns , in token of joy , which conti- nued for the three following days , in which their forefaid Imperial Majefties diverted themfelvs feverall manner of ways. After which on the 3. of November the Court wholly broke up from Gratz , and on the 11. dito made their entry with great ftate into Vienna, there ending the Ceremonies of this fplendent Marriage. Hereby were the French freed from the encumbred thoughts they had , that the Marriage - band between England andtheHoufeofAuftriamight weaken the new Alliance erected between that Crown and France , buc this was not enough for them , fo that they begun to endeavour the makeing this Alliance the firmer, and by a Marriage should be more durable, whereto feverall PrinceflTes were propounded , but the eye was directed toward Italy , where are many Princeffes that by the Mothers fide were of French orT-fpring, and that parti- cularly C304) cularly of Modena* Sifter of the Duke that now rules, touching wich the Treaty is with fo much earned fet for- ward, that within a few days the Marriage between Her and the Duke of Tork is concluded, unto which the King of France prefled ib hard, that himfelf promifed a good fumme of Money out of his Coffers for a Marriage-guift : and the Earl of Peterborough married this Princefs on the 15. September , in the name of his Royal Highnefs , and She with hi reconducted by her Lady Mother and younger Brother, 14 days after departed from Modena, to travel through France to London , and arrived at Paris the z. of November , where She received the Complements of the King, Queen, andthewholeCourt,andwasconftantly nobly treated at the Kings charge, wholly preparing her- felf with all fpeed to be shipped over for England 5 Whereupon the Princefs being recovered from her ill- nefs , on the 2$. of November departed under the condud of the Duke diAngeau on the behalf of France, from Paris towards Calis and Douer , and on the 28. November the Bishop of Ox ford, andonthe29.dito his Highnefs him- felf went to Dover , where the Bride , with her followers arrived the 1. of December , being with much civilitie re- ceived by her Bridegroom , who forthwith caufed the Ce- remonies of the Marriage to be performed by the Bishop of Oxford, and after fome days flay there , they were on the 4.dito at Canterbury , the 5.dito atRochefter, and the aay following at London , where they came on by water j whereupon followed at Court all fort of Feaftings and DivertilTements. Whilft the Imperial and British Courts thus carefTed themfelvs with Marriage-J oys, Poland muff, be in mourn- ing: Their King in the moft flourishing of his Youth, in the thirty third year of his age , fo lately exalted to the Crown, fo lately marr.yed with an Impenalifs Bride, of J the fame Nation with his Subjects, the hope of the re- ftauration of that Kingdom , and though indifpos'd yec drawn out into the' field, fell fuddenly down from the Throne to the Grave. His Majeftie being come out of the (3°0 the Army to Leopol, dyed there on the 10. November at 1 1. a Clock forenoon , with very good underftanding j declaring his Queen for his heyreis , was bewailed by all that were about him,and thought by many to be poifoned; the Corps being carryed thence to Krakow , to be fet by his Royal Predeceflburs. But how grievoufly (beverthis wound fell , it was not yet fo foon felt through the whole Kingdom , but that it was followed with a wonderfull reviving : it was on the io. November that the Kingly Crown fell down, but on the u.dito, that Poland was again Crowned with a richly blefled Conqueft , the Rela- tion whereof we here infert. Out of the Leaguer before Chocim > the ii. November. ON the 9. infant Gods Almighty hand hath in averf •wonderful! manner brought us without a Bridge through Jo great Water-ftreams , and Moorish Pajfages , that we with eur Cavalry were advanced to within a Canon - shot .of the Trenches of the Encmie , our Infantry and Field-pieces having not been able fo foon together to follow ; ours brought over form time with continued charging, ere they could entice the Enemy out of his Neil , and get him from under his Canons then at'lafi our Army , with the approaching of the Night j tookpofi in the old Turkish Leaguer , which Ottoman the Tur~ kish Emperour had formerly caufed to be cafi up, thereupon, the Lord Crowns-Marshal fet both the Armies in Battalia $ and , fith that during the March the People were well exer* cifed, therefore could that the better be don, and command be obeyed ; and now when the Armies were advanced to the Enemies Leaguer , the Moldavian Hojfiodar with f 000 Men came over to ours , and gave him/elf over to the Lord Crowns* Marshal and the Crown : thereupon it was concluded forth- with to fall upon the Enemy by a forming- hand at five ends j the Crowns Scoutmafter had the Pofi on the Nieper ofCzec^ zora, next him the Crowns Marshal upwards , and in the middle the Lord Lieut. General, next the Kiowisch Lord V Wey* dot) JVey woods Pojl : meanwhile have the Lords Littawwers * through the found of Trumpets , animated the Volunteers to the Storm > and thereupon our Field-pieces j which were ^O.irt a readinefs begun to play * theGranado's out of the Morter- pieces followed prefently * and forthwith all was ready for the Storm j but feeing all the Pofts could not be info short a time brought into fo good a poflure as the Lord Crowns- Marshal meant > it fell not out according to our defire for that might . and the Lord Commander Dennemark , a valiant Cavalier* of the Krowns-Scoutmafiers Company s, dyed in the beginning* together with Kaptamjarocki , & many more other Officers* amongwhom the common Souldiers alfo went not fcot- free-, al- though the Enemy gained no advantage thereby : the Armies flood the whole Night ready within a Musket- shot of the Enemies Retre?ichement in the open Field: on the 1 1 . of this Month went the Lor dKr owns -Marshal afoot to take cogni- sance of, andnarrowly to fey out the Enemies Fort ; and fit h there was likely to be want ofProviflon & Forrage for fo great Armies * V was concluded in a Council of IVarr that they would make a general Storm * though fever all of the pufillanimous dijfwaded from fo high a Resolution; but the Lord Krowns- Marshal encouraged them thereto, ajfuring them that through Gods help the Enemies Trenches might be maflered within 4 hours * whereupon Order was given to all the Po/ls * that they should with all their might shoot off their Canons * and fall upon the Trenches ,• fo then the Lord Krowns- Marshal himfelf a foot * with a glittering Sable in his Hand* with a couragious floutnefs brought up the Army to theTrenches * admonishing them to fight for God & their beloved Countrey* and then prefently He took Horfe * when the firfi Volley of Shot was made by the Cavalry : the Regiments of Horfe unto admiration fell upon the Enemies Walls * fo that within a, quarter of an hour they were mafier of them * therewith all the , Lord Polish Standard-bearer with his Regiment * & the Lord ; Scoutmafier behaved themfelvs valiantly 5 the Enemies Horje, fell very heavy ly upon ours * becaufe ourforemofl Companies of the Infant rie * which should have fecondedthe Horfe* begun toa Coon to plunder in the Turkish Leaguer j but when the H'(/f ars warm (307) were broken in , ours took heart again , and the Enemy fell into disorder > fo that the Huflain Bafla could not longer refifi our Force , but begun to retire with fome thoufands of his to Czraczo, where the Lord Weywood Blesky and the Lord Kyowski had cu'tt of his Pafs , and alfo forced him to turn- back to the Leaguer -, when in that retreating he was met by the Krowns- Marshal > and if the Hit (Jars had not je- conded us > we should have been brought into great confu- fion ; thereupon went the Battel firjl of all right on , but at lajl the Enemy muft yet give way 3 and leave many thoufands behind them > fo that at length they retreated upon the Rocks j and fit h ours were upon their heels , fo were many with the Horjes thrown down from the top of the Rocks : the Huflain Bafla efcaped ; among the Dead were found > which were known , Heybegh Bafla , a valiant Souldier > dWSoliman Bafla not inferiour : Our eminent Officers alfo were not un- concerned 3 for we reckon among the Dead, the Lord Quarter- mafier - General > the Lord Starofta Wolbramsky , the "Lord Rzecsky, the Lord Rozmiatowsky , all Kaptains ofHorfe of the Hufars; the Lord May, the Lord No- monieysbi , the Lord Czenszkowski , Lieutenants ,• and the Lords Jwonow^ki and Slawionowski , Cornets of Huffart • the Lord Crowns - Mafier of the Chafe can- not yet be found : We have many Dead and Wounded; on the other fide there were of the remainder of the Enemies about fooo. drown'd in the Nieper > and 3000. faved themfelvs by getting over the Bridge , being all that were left of about 4.0000. Men. The Lord Mafier of the Horfe of the great Dukedom of Lithuania carryed himfelf as a brave Cavallier in this great Atlion , and was shot in the Neck. The Lord Crowns ®uartcr-mafter led on the Foot himfelf to the Storm ,- and hit Princely Grace the Lord Lieu- tenant General deported himfelf in this great High Enter" prize very manly and valorous ty , alfo managing all things that were needfull for fo high an undertaking with all dili- gence ; in fumme , the Alvugty hath difeosd it fofarr forth, that there was no want of any mans Courage : After thefe things were dispatched, our People overmafierd not onely the V 2 rich rkh "Leaguer > but alfo the Bridge over the Nieper, and the C a file thatjlands by it : a?id after all this was brought topafs, the TeDeum Laudamus was fung mtheTent cfHufTain Bafla ; and then iras the plunder of the Leaguer permitted to the Infantry. Unto -which "was this aunexed > that ours on the 12. inftant byflorminghand conquered the Fort Chocim, and zot therein excellent Boote. O Inearneft an honourable Victorie , one of the greateft that ever the Chreftians got againft the hereditary Enemie , which , next to the Goodnefs of God , muft efpecially be attributed to the brave condudt of the Polish Generals, the extraordinarie Valour of the Huffars , the falling off of the Moldavian and Wallachian Hofpodar, which brought back both thefe Provinces, under the obe- dience of Poland , after they had 50. Years been under the Dominion of the Turks : lb that thisConqueft is in itfelf very advantagious for Poland and for whole Chritten- dom, though perhaps by accident it might fall out ruinous for Poland , prejudicial to Chriftendom , and in efpeciall manner for this State , fith the fway of the great Marshal Sobieski shall thereby be advanced, that he may come in among the competitours for the Crown , who being mar- ryed to a French Dam , may eafyly be fo farre crowded in by the French Creatures , againft thofe who bear good will to the Houfe of Auftria, that the inteftin commo- tions there may again give the Haereditarie Enemie footing, and fo deeply engage fome of our Allies, that this State may fuffer very much in it's Intereft thereby. But leaving every one free to their fpeculations over this matter, the iflue is committed to time, and we return neerer to our bufineflfe. In England among all the propofalls of inclination to Peace , they yet continue as ftrong in purfuance ot the preparation for the Warr ; Many Land-ibuldiers are yet daylyshipt out of England over to France, whofe num- ber is advanced to 5 or 6 thoufand Men: and therewith preparations are made tor beginning again the Sea- equipage, (3°9) equipage , the pr&fecution whereof will depend much on the next refolutions of the Parliament , which we alfo shall till that time let alone, yetherebringintheAnfwer of his Majeftie upon the Miflive of the States Generall fent to England , as follows : High and Mighty Lords : ALtbougb Four Letter of the If , i^.Otlober (confidering the prefent junfture of affairs t the matter therein contain' 'd , and the manner offending it by * Trumpetter , when your Deputies at Cologn had manifold Conferences "with our Plenipotentiaries') ex- prejfeth rather the nature of a Manifejlo than of a Letter , and that by confequence haply you txpetl no anfwer thereto ; never thelefs both for the defending of our honour , and for the undeceiving that part of the World, which might thereby be abufed, we would nut let it pafs , without giving anfwer thereto dijliatlly from piece to piece • f6 as they arc contained in Your Miffive , {which we fend Your Lordships bach\ by the fame hand that brought yours to tn) and that for this caufe the rather , for that it might have happened , that through the late great revolutions in your affairs , and the alteration of Your Minifters , You yourfelvs alfo might tak\e up that for truth , which ill-affetted perfons hale fo wickedly blown into Your ears , that thereby Your own People might be mljled , as well as ours. There is no need of racing up many arguments to convince the World, that many offenfive Medalls , Infer iptions and Pamphlets are jpread abroad all oyer in your Provinces of later Years , to the diminution of our honour , and of the whole English Nation y feeing they Were fo not or torn and untverfal: yet to thvs.day have neither We , nor any other tyown, that you have disavowed any part thereof, till your faid Letter gave m to underhand , that upon com- plaint made to your ^tmbaffadour here , You had caufed the Stamp to be broken , out of fear leafl any new one might Jeer etly be pour- trayei} You ma/^e no mention neither of the leafl punishment in- flttledon him that committed the deed. In reference to the tafe e/Syrinam ; could You mal>e the World or our People beliexe what You affirm in th^s Paper or Writing » Yourjefs should have furpaffed Your Medals , and been more i»- juriom than they , tofaften a blot upon us , which we have as littls defer zed, M You 3 W hope, shaft gain credit in the accuftflg «*• y 3 m You relate that You have agreed to what we demand in favour of cur Subjeils remaining after at Syrinam ; have not we continually infijled on and pi effect for their releafe , from that time that we de- livered that plaa into your bands, till the beginning of this prejent Warr ; and do not the greater part of them yet abide there t Jlre they there held for your Slaves at our deftre? 'Have ive fent our Ships thither , meerly out of a show, with defign for their further Slavery and to SubjtSt them under Your forced fervhe ? and was not the Officer fent thither , Major Banifter , immediately Upon his arrival there , fet faft , and not fuffered to JpcaJ^ to his Countreymen , or to makj known to them the care we too\for them ; and did he not prote(t agatnft the Governour for transgrejjmg the capitulation in xK. fever all Points? and will you fay that all this is don according to our defire? in cafe you tool^ fitch tender cure of the blood- shedding of both the Nations in that you were well-minded thereto ; all then that we can to this afferiton fay , is , that you yield to all that we deftre in words , but that we never have obtained any thing from You i?) deeds. That which thereupon followed , was the pretended fat'usfaSion, which You fay you have all times proffered to give, in regard of the. Trading of our Subjetls in Eaft- India. It wasjol mnlypromijed by the Treaty «/" Breda , that the bufineffe should be adjufed by Commiff, oners to be fent hither , a& a cafe for which there wm more time and rejptte; but you know well, that our Jlmbaffadour , whom we fent after the forementioned negotiation, to rejide with you , with all his mftances could obtain nothing tn that cafe, that could in any wife content our Companie ; neither did the Lord van Beuningcn , who feemed to come hither expresfly fo, that end, m all his Conferences with our Deputies prefent any thing more upon tbatfubjetl.lt is Jo, that the Jmbaffadour Borcel showed here aj nil power to treat with us about an offenfive and defnfive League and to conclude it , but We could not accept tbepropofmon , for that the Conditions were not regular enough , and that he , m flead of giving th fatifatlion upon our complaints , would not endure that we should move it; on the contrary his whole difourfe tendel to no other thing , than to let ws know , that the States Generall pnfented mthis League , as a to%en of their friendship and fimplyjor our fecuntie 3 it ftemingtrulifferentto them 3 whether we acieptd u or not. (3") hot • and continually exalting your force by Water and by Land a. Mtb^tt which could fufficiently witbfl and the formidable Power of France : and of tun threat ning M that You could tnakejuch a League with France as You pleafed, yea and that even again (I Us , if we accepted not what htsMaflers pyefented m. The claufe ofthejetwo Points is , that tt pleafed the Lord van Beuningcn to difcourfe of the fatisfaclion propofed by m in the bufinefs of the Eafl-India- Comrnerce, but he departed without prefenting any thing; and the Lord Boreel pyefented Us an offenfive and ciefenfive League , without giving us fatisfaclion for pafl injuries , or fecuritic for the future. Jind all thus , to the end that the Injuries over which we baa complained , that till that time they were your peculiar aftings, might by afolemn Treatie be declared to be ours. The next tauje of offence given us was {as iou Trel obferve in your Miffive) the affront committed in the Month of \Jugu(l. 1671. againft the ftrt^ing of the Flagge. We ba"ve complained of it to your jimbajfadour refilling here : and he ajjured Us we should have an equitable (atufatlion : but after 3. or 4. Months were run on, without Your giving any heed in theleaft thereto , we held ourfihs engaged to /en J away our Jmbajfadottr Extraor dinar ie , to de- tnaund fatpsfaclton jrom yott in mote jeriom terms than we had don before. Whereupon receiving no fatisfailorie Jinfwer , he had order to return bach\ again; foon after was he followed by an Ex- traor dinar ie Ambaffadour of yours , who declared he had no au- thority to mabj reparation for that affront , or for other things whereof we havefo often complained ; but to agree upon terms oft rule for the time to come touching the fr thing of the Flagge ; yet -frith one , faying , that of himfelf, and without confuting you again , be could put nothing in writing concerning that. The arrivall of the f aid Extraor dinarie Jimbafjadour was about the time , that we flood ready to declare an open Warr againft Your State ; which we could delay no longer, becaufc the firing was fo nigh , and t before- mention' d Jmbajjadour perjifted therein that his inflruftions allo- wed him not to do any thing upon our demaun'd ; neither could he produce any thing for the jujiifcation of his delay , five that he proffered ut to write to his Lords andMaJlers for ampler po-frer and inflruclions. The Warr following hereupon , in the "very heat of it there came from Your Lordships three Deputed Perfons without any Pafsfrom Us , or giving us any notice of their coming , according to the cujlorus ufuallmtime of Wan \ I y hereupon we might W/ have leepttbem V 4 in in detention (^ you fay that we did) but ive held ourfehi fat iffy ed in giving them ■warning that they should not come to lodge m thU pur Citte , ordering them in flead thereof Lodgings in our Palace at Hampton-Court, with all other accommodations becoming their Cha- racter ; and diffhmbling what we knew had pafls'd bersteen them and Perfons , on whom they pr all fed to occafion uproars and dis- orders in our Ct tie, or to trouble the proceeding of the IVarr j this Tioilvitbftanding , we neglected not to fend to them fame of the con- fiderableft Perfons of our Council to enter into conference with them, and to hear their propofals : to whom they fimply gave anfwtr , and in that alfo they per ft fled till their departure , that they bad no autho- rise nor inftrutlions to maty any proportions , but were inclinable to give ear tofuch at might be propounded to them , and to fend them over fo their Lords and Mafler s > hoping that while we flood deli- berating over this appearance , the Deputies which You had Jem at the fame time to the Uofl Chriflian King , might have concluded a feparated Treaty with him, *And could you flatter yourfelvs with this opinion , tha.t the World would loo\ upon this manner of doing as a convincing demon- Juration of your more Z'-'alow defire of Peace? hath ever Prince or State fent an Jimbafjadour with intention of obtaining that whereto the Ambaffadour was not empowered either to conclude or to fign , ttnd that to a Prince with whom they were in Warr ? There is more ground of reafon to believe, that what you did was Amply to gain time , wherein you fought tofet a work\ the treatnings in reference to Irance , which the Lord Boreel bad made to tn before. The Minifler of Brandenburgb never made any declaration that became hjther , to maty any preparation towards Peace ; or that be had any other commijfwn , than to encltne us to the recommenda- tion of his Lord and Mafler , to be willing to give ear to what might be by him propofed. He came here when the Extraordinane jlmbaf- fadour from htsmoji illuftriowsMajeflte the King of Swedm came en , in order to prefent ws the Mediation of his Lord arid Mafler , •which we very Willingly embraced $ as alfo a propojitton tendredto us for a Ceffation of ylrms • but shortly after , when he propofed the fame to You, You held it advi fable wholly to rejitl :t , and •werefo long a doing Ttith chuftng a place to treat of Peace , lhatfome Months pafjfed over , without effecting any thing elfe,fare to ob- fainyour point of nominating the Citte Colognfor the place of netting: •wherein we agreeing , and our Fleet being ready to taltf 'he Sea , Xett let m tyiow you Ttould accept a Ceffation of Jlrms «t Sea. WlnretQ Whereto we held our felvs obliged to anfwer , that the Peace might be made in much lefs time , than we might come to accord about the terms of a particular putting off or Cejfation of Arms ; however it feemed to us a cunning reach , meerly invented to inchant the Ears of the common People, and tomafy us to nopurpofe wear out alt cur preparation for the Equipage of our Fleet. Soon after, when our Merchants might indeed gain advantage by a Cejfation ofjrms, You Tobolly threw it off, and thenforfooth 1t>ere again willing when You faw that your Provinces might haply fuffer damage by the going onofthefVarr. The Minijlers of Spain never offered M any Conditions , nor did any other fervice , than tn general terms to move m to incline to thoughts of Peace , which we always accepted from them in a friendly manner. Neither did our Nephew the Prince of Orange ever make many overture of Peace. We muft neceffaryly avow that your deportment towards Him till the loft Year wot no very good evidence to ma^eUs believe that your intentions to live in a good correjjomdence Tilth Vs , were reall and fincere : and though we were unwilling to shoTtour resentment of bit publicly accountre- tnent , for giving his Enemies occafion of doing him more mifchief- t nevertbelefs jo foon us the good inclination of the People prevailing agatnft the Louvefteyn par tie, had transmitted to him the might and autboritie in the Government , which his^Anceflourshadfo well defer ve d , we have dt/pofedourjelvs with more zeal and vigour to mahe the Peace , being thereto the more ftirred up by the unexpected fuccefs of the Weapons of the Moft Chriflian King by Land. Wefent forthwith Jtmbaffadours extraordinary to him to attend theTreaty, which ^eLouveltcyns Party would have held with the exclufion ofm , in cafe that the venue and generofitie of that Prince would have complyed therewith ; but fofoon as they were aware of our ^imbaffatlours being there on the place , the Deputies departed with- out being feen any more; following that Fundamental Ma%ime, which You had laid with the beginning of this IV ai r , tofeparateus by alljorts of devices, i hereby to ma\eyour advantage. For what concerns Your infinuatton of our meaning to rout out mnd ruin Our Nephew the Prince of Orange , the injuftice of that upbraiding w vs Sufficiently known , and whereas You openly com- plain to the Mediatours at Cologn , that we are too zealous in furthering his intere(ls , should You fce^ to make our Subjects be- lieve . that Toe bear no good heart towards him $ and to mukj good this mistake You add thereto , without giving or having the leaft V f reafon (3H) reafonforit, that our demaund at Cologn tends totheeverfion of the Reformed Religion , and ruin of our Nephews Houfe. We can- not conclude our obfervations upon this Letter or this Hanfeflo (formed by You , wHh intention to abufe Your and our People , and inflnuated with terms of rejpett to our Pajon , and fair •words about the Peace ) without adjoining whai. ought to con- vince the mo(l obftin.tte amongfl you $ at the fame time would you move us to breathe our Word and Promtfe , made to our jlllies of entring into no ftp ar ate Treaty ; You put it as a fun- dctmentall Point that yon having given your word to yours , could not brea^ without impairing your honour t as if your ho- nour ought always to be dear toyou , but ours of little or no value lyUs. Meanwhile You ma^e the dealings of your Deputies at Cologn fafs for the f aire fl and ttprightefl that may be $ and reproaching that of our Plenipotentiaries for the moft uncivil and unrighteous , faying y that , not-withstanding all your endeavouring , we never yet would let fall any thing of ourfirjt vigour. Hereupon we appeal to our Mediatours themfelvs , who shall not remain aw anting to dom right, with letting the World hnoT» ,. that our for ementioned Plenipotentiaries have let fall at leaft the one half of their firjl de- maund , whereas yours have continally excufed themfelvs from gi- ving an fiber to any of the fame, except that oftheflagg, wherein they showed their inclination to gratife pa for the future , tdiough in aquafliljng terms , and fuch as shall have no refletlion upon any right that we had thereto in times pafl : and this is the onely thing •wherein you have showed the leafl inclination to yield m any thing during the whole current of this Negotiation ; and have not further advanced in the overtures of Peace , which you Jay you have laid before us by our Nephew the Prince of Orange,r/« Minifters of Spain and Brandenburgh , and through thofe of the Mediatours them- felvs , of whom you in your forefaid Letter ma^e not one word of mention ; treating of the matter of Peace m gennall terms , to pro- cure to yomfelvs the reputation thereof, and mahjng not one pro- portion to us, jave to feparate us from our Mhes , an ail that you hold too mean for a Commonwealth , but becoming enough for King. Dejire You in earnefi to Jet forward the Peace , fend , in (lead vf ojlentative exprejfions , without delay , power to your Deputies at Cologn , to fet to Paper with ours regulated and aquitable Jir- tidef ; and the World shall fee how ready we are to order ourfelvs actor- ccor dingily , and to renew the rcfmmentt of friendship andefleem* which thie Kings rur Progmitows ba-vs alivays horn to your State 5 tnJ to m ahj it eyiJent to You that we uprightly are \Vhite-Hall the 7, 17. of November, 1673. Tour good Friend Carolus Rex. Where at this State willingly parting by all quar- lings, for a further evidencing of their inclination to Peace, was willing to make fuch pofitive offers, whe- reby it shall always appear before the whole World , that they really incline to Peace ; and fuch as his Majeftie (without confidering his Alliance with France) could require of us ; which alfo shall leave fome hope , that his Majeftie taking to heart his and his Kingdoms in- tereft may fee the reafonablenefs of thele propo- falls, for the concluding of a wished Peace. Which Anfwct of their High and Mighty Lordships is as fol- loweth : SI R £, WHatfoever might be the motive that at la ft hath induced Your Majefticto write us the Letter which the Trumpeter, we had tent to you, delivered usfrom Your Majeltie,bearing date the 7, 17. November, We find ourfelvs obliged to give Your Majeftie thanks for the honour you have been pleafed to do us: But with all We cannot difpenfe with ourfelvs without declaring to your Majeftie the grief we conceive by finding the fame of an importance fo much to our disadvantage; and that the Mi- nifters upon whom your Majeftie hath placed moft confidence , haveuntill this time exercifed their skill in bringing things to that pals they are now at, perfwading your Majeftie alfo that they could rake up togeatherfo many things , as they beleeved had been quite out of your Majeftics Memorie, and which they in their Confcicnces knew to be farr from truth. This Confideration , SIRE, hindreth us from giving par- ticular Anfwer to the chief heads of the Letter which your Majeftie hath wmcen us, out of fear left the fame should tend - to ft**) to give an occafion to them who have already difpofcd y©ut Majeftie to our prejudice , to render things worfe : And be- taking ourfelvs to that whereto we have been ncceflitated in drawing up our Anfwer to the Manifefto published in yourMa- jeftiesName, We shall content ourfelvs herein to declare to your Majeftie , that, whereas wc have not in our Letter which we nave had the honour of writing to your Majeftie , defotto fet any thing of which we should not be able to give an Authentick and unanfwerable evidence , So shall We always be ready to produce the fame before your Majeftie, whenfoever it shall pleafe you togivcus a more particular occafion thereunto. Further, fith your Majeftie (being of the fentiment that the report your Mi- niftershad made to you v»as very fincere) hath complained in your Parliament of the invincible aversnefs which We showed to the Peace ; And that the Hcufe cf Commons , according to their accuftomed wisdom and prudence , hath been pleated to fufpend their Judgements, and thereby given us opportunity to bring our innocence fully to light , and to make known in a more pu- blick manner the uncontradi&ory finceritie of our intentions, "We have beleived it to be our dutieto add this , that your Ma- jeftie and all your Kingdoms may fee , that we affect not to fpeak of a Peace (as we are thereupon accufed ) without a realldefirc thereof, and that Wc are farrfrom concluding ourfelvs within gencrall Terms without particular difcovery of our meaning j We are then ready to renew with your Majeftie the Treaty that was made with us at Breda, in the Year 1667. and to give a clearer exposition of the 1 y. Article referring to the Ceremony of the Flagg, upon fuch a manner as may leave no place for future difpute,and to regulate the fame without any ambiguity. And for as much as that Treaty hath been held by your Majeftie to be juft and fo equitable , that in the following Years it occafion'd youc Majeftie to affbard us more tokens of benevolence and good in- clination , and that you entered into a nearer Alliance with us than e vet formerly , We propofe that fame Treaty as a faft Foun- dation of a firm and durable Peace , and hope that your Majeftie will not refufe your Friendship upon the fame Conditions,whicfl were by yourfelf before approved ; and the rather , for that the Intereft of the Proteftant Religion , and many cafes refpettivly telating to the profperitie of both the Nations ought to oblige us on both fides the readyly er to unite. Moreover feeing fome ha ve» ftrongly endeavoured to perfwade your Majeftie chat we have violently C3I7) iolated our Treaties, and committed divers unjuft things, for which yotu demand fatisfafrion , We are ready without any de- ay to fend A mbafladours to your Majcftie toenformyouof the :ruth, with lefs disguife than hath been don by our Enemies 9 »nd before your Majeftie to enter into an examination of all the breaches whereof we are blamed , with a folemn promife to re- pair all wrongs and injuries which your Majeftie or yourSub- je&s might have received from us or from our Officers fince the forefaid Treaty at Breda , till the beginning of thij Warr. And that the discuffing thereof may not retard the concluding of » Peace , which we fo ardently wish for , and which is fo needfull for the welfare of Chriftendom , We offer to your Majeftie for greater fecuritie, the Guarantie of our Allies fortheexad and pun&uall performance of the promife we here make to your Ma- jeftie , and which we alfo confent to , that it be brought into the Treatie which shall be concluded 3 to make it fo much the more authenticlc. Finally, to let your Majeftie fully fee theefpeciall efteefti we have for your Friendship , We hereby offer the Reftitution of the New-Netherlands , and of all the other Places and Colo- nies which have been won by our Weapons inthisprefentWarrj perfwading ourfelvs that your Majeftie will not refufe recipro- cally to engage to reftore to us the Lands or Fortes which yourr may have taken from us. But for that your Majeftie fefims above all to complain , thai We moft highly offend you , in the propofall we make for fe- parating you from ycur Allies , to whom you have promifed not to treat without them , when we meanwhile aflume it for a fun- damental 1 Point that we muft purfue the engagement that we have given to Ours, without injuring our honour, as if your Majeftie ought lefs to refpeft yours ; We befeech your Majeftie to confidcr that there is a vaft difference between your engage- ment and ours ,as well as in the conduct of thofe with whom we areallyed. And your Majeftie may with as much righteousnefs as glory extinguish a fire which is allready fpread much farther than was at firft thought of: Whereas we cannot abandon our Allies without thegreateft unthankfullnefs, and without the ruin of Europe, and therewith all of our own. At that time as your Majeftie entered into an Union with our Enemies, they feemed to have no other aim than to Icvell our Commonwealth $ Ac this (3i8) this day the Warr is gcnerall ; and the Spanish Netherlands (fin the prefcrvation of which your Majeftie hath always shown 10 touch zeal) participate therein no lefs than We ; as alfo doth the greater part of the Empire. On the other fide , your Majeftie hath Co much the lefs caufe to continue in your former Alliance , for that your Allies have been they who have altered the nature of trie Warrj and engaged our Friends fomuch the fooner to declare in favour of us: His Imperial Majeftie, and the Moft Serene King of Spain having not been longer able to bear the hoftilities which the French committed in all the Netherlands , and in feverall Provinces of the Empire, where they had already made themfclvs Mafter of an Electoral Place. But without entring upon the fearch of thofe affaires , and not accounting it needfull to ferve ourfelvs with the feverall Arguments of that nature, Your Majeftie (SIRE) hath but too much caufe to defert an Allie , which in this Warr hath fought nothing elfefave his particular advantage , and who in cafes of moft importance hath laid nothing lefs to heart than the Intcreft of your Majeftie , that We fay no worfe : and if your: Majeftie do yet in the leaft doubt thereof; let not your Majeftie content himfelf with thatthe French Partizans particularly tell you ; but letthat be well examined which was don the laft Year at Utrecht between the French Minifters and Our Deputies , and you may fee the finceritie of the proceedings of your Allies : itii certainly enough to convince you, to readme propofitions which the French at that time made to us, wherein you cannot find one fingle word that concerns your Majeftie. And meanwhile that our other Deputies were detained at Hampton-Court , with- out your being plcas'd to give them Audience , They at Utrecht would have had us to enter into and accomplish a Treaty with- out participation with your Majeftie : And to conftrain us the more, they declared to us, that in cafe We agreed not to all that they then demanded of us within the time of five days , they should then make new demands of us. We should befidesthefe? produce divers other Overtures which have been made to us fincethat time, wherein as little hath been mention'd of your Majeftie ; but becaufe that kind of dealing hath not been fo pu- blick, though really fuch, We shall not infift thereon; and shall fatisfie ourfelvs with the laft proof of that obligation your Majeftie hath from your Allies , in giving you to conlidcr what is palled in the Sea-fights , of wkich we, defins no other teftiJ naonjfi (V9) mony nor Judges than thofc who had thr commands over the Fleets of your Majeftie , with all the rcfl of the Officers and Sol- diers : But in reference to us, as Our Allies have dealt in quite an other way , for which we are bound by Obligations , which we cannot enough exprefs, foon the other h.ind , are we entered into a Covenant with them trough an idifpenfable neceflitie , and therewith for the welfare of all Europe. And laftly, as we have already faid, We cannot feparate from them without our deftruction , and the hazard of the well- being ofChriftcndom. YourMajeftie ought not to wonder that we cannot confent to break our word , nor to take it ill that we propofe to your Majeftie the purfuit of your true Intereft , and to take a refolution which will be fo honourable and fo righteous, as well as profitable for yourKingdoms and Neighbours. Hereto will wc yet add , that a particular Treaty is fo much more neceflary and more juft than the Conferences of Cologriy which .do abfolutely ftand ftill through the ftrongly-opiniative denyall of France , for fome Months pnft , to grant the Pafles requifite for the Minifters of theDw(e ofZorram, one of our Allies , and to confent that He might be accepted as an Intc- relfed Perfon in the Treaty of Peace. This, SIRE, is that We have thought meet to reprefent and offer to your Majeftie forAnfwer to the moft principall of your Letter: and hereupon we hope that how little reflection foever your Majeftie shall make upon it , you will acknowledge that more cannot in juftice be demanded of us : being not willing; to believe that your Majeftie will without neceffitie or profit continue to favour the Arms of France , not onely againft us , but alfo ag.iinft others your oldeft Allies, who are obliged to own our Caufe , or that you will longer endanger the preserva- tion of Euiope and the Protcftant Religion. We shall then with great impatience expect the refolution or Your Majeftie , upon which thequietnefs andprofperitieoi fo many Nations depend. And meanwhile We pray God , SIRE, &c. Hague the 9, 1 9. Decemh. \6"J^ The Earl of Eftree* Vice- Admiral of France, and fome other Heads of the French Squadron were for their faithfull fervice nobly entertaind by the King of England , and went with that blading the 26. of Sep- f?20) September under fail to return home , but were on the 28. ditto fallen upon with fo heavy a ftorm , that they were wholly fcattered from one another, many loft all their Ankers, fome muft cut their Mafts , others run a ground , and the Admiral himfelf was in a thoufand dan- gers : yet molt of them gather'd together again , being Eut in order, and furnished with new Anchors andCa- les , fet out the 14. O&ober into the Sea from Spithead, but were kept back by Storms and contrary Winds , fo that they muft caft Anchor at St. Helens Point , and there repair again feverall defects J after which the 15. dito they fet fail again from the road of Portland , but prefently thereupon were overtaken with fuch fad tempeftuous weather , that they muft fall into feverall Havens of Eng- land, being all shattered and wholly difperfed from one another , onely five Ships of them a day or two after that got toRochefort, not knowing what was become of the reft ; yet the Earl d'Efiree having gathered together the remainder at Portsmouth , departed thence the 8. of No- vember, and, though not without much hard tugging, , arrived on the 12. dito atBreft , having had much more to do with driving againft the raging waves , than againft the Hollands Fleets, and fuffer'd full as much his Squadron by the Air and Water , as by the Fire ; and damage in it is obfervable , that this Earl had alfo the laft year fo much work , ere he could find the Havens of France. Monfieur du Pas , that had been Governour of Naer- den , being for fome time held in arreft at Arnhem , was on the i.O&ober by the Provoft- marshal of the Army brought from thence to Utrecht , and fecured, his Procefs being fent back from the Court to the abfolute Sentence of the HighCouncel of Warr of the Conquefts, of the which there were delegated to be his Judges the Duke of Laixemburgh , Monfieur Stoupa, Magalotti , cTAlbret > du Soy> Maquelini-, and fome other Officers ; before whom cametheieaccufations moft efpecially , that he had made no Outfalls,to hinder the Enemies Works : that he fought to (W) to Capitulate before the moat was fill'd : that he held not longerout. Thereto he anfwered, to the firft , that the Enemy was to ftrong in Horfc, and could lightly have cut off the retreat of thofe who should have made the fally > for as mutch as he had no Canon to defend them : to the fecond, that when the Counterfcharp was won> the moat might eafyly be fill'd within two or three hours: to the third , that he thought it better to give over upon honourable Conditions , than , through a little obftinate holding out , to deliver over fo many couragious Men , as lay there in Garrifon , to a certain deif ruftion : Wherein nerethelefs the Judges found not fo much fatisfadtion > but that he was condemned to a perpetuall Imprifon- ment , and declared to be deprived of all his dignities ; which fentence was pronounced the 7. of November , for the receiving whereof he was brought upon the Neu, led away through the paffage under the Gallows, the Sword broken at his feet, and a fpade given him in his hand for a token of being degraded from a Gentleman , wherewith all he mud tread forth before every Companie Handing there in Arms, and hear the reading off of his Sentence : all the other Officers who had laid in Naerdcn, were cashiered , onely Monfieur la Mote* who had pro- tefted againft the Capitulation , remained , and was after that appointed by the King to be Colonel of the Marine or Sea-Soldiers. One Charles delaLande, a born French-man , but a fubjed of this State , at the time of Naerdens being given over to the French , calling off all due fubje&ion to the State , did during the command of the French there , con- tinually correfpond with them , to the great damage not onely of the Inhabitants, but alfo of the State itfelf, and after the regaining of that Citie being apprehended , he was for the forenamed Maleverfations on the \. of No- vember by the Supreme Council of Warr declared a Traitour, condemn'd in a Fine of 6ocoo. Gilders and in the coftsof the Court off uliice, and moreover banished for ever out of the United Netherlands. And on the X 9.dito (322) 9- dito there was condemned in the Hague the Lord JLejvisFra?tfois,Baron de Grifperra,who had been Colonel a Foot , to be openly beheaded , for that he had patted a falfe Procuration or Letter of Atturney , put in many Mortepays , or pays of Soldiers dead , debauched other mens Soldiers, fold all the Charges in his Regiment by Brokers , and many other foul things ; belides that , boafting,that he should eafily cheat the Lords of Holland; which his condemnation was fo farr moderated by the Earl oiWaldeck, that, in confideration of his' Friends , the condemned should be beheaded in filence in the dark evening in theprifon, called theGevangeport, and his body given to the Friends to be buried, according where- to on the 13. dito in the evening at 7. a clock by torch- light, at the Fore- gate of theCourt in the Examination- Chamber j in the prefence of the Officers of Juftice he was executed. On the 23. dito was there brought into the Prifon-porte or Gate-houfe the Colonel Brodde. And on the 25. dito came into the Hague Colonel Stecke* who had been Commander of Deventer , who fince the going over of that Citie to the Bishop of Munfier was by him kept up and fecured, without being able upon his oft repeated inftances to understand any of his accufations, and now being efcaped out of his de- tention , he retired into Friefland , from whence under the overfight of a Serjeant , he was conducted to the Hague, for to make his defence about the furrendring of that Citie. It happened feverall times that the defigns upon the Southren-Sea mishap'd,as thatofHarderwijck and Swart- iluys : after which one was undertaken upon the little City Elburgh , between Harderwijck and Campen, whereto all lores of preparations were fet forward, and a good nu nber of Militia wereshipt, as alio a part of the Garrifon of Naerden , underthe chief command of the Colonel Stockbeym on the 8. of November drew thither- wards; but finding that the defign was discovered, and the iin.em.ie well upon his guard in a good defence, they drew drew off again without undertaking any thing , and were laid in their former Polls. Heretofore have we profecuted the Field- march of hisHighnefs unto the lafl of October; when he was bro- ken up from Breuil to draw forth by Bon towards Lyntz, and there to join with the Imperialifts , but on the 2. No- vember he found fome opposition in his way by thofeof Rijnbach , where the Citizens ftrengthened with fome Soldiers and Country-people, fee themfelvs in away of refinance , and they from within shot two Capitains in the Army dead, fo that hisHighnefs commanded 2 Re- giments of Dragoons to ftorm that place , which was don with fuch fuccefs, that they foon carryedit, and took ic in by ftorm, whereby, according to the cuftome of Warr, all were deftroy'd who ftill continued to bear Arms , who were faid to have been between two and three hundred* and his Highnefs left here the Lord Valckenburgh > who had led on theattacque, and was therein fomwhat wounded, to be Governour , with order to fortifie the fame fo much as was poffible. Alfo on the^.dito there were likewife fome of the foremoft Companies of the Emperours come by Duyts , right over againll Cologn very foon in the morning , but the Citizens had made faft the chains , and •shot luftyly upon the Imperialifts, withall ringing the Alarm-bell, whereby Lieutenant Colonel Schade ' > who flood thereabouts ready with his Troop of Horfe in the Service of Collogn , for to convoy the Prince of Furften- bergh , towards Weftphalia , shot at them , for to fecond thofe of Duyts , but shot too short , and moft of his Coni- panie fell there , he himfelf deadly wounded , his Standarc gained by them , and the place overmafter'd , which is iince with all diligence fortified by the Imperialifts , being very well fcituated for to command the Rhijn before Collogn. After the overcoming of Rhijnbach, his Highnefs drew up in the Van, being followed by the Spanish Scout» matter General Monfieur de Louvigny with the Caval- lcry, and the Karl ^/fwAar with the Spanish Infantry on X 2 the the 3. November over the Ar-flream by Lyntz, and joined between Lyntz and Andernach with a part of the Emperours Leaguer , there being the fame day 86- Ships with the Imperialifts under the Prince Pio and the Earl of Starrenbergh ianded by Bon , though thegreateit body was yet encamped about Coblents , and the conjoined Force of the Allies, after many Officious performances between the Generalls , and holding of Council, drew lower down, fetting themfelvsdown on the 4-dito be- fore the Citie Bon , the refidenceof his Eledtorall High- nefs of Collogne, His Highnefs taking his Quarter below the Citie, towards the fide of Collogne, in the Cloylter Graen-ryndorf, the Earl Montecuculi above the Cine in that of HolyCrofs, and the Earl Affentar in the middle atKeflenig, whereupon thofe within on the 5-dito fet on fire the fair Cloiller Dietkirchen and other ltately buildings, which they apprehended to be to near, and fought to bring all things into fuch a potiure , whereby they might defend themfelvs , there being here , belides the hope of relief , a good Fortification , a MagaZ-in of all forts of necefTaries , a Garrifon of above 2000. Men, commanded by the French Brigadier ReviUon > who was held for a vigilant Soldier , under whom on the Bishops behalf there commanded Major General JLaensberge > to whom the Earl Montecuculi at his coming on lent a Trumpeter, defining that he would fent out the French Garrifon and take in the Emperours , but he received for anfwer, that the Prince Elector his Mailer commanded him to keep the French Garrifon there within for the de- fence of the Cine, whom he mull obey. So foon as the Leaguer was fet down before Boh, not- withflanding thesharp sh;>oting of them from within, they prefently begun to open the Trenches, and foon after that to call up the Batteries, the Earl Schellaert hav- ing the watch in his Highnefs Approaches till the 8. dito , at which time they were advanced to within 50. paces ot the Citie-wall , and then was that Earl released by his Highnefles Regiment of Guards under the Earl Konings- marki mark; meanwhile thofe who were beleaguerd made a faJJy on the 7. ditto, but of little importance and to their own lofs, yet they continued ftedfaft in their op- position upon hope to be relieved by Turenve and Luxem- burg, but neither of both did appear: onely the Marshal d'Humieres feemed to be willing to undertake fomwhat, who on the 1. of this Month paffed through Maftricht , on the 2-dito was come to Wyler and Eyfch, holding him on both fides the Geul , where he was further fol- lowed by 2000. Horfe from about Maftricht , and on the 3. dito be came toGulich, from whence he lent an Ex- prefs to the Duke ofChaulnes to Collogne , with report of his being com'd thither , and that he expe&ing to be reen Forced by the Duke of Luxemhurghs Troops, meant shortly to come upwards, to traverfe the defign of his Highnefs, the which Troops he having received under the Earl of Choifeul, came with 9 or 10 thoufand Horfe on the 6. dito to Berchem , where the Duke of Chaulnes fufficiently understanding that his coming with fo fmall force was to no purpofe to fettheCitie free, his High- nefs making his whole Cavallry at that time fitt all night aHorfeback, to pafs upon him, he onely on the 8. dito fent to the Citie Monfieur de Silvefire , with 100. Hors- men and 8. Officers , who giving themfelvs out for Lor- rainers, coming to releafe the Guard , had the hap without any hindrance to get into the Citie, but i^o.beingupon the fame adventure, whointended to follow the former, were difcovered, and all kill'd or taken prifoners : and the Marshal d'Humieres feeing he could effect nothing there, prefently turned off to Nuy tz,, from whence he fent bac k the Troops he had under him to Maftricht , and went in perfon with the three Squadrons which he had received from below from the Earl oiChoifeul, towards the Hollands Conquefts , there to command as General in the place of the Duke of Luxem&urgh. Now was the bufinefs in right earned before Bon , and on the 8. November the Batteries were ready , from whence theybegunfirftat6. a clock in the evening with X 3 the the great Canon to play upon the Citie, and the next day to call the Granados into it , which were fmce continued with great fury , and meanwhile they made lb very much haft in their approachings,that on the 10. ditohis Highnefs was drawn ncer to within a few paces,, and the Imperia- lifts to clofe by the Citie- wall, lb that the Canon oF the Citie lying Agh, could do little more harm , whereby on the ii. dito they were all over on the fide of the Wali, when in the evening a Ravelijn before the Gate of Col- logne was ftormd and overmalterd by his Highnefs , and purfuantly all was put in pofture to make a generall ltorm upon the next night, to which end the Imperialifts had two Mines in a readynefs on the dry fide; but the be- leaguered having got knowledge hereof, and being re- duced to a hopelefsnefs or being let free ; on the 12. dito in the morning , beat a Parley , accordingly capitulated, that very evening entertained at one Gate the Empe- rours Companies , and lb gave over the Citie by appoint- ment, after that it had been shot upon but four or rather three days, the 9. 10. and 11. of November : in which Beleaguering feverall of the Enemy were loft , yet no lefs of the Confederates , who loft there before the Citie by their furious Attacque between three and four hundred Men , molt Hollanders and b'panjards , among whom was the Earl Koningsmarck , the young Earl of Sc hell 'art j Lieut. Col. Kielmanig , and other Officers of Name. The 13. ditto in the morning the Garrifon drew out with S Field -pieces and Baggage , under the conduit of 400. Troopers , lodged that night at Brueil, and were the next d.y convoyed to Nuyts : immediately after the eva- cuation the Imperiall Garrifon drew in, finding there, betides 80 Metall Pieces, a fair Artillerie , and great quan- tity of Ammunition , Victualls and all forts of apparrel , and on the 14. dito came in there the Marquis of Grana , taking his abode in the Lodging of the Bishop ottStraas- burgh j where he then nobly treated the Prince of Orange and the Earl Montecuculi ,- and further diligently took care for what might be fict for the reparation of the For- - an f Ijj^j^v • *^Mm Fortifications oftheCitie , and forthwith made ready the Bridge there over the Rhijn , with the ftrenghening oi'the fame on the other fide, in fuch fort, that the Imperia- lifls could have always here a freedom of marching over , for the better fecuring whereof, the Fortiffcarion- works of Siburg , thrown down by the Duke oiNewhurgh > were made up again by the Emperours , where they could al- ways keep a faft footing on that fide of the Rhij n, to ferve themfelvs thereby upon all occafions. His Highnefs, after the overmaftering of Bon, having showed his Army in Battalia , to the Lords the Nether- landsPlenipotentiaries at Collogne, broke up the next day and drew downwards, together with fome of the Empe- rours Horfe, under General Sporck* lodging in the night about Cologne, having that day dispatched a Partie or the Emperours to matter the Cattle of Breuil , which render'd itfelf without making any refiftance and took in a Garri- fon of the Emperours, being onelyheld by 80 French, who prefently departed , iikewife alio an Imperial Party out of Bon , cover'd in two Ships fell at unawares early in the morning on the Electors Grier-bridge of Bon , lying now asanOutlyer provided with Guns before Col- logne, which they overmafierdand brought up to Bon, where a part of the Emperours Army was gone over rhe Bridge, who, as his Highnefs on this fide , marched alfo on the other fide along theRhijn, whereby the Cities on the Rhijn were alarmed , fearing that they might be fallen upon, but the defign being no further than to fecure the upper part of the Diocefs , thofe Troops returned back to Bon , and -his Highnefs alfo drew from the Rhijn down to theMaas, lodging on the 17. dito at Browiler : from whence the next day the Imperialists drew before L(>.h- nich , and the Princes people before Kerpen : thofe of Lechnich having but a little before gotten in an addition of 20c French, fet themfelvs in defence, but before the Evening a breach being shot in the Walls of theCaftle, they gave over upon discretion , as they of Kerpen alfo to his Highnefs the next day; and both the Catties being X 4 fur- furnished with Garrifons , they purfued the March to Duuren , of which alfo polTeflion being taken , the Army fpread itfelf abroad and refreshed for fome days in G u- \ lick-land : after which onthelaft ofNoyember thelm- perialifts drew back again to the Diocefs of Collogne , and the Spanish with hisHighnefs tbRoermonde upon the Maze , and palTed over it. So foonas hisHighnefs in the firft beginning of the expedition was pafled over the Maas at Venlo, and the Duke otLuxemburgh was come again from Nimwegen toUytrecht, men begun clearly enough toefpythe fruit of this March , the French beginning from that hour and fo on to make preparation for the leaving of fo many places as there after followed , the coming off of Turemie and Luxemburgh being thereby fenced off , and they for- ced to carry a confiderable Army hence out of the Land to above: all unanfwerable evidences of the weight of theDefigns undertaken; in which lies founded the pre- fervation of the State, and the immortal Glory of the Stadholder, whofe Princely Conduct herein shall always live intheefteemofages, what impediments foeverthe procefs of time may come to caff, in , or how much foever envy may sharpen her ruftie teeth againft, the fame : the which hath moved the Supreme Power to order , that on the cuftomarie Day of Prayer the 6. ot December folemn Thanksgiving should be made, with outward Demon- ftrations of Joy and Thankfullnefs for fo honourable .Conquefts, and withall that God should be prayed to for his further blefling upon the State and the Perfon of his Highnefs. We have heretofore left the Marshal de Turenne in the Newftad on the Haart, from whence he, having fpoiled moil: of the Palatinate , on the 2. November broke up with his Army towards Keyfers-lauter , and fo forward to Kreutsnach , where having kept afculhoufe for eight days, after the committing of many infolencies on the l2.dito he fuddenly broke up, leaving behind his train of Artillerie, pafling over theNoh along the Hunsruck to - (329) to the Bishoprick of Trier, for to proceed further to vifit the Imperialifts , but upon advertismetit of the frame of affai r s about Bon , and the encamping of the Duke of Lofrain on the Moefel , departed back again , and for hindring the free open march of the Imperialists along theRhijn, hetookpoffeffion of theMuyfentoorn, and poffeffed it with Soldiers , treatning alfo to come over the Rhijn intoRhijnkow, and fo wholly to shut upthatpaf- fage, but the Countrey - people upon the Fort Ehren- fels, lying right over againft theMuyfe-toorn (or Mice- tower) hinderd him from fo doing , and Turenne obfer- ving that this poffeffion could do little hurt to them that paffed by, evacuated the Tower again , but in defpite of the EleBor of Ments , he made himfelf matter of Binge , and let his Army ravage through the whole Bishoprick , meanwhile that Army melting away exceedingly , fo that he begun to prepare to draw into Winter-quarters, endeavouring to encamp himfelf a- long the Moefel , whereto again taking out of Binge thofe who had poffeffed it, he on the 22. November dispatched 4.. or $.thoufand Men horfe and foot, with fome Pieces of Canon under the Chevallier du Flejjis-Praslin to Bern- caftle on the Moefel , that , by being Mafter of that , he might there Quarter and {ecure himfelf: but thofe Men taking notice that the Garrifon there was ftrengthencd with 1000. Men , durft not attempt it , but gave the Marshel advertisement thereof, who now lay with his Troops difperfed in the Dukedom of Zimmeren , of which he lent a part to Trier , and marched with the reft toLorrain, whereunto the Earl otVignory, Governour of Trier had fecured him his paffage , by the poffeffing of Zaarbruck with French Garrifon , where this Marshal coming, quarter'd his Soldiers all along the Zaar, and himfelf in the beginning of December went to Paris, having with his whole Army which he brought out of Weilphaha,and fo many tines ftrenghtened by new Suc- cours, effected nothing the whole fummer; but that he ruined a brave part of Land in Germany , and committed X 5 many many infolencies and outrages , there being in that expe- dition above 10000. of his Men melted away. Woerden, thelalt of the Cities which the French had taken in poffelfion, though not the leaft testimony of their iliimitted tyranny, should now have the good hap to be the firft that should be fet free by their own forfaking it: for that Citie being not to be kept without a heavy Garrifon , their further marching into the Land being now ftopt , it was not of the confiderableft importance for the Enemie, who had in this conflitution of affairs oc- cafion enough toufe that people otherwhere, andib in the end of O&ober they made preparation to draw out of it, by packing up their Baggage, Spoil and Ammuni- tion , withall ruining in part the Fortification , and cau- fed fome Bulwercks , Gates , and the Cattle to be under- mined, and to let them at their departure be blown up; further threatning them that they would plunder the Citie and let it on fire, meanwhile letting them know, that with a notable fumm of Money this roving and letting on fire might be bought off, which Money for buying of the firing was at lait agreed to be 16000. Gilders , the half in hand , and the other half to be paid within a certain time ; whereupon they went forth with deftroying the Out- works, and calling down the Breail- works, and with plucking out the Palifado's and Storm-pales, which yet the Citizens bought for iooo. Gilders ; and on the 4. Odober the French carryed out 12.. Pieces of Ordi- nance, with their Magazin and Baggage, under a good conduit to Uytrecht : of which the State having cogni- zance, the Earl diWaldeck commanded Major- General Farxaux with 3. or 4. Regiments from thereabouts to draw into Woerden, whereto they came on the 5. dito, the Lieutenant Col. Boreel being fent out before upon recognition , who on the 6. dito had an advantigious Skirmish with the French, in the Fort on the bank to- wards the Wiericken , where 1 5. of the Enemy and none of ours were left dead : the next day act), a clock in the morning the Garrifon was wholly drawn into U yrrechr, ■uithouL without committing any irregularities through the good order of the Governour Maijuelini , but they took with them as Hoftagers for the Kooo. Gilders which were yec to be paid for excuiing the firing, the Brewer Cornelius Janfz,. Lambertjbn, the Brewer Daniel Buyck 3 Henry Gicjfen Wine-ieller , Doctor Boogh 3 Nicolas Swager , Aert Claejz,. Valck, Gilbert Griffioen > Nicolas Feck, Swart en- dijck > Nicolas Berfingen > Pons Lambertfz. van Seyft , and the Advocate Blyeel • Wherewith that very evening they came within Uytrecht, having withall quitted their pof- feffion oftheHoufeatHarmelen. So foon as advertifcment of the Frenches out- march- ing was come to the Lord Fariaux , he with the Colonells Thouars zn&Lorrain, and the Companies they had with them drew into Woerden , and having en form 'd himfelf of the prefent irate thereof, found the Fortifications lefs damaged then was thought , and the Mine of a Bolwerk , before its going on, fortunately difcovered : of all which report being made to the State; ?nd a narrower infpe- dtion taken oy Commiffioners , order was given to repair all again, and accordingly that Citie was brought into a good pofture of defence; for the greater fecuride whereof 300. Men were prefently polled in the Houfe at Har- melen, the fame being alio rorfaken by the French. Harderwijck J a Looking -glafs of the Enemies furie, flood now alio in a readynefs to be freed from their fur- ther rage: a full third part of the Citie being burnt, the whole was left naked of defence, and two Gates blown up with Gunpowder , fo that it remained no otherwife than as an open Village, and yet they demanded 12000. Giiders of the Citizens as an exaction to fave them from burning of that pittiful remainder; but moftof the in- habitants, and elpecially the ableft being got out or* the Citie;, they could procure no affent , nor get any iuifi- cient Holtagers, but feeing they durft not trull themfelvs any longer in this open place , on the 4. November they departed to Aernhem , leaving yet 30. Men on the Houle the Old-Allert , to gather in the remaining tax and the Money Money demanded for fparing them from burning ; ofl which ours having'gotten knowledge ,150 Men were on the 7. dito gotten by water into that place, whoattacquecf and over mattered the forefaid Houfe, i2.oftheEnemy| falling dead , whereupon ours returned back , and the Citie remained wholly freed from the French ; into which afterwards was brought a Garrifon of the States , and pre- paration made for repairing the Fortification , but in com fideration that this place was not of fo great con fequenoJ for the beitowing fo great Charges as the defence thereol might advantage us , it was refblved to quit the fame al gain i whereupon the induftry of the Citizens fenced il round about with Palifado's , and caft up a breaft work td fave it from the roving Parties : and to prevent the com J ing back again of the French , they fent the arrears of their] former taxation to Aernhem. Bommely after the fuffering of manifold mifchiefs,* faw alfo the hour of it's deliverance appear; in the be- ginning of November they begun there to make ready to depart ; they were fourteen days long a doing with ruining the Fortifications , where they alfo conftrained the Citizens to help ; they caufed three gates to be blown up; alltheCanon, Artillerie, Ammunition, Vidhialls) and Baggage were carry ed up by water ; but one Ship! with the choice!! Guns was by the Shipmafter bored in' the ground, he faving himfelf upon an Outlyer of the State: there were alfo fomeof the Earl of Horns people fent out ofGorcum (where he did command) into the Ward (or Libertie) of Bommel, and his Excellencie himfelf with fome more Companies followed the former, that , fo foon as the French were drawn out , he might take the Citie again in polIeflTion , or if 'twere poflible give them fome hindrance; the inhabitants were agreed for 36000. Gilders to prevent their burning , the half where- of the French having received , took fome Hoftagers with them for the reft, and on the 14 November after that the Mafs was celebrated in the morning , marched ! out at noon , and the Earl of Horn's being come again into into theCitie at 3. a clock afternoon , having taken in- fcection of all, found nothing nigh fo great adefolation m was expecf ed , three of the principalleft Mines , in one If which a match was found yet burning, were not gone on : of which report being made to the State, and further ^formation given by Committees, order was presently Jven to make up again the Fortincatioris , and to bring ie Citie into it's full If ate of defence. Creveceur > in itfelf a confiderable Fort , yet by the |?rench leaving of Bommel not well to be defended , muft therefore be forfaken alfo ; but that being onely a For- trefs without many inhabitants , always of very fmall conlidcration therefore could they there make no bargain for avoiding their firing ; andfith the Garrifon was not ftrong enoug to flight that wholly , they onely threw the Brealhvork into the moat, and on the 6. November fent to the Bofch, to tell them, in cafe they would preferve Ihe Church and the Commandours Houfe, they muft prefently fend 3000. Piftols , but in ftead of that , the Go- vernor Kilpatrick fent 5. Men out of every Company With Scops and Spades to Empel to poll: themfelvs there, fend to hinder the French in their marching out, upon [which thofe of Crceveceur on, the 8. dito made an out- fall, meaning to fall upon them, but feeing they lay al- ready entrenched, and had Guns by them, the French [were fo entertained, that atleaft 60. felldead there , yec I the French had the good luck to overm after the Outlyer [of Capt. Haren , which they lay there faff , and afterward they cut through a bank , whereby they should not be any more hindered by them at Empel : fo that they departed again to the Bofch , and the French fent up molt of their 1 Baggage by Ship, on the 12. ditto kindling fire in the I Houfes , which went moftly out of itfelf, and drew to the jGraef, but while yet under way they burnd'the Church of Empel. Uytrechtj the Stage of the French mens mifchievous doings, flood now alfo in hope to be freed from the French , in cafe there were fo much appearance , as to be cleanfed (334) cleanfed from all the French : That Citie by the over* coming of Naarden and the leaving of Woerden, having no other Bohverks , but the ftrength of thofe who Pol- iefled it , and could not be defended without a great Gar- rifon , the which was more needed othei were : there was fomthing indeed propounded of a Neutrality for that Province , but without the leaft show of fucceis here , fo that itwasrefolved, absolutely to quit it ; to which em Colonel Phyfer on the 3. of November d^ew upwards with 3 Companies of Switzers , and on the day following came in again 4 Companies of de Sales ., as alfo the Con- voy ot the Baggage out of Woerden : On tbe 6. dito drew out the Battalion of Compte de Seau> and the next day in the evening there came in the whole Garrifon of Woerden, with thofe who had poffeffed the Houfe at Harmelen : On the 8. dito there drew out two Battalions of A? Reyne , and the 10. and ir.dito the Regiments of "Piedmont , Normandie and Auvergne > but on the other hand there came in from Amersfort 6ooHorfe, and the uh'le Garrifon made rhemfelvs ready to depart ; the Duke of Luxemburg being alfo on the 11. dito gone up- wards to form an Army between Rhijnberg , Orfoy and Nuyts; but there came in his place the Marshall a'Hu. mieres to command the Militia asGenerall in the Con- quered Places , who having fent his Companies back from the Rhijn roMaifright, came onely with a Convoy on, the 11. of November to Nimwegen, and having con- ferred with the Duke of Luxemburgh on the 12. dito at, Aarnhem , arrived on the 1 3. dito within Uytrecht, beinj met and conducted by the Intendant Robert. Although by thefe and other preparations it appeared^ fufficiently to thofe ofllytrecht what was the intention Of the French, yet afterwad it feemed veryftrange, that! the Governour Stoupa did on the 11, November make known to fomc of thofe in Government , that becaufaj there were fo. many evill-minded people, who corre- fponded with the Hollanders to the detrimen: of thd French , he had received order from the King tc deparcJ and (33fJ and to plunder and burn the Citic ; but that he would go fpeakwith the Intendant , if 'twere pofhble, to prevent the fame ; an evidence clear enough) that this was but a threat ning, to knock a goodSumme of Money out of their purfes > the demand of the Intendant being 2oeooo. Rijxdallers ,the half in hand , and the reft within a certain time^ thereupon they mod amply laid open theinabi- litie of the Commonakie, want of Money and Credit, the defolate State , and impoffibilitie of bearing fo heavy a burthen ; yet all this could not help, there muff, be Money , or the Kings Order be executed > and rhat with- out the neglect of any time : whereupon rhofe of the Go- vernment of the Citie did the next day caufe the following Notification to be published : _ Eeing the Lord Intendant doth at prefent , htftlt the former full taxe , yet further demand of the Citie oj Vytrecht alone , for the .buying off the burning of the [aid Cute , fiye hundred thou/and Gilders , therefore is it found good , th .it without delay knowledge thereof should be hereby giyen to all and e-oery one of the Neighbour- hoods of this Citie , to the end that the) before ten a clocj^ forenoon to morrow should bring in their confider ations in writing into the Secret arte -Office of the Policie , whether we shall endeavour to make accord with the Lord Intendant about the faid Summe of Money: Jlnd in cafe they anfiver , yea , then to give up an account how much e~very neighbourhood shall be able to bring up , by way of Loan, and on co-rJition of all poffdde fecuritie for Refiitmion , and mean- while aljin for fatvsfying the due iaterefl ; and if any man for his particular- find tt a grievance to him to makf it known to the Neigh- bours , he may add tfs himft-lf to the Secretary-Offece of this Citie, without any manner of fail therein , for that the cafe admits of m delay. Von then. November. 1673. By the order of the Lords thejkirgermaftcrs and Common Council. J. NlEUSTADT. Whereupon the remonftranccs of their inabilitie were 3gain renewed , with instances and Requefts for moderation, reprefenution of the dreadfullnefs of fuch an an execution , and difficukie in carrying it on; whereto the Intendant anfwercd , that he could do that eafyiy , and could plunder the whole Citie with 2?. Men , the Garrifon {landing wholly in their Arms : that his de- mand was moderate enough, and it he had not already made the fame, he should ask of them, as much more; but that now he would hold his word , and for the eafing of the Commonalty under their inabilitie to pay, he would take off foooo Gilders, but without the leaft further al- teration , or delay : whereto he was anfwered by thofe in Government , thatcalthough they faw no poffibilitie of getting together fuch. a fumme, yet taking notice of the neceflitie thereof, they would ufe all their endeavour to give fatisfa&ion, which was, for fo farr^aken to be agreed, and yet meanwhile were many fruitlefs inftances made to the Governour and Intendant for further moderation. Interim all were bufied with packing up : the incre- dible abundanceof Baggage of the Prince of Conde * Duke of Luxemburg, MonfieurS/o»/><* and the Intendant were carryed by water upwards, with at leaft 300 Flatbottom'd- boats all along theRhijn and then further, therebeing among that of the Intendants much of the moll coftly mo- vables of thofe that were Fled out of town, a great many or which alfo were bought by a Jew of Frankford who cam( to Uytrecht exprefsly for that end, and the reft was per- mitted to be ranfomed by the owners for a fourth part of their -worth.; without theTol-tteegs-gate lay the whole Kolck (or Water-pool) full of Ships, which were loadeq with Canon, Artillerie , Ammunition and Victualls, the Magaz,ins being emptyed as clean , as if they had beer fweptwitha beefom; and on thei2.dito there came ir above pco. Waggons, to carry away the Baggage ofVi^ dtualls and Provender : there was no where lound Wag. gon or Paffage-boat which was not preft; of five Ship! that the Counteis of Solms hadorder'd to come there foi theTranfport of her Houshold and Goods to Holland She mult fp.ire three, andkeep herfelf onely with two. J during 14.. days long they were conftantly carrying oui then (337) their goods, among which was an incredible deal of pil- lage and plunder'd Schi.fr. : wherewirh , that nothing of importance might be left behind, they packt up alfo the chains of the very Gallows; perhaps out of fear left ary man out of fpight becaufe of their departure should hang himfelf therein. All things being now ready for marching out, befidea die money to buy of the firingof the Citie , in the brin- ging in of which, thofeof Uytrecht were all too ftow ac- cording to the intention of the lntendant, who us'd an expedient in that behalf to promote the fame with force", fending on the 16. of November l°te in the evening to the Houfes of the aftermention'd Lords , the Burgerma- fters Booth, de Goyer , and de Leevw > the Judge Nieupoort* the State of RoJ/um , the Preachers vanden Hengel and Lodefteyn * the Lord Kafenhoot , Honthorji > Spiering > de Coyer, SecretarieoftheLeck-dijck, and yet another de Goyer, the Profeffor Regius , Dr ■. Wafenaar , artd the Commiffarieify/tf ; to every one a Serjeant with 10. of 12. Mufqueteers, with order to bring the fame before him, fome being already in bed, and others indifpos'd, Co that the Sons of the Lords Nieuport and de Leeum > came in (lead of their Fathers , all whom the lntendant the nexc morning betimes, without permitting them to give any order about their particular affairs , or to provide them- felfs of any thing, fentaway with 4.. Waggons under a gooc* Convoy to Aarnhem, and higher up to Emmerick: the fixteenth perfon of this Companie being Mons r - du Pas i that had been Governour of Naarden ; After which fending away forthwith upon the ringing of the Bell , ic vas caufed to be read off that no Mans- perfon should at- empt to go without the Citie- gates , upon pain of being plunder'd and his Houfe to be razed down; threatning further to fend away yet a good number of Lords , if the demanded Moneys were not brought up ; with one, defiring, attherequeft of thofeenclind to the Romish Religion , that the freedom of their Worship might be continued to them j and thac there might be a general Y Oblivion C338) Oblivion ofall that might have been committed by par- ticular perfons, during the French Ruling over them but thole in the Government excufed themfelvs in fuch cafes, It being wholly without their power to maintain the one or the other: but they neverthelefs ufed all en- deavours to get together that Money, which muft be paid before their marching out , & deliverd it to the Intendanc onthe22.dito. The French having fent away the forenamed Lords, as Huftagers for the remainder of the tax for redemption from the Fire, the Intendant did moreover afterwards feizon the Burger matter Hamel, the Lords de Wtlhem> Qrmea-, Bylevelt , Houwart , vanBuren ,Strick > and the Preacher van Vliet , to be fent as Hoitagers with the o- tht-rs or tne remainder of r>e formerly agreed Contribu- tion rr-oney, though in the place of the Lord6 Houwardt anci Strick went their Sons ; and of Ormea Sr. Gilbert van V»on : who under the conduct af Stoupa^s Regiment of Swinei swore conveyed to Aarnhem the day before the general marching out. The Intendant having now received the ready Pay- ment of the fummeof ahondredthoufandRixdollerson the 22. of November, thereupon did the Governour Stoupa that very evening order the whole Garrifon to be in a readynefs againft the next day to march out early in the morning : and withall gave command > that no Shop- keepers should then open their doors. In the morning on the 23. dito the Drums beat, and the Munfter- bells rung , that the Mafs might e're their departure be cele- brated » the Papiits having fome days before brought theii coftlyeft Ornaments back out of the Munfler-church afcei Kl Orenburg again, being willing to hazard the reft there) if haply they might be able there to maintain their free Exercife; at leaft they would not give them over, bul rather ftay to fee if they would be taken from them : per haps believing that no body would dare to put out th( hand to violare that Sanclicy, though the iflue taugh them wholly otherwise, Meanwhile after the Mafs wa held, (339) held , immediately the Governour rode to the White Vrouw-gate , where were alfo fome of the Governing Lords., and forthwith were all the Foot-foldiers drawn out, after whom the Troopers followed, all with fo good order as could be wished , without committing any in- folence at all : Whereupon the Governour , by his Brother Lieutenant Colonel Stoupa deliverM over the Keys of the Citie to the Lords who were there prefent , taking his leave in very civill Terms, and wishing them, all health and profperitie. Immediately hereupon were the Gates of the Citie shut, the Citizens had their Arms which had been taken from them put into their hands again, and all kinds of Joyfulnefs showed for the Deliverance. Before th* marching out, the Ruling Lords had difpenfed with one another about the Oath of the Perpetuall Edict; and fo- me Lords were gon to his Highnefs , being in the Camp, to offer him the Stadrhouldership of that Province; thofe who remain'd at home show'd themfelvs to be even fo minded, fetting themfelvs forth with Orange Ornaments, fuch Flaggs alfo prefently were to be feen waving off from above all their Towers and Steeples, and many other Tokens ofjoy were there among the Citizens : and indeed not without caufe , they having been now from the 23. of June, 1672. till the a }. of November, 1673. under the hard dominion of the French, whercunder, befides the lofs of their freedom , they were forced by an. enflaving andcoftly inquartering among them, to bear iniupportable burdens , which ifi Money given out, befides all other Exactions , make Out the fumme of 1668000. Gilders ; fome of which Were got in in the cruelleft manner by Militarie Execution , and the reft of the Citizens were fo hardly fallen upon , that theimpof* fibilitie of bringing it up was often by the Lords in moffc lamentable wife laid before the Intendant, and he be- fought for Gods fake to have commiferation on thofe milerable People , or that it might be free for every one, to forfake all , and nakedly to depart , the City and Pro- Y x viace (340) vince being fufficiently ruined without hope of rettaura- tion j fo that it was no wonder that this freedom brought them fo much rejoicing , which tended to no lefs gr ief of many Papifts, who muft fee the Youths, without giving any honour to their Idol , unhaliow the Sanctuary of the Minfter , aflault the Images , and throw them in to their bonfires : but much more Chriftian- like were the deport- ments of thofe, who in the afternoon in that Church, wherein the morning the Mafs had beenufed, did give pubhck Thanks to God the Lord in a pure way of divine Worship. . As in the morning the French Garrifon was drawn out , fo in the afternoon at 5. a clock was Major General Variaux come with 3 Regiments within Uytrechc , who prefently difcharged the Citizens from the wacch, and be- fet all pofts as they ought to be , he being yet that e vening faluted by the Magiftrates in his Lodging , who defired him to take the Oath to them , to give the Word and to leave the Keys of the Citie in their keeping ; but that was by his Honour excufed , as having no command thereto, fo that the Magiftrature was neceflitated to give up the fame to him , and the day following to the Earl oiHorn > whowas come alfo thither with fome Militia, being fol- lowed on the 2?.dito by the Lords the Deputies, as the Lords Geelvhick on the behalf of Holland , Crovnon for Zealand, Gememg for Friefland , andGockwga for Groe- ningen , and the Lord- Penfionary Fagel, who approved what the Earl of Horn had don, in the fetting orV of the Cities Government, and in that he had moreover dis- midedall the three Members which reprefent the States of Uytrecht: as alfo the Lords deputed by the States of Uy- trecht to the Haagh to take their place there in the Aflem- bly of the States General, were not admitted , it being underftood that it was yet too timely , and that the orders requifite for that Province muft before hand be fetled there : but that they might not be without all form of Government , there were continued the Lords the Chief- Officej Rvyfcht Secretajrie of the Policie f^uba > the Se- cretarie (ho cretarie of Juftice Lugtenberg > the Secretary of the States van Beufighcm , and the Threafurez de Leewa>j that every oft hern might take care of fuch cafes as should fall within their function, theordering of the Citie- affairs being re- ferred to eight new-chofen Citie- Captains, as Jacob van Dinteren 3 Peter Both van der Eem , having both been Schepens (orSherifs) Henry Quint * Albert Bent bum* JuftusVermear » Paul Vbetius , Henry Pot buy 'fen andN. Bo~ fcbart , who should regulate all fmall matters , till time and leifure should be for reftoring the Government again. slmersford , Wijck , Rbeenen and Wageninge were with this marching up of the French likewile left , yet the Marshal d'Humieres remained lying for fome time with a partie of his People at Wijck, for that the Ships ofUy- trecht fenc upwards becaufe of the drynefs of the river could not pais through* two of them loaden with Meal being taken by fome of our Soldiers with Sloops, were gotten loos , and brought to Uytrecht ♦ but the reft being lightened by the French themielvs, got all to Aernhem,' and thereby the whole Province of Utrecht were quit of them. Elburgh , a little Citie on the Southern Sea, was now not maintainable, whilethe Veluwe flood open ; fothac they there alfo prepared themfelvs for a departure , and bargain'd with the Citizens for 12000. Gilders for re- deeming their Citie from firing, who being very ready in bringing up the fame, paid the fumme wholly, ere the French drew out ; fo that they marching out on the 2. De- cember , demanded yet as much more , and took fome asHofbagers for the fame with them to Kampen , having before that alfo fpoild a part of the Fortification, Steenwtjck , not held by the French, but by the Bishops people , was in like manner forfaken by the Enemy : the Governour Baron van Wedderen , pretending as if he would yet more ftrengthen the Citie , had caufed very many trees and beams to be brought together , and on the 5. December called up all the Countrey-people round about with Spack and Shuvle, to come and labour at the Y 3 For- (342) Fortification ; and when they were there , the Governour made known to the Magistrate that he had order from the Bishop to raze and plunder that Citie : whereupon the Rulers prefl upon him , that they might buy it off with redempticn money, they being agreed for a fumm of iooo. Gilders , whereupon theCountreymen were for- ced to flight the Breaftwork,to chop off the Thorn- hedges an^ Palifado's , and fo farr as was poffible to ruin the For- tification ; after which on the day following the Baggage waspacktup andcarryedaw.iy , as alfo the Ammunition and the belt of the Canon , and therewith all the Militia drew out , having cauied two G :tes and the Ammuni- tion-houfe to be blown up with Gunpowder, and took with them for Homagers the Dortman , Burgermafter Keurheeck , and John Croeven ; there being the fecond day after the Frenches marching out, fome commanded Com- panys out of Frieiland come in thither , and the requifite orders were appointed for the making up of the ruined Fortification- works. Meppel, an open Market-Town, was the day after the leaving of Steenwijck , forfaken alfo by thole of the Bishops ; when they had firft preffed fome money out of them by the manner of that redeeming them from Burning. Kampen had alfo long feen the French make prsepa- tion to leve that Citie , the Bishops people having preffed hard , that they might take poffeffion of the Citie , for the fecuring their Conquefts on the Yflel ; which was de- nyed them, and of the Citizens wa9 demanded a fumm of iooooo. Gilders for faying them from Burning , yet is agreed for 80000. Gilders, to be paid in three terms; thereupon they packt up th«ir Baggage , loaded their Ca- non and Ammunition, and carryed all their other Train to Aarnhem ; and on the 25. December the whole Garri- fon marched out atthe Vean-gate, without committing any infolenee, through the good conduct of the Marquis de Magalotti : taking with them for Hoftagers the Bur- germalters Bam , Eekbout and Steenberge , the Secretary Breda, (mi Breda , Vrancisvan Huygen , Marie > Dr. de Gronde , Henry IVolthyn > John Peterfz. Qderktrtk , Arent Veen , Harpctlus Harwege. The City being much razed , the Fort over the YlTel moft flighted, and fe^erall Breaches made in the Wall: there came in the afternoon through the Breach of Jan van Ens Tower about 80. Men Itragglers of a Party from Blockzeel , under the command of a Lieute- nant, who yet came not in hi mfelf; with thefefome mu- tinying Citizens joined themfelvs, who together ftirr'd up much commotion , but were ftopt in their defigns by the Citizens which held Garrifon : and shortly after Co- lonel Goldfteyn with 14. hundred Men came in to take pofleffion there , and orders poflible were given forth for the repairing of the ruined Fortification-works, and in the Government they follow'd upon the fame foot, as had been proceeded on in Uytrecht. Hattem now not able enough to hold out , is upon theieivingof Campen, alfo quitted, after that there was iqueezedout of the disabled Citizens redemption, money from the firing , and the Walls in fome places broken down. As aftonished as men were before upon the fuddain progrefles of the Enemie, in the conquering of fo many coniiderable Cities, fo much wonder may nowjpoflels thon when they fee fo many eminent places ftrengtl en'd withfo much labour and colt, to be withoutcompulfion, deferted j I fay, without compulfion , that is , fuch as might have driven them thence , though they have been other- wife enough conftrained thereto , for to be otherwhere able to hold their ftand : And fith itplcafed us in the be- ginning to draw up a Lift of our lofs, now it feemetjh good to us to introduce one of that which through the Arms of the State , or the defertion of the Enemy , is re- covered again , whereby the Provinces of Holland, Fries- land and Groeningen are wholly cleanfed from tic French , and Uytrecht is again incorporated into the State. Y4 A LIST, (344) A LIST, both of the retaken and forfaken conquered Cities and Strong-holds. Geelmuyden. Vollen-novc. Rlockzeel. Stcenwijck. Inde Drente* Vfeppel. Koeverdcn. J« Uytrecht. Reenen. Wijck te Duer-ftede. Amcrsfort. Uytrecht. YfTelfteyn. Montfort. In Groeningerland. WinCchoten. Old-fchans (or fqrt.) Boonder-Scans. ^ew-Schans. In Eajt-Friejland ■& Frees- land. $'Ey\er-Sd\3ins,demcIi'shed. iCuynder-Schans. In Gelderlant. Hattem. JElburgh. Harderwijck. "Wageninge. pommel. In Brabant. jpreveceur. Schans te Engelcn. ©rte-Schans. In Over -Tj] el. Kampcn with de Schans. The Colonell Jofeph , being come fick out of his Uighneffes Army to Collognejdyed there on the i9.of No- . vember, bewailed by all who knew him , as being the lofs pfa valiant Soldier, and on the 23-dito he was there fump- tuously buried ; fo alio was the Earl of Guiche , one of the lieutenant Generals of Monfr, de Turenne, left lyingfiek In Holland. Vianen. Heukelum. Leerdam. Afperen. Woerden. Naarden. Ouwatcr. at Kruytsnach , and there on the laft of November de- parted this life , whofe body was carryed thence to Paris, and pompoufly laid in grave. A party out of the Hertogen-bofch,of the Regiment ofColonelHtfWe^, confiftingof2Q. men, met with a party of 47. French horfe between the 21. and 22. No- vember in the night, which th^tell upon, and beat fuf- ficiently, there being 8. of them that efcaped , the reft we- rekilled , except 3. taken prifoners ; the plunder, faddles, Piftols, and Horfes remained for bootieto ours : andal- moftfucha like accident there was on the 20. December, the Earl of Horn having fent out of Uytrecht the Lord of Sevenaar with 70. Troopers and 30. Foot-foldiers upon the Veluwe , where a party of 80. French Troopers held themfelvs, the whicli ours, being divided into two parties, the one confifting of 62. Troopers met 64. of the Enemie about Putten, who railing freely upon the French, pre- fently shot down 14. of them , where upon the reft quick- ly calPd for quarter, zy.being brought prifoners into Uyt- recht, among whom the Marquis de Romecoert , and the Lieutenant Vargieufe , the Marquis de Coerfel dying of his wounds at Amersfort* of ours onely one loft and 14. wounded, although the Frenfch were of the famous Regi- ment oiGajJion : but worfe fortune about that time had a troop ofabout 40. of ours i who recreating themfelvs to- gether about Harderwijck, were unawares fallen upon by a muchgreater company of French Troopers, and molt ofthem taken prifoners. Between the Frenfch and Spanish continued the ra- vaging, pillaging, and gathering in of contributions on both fides aequally hard ; the Spanish Lieutenant General Agowrto on the 15. and 16. November was drawn up to the fide of Capelle, and had forced above 200. villages to pay for faving them from burning. The Prince of Vaude- *»de Mont alte , Agiery , d > EfpinoJa,Ware- gniezndWeflerlo* two Walsh, and that of the Prince of Vaudemont , together with 8. Companies of the Earl of Be* aunurnt , which companies his Excellencie Montery , after he had held conference with his Highnefs in his return on the 8 December, and with the Earl of Waldeck at Herent- hals, forthwith caufed to march to Dieft , and himfelf, fol- lowed by mod of the Nobilitie of the Land, and an extra- ordinary Equipage, drew to the field on the 13. dito, lod- ged that night at Erp, and the night following in the Ab- bey of f erck by Leu ven , where on the 6. diro-he held Council (348) Council of Warr with the Earl of Waldetk , who had the Van with 6000. horfe under the Earl oSNaJfou , and was followed by 8000. foot-foldiers> taking the courfe to Tie- nen, the appointed Rendevous, whithertothe Earl of Montery alto on the 17. dito was drawn out: aind Hi? Highnefs the Prince of Onnge, being on the 15. dito de- parted from the Hague , flept on the 16. at night at Aer- fchbt, having onely lodged the night between at Breda, being followed by 7. pieces of Canon and other Artillerie, under the condudt of 3. Regiments of foot , arrived alfo on the xj. dito at Tienen , where after conference held and many demonstrations of civilitie,the Armys on both fides were conjoined, and ranged according to the inten- tion of the defigns, the march being taken toward the fide of Luyck, fo for to hinder the thorough-fare of the French who would have pafled through Maftricht to Charleroy. The Duke of Luxe mburgh , having drawn together fo many companies as the Netherlands Conquefts could mifs, by and about Rhijnberg,broke up from thereabouts in the beginning of December, with 18. or 19000. man, moreorlefs, marching in 4. Brigades on the 3. dito by Meurs, and further along the Rijn to Nuyts and higher up, pretending as if his intention was to draw through the Diocefsof Cologne^ in defpight of the Imperialists to the Bishoprick of Trier, but the Duke of BournonviUe fyee- dylygatherd together moft of his companies, even of them alfo who lay beyond the Rhijn, and fet himfelf in pofture to prevent the French for pafling through there; which Luxemburgh taking notice of , prefently marched from the Rhijn through Gulick-land to the Roer, and on the 8. ditopaffedby Liqnig, fpreading his companies in the Land of Hertogen-rade , at Geelkerke , Uubaci , and to within 2. or 3. miles of Maftricht > where having for fome days encamped himfelf, on the 12. dito he advanced to within the land of Valkenburgh and wholly under the Waifs of Maftricht, but feeing little likelyhood of his getting through Maftricht to Charleroy, becaufe of uhe con- conjoined Armies, and having now confumed allthe- reabo«uts, the Duke broke fuddenly up from thence on the ip. dito, marching along the Mafe to Luyckand hi- gher, to turn home that way through the Ardennes, buc the co>nfoederated Amiersgetting Knowledge thereof, in haft d new by Namen over the Maas , to ftop the Frenches paffag;e : but fo foon at the French A vantguard was drawn over the black water, the Bridge fell down , whereby the reft were hinder'd from following i fo that the forefaid foremoftcompagniesobfervingthe march of the Spanish, after fbme encounter were drawn back again , and the French Army abode encamped fome days on the Black Water , who left they should draw through Stavelo and LuxemburgtoTrierandLorrain, the Imperialifts came prefently into the land of Limburg with ?ooo.horfe,being to be followed by thelnfantrie , to cut them that pafs off, who being grown to 12000. reached a long from Aix wholly to Lutzenburg, whereby the French were finally in the end of December neceflita ted to retire wholly to under Maftricht , finding themfelvs there fure enough againft all encounters. The Confaederate Army having obferved the retiring of the French over the Black Water, who us'd the fame river for a breaft-work to deck themfelvs, came moft fpeedyly back on this fide the Maas , the Prince oiVaude- we»tone\y remaining on the over- fide, to the end, that if the French would yet pafs that way to Sedan , they might j oin themfelvs with the Imperialifts, and hinder the Enemy : meanwhile came His Higknefs and the Spanish Militia lower, falling down to beneath Luyck , and the French ftill continuing to ly encamped at the Blackwater, councels were taken to lay a Bridge over the Maas by Na- vagne,and over the fame to fall upon the Enemy, who, not willing to tarry till then, drew again wholly to under Maftrigt, in pursuance of whom the Spanish with fome Dutfch Troops fpread themfelvs upon the great Caffey, and His Uighnefs encamped himfelf about Haffeltand Bilfen ; to*hutupthepafTage from. Maftricht to Charle- roy, (1S°) roy» thereupon the Duke of Luxemburgb } not being able to lubfift there longer with his Army , begun to breakit, laying one part thereof within Maltrigt ., one part within Mafeyck, and lent alfo a part back to the Rhijn, fo that out of all that contrivance it appearing clear enough that he was not minded to hazard himrelf by breaking throug, the conjoind Army much tired out by marching too and fro, thereupon begun to part , to draw toward winter- quarters the Eari oiMontery on the 4.. of January 1 674.. ta- king leave of His Higbnefs , who with the Prince oiCour- land , the Rijngrave ,ind other Lords on the 9. dito > and the Earl oi IVa/deck ili'o the day following arrived in the Hague, being followed by the body of the Army , as alfo the Eurl o f Montery on the 7 . dito came again into Bruxel- les, and lent hisTroopsto rheir Winter -quarters. The tidings of the flopping of the March of the French occafion'd to the French Court fuch alteration, that all was there in commotion for the fetting free or the Duke de Luxemburgb > the King would ;himfelf thither, yet at laft luffered himfelf to be perfwaded , that chis Ex- pi oit should be man .ged hy the Prince of Conde as Gene- ralidimus, and the Duke of Turenne as General; all the Troops of Court received order to march to Charleroy: thofe who laid quarter'd on the Zaar , thofe in T rier and Lorraign, thofe even in Alfatia were ordered to be on the If. January at Charleroy, thecommon Randevouz itfowte/Gnvernour of Charleroy was got from thence to Maftrigt with 8c horfe , Bellefonds had brought together fomethoufandsofhorfe, Conde was departed from Pa- ris, but Turenne plaid the part of a fick man , that he mi^htnot ferve under the Prince; all the commanded troops were wholly in motion, when they underftood that ours and the Spanish Army were feperated , and go- ne to their refpective quarters, whereupon, alfo all the preparation of the French ceafed again and Conde turned back to Paris, yet for all that Luxemburgb came not upf< with his Troops which were on the 10. January patted over die Male at Maltrigt, ere that Monfr. Sckombergh was Was come to him with 4000. horfe more from Charle- roy; at which time he, leaving the Infantry, all too much wearyed out , in Maftrigt and the other Cities in the Land of Luyck , on the 15. dito, marched up from Gembloers without any Carts or Baggage- waggons, which weremoft fold, broken or loft in their running here and therconely with the Cavalrieconfiliing of ycoo. horfe , together with the Earl of Schombergh , and the fa- me day they arrived at Charleroy, and profecuted their journey to Paris , therewith being an end of the Field- expedition for this year. After fo many turnings too and fro, the French, who the year before went fo profperoufly forward , effedted nothing elfe the whole fummer, fave to lay waft many Lands : the Marshal de Turenne was drawn away from the Rhijn through the Welterwald, Rinckaw and the Wet- teraw unto the Mayn, where he took in poffeffion the places round about which had any fortification; this his march made every one beleeve that the coming down of the Imperialifts was inearneft, and gave enough to un- derftandthathisdefignwasto prevent them therein, to "which end he being drawn over the Mayn , encamped himfelf between the Tauber and the Mayn in Francken- land, through which the Imperialifts muft come, who being mufter'dat their rendevouz at Egrain Bohemia, came in three Wings right upon them, and fet themfelvs down clofe by the French, neither party feeming very ha- fty forr Field-battel , always not the French , who had feverall times occafion enough thereto , but at length through the holding off of their con voys, & deminishing oftheirprovifion, they were neceffitated to retire over the Tauber, and fo to leave the paffage through Franc- kenland open and free for the Imperialifts, who having pafs'd the Mayn , through the Wetteraw , Rinckawand the Wefterwald marched right on to the Rhijn , whereby they cut the way off from the French , who marched from the Mayn through the Palatinateoverhet Necker to Philipsburg, and paited over the Rhijn there, drawing forEh fjfc) forth along the hill the Haart , to the Dukedom of Zim- meren , that through the fame and the Bishoprick of Trier they might come into the Diocefsof Cologn, and fetthemfelvsin oppofition to the Defigns of the Empe- rours forces: but Turemte being advanced tiil he was not farr from the Moefel , and finding all well befec there by the Duke ofLorrain ,- and the Armies of the Allies joined before Bon, marched back again , and Laving enquar- ter'dhks Troops on the Zaar, himfelf departed to Paris: The King lying in Lorrain, had made all prseparations to fill upon the French Compte (or Burgundy) but ta- king notice of the march of his Highnefs , for to join with the Spanish Troops , and finding hi mfelfvs too weak on the parts of Flanders ; fenr moft of the mili- tia he had by him under Monfr. de Fcuntles thither , and himfelf went home: His Highnefs joined with the Spanish, drew over the Maas and through Gulick land to Bon, whereupon the Duke of Luxenburg fearing of an attempt upon Nimwege the Grave or any other pla- ce in haft brought all together what he could , and drew therewith himfelf to Nimwegen , but that dan- ger being over, and the Cities on the Rhijn provi- ded with better garrifons, he returned to Uytrecht, and gathered up all the militia out of the places they had forfaken , forming the fame into an Army ; me- anwhile comes the Marshal d'Humieres ', and having with a good number ofTroopers brought a Convoy to Maftrigt , and being further lengthened by the Earl of Choifeulirom below, went into the diocefs ofCollogne to fee once how it ftood with Bon , but rinding nothing for him todo.there,he fent his Troops back to Maftrigt, and came in perfon to Uytrecht , from whence the Duke was already gone , to bring his Army together by Rhijn- berg , and to carry the fame to France , for to preferve that againft all invafion of the conjoined Forces of thofe now Allyed, which haply should not have been dif- ficult even to draw up without hindrance to the gates of j Paris; but for the preventing, ifpofiible, of che march \ him, o( Luxembttrgh , and to drive away his ftolenbootie from htm, his Highnefs, after he had difpatched all according to his defign in the upper part of the diocefs of Collogne, joind again with the Earl of Montery , that they might jointly shut up the pafsage through the Ardennes,3nd the way over the great Caufey, whereupon the forefaid Du- ke drew up along the Rhijn, as if he would march through the land of Collogne toTreversand through Lorrain , to France , but finding that way too well blockt up by the Emperours people , he drew to Maftrigt, and feeing there alfo iittle opportunitie of getting to Charleroy,he took the way by Liege to Sedan, but being there alfo ft opt by the Spanish and the States militia, & hinder'd by the Em- perours from going through Limborch to Lorrain, he turned again to Maftrigt, theredividing his Army, whe- reupon the Confcederates alfo , much worn out, parted, and drew into the winter quarters ; after which the Duke of Luxemburg fetch'd offby Count Schombergh with 4000. horfe, at laft drew up with his Cavalrie to Charleroy , and from thence on to Paris, therewith ending theCampagne of this Year. Thofe of Liege were difcontented at the coming, and fo long continuance of the Duke of Luxemburgh with fuch an Army upon their Territories , and fo clofe under their walls,but the French, being ashamed to acknowledge that they were ftopt in their march, pretended,that they flayed there to preferve the neutrality of theyr Cittie againft the propofalls ofthe Imperial Minifters , but the contra- rie appeared , for that they were there before any propofi- tions were made; for it was the 30. of December ere the Baron /!/<}/* accompanyed with the Count Schellart de- liver'doverhisCredentials in the Council, and confe- quentlymade his proportion on behalf of his Imperial Majefty,fortheprefentinghis Imperial prote&ion, pre- fer vmg all freedom andprivilidges: And fo foon as the French could get through, they drew away, while the treaty was at its height, fork was the ^.ofjanuary 1674. that the Lord desC aniens French Refident at Liege de- Z» liver 'd (354) liver'd over his anfwer to the Council about the conti- nuance of the Kings troops upon tbeyr territories whe- reby was joined the excufe of the work at Tongeren, as beiq^ committed through the fault of their mifunder- ftandingieath other, protefting that his Majefty was min- ded wholly to maintain their Neutralities but he was anf- wer'd on the 5-dito , that as yet they had enjoyed nothing but the bare name of neutrality , and that meanwhile they were dealt with as open Enemies, showing the fame in many inftances with feverall replys to the pofitio ns of des Carrieres 3 and on the \$A\x.ow?L$Lu!xeml>urgb arrived at Charleroy In which time Baron d'llola went yet ilrongly forth in his negotiation at Luyck ( or Liege ) fot to bring that Citie to the Emperours partie , whereunto many much inclined , having already undergon fo much mis- chief and extorfion from the French; yet was he fo much counter-mined by the French party , by prom ifes and threatnings, that the work continues and ftickswere it was, and the Luyckers (or Liegers) abode under the shadow of a fo called Neutrality. But after fo many Warlick-actions we return again to the creating of Peace,wherein the Lords Mediatours were yet vigilant at Collogne , and had in the beginning of De- cember a project of giving fatisfa&ion every one , the for- mer debates having been mod touching the differences between France and England with this State: con- cerning which't was further propounded i. That the, demand of money made by France , and the conten- ting of the Knights of Maltha should be put to or- dering of Commiffioners, that in ftead of Me vis , Fou- quemont or another Equivalent should be given. 2 That the fatisfaction of England be referred to their project of the 7. of November. 3. That the States give to the Elector of Cologne Rhijn-berghand 3000CO. Rix- dallers, the Electoral Prince on the other fide should, reftore to the States moft of the places which he hath, of theirs in his hands. 4. To the Bishop of Munfier all foo 300000. RixchUers , with condition that he in like: man (355) manner should reftoremoft of the places by him taken. 5. That between the Emperour and France the Weitpha- lian Peace should be prolecuted , and the places on both fides taken should be redelivered with juil compenfation of damages. 6. The difference between France and Spain should be composed by a general Ad: of Oblivion , and all be regulated according to the Treaty of A ix , and mo- reover it was urged that there be a general Ceffation ot Arms But", befides that here was nothing mention'd of the* D. ke of Lorrain, thefe Proportions were very little relished by the State or their Allies; yet in the mean ti- me k was ftrongly endeavoured to promote an union with England, if poflible ; to which end befides the fore- mention'd Offers by the Letters of the States General, there was yet on the behalf of this State by the Spanish Ambaffadour prefented : I. That the point of the Flagg should be ordered to the con- tent of his Majejfy. a. That all Places and Prizes which during thefe Warts have been taken or might be taken on both fides by the one or the other Nation without Europe, should be reflored. .3 . That to his Majefly should be given dfumm ofSooooopa- t aeons or 20. tuns of gold j that is > two hundred thoufand pounds flerling. Wherewithallthefaid Ambaffadcurpreffedfohardj that he declared, in cafe England should continue to re- fufe the concluding a Peace upon reafonable terms with the United Netherlands, tlr,t then Spain in purfuance of the concluded and rati fyed Treaty should be alfo necefli- tated to break with England; which propofallswerefin- ce made larger and augmented; which, that they might find more entrance into the minds and inclinations of the Enemies, there came out a Manifefto wherein it was anfwered largely wkh many convincing reafons to every point of the Kings Declaration of Warre, & the righteouf nefs there of was referred to the judgement of thegreat c6- ncilthe Parliament, which confilting of fo many under- flailding Men , who without doubt did apprehend the in- Z 2 finite (2jtf ) finite danger of fuch a and ruinous Warr, and as is hoped, willemploy all their ftrength and endeavor,for the procu- ring the fame to be exchanged into a defircd Peace; the proceedings of the States General therein being fo reafo- nable, that on that fide fcarce any thing elle can be ex- pected, as appears by the words of the foremention'd Ma- uifeito : So is it, that We here in the uprightnefs of our hearts , and tn the confidence of our integritie , do fubmit the fencer it ie of this our defence to the judgement of the English Nation in general , and more effecially to the high and honorable Court of Parliament , as reprefenting the whole body of the Nation, rwhomwe are not oncly -willing to make full Arbitrators of all the unhappy differences between the Court of England and Us ; Sut should alfo account it for thefpeedyeftftep to a happy ac- commodation, if they ( who muft be agreed to be the befi Jud- ges ofthefe Controverfies ) will take the pains to make a right •difeinclion between the true Interefi of the Nation ( whom tkeyreprefent) and the artificial or cunning craftwefs and •pretences offomefew evil- minded Men , who {for fome falfe Jefegns of their own , very little agreeing with the duty which they ow both to God and their Countrey ) have con- trived this Warr , aiming at confederations fo deftrutltve for England as for this State : As zealous as this State was in contributing all that might tend to the furtherance of the Peace , yet neglected they not what was needfull for the profecution of the Warr. By land were all the requifite orders given out for the recruiting of the (landing militia, to be again corn- pleat and in full pofture in the fpring, to maintain the lands Intereft in the molt forcible manner againft all ho- tfiledcfigns. By water 't wasrefolved to equip a Fleet of Men of Warr mightyer than ever was brought to Sea by this State, being to confiftoL^o. rr.oftly , grent Ships of Warr,with 12. Freggats and alfo Fire-ships, Galliots and Advice-boates proportionably,to make out jointly a Fleet of 150. Sail ; for which there should be taken on between 29. and 30. thoufand men : and fcarccly was this reiolu ■ tioi tion taken but the Equipage of the Ships was begun , and fet forward with fo much vigour and alacritie , that there might be very good appearance of their being able to take Sea-very foon in the ipring: and for the fpeedyer man- ning out of the fame, all care in that cafe was taken by fe- verall Proclamations ; as the forbidding any Seamen to putthemfelvs into any forraign fervice , and to call home thofe who had already don fo; the forbidding of all fai- ling of Merchantmen, the great and fmall Fishing, the going to fetch Whales, and the going out of Capers,toge- ther with the calling in of all Capers that were already our, again It the firft of March : by which means it is to be ho- ped that there shall be no want of Seamen : and for fupply of the charges , feverall propofalls were debated touching the revenue, the raifing of the 200. penny was again confirmed , and anew Tax of Familie- money appointed, whereby everyone who enjoyed any Office , or exercifed trading, shop-keeping, gainfullprofeffion and arts, or m anuall occupation, mutt bring up every day a twentieth, part of their gains ; which feemed to fome a defperate means and not practicable without great confufion , and perjurie; though that judgement feemed to be too rash; although in truth there is not the greateft likelyhood of its going forward. Our Hope was not in vain which we had, that the Wis- dom or. the Parliament might employ all their Might in procuring the Warr to be changed into a wished Peace, feeing that the liberall Prefentations of this State , and the further preffings there of .> were followed with fo blef- fed and defirable au iffue ; the relation whereof we concei- ve needfull to be hereto adjoined, for the perfecting the narrative of the things which have paffed. It was now the 17 . of January 1 6 74. the day appointed for the Affembling of both the Houfes of Parliament, when the His Majefiy appeared there in his Robes, and fpoketo them with the following Oration. %a Ml (358) My Lords and Gentlemen , WHen 1 parted with you laft , it was hut for a little timt , and with a refolutton of meeting fuddenly again. That alone was enough tofatisfie My Friends that they need not fear, and My Enemies that they could not hope for a Breach between Us I then i old you, that the time of this short Recejs should be employed in d'ing fucb things as might tend to your Satisfaction. 1 hope 1 hays don My part towards it : A' df there hi any thing elfe whuhyou tbin^w anting to jecure Religion or Property , there is nothing ivhicbyou shall rea- fonably propose , but 1 shall be ready to recetye it. 1 do now exyelt, you should do your parts too, for Our Enemies make sudorous prepa- rations for Warr , and yet their ihief hopes are to dif unite its at home; V is their Common Difcwrfe , and they reckon upon it as their bejt Relief. My Lords and Gentlemen , IT is notpojJMejor Me to doubt your Affections at any time, much lift at fucb a time M this , when the Evidences of your affections are become jo neceffary to mall, lde fire you to conjider , that as the Warr cannot be well made without a Supply , fo nei.be> can a good Peace be bad without being in apoftureofw arr. yam yery farr from betn% in loye with Warr for Warrsfalee j Bu if if aw any li- vely hood of Peace without dishonour to My >elf, and damage to you; ' J would foon embrace it , But no proposals of Peace haye yet been tffered, which can be imagined "frith intent to conclude , but onely to amufe. Ther fore the -fray to a good Peace is to fet out a good fleet, tvhich IVe have time enough to do yery effectually , if the Supply be not delayed, if after this a Peace should follow, yet the Supply would he wellgiyen,for what ever remains of it , Jam billing should be, appropriated for building more Ships. To conclude, a fpeedy, a proportionable , and aboye all a cheerfulle '^Aid is now more ueceffary tban eyer , and 1 rely upon you for it. I lately putyou in mind of my Debt to the Goldfnuths , I hop,' a ft-- time will come to talee that into confideration. 1 cannot conclude "toil bout shewing the entire Confidence 1 have in you. llenouw youhxye heard much of My Alliance w/itb France^ <5* 1 beheye it bath been yery ftrangely nuf represented to you,m if ther •were certain jeer et Articles of dangerous Con(equence, But l::ilhna fy no difficulty of letting the Treaties and all the Articles oft hem," it mutt any the leafl refer v'e , to be fee n by a f mall Committee 'f both HoufesX Voufes, who may Report to you the truefcope of them ; Andl affure you there U no other TrtatywithT ranee , Either he/ore orfince, not already printed, which shall not be made j>7ioTt>n. ^4nd having thm freely trufled you, I do not doubt but you ixiiU have a, care of My Ho- nour, and the Good of the Kingdom. The reft 1 referr to My Lord Keeper. The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal in an elegant ftile largely opened every Point, praifing much the Kings Speech , and what His Majefty efpecially in reference to Religion, had done fince the laft Seflion , and chat he had fo reduced His Land-forces , that there remained over fcarce enough to man out his Fleet this Summer: that now the wisdom of the Parliament is required to improve thefe Advantages with a due moderation. And afterwards coming to the bufinefsof the Peace , he gave a full Rela- tion of what had paffed, and of the Letters which had been exchanged too and again ; and laftly of the proffer made by the Spanish Ambafladour , faying, that the reftitution of Prizes was wholly impracticable : that there was a total OmifTionof any Regulation of Trade in the Indies, of Surinam, and of the Fishing. That herewith there was a threatning of Warr with Spain , yet that it was not to be beleeved , that that Crown which hath fo wife a Council, should proceed thereto. And gave forth, as if the laft Anf- wer of the States General might belookt upon as a defign tofowdiflenfion : ufing more preffant words, he fought by all manner of perfwafions to induce the Affenv bly to Confent to a confiderable Summ for the King: but the Members directed all to that end that might extinguish the burning flame of Warr; which was indeed not directly with in their reach , the Right of Warr and Peace being the prerogative of the Crown: yet have they fo managed, their other bufinefses, that they brought no fmall weight to this Point , whole Refolvs ta- ken from time to time, we shall then profecute , fofarr as they have given an introduction to the effecting of the Peace. Z of theforefatd Earl Francis, by the dayly augmenting of neH> Provocations for two fuch Noble Families, with the infolent and shameleffe manner of their Cohabitation, or conver- ging witheath other, fince the death oftheforenamed Earl : and your .Suppliants much apprehending the danger om confequence that un- doubtedly willfollow thereupon, ffuch tntollerabte Provocations of thefaid Dukj and Countefs should continue without redress. Have] found Themfelvs bound in honour and confctence humbly to betake themfelvs toyour Honours, nothing bringing more grief to jour Sup' • f Hants, thantbat they are neceffaryly conji 'rained , in this manner to . maty their Jiddrefs and complaint, which tby have long l>ept in,an about the promoting of the preient Warr, which now begun the more to encumber the Members of Parliament after they had received aflurance the Ratifica- tions of the Treaty between Spain and this State in the Hague were mutually exchanged. The Lords Buckingham and Arlington perfonally appea- ling in the Houfe of Commons anfwered upon every one of their accufations, yet neither of them gave io much Sa- tisfaction, but that cney were judged uncapable of being in the Kings Council and prejudicial to the Kingdom : and it was ordered for the one io well, as the other , that a Com mittee of the Houfe should addrefs itfelf to his Maje- fty, with a humble requeft, that theie Lords might be de- clared unmeet for any Politique orMilitary Employment, and putfrom the Kings prelence,andoutof hisCouncil forever : Among whole Examinations alfo fome Accufa- tions were produced againft the Earl of Shafts bery , late Chancellour. But in ail this the Houfe of Peers oblerving that firlf. one and then another of their Affembly was thus Charged by the Houfe of Commons, took further order therein : fo that among all by the Lower Houfe it was re- folved on the 24. of January to deliberate in a Grand Com- mittee upon the Grievances of the Kingdom ; and mean- while, on the 1 . of February the Marquis del FreJ'no Agent ofHisMajeftieoftyrf/'w prefen ted in an Audience to the King a later xMi (live from the States General dated the 24. ofj anuary, together with 5 Articles, upon which the Sta- tes General proffered to conclude the Peace with the King of England, being as followeth. S 1 R, Having obferve J, that your M.tjefly, in your Speech lately made to the Parliament , ( which Huts printed by your Majefties or- der ) yetfesmedto doubt of the Jinceritte of our intentions, and to bla- f 363 J nne w , that we made overtures of Peace to your Majeflk , onely to I win time, and v. ithout defining to come to any conclusion hereupon. JVefind oufelvs obligeclto repeat the proffers which ourPlenipo entia- < ties at Cologne, as ive are confident, in our name made to thoje of your Majeflte ; and Jofendyou aprojetl of a Treaty, which ive are ready tofign, -Without anyfurtfcx. Conferences, or longer putting off the con' clujion of a Peace , which ive have fo earneftly defired. Jind that your Majeflie may the better apprehend hov.'farr you have reafon to be contented with ourpropofa/s which we mafe , and with boiv much reafon we promife ottrjelvs awhokfom iffue there of, we pray your Majeflte in thefirft place to confider , that the rene- wing of the Treaty at Breda , which weprtfent , u the very fajefi foundation of a firm and durable Friendship , as we have already showed in our Letter of the 19 December , and that out of confedera- tion of the fame , we ad thereto alfo the Mar.ne ( or Sea ) Treaty, concluded in the Hague in the Year 1 66%. But in regard the 19. Article ofthefaidTreatie nf Breda hath hem vanoufly interpreted, andthatyour Majeflie agatnfl what -ft* always judged, hath pretended , thatbyvertue of that Aittcle our whole fleet as well as particular Ships are obliged to ftrtkf their flaggs and Top-fails , upon the meeting of the leaf} Ship of ' ff'arr of your Majefties : We thought we could show your Majeflie no greater evidence of the refjbetl which we have for your Royal per fen , and of our earnejl defire of obtaining anew the honour of your good inclina- tion,tban by confentmg to your Majeftit in the Britttsh Seas,Tohatyot; in thti cafe have demanded of U/S , and by the regulating of 1 be cere- monies of the Flatrg , according to the project which your Majeffies Plenipotentiaries themfelvs fent ui out of the French jrmy, infuch a time m our Commonwealth was brought into the greatefl encum- brance. Thefccond Article , whereby we agree that within three months' after theconclufion of a Peace, Commifftoners should be named for the regulation of the trade inthe Indies, andother places, vs in lii^e man- ner agreabie to the above-namedproyccl, which was fent m out of the French jirmy, and conformable to the propofinon made to ut by the Medtatours at Cologne the 1 9. of January laft, with the cognisance of your Majeflies Plenipotentiaries, For what relates to Surinam, we have made an ^Article there- of, onely for your Maj&c to his Majeftie of Great Britain,<&c. concerning the P E A C E. T Hat the Treaty of Breda be confirmed & renewed, & that the Marinc,or Sca-Treatie made in the Hague in the Year »<5<58, alio be, renewed,, t [ t T. It is further agred , that the Ships and Sea-Veffels be longing to the United Provinces , as well Ships of Warr of de- fence, as others, whether they be fingle or in Fleets, which shall meet theKing ofGreat-Britains Ships of Warr in the Brutish Sea, whether they alfo be fingle, or more in number , yet fo that they carry the Kings Flagg, shall ftrike their Flagg , and let their Top-fail fall : and the faid States of the United Provinces shall order all Commanders of their Ships and Fleets fully and in good deed to perform this Article. II. And to the end that the fecuritie and mutuall friendship between the (aid King and the faid States General , their Subjc&s and Inhabitants may be the more fincerely kept, and that all oc - cafions of further differences may be taken away , 't is alio con- tented that certain fitt Laws toutching the Trade and Commerce beeftablished , which shall regulate the Navigation and Com- merce ofboth parties in the Indies, and in otherplaccs without Europe, for an exaft and mutual rule that shall limit the fame within certain Laws , which shall for ever be obferved. And for as much as this bufinefs feems to be of too great a weight to be {>erfeded out of hand, both Parties confent , that the fame shall >e put ofFto a fitter opportunitie ; and that within the time of three Months afterthe concluding of this Peace , without further delay , Commiffioners shall be named who shall meet together at London, and shall agree upon fome certaintie , as well concer- ning the limiting of the forts of Merchandizes, as the Laws of Na- vigation and Commerce , and frame the fame by new and mu- tual Articles of agreement : but upon condition , that this who- le cafe shall be carryed on in a friendly way and manner. 1 1 1. And that this Peace, Friendschip and Confoederacie may beeftablished upon a fall and unmoovable foundation ; and that from this day all occafion of new difference and difputes may be taken away, it is further agreed, that for as muchastheColonie of Surinam was gottenby the faid States, in purfuance of the Law of Arms, upon certain Articles concluded between Captain Abra- ham Krynfrn and William Biam on the 6. of March. 1667. and fithby the fifth Article thereof it is accorded that in cafe any of the Inhabitants of the faid Colonieshould then or afterwards de- fire to depart from thence to another place , they should have li- berty freely to fell their eftate and goods, and that theGover- nour in fuch cafe should take care, that they may be at a modera- te price provided of convenience for tranfporring them and their their goods: andlikewifeby the 19. Article of the Agreement, that the Governour Kryxfen should allow Pree conduct and Paf- ports to fuch as were minded to depart , and that they might take their Slaves away with them, yet, to be rightly underftood , that theysho: Id be obliged to go away together with our People: Andforthat the King of England judged and believed that the faid Articles have hot been well obferved , and that feverall En- glish 1 nhabitantsyet tarry there, who are ftill defirous With their Goods to leave the Place in purfuance of the faid Articles : The States General do by thefe prefents promise, that they will very uprightly and faithfully take care the faid Articles, and what af- terwards was agreed in a meeting at London about the Execu- tion of the fame, and the Orders of the States General in purfuan- ce thereof, be readyly executed and accomplished ; and alfo that the time of three Months shall be granted to the faid Inhabitants, for the felling of their goods, according to the tenour of the (aid Articles,and their tranfportation,whither they deflre to go, upon a moderate price, and that it shall be permitted them to carry their Slaves with them. I V. It is agreed and concluded , that if either of the Parties might during this Warr have taken, or got in poileffion any Terri- tories, IflandsjCities, Forts,Colonies , or other Places belonging to the other Partie , all and every of the fame, without,any diffe- rence of place or time, shall immediately and without fraud be reftored in the fame Condition as the fame may be found inat the time v hen the knowledge of the conclufion of this Peace shall come to that place. , ; , V. And to the end all occafions and caufes of new quarftions, pretences and actions may be at once eradicated , of what nature foever they may be, or under what name or pretence attempted; and that the grounds whereon they may feem to be upheld may- be wholly annullilated and removed, the faid States General do thereupon promife to pay to his Majeity eight hundred thoufand Patakons , which fumm the faid States General of theUnitcd Netherlands for fo me reafons by a certain Treaty concluded ins the Year 1673. between the King of Spain and the faid States Ge- neral, have promifed to pay, and which the Ambaffadour of the faid King in their name hath prefentcd to the King of Great- Britain: which fumm is to be paid at certain terms, viz one fourth part fo foon as the Ratification shall beexchanhed , and the reft in the three following years in xqual parts. The (3<«) The 24 . January being the Day that the Houfe had dif- folv'd itfelf into a Grand Committe to confider of. the Grievances; His Majefty with his Royal Robes appeared in both Houfcs of Parliament, fpeaking to them inthefol- iowing Oration. My LORDS and GENTLEMEN, . IN the beginning of this Sefjion I told you > as 1 judged 1 had reafon to do, that the States General had as yet made no pro- pofition to me, -which could he thought to be with intention $p conclude, but onely to amufe. To avoid this blame, they have nowfent me a Letter by the Spanish Ambaffadour, proffering me terms of Pe 'ace upon conditions propounded before , and in a more becoming fl'tle than heretofore. Hereupon it is, that I de fire your ffeedy advice , for if you shall find the terms fuch as may be accepted, your advice shall have great weight with me ; and if you find them defective, then I hope you will give me your advice and help to procure bet- ter. In the whole cafe I doubt not but you will take care of my Honour, <& of the honour and welfare of the Nation , which at prefent are {0 deeply engaged. Thus much being referred to the advice of the Parlia- ment, thereupon is taken this following Refolution, That upon Conflderation of his Majefties gracious ffeech , and the PropofaUs oft he States General of the United Provinces , this Houfe is of opinion, that his Majefiie be advifed to proceed in Treaty with the [aid States Generall in order to a (feedy Peace. Which Refolution accordingly prefented by a Committee to His Majeftie gave introduction to the fol- lowing conclufion of Peace. Notwithftandingthis Proceeding , the AfTembly went on with the accusations of the forenamed Lords, yea fo farras to enter into deliberation about ieizing fome of them , and to attach them for high Treafon ; which gave fome of them occafion , to take their Meafures occording- ly, and to deport themfelvs as the time required; fo that the Houfe being more calm in their proceedings againft Far* (3*9) Particulars, dire&ed their chiefeft buGnefs againft Papifts in generall, the Concurrence of the Higer Houfe being there to ufefuil to them ; And with one *t was ordered thac the following Declaration should be made by every one, for distinguishing between Papifts and Proteftants. I, A. B. do folemnly from my heart and in the prence of Al- mighty God profeft, teftifie & declare , thac I do wholly re- nounce and reject thefe pofitions or do&rins of the Church of Rome , as utterly falfe, to wit : That the Romish Church istheonely Catholique or univeHall Church ^fChri ft , and the onely Mother or Head-Church ofall Churchee ; and thatthere is no aflTurance of Salvation in any other Church befides that of the Church of Rome, or in any other Church which feparates it felf, or refufeth to communicate with the forefaid Romish or Popish Church. Therefore is it that I wholly difown , yea reject utterly as falfe, that the Pope or Seat of Ronv hath any right to exercife any ju- rifd i&ion or fepreniacy over the Catholick Church in generall in the Chriftian World ; or that by venue of any fuch right , or pre- tence thereto , he hath any lawful power tot excommunicate all other Churches ; or that he hath any jurifdittion over my felf in particular j 6r that by vcrtue afthat authority , it belongs to the Church of Rome alone to judge of the true fenfe and Interpreta- tion of the holy Scripture. I rejettand wholly renounce, and abhor this belief, that all thofe whom the Pope or Romish Church rejeft as Hereticks and Schismaticks, are to be reje&ed and reputed for fuchby God. Or that all thofe whom the Romish Church curfeth , anathe- matizeth, excommunicateth or condemneth, by vertueofthat curfe of excommunication or condemnation onely , arc in danget of falling under the wrath of God, Or to be punished by God with everlafting damnation. I deny alfo that the Romish Church hath continually and al- ways in allagesheld te Chriftian faithintire and pure, fo as it Was delivered over by the Lord Chrift and his Apoftles. And I belie- ve truly out of the ground of my heart , that the forenamed Church is infected and corrupted with many grofs,erroneous 3 ido«- iatrous Opinions and Practices. I herewith rctewt and renounce; as a thing wholly falfe, that A A the (370) the Lord Chrift hath left any of his Apoftles for his Vicar here upon Earth, or hath appointed any one of his Difciples to be a Princeor Chief-head over all the other Apoftles. I reject alfo from my heart, abjure and renounce as altogether, 'falfe , that the Pope or Bishop of Rome is the lawfull SucceiTbur of fuch a Perfon , who might have been as Chief-head of all the Apoftles, or that he is the mie Vicar or Lieutenant of 'JefwCbrifli or that he by vcrtuc of fuch Sacceffion hath any right to the Go- verniment or Chief Headship over the Catholick Curch otCbrifti or that he for this caufe, or for anyother reafon is an infallible jud- ge in the Church ; or that his Sentences or Decrees should by the Church be taken for infallible, and fo be obeyed. I do alfoheartylyabhorr , I renounce, reject 2nd difallow as wholly falfe , that the Pope or Bishop of Rome hath any power to difpence with the Laws or Commands olJefusChrift; or may abfolve Men from fuch an Oath , Promifc, or Contracts which are in themfelvs righteous and allowed, and conformable to the mind of chrift ; Or that what is in itfelf evill, or finfull, or unallowable, is lefTevill or finfull before God , or can fo be , becaufe the Pope pretends to be able to give a difpenfation therefrom , or for that he in any wife might have commanded it. I alfo very willingly renounce, reject aud abhor , as wholly falfe, that in the Malfthere is offered up to God a true and proper Sacrifice of reconciliation both for the living and the dead 5 and that in theholy Sacrament of the Eucb.nift there is in deed and truth the very Body and Blood , together with the Soul , and thi Godhead of the Lord Jefws Chriji ; and that there is made a pad fed change in the whole fubftance of the bread into Cbrift J ejus, his Body, or ofthe whole fubftance of the wine into the Blood of* Cbrift, which change fo made the faid Church of Rome callctli tranfubftantion. I alfo wholly renounce and reject as altogether falfe , that any honour, reverence Or worship belongs to any Images, or Reliqucs ofthe Saintsor Martyrs ; orthat the Virgin Mary or any other Saint ought to be worshipped or prayed unto. And I further promife and fwear that I shall never ufe or pro- cure fuch Images for the help of my devotion >, and that I shall never willingly hear or be prelent at the fervice ofthe MafT All thefe aforefaid do&rins and pofitions ofthe Church of Ro< mc I do renounce and difclaim as falfe and erroneous, and contra- ry to the ttuth of Gods word and Chnftian Religion. And Cm) And all this, and every thing therein contained, I do from my heart upon the true faith of a Chriftian folemnfy proteft , fivear and declare, as intheprefence of God, calling God (thefearcher of all hearts and thoughts) to witneff, that all here fworm, is tru- ly , plainly, and fincerely declared by Me, according to the clear, common , and accuftomed interpretation of the words now fpo- ken, and not othcrwife j fo help me God, And forr to give all poflible fatiffa&ion herein, His Ma- jefty hath been Gracioufly pleafed to ifTue out His Royal Proclamation, as follows. CARLES R. W Here as Our moft Dutifu/l and Loyal SubjeBs , the Lords Spiri- tual and Temporal in this preftnt Parliament ^ffembled, ha- vebefought Us , That We would be Gracioufly pleafed to ijjueout Our Royal Proclamation , thereby requiring all Papijis , or reputed Pa- ptftSy ivbo now are or remain within five Miles of our Cities o/Lon- don and Weftminfter , or our Borough o/Southwark , not being Hsusholders , nor attending any Peeroftbps Realm as a Menial Ser- vant , to repair to their reft/eBtve dwellings , or to depart Ten Miles from the Cities and Borough aforefaid , and not to return during this Seffion of Parliament. Provided , That it may be permitted for any Papifty or reputed Papifi , to return unto the Cities or Borough afort- faid, who shall firfl obtain a Licence therefore under the hands of any fixof the Lords of Our Privy Council; andthatWe would be pie a fed togiye Order to the Quarter Seffions , that they give in unto Us an account of what Housholders novate within the Cities or Borough* aforefaid 7 and Five Miles thereof , who are of that Profejfwn ; and that the Quarter- Seffions do adjourn themfelvs from time to time for thatpurpofe. Which addreff of theirs We haveferiouflyconjtdered , a?iddo with much content and J 'atisfiBion accept ; and as We have always ma»ife(led Our Zeal for the prefervatien of the true Religion eflablished in this Kingdom , and to hinder the growth and increaje of the Popish Religion , fo We are now ready uponthii ouafion , to pre- vent all fears and dangers that may arije by the contour fe of per font of that Profejfwn , in or near Our Cities of London or Weftminiler. We therefore, by this Our Royal Proclamation , do flrattly command and rejtiire aUPapifis , and repaid ?>*p'fts who now are or remain, AAi within tutthintHt Miles of Our Cities of London and Weftminfter , cr Borough 0/Southwark , not being Housholders , nor attending any Peer of thvs Realm Ma Menial Servant ,That they do before, or upon Moondaynextatthtforthefi , being the Nineteenth of this injlant Ja- nuary , repair to\tbeir refpettive dwellengs, cr depart Ten Miles f torn the Cities and Bourough aforefaid ; jind that they nor any of them do prefutne to return, during the fitting of Parliament, as they will arfwer the contrary at their perills. Provided always, That this Our Proclamation shall not extend to prohibit any Papifl , or reputed Pa- pifl, from returning unto the Cities or Borough aforefaid, who shall fir fl obtain Licence therefore under the hands of any fix of the Lords of Our Privy Council. Endive do hereby further charge and command Ourjufitces of the Peace, of and for Our Cities of London awiWeft- minfter , and for Our federal Counties o/M/ddlefex , Surrey , Kent and EfTex, That at their next Quarter- Seff ions to be holdenfbr thejaid refpeftive Cities and Counties , they makj diligent inquiry within their refreEtive Jurisdictions and give in unto Us an account of what Housholders now are within the defies or Borrugb aforefaid , or •within five Miles thereof, who are of that profeffwn ; and that they do caufe the faid Quarter- Seffions to be adjourned from time to time for thatpurpofe, as occafion shall require. Given at Whitehall, January, 14. 1674. jlnd within two days after, His Majefly waspleafedto iffue out hisKoyal Proclamation at follows. CHARLES R. Whereas Our moft Loyal and Obedient Subje&sthe Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in Parliament Aflembled being paflionately fenfible of the Calamitous Condition of this Kingdom, not oncly by reafonofthe War wherein it is atprefent involved , but many other inteftin differences and divinons a- xnongft Us which are chiefly occasioned by the undermining contrivances of Popish Recuftnts , whofe numbers and Infolcn- cies are greatly oflate increafed, and whofe reftlefl* pradices threaten a Subverfion both of Church and State ; all which our fins have juftly deferved: And being now Aflembled in Parlia- ment, as the great Council of this Our Kingdom, toconfultof fuch means as they conceive fitceft to redrelFthe prefent Evils, wherewith this Nation is unrounded ; Have in the flrft place humbly befought Us , That by Our fpecial Command > One or more I wore days may be forthwith folemnly fer apart , wherein both themfelvs and this Kingdom may by Falling and Prayer fcek a Reconciliation at the hands of Almighty God , and with humble and penitent hearts befeech him to heal the breaches of this Na- tion , and remove the evils it doth ly under , and to avert thofe miferies wherewith it is threatned , and continue the Mercies it doth yet enjoy , and that he will be gracioufly pleafcd to beftow his abundant BleflingsuponUs and the prefent Parliament ; that all their Councels and Confultations may tend to the Glory of God , and the Honour , Safety and Profperity of Us and all Our People. Wherefore, and out of Our own Religious difpofition being thereto readyly inclined, We have refolved and hereby do Command a general and publick Faft to be kept throughout this whole Kingdom, in fuch manner as is hereafter dire&ed and prescribed. And to the end fo Religious an Exercifemay be per- formed with all Decency and Uniformity , We have refolved upon a Grave and Religious Form of folemnizing rhereof : And do here by ftriftly Charge and Command, That on Weddensday being the fourth of february next , this Faft be Religioufly and Solemnly obferved and celebrated in the Cities of London and Weftmtnfler, Burrough of Southward, and other places within ten miles diftance , Wherein , We in Our Royal Perfon , and with Our Royal Family and Houshold, will give example tothe reft of Our People. And that on Weddensday the Eleventh day of Ff- bruary next , the like be kept , and duly obferved throughout the reft of this whole Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwic\ upon Tweed. And for the more orderly Solemnizing thereof without confufion , We, by the advice of OurjReverend Bishops, havedire&edtobccompofed, Printed, and Published the Form of fuch Prayers , and publick Exhorta- tions, as We think fit to be ufed in all Churches and places at the times aforefaid , and have given charge to our Bishops to difperfc the fame throughout the whole Kingdom , And We require and command all Preachers to exhort their Congregations on the faidrefpeftive days to Mercy and Liberality to the Poor in this time of Dearth and Scarcity ; All which we do expreily Charge and Command , shall be Reverently and Decently per- formed by all Our loving Subjects , upon pain of Our high Dis- pleafure and fuch punishements as We can inflidt upon all fuch as shall contemn or neglect fo Religiousa Work. Given at Whitehal, January, 1 6. itate , : with te Guarantie of the fame. The adver- tifement whereof lo foon as he had given to His Mnjeitie, hewaspleafcd to countermand Sr.WtUiamTemple^ and to order his Commiflioners fully to conclude all with the Marquis delFreJno , who had already the honour to have advanced the work thus far: even as on the 19 of February the Peace was perfectly concluded between Him (in the name of the States of the Vnited Provinces,) and the Lords the English Commiffioners. Immediately after the concluding of the fo long wish'J- f or Peace, the forenamed Marquis fent away this chief Secretary Monfr.iJom^exprefTwith the Articles' agreed ontotheHague,whoonthe24-ditoin the evening at 9. a: clock arrived there , the Notice whereof beinggiven to the States , publick thansgiving was there upon the next' morning being the25.dito made in the Churches: pid' on the itf.dito the Knight Sylvius arrived in the Hague,- with Complements to His HighneffupontheSucceHion* of the Stockholder- or Governour-ship ; bringing with' hi m the Ratification of England of the Treaty concluded. And therewith the forementioned Secretary dehverd over' to the States General the following Miilive from his Ro- valMajeftie: High HP mmi •::V ^v.itin,; mniii'. ,< 1 ;u,„.n„ t ,VUHtt\Vl^miUi m ii (//ii^Wiiim^iu^i^ ~ — *■■ Mil (375) High and Mighty Lords , Our good Friends, Allies and Confederates; TIT Ebelieye we cannot letter an fiver your two Letters of the 24. * " of the loft Month, andof thefxt of this, New-flik , the one con- taining the Conditions upon which you would he well contented to mabe the Peace , thefecond defmng Paffes and Letters ofFreecondutl for one or more ^imbaffadours , which you were enclmed to fend m, than to teS you , that te Mar.juis del Fresno, ^imbajfadour Extra- ordenaryfrom his Catholic^ Majefly our good Brother , hath made lenowntows, that he had full power in his hand to mdkj the Peace. We haye without delay appoint edCommiffioners to conclude the fame •with him: and by confequence the fame U concluded and figned within a very few days thereby evidencing; to you and to the wide World the fincerity of Our intentions in that regard : and We will not dijfemlle to you , that Tee are perf waded it hath been no leffon your part , fib we bavefeentbe Refolution you haye taken again to Jet up the he- reditament of the Charges of St adt holder , and Captain General by Water and Land , upon the Heufe and Dependent of Our yery de.ir and much belayed Nephew the Prince of Orange , as a perpetual Guarantie of the Peace 7vhich is made between Vs ; and God having fo wel difpofed the affair s , there remains nothing more for us hut to affure You, that We on Our part shall continue to do all that depends upon V s for your greatefifecuritie of Our friendship and alliance : But we ought at the fame time not to neglect to teftifc to you thefa- iisfaclion We haye had in the circum![etl and wife conduit of the forementioned Lord Marquis del Fresno , Tubo hathfo wel acquitted himfelftn the management of the Commifjicn Youkiye giyen him to our common contentment. Laflly , WeprayGodtotal>eYou, High and Mighty Lords, our good Friends , allies and Confederates, into his Holy protection. In Our Court of Wit eh. 1 1 the 1 o of February \S7<\. Your good Friend, 't Was figned , € A R O L U S REX. - Upon the comming of the Traty figned out of Eng- land , the fame was prelently fent to the rcfpe&ive Pro- vinces, for the bringing in their Ratifications thereof in the fpeedeft manner, and notice was there with given that A A 4 on on the 26 of February in the evening the Ratification of the King of Great Britain was brought by Sr. Gabriel Syl- vius: there upon the States of Holland being aflembled on the20 of February, they difpatched the bufineflof the Ratification and brought it over to thofe of the Genera- lity, the like being alfo don on the 2i. and 22. dito by the other Provinces , and the fame by the States General on the 25. dito was fully performed in the prefence of His Highned; the Ratifications on both fides being exchange ed mutually on the 24. dito in the morning and forth* with was the Peace notified in the Court of Juftice, which was folemnly published with thefound of Trumpet at noon from the Town-houfe in te Hague in the follow- ing manner : 13 E it known to every one, that to the praife and honour of God the Lord Almighty, the wel-being aid furtherance of the common good of thefe United Netherlands in the general , and ofthegood Inhabitants thereof in particular, owder, or any Materials for War,which belonged to any of the Baltics or Forts at the time as the fame should have been over- naiter'd and taken in. VII. That the Treaty concluded at Breda in the Yaer fixtccu mndretfixty and feaven, as alfb all the other foregoing Treaties, jeing confirmed by this Prefent Treaty, shall hereby be renewed, ana te*4) and remain in fulT force and vertue , for fo far as They comrade not, nor goa?ainft th« Prefent Treaty. VIII. That die Treaty Marine, or of Navigation, conclude* between the Parries on both fides in the Hague in the Year 1 66% shall be continued for the time of Nine Months after the Publi cation of this Prefent Treaty, in cafe there shall be nothing other wife provided by the following Treaty j but inthemeantiuv shall the Confiderations for a new Treaty concerning the fame b put to the fame Commiflioniers, to whom the Regulation of th Commerce it? the Eaft-lndies , mention'd inthe next-followinj Article, shall be referred ; Yet fo, that in cafe the faid Commiflio ners cannot, asisdefired, within the time of three Months afte the beginning of their meeting, agree to the erefting of a nev Treaty of Navigation \ Then shall the Cafe be brought and pu to the Arbitration and Difpofition of the Moft Illuttrious Lad the Queen Regent of Spain, in the fame manner as the Regulatio aboir"t!ie Eaft-India-Commerce shall wholly abide at the arbi trement of her Majefty,as is further difcourfed in the faid next-fol lowing Article. I X. Seeing the welfare of both the Nations, both in regard o Trading and Riches and alfo ->f Peace fo greatly depends on th freedom of a mutual undifturbed trading in Merchandize an Shipping ; there ought nothing to be more laid to heart on bot fides , than the erefting-of.i righteous and equitable Regulatio ofCommerce,and that efpecially in reference to the Eaft-lndies But confidenng that this is a cale of ycry great weight, and thatn fmail time will be requifite for the framing of firm and du>abl Articles for the contentment and fecurity ©■"the Subjects on bot fides; Seeing in the mean time the walled and almoft undo eftate of the greater part of the Lands of Europe is Preffing , i wcl as the two Parties involved in the Warr , to a fpeedy accom plishing of the faid Tteaty 5 Therefore the fornamed Moft Hit ftrious Lord the King of Great Britain , hath been pleafed I comply with the defire and longing of the did States General I fa-r hat the Confidcration thereof shall be referred to an seqiii Bipnber of Commiffioners to be nominated on both fides, th faid Sates General promifing , that thofe whom they shall nom nare , shall be fentto London, there to treat with th >fe whom h Maieftie of Great Britain shall likewifeonh s part thereto deputi and that within the time of three Months after the Publication ( this Treaty; the Number oftheComauflionersontheonear tl the other fide to be nominated . shall cbnfift of fix Perfons , yet 1 fb that if after the expiration or three Months after their coming, together for the undertaking the Conferences, the bufinefs might not come to fuch a happy ifltie , that the fbrementioned Treaty should be determined by thofe Men; Then shall the Points in qiiaiftion be brought and left to the Arbitration of the Mod lllu- ftrious Lady the Queen Regent of Spain ,who shall to that end appoint Eleven CommifTioners ; And that which the Greater part of them shall therein fet down in point of the Differences not before difpatched nor laid afide shall bind and oblige both the Parties to the acceptance thereof ; Provided always, that thofe Commffiioners shall exprefs their fentimentand declaration thereof within the time of Six Months from the day of their ftrft meeting together , which shall alfo be held within the time of Three Months after that the Moft llluflrious Lady the Queen of Spain shall have taken on the forefaid Arbitration. X. The forenamed Moft Illuftnous Lady the Queen Regent ef Spain having affured his Majefty of Great Britainmzx. the fore mentioned States General shall , after the Peace shall be con-,, eluded , pay to his Majefty of Great Britain Eight Hundred Thoufand Rixdallers ; Thereupon the faid States General pro- miieandbind themfelvs to perform the Payment of the Eight Hundred Thoufand Rixdallers, in the following manner; to" wit , The Fourth part thereof prcfently after the Ratifications of the Treaty shall be mutually exchanged ; But the reft within the time of Three Years next following s and that by asqual Portions every Year. XI. That the forenamed moft llluftrious Lord the King of Great Britain , and the faid High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands shall fincerely and bona fidt obferve all the Points , and every one of them in particular , co- venanted and concluded in this Prefent Treaty, and shall alfo caufethem to be obferved on both fides by their refpe&ive Sub- jects and Inhabitants, without undertaking any thing dire&ly or indire&ly againft the fame , or fuffering that anything should be undertaken agamlt it by their Subjects and Inhabitants : Alfo shall they by open Letters Signed with their hands, and Sealed with their Great Seals , on both fides , in the fitteft and fureft manner ratifle and confirm all and every the Points here be- fore agreed on. And they the faid Parties shall within the time of four Weeks after the Dr.? hereof Tor foqner , if pofhble,) B B really. (?86) Teally and effectually deliver over or caufcthe fame tobe deliverd over on both fides , bona fide. XII. Laftly , S<5 foon as the forementioned Ratifications shall .mutually be showed , and on both fides duely exchanged , the laid Peace shall forthwith be Published in the Hague , and that within the time of 14. hours after the Delivering over and Ex- changing of the Ratifications shall be performed there on the Place. DoneatWeftminfterthe o-to.February inthe Year 1673-4- It was Signed and Sealed (L.S.) H. Finch , C S. El Marquis de Frefno. (L.S.) Latimer. (£. ?■) (L.S.) Ortnond. • I L.S.) Arlington. (L.S.) H, Coventry. Whilft they were bufy between England and this State with the Treaty of the Peace, the Negotiations at Cologn flood moflly itill , althoughthere appeared even there fome show between the English Plenipotentiaries and thofeof this State, of a Separate Handling, which the Mediators would rather have feen directed to a General Peace: thereupon Baron Spar departed from Cologn for directing the work according to his Lord and Matters intention fo well in the Haag as at London, having had his firft Audience by the States General the 23. of Febru- ary , being juft the day before that the Spanish Secretary came with the Articles figned from London , receiving a very friendly Anfwer to his Propofition ; but feeing the work of the Separate Peace now fully perfected, he on the 17. March had hisFarewel-Audience, and thereupon departed for London, as was believed to difpofe that Crown to the Office of Mediation toward theUniverfal Peace : There came among the train of theforefaid Baron from Cologn to the Haag the Marquis de Blagny , Bri- gadier of Horfe under the French, without doubt witK no other defign, than to take cognizance of the Confti< tution of the Land ; but by order of his High nets he waj taken (38 7 ) taken in arreft » and, mam militari, by a guard of Soldiers brought upon Lovefteyn. While Baron Spar was gone from Cologn , the Prince WiUiam of Furftenburgh , Bishop of Metz , Brother of the Bishop of Straatsburgh , the efpecial forger of the French Defigns , and Directour of all the affairs of the Elector of Cologn fell there into the hands of the Imperialifts ; Who on the 14. of February, at 4. a clock in the after- noon , as he came from the Countefs de la Mark , a Lady he was wont fomtimes to vifit, and was faidtobewith child by him , Niece of the Earl de la Mark , Field-Mar- shall under the French , for to ride to the Cloyfter of St. Pantaleon , where the Electoral Prince kept himfelf; coming chofe by the Church of St. Maurice in a dead-by- ftreet, was fallen upon by 9. or lo.Perfons, being Im- perialiffsj andOmcers, who firft laid their hands on the tyres of theHorfes. and forced the Coachman out of the box, faying to the Prince, that he was theEmperours Prifoner-, who with his Secretary, the Mafter of the Horfe to the Countefs de la Mark > and fome others fitting in the Coach, as alfo his other Servants, together 11. ftrong, fetthemfelvsinapoftureof defence, and let off their Piftols upon thofe of the Emperours, which made the Affailants alfo prefently gi ve fire , whereby fome were wounded on both fides. The Countefs de la Mark, who upon the report was come running out, and call'd for help, now feeing fome fall down , retired in again ; The Prince, meaning to escape , leapt out of the Coach , but was forced to ftep into it again , 2. or 3 . fetting themfelvs with Swords in their hands by him; and moft of the Princes followers being driven away , one let himfelf in the Coachmans place, and the Earl Francifco Petro Bognafco , Nephew of the M*arquis^Gr<7»a» with a drawn Sword next him, riding thus poft out at the Hane-gate ; and when they had carryed him over the Rijnby Mulheym, and had lodged that r>ight at Duyts , he was brought the next day toSiborg, and fo forwards on to Bon. The feiz.ing of the Prince , though it went in itfelf B B 2 Hill (388) ttill enough , yet afterwards occafion'd great Commotion, the French Minifters efpecialy , and alio the Sweedish Mediators being thereby much put out of order, com- plaining to the Magiftrate that it was againft the Right of Nations and the Laws of Neutrality: the Magiftrate fo well as theSweedish Lords fending prefently Deputies to Bon to the Marquis de Grana , for to underftand the reafon hereof , and to defire the reftoring of the Prince ; who anfwered that he could do no otherwife therein , than to obey the Orders of the Emperour, and could give no other reafon than his Majefties Commands; yet doubted notbutthey should foon know the caufe, and allured them he should perform all good Offices in favour of tha Prince j which anfwer little pleafing them, they fent thereupon an Exprefs to Vienna it felf ; And the Marquis de Grana fent alfo the Earl Bognafco to his Imperial Ma- jefty, to give advertifementofall, and to fetch further Orders; This action mean- while being by the French fo ill-favourdly painted out in all the Courts of the Princes of Europe , and fo great Complaints made thereupon , as if never any thing like it had been committed; whereas yet the lawfullnefs of the cafe , and the exceeding great- nefs of the reafon , fo well as the valouroufnes in carrying it on may eafyly be comprehended by every one ; This Prince being a natural- born Subjed and Vaflal of the Emperors, poflefling feveral Coppie-hold- Inheritance* in the Empire, and being actually regiftred among the Noblemen of Auftria , who putting himfelf into forraign fervice, obeyed not the Imperial Mandatumavocator'tum 9 or, Command of calling him home : but on the contrary, fervingtheEmperoursand the Empires Enemies, pia- dtifed and committed all forts of Underminings againft theEmperours Intereft, without having the Guarantie of a Publick Miniller , or having been ever acknowledg- ed fo to be at the Treaty , being committed in an Impe- riall City , wherein the Militia of the Emperour and ol the Circles of the Empireh eld Garrifon. All the inftances and ragings of the French being ir vain. vain, Prince Witftam was on the io. of March carryed withaconducT: of 60. Horfc through Germany to Bohe- mia , and fo to the Emperours Court ; There being ro the further disturbance of the French another Accident, fallen out at Cologn on the 1. of March : when a Care with fome Tuns, astheygaveitcut, fullofBrandewine the should ride outat the Gate of Egelfteyn , for to go to Nuytsj Butthofeof the Emperours Regiment holding Watch there, laid hold on the fame, and found the Tunns cobefill'dwith Gunpowder and 50000. Crowns of money, which a French Commiflioner, there re- ading, fent away for the paying fome Garrifonsonthe Rij n , but was now brought by the Emperours foldiers to the Lodging of the Earl of Kilmanfek , their Colonel , without that the French , what Inftances foever were made by the Mediatours, could procure the reftitution thereof unto this time. How great a Amour foever it is that the French make about the work of Prince William of Furftenberg, yet it is fuch an adtion as they do fufficiently juftifie with their unheard of Proceedings about the Earl of Naflau Sarbruck, from whom, becaufe he would not follow the Intereft of France, though yet he in no wife oppofed their doings, they by violence took his Seat of Refidence, laid 7. Com- panies of Foot and 2. of Horfe within it , and affeflfed the Earldom at ?oo Rations a day, carrying the Earl himfelf prifonertoMetz , whom indeed they rcleafed again, after that which befel Vurflenberg^ though doubtlesonely for that they thereby might alio procure the freedom of that Prince. The French had long endeavoured to bring the Earl- dom of Bourgondia under a Neutrality , that they might fparean Army from thence, and avoid the feared invafion on that fide , but could therein obtain nothing , therefore they refolvcd to try if they could make rhemfelvs Matter thereof by an Enterprize , to which end even in the midft of January the Troops under the Duke of NavaiUes begun to draw out of the Dukedom -of Bourgondia into the BB 3 French* (19°) French-County, for to fall upon the Citie Gray at un- awares, who about 8. or 9. thoufand ftrong on the 23. dito pafllci along the Borders, caufing Manifestos to be fpread all over for ftirring up. (edition among the Inhabi- tants , yetfound fo much oppohtion and hindrance by the hHi Waters , that for that time the further irruption muft defift ; but on the 11. of February the Forenamed Duke marched up again over the way of Auxone , with his whole Artillery, being further to be Strengthened with %. or 4000. Men , who being , under the Earl Komngsmarck, as Field-Marshal , joined with him , palled the River theSoneand Oignon, where Sr. de laFueile > had been byhimleftforfecuringthe paflage; having in his way to Gray on the 14.. dito overmafterd the CaftlePefme; out of which the Garnfon, confuting of 400. Italians , drew out to Luxenburg ; as alio the Cattle Mornais , and other places on the Oignon ; coming on the 24. of February before Gray , where they from within# the Garrifon con- fiftingof aoo Men, under Colouel Maffiette, upon the firft coming on of the French , fallyed out couragioufly, whereby many French fell, and Navailles Himfelfhad his Perry wig shot of his head ; but the Beleaguerers ad- vancing ftrongly by their Approaches and great Guns thofe from within on the 28. dito capitulated, and gave over the City with very much provifion which was in it ; feeing that fince it was difmantled by the French in the former" Warr, the Fortifications had not been fully re- paired, fo it could not be defended as was meet, theGar- fifon marched with white Sticks to Luxenburgh; onely 400. Switfers , who were therein , were fent with their weapons home; the Duke, having for fome time re- freshed his Troops here, left Sr. de la FueiUe for Gover- nour, and marched again with molt of his Troops out of (he French County to Dion ; upon which Enterprixe the Switfers much alarm'd, prefently fent Deputys on both fides,, fortobringthe faid Earldom under a Neutrality, whereto the French , by reafon of this Conqueft , show'd tliemfelys now not fo inclinable as before , though with- out; out doubt they would be the firft that should confent to it. The Duke of Simmeren being dead at Kruytsnach with- out Heirs > his Eftateand Goods were fallen to the Palts- grave of Heydelbergh; againft which the Bishop ofAlehtz, pretended, that the Caftle and Baylifship of Boeckelhey m belonged to the Bifshoprick of Mentz; and that it was fo acknowledged by the Duke himfelf departed in a par- ticular Convention the 1 1. of September , 1663. where- upon fell Difputes in writing on both (ides , and at latl it came from the Pen to the Sword : which Disgufts were encreafed by fome , thereby to procure their own ad- vantage ; but the prudence of other Princes brought this cafe under the Judicature of the Imperial Chamber of Juftice,or otherwife to the arbitration of the Emperour himfelf. Which cafe hath fomwhat overfwayed the Prince Elector Valatm^ having already fuffered fo manyinfo- lencies from the French , towards the Emperoiirs fide ; from whencethe French .. taking an occafion of jealou.(ie } and being troubled about Philipsburg , upon praetence of an intercepted Treaty between the Prince Elector of Heydelbergh and His Imperial Majefty, drew their Troops together out of Alfatia , under the Marquis du Vaubrun , and out of Lorrain under the Marquis deRocbefort : And while the Marquis de Betune had Audience by the Prince Elector on the 22. of February , confifting of all manner ofProteftationsandteftimonys of Friendship , on the x6. dito Monfr. de Vaubrun and Rochefort fuddenly gatherd to- gether before Germersheym, which place they without muchoppofition overcame, lodging their Trops round about upon the Villages of the Prince Elector , and com- mitting all forts of villanys; after which Vaubrun drew back again to Brifack , and Rochefort to Lorrain , leaving Germersheym befet with a fuffneient Garrilbn, with order to fortifie it. Which invafion fo fore alarmed that Electoral Prince, that he befought the Emperours Affi- flance, and openly denounced enmity again ft rhe French; whereupon the Troops of Saxony , who laid quartered BB4. in inthe Wetterau, and Come of the Emperours from the •Moefel in the Palatinate were drawn together for his de- fence, growing up to an Army of 12. or 1400. Men; between whom and the French out of Landau on the 23. of March fell out an Encounter ? of which wc here infert the Extract of the Lord Lieutenant Marshal Ear i Caprara > out pf Renn'mgenheim in the Palatinate , the 25. of March 1674.. written to his Excellencie the Lord Duke of Bourneville. "nY orders from his Highnefs the Prince Elector Palatin , I "P cameon the 13. to Weimbgenheim , about an hourfrom ^Manheim , where his Ele&oral Highnefs 2t prefent refideth ; and after that I quartered the Troops of h:s Imperial Majefty , and thofe of his Ele&oral Highnefs of Saxony in three of the next adjacent Villages , and that very evening commanded fome, to keep three places by which the Enemys might come , fetting uponeachpafs 50. Saxon Dragoons, and $0. of the Emperours Troopers. The French 600. ftrong , befides feverall Officers, who had joined themfelvs to them, drew out from Landau, and having marched the whole night , without ours having had any. knowledge thereof, they attached ours, and made the Dragoons, who kept the Pafs called Schipperftadt, retire; whereby about 8. a clock in the morning there arofe an alarum , a quarter of an hourfrom my Quarters : but as our Troops had order to hold themfelvs always ready 5 fo there drew out firft 5. Companies of the Lorrainers , and f. of my Regiment, who were ported in fheField , who were prefently followed by 5-. Companies of Your Excellencies Regiment, and $\ of that of Colonel Duneivalt , as I had alfo given order that the Saxons should do fo, to join themfelvs with me. But ere Colonel Duneualt was come on with the Troops of Your Excellencies and his own,had I with the Avantguaid , confifting of the Lorrainers and my own Com- panies, withftooda falley and a falvo from the Enemy; after which we fired upon them , with fuch fuccefs, that there fell 300. French dead upon the Place, 8o. were taken prifoners, a- mong which 3. Captains , one Lieutenant , one Quartermalteu and one Serjeant ; and, as I wasenformed, about 100. of thofe ©hw run a^vay were woundeed , among whom , as the prifoners (39?) fay, was the Serj'eant General of the Battail Monfieur Bovife , who had got a shot crofs through his body. I cannot yet know how many of ours are dead or wounded , feeing I have not yet , whilft I write this , got a lift thereof, which makes me believe thatthere mud be butfew: when I shall have received anaccounc theieof , I shall not neglect to enform You thereof. So foon as this Refcountcr was pa(rd , I gave order to Colonel DuneMmlt , who was not at the nght,to purfue the Enemies with 400. Horfej but they were fo fwift in flying , that the Colonel is come back, without having been able to find them out. His Electoral High- nefs, having underftood of the alarm, came in perfon with the young Prince Palatin to the place where the fight was , and have feentne dead, after which they came into my Quatter , and have fpoken with the prifoners. another of our partys about this time had been out , and brought back, 3. French Lieutenants, with 3. inferiour Officers shot dead, and 6. prifoners : On the Emperours fide were onely 3 .Perfons dead,and very few wound- ed ; and Sr. de Bauvife the next day dyed or his wound at Lan- dau5 Of which lofs the French defirous to revenge thcmfelvs, fell down very ftrong toward the Palatinate, but have effected no other thing than to waft the Land round about , and to bring it , iofarr as they could, under Contribution; and fearing they should not be able to perfect the Fortifications of Germersheim , they begun to demolish the fame again, though they were al- ready far advanced therewith , and shortly after they left that again, asalfo Landau. It was not onely that the French in the heart of the Winter made their Field-expeditions, but where their Weapons were too weak, they took their refuge to the common Maxime, for to carry on the Exploits by tray te- rous bribery : fo they meant by one Francis Hoo hired thereto by Monthly Penfions from the French Minifters, to make themfel vs Mafter of the Caftle of Antwerp, and the Fort Montery by Bruxellejs; But afqw days before the execution of this Defign , when there were fome thou- fands of French already upon the march thereto, che fame was difcovered, and the undertaker on the 30. of March condemned therefore to be hing'd , which fen- tencc was accordingly executed on him. B B 5 The (994) The Duke ofLuxenburgb being pafs'd by Luyckland, divided his Troops he brought with him upon the Fron- ters of Picardy and the further Borders again (t the Spa- nish Netherlands,and on the 20. of January himfelf came to Paris, where, with moft of the General-Perfonswho were prefent, it was immediately deliberated touching the next Campagn. Mean while the Negotiation of the Baron de lfola at Luyck (or Liege J being through the French made fruitlefs, he with the Earl of Schellard de- parted again from thence, and on the 22. February came to Cologn : where now the Action of the Imperialilts againft Prince William of Furjlenbergh , and about the French Money that was ieifd on, effected fo much about the Treaty for Peace , that in all likelyhood it was ready plainly to be broken off; as the French Plenipotentiaries alfo made known to the Lords Mediatours , that on the laft of March, they had recived Order not to pro- ceed any further in that Bufinefs , but prefently to return home. The Peace with France being now without hope of fuccefs , the Raifing of A rms for the Warr is on all hands Iultyly fet forward ♦ The Imperiilills, befidesthe recruit- ing and itrengthening of the old Regiments each with 6. Companies of Foot , and two of Horfe, refolved yetto raife a Regiment of Horfe under the Baron Reys van Plawn Knight or. Maltha:and 4 of Foot,each of 2000 Men, under the Marquis of Bareit Culmbag, Sr. Schultz,, the Ba- ron Metternig, and the Baron of Rijffenbergh j and more- over there shall be a Bodyofifor 1 6000 Men gathered together on the Frontiers of Auftria arid Bavaria , to be ready to march further, as the cccafion shall require. The Spanjards likewife in the Imperial Haereditary-Coun- treys raife ^.Regiments ,, for which the Colonels named were the Earls ofNaffau, ofTheun and ofHolack> the Baron de Soye and Dandremont,zx\<\ Sr.Diependal; as alfo in Spain and through Italy their Railing of Soldiers was conti- nually carryed on ; The Earl of Montery in Netherland had appointed his new Railings to be ncoo. Men for to make (39$) make one Body'of 30000. Soldiers to be brought into the Field, bdides thofe who should be put in Garrifons. Though the Armings of the Bishops of Colleyn and Munfter be of very little importance, yet are they for- warded with all earneftnefs in France; where the Sea- Equipage is of fmall confequence, and asitfeems,rbr no more but to defend the Coafts, for keeping free the Mid- lands-Sea ; but at Land they give it out fo highly, as if they were the next Summer to fubdue whole Europe : their Warlick-force being to conhft of 3 . Chief- Armys, under the King, Prince ofCondeand Marfcbalde Turenne • befides which the Duke of Navailles should command 15000. Men in the French Compte; the Marquis du Vaubrun as many in Alfatia ; Sr. dtt Montala, like force in the Hollands Conquefts; Sr.de Gadagne a flying Army about Rochel, and Sr. le Bredt in Roullilion; whereto the Raifings were mightyly forwarded, but efpecially in France, whore for- merly forraign Nations ufually made up a great part of their Armie.s;To which end,forthe finding out the necef- fery Means, the King caufed feverall Edi&s of new Impo- fitionstobe verified in Parliament, andparticularydif- pofed concerning many Matters of Offices to their very great prejudice ; all being thereto dire&edthat they might very early begin their March into the Field, which really may eafyly occafion fome unexpected Succeffes,although it is to be hoped that on this and the Alliesfide nothing shall be awanting for to ballance the Enemy. The Warlick-preparation of this State, both at Water and Land, is vigoroufly profecuted : the Fleet being to confitf of 78. Shipsof Warr, with all fors of other Vef- iels thereto belonging, wherewith fuch fpecd is made, that 'tis not unlikely but that they shall yet before May fee to Sea , being provifioned for 6. Months , and thereby to be joined a good number ofFlute-ships,for toembarck 9. or 1 o. thoufand Men under the Command of the Earl of Horn^ being to ftand in the folio wing Regiments: of the Earl of Horns 12. Companies. Colonel Hacker 12. Comp. Col.Fr*»j 12. Com p. Col. G//». 12. Comp. Col. Brempt Brcmpt 12. Comp. Col. Dare 8. Comp.' Lieut. Col Kid' dumont 7. Comp. Lieut. Col. Steclet$. Comp. the Regi- ment of Hollands Marines (or Sea-Soldiers) i8.Comp. Zealands ic.Comp.Frieflands 4. Comp. and 30. Com- panies New- raifedj together 148. Companies. The new Kaifing at Land , as well as the Recruits of the Handing Militia,are order'd to becompleat on the 15 .of the Month April, which is the day appointed for a General Mutte- ring j his Highnefs being to bring into the Field an Army of 28coo.Foot, and icooo. Horfe ; for the charges where- of the States of Hollandjbefides the ordinary Taxes,have agreed the advance of the Two-hundredth-Penny, Re- creation, Shoe-and Familie-money, on the 27. of March, together with the raifing of four times the Two-hun- dredft- Penny by form of Capital- Lending ; and more- over the States General have, with the concurrence of the Spanish Netherlands , renewed the Proclamations againlt the bringing in and confumption of the French Cool Wines, Vinegers ,Canfaffes,Paper and Chefnuts,as alfo the French Brandewines and Manufactures, where- with is alfo forbidden the bringing in and confumption of the Manufaclureslmade in the places lying under the obedience of the Bishops of Cologw m&Munfteri alfo for the better fetting forth of the Lands- Fleet, and fecuring the Commerce, the Proclamations are renew'd againlt all manner of dealing in the bufinefs of the Capers. For to make the armature of the State more profperous toward the obtaining of a wished Peace, and for the pre- serving it always, when once it should be gotten, the States of Holland, taking into confideration the eminent fervices of the Houfe of Orange , and the neceffity of a Stadtholders Government, have on the 2. of February unanimously conferred on the Perfon of His Highnefs the Hereditary- Stadtholder - and Captain-Generalship of Holland, the fame being to devolve and fucceed uponf his lawful Male- Dependents forever, with all the Dig- nitys Preeminences, Prerogatives, Rights and Ho- nours thereto belonging, lb as the fame hath at any time time ii*r 7-i~r 1 N &** . & Lxj s V3 P4 0) (397) imebeen poffeffed by his Illuftrious* Anceftors , and is at >refent adorned by His Highnefs ; and withone,itisre- blved to direct the cafe to the States General , that the Captain- and Admiralship- General of the United Ne- therlands may jointly be conferred hsereditaryly upon His Highneffes lawful Male-Defcendents : whereupon im- nediately by a Deputation from the States of Holland hisrefolution was made known to His Highnefs, with l Congratulation thereupon, which His forementionedc Highnefssnowed himfelf well pleafed with, and upon the fame did that honour to thofe of the Cities of Holland, that he went to every one of their houfes in particular to thank them. And in like manner on the fame day was a like Refolution taken in Zealand by the States of that Province , and knowledge thereof given to his High- nefs by a Deputation of Perfons of Quality ; And the Provinces or Friefland and Groeningland alfo deter- min'd the furvivance of the Captain-and Admiralship General, upon the Male- Dependents of his Highneis, to be procured in lawful Wedlock; whereupon the fame was alfo fully adjufted by the Stats General. This State fought not their fecuritieonely by the pro- moting of their Arms,but they yetlabour'd in the bufinefs of their Alliances.' The Lord Secretary Schaep was fent to the Court of Sweden, there to further thelntereftsofthis State : The Lord oiWenkendam and Moermont continued his Negotiation in Denmark : The Lord of Achtienho- ven was fent to Berlin to treat with his Electoral Highnefs of Erandenburgh , to whom were granted the Lords or" Swerin-t of Sonnigh and Blafptjl as Commiffioners : And they were bufy at Cel to form a Treaty with the Lords the Princes of Lunenburgh, by which they should fet on foot a notable Might for maintaining the Common Caufe. Here within the Land is all manner of carefulnefsufed again ft what attemps foever the Encmys might make : At Uytrecht were the Lords of the Committee gon in Ja- nuary with a great Convoy totheGrebbe,totakeinfpe- £tion , and fee if with the cutting through of the Grebbe- bank, 1 r bank the Province of Uytrecht could be defended,but tr Refolution about that was alt'red again > and they del berated upon aConcept for to bringa Trench out oft!: Leek clofe along by Uytrecht to run into the Vecht b the Hinderdam; though afterwards it was not fully cor eluded on, no more than was the cafe of their Politick , <. Civil Government, the Advices concerning the fam being not yec all come in; although it ieemed to enclin to this , that the laid Province shall continue a Membc of the Union * and exercife their Government States wife as before: They had now the Money ready for th fetting free of their Hoftagers, whereto on the 12. ol Fe bruary the Commifhoners with 10. Waggons of Money convoyed with 2co Troopers, went out of Uytrecht t< the Greb, there to make the exchange; buttheFienc not willing to fetch it'off from thence , order was giyei to bring it to Aarnhem, wherethe Exchange was made and on the 14 dito the Hoftagers came again into Uy trecht : as alfo the Hoftagers of Campen, after the paying of the Remainder, on the (J. of March came home fron Aernhem.And fince thar,feverall little Rencounters havi fallen out between our Folk and the French, they keep ing molt! within their walls : So came there on the 20. o February 23. Men into Uytrecht, whom one Lieutenant' Colonel, one Lieutenant, the Clerckof the Company and three Common Soldiers had fetch'd away from un- der the Canon of Aarnhem. Two Seamen having con- voyed themfelvs into Aarnhem j faw the French there loading their Magazi-ns into Ships , to carry them to Nimwegen , the one of which had in 19. Metal- Pieces : 4. Mortier- Pieces, many Bombards, and Granados,anc other inftrumentsof Warr, lying yet under the Crane into which the two Seamen filently in the Night on the S of March betook themfelvs , without being feen by the Watch, who becaufe of the thick Snow and Sharp cold were crept into their Watch-houfe, they cut loofc the ropes, and came therewith fate into Uytrechtjthe French not being aware of it before the next day , who were therd (399) hereupon forely vexed , threatning they would avenge he fame ; to which end Sr. Murat by order from the ln- endant Robert , prefently fent Letters of taxation for voiding Burning upon the Veluwe and the Upper pare af the Province of Uytrecht , demanding there of feveral Maces a fumm of about 4C000. Gilders , threatning to comeand getitinby burning and Plundering in caieof non-payment : but there was on this fide fo good forefight fed , that their threatnings were of little value ; The forementioned Seamen being highly praifed for (o valiant an Action, and richly rewarded for it by the State , and further recompenfed by his Highnefs » the one with a Maiter-Shippei s place from Uytrecht to Amfterdam, the other with the like to Leyden. TheFrench in their conquered Places feemedmoftly to make a show as if they would depart : they agreed with thofe of Zutphen and Doeiburgh about the money to avoid Firing: with Thiel in like manner; and they were bufy with flighting the Fortifications , and undermining the Gates. . Aarnhem alfo had hope of being left , being agreed about the money to avoid Burning , although they went yet forward with Fortifying two new Half-moons^ The Magazins of Victuals and Ammunition were all car- ryed to Nimwegen , the Garrifons leffend fo much as the place could fuffer j and they were gatherd together by Nimwegen, for to form an Army there, the which the Marshal d'Humieres canted to encamp there , unto which came People out of Wefel and Schenckenfchans ; giving forth as if thofe Places alfo and St . Andrews might be left ; But of all this as yet little hath followed, faving that the Marshal d?Humieres with 18. Standarts of Horfe departed thence to Maftricht , whom the like number of 18 muft yet follow : and on the \ of April the Marquis de Bellefons came in his place to Aarnhem ; upon whole coming all feemed to be preparing for Marching away , which from fome places in likelyhood would foon follow. The Bishop, of whom *t was expected that he should have nude his Accord with the Emperour , and have left again (4oo) again the Places he had gotten , Teemed as yet little to en] cline thereto. About iooo. of his , (6 Foot as Horfe, ob ferving that the Marish-lands were hard frozen, carnj on the ii. of March by theCIoyfterof Appel,overagainf the fame? in Groeningenland , having by them form hundreds of preflfed Countrey- people , and plunderc Winfchoten and the circumjacent places,and having dor fuch like mifchiefs , they prefently drew back with thei ftolen booty to the Earldom of Benthemj Sofoonasthi tidings thereof came to Lieutenant-General Rabenhaupt who was now bufy in Grooningen to make all ready for i March, heforthwkh fent from thence 18. Standards o Horfe > to purfue them , but too late , and thefe wen ordered alfo to draw that way till they came in theTwente and immediately thereupon his Excellencie with th< Groonings-Militia , joined with fome FrieQanders , ful 5000. ftrong,marched to Coeverden: and although moftl] for a long time, upon the thawing Of the weather, the] muftpafs half way through the water, yet for all that hi got with his Guns and Trayn into the Twente, when thofe Horfe who were fent off before joined with him and having laid a Garrifon in Otmarfen, hedifpofedo all fo as wholly to clear the Twente , and therewith to be- come Matter of Newenhuyfe , taking his Head- quartei at Velthuyfen. Whereupon the Bishops People , ftrong 5. Regiments of Horfe , 3. Companies of Dragoons, anc 30o.Footmen under ikf ajor-GeneralNage/drew themfelvi together,and furrounded the Commander Kingma withit Noorthorn ; which coming to the knowledge of the Lore Rabenhaupt, he prefently led on his people for the relieving of the forefaid Colonel Kingma , in which Encountre tru Bishops left behind them well 50. Prifoners , and 6aj Dead, there being on this fide dead onely the Captain q Horfe sroersma^n6 a few common Souldiers.Whereup. on his Excellencie forthwith prepared himfelf to itorri Newenhuyfe , which was fo couragioufly carryed on, as ii was wifely and circumfpedtly led on; as in his Excellencie) Miflive of the x8. of March was rehired to the Deputies o Grocningen and Omraeland. -Mj (401) My Lords , Y Efterday I humbly enformcd your Honours, how the re- lief of Noorthoorrf was efFeded , and that I was minded to make a short end with Newenhuyfen , for that I could not judge it likely, at this time of the year, the Waters being nfen Co high , that we could be furprized by the Enemys Horfe 3 fo that I took a Refolution to force -md to ftorm this City at five places, under the ?. Colonels of Foot, letting a falfe Alarm alfo be made at 3. places : at thisStotm were ufed 1 6. Running Bridges of Ru- shes. And that every one might the better dohisendeavour, I let them not begin the Storm by Night, but by the break of the day, the Regiments being by Night marched to their Polls, and there continued (landing till the break of the day. The Token, as we should fall on, was two Shots out of the Morter-pieces with Granados $ but the Air being milly , it was without eflfeft : *3iit the Day coming , I gave fuch order to my Regiment, feeing ..hat the Enemy begun to difcharge their Guns , that ours all charging againft them advanced to the Grave-places. the Lot fell fo , that my Regiment and that of Colonel Eybtrgen have made the Attacque between the v T elthuyfer, Water-mills, and Frens- weger Gates, Gocfynja between the Ulfer-Gates , and both the Frieflands Regiments of the Colonels STozrtfenburgh and Bour- mania, had the Prince-Gate between them both. Theshirpelt Attacque and oppofition was on the Polls of the three Grocn- inglands Regiments ,to wit ,of mine ,Goc^inga's and Eybergens ? for the Head-watch went forth holding (land againft mine and Eybergens Regiments , and againil the Frieflands Regiments was the Pod of the Enemies Horfemenon Foot. My Regiment xras led by Colonel Tammtnga y m(\ my Companie of Lifeguard, through the abfence of my Captain-Lieutenant , by Captain Motftaec^, and my Enfign Ddliuig ; Forasmuch as, durirtg this expedition , t had drawn Colonel Eybergen out of Coevcrden to be by the Regiment' in the Field, and again laid therein Lt. Co- lonel De en in his place , this Companie was led on by my Cofen Rabenhaupt- The Enemy there within was ftrong in Troopers, Dragoons, and Footmen, as Your Honors may plcafeby the enclofed Lift to fee. There were taken within, three Standarts and one Colour , the remaining three Colours *.hc Earl of Ben- them hath at his houfe at Benthem* On our fideisdead the En- fign Nicolu CwJers of the Companie of Lt, Cojoud Qrnys , the C C Ccn- (40*) gentleman of the Canon Peter van Kokn bergh, and icor 12,7 common men, among whom the Providoor of my Companie, alfo Enfign Dalwigb , and another Soldier, Captain Wrttx.ers, item both the Enfigns Kobler and Marive j and feveral com- mon Soldiers of mine and the Eybergfe Regiments are wound- ed. The Fight dur'd about three Quarters of an hour ; the Ene- my retir'd upon the Caftle, being a Houfe fenced round about with a Wall , but ours, notwithstanding the Enemy ufed two Pieces of Canon, preffing hard on , all went over at once, crying for Quarter. I have left Captain Aflerbuys with his, and two other Companies therein , and am come back again with the Regiments hitherwards into the Army. I further judge it good for my defign , to ere£t a Magazin there at Newenhuys, becaufe of the convenience of the Place. Wherewith ending &c. In the Army at Velthuyfen, the 18. of March 1 67+. C. Rabenhaupt , Barontbo Stichit' The Lift ofthePrifoners within Newenhuys. Infantery. Scoutmafler in Chief. Walrave the Commander. Lieut'. Hamacker. Enjign Walrave. Enfign Reformatio Men-Ruyters, 'With a Colours and 90. Men. dipt. Hogrxve. Lie ut. Kofters. Enfign Hogrxve, without Colours ivith yo.Men. Capt. KJoot. Lt. Beringhuyfen. En/ignTifCingh, Reformatio, with about 70. Foot- men, without Colours. Capt. Wolf. it. Jordan. Enjign Als. 'without Colours ivith 70. Men. Thefe Enfigns of the three laft Companies of Foot should , as the Officers, and alfo the In- habitants report,be in the Houfe of Benthem. Cavalry Lt. Colonel Mandelsloo. Lt. Legel. Cornet Aelbrecht. therewith a Reformatio Captain Niethof. item, a Lieut.Reforma- A the Standart, and about 70. Common Troopers. Crpt.Otten. Lt. Nienman. Cornet Ernft van Ifleler. Lt. Turck. Reformatio, with the Standart and "jo.Treopers. Capt. Huflen. Lt. abfem. Cornet Vitfdom. Lt. CafTyn , with the Standart , ana\ f o. Troopers- Capt. of the Dragoons , Lt. Bortels , with 100. commanded Dragoons ofMajor-GeneralNageh Regiment. After which Encounter the Enemy drew together all be- tween Oldenzeel and Enfchede , threatning to fall upon Otmar- fen , which was by his Excellencie befet with f. Companies , but now was ftrengthened with a greater number , for that Sr.de (4°0 $r. iJe Beffefons had fent 8oo. French Troopers for relief of the Bishops ; but before their coming on, there fell out a very advan- tagious Encounter by Oldenzeel , and Oldcnzecl itfelf was won ; The Houfe at Gramsberge and other Places with much Booty left by the Bishops, and the whole Twente fufficiently cleanfed. His Excellency the Lieutenant Generall Rabenhaupt having- on the 7. April made himfelf Mafter of the Town & Caftle of Nieuwenhuys , left a fmall Guarifon there, and gathered his Troops togetheragain ,joyning them to the army at Velthuyfen ; whereupon the Bishop alfo hurried his men together , between Enskede , Sc Oldenzeel , and marched towards Otmarfen ; where the Lord Lofekaet lay with a Guarrifon of five Companies: his Excellency Rabenhaupt , upon information of this march of the Bishops , betook himfelf thitherward with a good number of fouldiers , 6c Troopers, defenfive-Wag- gons & ammunition ; which , not alone caufed the Bishop to quitt the Blockado of Otmarfen ; but , that he might range what pofTibly he could together , he was forced to leave feverall Schanfes, as, amongft others, the fort ofGramsbergen , &c Veenfchans; in which Places he had onely time to nail the guns : and , on their march to- wards Swoll, thofe of Gramsbergen were affaul ted be- tween Ommen, &Dalfen by 8o.Troopers under Kings' maas Regiment, who routed them, and took one Ma- jor, feverall Souldiers , and made good booty of all their baggage: but my Lord Rabenhaupt ', taking the ad- vantage of this opportunity , marched up higher to- wards Oldenzeel ; and , not finding himfelf neceflitated to eredt a Magazin at Nieuwenhuys , he commanded it to be demolished, that he might with that Guarrifon, in- force his Army for the execution of his defigns : and , by that means, on the 15. he took Oldenzeel, where he found ftore of Provifions ; there he pitched his head-quar- ters • commanding thence a Party under Captain Lofe~ kaet to fciz. Almelo, wherein were Ho. Men j and aftef CC a, fume (4°4) fome oppofition they took it,& found a great deal of Rye there ; fo that now whole T wente was rid of the Enemy, who now and then appeared neer Enfchede, whereupon his Excellency, on the \6. towards the evening, prepar- ed to meet them with 2o.Comp.ofHorfe, & 4. Regi- ments of foot; but they waited not his coming .. where- upon his Excellency defigned, as foon as the 9. Comp. which, on the 19. went out of Groeningen , & the Guarrifon of Nieuwenhuys , should be joyned with him, to march up higher , but whilft preparing for this de- fign , his Excellency was commanded , by a miflive , to return home with his Troops, doubtleffe occafioned by reafon of the Treaty at Cologne: whereupon fending order on the 19. to the Guarrifon of Nieuwenhuys to follow him , he broke up thence , and marched toCrroe- ningen , where , on the 24. he arrived with his army. The Bishop of Munfter , feeing the fuccesfull progrefs that Lieutenant Generall Rabenhaupt made, and fear- ing their conjunction with the Imperialifts, who, un- der command of Generall Spork , were already broke far in atthe other fideof Weftphalia; caufed his Envoy Smiefmgh to pre fife forward with more earneftncfTe the negotiation for peace which was now in agitation at Co- logne: in the mean time, finding himfelf too weak, toftand againftus, he not only gathered together all his own men, that he poflibly could; but was alfo very in- ftant with France , for auxiliary Troops ; whereupon Marquis de Bellefons fent him from Rees , Aernhem , Wefel and other Cities 800. Troopers , who , on the 14. April pafled Elterenbergh : unto which Monfr. da Montauban Governour of Zutphen, was to fend four Re- giments of foot, to fuccour the Bishop ; who, having heard that wee had demolished Nieuwenhuys , fo that the 14.. Companies which were lodged there , were now without defence, and the army lying at a great diftance, yea perhaps hearing they were marched away , in all haft on the 20. marched thither being put forward by the French fupplys: our men, obferving their march, and feeing (40f ) feeing they were not able to defend themfelvs there , marched out, & made all haft to follow the Army ; but 36. Standarts of the Enemy interpofing cut off their pafle i fo that , finding themfelvs compared about , they prepared for a Battle ; they were in all f. Companies Groeninger Troopers, all choice men under the Captains Sigterman, AppeL Ripper da> Rengers, 6c of Broersmas men, who was deceafed. And 5. Companies Groeningers footmen and 4. Comp.Fries-Souldiers ; which body was commanded in chief by Colonel Swartzenbergh , and Eybergen commander of Coeverden ; and the Scout- rrrafter general Sickinga : before their Musketteers they had placed their defence- Waggons and between them, & the Pickeniers,they planted two Field-pieces,&fo fought with that commendable and noble courage, that, had not the French, after a combate of five hours long, fe- conded them with three Regiments of foot and four Field -pieces of Ordnance, the Bishops men would have been forced to a shamefull retreat : The French, and no wonder, aflaulted our men fo furiously, thatafteran hours fresh difpute with them alfo, our men, feeing no efcape , were at laft forced to yeeld themfelvs into the Enemys hands ; fome few made their efcape , the reft remained their Prifoners : it feems the Bishops-men were refolved once more for a farewell , to make one booty more; but paid dear enough for it. Many indeed of our men were killed, but the Enemy loft more, full as ma- ny as we were ftrong in all. This action was on the 20. April , and on the 2 1. dito the peace Was concluded at Cologne between the Minifters of his Imperiall Majefty , and the Bishop of Munfter, which the next day alfo was figned by the Ple- nipotentiarys of the States at the Lodgingsofthe Baron cPlfolaj under promife of ratifying and interchanging ir, within a fortnights time : the Bishop was doubtlefle the more eager for the concluding of this Peace, becaufe ' he faw the profperous fucceflfes of his Excellency Ra&en- haupt^ and the lmperialiifts at the fame time under Ge- CC 3 nerall nerall Sporck domineering in Weftphalia ; who every moment might have joyned with the forces of Rabeu- haupt , but hitherto had avoided it ; that they might not impede the Treaty at Cologne ; yet the Bishop , rearing it, halted to aconclufion: for he faw, by the prepara- tions that France made to quit his conquefts , and ufe his men otherwhere , that he could expect but fmall fup- plyof men , and perhaps as little money , that way ; and therefore thought peace moft advifable;and fo he imme- diatey deiiftedfrom farther demolishing of Groll, which they had begun , and acquainted the Marquis de Btf- lefons that , being now come to an agreement with the Emperour and the States , he had no more need of the French forces ; having not onely engaged to abandon the French party; but was engaged to joyn his troops to the Army or the Confcederates to be made ufe of againft the French. The Imperialifts alfo,though with an unpleafing farewell , marched out of Weftphalia , for, to be even with them for the forementioned action of the Munfters Troops, they plundered feverall Villages in Munfter-land, as alfo the Town and county of Reck- linckhuyfen belonging to the Electorship of Cologne : but thus, atlaft, ceafed all farther hoftilities between Munfter, the Emperour, and thefe States , the treaties were on each fide ratifyed, and in convenient time ex- changed ; and then the Peace published : In the name of the Lord , and the holy unchangeable Trinity. T>E it Known by thefe Prefents: thatwhereititheivarrewbiebit brolteout between the tnojl Chrifiian King of France, and his. ^Uyesonthe one fide, and the High and Mighty States of the United Netherlands on the other fide, bad fpread it f elf Jo Jarre , that bit Imperial Majejiy bitnfelf and the while Empire was engaged in it , and that his aforefaidMaj-fly , by btsMinifiers bad warned and exhorted the moft worthy and illuftrious Lord the Uisbop and Prince of Munfter , who , as an Jilly of the moft Chrifiian K.mg f Tfsis entered mic the fame vjurre ftgainft the United Netherlands , ta brea^\ C4Q7) Irea^off his allyance with France, and, for the common good of the Empire, and that commonwealth , to makj peace M>itb the afort- faid Lords and States, which exhortation the above fatd Lord Bishop shewed himfelf ready to comply with ; and, in all humble re- fpetl unto his Imperiall Majejiy, toforfake tlmt allyance before made with his mo(i Chriftian Majejiy ; and , by virtue and power oft hat freedom referred by agreement to htmftlfin tbefaid allyance, whol- ly quitted and renounced the fame; promt fing to ft and to the lajl Re- folutions made at Regensburgh at the Diet there , relating to a Gua- rantee in behalf of the oppreffed and perfecuted members of the Em- pire ; ana to conform himfelf thereto ; and , to that end , to affji with his quota, as should be convenient; andaljo , for the promotion of the common good, to make peace with the Lords the States of the United Netherlands: accordingly, bytheinteroofition of the Minifiers of his Imperial! Majejiy , namely the well-bom, excellent Lords, Francifcus free Lord ofUlfo\i,Us Imperiall Maje- fiies prime Ciunceller , and JohnFifcher, prime Counceller of Up- per ~4uflria , Embaffadors and Plenipotentiaries at the Gemrafl Treaty of Peace , being deputed in this affair by the Plenipotentiaries on both fides ; and on bthalf of tie (aid Lords States General! , the highly ,noble and Excellent Lords, Hieronymus vanBeverninge/f/ Burgermafter of the City Gouda , formerly Counceller andTreafurer Generall of the United Netherlands , aWJohnlsbrants, judge of Hoochherchj and Councellour of the city Groeningen Deputy in the [Affembly of the States General!; and in behalf of the for ej aid Lord Biihop , the worthy , wel-defcended , and mu<,h rtfpefled , noble and learned Lords, Frederick Lord of Schmtfingh Knight of the order of St. John of Jerufalem and Commander m Franckfort, and Warner ter Meulen , Dotlor in the Law , Privy Councellour to his Grace , and Vice-Chamellonr' ; an agreement was concluded on , upon the Conditions and Articles following : I. There shall be an eftablishd and Lifting peace between the fore- mentioned Lords States of the United Netherlands , and the Lord Bishop and Prince of Mun/ler , which shall be fo maintained and preferred, that they shall feek^ each the others advantage ,* and mamfeft all tokens , andoffices of affetlion , and good Neighbour- hood ; nor shall either of them do or fuffer any thing to he done againfi the others Subjetls , by any Arrefls or Reprifals , or hinder the Execution of any matters already decided , C Sentenced : II. There shall paffe on both fides a forgiving , and et email filenceand oblivion of all what joever hojiiltty may in any wfeor CC 4 pl.tce (4o8) .place have been done by either party , ftnce the peace of Cleve , and from the beginning of this warn to this very time ; fo that neither on account thereof, or on any other pretence "bhatfoever, any hojlh lity , Enmity , Grievance , oy inconvenience with refbecltoPerfons or goods , shall he done or undertaken , or fuffered to be done by themfelvs or any other openly , or fecretly, diretlly , or indirectly , under pretence of right , or by violence; but all, and every injury, cruelties, loffes, charges, Tthicb before, and during this tuarrt have been done or fuftained, on either fide, in words, deeds , or writings shall be wholly and abfolutely forgiven fo that V}h at foever either might , or could be pretended by the one again ft the other, shall he and remain dead andforgotten , with an eternaUfilence. Yet , for the farther dilucidation of this article , 'tis concluded , that this in- demnity shall not be extended to thofe who are guilty , or jufpetled of high treafon or Crimen Ixfae Majcftatis; fo nevertheleffe ,that the com fe of juflice shall be open for fuch Perfons; and their goods sh all remain tnt ire for their Wives , Children, and Heirs , accord- ingto thetenourof the fecond Article of the Treaty of Cleve. III. This foundation of an umverfall , and unlimited in- demnity being ejiablished , the Lord Bishop shall immediately , upon the ratification ofthis,reflore unto the Lords States of the United Netherlands , all the places , where foever jacent , none excepted, tuhich be during thvs -\oarre hath takjn ani occupyed , and which at this time shall be found under his authority, and that all in fuch pofture and condition , as they at prefent are ; takjng care , that nothing in them be (polled, or madeToorfe , than it now is, Viz, the Towns , fortifications and Caftles of Ltngen , Lichtenfort , Borkflo, CSV. in all ftillpreferving the Rights and Confiitutions of the Empire, and the Weflphaltan peace j that by tlm reftitution nothing be taleen or derogated from it , or innovated to the prejudice thereof . IV. Inline manner shall he reftore to all the Nobility , Tenants and Subjetls of the Lords-States , of what quality or condition foever , all and every of their Lands , Lordships, jpurifdittions, dwellings and unmovable goods , wherefoever they may lie , which he, during thii wnrre , hath occupied , or caufed to be occu- pied ; and efbecially he shall quit and take his militia out oft he Caftle, Town, and Lordship of Weerth , making reftitution of the fame unto the Lord Georg Frederick , Earl ofWaldec\ ; refer ving, not- withftanding , expreffe liberty , in behalf of the faid Lord Bishop , his Succeff ours and the Church , aialjoinbebalfoftkefaid Early te have (4©9) Uo have all right, pretences, and actions thereto belonging , decided \by a competent judge ; M alfo the Lords States shall tahj (are that reftauration be made to the Vaffals and Subjects of the Bishop of Munfter, of all ttnmov able goods , which, during this warre 3 have been taleen from them and occupied: J\(o the Pnfoners on both fides , of -tohat condition , fiate , or profeffion foever , shall be releafed, and Jet free. V. The Treaty concluded at Cleye, the eighteenth day of April , Jlnno one thoufand fix hundred fixty and fix , Stylo Novo, shall be , and remain in full force and power, in all points mt contradictory to this prefent Treaty. VI. In this Peace and Indemnity shall be included thehoufe, and family of the Earls of Benchem , hisMinifters , Vaffals and Subjells 5" and what hath been tafyn from him in this wane shall he reft or ed; and the f aid Earl shall without any hindrance or im- pediment , enjoy and ufe his Priviledoes , and Royalty* , and shall be peaceably left under the protection of his Imperii Majefly and the Empire : and after the ratification of this Treaty the parties cnbotb fides shall labour with bit ImperiaU Majeftie for the reftau- ration, and eflablishment of the peace , jecurity , and efpeciaffy the chaft cohabitation in this family \ in all, fiill conditioning tho prefervation of the ImperiaU Jurtfditlion. VII. For the farther confirming, and greater fecurity of the aforefatd Articles his ImperiaU Majefly , and the mojl tUuftriom King of Sparin shall be entreated , that they would perform the guarantie of this Treaty in the mofl Solemn and beftform. VIII. The ratification of this Treaty shall by the Psrtys Con- tracting on both fides be delivered into the hands of the Lords ^tm- baffadours of his ImperiaU Majefly , and be interchanged within ihefpace of fifteen days , accounting from the diyof the underltrit. jng of this inflrument, or Jooner if pojfible : but aU actions of hoftility shaUceafe , asfoonasthe Ratification of the illuftrious Lord Bishop , shad be delivered into the hands of the ImperiaU Embaffa- dcurs: for the fuller confirmation whereof , two Instruments of the fame tenour are made , figned, and fealei, both by the ImperiaU Embaffadours , and the Plenipotentiaries and Deputies on both flies. GivenatCuUenontbeRbi/n, the two and twentieth day of .April, Anno one thoufand, fix hundred and feventy four. Was figned, (L.5 1 .) H. v. Beverning. (L.S.) Schmifingh. (L. S.) J. Isbrams. (L. S.) W. Zur. Muklen. CCf 1» (4io) Jnteftimeny, and for the performance of the ahoyefaid , the under" •written Lords the Mediatours have confirmed the fame h) their [ub fcrittionandfial, at the day and place aforefatd. (L.S.) F.deL'ifola. (L.S.) Joannes Fifchet We had been for fome time alfo, in conference witl the Prince Elector of Cullen , but he could not wel digeft the fuffering the I mperiali Guarifon in Bon, th< City of his Refidence , and to abandon the caufe o the Furftenburgers he could not well refolve ; his de mands alfo towards this State were exorbitant , whicl putaremora to the Treaty : but this Prelat, obfervinj the march of the French out of thefe Provinces to b< approaching , and that the Bishop of Munfter was agreed faw that it was impotfible for him to preferve his con quefts i therefore refol ved to take away his Guarrifon ou of O verytfel > and joy n them to the French ; and havinj given orders accordingly, the Bishops men at Devente made preparation to be going, demanding a goodfomi for contribution , and Ranfom of their Fortification and guns , and at laft agreed for 42000 Rixdallers, : third part whereof they immediatly received, and for th< fecurity of the reft the Burgermalters Schreeck , Lefrire Groterhule > Secretary Fockeling , and of the Commona lity Warmelo , Henry Boom , and Samuel Kramer wen carryed along with them for Hoftages; whereupon, 01 the 28. April the Guarifon marched out under commant of Count Dander Lip, who, making a short Oration delivered the Keys of the City- gates unto the PrefidenC Burgermafter Steenherge before the Counfel houfe; oi the 30. alfo the Cullen- Guarrifon marched out of Swoll demanding iooooo.guld: of the City, but not agreeing they took with them two Burgermafters , and tw< Towns-men , whom they fent to Mallricht ; all whicl Militias under Count Lip , on the 8. May, joyned witl the French Troops under Marshall de Bellefonds nee Rhijnbergh, and camped that night over againftKey ferswaert , to whom the next day came the Bishop o Straes (4iO ■Straesburgh, and the reft of the Cullen-Guarifon out of 'Keyferswaert , and joyned with them j to march alto- gether upwards: Whilft the Prince Elector , finding nim- felf but meanly fecured , and shut up in Cullen , he be- gan to come clofer to the bufinefle of the Treaty ; whereupon, on then. May, an agreement was conclud- ed on and figned, between him on the one fide, and the ImperiallMinifter, and Plenipotentiaries of the High and Mighty States on the other fide, and the !ame rati* fyed on both fides ; but the exchanging of the fame on behalf of the Emperour was for fome time delayed , on occafion of what happend that fame 1 1, day of May , unto the Towne Erkelens , which , by inducement of the,. Bishop of Straesburgh , and principally by the Cullen Militie under Count Lip , was taken in , and plundered , whilft the body, and artillery of the French army were patting the Roer , for which the Imperialifts , and Spanjards demanded fatififaction , defiring that all the Cullen forces might be called out of the French fervice: but at laft this was decided alfo, and the agreement was folemnized in due form. The Treaties with France had not fo good fuccefle , they, for a long time en- deavouring onely to put an end to the fame ; for which having no apparent reafon , they thought to force this State to it , by provoking their patience with the infilling on their former irregular demand, and ftill refufing to grant thofe PalTes which were needfull for the Duke of Lorrain to appear as a par tycon- cerned in that Treaty ; but now fince the bufinefle of Furftenburgh , they thought they had fuffkient ground for what they aimed at , namely the diflolving of the ^Treaty: therefore , having published at Paris an ample Manifefto of this action, and complained thereof in the Courts of all Princes , with many circumftances, as if foorfooth , 'twere a breach of the right of Nations; thereupon the Lords Court in and BariUon , the French Plenipotentiaries at Cullen, gave notice on the f. April unto tae Lords the Sweedish Mediatours, that they had \ re- received orders to withdraw ; giving by memoriall an account of the reafons thereof, defiring them t< acquaint the Lords Plenipotentiaries of their Highnefle therewith , and take care to procure Pafles for them which accordingly was done , and the required Pafle were timely given unto them • with which, on the 16 they lefc Cullen : and going by the way of Maeftricht they there made a short ftay , and on the 2. May arrivec at Paris. All probability of accord being , by this means nullifyed, the English Lords Plenipotentiaries receive< order alfo to return home ; who on the 25 departed thenc< with their Baggage by water , and meeting on the rod< before Nimwegenfome confronts from the French, 01 the 30. arrived at Rotterdam ; and afterwards divertec themfelvs for fome time at the Hague and Amfterdam till on the 1 3. May one of the Kings Pleafure-Boati arrived in the Maes , in which they returned for Eng« land : in like manner the lmperiall and Spanish Mini- fters, andthofeof this State, having had fome confe- rences with the Minifters of the Dukes of Lunenburgh, about the raifing 13000. men to be joyned to the army of the Con federates , which affair was adjufted , anq the Treaties with the Flectorall Prince of Collein andoi Munfter concluded j each of them departed from Cullen to the places of their refpective Refidence. But the Lords Beverning and hbrants , the Plenipotentiaries of thii State, did, by order of the High and Mighty States j give in unto the Lords Mediatours of Sweeden , a large anfwer unto the memoriall of the French , which the faid Mediatours had delivered unto them : and after thatj on the 14. May returned home again ; the which obliged alfo the Sweedi.sh Lords , having no more work to do there, to leave Cullen alfo , and to renew their negociation in the Courts of the refpective parties, and to labour there for a more clofe treaty : to which pur- pofe Baron Spar was already departed for England, and Count Tot gone for France , but the Lord Ehrenfteyn came not into the Hague before July, where on the 5. he te made his proportions. In purfuance of the nego- iation for Peace, which we before, though interruptedly, ifcourfedof, we shall here annex a copy of theafore- aid reply to the memoriall of the French , whereby will ppear in what fort the treaty was carryed on. MISSIVE of the Lords Plenipotentiaries of the High and Mighty States , to the Lords the Me- diators of Sweden , upon the rupture of the Treaty by France. bPon recept of the advice we fent unto the Lords the States Generall our Mafiers > of the declaration which our Excellencys had made unto us > concerning the orders vhich the Lords the French Embajfadours had recieved to lepart hence .» on thofe pretences contained in the memoriall phich your Excellency s -were p leafed to communicate unto us , ve have received expreffe order , after pravious confutation nth the Minifiers of our Allyes in a matter of fo great weight* o acquaint your Excellencies with our joynt opinion. Where- 'pon we find our felvs engaged by exprejfe order of our Ma- fers , and the Generall advice of the Minifiers of our Allyes , o let you know 3 that we much wonder at fo fuddain and \roundleffe arefolution 3 fo much againfithe common good of ill Chriflendom, and the more, becaufe our Lords and Mafiers iave neither diretlly j nor indirectly had any hand in the ufmeffe of Prince William of Fur ften burgh , and that wither they nor all the World doe yet know the reafons which nduced his Imperiall Majefly , to fecure thePerfbn of that J rince. But pttffingby this asweU as other reafons mentioned n the faid memoriall * as Matters not relating at all unto us ; >ut which we doubt not his Imperiall Majefly will ejfeclually mfwer ; we cannot apprehend , that France should be fo mrea finable , to break off, out of their own pafjions a treaty vhich we were engaged in , by the generall confent of the ln~ trefted Parties on both fides : and feeing thefeizing of Prince kVi 11 iam is looked on in the faid Memoriall j as an aclion con- crning the whole affembly in Generall , >tis very inequitable that that France alone should make htm/elf Umpire of th\ bufineffe > that he might from thence take occafion to brea off tie whole Treaty , notwithjtanding the diligent endea vours of your Excellencies to prevent it , yea , againfi th lajllyfhis Roy all Majeji of Sweden hath ?iot thought good , on occafion of this ne accident to defifl from his mediation j but hath commandi your Excellency s not to depart from the place of the Ajfembly fo that France is alone in his opinion , not onely as confiden in Generall among the whole ajfembly > but even atnongfi k own Ally es , and fo by confluence, is the onely caufe of ti breaking up of this Ajfembly : We cannot beleeve , that yo, Excellencies oranyelfe, can approve ofit, that France , his own authorities on fo flight grounds , should flop t courfeof a Treaty , on which a Generall peace depends i therex making all the labour and pains which your Excellency s hm been at for the procuring a defired peace , wholly fruit le/j But if your Excellency s do but take notice of what ispajfet you will eafdy difcern , that France never had the let thoughts of a Generall Peace, but on the contrary ujed t •poffible endeavours to avoid a fincere clofe Treaty ; and make a feparationfatweentheinterefl of 'us , and our Allyi always refervingtm decifwn of matters of greatefi momi to particular Treaties and Umpirages. We have alfo obfer* ed, and hope all the world hath done the like , that for fo* months together they have had no other intentions 3 than break off this Treaty ; but they not being willing to appear it as the firjl Authors of it , have ufed all ways that 4 tmrn (4*5) \ag\nabU > to necejjitate us , that toe might be the firflin \e feparation , and fo bring a genera 11 hatred on our heads. his is the reafon why they have by all means fought ta re out our and our Allyes patience , both by their extra- vagant demands , and impojjible means they propounded* and feaally by their Itngring , nottrithflanding your Excellen- ce were very infant for it , to give their anfwer , concerning be granting thofe Pajfes which were needfull for the De- uties of his Highneffe the Duke of Lorrain, notwithfland- kg they well faw , that we, in confcience, honour andfecurity , )uld not proceed farther in the Treaty , before we had fat if tttion in a matter fo jufi andoffo great moment : which was enerally dij 'approved of by the whole world , and by his Majeftyof Sweeden himfelf, in his anfwer to the Extraordi- luring the whole courfe of this Negociation , have always een the Author of all the hindrances and obflacles t hereof \ ind that at lafi the defign , framed long before by them > f breaking this meeting, is broke out by this their lajirefo- ution. Therefore we find our felvs obliged to protefl before '.our Excellencies, and all Chrifiendomin the name of their 'iighnejfes , and their Ally es , that it hath not been, nor is wt our fault, that the Negociat ton which was begun, hath \oi proceeded as might be wished ; the which , before the sizing of Prince William of Furftenburgb , if it had not been (4i6) been kindred by the aforefaid means , might have had a got iffne\ and that roe are ftill willing to continue the fame wh all vigour, if we could but fee any fincere difpojition in France \ it i in the meantime, we clear our felvs before God and me as guilt lejje of all the mifhief 'and bad conferences which H breaking off of this Treaty may occafion > in the interim a have orders to acquaint your Excellencies , that , howfoevt it fall out , our Lords and Maflers ovph themfelvs to i obliged for the pains which your Excellencies have bet f leafed to take , not one ly for the common good, but in part cular for their State ; fo that we shall always remain , <&c. Cullen the a6- April 1 674. Wasfgned H. de Beverningh. J. Isbrant And now it was in vain for us to look more af« Peace with France this Summer; but on the contrary , pre pare us for the warre : but before we come to an accoun of the preparations and anions of the warre on bot fides,we shall take a view,of what fruit the leagues ahead Concluded, had with reference to the refetlement of th; State, both as to the Enemies leaving their former con quefts,and the eftablishment of their Government, afte the French had quitted the Province of Utrecht , an Marshall d'Humiereswas marched towards France wit part of their Guarrifons , and on the contrary , Marsha de Belltfonds was arrived from thence at Maftricht,whoo the 2. April marched from Maftricht downwards wit a Convoy of iooo. Horfe, to conduit the remainder c the Guarrifons upwards , upon whofe arrivall they a Zutphen immediately made preparations for their re movall , Severall Veffels and Boats were prefled fror all parts thitherwards, in which all the Arti^ery , Ammu nition, and Vi&ualls were laden , to be drawn up th Yfel by Doesburg, which was wholly difmantled; bu the high waters , and broken banks were fome hindranc to them : in the mean time thofeof Munfter reportec that they should takepoflelTion of that City, when th Frenc (4-17) French left it; but the Governour Marquis de Montauban promifed the Townsmen he would not fufFer it ; andfo leaving with them Arms for 600. Mentodefend them- felvs, they made an agreement for a reafonable con- tribution : andfo, having, fecured the paflages , and the water being fallen , on the 20. they fent all their Bag- gage away to Nimwegen and the Grave,- and on the ^o.in the night-time marched outthemfelvs, that fo the next morning, they might joyn themfelvs with the Guarri- fon of Aernhem , carrying along with them thofe whom they had chofen as Hoftages tor the ranfom agreed on.. Whilft the French were thus bufy with their Bagand Baggage at Zutphen ; they went forward with their For- tifications at Aernhem , which made a fufpicion whether they intended to ftay there or not ; and, notwithstanding that on the, 4. of April there arrived 25. Ships to lade Victualls, Ammunition, and the guns, they went on with their Fortifying unrill the. 7. at which time there came other VeflTels to lade the Victuals , Houshold-ftufF and Baggage of the Governour; whereupon the States agreed with the Intendant, for a contribution ©f 170000. jguld.for that City and the Veluw, and the French fcnt eleven of the moft refponlible Perfons as Hoftages to Nimwegen : on the 20. they took the guns from the Walls, and carryed them on board; & fo by degreesmoft of their Victualls, Ammunition, and Artillery; throwing feverall Carts-full of Hatchets, Bills, and Bullets into the "water; all that they had shipt , wentpaft Nimwegen to the Grave; whereupon, on the 1 1. April they laded on Carts and Wagons their Train; and the Guarrifon the next day at 5. in the morning began to march, out , delivering the Keys over to the Lords without the Town in the new half Moon, and at half an hour paft fix was not a French-r man in the Town to be feen. After the Companies from Cuylenburgand Buuren were arrived at Thiel, and that the French had fent thence alfo all they had, and had in part demolished the Town -Walls , and Fortifica- DD tions, tions,onthe29. they marched all out, taking their way towards Nimwegen, to march up farther with that Gua- rifon : and the fame day, all being paiTed St. Andries, which the French were carrying by Water to the Grave our ofall the Towns on the Yffel, Rhijn, and Waal, the Guarifon ofSr. Andries drew outalfo towards the Grave, having fi.rH demolished the Schans Voorn : at their leaving of St. Andries , they let on fire the huts of the Souldiers, and would have made more waft , if our boats had not hindered , who firing briskly againft them, made them make the morehaft to be gon. Scbenckenfchans was alfo to be quitted, but was to be furrendred to Brandenburgh;fo that all their Baggage, and mod of their Victualls was carryed out , onely a com- petent number of guns with Ammunition proportio- nable was {eft there ; the reft was carryed to Nimwegen : the Governour Cajack, with part of the Guarifon, march - cd outonthe$. the which fome Spaniards in the Land of Gelder hearing of, on the 18. came from the Kal- karfe hole ivith two Ships by night , defigning to furprize Schenckenfchans ; but being very unexperienced, ran againft a Veflel with Wine before Emmerick, whofaid they belonged to Holland ; and that on the other fide of the Rhijn lay 6. or 7. Ships at Ancker with French Souldiers , fo the Spaniards, by help of the Wine Veffel, got up a little higher , and fo ran full-but againft the French, and maftered fome of them; but others, chop- ping their cables, drove down the river to Schenken- fchans, whereby alarming all there, the Spanish defign fucceeded not , and yet thofe. within knew not what the true defign was, but made all ready to be going, on the i.May; accordingly on May-day they marched out, and being joyned with the Guarifon of Nimwegen, paffed altogether the Rhijn by the Tolhoufe. Hitherto Nimwegen had been the place whither all their ifore was brought, and 'twas thought they would make that City the feat of the Netherland warre;for,whilft every where elfe , they were making preparations to depart, (4*9) depart* they were as bufy here about fecuringthemfclvsi atleaft3cco. men were daily at work about the Fortifica- tionsof theTown; and about 200c. more were drawing the lines for a Cam pagne abroad, which might,atany time s march into the body of the Countrey again; but on the 19. April, the Governour received orders alio to leave that City; they had but short warning, the next day all thofe that were at work about the Fortifications were fent for to the Market-place, where they were paid, and immediately orders were given to ship all the guns that were planted on the Walls , to empty the Magazijns > and to carry away all that was worth any thing ; at leaft a ships-loading of Pikes , Muskets , and other rumble was thrown into the Waal j the Wheelbarrows > Palli- zadoes > Spades , &c. were fold to the Towns-men for little or nothing: one great braffe gun, which they could not well carry away with them > they made to fly ; and fo having packt up ail , away with it they went to the Grave : and on the 2 ^ . day they agreed for contribution of both the Town and Betuwe for the fumm of 82000. Rixdallers , for which they Lords Bruyl , Secretary Leuwens , Doctor Heufs , Doctor Bath, van Wicbem, Martini , and Moring , a Lawyer , together with thole that were brought thither from other Towns., were on the 30. carryed altogether for Hoftages to the Grave : whereupon primo May early in the morning the drums beat , and the baggage was firit convoyed over the Bridge, then followed the kalians , and after them the Switzers and French > fo that at 9. of the clock they were all marched out* in good order and difciplin, by the care and good conduct of Lieutenant-Generall Matelotti, and Lieutenant du Roy , Monfieur la Secret/ere , the Go- vernour and Commandour j who, being the laft that went out , delivered again the keys of the Town with all civility , and being joyned with the Guarrifon of Schenkenfchans , they eroded the Rhijn nere theToll- houfe, to unite there with the French Army. After this manner celebrated we May day in thefe DD 2 pares. parts , the French being very bufy with their removing^ on the 29. April they left Thiel , and S. Andries % the go.Zutphen; the 1. May betimes in the morning Nim- wegen* Aernhem & Schenkenfchans > who all joyning at the Nether- Rhijn with the Guarrifon of Rees^marched up together towards Wefel , where on the 4. May Monlieur de Bellefonds the Governour of Wefel , Count de Lorge and other chief Commandours condu&ed chem over the Rhijn, who then encamped neer Rhijnbergh , to which army alfo there joined themfelvs theGuarifons of Wefel, drawn out thence the 6. May; of Rhiinberck the 7. ; of Nuyts the 8- ; on which day Marshall de Belle- fonds muftered them , and found their number effectively 3000 Horfe,and.2$ooo. Foot, with the Cullen Troops, who , under Command of Count vander Lip , were alfo arrived there from Overyflel : and thereupon , with a great Train j and feverall Canons , they marched thence towards the Roer , leaving the reft of their Train j many guns> a Magazijn of Ammunition &Vi£tualls> and the reft of their Plunder and Baggage in the City Grave, with a Guarifon of 5000. Men under Count ChamtUy > former Governour of Nuyts , intending doubtlefle ,at a more convenient opportunity , to fetch them thence alfo , whereof more hereafter , together with a farther account of the march of Marshall de Bellefonds , with whom the Bishop of Sfttw£«rg£wasnoWjoyned, who, fearing the like refcontre his Brother Prince William of Furflenburgh met with , dared not truft himfelf any longer in K.eyferswaert , but departed for France. TheMunfters Troops, according to the agreement made,muft now alfo quitt their conquefts : on the 3 May the Bishop published at Swoll a ceffation of Arms,yet were they very vigorous in farthering in the contributions yet unpaid ; at Vollenhovert and other Places they com- pelled the I nhabitants to give their Utmoft , to be releafed of the burdenfom quartering of the Souldiers : in other Places they took the Gentlemen , Townsmen , and Countrymen from rheir beds, and carryed them as Pri- soners f420 oners to Swoll, forcing them by their bad ufage, to pay their demands; but at their departure an iffue was put to all this. Thus once more , behold the Body of this State reftored to their former liberty, and freed from the Enemy. Oh wonderfull Cataltrophe of the affairs of Netheriand ! which, fo fmall a time fince , feemed to ly a gafping , but now had received again, as it were, a new life. We had reafon to be affrighted , and amazed to fee our deftru£tion approaching us ; but greater caufe have we to be aftonished and ravished whilft we behold fuchan unexpected reftauration : That Supreme Power which hadftricken us with a Spirit of fear and confufion , hath now alfo ftraightned the heart of the Enemy, and turned them out Of our Borders, the fame way, by the fame means , and in the fame manner that they came in. From Charleroy the Army took their march towards the Land . of Luyk, and thence eroding the Mafe and Roer marched towards the Rhijn , where the Towns on both fides being mattered , they marched over a Vaft Bridge made of Boats neerWefel, joyning to the Nether- Rhijn; and there fpread themfelvs to the right and left hand , fo to make themfelvs Matters of the Yfel and Waal; whereupon from Aernhem they ran over the Veluw , and the Whole Sticht, andfellupon fome Holland-Pofts, which they again foon left, and, after them, Utrecht, and the Veluw alfo : from the Yffel and Waal they gathered again at the Lower- Rhijn , and, thence the Army marched towards Wefel ; patTed the Rhijn againe over the Ship-Bridge , and leaving all again there abouts, marched over the Roer and Maes, through. the Land of Liege, to Charleroy. That which animated France to fo. great undertakings , wasthe Allyance with the Crown of England fo Potent by Sea and Land, and the hired affiftance of the Princes of Gullen and Munfter ; the fame were alfo the means of his confufion , when he faw the firft agreeing with us , and the other forced to make their peace alio ; our civill difcord made a broader Bridge for him to come in over DD 3 them (4*2) them than that by Wefel , and the riling of our own Towns-men broke down again all Bridges for his farther progrefle , and pointed him the way to Wefel to return over that Bridge again •> his invafion was more by money, than Arms j in like manner he went out again ; One Nimwegen alone made refiftance againithim; and One pnely Naerden was by force of Arms,regained from him ♦ after all his conquefts , the ftrong Town of Maeftricht could not (land out his ftorms ; and after all his lofles, the ftrong Town Grave was by ftorm on ftorm forced from him ; a fufficient requitall for all his conquelts , confifting chiefly in fome Enfigns hung up at Nojhe Dame > and deeply fprinklcd with the bloud of many of the chiefeft nobility of all France. He might truly have faid Veni , Vidi , Vici : but as well may he lament ut Vidi* ut Perii : there are no, lefle than full icoooo. Men, who came out of France fince this warre , which shall never lee France again. The Heavens have opened the true meaning of that proud Emblem, Eiv*/', feddifcutiam : whilft that Sun of Righteoufnefle hath diflipated , and made to vanish all thofe clouds of armed Bands , which, as a deluge , threat- ened to overwhelm us in a moment. But returning to ourHiftory, let us now behold the pofture of thefe Provinces which were rent off from us , aftertheir deliverance from the Enemy ; unutterable was the joy every where , whereof were as great outward ma- nifeltations , as polfibly could be : the Orange Colours were difplayed from the Steeples ? and other high places* and before there was time to raife Souldiers, the Towns- men Armed themfelvs for their own defence. The Cities in the Land of Cleve Brandenburgh took pre- fent polleflion of , and put Guarifons in them , and committed the Government of them to Generall Spaan : To Count Stirym was given order and authority to pro- vide the Towns of Gelderland , and Overyfell with Guarrilbns, who, by his great vigilancy therein, hath of urnished all of them , that they are now in a pofture of defence : defence: as to the matters pf Policy, they proceeded here in the fame method as they had done before in the Province of Utrecht, Viz. all Magiftratcs of what condi- tion foever, were turned out by the Deputies of the State, and fome Perfons from among the Citizens nominated, to have the direction fro interim of all the Towns-con- cerns: accordingly on the 26. May at Campen my Lord Wevelinckhove , and Wiertfe , of his Highneffe his Coun- cell , appointed and fwore thefe following Perfons for the looking after the Concerns of the State-Govern- ment of Overyffel , the Lord Hendrick van Bentingb , of Werkeren , Rudolph Sternberg* Burgermafter of Deventer , Everhart Ram Burgermafter of Campen , Herman Mettjfen , Burgermafter of Swoll , and Rutger van Breda , Secretarie of Campen , for their Secretary : and afterwards fettled all affairs in Overyffel andGelder- land, both in the Cities, and all Colledges of the States, and other Charges , on the fame foot , as they were eftablished in Utrecht, which we shall here, with all the circumftances thereof fet downe; that, by that we may judge of the other. After the Province of Utrecht , Geldcrland and Over- yffel were brought wholly under the power of the French King; the State's of Holland on the 4. Auguft 1672. re- folved after mature deliberation , and the*previous advice of his Highnijfe> that the Deputies of thofe Provinces under the Enemy , should in the civilleft manner be denyed their Seftion with the States Generall , or in the Colledges of the Admiralties , and that, if poffible, the matter might be fo managed, that the faid Lords Deputies, of their owne accord., without waiting for the refolution of their Allyes, should abfent themfelvs from the affembly of the Generality : whereupon the Deputies for Gelderland % defiring to be admitted into conference with the Honourable great, and mighty De- puties , it was after deliberating , thought good on the 9. Atigufttorefufeit, and to pcriilt in their Refolution of the 4. and accordingly they alfofrom that time forward DD 4 abfented abfented thcmfelvs from the Colledges of the Gene- rallitie. When again on the 23. November 167.5. f He French had left the Province of Utrecht, and feemed refol ved to abandon the other alio , the Deputies of the four un- conqucrd Provinces , J. Geelvinck , Gafcar Fagel,JV. van Crommom, B. Gemmenich, Scato Gockinga,went to Utrecht, and immediately defafio difcharged all the Governours both in the Government of the States and Cities, and did the like to the abfent ones by letter: untillfuchtime that the High and Mighty States , and his Highnejfe shou Id refol ve more particularly about that matter : in the interim the direction of the affairs of that State , and the Towns thereof was committed to thofe Perfons mentioned be- fore in this treatife > untill the refpe&ivc Provinces should deliberate on what foot Utrecht , and the other con querd Provinces should be again received into the Union, and in what manner the Government of them should be eftablished: the different advice which was given about that matter, did long retard the determination, efpecially with refped to Friefland , which had of old a difpute with Utrecht j about preference in the order of their places; fo that at lalt, their Highnejfes deputed a good number out of the refpective Provinces to labour together, with his Highneffe , to make up thofe differences , and to form areconciliatory Model, which on the 16. March 1674. wasifent to the States of Vriefland , entreating their con- formity thereto , that fo that Province might not be wholly ruined, by farther delay s ; the confequence whereof was fuch, that on the 20. April the High and Mighty States cameto this unanimous Refolution concerning Utrecht? and the other conquerd Provinces. Die Veneris the 20. of April 1674.. at 4. of the clock in the Afternoon. . , Frer deliberation , upon die reconciliatory Advice given in by his Bighneflejand the Deputies of the High and Mighty States A $41$) States on tlie 1 B. of thelaft month March , concerning the, re* ftauration of the Provinces of Gelderland , Utrecht and Over- yffel ; as is more at large noted in the memorialls of the fame date : it is thought good , refolved , and concluded , as , by thefe prefents , we do refolve, think good, and conclude that the above-mentioned Province of Utrecht, as alfo the Provinces of Gelderland and Oyeryfel, as foon as they shall be reduced under the power of the State,shall be re-admitted into the Union, and shall have the favour of the fame order of Seflion, which they had before the calamities and dilfafters which fell upon the Land inthe Year 1671. and , for as much as Several Years ago, even from the beginning of the Government, there hath been a particular difference between the Province of Friefland , and Utrecht about their Rank, which the faid Provinces were to have in the Union, and amongft the Confederates ; that the faid Difpute shall be fubmitted to the judgment of his Highnefle, and the Lord Henry Caftmier , Prince of Naflou , Stadholdcr of the Province of Friefland , aforefaid 3 and that hisforemen- tioned Highnefle, and the abovenamed Lord Stadhoulder of Friefland shall decide and terminate the difference between the faid Provinces , according to right and reafon, in the method of truejuftice; and that both the faid Provinces shall regulate themfelvs , according to what shall be determined by his faid Highnefle, and the Lord Stadholdcr of Friefland above-named, and that alfo the faid Provinces , to that end shall within the foaceof four months, &c. and that during the time wherein the faid Difpute shall not be decided, and determined , the faid Provinces of Utrecht and Friefland, shall fit by turns, to wit, the one uppermoft four weeks, and the other the next four , and that the laft shall derermin , who shall have the precedence the firft time ; yet with this caution , that , if cither of the faid Pro- vinces shall fail of exhibitin^their Evidences and pleas within the time prefixed , they shall lofe their alternative Seflion, and during the time before appointed for the determination of this diffe- rence , shall take their rank behind that other Province , which shall timely procure and exhibit its Evidences, and plea. And that the faid Provinces of Gelderland , Utrecht, and Over- yflel,cobe re-ad mite d into the faid Union , shall immediately fw?ar to that Union a new, and in particular promife that they will indeed take off , and caufe to ceafe all fuch impofition wherewith they or any Towns or members of them have bur- DDf dened (426) dened the Goods , Wares , Fruits , Beer , Merchandizes . Manufactures a Materialls, or other things, either as imported, or exported , or on the confumption of the fame , above what the true imposition is of all fuch Goods , Wares , Merchandizes, Fruits, Beer, Manufa&ures, Materialls , or any other thing growing or made in the faid Province , under what pretence > title or name, the faid imposition maybe introduced, orraifed; promising that the like shall hereafter no more be done; and that in like manner the Lords of the four other Provinces muft not lay any fuch burden more, neither with refpecT: to one an- other, nor with refpect to the abovementioned Provinces of Gelderland, Utrecht, and OveryfTel, and in cafe that it may be already done, they shall caufe them to ccafe. That thofe Lands and Places which have formerly belooged to the faid Provinces shall returne unto them again : excepting oneiy , that the Souveraignty , & ail that depends thereon nothing excepted , over thofe Lands or Places on which the Pro- vinces of Holland or Friefland have raifed any Forts, or Forti- fications, shall belong unto the faid Provinces: and that the Province of Friefland with that of Graeningen s shall have power and liberty to raife a Fort at or necr Rooveen , and that the full Souveraignty , with all the dependants thereof, pver that Land or Place, on which the faid Fort shall be raifed, as alfo oycrthe Ommer-Schans , whenagain reduced under the States, shall belong to the faid Province of Friefland, and Groe- ningen , the reparation and maintaining of which Forts ( whofe Souveraignty in manner aforcfaid" shall be brought under the faid Provinces of Holland and Weft-Friefland , Friefland , and Groeningen ) shall be at the charge of the refpeftive Provinces, without burdening the State therewith^ and that the faid Souveraignty shall ontly extend to what is en- clofed within the Walls and Fortifications of the faid Forts , withoutany farther extenfi on to , or over theCountrey round abou t the faid Forrs: yet fo that the faid Provinces of Utrecht s and OveryfTel , shall not plant or make any Houfes , Buildings 3 Plantations , or plant , make or build any thing elfe within a hundred Roods , accounting from t he uttermoft of the Fortifi- cations of the faid Forts , or alter any thing that is already made or planted within the faid fpace of one hundred Roods, which the Provinces of Holland & Weft-Friefland, Friefland, and Groeningen aforclaid shall judge prejudiciall to the faiJ Forts : Forts : and that the /aid Provinces of Holland and Weft- Friefland, Friefland, and Groningen above mentioned may , I of their own authority , demolish) and deftroy wharlbever shall be built or planted, or altered in the buildings or plant- ings already;made, within the compafle of the fortffaidone hundred Roods; and that the faid Provinces, City and Lands, shall have always free acceffe and receffe unto the fiid Forts , over the Lands, through the above mentioned Provinces of UtrechtandOveryfTel: that alfo the faid Province of Holland and Weft-Friefland may freely , and without any hindrance oppofitionorcontrole, whenfocver it may be requifite f-rthe defence of their own Province , inundate , or overflew , without any deftruftion, the Land that lyes under the Provinces of Utrecht and Gelderland, as well as what belongs to their own Province of Holland and Weft-Friefland. That alfo , as to Lands , enclofed Draind Lands , Dijke- graveships , or Waterings, which have or may hereafter have their Letts through the" faid Province of Holland and Weft- Friefland - y allDifputes, proceedings of Law, and other diffe- rences concerning the right of the Dijkes , or Banks , and grounds j with all the confequences , and dependances thereof, nothing excepted , either concerning the Government of them , forfeitures , Breaches , Enclofures , or any thing elfe what- foever,shall be decided ,by the Dijk-grave and his Councellours, or, in the want of them, or on their refu fall, by the Court of Holland; and that, whether the difference may be between any Villages , or inhabitants of Utrecht amongft themfel vs , or bctweenany Villages or Inhabitants of Holland and Utrecht, one ngainft the other , which focver be either Planitiff, or De- fendant. That farther ,the Hinderdam of the Vecht,which lay formerly in the Province of Utrecht, being now removed, and in the room thereof, a Sluice made at Muyden , shall for ever be and remain fo, and that the faid Province of Utrecht shall never direclly nor indirectly remake the faid Dam, either in the place where it before was,or any where elfe. And forasmuch as during thefe late calamities and difaftcrs, Several! Colledges in Holland and Weft Friefland have negoci- ated feverall fumms of Money for defraying of the charges, which wercexpended , forthc preservation of fevenll Wards, orplaccs; as by name,thofe of the Crimpendei-.vard, for the Loo- (4*8) Lopicker-ward , that therefore neither the aforefafdLopickej Ward , nor any other Wards , or places., for whom any Co ledges in Holland have , fince this warre , negociated any fumms of Money, shall be under the Authority,Government, or difpofi tionof the faid Province of Utrecht,or Gelderland, before th (aid Colledges shall be re-emburfed : and that the Patentgraunt ed on the 13. January this prefent Year, by the Lords States o Holland and Weft-Frie(land unto the Inhabitants oftheRonde Veenen, lying partly under theaforefaid Province of Holland and partly under the Province of Utrecht , sliall be valid, an< of Force , without any new confirmation, or approbation thereo by the faid Province of Utrecht. That al fo the Provinces of Gelderland, and O very flel , shal aflure the faid Province of Holland and Weft-Friefland , tha the Inhabitants of the faid Province of Holland and Weil. Friefland shall befuffered in the pofleflion of what they have enjoyed , as to the bufinefle of Fis hing on the Souther-Sea, ant the Swart- water; and that all trouble, moleftation, and hinde ranee , which the faid Inhabitants fome time fince have mei with in their Fishing , shall ceafe , and be no more renewed, Farther , that the aforcfaid Provinces of Gelderland , Utrechi and OveryfTel , shall never oppofe or deferre direftly or. indi- rectly in any manner , the lean: of what, the Provinces of. Hol- land, Zeeland, Friefland, and Groeningen, or any one of the faid Provinces in particular , or the Councill of State shal! judge needfull , for the deepning of the Rivers of the Nether- Rhijn and Yflel , or inundating of any marshes lying in or neer the Province of OverylTel , or making of them impaflable, or any ways more convenient , tohinderor make more difputable any pafiagc or invafion of the Enemy through , or over the fame : and confequently the faid Councill of State shall put in Execu« tion whatfoever the faid Provinces of Holland , Zeeland , Friefland , City and Land , or any one of the faid four Provinces in particular , or the faid Councill of State itfelf shall judge needfull and convenient to be done ; in which the aforcfaid Pro- vinces of Gelderland , Utrecht, and Overyflel shall not dire&ly or indire&ly in any way or on any pretence whatfoever , hinder or oppofe them ; and for the beter effecting of what hath been faid, and keeping the fame in good pofturc, there shall Yearly fcverall Lords Deputies out of the Councill of State for the Pro- t'(4*9) rovlrices of Holland ', Zeeland , Friefland , Groeningen a- ■orefaid , be commiflioncd to view , and rake infpeftion of the »ofture , and condition of the aforefaid Rivers and Marshes , md the faid Commiflioners shall be obliged to deliver over, into the High and Mighty States an exa& particular circunv lanciated account in writing of the confthution of the faid divers and Marshes ; and that the two laft of fuch writings hall be given into the hands of thofe Lords , who shall become mffionated the Year following to make the like infpe&ion , and he faid Lords Commiflioners shall be obliged in their Perfons, ind goods to ftand to, and juftifie whatfoevcr they shall put lown in their Relation concerning the conftitution of the laid Slivers, and Marshes. That , within one Year after the end of this prefent warre j She Lords the States of the Seaven Provinces refpeftivcly shall >rocure and deliver over unto one another,, anexaft State of he conftitution, and their Financies , and what the incomes of sachofthe Provinces was in flourishing times: and in what, or what manner of impositions , taxes , or revenues the faid in- :omes do confift , and with what burdens each of the (aid Provinces is burdened, all with Authcntique Evidences, and hat under Oath, that they have not concealed any thing relating; hereunto : and that the faid Provinces , within half a Year after, shall examine the faid accounts , and fo regulate the pt oportion >f what each of the faid Provinces ought to contribute for his iharein the burdens of the whole Union : and if they should lot in the fpace of fix Months come to an agreement about t, then his Highnefle, as requefted thereto by all the Provin- :es in Generall , shall be pleafea to proportion the faid Quotions, mdthat, according to the Proportions Defigned byhisHigh- lifTe the faid Quotions shall be regulated , augmented , or liminished without any contradi£rion,or oppofition of any one. That the Farmers farming the revenues of the refpedive Pro- vinces and the Country of Drenthe , in or upon any places bord- ering on the confines of the one or other Province, shall have it all times accefle thereto , and on the defire of any one , the >ther shall, at his reafonable charge, givehitn a Copieofthe ^olle&ion , or other Books or Regifters , by , or out of which he faid incomes are railed or received : and that the faid Provirt- ;es and Cbuncrey of Drenthe shall, in all faithfulneflc >allift one the f43o ) the other, to hinder all frauds , which might be committed] flich matters. And for as much as the Lords States of Gelderland, Utrecl and OverytTel , do owe a confiderable fum of Money unto t. rcfpective Admiralty-Colledges j redding in Holland and Zee land , on account of feverall fumms towards defraying charges of the Sea, before this prefent warre ; it shall be f erred to the decilion of his Highnefle to appoint any reafonab time for the payment of the faid debt unto the refpe&ivc Colled ges of Admiralty. Thatfartherinconfidcrarionofthegood fervices, andfaitli full valour which the Lords the States of City and Land of Groc ningen have done and shewed in this prefent warrc , for ch common good , itshallbegraunted unto the aforefaid Province as by ihefe prcfents it is graunted unto them , to have afecon place in the Councill of State , fo that the aforefaid Province < Gelderland which formerly had two places there shall now hav but one. Farther the High and Mighty States have graunted unto 1 Highneffe aforefaid , as by thefe prefents theygraunt unto hi the po wer and Authority , on the information thereof, to cor tinuein, reftoreunto, or depofe from their functions and offic thofe who formerly did make up the Government of the Pr v.mces and Cities of Utrecht , and the Cities and places of Gc derland and OveryiTel , now reftored to the Union , or whi< shall hereafter be brought under the dominion of the la Union; w ith power to put others in their room orinthevaca places, and to regulate and contrive the whole Government thole Provinces in fuch manner as his HighnelTe shall judge bef and focurcft for the Land ; with this referve, that thofe , wl might be turned out of their charge or office, shall not by reafi thereof, either on the one hand, be prejudiced in their go« name , neither on the other fide, shall thofe , who afecrwar shall be found, not to have carried themfelvs as theyough by veitueof that difmiilion , pretend toany freedom from fn punishments which their competent Judges > according tot J ,n\vs and Placates of the Land shall Judge , ought to be decre and put in Execution againft them : and all this shall be don forrhis one time, without any prejudice or confequence to gathered thence for the future , and without any prejudice t (430 >r diminution of the Priviledgcs , Freedoms , and Rights be- longing to the faid Provinces in Gcnerall, or the Members and i Cities thereof. NIC. ST*4VEU1SSE. Agrees with the Regifter. H. FJ.GEL. Upon which refolution made, his Highnejfe , accom- panyedby feverall GreatOnesonthez3.Aprilat5.of the clock in the morning, went from the Hague to Utrecht, where he arrived at 3. in the afternoon , being met and led into the Town by the CommiiTioners of the High and Mighty States on Horfeback , through the rancks of the Townsmen in their arms,ftanding in ranks from the Gate to the German Houfe. The Foot- militia were polled, each Regiment in feveral places , Viz. the Regiment; of Waldeck , Horns > Solms, Erbach, Berkenvelt, Pa/ens, and Turck ,the Horfe both Dragoons, and Polanders were ranged without on both fides of the Rhijn: at his en- trance were all tokens of joy made ; all the Colledges faluting him ♦ on the 24. his Htghnejfe gave audience unto all Perfons that deiired the fame, rrjaking all need- full preparation for the difpofall of the governmcut the next day, giving notice unto thofe, who were to be members thereof. On the 25. April, His Highnejfe appeared in the ufuall affembling- place of the Lords the States of the Province of Utrecht , where were alfo affembled thofe Lords, whom his Highnejfe y according to the authority given him,by the High and Mighty States^ on the 20. initant,had appointed to the dignities of the Government of the States and Cities;and accordingly pronounced thefe fol- lowing, as members in each rank. The Bench of the Lords Elected Councellors should confift of thefe following Lords, My Lord Johan van Rheede-, Lord of Renswoude, Prefi- dem of the States of Uytrecht. My (432) My Lord Peter Ruyfch. My Lord Gerard van Nypoort. My Lord Hardenbroek, Lorfi of Hardenbroek. My Lord Peter Rofa. My Lord Joannes Marcelis, My Lord Peter van Beek. My Lord Samuel de Marecs, Lord of Meersbergen. My Lord Jacob Mandemaker, Lord of Kattendijk. The Bench of the Lords of the Nobilitie. My Lord Cafpervander Linden, Lord of Mynden. My Lord Godart van Rbeede, Lord of Ameronge. My Lord Jacob van der Does, Lord of Berkefteyn. My Lord Gerlacb vander Cape/ , Arentsbergen ana Schalckwijck. My Lord Hendrick Jacob Tuyl van Scrooskerck , Lord of Suylen. * My Lord Fredrick van Rheries,Lord van der Aa. My Lord Johan Lockhorft) Lord of Schonauwen. My Lord van Hardenbroek, Lord of Groenewoud. f My Lord N. de Najjar, Lord of Woudenburg> and On- werkerck. My Lord Hendrick van Boetfelaer, Lord of Langerack. My Lord KarelValckenaer * Lord of Valkenaer and Duo kenburg. My Lord Wide Najfaw, Lord of Suylefteyn. My Lord Uytenhoven, Lord of Ameliswaarc. His Highneffe further declaring , that the Lords' a Langerack , Ouwerkerck, and Suylefteyn , should aJfo be ad< mitted amongft the Deputies of the States,without quit ting their military charge ; yet that it should not fervi as a Prefident for the future: HisH/g^zw^likewifedc clared in favour of the Lord of Ginkel, Collonel of a Re giment Of Horfe, yet fo,that he should not be admitte< thereto , but on the death of his Father Lord oiAmeron gen t or that he should quite his Seilion, and place there Hi (m) His HighneJJe alfo appointed for Secretary of the Pro- vince Jonathan van Luchtenburgb retaining farther to himfelf the power ofdifpofing of all places not already given away. The Magiftracy and Councill of the City should con-, fift of thefe following. ™' J% nva l N t P / n ' c Burgermafter*. D r ' Wwi#m Verjlraettn* £ b M r . Gilbert -van der Hoolck. D r . Cornell* Boot, M r . John Ram. D r . Cornells vanderVoort. M r . Samuel Gerobulut. Jacob van Dinter. M r . John Schrick. M r . Jacob Martens. M r . Peter Boot vanderEem. M r . Anthony vanNyepoort. M r . Arnold vander Linge. Walter van Nellejleyn. Henricus Quint. William vander Meule * Gent. Peter Hatting. iiA*. Henry Quellenburgh. Henry van Zuylen. Albert van Benthetn. Jufius Vermeer. Henry van Pothuyfen. Ambrojius Bojfchaert. M v . Paul Voet van Winfen* lfaac Tentenier. M'. Arnold Str ate. Taats van Amerongen , Gent; Cajper Li/eman , Gent. Jacob van Doyenburgh. Steve?} van Soesdijck. EE M'.John (434) M r . John van Aelft. De Swarf. M'. JanRijJfen. VViUem van llunnick. Mr. Cornelius Mattbifius. D r . Adrianus Gentman. M r . Arnold Spoor. John vander Meer. M r . JohnvanBaerle. Adrian Strick van Linfchoten , Gent. By the fetting of which Lords in the Government thefe following were turned out. From among the Lords of the Councill , the Lords Scbade^Wede, Someren, Roflum>ttuilVellandt. Of the Nobility, the Lord of Sandenburgb&nd Wulven. In the Magiftracy, Jacob vander Dujfen, Dirck de Leutv, Hendrick Wijckerflooth , Gerard van den Helm , Henry van Merkerk, Dirkde Goyer , Nicolas HameL Cornelius van Beeck, Reynier Feyt , Rudolph Tintkoff, Nicolas van Solingen, C orne lis de Goyer , EverhardvanSype- jleyn> Dirck van Steenbergen, Lambert Veltkuyftn, William van Someren , Weygert vanOvermeer, Gillie van Wijck , Frederick van Beeck, Anthony van Middle- koop. His Highnejfe, at the fame time, made known , that fome of the principalft among the Towns- men had de- fired him to draw a model according to which the Go- vernment of the Land of Utrecht should be eftablished ; and that he had feriously confidered of it and framed one which he judged moft agreeable to the ancient Go- 1 vernment of that Province j yet he could not refolve on it before he knew the opinion of the prefent Lords about it, and their approbation of it; His HighneJJe alfo put ro their con fideration a form of an oath to be taken by all thole that should appear in the Affembly of the States of Utrecht (435) Utrecht. The aforefaid model of Government and form of oath are both as follow. An Order and Model according to "which the Government of the Province of Utrecht should be founded and fettled. THat the Government of the faid Province shall remain as formerly in three Members. Viz. of Elected Councellours , Nobility, and City, and Towns. That the Elected Councellours, boththofe which his High- niflc hath now chofen, and thofe , who shall hereafter be chofen, shall continue in their charge, and function three Years fuc- ceflivcly , and that the faid chofen Councellers , or each of them shall three Months before the expiration of the time of their charge , acquaint the Stadtholder of that Province then being , thereof. And that the Stadholder of that Province then may continue all or any of the faid Councellers in their charge three Years more, or chufe others in their room, or in the room of thofe that might come to die within the faid term of three Years , which choice he may make out of the whole body of the Abbots, Deans, and Canons, of the five Chapters here , and that without any ones nominating any , or contradicting what he shall do, fuppofing the Perfons chofen thereto be arrived atthe full age of 2 j. Years ; and be fuch who make publick pro- fcifion of the true Chriftian Religion : and that they shall confift of four Nobles, and four Burgers, or Towns-men. And that the faid continuation or new election from three Years to three Years, fucceflively in manner aforefaid , shall be defircd of, and alio actually done, by the Stadholder then being. And that the Stadholder shall alfo have the donation of all the Abbots or Deanships when vacant, without any ones nomi- nating or contradicting ; and that the faid Stadholder shall alfo have the free difpofall of all theCanonships , which shall fall vacant, the fix States Months fo called : doing therewith accord- ing to his own good pleafure. That the Deanries and Canonshipsof the faid five Chapters shall not be alienated, made away with orrefigned, otherwife than by confent and approbation of the faid Stadholder , which shall then be. And that the Stadholder shall have the difpofall of the in- E E t comes forties of all the Vicaridgcs , depending on the laid Abbots- houfe, Deanries or Chapters , whenfoever the faid VicaridgeS shall fall void : and that the Stadholder to that end shall appoint a Mafter of accounts for the receiving or the revenues of the faid Vicaridges , which Monyes shall be employed for the mainte- nance of poor Minifters, their Widows, and other pious ufes within this Province. To prevent ail differences , and heats , which formerly in any times, were occasioned about ihe Election of the Nobility, it shall be concluded on , as by thefe prefents , tis concluded : that whenfoever the Stadholder shall think fit to encreafc the Nobility by new Elections , or that any one of the Lords should depart this life j that then the (aid Stadholder may appoint whomfoever he judgeth fitteft thereto , and that abfolutely of himfelf without being controlled by any : fave that the Perfons to be admitted by the Stadholder among the faid Nobility shall, with refpeft to their Years, Birth, and Means, be qualified , ac- cording to the regulation made about that matter , and that the faid Perfons shall make profeffion of the true Chriftian Reformed Religion. That the Lords Elected among the faid Nobility shall remain, and continue in that quality all their life. That the Burgcrmafters , Efchevins , and Senate now ordain- ed, or to be ordained by his Highneffe, in the city of Utrechc shall continue in their charge , untill the i. O&ob. 167 f. and in the other Towns , untill that day on which in coarfetheir new elections should be made for the Year 1675. That eight days before the faid eleftion, theBurgermafters, Efchevins, and Counfell of the faid Town and Towns refpect- ively shall nominate a double number of Burgermaif ers , and Efchevins for the faid Town and Towns , which nomination shall befentto the Stadholder of this Province, who out of then: shall chufethe Burgermafters and Efchevins. That thofe who shall be nominated , and chofen to be Bur germafters and Efchevins muft be fuch , who make proteffioi of the true Chriftian Reformed Religion, and be farther qua lified according to the Priviledges of the faid Towns. That noneshall continue Burgcrmafter or Efchevin abovetw Years; and then shall remain one Year without being chofe sor nominated for the faid places : but , after a Years iatcrveninjj f hall then be again capable to be nominated and elected tote aiu fua&ions. Ar (437) And as to the Senate and Fraternity of the faid C!t? awe? Towns, the aforefaid Senate or Councill shall , every Year be continued or changed , according to cuftom obferved of old , time out of mind, untill the Year 1610. fothat the Sradholder then being having made election of the Burgermafters and Efchevir.s, shall either continue the fame Councill entire, er any part of them : or elfe chufe new ones out of the whole body of the Burgers and Inhabitants of the refpe&ive Town and Towns, and the like on the death of any onechofen to be a Eurgerrrafter or Efchevin , and all according to the goodplea- fure of :he Stadholder , without any ones nominating or con- tradicting what he shall do j faveonly, that no Perfons shall be made choice of to be of the Senate, but fuch as makepro- feffion of the true Chriftian Reformed Religion, and are farther qualified according to the Priviledges of the faid Towns. That die Stadholder of this Province shall, without any pre- vious nomination, ele& the Shetriffs , and head-Officers of the refpe£tivs Towns , as alfo the Marshalls of the faid Quarters , fuppofing only their making publick profeflion of the Reformed Religion, and being qualified as above. That the Stadholder of the Province shall in like manner, without any others nomination or contradiction , appoint the Secretary of the faid Province , as often as that place shall fall vacant , fuppofing only he make profeflion of the Reformed Religion, and be qualified according to the Priviledges. That the Stadhouldcr of this Province, for the. time then being , shall have the difpofall of all military charges, without any exception, whether in the Field, or other where. That with regard to the deputation in the Aflembly of the States Gcnerall ; the Counfell of State , theColledgesof Admi- rality , the Generallities-Chamber-of-Accounts , or any other Collcdgcs , or Societies of the Generality, the fame method shall beobferved , which hath hitherto been in ufe;only the Conftniflions shall be for no longer than fix Years-, and that the Perfbni to be deputed to any of the aforefaid Employs , shall firfl be prefea-cd to the Stadholder then in being, who shall have his liberty to pronounce the Perfon'fit or not fit for it , without being obliged to give any reafon thereof. AndincafethcPcrfon prefeneed should not be acceptable , that Member of the Pro- vince whofe turne 't was , shall be obliged to prcfenc another as and Rights of the Land of Utrecht j and the three Members thereof, and all their lawfulland wel- reflored cuftomes ; and by councell , and deed help to forward the Publick affairs of the Landj advifmg , and determining therein , -what > according to my judgement , and in the up' rightneffe of my confeience I shall judge moft fervice able a?id juit able for the good ^ and benefit of the Pub lick 7 -without any affeiJ i4 (439) affection re/peSi or difrefieft to any ; andalfb to the befl of my ability anaunderfiandtng , to look after, execute , effecl , and caufetobe ejfecled all decrees and Refolutions of the States , andallCommijJions , and Charges laid on me by the States » and that with all zeal and faithfullnejfe. And that I to my utmofl power > will facredly avdfincerely maintain., keep up and caufe to be kept up the Chrifiian Reformed Religion , a?id DocJrine , according to the eflablishment thereof by the National! Synod at Dordrecht , in the Tear 1 6 1 9. and as it is preached, and taught in the publick Churches of the Lands , which It in all upright neffe ,do bold, and beleeve to be the true faving Religion j and that 1 never will (as much as in me lyes) fujfer any one to bring any change orintrufion therein , and that I will in every point obferve and conform myfelf to the Regulation this day eflablishedinthe AfJ'embly of the States , concerning the ordering and conducl of the Provincial! Go- vernment. And lafily 3 that I will keep fecret all matters treated on , and concluded in the Ajfembly of the States, which shall be Commanded to be kept fecret. As truJyasI defire God to be my Helper. 26. April . After deliberation amongft all the members concerning the abovementioned regulation, they all una- nimously declared that they were well pleafed therewith* and fo 'twas refolved on,and ellablished by the Aflembly; and theaforefaid form of Oath was likewife unanimously concluded upon, and accordingly by all the Lords, ex- cept thofe that were abfent: which being done, the Lord van Renfwoude moved it to their Honourable Highnefes the States of Utrecht, whether it might not beneedfull and ferviceable to the Land , to conferre the Stadthol- der Captain-and-Admiralship-Generallonhis Highneis the Lord Prince of Orange and his Highncjfes ifae male, defcemding from him in lawfull marriage; after delibera- tion whereon , their Noble Highnefes , for feverall weighty reafons moving them thereto, did conferre on his (aid Highnefe, the Stadholder-Captain-and-Admi- ralship-Generall, and that in mod ample form, with all ^E4 right (44o) right of fucceflion and devolution thereof unto his legitH mate male-iffue : it was farther refolved, that his Highnefle should be introduced into the faid Court , and there in- ftalled in the quality of Stadholder aforefaid ; and that notice hereof should be given to the People by the Loro\ van Renfivoude , Prefident of the Land of Utrecht , and the Lord van Ameronge in the name of the Nobility , and Burgermafter NeUe/leyn, Prefident for the City of U- trecht, with the Secretary of their honourable Highnefles, on the Stares of their AfTembling-place : Finally, 't was refolved, that their Noble Highnefles would ufe their in- tereft in the Generality to that end, that the Stadhol- der-Captam-and Admiralship-Generall of the United Netherlands, might be, in like manner, conferred on his Highnefle , with the right of inheritance by his legi- timate Male-iiTlie ; and that letters to that purpofe might bemadeanddifpatcht away. %j. April! His Highnejfe , in the AfTembly of the Af- fembly of their Noble Highnefles took the Oath as Heredi- tary Stadholder of the Province of Utrecht, and in that quality was introduced into the Court of Juftice, where he, by appoiptment,gave Sentence in mattersjCriminalh wherein he preferred favour to the rigourof Juftice , and afterwards rode to the Vaart , having firft difpofed of fe- verall places. The Lords Panhiiyfeu , de Gruyter , Parmentier , Warm- vliet, Booth ,Servaes, Hengft , van Roy en , van Bergen, were appointed as ordinary Lords Councellours, Perfer for Se- cretary; Huyflen Under Secretaryjand the Lords Euwijck, van Dam, and Secretary Berck were difcharged. For Extraordinary Lords Councellours, were at the Court chofen, the Lords Patdus Voet and Nyport. For Lords of the Admirallity, In Friesland, the Lord, van Dinteren in ftead of the Lord Spiering. At Amfter- dam , the Lord MarcelU in the room oi< the Lord van juchem. In Zealand, the Lord van Pahuyfen in the room of the Lord vajt Dinteren. At Rotterdam the irscd Mar- tens in (lead of the Lord Bone van Amerongen. For (440 For Dire&ours of the Eaft- India Company , the Lord Benthem in the place of the Lord Schagen ofWijck, and the Lord John Quint in ftead of the Lord Nieirwftadt , and fome others removed, and again fome continued in their former places. i& Departed his Higbnejfe for Amersfoord,and Wijck te Duurftede, to fet thing in order there, as was conve- nient, and to eftablish the Government of thofe Cities, which was in like manner done through the whole Pro- vince: whereupon on the 50. his Higbnejfe with all ima- ginable Solemnity, and Civilities departed from Utrecht, early in the morning , and at noon was treated by the Ma- gistracy at Leyden, and at Evening arrived in the Hague; having thus reduced all things in the Province of U- trecht, into a poiture to take breath a little, and with one fcid a foundation for the eftablishing the affairs of the Province of Gelderland and Over-Yffell. But to return to the Warr again , and having in the for- mer part related what preparations every one had made in the beginning of this Month of April ; we shall now fee with what zeal and vigour they were carryed on, both by ■renewing of leagues > raifing Souldiers , and affembling great Armies together : Did France renew his league with Sweden? it was again ballanced here by a Treaty with Denmark: and though Hanover and Bergen leaned to the French Party ; the Duke of Brandenburgb was again entred into a new alliance with the Confoecierates; and the Princes of Lunenforgb had alfo promifedfome Auxi- liary forces ; the Bishop of Munfler himfelf flood upon joyn ing his Troops with the Army of the Empire , and mod of the German Princes followed the. Emperour, taking up Arms for the defence of the Empire. The time began now to approach , that the Armys were to take the Field , and the States and their Allyes having refolved to affault the Enemy on their own frontiers , 'twas thought good , to bring a Confoederate Army into Flanders, under his Higbnejfe the Prince of Oramge as Generalifjimus , and or her Imperial* and Spanish EE y Gene- Generals ; and the Army of the Empire in the Palatinate on the Rhijn • againft whom the King of France fen t the Prince of Conde > with one Army to Flanders > and 'Mar- shall Tttrenne with another Army towards the Rhijn, de- signing, in the mean time, with the forces under the Duke de Navatl/es > to make himfelf Mafter of the County of Bourgundy, if it should not ftand Neuter ; the King re- fblved not to march in Perfon this Campaign: the march of all which Armies we shall follow ; beginning with the French, who began firft. Whillt the Germans were bufy with their five Depu- ties to procure a Neutrality for the Province of Burgun- die, the French wentforward with their Fortifications at Gray , either becaufe they intended not to accept thereof> or elfe thought thatSpain would not be content therewith: on the 24. of March , the Deputies arrivedatBefangonj but found little appearance there of any inclination to a neutrality, the Spaniards hoping, by that fuccour they expected , to make themfelvs Matters there ; neverthe- lefle they confented to a ceflfation of Arms , and on the 2. dito, the Deputies (being fatisfied with the entertain- ment of the Governour Don Francifco Gonzales d'Al- vedo) departed thence for Auflbnejtoconferrewiththe Duke of Navailles who confented to a ceiTation of Arms for a Month j yet fo that neither of them should in the mean time receive any Succours, butall things should remain in the fame polture they were in , which pleafmg the Spaniard, the Deputies departed home again rem- fetfa. On the fame 28. March arrived the Prince o^ Vaude- mont at Befan^on, who with a very fmall train , by many by-ways, through many dangers and perils arrived there, by Poftjthat by his prelence and Conduct he might take care of all things that might conduce to the fecurity and reftauration of that Province; expecting his Father the the Duke of Lorrain with Succour for the Spaniard. The fecond day after his arrivall, being the firft of April , this Prince went to Field, and forced the French to quit Ar- boys, who loft feyerallmen, and left 2. pieces oif Ord- nance : (443) nance : On the $. the Prince went to Dole to conferre with the Marquis de 5*. Martin Governour there , and having had here and there leverall encounters with fome good iuccefle , especially under Monfieur Maifons who ! totally ruined the Regiment of Horfe of the Duke St. At. gnon> which kepttheGuarrifoninOrgelet; afterwards fo ordered all things that there was good hopes with the expected Succours, not only to defend that Province, but alfo wholly to clear it of the French ; which the Duke de NavaiUes apprehending, departed in Perfon for Paris, to acquaint the King there of the constitution of af- fairs. Whileft the French County was in this polturc, the King caufed his great Councell of warre toconfult together at Verfailles , where the Generalls of the Ar- mies then were , and there they concluded on the orders to be followed in the next Campaign , and being in- formed of the defigns of the Confcederates , they con- cluded to be onlydefenfive, and, what poflible, to baffle our defigns , by their lingring : and to keep watch againft the Sea-forces of Holland, an Army of 30000. Men was refolved to be fent to the Sea-coafts, to whom the Coun- try People were to be joined : and the Prince of Conde with 25000. Men was defigned for Flanders, to joyn there with thofe Troops which Marshall de Belle fonds had drawn out of the Dutch conquefts , and Marshall deTu- renne with another Army was to march to the Palatinate, there to joyn with the forces that were in Lorrain, and the EJfas: to the Duke of NavaiUes was committed the charge of afFairs inBourgundy: accordingly all Troops were now on the march towards their relpective Ren- dezvous ; all the forces in fervice of the King being by computation , above three hundred thoufand Soldiers, and very great Train and Artillery ,• whereupon Marshall de Tmrenne on the 5. April departed from Paris, towards Lorrain ; the Prince of Conde , being detained by the Gout : On the 1 2 . Duke de NavaiUes arrived at the Court, who giving account of the poiture of affairs inBour- gundiie,andthe Succours expected there,the King immc- diatly M (444) diatly thereupon fent orders to Turemu , to impede wit! all vigour the pafTage of the Duke of Lorrain through! Alfatia , or Switferland into Bourgundie , refolvingl himfelf, with the Troops of the Royall Houfe , and thoiel defigned for Nefherland under C&de> to march thither] and matter that County ; in the mean time the Prince oj Vaudemont was not idle there, who, on the 16. April,| with 5. Field-pieces of ordnance went to attacque Po- ligny* , having malterd feverall other fmaller places, fomel whereof, on the approach of the French forces, he agaial quitted, that he might the better defend the more con fi -I derable places , committing the Government of Dole! to Marquis deBorgamane, of Salines to d'Alvedo- i Go«»| vernour of the Province • drew his own forces intoj Befangon. After the Troops of the Kings Houfe , and iame other under Duke d'Anguih. were on their m arch to- wards Bourgundie, with A rtillary proportionable ; hisl . Majefty, the Queen, and the whole Court began their.l Journey on the xo. April , and lodged that night at Fon- taine-Bleau, thence marched for wards though Pontfur- gonne,Sens, Villeneuve le Roy, and onthezz- lodged at Joigny , whence after one days ftay , they went to. I Auxerre , Stoyers , Montbard ,jOn the 15. they arrived at | Lefils Dulid, whence the Queen , and Dolphin departed ! for Dyon , and Auxone , the King towards Gray , being followed on thex8.by his Brother the Duke of Orleans by Poft from Paris : on the 2. May his Majelty arrived at Gray;but,by reafon of the Rain andbadnefle of theWays> the Guns could not follow fo faft, wherefore he imme- diatly commanded the Duke ofAnguin to environ Be- fangon, and fent the Duke of Luxenburgh, and Marquis de. Li/tenois with about 3. or 4000. Men towards Ifeverall. Poits,who, after few days, fent advice to his Majeffty, that they had taken Pontaliers,Chafteaurieux,and the Caftles of Ornan,& Scey, & were now ready to Environ Salines. Thereft of the Kings Artillery being now arrived be- fore Befanc,on , the King caufed 3. Battery s to be made, opening the Trenches that night with two Battail.lions of the I Ihe French Guards, under the Duke dela Twillade their 1 Colonel, and firft Lieut. Generall ,• Chevalier de Lorrain, Field- Marshall , and Marquis d*Arcy , Aide de Camp : the Duke of Anguin being tnere prelent alio,- thatnighc , they advanced 200. Paces; on the 7. they fired very vio- lently from 4. Batteries, and the Watch at night was re- leafed by two Battaillons of the Regiment Lionnois , under Count de Lude , Lieut. Generall , Marquis de Genlis y Field-Marshall; and Chevalier Nogent, AidedeCamp: who proceeded with the Approaches on the right and left- fide : on the 8. two Battaillons of the Dolphins Regiment came into the Approaches , under Marquis de Rochefort, Marquis deRenel, and Counts Chiverny; which night, notwithstanding it rained very forely , they advanced much on the rightfide, but not much on the left line, becaufeof the rockinefle of the ground ; whereupon , on the 9. the King commanded to make their Approaches by dayalfo: Sothat, in ashorttime they came to the River, and were at evening releafed by the Regiment of Crujfol , and one Bataillon of Anjou, conducted by the Earl de St.Geran, under command of Marquis de Fourilles; de Hautefeuille , Knights and the Earl of Ayen , who Ap- proached within 150. Paces of the half Moon , of the new Town ; on the ic. were caft up 3. new Batteries which did great execution ; but at 2. of the clock thebe- fieged made a fally on the quarters of the Earl of St. Geran who himfelf was deadly wounded , and many French killed : the next night 't was defigned to palTethe River D'our, and lb more than the ordinary number of Troops went unto the Trenches , under Duke de la Feu:Uade y Chevalier de Lorrain , and the Earl of Marfan > but the rain and tempeftuous weather prevented them : on the 11. 2- Battaillions of the Lionnois, led by the Marquis deVilleroy entered theTrenches, Under command or de Lude j Gen/is and Cavoy > the left line being now ad vain. ced as far as the Counterfchap of the new City ; andthe communication made ; they continued there on the 1 2. alio; on the 1 3. two Battaillions of the Dolphin entered, being U4«; being led by Marquis de Renirtgen j in the right line 3 anc the Regiment of Crujfol in the left line ; and notwith- ftanding the great oppofition that was made , thole in the right line crofled the River D'our in their braffe Boats, and lodged between the River and the Town ; and thofe of the left line atthe fame time ftormed the Half- moon of the New City , where they lodged themfelvs: many French , and feverall of their Chief Com man- dours being killed; fo that the King was forced to come to their aiTiftance with a Bataillion of the Guards ; the next night they were hindred by the rain, and Stormy weather to proceed any farther , but on the I ?. Duke de la Fuillade > Lorra'm , and Marfan entered the Trenches , being refolved to hazard a Storm that night on the City . when juft the Towns-men fent two Deputies unto the army , and in the morning the Guarrifon fent theirs alfo , and the fame day an accord was made , the Townsmen being left in their Priviledges , the Nobility difmifled each to their own habitations, and the Souldiers made Prifoners untill fuch time , that the whole Province should be mattered. The King on the taking of Befanc,on prepared pre- fently for the forceing the Citadell wherein the Prince of Vaudemont was retreated , which he alfo wondrous coura- gioully defended ; till the whole Fortreffe being battered down by the Canon , they could not hold it any longer , foon the 24. May they agreed to furrender, the Guarri- fon marched out unarmed j and the Prince of Vaudemont had his liberty to go whither he pleafed; who dining on the 22. with the King, fupped with the Duke of Or- leans , and fo departed by the way of Paris for Flanders, where he on the 36 arrived. The King being thus Mafter of theTown and Cittadell of Befancon the Chiefeff place of force in all Burgundy , he gave the Government of that County to the Duke of Ardas , Captain of his Guards, and fent the Duke of Anguin with Severall Troops to his Father the Prince of CondS into Flanders , and foon after the Duke ofLvxenburgh aLoj (447) alfo; and hisMajefty himfelf on the 25. broke up with his Army from Befangon, and on the 27. encamped be- fore Dole , where the befieged made many a Sally ; the next day the Canon was brought , and the fame Even were the Trenches opened ; on the 30. thofe in the Town made a valiant Sally, killing many of the French j yet the .Aflailants were fo eager, that on the 4. June they mattered the Counterfcharp , and lodged themfelvs there j and made all ready for a Generall Storm ; whereupon on the 7 . the befieged were forced to a furrender , having Capi- tulated that the Guarrifon should march out, with full Arms , and be convoyed to the Dukedom of Mlilan : fo that now there was onely Salines, & the ftrong Caftle of St. Ann , whither the Governour of the Province was retreated , and Youx , which were yet unconquered : Dole bearing the repute of having defended themfelvs nobly. The King having caufed the Dolphin, Queen, and the whole Court to come from Dion , into the Army before Dole, he there treated them, and let them fee the march- ng out of the Guarrifon ; and then himfelf, with the ivhole Court, departed for A rtoys homewards, and on 9. June, arrived atSr. Germain, committing unto Duras, iand other Generalls , the care of conquering the re- mainder of that Province,!)*^ d'Orleans being departed for Paris before. On the 13.June.M0nfr.tfe la Feuillade opened theTren- ches before Salines, and on thei9.nothwithftanding a couragi ous oppofition within>and the lofle of many Men >y thefeverallSallyes, that were made > they came very lere the Out- works,having taken in the Barcon-fort,and he Star , which was the defence of St. Andrews , fo that hereupon , that alfo , and on 22. Salines it felf followed; ill finaJly, the' remainder of the Province was all con- quered. This Enterprife being accomplished before the Uampagn for this Year truly began, fo that the King Was now become Mailer of whole Bourgundie , without making; ufc of an Army apart for that work ; moft of the Troops, (44&) Troops, which were employed in this exploit, being Tent away to the Prince of Conde and Turenne. To this bulinefle of Bourgundie wee shall next in or- der joyn the march of the Duke of Lorraine who or the fir ft motion of the Duke cle NavaifUs in theFrend County^defighed to march thitherwitha Succour of 6.o\ 7000. Men , fending his Son the Prince of Vaudemon before him : he himfelf> alter fome conference held wit! with the Duke of Boumonvi/feyGcneraMof the Imperial Forces , at Bon, on the 10. April arrived with fevei Regiments of Horfeat Francfort, where being encreafe< with the addition of three Imperiall Regiments; onth 18. he crofled the Main, intending, through the Palati hate and Dukedom of Wirtenburgh , to march toward the French County , and , to that ehd refolved to pad the Rhijn at Rhijnfeldi but obferving the motions c Marshall de Turenne to difpute his pafladge, he march© (lowly , through Brifgow , neer unto Bafil , and ^>n th to. May arrived at Rhijnfeld, whence he fent 200c Horfe over the Rhijn to recognife in what poftureTa rennes Army lay, Whom they found fo ftrongly poftec that he faW 't would be very difficult for him to brea through; and considering, the King was on the marc with his Army towards Bourgundie , and that the Pro vince was already as good as loft, in the latter end c May he retreated again thence with thofe Troops he had to join with the Con fcederates in the Palatinate, and ac cordingly the 1. of June arrived at Oberkirke , 2. or : leagues from Straatsburgh. Marshall de Turenne > who on the 5. April departe from Paris towards the Army, arrived on the 8. at Zaberi where Monf. de Rochefort was encamped , and caufed th place to be Fortified , and fo immediatly departed fc Lorrain , to bring away thofe Troops that were there wherewith on the 16. he encamped atSteinbruck, nei Zibern, 4. leagues from Straetsburgh , his Army dai encreafing with new forces fent to him ; but , upon tl Duke of Lorrains matching towards Bo urgundy , havir Oidi cm) Orders from trie King to hinder it, Turenne drew all his Forces out of Lorrain and the Elfas , quitting and ruining Seltz , Weyfienborrow , Germersneym , Landaw , and other Places in the Palatinate , and leaving Monf. de Veaubrun polled at Hagenauw, encamped himfelfefrom Zabernas far as nere unto Straasborow, not knowing but the Duke of Lorrain might feek to break through that way ; but, when he faw him take his march through Brifc gouw towards Bafel , fotopafle toRhsjnsfelde, he alfoi having left a good Guard at the Paflc and gate at Zabern ; broke up with 7. Regiments of Foot, and 4. of Horfe* and on the 23. April, arrived at Colmar , whence he marched towards Brifack , fending Count de Royen with looo.Horfe before hand to recognize the Enemy, nere the very Town of Bafel ., and himfelfe on the 8. May arrived hard by , polling himfelfe to his bell Advantadge on the Pafles in the way to Bourgundy , that fo he might difpute the Paffadge of the Duke of Lorrain- : which ■Armyes did much Alarm theSwitzers, efpecially thofe of Bafel , fo that they for their owne fecurity armed im- mediatly > the Armyes of two fuch renowned Captains lying on both fides of the Rhijn, each of whom mighc liave attempted what they pleafed. But Turenne feeing, that , at laft > the Duke of Lorrain quitted his defign , and came marching downwards along the Rhijn, broke up alio a.nd marched downwards on the other fide of the Rhijri, and on the 28. May, arrived at Colmar, and the next day went by Schelftad towards Hagenauw, thatfo he m;ight give what orders were needfutl unto Marquis de Vambrun , and fo gather his Army togeather nere Straes- borrcpw , whilft the Duke ofLdrrain was on the other fide of the River ; whom We shall leave in this Pofture , whilft ■we taike fomeobforvations of the preparation of other partytes. True Prince of Conde being inpart , recovered of his gout „ departed on the 30. April from Chantilly , in com- pany with the Duke of Navaiks * who, in Head of going into Elourgundy > was now to be Lieutenant under the F F Prince (4S«) Prince in the Netherlands; they took their way by Peron- ne, where they gathered an Array of about 20000. Men, with whom they marched thence for Lille , where he took a revLeuw of his Army > and io proceeded on his march , encamping that night round about Leufe , on the 13. at the Abby of Chambronj the 14. at St Denijs and Thionne ; 15. nere Pieton , 16. nere Goffeliers, Melle, and the adjacent places with an Artillery of 30, Pie- ces of Canon, and 500. Wagons with Ammunition, aud here the Armys was recruited with the Troops which were gathered about Charleroy,Maflieres,andRocroy ; where MonlrVeA/0»ta#cameinfotheAriny, whom the VrinceofCondeon the 18. with 3000. Horfefent forwards, before him , to join with Marshall de Belief onds ^ who, after he had mattered Argenteau, and Nayagne, crofled the Maes at Maeftricht, and joined his force to the Princes Army. Marshall de Bellefonds, having drawn togeatherall the forces out of the Dutch conquefts , and brought them nereWefel, caufed them, on the 4. May, to pafle the Rhijn over a Bridge of Boats nere Burick, and followed them the next day , himfelf being accompanied with Count de Lorge* Magalotti> Montauban^nd all the Gover- nors, and Commandours of the deferted places , and theGuarrifonofWefel, with whom he encamped that night and the next day round Rhijnberck j on the 7. the Army broke up thence, and the Guarrifon marched with I them out of Rhijnberck, encamping thatnight over a- gainft Key ferswaert, where, on the 8. arrived alfo Count rvan der Lip with Cullen Troops out of Deventer, and joyned himfelf to the Army; the next day the Bishop of Straetshrow , from Keyferswaert , with his Lijfguard, the Regiment of FurftenburghandtheSaxen Regiment, and marched that day with 6. pieces of Ordnance > and a great Train as farasLinnigh ; and on the 10. arrived aC Gelekirchen , where they flayed one day to con veigh the Baggage and Artillery over the Roer, and in die morning^ at break of day > 6. Regioaents of Horfe, and joo-Foot- meni (450 men , moft Cullen forces under Count vander L:p> Mar- quis de Bourlemont and Monfr- de St.Marie,\\QXQ com- manded with 2. Pieces of Canon again it the Towne of Erkelens , belonging to the Spaniard , wherein was a Guarrifon of 200. new-raifed Souldiers : but not yet di- flributed into Company es ; whom the Ennemy aflaulted with fuch fury , that they were forced to capitulate in the mean timeCountw«<&rL//>bya falfealarmegott in, at a poll, where no body watcht , and fo the whole Guarri- ion were made Prifonners of warre ; wherein they found much booty and Plunder: itcoft them about 60. of their Men. After they had took and plundered Erkelens,the Army on the 12. May broke up again and, on thee 1 4. came into the Land of Valkenborow and Dalen nere Maeftricht, whence, on the 1 5.they hurryed away to the Caftle of Ar- kantell,or Argenteau between Liege & Maeftricht,where was no more than 40. Men ; they began prefently to shoot againft it,wich two Canons,and one Mortier-piece, and fo contrained the Guarrifon to a furrender on the 1 7. from whence Bellefonds immediatly marched againft Navaigne ; caufing feverall Guns and M order- pieces to be brought into the Army out of Maeftricht , and looting no tinne , prefently opened the Trenches , makeing all pofliblle baft, becaufe of the Approach of the Imperia- lifts under the Duke of "BournanviUe who were now nere theRoer, and the Dutch, aud Spanish Army which lay now nere Bruflels; on the 29. May two Batteryeswere ready where they fired 1 f. Canons, and one Morter-piece againft the Caftle ; the Guarrifon confifting of 300. Men defended themfelvs ftoutly , but could not hunder the advance of the French in their Approaches ^fo that the befiegted being much tired, and al moft halfe of them wounded, did, on the 22. on honourable conditions , fur- render themfelvs, which, they were the haftier'-in , be- caufe chey faw the Prince of Conde coming of, with his whole Army towards them : the Guarrifon marched out with 2 pieces Canon,their full Arms and BaggagCv& were FF2 ^AlifeL (452) convoyed to Leuven; The French were a longtime in fufpence about thofe 2. For treses > whether they should demolish them, or preferve them > having fent fort the Councrcy People, feverall times to rafethem, and then again began to fortify them , but atlaft in the middle of June they made feverall Mines in Argenteau , and fo blew them up, fome whereof, by reafon of the rocki- r.efieof the place , had little fuccefle , but did fo much one with another, that they fufficiently ruined the Fortifica- tions of the Caftle , and made them wholly unfit for ufe ; and in the mean time, were verybuify, in Fortifying Navagne, that from thence they might, with the better fecurity* make their incurfions into the Land : yet on the opinion they afterwards had , that it might be prejudiciall to Maeilricht , and if taeken would ftop all their com- munication with Liege , they refolved to demolish it* which, in the Month of June and July, they did, with great labour and charge, and fo turned that (lately Forti- fication into a defoiate heap , by that means alfo fpareing many Men, which would have been required four the de- fence of thole works. After the Marshall de BeQefonds had mattered the ftrong Caftles of Argenteau, and Navagne, and the Prmce of Conde-i on the other fide, was advanced nere the fa me with his Army,thefaid Marshall, on 23. May marched through Maeftricht, about which time feaven Cornets of Cullen Troopers , obferving the march was lead towards the French Frontiers , and diffatiffyed at their nonpaiment, went their way rebelling againft their Officers , amd com- ing towards the Rhijn, found little better comfort from their owne Prince Eleftor , fo- broke their Strandardsj and went eyery one their way ; which afterwards; feverall other Cologne Troops followed > who not finding fuel fatt pafture there , as they had in Holland > toiok littll pleafure in the French fervice without paymemf. Th< whole Army , on that fide of the Maes being now joynec with the Prince ofConde, who on the 26. May lay (encamp- ed nere Tongeren , thence the nextday heroarcchedtc* ward ^ (m) wards Namen; whcfcArmyconfiftingof 40. or and having, for the better conveniency of forrageing fpread his Troops far abroad, as foon as he obferved the march of the Duke of Lorain broke up alfo on the 12. of June from his Quarters at Hoogfeld, nare Straetsborow , leaving the Marquis de Vaubrun at a Poll at Hagenaw and fo with 6000. Horfe, and ^oob.Foot, marched in all fpeed to Philipsborgh, where he, on the 14.. arrived, but without the Infantery, who were not able to march fo fall : in ftead of whom , he commanded the Field - Marshall Mourlerier- Colbert to joyn with him,feverall Bataillons Infantery , andfome Dragoons of the Fleeing- Army that was there, with whoTn,having fome Pieces ofOrdonance with him,he im- mediacy crofled the Rhi jn over a Bridge of Boats, and the fame .day , maftered a little Town, called Broeckhoufen, wherein lay a Guarrifon of 150. Men ; and on the 15. early in the morning , departed towards Wiffellog , in which. wasaconfiderableGuarrifenof Imperialifts, and therefore thought it not advifable to attacque the fame ; but , obferving that the Imperialifts marched towards Heylbron, he refolved to follow them; and fo ontheitf. marchied : to Zintzheim , where he was informed , that the Impeirialifts had polled themfelfs very advantagiously on, a little; Hill , and behind afmall River, which was not to be paffed, faving over one Bridge at Sintzheim > which the Irmperhlifts had guarded with fome of their Infantry, and one Troop of Dragoons , thinking the Enemy was only jfome few Troops lent out of Philipsburgh } butTk- renne with all his forces confiding of 12000. Men, fell FF 5 fierly j&erly upon the paffe , and poft , and after a valiant op« pofition made , for two hours , and the loffe of many Men on both fides, mattered k: whereupon Tureune, pafled there with his Troops, and Artillery, andcomeing to the other fide of the Town, fett his Men in Battailarray, which he could not quite doe before 3. Efquadror.s of the Imperialifts came off - againft: them, and "ell fo furiously on his Avant-Troops, that they were forced to retreat>but the reft of the French Cavalry coming up, the Imperia- lifts were again forced to give place; but immediatly ral- lying themlelfs, beat the French under the very Walls of Sentzheym; but Turenne again brought up his Cavalry, formed his leftwing , and placed his Artillery ; but , whilft he was formeing hisrightwing, the Imperialifts, the i.time,fell fo fiercely on them,that they put the French to flight , and mattered their Canon • but the French Infantry advanceing > difcharged fo cruelly among them* that the Imperialifts were forcedto give ground, by which means the French , not onely recovered then Guns > but theirCavalry had time to rally,andfo formed the leftwing again ; the imperialifts came downe againft: them thr 4. time and fought ftoutly, and many fell on both fides ; the Duke ofLorrain , and Count Caprara were feverall times amongft the French ; and Monfr. de Turenne was above halfe an hour eng -grd with the Imperiall Curaffiers , but at laft , the French kept the Field ; and the Imperialifts, after they had eight feverall times brought up their Men againft the French , were at laft forced to retreat to Hey 1- bron,being in number far inferiour to the French,and had noe Canon: fo that Twenties Victory confided only in his keeping the Field, having loft as many Men as the Imperialifts , the number of what was loft on both fides* being about 4000. amongft whom feverall Officers of name and repute on both fides : of whom the following Lift was made. Lift oftheflain andwounded on the French fide. Monfr. St. Jbre, Lieut. Generall mortally ^wounded, whereof after- (4*9) afterwards dyed : the Son of Earl of Rochefort killed on the place: Count de la Marcl^, Field-Marshall, wounded : Monfr. de Beauvtje ,Commandorof the Chavalry killed : Monfj- Coulan- £?,Commandor of a Brigade killed : the Knight of Sittery woun- ded : Monfr. de Beyer, Aide deGamp, killed : Monfr. de Sejfieres, Aide de Camp, killed : Monfr. deJV. Grain, Aide deCamp,kjlIed: Monfr. de Loyen, Enfignof Turennes Guard, killed: the Quar- termafter and 6. of Monfr Turennes Guard, killed. Of the Regiments of He-rfe. of the Queens Regiment, Roche- bony Field-Marshall, wounded : Cbabrtllan, Capt. dead : Severall other inferiour Officers, dead, and wounded: OftheColl. Ge- neralls Regiment Pardai Han and Gonjfrier, dead : Thuas ,Ville- mont ,and duPlej}is,Capts. wounded, and feverallinfcriour Offi- cers , dead and wounded : of Coulanges Regiment , Monfr. du Coulonge, Coll.dead : Vrottet,the Chief Captain,deadly wounded: Bolaron, Cornett and Quartermafter', wounded: of theRoyall Regiment,//* Sale, wounded in the Shoulder : of the Regiment of W on tferrier, the Coll. wounded with f.Piftoll shot Cbevincourt, Lieut, of Hocquincourts, Regiment of Dragoons, dead: Capt. Cajhage, his Lieut. Cornet and Quarter- mafter dead : 6. of Beawvoifes Regiment, Moni.de Beawvoife;, dead: Montgomery, deadly wounded : of Pilloys Regiment,theColl. lightly vvonncd: Gijfond, Capt. dead: ^Auhetere y Capt, and other inferiourOffi- cersdead: and of theRegimentof.Bo«/W/ff,theColl,and3.!n- feriour Officers wounded : of the Regimenr of Crigrian. i. Lieutenants, and 3. other inferiour Officers dead, and feverall other Officers of the Cavalry whole names wee know not : of the Regiment of Proudle, Lejcbe the Capt. and Major dead. of the Infantery , of the Regimcat oi Champagne, la Bolerie and SI Orins, Capt. killed : la Dtacrois Major , and Doudlier Aide Major deadly wounded, and feverall other Officers,both wound- ed and killed : of Turennes Regiment , BelUfons and Uafen J5/0wc;j&e,Captains killed: P«/i>nCapt. wounded: Biettyre Lieut, and A.ide Major and feverall others deadly wounded : of Bonr- gvgneis Regiment, the Saxe's Chief Lieutenant : wounded the Earl of Treyn, the Commander JSerger and Lieut. Goltacktr. After this Battail Turenne encamped at Heynigerftadt, and remained there the next day-, fetting the whole Ne- ther-Palatinate under Contribution; and on the 19. June marched to Philipsburg; and|the next day paffedthe Rhijn below Germersheym there to joyn with the Troops, which he hadleftintheElfasnereZaberne; and the Im- perialifts paffing the Necker at Heylbron, marched by Heydelbergh towards Ladenburgh , there to meet the forces under the Duke of Bournonville. Marshall de Tu- renne having ftrengthened himfelf not onely with the Troops in the Elfas and thereabouts, but befides them, with two Regiments or Foot, and fix Horfeout of the French County, and 3. of Foot from Trier, on the 30. of June he paffed the Rhijn again at Philipsburgh ; mar- ching towards the Necker with 22. Pieces or Canon, and nere 20000. Men ; the Confederates, fcarce noo. in number laying encamped, at Lamperfteyn by Worms> hereupon' broke up and marched towards the Necker to defend that pafle; but finding it, by reafon of the low water in many places paffable , andthemfelvs, notfuffi. ciant to withrtand fo great an Army, they refolved to leave their Artillery and moftof the J nfantery at Heydel- bergh, and retreat with their Cavalry^ accordingly have firft fent away the Baggage , on the 14. J uly they marched thence towards Franckfort by the way of Bergftraat, there flaying for theexpe&ed Succours , in which march , the arrear commanded by Coloacll Dunewaltiwcre feLlupon not far from Darmftadt by 1 500. French Troopers , who were fo entertained that xoo. of rhem were killed on the place, i5o.wounded,& 4, took Prifonners,the Dutch hav- ing very few killed, or wounded; who there upon joyned again with the body of the Army : on the 6 July th& Duke of Lorrain , and Bournonville arrived at Franckfortt who, having caufed their Troops to pafle the Main, encamped them (4*0 them between Franckfort and Hoeghft : Turenm, in the mean time being now Matter of Ladenburghpichedhim- felfe downebefide the Necker,pretendingonewhile,as if he would befiege Heydelbergh , then again Manheym or Franckendaal ; but his main work being to fpoil the coun- try there roundabout and to labour by all perfuaGon, and prefentationsto the moveingof the Prince E/eclor of Hey - delbergh to leave Tiding with the Imperiall Party : he on the 22. July, leaving his Army of Ladenburgh retreated again towards Philipsburgh and at laft paffed over the Rhijn there; at which time the Army of the Confoede- rates, being recruited by many Auxiliary Bands, began again to march upwards towards Turenne ; which we shall afterwards proceed to give an account of when we have firft feen the Army of the States and Spaniard in the Field likewife; and both of them in conjun&ion with the Imperialifts under Generall de Souches marching a- gainft the Prince ofConde. Againft the 15. April was appointed a day for the Muftering of the new Levyes and Recruits of this State to which end many Officers > in the beginning of this Mowtbjshewedthemfelvs ready, and., after feverall confe- rences held, wherein Marquis d'Affentar and DonBar- nardo de Salines were afliftant , the Earl of Waldeck on the ii. Aprii departed for Bruffels , that he might in thac Court help forward theadjuftmentof fuch orders which shouJd be requisite for theconjun&ionandfubfiftance of the Armyes of the Confcederates in thofe parts , for as much as the greateft force of the French ieemed to be de- fignetd that way : and on de 13. ditothe Miniftersof Spain, and trhe Empire had fome farther conference, with the Deputies of their High neffes; agreat part of the Militia being already departed for Brabant , and Flanders, 2000. of w)hom onthe 14. arrived at Shipdaaiby Bridges; and, abouit the fame time, 7. or 800. Sail of fmall Veffels paffed by A.rvtwerpwitbSouldiersandall Manner of necefiaries, for Mechelen: and alt things elfe were immediatly pre- pared for an early Field Expedition : and* for the greater honour x (4*2) honour, and more hopefull fucceffb thereof ', the High and Mighty States conferred on the Perfon of his Highnejfe the Hereditary Captain-and-Admiralship Generall of the United Netherlands, with an entail of the fame to his legitimate maleiflue, in the fame forme that the Stadr- holdershipof Holland was conferred on him : and fohe took the Oath at the Generality ; and , on the 8- May, took his leave in Cbe Affembly of the Honourable High and Mighty States. His HighneJJe\w.v'v\g now at laft received the farewell- complements, on the 1 1. May ^departed from s'Gra ven- Hague to Rofendall , where thegros of the States Army was drawr^togeather ; and On the 1 3 . arrived there being followed by all Militairy Officers of High and Low de- gree , and after a reriew made of all the Troops conlifting of 8000. Horfe and 16000. Foot , all brave Men ; on the 15. broke up again , and with the Regiment of his Guard departed in Perfon lor Mechelen , whom the whole Army followed, and on the 17. arrived there; and made their Head- quarters at Duffel, and the Earl of Waldeck his at Heffen ; the Militia were quartered in Mechelen, and the Villadges round about ; whtreupon Count Montery on the 18. went from Bruffels, to Mechelen there to com- plement his Highnejfe^ in like manner on the 20. The Duke of Villa Hermofa y Marquis de MortarcMonfr.de Lou- vigny and other Chief Officers of the Spanish Army, be- tween whom feverall complements paffed; and after them his Highnejfe himfelf with the two Field- MarshalLs, and the Generalls departed on the 22. for Bruflels > whom his Excellency Connt Montery and other Grandees rnert at Vilvoorden , and thence conduced him in great ftate and pomp into the Citie , where having firft held a great Councell of War, he was nobly treated at the Court, andfo, the fame evening, returned again to the Army ac Duffel being conducted again From the City with the like folemnitye, that was made, at his reception : and> by this time , feverall hundred Wagons, and Coacih-Wa- gons were come to r.he Army from Holland , and at JMethe- Mechelen arrived feverall Ships with Artillery, and much Forradge „ fo that the preparations were hailing for a march ; the Troops of this State , which were already 'there, and thofe that daily came; were ranked in form and order, making a considerable Army, the Lift whereof is as follows : The right Wing commanded by Prince Mauritius Field- Marshall. The Horfe of that Wing commanded by the Earl ofNaf- faw j General! of the Horfe > and Marquis de Mompoulian* Commijfary GeneraU. In the fir ft line of the right Wing of the Horfe Earl of Najfa-w commanded in the Front. The Lifeguard commanded by the L.ordofO\XWtxkerck. The Regiment of t he-Guard, by Coll. Benting. The firft Brigade commanded by the Lord van Ginckel. I . The Regiment of the Earl of Najfatv. i, The Regiment of GinckeL g. Of Langerack. 4. Of Of dam. 5. PrenceofCoerland, 6. MarlofFlodorp. In the front of the fecond Line of the right Wing corn- no arided the Marquis de Mompoulian. The fe:cond Brigade commanded by the Lord zander Leek. 1 . The Regiment of the Lord Mompoulian. . t. Of 'van der Leek. 3. Of the Lordof'sGravet-moer. 4. Of Hoorenbergh. 5. Of Kroonenburgh. The right Wing of the Infantry commanded by the Lord Alywa, Lieut. Generall of the Infantry, and Lord Fa. riauxc, Major Generall. The (4-52) honour, and more hopefull fucceffe thereof, the High and Mighty States conferred on the Perfon of his Highneffe . the Haereditary Captain-and-Admiralship Generall of the United Netherlands, with an entail of the fame to his legitimate maleiffue, in the fame forme that the Stadr- holdershipof Holland was conferred on him : and fohe took the Oath at the Generality ; and , on the 8- May, took his leave in Che Affembly of the Honourable High and Mighty States. His H/g/w^havi ig now at laft received the farewell- complements, on the i I.May ^departed from s'Graven- Hague to Rofendal 1 , where the gros of the States Army was drawn, togeather ; and on the 1 5 . arrived there being followed by all Militairy Officers of High and Low de- gree , and after a reriew made of all the Troops confifting ofSooo. Horfe and 16000. Foot, all brave Men • on the 15. broke up again , and with the Regiment of his Guard departed in Perfon lor Mechelen , whom the whole Army followed, and on the 17. arrived there; and made their Head- quarters at Duffel, and the Earl of Waldeckhxstt. Heffen ; the Militia were quartered in Mechelen, and the Villadges round about ; whereupon Count Montery on the 18. went from Bruffels, to Mechelen there to com- plement his Highneffe ■> in like manner on the 20. The Duke of Villa Hermofa, Marquis de MortareiMonfr.de Lou- vigny and other Chief Officers of the Spanish Army, be- tween whom feverall complements paffed; and after them his Highneffe himfelf with the two Field- Marshall^, and the Generalls departed on the 22. for Bruflels » whom his Excellency Count Montery and other Grandees mere at Vilvoorden , and thence conducted him in great ftate and pomp into the Citie, where having firft held a great Councell of War, he was nobly treated at the Court, andfo, the fame evening, returned again to the Army at Duffel being conducted again From the City with the like folemnitye, that was made, at his reception : and, by this time , feverall hundred Wagons, and Coacih-Wa- gons were come to r.he Army from Holland , and at JMeche- , j Gmerallofthe Horfc, and Marquis de Mompoulian* Commiffiry Generall. In the firft line of the right Wing of the Horfe Earl of yiajfaw commanded in the Front. The Lrfegmrd commanded by the Lwv/ after rcporte made ,• his Highneffe the Prince of Qrawe , and Uis Excellency Count Montery mett at the G G Four> C4W Fountain of Vilvoorde,being accompanied by the Cene- ralls of each fjde ; and there they concluded on the orders to be followed in the march; whereupon the Army be- gan to move upwards towards 'Leu ven : his Highnejfe re- moved his Quarters alfo from Duffel to Zenys^and lodged his Troops in the Villadges between Mechelen and Bruf- fels; and the two Regiments de Marines in the very Out- works of the lalt named City: where they had abundant fupplyes of all neceffaryes : In the mean time Generall de Souches on the arrivall of the Earl of Wdldeck, and Mar- quis de Louviany held alfo with his Chief Officers a coun- cellofWarreatDueren, and then made all preparations to break up , and to march with his Army towards Na- men , accordingly on the 5. June,hetook his Head-quar- ters at Elfwilerand Aldenhove, the Army being ranked to march , the right Wing through the Land of s'Herto- gen-rade ; the left Wing through the Country of Corne- lius Munfier ,- the body of the Army throgh the Dominion of Azx la Chapelle , and al to ruin ate Heroe i n the Coun- try of Limburgh where the Generall Rendevous was to- be : in like manner the faid Army on the 21. and 22. came to Liege , where they furnished themfelvs with ftore of Proyiiion , and fo marched higher through the Con- dros towards Naemen , at Chimay a Bridge was made over the Ourte or Blackwater ; over which on the 24. the Avantguard pafled , and the whole Army , the day following; and at Hoy made an halt, whUft Exprcfles where fent to his Highnejfe and his Excellency, where- upon orders were given for a conference between the 3 . Generalis of the E mperiall, Spanish and States Army^to which end part of the Emperiall Troops crofled the Mafe, and on the 2. ditothe Prince of Orange yCmtnt de Soucfies, and Count Montery mett, and, after manyoblidgingcourtefies aCounceil of Warre was held in the open Field, to con- clude on whatfoever was needfull for the conjunction of thefe three Armyes ; after which , having feafted one another, and Count Montery prefented feverall regalityes to Generall de souches each returned again to his Quarters; and (467) andthelmperialifts broke down again the Bridge , they had made over the Male, and marched higher towards Namen through Ardennen, as if they meant crofle the Mufe , at Ginet , and lb goe meet the Prince of Conde that way, butthey returned again without effecting any thing of that nature, and pitched themfelvsnere Dinant, where they weredenyed thofe fupplyesof bread , as they defired, Co that, thereupon, they fett feverall Houfesinnre, bun this quarrell being , laid afide, Gcnerall deSouches, his Chief Officers,and feverall Souldiers went intothe Town, the Generall had his lodgings among the Jefuits , the reft other where: there he invited the Governour of the Caftle, and feverall of the then ruleing Burgermaft ers , to Dinner, and after meal he acquainted the faid Gover- nour , and two of the Burgermafters, with whom he with drew into a Room apart, that the Service of his Imperiall Majefty required, that the Caftle > and Town should be delivered into his hands: which the Governour , feeing no hopesof avoiding it, was forced to yeeldto, andfo delivered the Fort to the Emperialifts, which Count de Sou- cbes laid a ftrong Guarrifonin , and then a long the Mafe marched again towards Namen, who having by an Ex- preffe acquainted Count Montery of his expedition , and farther defigne, Monteryon the 14. July went to con ferre With his Highnejfe, and thereupon the Rhijn.G rave [was fent to the Emperiall Army, to advife what was refolved on j the defigne being to march "with all the Troops to- wards Namen, in order to a general Conjunction. 16 July The Army of his Highneffe began to march, quartering that night at Kamperhout, and the next nighs in Bethechem Cloifter nere Leuven , and his Men were encamped on a Hill between the faid Cloifter ,and Leu- ven * the next day the two Regiments de Marines which had lodged in the Outworks of Bruffel, arrived there, and" joynetd with the Army, whereupon his Highneffe made a generall Review , and fpund his Army toconfm of 32. Foot- Regiments , 2ocd. Dragoons, 26.! Regiments of Horfe, makeing in all 50000. Men; from thence; his GG 2 High. (4*8) Highneffe's Array marched up higher beyond Leuven , and encamped nere the Abby Parck, whilit the Spaniards with io.a' 12000. Men , under the Marquis <£Affentar> Duke de ViUattermofa , and Prince Vaudemont , marched alfo towards Leuven : on the 25. at break of day his Highnejfe with the whole Army broke up , and marched to Namen, being followed by the Prince of Vaudemont, with the Spa- nish Troops , and on the 24. joyned togeather with 6000. of the Imperiall Horfe , and the next day with the Infan- try of the Imperiall Army , except thofe Troops , which the Gcnerall , by reafon of the poor condition the affairs of the Palatinate were in, had fent under the Marquis of Baden, to fuccour the Confederates there. This Confederate Army whereof his Highnejfe was owned as Gencrali/Jimus, took their march > on the 1%. July towards Gembloers , againft the French Army under the Prince of Conde y who now lay entrenched by the River Pieton, which, nere Charlerov j emptyes itfelf into the Sambre : Count Montery, with the Spanish forces, lead the Van Guard, his Highnejfe the main Body, and Count de Souches the Arrier-Guard \ fo that thereupon all diffe- rences about preference in the march were iaid aGde , and fo they marched forward to Nivelle>the forces of the two Enemys were now fo nere one the other, that a main Battell was that which now feemed inavoidable , but be- fore we proceed any farther in relation thereof, wee muft returne to fee fome otherTroops coming in the Field alfo, though of a quite orher nature. Count WiUem van Homes , Generall of the Artillery was appointed by the States tobear command over the Land-militia on the Fleet, who having made what pre- paration was needfuli for the maintenance of fuch an Ar- my in the beginning of May began to embarcque them : the Fleet , being ftored with all neceffaryes was now ready to putt to Sea j accordingly the Ships under Lieut. Admi- ra 1 rromp > on the 27. May at break of day fett Sail out of Texel, and the Admirall defiuyter on the 19. Out of theMafe, both failing towards the general! Rendevous before 7*^97 before Flushing , there to joyn with the ZcJands Ships ; Whence this truly flying Army under the fupream con- duct of that great Lieut. Generall de Rufter, on the 24. fett Sail whofe defign was, by their fwijtnefle, to allarme every where the French Coaft,and by force of their Arms, to annoy the Enemy , as much poffibiy could be,as here- after shall appear, how that a imall number, kept a hun- dred thoufand Meninconftantalarme, thereby caufing very notable diverfions. This Fleetfaihng,onthea4.. May from the Wielings.. came the next day, to the hight of Dunkerke , where, ac- cording to the refolutionoftheCouncell of Warre there held j they divided themfel vs into three Efquadrons , and fentaway 15". Sail, which that night ranuptheChannell, &on the 26. madeCalis,and the Coaft of Bolonia,putting all the Country thereinto analarme , andfo fteering their courfe towards the English Shoar, came on the 27. to an Anchor before Dover; where due falutations paffed on both fides , and feverall English divertifed themfelvsin the Fleet where they were civily entertained : thence they failed towards the Cingles , Islp of Wight, and at laft came to an Ancker in Tourbay,where after a great Coun- fell of Warre held , the Fleet was divided into two Ef- quadrons ; one under Admirall de Ruyter whofe Vice- Ad- mirall was my Lord Evert fe of Zeeland , and Rere- Ad- miral! Engelde Ruyteroi Amfterdam : on the 8Junethey fett fail from Tourbay, Weltwards, raoft of the Land- militia being embarqued there, and were in all 10. Men of Warre , and 48. Flyboots, Galiots, Fiereships and Sna u wen, whom wee shall leave to take their courfe. Lie.it. Admiral! Tromp, on board whofe Ship the Earl otHoeries had betook himfelf, remained for fometime, inToarbay, being about 46. Men of Warre, and nere 60. other Imall Veffels of all fort: where they were daily in confutation ^ how to employ this Sea- force for the beft Service; and on the 18. June with a good Wind made oveir towards the French Coaft, and on the Z2. ditogott within fight of the Island Belle Isle or Boykyn, where GG 3 after TT70T after mature' deliberation at a Councell of Warre, they refolved to Land ; whereqf more hereafter. Behold thusSvhole Europe on the-Theatre of Warrc : The Erriperouraxid the Atlyd; above in Germany by the Necker againft Turenne: The Imperiali , Spani.-h, and Netherdutch Armyes ready to fall upon Conde in his Works , as he lay entrenched befide the River Pieton ; Tromp is gone to infeit the French Coaft , and Admi- rall ^elfr/jytenoallarmethemin Welt India: butbefore wee come to relate thefe generall actions, wee cannot but tafce notice of fome particular > and remarkable paf- fadges , which in the mean time occurred. The Spaniards belonging to the Fort Navague made feverall excurfions and returned home, form times with good booty, and fometimes with blows: TheGover- nour, on advice of a Convoy of iS. Wagons to be car- ryed from Liege to Maftricht, fent 32. Foot-fouldiers, who , crofling the Maes, themfelvs , in an Ambushid neer the Villadge Telleboy , there to aftend the comeing of the faid Convoy, whom they fo furiously aflaulted, as they paiTedby, that the French though 70. Men ftrong , being furprized , were forced to leave them to the mercy of the Spaniards, who, having laden the Booty on xy. Horfe, they therewith , and 6- Prifoners, on the \ April, arrived atNavagnej the fame Guarrifon not long after took the Boat of jupille comeing from Liege, wheteupon the Ma- gistrate and Burgermaftersof Liege caufed to be arretted feverall carriadges with Salt, which werecomewith25. Horfe to be carryed to Limburgh : they of Limburgh again thereupon arretted fever 11 Wagons with Mer- chandife, going thence towards. Germany , and belonging to feverall Merchants of Liege, and ag an, by retorfion feverall other goods belonging to Limburg were arreted at Liege , amongft which were fome Houshould-fl uff be^ longing tQ the Prince of Jla/TaitiGovcrnnur at Limburgh, which in all appearance would have broke out wider, if they had not come to a timley agreement fo that the feized goods on both fides were again relcafed. Whilft Whirl tureme lay encamped nere Philipsburgh » Croonburgh had a conliderable Guarrifon lay there, molt of who.'e Horfe, in the beginning of April wen tout, on a defigne which thofe at Keyferslautere hearing of, Cornet Daleck vith 43. Men marched againft it, who fo fuddainly furprifei the Place, being deprived of their Guarrifon, that the French Cornet, with thofe few Men he had there were Idled , and the place ruined : 6. Standards , 2. Ke- teldruras,6o- brave Horfes, and feverall Mules richly la- den , tie Impelialifts made booty of; having loft but two Men ia this expedition : the fameGuarriiononthe2o. of June, had alfo fent out. feverall Troops to try their fortune, who, meeting feverall Carts, and Baggage wa- gons cf the French made a great booty of them, and a- mongf: other things, took the Baggage of Monfr. Gran- velle valued at a thouland Rijxdallers. Whilft the Spaniards in Netherland were preparing to joyn vith the Army of his Highnejfe and the Imperiall Troor/s,the Duke of Holfteyn with zBrigadeo? Horfe, was fent to difcover in what pofture the French Army lay, who meeting with a party of the French fell fo coura- gioufl/ upon them , that they were forced to flee leaving 150 Troopers Prifonners, with good booty befides, all which the Duke brought back with him into the Army : anidoi the 29. May, 41. French were brought Prifonners inioBruffels, whom the Spaniards had took in theSo- niienbofch; at the fame time 15. Spanish Troopers of Ba- ron dt Feu's Regiment meeting 15. French fbon mattered thiem , killing fome, and|the reft with booty befides where biroughtinto Bruffels, wherealfoonthe22.Coll.A/tf;Vr*y h;avir.g been abroad returned with 25. French Prifonners alll w.iich booty their Arms and Horles were the next day foulc at a publick Sale. In thebeginning ofjnly, 55. Dragoons from Valen ciine, fell upon a French Convoy of 18. Wagons, and koo. Men toconyoythen , whom they notwithstanding fco couragioufly affaulted that;he French, after a fierce en- gagement were put to flight > and forced to hide them- GGj, felvs felvs In the wood , with the lofle of f o. or 12. Men leaving their Wagons, and 10. of their Men Prifoners, on the other fide, one only Spanish Dragoon was killed; the reft with the richbootys feverall (uits of apparel, 5, or 6000 Rijxdallers in Money, and 10. Prifoners , and above 50. Horfe returned home again ; another Pa^ty alfo went out of thence and hid themfel vs in a wood , where they heard , the French were to pafle with 300. Cows and Oxen, whom they fell upon, beat the French , and took all the Cattel: about the fame time alfo 400. French Troopers, and as many foot, convoying 12. Veflelswith Stone from Bethunen to Rijflellfor the building of that Citadell, were aflaulted by 300. Spaniards of Arien, and 600. of Yperen , who wayted their comeing nere Verlangier , where they knew this Convoy was to pafle ; and on the 1 . of July , fo furiously engaged them , that the French , with the lofle of many of their Men were put to flight,they funck 3. of their Ships to make the River unnavigable, and rantfomed the reft afterwards to a round Rate, and Lieut, (jenerall d'Agourto on rhe 11. dito en- countered nere Vitry , with 1 500. Horfe, and maftered a Convoy of feverall Ships with Wine and Meal bound from AattoDoway, of which they made a good booty Nere Maeftricht alfo a Party of 60. Spanish Horfe, and 30. Dragoons on the S.July in the Haysbane the road to- ward Tongeren, lighted upontheSonofMonfr. d'Efira- des> Governour of Maeftricht, going from Charleroy to- wards Maeftricht with 40. Horfe, having with him 3. Mules and a Cart well laden : the Spaniards fell on them with fuch fury, that the French had noe time to defend themfelvs ; but every one lookt how he could beft fave himfelf ; the Marquis iTEftrades with fome others fled to Tongeren, and were followed by the Spaniards into the Town to the very Church it felf, where feverall of the French faved them felfs > but many of them were killed, and the Spaniads remained Mafter of their Baggage; a like Encounter at the fame time happened in the Palati- nate , where a Party commanded out from Francken- daab T7TT daal, fell upon and mattered 36. Carts with all Kind of Provifioas, convoyed by 200. French Horfenere Nieu- ftadt, moil of whom they killed. Not nuch worfe fared the Spaniards of Charlemont, who, on advice that the French had prepared at Rocroy a Convoyof 400- Wagons to carry tothc Prince of Conde's Army , vith Wine, Brandy, Meal , and other Provihons, marchedout about 200. Foot,and 80. Horfe ftrong,under Sergeant Major Bresly > and pofted themfelves about a mile difrant from Rocroy, whereon the2i. early in the morning the Convoy under the condudt of the Marquis de Hi/air/ arrived, whom they fo ftoutly affailed , that the French were totally rowted > many of their Men being woundec and killed,amongft whom wasthe faid Marquis himfelf snd the Collonell, and moft of the Proviender which tte Spaniards could not carry away was there de- ftrcyed; but moft remarkable was the encounter which happened on the 29. nere Manberge , from whence the Prince of Conde defigning to break up his Army, fent Monfr. duSt. C/ar, Commandor of ajBtigadewith 500. Horfe-, before him to difcover the Enemy, and if poffible toincorrmode them ,- to that end they hid themfelvsin an amtbuihment there abouts,and in a narrow way,a Party of French from Zulsnay met them , who fuppofing them to have seen the Enemy , herd lagainft the French , in which encounter Montr, de St. C/ar , being wounded with 5,. Muskett- shots, fell from his Horfe.. and was left there toy his owne men, and the reft wholy rowted, know- ing no> otherwife , but that 'twas a Spanish Party, they had mett with ; afterwards the Spaniards found him there, and cairr/ed him into the Caftle of Vofien, to be healed there oaf his wounds, it being fome time afterwards be- fore he ame to know the mistake of that engagement, in which rniny were kiUed on both fides. Aboiutthis time the Spaniards out of Lu xenburgh went out and plundered the French inhabitants on the other fide of the Maes,whotrufting to fome Forts,& Worksjefufed to gives Contribution ".whereupon thtPrmceofChimay^Go- GG 5 vernour TT7TT vernour of that Province, commanded out the Baron < Or s beck with x8o. Horfe , and the Lord Melfenhanfi with 120. Foot-souldiers , who ftoutly effected their de fign , though it feemed impoffible, for coming to th Maes, they found the paffadge there very difficult , th country People having raifed the Bank of the River ver high but one Dragoon ventured with his Horfe intath Maes, who, getting well over, was followed by his Cap tain, and whole Company , and after that , by all the In fantry and Cavallry : asfoonas the Dragoons were go over , they fett feverall places on fire, Ville Franche , Sa moury, Suffay, and others , without the loffeof any on Man notwithstanding the Fort and Canons of Stena fired very hot amongft them ; whereupon the Frenc Governour defigned to lay an Ambufment againft then havingtothat purpofe, hid 300. Men, under comman of Mon(. David, Major of the Citadell in a Woodhai by, to furprife them in their returne, butthefaidMajo the Lieut, of his Company and 16. or 17. Souldiersbein killed on the place, the reftretreatedtothethickeftpa of the wood ; and fo the Spaniards, on the 20. Septembe returned home with good booty and little loffe. On tfi X3- alfo 4. Companyes of Croats,one of Dragoons, an one Company of Waiters > went out towards Au ville two Miles above Rocroy , where a great Fare was kep and nothwitbftandingtherefiftancemadeby thelnhab tants plundered it wholy, and burnt at lcaft 40. Houfe becaufe they would not pay Contribution , and fo n turned with great booty, feverall Horfesand much Catte And,as all thefe encounters ifTued to the ad vantage < the Confcederates , fo the French had fometimes th better alfo, but were foinconfiderable that I shall he paffethem by,conftfting principally in great devaftatiot and preys made upon the country People, butieavit thefe particular occurrences lett us returne to the mai fubjedt of our Hiftory,and that which next prefents to 01 confideration is , the Imperiall Troops ftrengthened wil feverall forces of the Empire engaged with Turenne in tl Palai r W7TT iPalatimte, and the Army of the Confcederates here be- llow wichethe Prince of ' Conde 'and the Navyes both within and without Europe, whofe atchievments wee shall now procecbd to give an account of? to the end of this Cam- pagnie. and Year alfo. The DukeofTurenne wee have already obferved playing his pmnksin the Palatinate, where hedeftroyed all things: fothat,that Prince Elector, made his com plaint thereof in England, whereupon the King or France put out a cer- tain Declaration on the 13. July, that he might Mill if pof- iible, divert that Prince j the contents thereof were as follow ..h : ♦"T^He King fee fome timefince, whilft he hath fofincerely 1 defired to maintaine,with all might the Weftphalian Treaty, and,'on that foot, the Peace and reft of Germany which muft needs be very acceptable and of great worth in the efteem of the whole Empire , hath to h:s great dtsfatisfaflion obferved, that the Emperour and fome other Princes of the Empire, have putt themfelvsintoapoiture , of giveing fuccourtothe Enemyes of trance , contrary to the obligation of the fame Treaty , and others, alfo which his Majefty, in particular, had concluded with the Emperour-, andhowjuft caufe foever his Majefty had to op- pofe thofe Arms which were taken up againft them and under whatfbever obligations he thought himfelf bound , to twart and oppofe thofe contrivances and engagements which were there made againft the intereft of their States , yethe never left his intentions of contributeing whatpofflbly he could to the quiet of Germany. His Majefty never intended to enlarge his Limitts there, by new Conquefts : the fole imai not only of his Arms, but of all thofe declarations, which his Minifters have made in the Em- pire efpecially on the Rijx-dayiat Regensburgh , hath been to difpofe the Emperour to the contributeing of thofe helps for the facilitateing of the Peace, which his Majefty hath been always ready to : he hath alfo , on feverall occafions, declared , that he was ready to recall into his owne Kingdom his forces out of all thofe places, which, by the progrefle his Arms had made in Ger- many, were in his polTcfllon , as foon, as thofe Princes in the Empire , who had armed themfelys againft him , should recall their their Troops into their States , and re engage themfelvs to ai exa£l obfervation of the Treaty of Munfter , and, by that meanj putt an HTue to all thofe troubles, which they had raefed- That which he had feverall times already tcftified, he did thei again more efpecially declare, when hefound himfelf neceftitatec. to prevent all confequences of thofe praftices which, the Prina Palatine, with the Emperour engaged inagainft him, notforgetcJ in», to divert that Prince from a defign fo contrary to the FriendJ ship, andAllyance, which he juftlyy had promifed himfelf have found at his hands. At the fame time, that his Majefty found himfelf obliged take poffeffion of the Caftle of Germersheym , he declared hinvJ felf to be ready to renew his Friendship with that Prince, andjtc deliver the Caftle into the hands of any Prince of the Empire whom they should agree upon, at what time foeverhis Majefty, should butbe allured of their Neutrality, and, notwithftand- ing that he then gave no anfwer unto thefe fo reafonable and ad- vantagious , proffers , yea notwithftanding he neceffitated his Majefty to an indifpenfsable Warre with him , by a Proclama- tion of the rupture , which he published againft his Majefty, and the hoftilityes , which he began againft his fubje£ts , having cal- led the Troops of his Enemyes to his afsiftance, his Majefty yet flood to his former intentions, loofing no opportunity, wherein he could doe any thing, which might contribute to the Peace, of the Empire in generall, and a particular accommodation withl that Prince. I In the midft alfo of that Succefte his Arms had in the Battaill of Sintsheym, the advice thereof to his Minifters in the Empire,! was always accompanyed with orders to declare that his Ma-| jefty was ftill of the fame mind ; ordering that thev should de-l clare in the Courts where they refided , and caufe the like to be made knowne in all other Courts throughout Germany , that the aforefaid Vi&orymade no change in his Majefty es former mo- deration, who was ftill ready , for the promotion of the Peace, and on the fame conditions which he had already propounded, to reftore all fuch places which his Arms had conquered , fince this prefent Warre, in any part of the Empire , and to w ith draw his forces out of the State of the Prince Eletlor Palatine, when- soever he should ftand neuter, and reinbrace the friendship and amity with his Majefty. i And that which his Majefty there, proffered after fo great ad- vanc- Tmr vantages, he is ftill ready to do , nothwithftanding his Majeftys jforces,by a lie action , not lefle fuccesfull and considerable, than the former , tnd the fecond time, patted the Rhijn under com- mand of Vicount Turenne, and purfued the Enemy over the Nec- ker , and foicet them to retreat , and feek shelt over the Main. And 5 nothwithftanding his Majeftyes victorious Troops are wholy Maft(r of the greareft part of the Palatinate, andnoth- withftandinj; the juft grounds of difpleafure his Majefty hath againft that ?rince, yet his Majefty is pleafed, by this memoriall, which he defireth may be made known to every one, to teftifye, that he derrands nothing of this Prince , but a fincere engage- ment co mantaine from this time forward a true Neutrality , re- nouncing trofe treatys and leagues which he is entred into for to Warre agiinft his Maiefty: on thefe equitableconditions , he is ready to drew all his forces out of the faid Princes Countrey , ane leave him ir the free and peacable poflefsion thereof. His Majety was pleafed alfo , for the fuller teftimony of the fincerity of his intentions, with refpect to the whole Empire, and in particular to my Lord the Prince Elcftor of Palatine , to or- der,that the Declaration thereof in this prefent memoriall, should bedeliverecinto the hands of Count Tot y Embafladour extraor- dinary for Sweden , judging him moft capable to bare witnefle to this favourable difpotitionof his Majeftye, towards the Peace of the Emfire , and to his good inclinations towards a Prince fo neeirly alyed to the King of Sweden ; and the more , becaufe this Embafadour alfo hath been fo long employed , and shewn fo great zed in the Treaty for Pe3cc,at an Aflembly,which might have efTccled the fame tor all Europe, if it had not been broken, by an odicus violence , which was both a breach of the Law of Nations, and publick faith. Giyer, at Verjailjet tbe\$. yuly 1 674. LOUIS. ARNAULD. Butt thit Prince remaining ftedfaft , notwithftanding this D)eckration , and ali rhe entreatyesof Turenne, to the intreflt oM:he Emperour, and Empire ; Marshall Turenne atlatl , oa the a6.July quitted Wijnheyrh, and Bergh- ftraat , and on the 27. with all his Baggage and Artillery marched marched over the Necker (having fett feverall places on firejtowards Philipsburgh,where crofted the Rhijn,to rui- nate the Palatinate on that fide alfo. The Duke of Lorrain and the Duke ofBourneville, with the Army of the Confcederates lay on the May at Hars- heym, waiting therefor thofe feverall Troops who were On their march to joyn with them, whither the Marquis van Bade was alfo commanded with 5000. Munlters Souldiers, belonging to Generall de Souches , who on the 30. July, began his march through Munfter Eyfel towards the Palatinate : at the fame time alfo the Regimentof the Ear! van Vheele broke up , to march that way , as alfo the Cels and others. Marshall dtTurenne having paffed the Rhijn at Philips- burgh , and laid Guarrifons in Nieuftadt, and force other places of the Palatinate* & having burnt many places there aboutjtook his Head-quarters at Landau,in the mean time theDukeofBoumeville caft aBridgeovertheMeynatFlert- heym; over which, on the 2. Auguft, Commandeur Du- nevalt marched towards Manhey m with 2000. Horfe and Dragoons, and on the ?.the whole Army of the Confce- derates paifcd the fame way^and took their Head-qaarters at Herauw the great, within the Dominion of Darm- fladt, thence defigiiing higher towards M nheym : there- abouts Commandour Dunavalt with one Troop of Horfe , feveral Dragoons, and fome Croates of the Duke of Bour- neville, with about 500. French Troopers and Dragoons, who were come to Maften-heyms-hof to pi undeir there, but were fo falutsd by Baron de Mar fie j who wa.sinthe Front > that 100. of the French were killed on the place, 40. took PrifpnnerSj and the reft put to flight, leav ing be- hind t! em every where Carts with Pro virions and booty, Which they had made in the Country. Whilft the DukeofTurenne lay ported at Landou,.having fortified hi mfelf there, the Duke of Bourneville remained at Herauw , expe&ing feverall Auxiliary forces; but, in Head of going thence for Manheym, he fuddainly broke up, and returned back againe crofling the Meyn.onthe 18. Au< r rmr p8- Auguft at Flersheym, and marched towards Merits; where, haying fecured the paffadge over the Bridge,Mar- quis de Bade with his Horfe marched firft over, whom the next day the Body of the Army followed , with all the Baggage and Artillery , the whole A rmypaffed through theTowne , and nere Coftheym : this fo fuddain march feemed to have been occafioncd by the interception of a certain Letter , by which they prefumed , that the French Guarrifon was drawing out of Trier, in order tojoyn with Turennes Army , which they, by this march, might jnuch have hindered: but that was either counterfeit, or elfe prevented by this march ; fo that the illuftnous Prince Eleclor of Heydelbergh , who alfo made preparation to march in Perfon with them , arriving on the i.Septemb. at Mentz with the Prince Elettor , and having conferred with the Imperiall Generallity, the Army again, on the2. broke up., and took their march towards Worms : where they joyned with the Troops of the Palts,Saxen, and Franken , from Frankendael , and Manheym , with 18. Pieces of Ordnance, which Confcedsrate Army on the 5. encamped at Moderftadt nere Manheym, whenceonthe 6. Count Cafrara Lieut. Field- Marshall with 2000. Horfe went to difcover the Army of Turenne t whom they found fo formidably encamped entrenched , that there was little or no probability of beating up their Quarters, fo that the Confcederates,on the) 19. broke up,and croffed the Rhijn again by Spiersj marching towards Straasborow, that, paf- fing tlhat Bridge there, they might , on that fide, annoy Turenmej or at leaft make themfelvs Mafter of the Elfas, to which purpofe, the Earl of Hohenlo went before to Straes- borow, to made all things there ready for their free paf- fadge over their Bridge towards the Elfas : The Imperia- lisms wrere no foonergottover the Rhijn again , but Mar- shall 2«re#»£immediatly fent Monfr.de Fau£>runw nhfe- verall Troops to Wanzenaw, nere Straesborow , whom he folllowed with his whole Army , to hinder the Confoc- deratrs paffing that way : to which end the Marquis de Vaubrmn on the 24. early in the morning, being arrived before before the City with 8. Pieces of Ordnance , wrote a very civil Letter to the Magiftracy , to that purpofe , thai they would not grant any pafladge to the Imperial ids a who that very day were arrived at Kail , a Villadge be- longing to Straesborow,being the defence of their Rhijn- bridge , prefling them to a maintaining of their Neutra- lity, and, that then no injury should be done unto them caufing in the mean time his men to advance between the Towne and Bridge , who forced the Guarrifon out o Kuyperfauw , which defended the Bridge on the Towne fide, thence they proceeded towards the Toll-Schans to make themfelvs Malter there alfo , which the Magiftn.tea hearing of , theCouncell of Thirteen, mett, and the whole City wasprefendy up in arms; and thereupon the Magiftracy fignifyed to Marquis de Vaubrun that he should defift fuch manner of procedures , and withdraw from under the reach of their Canon , fending* at the fame time an Expreffe unto the Army of the Confoederates , in- forming them of what paffed , and deliring Succours; which waspromifed, that if they could but hold it out 'till evening , they would fend them fufficient fupplyes : ac- cordingly on the 24.. arrived there 1700. Men j of whom goo. Dragoons were layedin the Tol- Schans; and 1000. in the Schans Kail on the overfide of the Bridge for the defence thereof, the other 400. were recieved under the protection of the City-Canons , in the mean time Tu» renne approached with his whole Army , who* by Letters, delired that the Tol» Schans might be delivered to him and part of th-e Bridge broken downe promifing to repair it again aftar wards, and to defend the City whilft she kept herfelf Neutrall : whereupon the Magiftracy being in a ftreight, becaufe they had not, as yet, fufficient Sue-, cour, and without that were in danger of being forced, to bow to that Approaching Army , they acquainted the. Towns men with the whole matter > to know their inten- . tionwharro doe, who were refolved to entertain the I m-j perialiits , and to defend rhemfelvs againft the French, to the very utmoft, which the Magiftraces acquainted In renm reme with , deiireing him to retreat , who, with all his earneftneffe, could obtain noe other anfwer from them* than , that if he would not freely with draw , they would force him to it , in the mean time he had made an Entren- chement before the Toll-Schans , and brought feverall Fagotts thither , with intention to ftorme the Place, when very opportunely the foremoft Imperiall Troops approa- ched^ whom 1 700. of the Towns-men joyned themfelvs to defend the Toll-Schans , whilft in, the mean time, they difcharged upon them out of the City alfo ; who feeing the Imperialifts comeing up fo ftrong retreated again > and left the Rupperfou> betakeing themfelvs into Wantfe- nau, and fo the Neutrality of Straesborow was ended, and the Imperial! Generalls Caprara , Hotfteyn * Barevt, Channel on the 27. entered there , and on the firft and fe- cond O&ober the whole Army of the Confcederates inarched over the Bridge, and the French retreated to- wards the Savern. The affair ofStraasborow falling out fo advantagiously for the Confcederates , who by that means > alfo gott fuch an adwantagious Pas over the Rhijn , to a Place of fo great confetquence for the maintaining of their Army, they flayed there for the reft of the Auxiliary forces which were comeing towards them > that fo they might be in the better capacity to drive the Enemy out of the Elfas,and all Places thereabouts, having hither, received no Auxiliary forces., fave thofe of Munfter under Marquis of Baden:, a Regirment Imperialists from Manheym ♦, one Regiment Saxe'si, and that of the Frankish Creits.. yet they putt themfTelvs in to a pofture of annoying Turemie* what was poffib)le: and continued prefling the Confcederates very earnelftly , to haften the march of their Troops; the Munffters, under Generall dzSouchesy on the firft of Au- guft,b>roke up from Chinay having firft plundered it , and marcbied through the Landof Limburgh towards the Pa- latinatte :on the 14. they wentover the Bridge at Coblcnts, and o>n the 17. were nere Swalbag, ufeing the country Peopke every where as they lay in their march very H H roughly, i T482T roughly .- thence they marched towards the Meyn, which on the 25. they patted at Feersheym , and the next day joyned with the Army of the Duke de Bourncviu'e , with whom they went on in their march. The Luncn burghs alio on the I. Auguft began to march that way, confiding of 5. Regiments Cavalry , one Regiment Dragoons, and 5. Regiments Infantry each Company 120. Men , with an Artillery of two Demi- culvers, 3. twelve Pounders, 4-eight Pounders, and 17. Field- pieces,and 62. Wagons of Ammunition, which the firft night lodged , at Baluagie in Ligtenberg, and took theirway through the Land of Heffen,andon the 16. ar- rived nere Gifen , and on the 22. at Burrenheym , about two hours from Franckfort , under the conduct of the Duke of Pleun who commanded in the qualitye of Field- Marshall, and the Lieut. Generall Cbauvett, who, on the 25.paffed the Meyn, and fo with the Artillery and Dra- goons marched through Franckfort, the Cavalry and In- fantry belowthe Citie, whotook their Head-quarters at Spangelinge not far from the Army of the Confcederate forces : yet joyned not with them., before they had paffed the Meyn,and the Rhijn nere Ments , which they croffed again at Spiers, and were now gott nere into Straesborow. The Duke of Brandenburgh in the beginning of Auguft made ready to march in his owne Perfon towards the Pa- latinate with an Army of 12000. Men, and a brave Artil- lery of 26. Pieces of Ordonnance , which the Field-Mar- shall Dorfling was to command: on the 8. Auguft,hemade them all Pafle the Elve towards the Province Hildesheym, confifting of 500. Foot-Souldiers from Franckfort on the Oder , and feverall Companyes of Horfe, 500. from Cu- ftrin > 300. from Stargart , 500. from Colberg,2oo. from Lansberg, as many from Furftenwald, and a like number from Storkou , who all joyned at the generall Rendevousj at Halberftad with $. Regiments of Foot: at the fame place alfo arrived 8. Regiments of Horfe from Prullia, all brave jfvlen ; wri o altogeather , on the 22. arrived at M aegden- burgli,from whence his Illuitrious Ekttor Higkvejje mar- chec TTTT ched with the Army,through Turinga and Fulda;whence he began his march towards the Palatinate through Fran- kenland* and on the 27. Septemb. arrived at Hailbron ; being followed by the remainder of ZellisandNether- Saxens Troops about 3000 ftrong, and the Duke him- felf , who on the 2. eomeing to Franckfort caufed his Troops to pafle the Meyn there, to follow the Confcede- rate forces , and there he received a Letter from the Prince Palatine , concerning a Conference to be held at Heyl- bron , which, on the 4. October, was there held between the Prince Elector of Brandenburgh , and Heydelbergh , the Duke ofZel, and other Generalls , to confult about what was farther needfull to be under took againft the Enemy, and alfo toconclude,upon what orders should be obferved about the conjunction of fo many feverall Troops: whereupon they immediatly began their march towards Straesborow. And, whilft they were in confultation at Hailbron , the French , and the Confederate forces fell into action nere Straesborow : on the 2. and, 3. of Auguft, the Confede- rate forces crofTed the Rhijn , and before they were ranged in order , Turenne whofe Army was 25000. Men ftrong, marched againft them , from his Quarters at La- vantzenauw, and arrived the fame Evening at 4. of the cl ocik on the little Hill of Maesheym , whence they could difcover the Army of the Confederates, laying about a mile diftant from him between two fmall Rivers , where- upom Turenne immediatly fecured the Bridges and Paf- fadgceseachof them , and the next day early in the morn- ing t ;pafled over, and putt his Men in Battaillarray on the fide iof the River Preuch, between Hokzheym and En- fenhieym,& thence marched towards a wood about 1000. paces long, which was on his right hand ; and defigned to have fecured forhimfelfthe Villadge Enfenheym,whereof the which Battail Lfted from eight of the clock in the morning untill four in the afternoon , and then the French made the Imperialifts a little retreat , and took ^. of their Canons, in the mean time the right wing of the Confcederatesjayingamongft the Hedges , and Ditches , fent out 18 Companyes of Horfe againft the French's left wing, who being advanta- giously polled, engaged they not.but the other part of the Confcederates right wing , confifting of 1500. Ernperiall Kuraffes, and feverall Troops of Horfe attacqued fome other French Efquadrons , who had been beat off, but rallyed again, to whofe atTiftance Count de Lorge coaieing routed the imperialifts, fo that, not without fome loffe, they retreated again to their former Poff. ; and, feeing there was little to be done on that fide by reafon oftheunfuta- bleneffe of the Place ; Duke de BoumouviUe fent 6. Efqua- drons to the affiftance of the left Wing, to recover their Guns againe , but they were fo tired on both fides, that they remained within Piftol-shott , the one En voy from the Court of Spain, Sr. de Pig?zy> Coll./* Berrier Lorrainois, Monfieur de Latottr> his Horfe was killed under him. Monx. deFaubrun, loft two Horfesunder him. five. The Marquis d'Aubettere * one. The Earl of Auvergue, wounded in his leg. De St. Chaumonty Capr. Auvergnes Regiment,his leg of. Mont. all Majors Captains, and Maiftres de Camp. Monfr. de la Motte. Monfr* de Narbonne, HH 3 Monfr* Monfr. dela Moliniere. Monfr. <& Marcilty. Monfr. Sillery. Monfr. de Bandeville. all Officers. Killed. The Earl of Clair , Maiftre de Camp to the Royal Regi* mentdc Marines. The Earl of Saldaigne , Maiftre de Champ of de Cha- valry and his Major. Sir Littleton, an Englishman, Coll. to Montmoutks Regu mentof Horfe. Monfr. de Brian. Monfr. deBourgon. Monfr deCouvron. Monfr. de Montr eu. Monfr. de la Trapeniere. Monfr. de GodaiUe. Monfr. deSancheville. Monfr. de Normorts. Monfr. de Centrignoux. Monir.de Fries: all Captains or Officers. , After which Battail the French retreated again towards the River Severn,and the Confcederates aflembled them- felvs togeather nere Grabeftadt, there to ftay for the Troops , which were now on their march from Heyl- bron towards Straesborow,being followed by the Duke of SelltZnd his Troops,as alfothe Prince ElecJor Palatinewho on the I7.marched over the Rhijn with his forces,all which Troops togeather made a very confiderable Army who ufed all endeavours to invite the Enemy to another Bat- rail , and, to that end, on the 1 8 they marched directly to- wards Marleheym, where Turetme had entrenched him- felf , the Generall Dorfling marching before with 5000. Horfe to difcover the Enemy , but Turenne, being timely informed of their defigne , broke up his Quarters the night before,and retreated towards Deswijler,and Wilfen over over the River Sor, on the fide whereof he encamped and entrenched himfelf, being there fecure enough againft any Affaulc of the Enemy who following him overtook fome Wagoons , and Mules laden,and followed him clofe to his new Quarters ;, and pitched their Quarters nera Duyfelhey m,con fi fting,with thofe that were loft i n the laft Battail , of full 50000. Men according to the following Lift. Infantry. The ImperiaU Regiments were theje .Portia, Knie, Scherinf Strein,tfWWrike,«^j»g inall ^ooO' The ElecJor Palatines, in zl\ aoco. The Munfters, in all 2000. The Troops of Zell and JVolfenbuttell 60 00. The Franken, and Over Rhijns Creytz. 2ooo. inall 1700a Horfe. The Cravat es and Dragoons of the Emperour and both the Crelts'sy inall 75°°' The Troops of Zell and Wolff enbutt ell 7000. The Prince Elector Palatine 500. Of t he Munfters 2 500. The Brandenburghs Forces both Horfe and Foot 17500. 16000. in all 51000. Thefe two Armyes laying encamped fo nere one tothe other, the Confederates could not by any perfwafions : inviite the Duke of Turenne to a Field- Battail, nor could thew well tall upon him, within his Entrenchments:" in the mean time, the Forces of the EleSlor of Hey delbergh pitched themfelvs before Wafienheym, where the French had a Guarrifon of 200. Men , and on the 25. dito, after HH 4 three I T' J " J three days fiege , Maftered it: 'twas furrendred unto them on difcretion , wherein they took 120. French Dra- goons, andfeverallFoot-Souldiers, but, what was moft confiderable, found a good quantitye of Provifion< there The Army of the Confederates laying now fonere the Enemy, on the 27. October a great Councell of Warre was held arKogersbergh, where the Imperialifts Head- quarters were , at which Councell were prefent his Zle&o- rall Higbnefe of Brandenburgh as Generalifjimus of the whole Army; the Prince Eletlor of Heydelber Ploen, the Field-Marshall Dorfmrer and Monfr. Chamiet : the Duke of Lorraine being with iome of his Troops abroad on a certain Exploit in which Councell of Warre was deliberated, whether they might not eafily enough pafTe the River Sor,and fall upon the Enemy in his Trenches, but they could not at that time, agree aboutit,fomeof them judgeingfuch an En- terprise to difficult , feeing the French lay encamped io advantagiously amongft Hedges, Ditches, and Bogs - whereupon on the 29. the Counfell mett again, and con- fidenng, by reafonof the fcarceity of Provifions , that fo great an Army could not fubfift there, they took it into deliberation how to divide their Troops into their Win- ter-quarters; molt part of the upper Elfas andSuntgou laying open for them as far asBrifack, about which time Marck- Graef Frederick van Baden Duerlagh , arrived at Straesborow , having commiflion from the Emperour, to negociate fome affairs with the Generality there, whereupon the next day the Prince Eletlor of Eranden- Mtrgb, and Prince of Lunenburgb arrived there alfo, and, arter fome Conference held there, returned again to the Army. The Duke of Lorrain being marched with feverall Troops from the Army towards the Hill of Vauge,on pre- tence of fecking Winter-quarters , was there informed, that the Ban and Arrhr-ban from Anjou ,Languedock, I3n- | Britaigne , and Bavois confiftingof about 700. Nobles, each hiving a, %> or 4,. Men to wait on him, was on their march to ward-the Army of Turetine, which daily had fuch and the like fupplyes ; he commanded Monfr. Mercy with 4.Regiments to waylay them, on the other fide of the Hill, who had alfo the good fortune to light upon them in the^Villadge Menamenil, not far from Nancy, where he could not well mafter them.whilft they ftood on their defence , and therefore they fett the Villadge on fire in feverali places, and then environed it round about, by which means, moft of the French were killed , and fome took Prifonners, befides whom they made a great Booty of many excellent Horfeagreatfumme of Money, and other coftly Equipage and 3 or 400. Wagons of Meal : of theLorrainers Baron de Mercy was shott with feverall Pi- flol Bullets, Lieut. St Cwx,two Captains, and about 50. Souldiers killed ; of the French, moft of them were killed , and the folio wingNobles took Prifonners : Marq. de Sablt Commandour. de Rett, de Bytau, Captains ; Scerelde Bantu, de Mercy, de Party dtt Go ulet , deGeve, la Sale d'Srbrjty, Dttrdam , deSerizier,du Rale ,Rrviller , Periquer , la Sauger , du Brittel, Brigadier, Dofpol Boigoinot, Montbauget, Lan- htnier, Biot , de Deridol Yyonet , Montmort, deVallet Feuger , de •Roultt , Fourneu Saufiller , It Vebre, Blomezay , de Lantinau, Ite Ckartnery, da Bufiy de Champagne, de Jouge , de la Vaux alaRo- che,h\sSox\, Du SauJJay , de Rochet , la Barrede Broque, MaUre- part, la Paumeret , de Grange de Cbamillon, Roche , Tebutan Che- 'vaillerie , deMondtcr t deCourlion,dela Durantier , Bauchene , de drie died flour de la Laurie, PEpine , Charau , de Loibray , dt Co- ■viller , de Blandoit Laudonier , Tigny , d Aubigny , des Rochet^ Cherues , du Chefan, la Zaille , Du Rivau, d'Apigny, Beau'ieu , du Moiifondau, de Crtjfe , Bigau , deViffay. Lauherudm , de la Vaut, de la Marqueraye , Columbter de Marfenay , de Varane, du Vagny, des ^Autbier, d'Aurex, de Courreau de Cbampagne,Maigneu,l'£nfent t Betzamte, de Par ue Rich ardeau , deTempel,Chevtgne , Sorigncr , Marmiiner de Foy , de la Rougerie, de Piara , de 'Jettffe Lignier, du Ver.dier , de la VtUe jirtnoa, chaligny Jean Grange Daufe, Biufe, Tbtllet Steur de la Riviere , ^ilexes QuatreBarbe, Sieur de la Rfl- [ardierf)FrigoSieurdeMilpied ? dela Sayer , U Gr*S di Laugardier, HH S de it ViHe'efHavera de la Verier e, de la Haye , de Uongafin , it la "Rel- liere , de Buat du Tellier , le Quay du Tailleur , Drouin , de Boh- Ina, de Quay du Confynay , Sicur de la Viodiere , de Remadtur • de ChoJJeHev, Pritnodelles deGou!an> de charge de la Mauridiere , de Souffon Devoivo/le , Freyorau de la Stgaudier , de Goudau Sieur Tertre, dc Remicou, Stem de Bar or (I , Boucbefne, Bafin de la Marche t du Bar de fa Denier e, le Binanx , de Soyau, de Granges, de Brey , de la Roche, deVendolar dtlaPerine , deRervideBergette,le Cheva- lier du du Pleffis , Collier e a Cornet. The Dragoons alfo took 8. Prifonners,and of the Volontiersj 1 7.whofe Names we know not. Which Victory was fecunded by another advanta- geous Refcontre , which fell out between aFrenchCon- voy marching towards Twenties Army, with the Baggage of the Duke of Crequi , Commandor in Generall of the French Ban and Arrier-Ban , which Convoy they wholy routed, and took part of them Prifonners, and made Booty of 1 1. Mules laden with Money, Plate , and other coftly things, belonging to the faidDuke; and Krufoh the Commandor of this Convoy, was caryed Prifonner into the Army. The Army of the Confcederates remained neer Clo- gensbergh , and Turenno in his Entrechments at Sor, a- gainft whom nothing was attempted partly by reafon of the diviGons among their Commandours , and partly be- caufe he lay foftrong entranched, but the want of fup- plyes, at laft, forced Turenne out of his Works» fo that the forft of November 1 3. Regiments of Horfe, who had lain at Nederwijlen marched over the Hills of Lutzelfteyn towards the Zaar, whom the greateft part of the Infantry followed the next day , except fome Companyes who were left within Zaberne and Hagenaw for the fecurity ofthofe Guirrifons, MonCr. Matihieu with 6. Battalions was letf within Zaberne, and Monfr. Fougeret Sergeant de Battallie with 4,. more , to have the command thereof within Hagenauw,and on the 2. November,the Marshall himfelfwith the Arrier Guardfollowed the other Troops; in the mean time, the Confcederates fenta broad feveral Troops into the upper Elfas , who took in moflt places there there , am Co made them fel vs Matters of that Land ,efpe- cially wh and Lunen- ! burghs Forces , on the Brifgous- fide, theEmperiallGe- nerali Schuts ofFriburg: for the furthering of which de- figne the Duke of Bravdenburgh on the 4. December fent hisConforts to BaieI,to prevent any follicitousneffe there by reafon of the approach of the Con foederate For- ces, and to communicate unto them the reafons of their takin g up Arms in the Empire againft the King of Ffance, and to proffer them all good correfpondencV and Neigh- bourhood to hinder as much as they could the raifing more forces for France , whereupon, on the 8 . he departed thence towards Arrau- the Great, where the Deputyes of the 1 3. Cantons were affembled, to whom having made his Proportions to fuchlike effect, recieved this following anfwer from them. \\T Ee arerefolved to acquaint your Ele as fbon as he had gotten what force he pofli* bly could togeather, began to move , whereupon the Guarrifon of £fpinall,& Remiremontj having no time to Fortifye themfelvs,retreated to the Elfas.> and the Duke oj Lorrain himfelf, feeing fo great a power Approaching; Turenne with the Army of Marshall de Crefui who were now gotten before the Gates of St. N icolas , departed to- wards Bourgundie, whereupon Turenne Cent before him 300 Horfe and Foot under the Earl of Bourlemont > to make a triall whether they could not gett into Brifackj whom Generall Chauvet meeting, with a Trooipof Lu- nenbur- nenburgers, wholy routed them;killing 80. of them in the Field ; and took Bourkmout with feverall inferiour Offi- cers and about 50. commonSouldiers Prifonners • on the 23. Marshall de Turenne hirnfelf broke up from Rcmiere- mont towards Bourgondye, and there did fobefett all Pafladges, that the Confederates could find noe entrance into that Country , who thereupon gathered themfelvsto- geather alfo ncre Altkirchen to confront Turenne. The Duke of BourneviUe with the Imperialifts, Munfters , and fome Brandenburghs Forces, marched towardsThan and Betfort, and returned themfevs on the fide of the River Tober ; the Dnke ofZell towards Markirchen, the E/eflor of Brandenburgh remained with his 1 Forces nere Col mar, that on all occafions , he might fpeedily fecund the other : but on the Approach of Turenne the Imperialifts retrea ted from Betfort , towards Mulhaufen, and Turenne being ad- vanced as far as Betfort, he marched forwards with 30. EC- quadrons towards Mulhaufen,the Imperialifts had pitched themfelvs on the way thitherwards , which Turenne by his fcoups being informed of, who reported that there was a fmall River before them , and that 8. Efquadrons lay at the Foot , and 20. on the top of a Hill, he refolved to at- taque them , on both fides , to which endonthe 29. De- cember he fent the Earl of Broglio on the one fide with one Efquadron, and the Duke of Orleans Regiment to the other fide , who charged the 8 . Efquadrons at the bottome of the Hill ; and kept them up fo long , untill the body of the Army was advanced to them , whereupon the en- gagement w« very fierce on both fides , without any great advantadge anyway, fave t hat at laft, the Imperia- lifts retreated leaving fome Prifoners in the hands of the Frenclh : The Emperiall Generall Caprara broke his Arme in thi:s Engagement, but fome of the French they took Priforaners alfo, amongft Others, Monfr. Sanguin-. Tw renne v the next day, being informed that fome of their Baggaige was in a Villadge thereabouts kept by about 800. Souldiiers belonging to the Regiment of Portia, they lent a Company of Dragoons who fact che Villadge on fire,but the TT7°T the Caftle being fortifyed with a Broad and very Deep- mote ; he fent fome of his Infantry with 4. Pieces ot: Ordnance , who forced it to a furrender on difcretion, the Guarrifon was fent all of them, as Prifoners of Warre to Betfort, amongft the orher Prifoners ; andaH their Bag- fage remained for aprey and booty to the French: The mperialifts continued ttill their retreat towards Mulhau- fen, encamping themfevs on the River 111, whither r«- renne alio , being advanced , he fent Marquis de Montau- ian with thofe Forces under him , who crofting the River charged 6. Efquadrons of the Emperialifts , and notwith- Handing the great difadvantadge, he had, kept them en- gaged untill the reft of the French Forces could crofle the River, and then the difpute grew very hott on both fides* but the I mperialifts, not being fecunded couragiously enough by the Munfter Forces,were putt to flight,to their great prejudice; leaving in the Enemys hands feverall Standards, and two Keteldr urns: CoMReytenferghand the Commander Dune-wait were killed-, all that they gotc oftheFrench,was only: Mx.Montauban, whom with fome other French, they carryed Prifoners to Colmar: the next day being the firft of January 167$. Turenne mar- ched with his whole Army over the 111 : and encamped 3. days at Mars ncre unto Mulhaufen , whereupon the Confederates broke up the Blockado of Brifackon the one fide , and gathered their Forces togeather at Colmar, and the $. early in the morning , the French Avant- Troops shewing themfelvs at the outtermoft watches of the Confederates , made them retreat • ^ ereupon the Prince EUftor of Y*>randenbnrgh with 8. Battaillons and fe- verall Efquadrons and fome Pieces of Ordnance,rmrched towards a fmall River to hinder the French in their paf- fadge towards Colmar , which rurewie obiervi.ng fenc Monfr. de Foucaut Lieut. Generallof his Army,arad Mar- quis de Mouslywkh6. Battaillons of his bed lnfarntry and feverall Efquadrons with fome Pieces of Ordance to the other fide, to attacque the Poll at Turckheym , which after a furious encounter they carryed; and took the whole Guar- HT77T Guarrifrn Prifonners, except 300. Dragoons who nar- rowly efcaped; but the right wing of the Confederate Army being reinforced with the Regiment Brandenbur- gers uncer the Commandour Dor/finger > with fome Lu- nenburger Forces,they fell into a fierce combate , with the French, and many were killed on both fides , in parti- cular of che French were (lain Monk, foucaut and Mouf- Jyhotb : but the French, having new Succours.. gott at laft the upper hand j the Elettor of Brandenburgh (till kept his Poll, but, as foon he heard the ilTue of this corn- bate occifioned chiefly by the difference among the Offi- cers, the next day early in the morning he broke up thence becaufe the French, being now broke through at Ruffag, couid march pall Colmar, and cutt of thePafieandali Avenues from Sleftadt, and Straesbotow; wherefore the Confcederar.es, that night, fome thing confufedly broke up thence, and marched towards Sleftad and fo forward, to- wards Straesborow, leaving fome Men and Baggage at Colmar; Monfr. de Monclar with two Brigades was fenc after them to obferve their motions; and on thcS.djto Marshall Turenne fent the Earl of Roye againft Ruftack 9 which immediatly furrehdeed , whereupon the French Army marched towards Colmar, and all, that the Con- tqedorates had left there, they made good booty off" > and the remainder of the Militia they took Prifoners : Dureing this whole Expedition, the French took between, 2. and 3 tHoufland of the Confcederates Prifoners , and they, fome Frencch alfo; the number of the (lain on each fide differ not much. But the keeping of the Field, and hanging up of fomany Enfignsdoth, without difpute,give unto the French the Victory ; who on the 9. arrived at Sleftadt, and took poffefTion thereof , whielft the Confcederates where difpuiteing about the mifcarriadges , and differences a- monjg their Forces : and thereupon the Munfters Forces were immediatly difmiffed, who on the 1 1 . eroded the Rhijm nere Straesborow, being followed by the reft of the Con fcederate Forces, who were to have their Win- ter-ciaiarters in Brifgou t and the Marckgraeyship over 1 1 againft T498V againft it{ The Elelior of Brandenhurgh took his march towards Heylbron , thence to march homewards : at Dagfteyn, only the Imperialiftsleftaftrong Gua'rifon, who were well provided of all things needful 1 for their holding out a fiege , and another body remained in the Scons at the Straesborow Bridge * over the Rhtjn for the defence thereof: thereupon Turemte removed his Head- quarters to Gemar, between Colmar and Sleftadc, whence again, by reafon of the fcarcety of Provifions, he fcnt pare of his Troops into Lorrain , and on the 22- January de- parted himfelf for Paris, leaving that ftrong place Dag- fteyn blocked up by his Forces under Monfr. de Vaubrun^ who had drawn all the Water from the Town, and fal- lowed the fiege clofe, and on the 28. under the defence or 8. Demicul vers planted within Piftolshottof theTown, ftormed it valiantly , but was, as valianly, repulfed, till the next night, renewing the ftorme, he made fo great a breach, that the befieged defended them felvs, as in an open Field , to the loffe of much blood on both fides : and the Governour my Lord Howitz, as he was calling Granades into the Lower Towne to fett it on fi- re, was there shott through , not without fufpicionof Count Contarinies doing it* or ordering it to be done be- caufeof fomejealoufies about his Contort, and alfo out of envy for his haveing that Government : whereupon the befieged fled confufedly into the Caftle, again ft which the French iramediatly planted their Guns , which caufed fo great a confternation among the befieged , now com- manded by Count Contarini >thzt they would no longer hearof defending themfeivs anymore, but immediatly furrendred : the Common Souldiers remained Prifonners of Warre, the Officers had all their liberty , who with 8; Baggage Wagons, and the Corps of Monfr. Howit z,mar- chedout on thejo- towards Straesborow,where the afore- faid Contar'mi* having firft burnt all his Writings , shott himfelf through with a Piftollashelay in his Bed, and was burried by the Executioner, in the place where Cri- minaUs are buryed: his Servants, and other Officers, who (499) whc had figned the capitulation, were feized on, and car- ryec Prifonnersto Fryburgh. Thus wee have feen the proceeding of theConfcede* rate* againft the Enemy in the Elfas , where, one while wee have them wholy Matters, and, in all probability of keeping their Winter-quarters, but again wee fee them leaving ic wholy unto the Enemy; very ftrange, by what means occasioned , as being noe way in feriour, yea exceeding the Enemy in power; the fault they shift one upon the other : but now wee shall leave thefe Confede- rates in their Winter-quarters, Turenne at home , and his Army divided; and turne unto the Army of the Confe- derates that lay below > encamped againft the Prince of Conde. In the beginning of Auguft, the Army of the Confce- derates was gotten nere Nivelle , whilft Conde lay en- trenched behind the River Pieton which difchardgeth itfelf into the Sambre, nereCharleroy; and on the 3. Au- guft, his Highnejfe the Prince of Ormge had his Quarters at Genivale , and Count de Souches nere Oharam j and Count Montery nere Waveren, and,there they encamped for fometimejinexpedtationjthat the Enemy ,wholay not above two leagues from thence, would come out of his Entrenchements to give them Battail: but, which way foever they turned, the Enemy shewed noe inclination at all to a Battail , therefore, at a generall Councell, \ was concluded, they should march paft the Enemy towards Bings to cutt him off of his Provifions that way , or elfe to force him out of his Trenches % to which end, on the 9. dito, the whole Army broke up from Nivelle , and pofted themfelvs nere to theVilladgeSenef: their right Wing fpread towards the Wood of Bufleray,and their left Wing towards Arken-, and Senef , a little Villadge be- tween Nivelle and Mariemont , lay before ; there on the 10. tlhey remained: on the n. Auguft two hours before day, the Army of the Confcederates began to move up- wards, intending to encamp between Mariemont and Bing;S : the Imperialifts lead the Van, thofe of the State U z the the main body , and the Spaniards the Arrearguard : and a Troop of about 4000. Emperiall Spanish and Holland Horfe, with fome Dragoons were fent under the Prime of Vaudemont to cover tie Army on the one fide next the Enemy, becaufethe Armysin thaer march would fome- times be feperated ; which Forces the faid Prince placed in Battailarray , beforethe faid Villadge of Senefin away which the French muit pafle to come to the Confce- derates. The Prince of Conde obferving the march of the£on- fcederate Army , and, knowing that the inconveniency of the road would force them to a feparate march , he with the Duke of Anguin* Navailles and Luxenburgh > the Maryuis of Rochefert > and Sr. Fourittes Knight , betook themfelvs to an afcenr,from whence they could difcover how the march was ordered whereupon immediatly he caufed the Guards to march out to a place, where they might difcover the Army of the Confcederates,and, with one , made the BattaiBons of Navarre, of the Queen , and la Fere , and the Brigade of Felladet to crofle the River Tieton at a wadeing-place , below Gouy x to affift the Guards: and with one commanded a Troop with Fire- locks alfo to march with 4. Pieces of Ordnance,the Life- guard, armed Men, light Horsmen of the Guards, the Curaflers,and other Troops of referve,which were placed nere Gouy , and ranged them all in an open Field where they could not be feen , and gave orders to the reft of the Army to putt themfelvsin Arms , and fent the Marquis of Choifoul to a certaine high ground on their left fide to obf ferve the foremoft of the march, and went himfelf to the right fide,to fee how far the hindermoft of them reach- ed: in the interim the Duke of Luxenburah , and Sr. de Fourilles advanced with 100. Horfe to a certain high ground , called Renefart , who thence difcovered thofe Men wee had fent out polled on two fmall Hills between whom , and the French was a Marshy Valley , which was paflable only in two places : whereupon the Prince of €onde commanded the Dragoons under the conduct of the ($01) the Mtrquts de "Ratines and Sr. Treladet to march againft then , and with one caufed the Regiment of Navarre, of the £ueen, and or" la Fere to approach alfo, under the con- dud: or' the Field- Marshal's, the Earl or* MontalUndthc Marquis de Moujfy. On the Approach of thefc Dragoons, the Prince ofVau- demont acquainted his Highnejje that the Enemy shewed thernfelvs, and had already began to skirmish with fome of his Dragoons, and therefore defired.thattwoBattail- lons of Foot might be fent to his afliftance , becauie the narrownelTe of the place , and the broken Land hindered his Horfefrom acting as they should : whereupon the Regiments of my Lord Prince Mauritz Field Marshall and the yonge Prince his Couzin makeing togeather 3. Bat.aillons werefent to him under the command of the yonge Prince > who placed thernfelvs before the Horfe on the other fide of a little River, that ran by the Villadge Senef, afterwards, they finding it convenient that the Horfe should retreat over the Bridge, the £. Battaillons which were in the wood came and ported thernfelvs at the Bridge for the fecurity thereof: and inthofeskermiffes they had with the Enemy^Montall broke his leg. Whilft thefe $. Battaillons defended the Bridge of Se- nef, and the Horfe lay in a narrow Valley behind the Vil- ladge, the Prince of conde , and Sr. Fourilles Knigt with the Horfe of the left Wing paffed the River higher, to engage the Horfe that lay behind Senef, whereupon the 3. Battaillons recieved order to retreat to their affiftance, which could not be done to fuddainly, but the Enemy firfl: forced in upon them, and made agreat flaughter a- mongft them , and fome of them who sheltered thern- felvs in the Houfes of Senef, where took Prifonners: The Enemy being gott now above the Horfe, wee would have charged them, before they hadputtthemfelvsintoa poftiure, but the hollowneffe of the way which the Prince of Vaudemont was to paiTe made it impolTible , not having time enough, by reafon of the fuddain prdlingon of the Enemy 1 to bringupthej. Efquadrons which he lead, to II 3 wis (5:02) vritt , one of bis ownc Regiment, and the 2. other of Holfieyn > and Langeratk commanded by their refpedtive Colonels, indueorder, and much lefle againft 4. Ef- quadrons of the Enemy : fo that, that whole party was quite routed, many of them {lain .> and took Prifonners; and, notwithstanding all the induftry the Prince of Vaude- mont ufed to prevent it, the reft fled; part of whom rallyed again under fome of the Spanish Cavalry com- manded by Duke de Villa Hermofa > who flood below a little Hill, Scituate between them , and the Villadge Fay; the Infantry rallyed again with the other foot, that were on the top of the Hill,againft whom the French prefently marched; the Prince of Conde> Duke of Anguyn and Na- vailles to the right , and Luxevburgh to the left fide , skir- mishing briskly on both fides, untill the Spanish Horfe, at the requeft of the Marquis d'Ajfentar, were fecunded with 4.. Batalions Infantry, which flood on the top of the Hill, Vte. the Regiments of Aylua and Swartzen- £>urgb,and one Batailion of ihouars ; at the fame time the Earl of Sault, the Marquijfe ofVilleroy, Moujfy, and Rames, with the French Dragoons, the Regiments of Navarre, of the Queen , and la Fere with one Troop FuziUiers or Firelocks, advancing towards them, prefently fell on, le Sault on the right fide , and Villeroy on the left fide, having marched moft of the way through Hedges and Ditches : at firft they fought ftouiiy on both fides,but the Cavalry was quickly brought into diforder, notwith- standing all the induftry the Earl Fajfantar ufed , who himfelf was there killed : the Infantry ftood at firft alfo Stoutly , but, feeing the Horfe fo routed, they fled alfo , fo that the Brigade of Weede , which lay on the top of the Hill, where the Earl of Waldeck alfo was, confiding in all of 3. Batalions were forced to bear all the brunt,- the firft the Prince of Conde commanded to be chardged,the fecund he went againft himfelfe, and the Duke of Anguin took chardge of the third, who defended themfevs fo bravely, that they regained the place the Enemy had gotten from them ? and, that they might the better follow the Enemy, and and ftanck them> the Earl of Waldeck took-one Efquadrpn ^ of the Cavalry , which bad ranged themfelvs there , but was not followed , fo that, after a bloody daughter , they all were brought into confufion; and the Earl of Waldeck forely wounded. Thus all lay open to the Enemy,as far as the Villadge of F*y, where molt of the retreated Troops had rallyed, and ported themfelvs; behind the Villadge was a Hill where . the reft of the Army had pitched themfelvs , being in- creafed with the Emperiall Avantguard , who were now come to their affiltance : here again began a very hott Battailon the left fide of the Villadge was Quagmire, and every where round about *t was full of holly-bushes; fo that the Confederates had , by that means, the oppor- tunity, of putting themfelvs in pofture again ; The Prince of Conde fent the Duke of Luxenburgb to obferve the fci- tuation of this Poft , whilft he fell upon the Villadge; la Mot be , with the Regiments of EngutntConde^Canti and Auvergne afTaulted it on the left fide, Montal with the Regiment of the French Guards, and the S witzer Re- giments of Stoupa* Erlag, Pbeyfer and Salts attacked them on the right fide, this fight was very bloody , andlaited nere five hours ; many on both fides , but moft of the French, were {lain , the whole Regiment almoit of the French Guards was there ruined , four of their Captains were killed, and three forely wounded; other Officers proportionably ; la Mothe at the left fide of the Villadge had fomeadvantadgeat firft, which occafioned fome con- fufion , the more becaufe the Poft on the right fide was alfo loft; but the foot of the Confederates retreated from the Villadge to the body of the Army which lay on, the top of the Hill behind Fay , between which Villadge and Hill, the Baggage was placed, where the Dukeof Lu~ xenburgh 3 and the Marauiffe i^J'/Zferoyputthetwodifor. dered Batalions to flight,who keeping the way unto Bruf- fels, had almoft putt Fariaux Regiment into diforder, but the body of the Army moveing on thetopof the Hill, they returned again unto the Villadge; after which, the II 4 Battail Battail firft throughly began*; the reft of States Infantry being there , coniilting of the Brigade of Heej-wijck, Erfagb, and Lavillomyre , where alfo Frince Maurits , the Rhijagrave and Major General! Vahne all were, and the Ernperiall forces now alfo joyned with them : The Duke of Luxenburgh being again returned unto Fay , would have fl ancked fome Troops , where he heard them hotly engaged; but found himlelf immediatly a^ mongft a Company of Foot who had hid themfelvs in the wood: they fired hard againft him but he neverthelefle, broke through them, unto a Vallaye, where he was rein- forced by the Duke ofNava'tUes with the Horfeof the right Wing, the Regiments de Marines, and 3. other Foot, and the four Switiers ; the Confederates being pofted there on the fide of afmall River, who began t« march behind the wood , to cuttof the Enemys pafle , but were Prevented by Luxenburgh and chrifeul with a Brigade of Horfe under L^rr^; thereupon the Enemy endeavoured to goe round about by the left fide, where Monfr. de cba- •veigiiah mett them with the gros of the Ernperiall Horfe, to whofe afliftance feverall Battallions were alfo fent, who altogeather refitted the Enemy, and with 4. Pieces of Canon, did much mifchief amongft them; whereupon J)ukedcNavailles> thinking again to gett through on the right fide, made noe fmall ftirre there, but with as little fueceffe as On the other fide, firft driving back 3 . Efqua- drons , who again meeting with fuppleis returned upon him , and beat him back againe,andfo continued fighting backwards, and forwards, for a good while, but towards the evening the Marquis of MouJJii\iCQO\inng the Infantry which were in the Valley they overcame the Efqnadrons that withftood them, but were again flopped by the Earl of Nafou > whereupon the French found every where fo much work, that they could ftand noe longer, their Men being tired, and the referve under the Lord of Montau* ban and the Earl of Bordimagallotti , not coming up to them ; fo that they were forced to leave again the Bag- gage they had took , and in part plundered > in which works i Work? the Spanish Troops did fome thing affifr. them , fo that this Battail ended with the Frenches drawing of to their Tents ; agreat number being flain on both fides, and I on the French fide, not: the feweft; alltheadvantadge 1 they had confiding only,in a confiderable number of Pri- fonners, they took, and, in their plundering of the part or' the Baggage , on the other fide the Confederates kept the Field, two hours after the Enemy was retreated: In which engagement every one that was there prcfent , doth highly extoll, and applaud, the laudable conduft of his Highnejfe the Prince of Orange, who behaved fiiroieJF there not inferiour to theancienteftSouIdiersin his wife con- duel:, and prudent Valour , unlelTc perhaps his zeal might have carryed him fomerimes to farre; having been en- gaged himfelf, end that alone, among the Encmyes For- ces, witt netting thereby , that his own blood as well as his Anceftors was for the fervice of the Countrey : and how the other Generalls behaved themfelvs, may be judged by thofe commendations his Highnejfe himielf gave of them , in his Letter to the States, the Copy whereof wee bavefubjoyned: Noble and Mighty Lords , my Jingular good Ft 'tends. THat wee may, according to our promife,' give unto yom* Noble Highneffe, a more particular account,of what p3iTed between us and the Enemy in this laft engagement than our for- mer Letter contained , wee doe hereby acquaint you j that , on the 1 1 . inftant, wee with the Confederate Army marched from Senef, designing to have encamped between Mariemont and Binch^and confidering wee were to pafTe within a mile of the Prince of Conde's Army , wee thought good to fend a Party of 4000. Horfe and fome Dragoons, out of the Emperiall Spanish and thie Troops of this State , for the defence of our Arrierguard : In the march , the Imperialifts had the Van, the Forces of the State the midle , and the Spanish the Arrier-guard , and, after wee had, in this pofturc, marched fome hours , the Prince of Vau lay on the other fide of the River,that ranne by Senef , should come over the River again ; which being done, the 3. Battallions of Foot ,which were before placed in the wood , pofted themfelvs at the Bridge. The Enemy prefently attacqued them with Horfe , Foot, and Dragoons, and they re- ceived them valiantly ; but , whilft they flood to defend that Pol, the Enemy marched higher along the River, fo that, at the fame time the Cavalry ,that was placed behind the Foot had enough to doc to withftand them , and being much ftreighned for want of ground , in fo much that they almoft trod on one another , the Enemy being gotten above them on the other fide, wee cnufcd the forefaid Foot to retreat 5 which was noefooncr done, but the Enemy advanced very ftrong againft the Cavalry, 3nd began to putt his Efquadrons in order, fending his Foot along :ht Hedges ; whereupon they refolved to chardge him before he could gett his men into pofture , but it could not be effected, becaufe of a hollow way that was between them, ■whereupon, fearing leaftthefaid Horfe should becuttof from the reft of the Army , they were ordered to march of to the right hand ; which the Enemy feeing turned about to his left hand, fo avoiding the Hollow way , and advanced fo fuddainly upon thofe Forces, that the Prince ofVaudemont had noetime to face about with the 5. Efquadrons which he lead : one of. ■which Efquadrons was of his owne Regimenr, commanded by his Sergeant Major, , and the other two of the Regiments of Holfleyn , and Langeracq , commanded by their refpefti- ve Colloncls ; who in the encounter loft their j. Comman- dours and fcverall other Officer* ; wee endeavoured the like with 4, other Efquadrons , to afiift the other, but conjd not poffibly T?c7T Joffibly face about with more than two, the which al Co wee :ould not bring np to chardge the Enemy , but they and all the kreit fled , notwithstanding all the Pains , and induftry ufed by khc (aid Prince of Vaudemont to make them ftand ; in which en- gagement , the faid Prince appiooved himfelf to be a Pcrfon of [extraordinary courage and valour : thefe Forces thus fleeing [made noe ftand, untill they mett with part of the Spanish Ca- f valry, who flood under a little Hill between them and the Vil- [ladgeofFay: with which Cavalry commanded by my Lord \de Villa Hermofa, fome of them rallyed again ; headvanceinga- Igainftthe Enemy intheheadof his Company, afting as much, as conld be expected of a Perfonof his worth and qnalitye in fuch a diforder , which all things before were in: the reft of the Foot rallyed again with a part of the Infantry of the State, which flood on the faid Hill, confifting of the Regiments of Wecdes Brigade, excepting two Battaillions, which were com- manded to fecure the Baggage ; the Enemy ftill purfuing , fell upon the Horfe,both of the Spaniards, and thofe that rallyed with them, and the Marqnis of Ajfentar jxho was on the Hill,de- fired 4. Battalions of Foot for their afllftance,\vhich was graunt- ed them , and the Regiments of Aylua and Siuartumburgh , with one Battalion of the Regiment of Foaars were fent to them, who pofted themfelvs between the Cavalry and the Hill : vrhilft the Enemy , having brought up a body of Foot through the Hedges and Ditches thereby , quite routed the Cavalry, the MrquiiTe £ Affentar laboured by his owne example to encou- radge his Efquadrons to ftand, and refift the Enemy, but fight- ing wsth an extraordinary couradge , reciened feven wounds, whereof he dyed , and, fo this Cavalry being brought into dif- ordre 3 they did the fame with 4. Battalions of Foot which wee fent to their fupply, and fo ranne overall, even thofe Foot- Souldi ers which were on the Hill, and had kept their ground be- fore : my Lord the Earl of Waldti\ , who was perfonally in that engagement , did what was poflible for a Man to doe , to prevent the difordre of the Foot-Sonldiers,but, not being able to accompli sh it, he took an Efquadf on of Horie, who , a little before had rallyed there,to chardqe the Enemy therewith in their flanck; , before they should be able to face about , but not being followed as he hoped , and finding himfelf alone amongft the Enemiy, having received three wounds, he at laft retreated without being taken, having killed, of the Enemy,whohad laid Hand 7?s*T Hands onhim,and Co, as wounded, and bloody as he vvas,joyne^ with the gros of the Army, being very hardly perfqaded to rej tire though he had fcarce any ft rengthl eft, to fetthisHorfelor ger. The Lieutenant Generall ^/«*fignahfed himfelf alibi this engagement : the reft of the Infantry oi the State confi ft infi of the Brigades of Heepwif'c^,Erpacf},a.nA la Yillaumawe , witfl whom was Prince Manritz, y the Rbyngra-ve, and Sergeant Ge- nerall Vqlin were pitched on an Hill, on the other fide of the Villadge Fey, together with the Emperiall Forces , who, juftl about the fame time, mett there: and, to their honour wee fa) it, they bore off the violence of the Enemy with anextraordi-l nary ftedfaftnefle > and that both their Commandours and thel Common Souldiers quitted their chardge to admiration : Thel Enemy endeavoured at firft to goe round by the left hand, but! prefently other Batallions were difpatched that way to prevent it,| and Monfr. de cftayaignac , who was there with thegrosof thel Emperiall Forces vigorously withftood them, and kept the Poft, I whether he gott to be brought 4. Canons, which very muchl annoyed the Enemy; on the right hand the Enemy made noe I lefTe difturbance, but with as little fuccefle, as the former , favel that about feven of the clock in the Evening, at one of the Ports he forced two Battalions of Foot- Souldiers, which had their Poft in a farrediftant Field, andrannedowncthctwo Efqua- drons, which fecunded them; but was again flopped by the Earl of N.i/foiv , who in this occafion did a fpeciall piece ofl fervice , and prevented the diforder , with great wifdom and valonr: my Lord Prince Mauritz. shewed his valour there beyond his years ; and, notwithitanding he was fcarcely recovered from a fitter' ftcknefle , which had brought him very low , yet he in the whole engagement continued in the cxercife of all thefun- £tions of his chardge, not yeeldingunto the yongeft there; the Lord the Rhmgrave. hath alfo made himfelf remarkable among all the reft , fo that wee may truely fay, that a great part of the fuccefle of this Battail , mav be afcribed to his valour and con- 1 duct, being therein well feconded by the Earl of Erpach,\\ha was, atlaft forced to retreat, being wounded in his thigh which hindred his doing any farther fervice: Major Generall Vahn*i and Monfr. de U Villaumnirt are mortally wounded , havi ng both of them fought couragiously , and done fpeciall good fervice : amongft the Emperiall forces the Lord the Earl of Sonehes hath given a Angular proof of that couradgc and valour,which,on oilier >ther occafions he hath Co aften shewed:the2V/;j« oftorrain hath nade himfelf noe Idle famous, but wasatlaft brought to an Incapacity of being farther ferviceable by a wound which he re- ceived in his head,thc like fortune had Prince Pio being wounded in his thigh. The rigorous refiftance which the MarquifTe de Imna made with his Battailion , before the Villadge , conduced lot a little co the good fuccefTe of this engagement as well as the ftedfaltnefTe of the Battalions of the Regiment of Souches y with my Lord his Sonne in the head of them. Finally , after twelve hours fighting, and a great number of Iflain and wounded , on both fides, the Enemy retreated to his [Leger; and two hours afterwards wee retreated alfo to our Le- Jger place, which wee had defigned to encamp in , before the en- gagement : the whole advantadge , that the Enemy had of us in this engagement is the takeing a part of our Baggage: wee can- not yet give unto your Highneflcs,an exacl: Lilt of the (lain, and Frifoners, onour fide, but by the firft opportunity shall give you account thereof: thus committing your Noble HighnefTe, I (Noble and Mighty Lords., and our Jingular Friends) unto the protection of the Lord, &c. From our Head-quarters atQuari- jgnan. i S.Aug. 1674. your Noble Higbnejfes Friend to ferye you, Signed, G. H. PR.1NCE OF O&jlNGB. And according to that degrc of honour thofe deferve, who have quitted themfelvs in this engagement coura- giously againfl the Enemy : the more are thofe to be de- tefted , and feverely punished , who, in fuch a time,have merited thenameoi: acoward, and Rogue; as the Ma- jor of the Regiment of bis Highncfies Foot-Guards Eer'tgb DiieurklotnO) hath brought that shame and punish- ment on hisowne pate,who,when the laid Regiment was retreated in dilbrder , could not by all the orders and en- treatyesof the other Officers , be brought to chardge the Enem y again,and,at laft,in flead of turning agairlft them, he tur ned quite away from them into the Hedges j and fo made himfelf an example of couwardize unto hisowne .Men % and others alfo ; for which, by a great Councell of Warre Warre,at the Head-quarters at Quarignan, he was coi demned to death, and, on the 25. Auguft executed. The Sentance of the High Counfell of Wane of the Unite, Netherlands* againji Eerich Dieurklouto. Tr He Great Counfell of Warre of the United Netherlandi having fcen the informations given in the cafe of Eeru DieuTbrtyuvj , Major of the Guards of his Highneffe , and a prefcnt Prifonner , by which it is evident to the aforefaid Cotin fell, thatthefaidPri(onner,onthc 11. of this Month, when th laft fight was with the Enemy, after the Regiment of Guard had retreated in diforder, was abfent for fome hours , am when Major Dedem was shott , he joyned himfelf with ii. o 13. Captains , feverall under Officers , and a good number o Souldiers; that a good while after that, Captain Schr reel teWini him , in the name of my Lord Major Generall Fariaux , that ru with his Men should fecund the Regiments of his Excellency the Earl oUVaUecJ^ Field-Marshall,and Colonell U/ffrar, the Pri- foner anfwered , he could not ; that the Captains, and other Of- ficers protefted againft him , and by many arguments endea- voured to perfuadc him to charge the Enemy , Captain Scbre*cel telling him with one,that if he would not, he would acquaint mj Lord Fariaux of it ;that the Prifoner at laft being overprevailet by many perfuafions refolved to it , and fo lead his Men into : plain to that end: but a little after, feeing part of the Imperial Cavalry , which were engaged on the left hand of his Battaillionj beat of by two Efquadrons of the Enemy , 'and that the faid Re- giments rallyed again , he commanded his Men to turne about to the right ,'into a Hedge that was there abouts , whereupon fome of the Officer* faying to him, lettus, at leaft once » charge the Enemy, he commanded them to face about again; butprefently afterwards ordered them again to retreat behind the Hedge •, and that he then with his Horferodaway , leaving his Men inconfu- ilon , who afterwards rallyed again at the Poft from whence they came, where the Prifonner came to them again : that the Pri- fonner , nothwithftanding the oppofition of the Officers, and notwithstanding the faid Regiment did charge the Enemy , re- mained there: thataftcrwardstheEarlof Lesly palling that way faid unto him, that he should advance and charge , and that the Prifonner anfwered, he could not loofehis Men,thefaid Earlre- plycd TT rT T [lyed he would complain unto his Higbmlje; the Prifonner an-i fevered he wonld juftifye what he did j that the Prifonner went jot from thence with his Men , nor fuffered them to fire one- hott againft the Enemy ; that the Officers in the n;ghc time earing, that the other Troops marched off, they looked for the rifonner,but not finding him, the Captain wentto his Hi^bneJJe^ (vho returning brought ordres , that the faid Battaljon should arch oiFalfd: all which things being directly contrary to the rdinances of the Military difcipline , and alfo of very perni- :ious confequence , and therefore not to be tollerated, but to be ererely punished and made exemplary to all others , thefaid Counfell of Warre, having heard the demand of the jid-vocat- x ifcaU , and wed confidered on all that is material! in this con- crne , or that could move them in this matter, they have, fling according to Juftice, condemned the (aid Prifonner, and »y thefe prefentsdo condemne him, tobecarryedtotheplace )f Execution , and there to be executed with the fword , that the leath enfue thereon; but all, with the approbation of his High' rtefje: thus done and fentenced in the Head-quarters at Quarignan y in the Aflembly of the Counfell of Warre aforefaid > on the aj.Auguft. 1674. By ordrt of the fume. Signed John MtUrtgraaf. A Letter written by his mod Chriftian Majefty to the Merchants Provolt at Paris. 'the King, "IT/" Orthy and welbeloved ; the great, and advantagious Succef- fes, wherewith God hath been pleafed,from the beginning of this CampagnetoblefTethe righteoufnefle of our Arms With, in die conquelt of the whole French County, and other coftfide- rable advantages, which pur Army, under the command of our Couzin the Vifcount de Turenne hath obtained againft the Empe- rours Army , commanded by the Duke of Lorram, in the Battail of Sints.heym , and, in the retreat which he forced them to, over the Mai;n, were not , irfecms, fufficient enough , to convince them oi the neceflky of hearkening to a Peace* fo. often prof fered- fercd them. The confidence they had in the conjunction of Armyes the Imperiall, Spanish , and Dutch, putt them upon ne] projects to fall upon principall places , and mafter them , sndi marchinto our Kingdome;but God fome in his Providence. hat baffled their great defigns, andpermitted , thatour Couzintr JPrtnce of Condi on the i i. of che lait month falling upon then with great courage, vigour and conduct, after an engagement I y. hours, a$ fierce as hath happened in a long time, who rowted their Arrier-giurd, and forced the reft, to retreat, hav;., killed between 3, or 4000. on the place, and took between, and f 000. Prifonners , amongft whom are 8. of their chiefc Collonels, 4. of whom are Princes of the Empire; befides 07 Standards , all their Baggage, the Equipage of their Provifio and Artillery, and their Money alfo,defigned for the payment the Army, and considering fo greatanafliftanceof Divine ?rc vidence over our defignes, doth oblidge us to aperpetuall thanl fullneflc : wee have refolved tofing Te Dtittr. in our Cathedra! Church of Paris , and have publick Bonfires made , in our fai City, therefore wee write this Letter unto you, to lett you knov that 'tis our defire, you give your afllftanceithereto , on th day and hour,which our Mafter of Ceremonyes shall in our nam ilgnifye unto you, and that you fail not then to make Bonfire: it being our defire that it should be fo. Gtyen at Verfailes the i < Jugufi. 1674. Wafftgntd L O U Y S, Underneath Colbci The French did not fail tobragge enough of this Bat tail , and the aforefaid Lerter, which the King^pte wa a very extravagant one * but the convocation orthe Bat and Arrier-ba?i shewed better how the matter flood , an< that they were inwardly afraid of the A (firings of che Con fcederates , feeing they found themfelvs not able to ftan< againfl: them, without the afllftance of their Nobility u inarch towards the Netherlands, under the command o Marshall decreaui > according to the following fummons Letter TTTTT Letters Patent of the King? for the convocation of the^zn and Arrier- Ban at Paris , the 1 1. Augufty by exfrejfe com- mand of his Majefiy. [ OUYS by the Grace of God , King of Framct and Na~ •\urrr unto all thofe who shall fee thefe prefents greeting : The profperous fucccfle which our Arms have had againil the States Generall of the United Netherlands , our Proclaimed Enemys, hath bred fuch jealoufy in the Catholike King, that he, only with all his might afiifteth them, though he had noe reafon not to trouble himfelf with theWarrcibut hath alfo been prefhng with the Emperour and Severall Princes of the Empire.that they would alfo concerne themfelves therein : and after he had drawn them thereto , and himfelf with them entered into Confederacy and League with the States Generall aforcfaid , he then openly Proclaimed Warre again ft us, hopeing , doubtlefle, that,by t his breaking the treaty of Pace made between France and Spain, and, at the fame time railing fuch potent Enemyesagainft us, he should ftop the Progrefle of our Armsagainft the (aid States Generall, and gett great advantadges to himfelf by the Warre: and notwithftanding wee have hicherto, with our owne force alone,by the gracious alTi (lance of God,not only withftood all their might, and defended our fclves againft all the Enter- prizes of their Confcedcrates , but alfo obtained fignall Viftoryes over them, not only, by taking feverall Places, but alfo by conquering a whole Province,fuch a one whereby, if they could have kept it, they could have done us the mod mifchief - 3 yer, although fiich glorious fuccefTes, addedtotherighteoufnefleof our caufe might well encouradgcus with the hopes,of being able farther to withftaml the United forces for the future, wee ne- vcrthelciTe, being informed, that feverall Princes of the Empire, under pretence of their liberty , and the peace of Germany, have • putt themfelvs into pofture of railing Forces , to joyn with the Emperour and fall into our Kingdome , to the breach of the Treaty of Munfler, and thofe other Treatyes, which wee, in particular, have made with them, wee find our felvs oblidged to have reco according to the orders which wee sha^give , or cauie to be given unto them, to returne againe unto the laid Pro- vince of ( . • • ) each in good order to his owne home, without doeine any damadge to the Country People : allupon Pain, in cafe of refufall, of being conftrainedthereunto, as hathrj been faid, by the feizure, and confifcation of their goods , and being profecuted farther according to the rigour of the Statute 5 and it being propable that our Enemyes, out of their envious and evil nature feeing the greatneffe of tneir owne number, will pro- long the Warre 3 in hopes of regaining their lofle , and getting great ad vantadges by their Confoederacy , wee are thereforethe more defireous of fpareing oui Nobility, and not letc them all march" TTTTT \ march every Year , as long as this Warre lafts ; Wee will there- I fore, anddefire, but halfe of the faid Ban and A*rm~Ban shall [ march to the aforefaid Troops, being contented, that the other, halfe of our faid Nobility be in readineflc to march, upon tha firft orders that shall be given in the next Campagne : wherefore i wee charge , and command the Bailifs and . , . . a fore- | faid Provinces of ( . . . ) their Lieutenants , and other Offi- cers to whom it doth belong , that thefe our Letters patent, fop the convocation of the Han and Jrrier-Ban>bz Published and Proclaimed by found of Trumpett in all the Cityes , Caftles and other Places, where 'tis ufuall to be done within their Jurif- di&ion , that no body may pretend Ignorance thereof, and that every one shall obfervc what is contained therein on Pain as above mentioned , and of being proceeded againft as is ufuall a- gainft delinquents , &c. Given at Verfailjcs , the 1 1. Auguft 1C74. i" tne two ar »d thitieth Year of our reigne. Signed Louis, and in the Fould by the King. Le TeBier, fealled with yellow Wax. The Provinces where the Band and Arrier-Ban was convoqued. lflede France, Normandy , Anjou* Turame, Berry , Or* leannois, Blatfois* and Pais chartrain 1 Bourbonnoys, Never* nois* Maine , Limoufm > the Upper and Neather Marche* Auvergne, Limonis, Foret and Beaujolots, Bourguudye and Breffhy champagne and Brie. The Army of theConfcederar.es, immediatly after this Battail , marched forwards towards Bergen in Hene- gouw , where they arrived on the 15. Auguft, and lay camped there forfome days, till they were fupplyed, by new Convoys from Bruflels, with all neceflaryes, and his Excellency Count Montery was very zealoufly buify in making all preparations that were needfull for a Siege> the Trine e of Conde remaining ftill in his old pofto out of which he feemednot to be enticed, unlefTe by fome Enterprize or other: whereupon the Army, on the 20. marched up higher towards St.Gislain, and then the Prince of Conde went and encamped himfelf on the Sambre, between Ge- lic and Chaftelneau , and on the 26. Count Montery ar- KK a rived rived at Bruflels, with a Convoy of 3000. Spanish Horfe, out of the Army , where, at the fame time , the Secretary Beaumont arrived alfo with a'confiderable fumme of Mo- ny, in the Army of his Highneffe, with 4, or 5000. Dutch, Infantry drawfie to£eather out of feverall places,all whom with a great number of Wagons with Provifions , befides fome thoufand Pioneers, under the command of the Trince ofVaudemont , marched to the Army , which now lay higher between Querignan and Valenciennes 3 ande the Prince of conde, that he might the better obferve the mo- tions of ou r Forces, had pafled the Sambre,& was gotten with his Avantguard nere unto Philippeville , and on the 31. Auguft arrived in the Army the great Convoy, under the Prince of Vaudemont > and Major Generall Farianx : whereupon they began to move again, marching directly towards Aath to befiege that City, to which end the I m- perialifts, being the left Wing , where already parted the Heyne, and the whole Army was on the march,but where again countermanded, to returne to their former Pofts, on advife that the Marshall de Humieres had brought ftrong Recruits into Aath: fo that on the 14. September another Convoy marched from Bruflels towards the Ar- my under the command of the Marquis d'Offera, con- fiftingof 3. Spanish Regiments , and 3000. Pioneers di- vided into 6. Battalions, with 400. Wagons full of all Manner of warlike Inftruments , neceffary for a Siege, unto whom fome other Regiments were tojoyn at Aalft : whereupon, after a great Councell of Warre, the Army began to march, designing to have befieged Oudenaerde , which the Spaniads, on the 15. environed, and the next day was blocked up by the whole Army. As foon as the Prince of conde obferved their march,he broke up from his Quarters alfo, on the Sambre , and on the 15. pafled by Quefnay, whence he took his way to- wards the Schelde , and on the 17. held his Head-quarters at Quevrain , where he patted Hanifne, and , marching forward thence, left his Baggage at Aath , and fo marched toRijlTell > and the Army of the Confoederates, in which march TTrrr march they fatt on fire Cambron, and fome other fmali placesbelongingto the Prince of Vaudemont. The Contcederates, in the mean rime , where very ear- ner!: ir. their Siege of Oudenaerden>the Governour Sr. de Re/pare , having, on their firft comeing, fallyed out, with about 4-00- Foot, and 300. Horfe, but after a Hott en- counter was forced in again with the loffeof 80. Men :^on the 16. they began to make the Batteryes, which on the 17. werecompleated, and the. Entrenchments opened the Duke cf Villa Hermq/a's Quarters were in theAbby Enema, towards the way of Gent , his HighneJJe's on the fide Rij (Tel- wards, the Imperialists along the River , towards Doornick:onthe 17.& 18. they fired againlttheCity from 4. Batteryes, and took that day one Redoute, on the 20. Severall Breaches where made , and the Hollanders efpe- cially , being advanced clofe under the Counterfcharp, there was no other probability, but" they should foon be Matters of the City, his HighnefJ'e intending to ftorme it on the2i. whereas juft on thefame 21. day early in the morning , on the arrivall of the Prince of Conde with his Army, the Siege was broke up, the blame whereof was laid on the Imperialists ; for the day before, being the ao, on advice of the Frenches marching towards them , a great Councell of Warre was held , in which the Prince of Orange propounded , that they should, the next morning betimes,' march againft the Prince of Conde notwithftand- ingfhe had gotten all the Force togeather he could ; and fo prefently fight him , whilst his Men where yet fired with their haSty march,which advicewas approved by the other Generalls : but when the Prince of Orange had (after a la- borious exercife all night in filling up the contravallation, that the Horfe might have afreepaffadge)fett his Men in order, and there expected the Imperialists to meet him, they, after a long delay, marched another way, andfenn word to his Highneffey that , that was noe fitt place to fight in which manner of proceedings, his HighnefJ'e not under- standing , and the Enemy in the mean time approaching, he icamediatly shipt of bis Canon , and Sent them by KK 3 water TTTST water to Gent, whether,the evening befbre,they fod fent the Baggage, not to be cumbered with it, and fo irarched off with his Forces) and, about a mill from Oudenaerde, joyned again with the Imperialifts, it being now 4.. of the clock in the afternoon ; and there they itood in Bat- tailia untill Eyening, within fight of the Enemy, but, by reafon of a hollow ground between them, they coald not come to an engagement, whereupon the next day they re- treated clofe under Gent: where his Higbnefie,m the Councellof Warre, declared his disfatisfa&ion with the proceedings of Generall de Souches * as being the occa- fion that they fell not upon the Enemy early in the morn- ing,and he thereupon refolved to leave the Army,forefee- ang there was no good to be done therewith ; accordingly his Highnejfe , leaving the command of the Troop» to the Earl of Waldeckwrh a Guard of 50. Horfe departed from Gent towards Dendermonde, fodefigning homeward, which Count A/owr ery hearing of, pofted immcdiatlya- way to Dendermonde to perfwade his Highnejfe to re- turne againe unto the Army ; whom he found very much diflatisfyed with the conduct of matters there : but, atlaft, he prevailed with him, to returne again to the Ar- my , that all , by his abfence , might not run to ruine : whereupon , his HighneJJe, though had fmall hopes that things should goe much better , on the entreatyes of Count Montery returned , and on the 27. in the evening, arrived at Gent, but feeing Generall deSow^w as before, continued adting , what was prejudicial! to the common good , and his owne honour, he judged, that his prefence might be more ferviceable at the Siege of theGraef, he fent thither Collonell Wee with 3000. Foot, and che Earl of Najpm with 8. Regiments of Horfe , leaving the reft of the Army encamped on the Dender, under the com- mand of the Earl of Waldeck : thereabouts alfo lay the Imperialifts and Spanish; and fo departed himfelfe in Perfon towards the Siege of the Graef: haveing before, togeather with Count Montery , difpatched an Expreffe to the EmperiaU Court, with advice to the Spanish Embaf- fadour TTTT fadour there , to acquaint his Majefty of the prejudicial- nefle of the conduct of the Generall deSouches , and to give acircumftantiall relation of what paffed in the Siege of Oudenaerden: whereupon theEmpcrour shewed his difpleafure in generall , and fent for the Earl of Souches to Weenen, toanfwer there for himfelfe, the command of the Emperiall Army being in the mean time com- mitted to Generall Sporck , whofe farther proceedings , as alfo of the Army of the States, wee shall follow an account of, as foon as wee have firfttook notice how things are carryedon in the Siege of the Graef : in the mean time the Minifters of the State abtained audience with his Empe- riall Majefty , to whom they not onely difcovered the miftakes,and feeming perverfneffe ofGenerall de Souches* but were earneft , that fdme remedyes might be applyed for prevention of the like for the future ; moft clearly de- monftrateing with what great cordiallnefle , and at what infinite chardges , the High and Mighty States , had fecunded the good intentions of his Emperiall Majefty dureing the whole time of the Campagne, to the direct intereft of the Houfe of Auftria , beyond what, by any Bond, or Covenant they were obliged to ,- which their Highnejfes did not therefore acquaint them with., becaufe they intended to defift acting fo for the future,but to shew his Majefty only, what great reafon they had to complain againft thofe, who were the occafion of fruftrateingtho hoped for iftue of fo great preparation, being very fully inclined , to adhere and preferve thofe treatyes , which they had made with hisE mperiall Majefty and his Allyesi and punctually to obferve the fame on their fides: to which his Majefty anfwered : That, as to Count de Sou- ches , he had done as much as could be done in that matter by fummoning him to appear there, and that he would think on fuch means, which might be moft futable for the preventing of fuch inconveniencyes for the time to come: his Emperiall Majefty thanked alfo their Wghnejfes, for their zeal , and vigilancy , wherewith they laid to heart the publick concerne, prornifeing, that he would not KK 4, omitt omitt contributeing unto that end , whatfoever lay in his power. The City of the Graef , wherein the French, on their quitting their Netherland conquefts , had left all their Guns Ammunition , and Provifions , becaufe at the time of their march the Prince of Orange was in the Field with the Army of the States, as alio the Emperiall, and Spanish Forces, which wholy hindered their Convoying away, of ' their Train , and thereupon was all brought into this City, and the fame ftrongly fortifyed by the French, who left it unto the keeping of the Marquis de Chamitty, as Gover- nour,and Monfieurs Betou,zndSt .Jnjl 3 asComman- dours, with a Guarrifon of 6. Battalions Infantry, and 6. Efquadrons Cavalrye , confiding of 7i.Companyes of the Regiments Normandy e > Bourgogne^ Languedoc , Ven- dofme , and Dampiere , and 6. Companyes of Horfe of St.Lowis, and3.ofC«rcWor,makeinginall 4000. Com- batants, when the Towne wasfirlt befieged, wanting nothing, that might be any ways neceffary for them, haveing already forfeen this Siege: on the 7. 8. and 9. J uly, they gott all the Cattle round about,to the number of 600. Beafts into the City, the State haveing in the latter end of May, ftridly prohibited, by Placaet , the carrying any Provifions to that Fortreffe, fince which time feverall Re- giments, from Gelderland, Brabant, Stight,Friefland, and Over. Yffel where commanded thither.and on the laft of June a free Legerwas published there, and the Care oi this Siege committed to the Lieut. Generall CkathRa- benhaupt. On the II. of July, his Excellency togeather with the Penfionary , departed for Nimwegen , by the way o: Utrecht, where he arrived on the 13. and on the 14.cn- vironned the Towne towards the Nimwegens fide , wirl feverall Regiments of Horfe, and immediatly fell upon theRavelijn on the fide of the Maes, where the French where ftill hard at work, the body of the Army foon fol- io wed^nd on the 1 5.dito his Excellency fent Maj or Booty with 3- Companyes a foot , to take poffeffion of the I (land TT"T Island Moot ^and there entrench him felfe ,but when they had been fcarce an hour at work, 50. French Troopers came fwimming over the Maes, intending to drive them thence , but where forced back again with great lafs , whe- reupon returning withagreater number, Major Boot re- created with his men inimall boats, haveingfirft hotly engaged the Enemy, of whom they carryed away with them Prifoners 2. Majors , of Bourgondy & Normandy, ViBemouys ,&cColory Captains; AbdieiLaron, & latent as Lieutenants ; la Royere & Trincara > du Pampiere Enfigns ; & 3 3 . Souldiers ; befides 80. more , who where (lain and wounded, amongftwhom where 6. Officers, Collonell Vendofme , who was forely wounded , being one of them : on our fide where 30. men loft, of whom 3. were Officers, and 10. took Prifoners : The French, feeing their error in not rafeing the Maesdyk , endeavoured to doe ic with 1000. mentogeather,but where continually hindred in their work , efpecially on the 24.. when the Army of the States took a pott behind the faid Dyke, whereupon, the next day, which was the firft time they fired their ca- nons from the city againft them , which on the 27. we- re firft anfwered out of the Army , but out of the city they fired fofurioufiy, that weetoyld 44i5a4 but , after a fierce encounter, where again beat off", with the loflfc of 50 or 60 Men : the Enemy loft 1 Officers , and fome common Souldiers,and at evening was again,agreed for an hour, on a ceflation of Arms, for to bury their dead : in the mean time all things where continually brought to them,that where needfull in fueh a Siege , but the want of more Menhindred the carrying of it on , as was requifite , 'till on the 9.dito his HighneflTe the Prince of Orange j and the Stadthouider of Frieiland , with other Officers,to the number of 1 7 perfons in all , arrived there, who where followed with 60 Companyes of Horfe and fcverall foot > whereupon his Highnefle , gave farther or- ders, about what was need full , and enlarged thecircum- vallation , and at a great councell of warre , concluded to aflail the Town by force, whereupon , on the 13 they ma- de a very fierce affault out of the Holfieyns Quarters , be- gunne with 200 men who where again fecunded with 200 more , and afterwards with whole Regiments , fo that they of Vendofme where forced to give ground, but they being aaain iuccoured with the Troops of Dampiere and JLanguedock flood againe , and fo the fight grew very fierce on both fides, and one mine was blowne up, whereby the French themfelvs had much lofle ; and another, which did execution amonge the Netherlanders , fo that in fine , the Affailants loft aoo men on the place, 11 were took prifonners, and of the French above 80 killed j the fame day in the Evening wee ftormed again 2 places togeather near the Basgate over againft the Princely Bolwerck 2 Battalions paffing the Grafts with their ftorming Bridges, put themfelvs in Battailaray on the Glacis , 4 in a file i the French > being but few in number at that place , retrea- 9 ted: 725T [ted : fo that 2 of our Captains being followed by 48 Soul- diers, leapt over the Paliffadaes into the low way in the City, but they prefently Cent againft them 8 Tropers out } ofeach Company , and the Battailion of Normandy : who : haveing retrieved 2 chardges fell in upon our men full butt fo, that , after a very fierce engagement , the ftormers were forced to retreat, leaving at lead 500 men both dead, wounded and took Prifonners; many of whom where drowned in the Counterfcharps-mote : the French loft between 3 and 400 men at the 2 other places they fought alfo very furioufly,and on the 14 early in the morning wee attacqued the Briegpoort the Regiment of Languedock de- fended that place , but loft a great number of common Souldiers, and Officers : whereupon the French defired a cefTation of Arms , but 't was not granted them. 1 5 Septemb. the French , ofter ibme refiftance made , left their works at the Brug-port , where the Befiegers poftedthemfelvsand the fame day attacqued the works on the Rave/teyns-Dike , which they took in ; and with one paffed the mote of theCounterfcharp, where they mett with a sharp encounter with 45 Troopers who had the watch tnere,of whom all,fave 1 $, were killed, no fmall number of our men alfo where loft:on the 16 the Befiegers advanced with their Approaches through the places the Enemy had left, as far as the Rave fieyns- Dike, and ftormed that Hornwerck very violently , the Storm lafted from 4. to 8 of the clock, in which encounter the Regiments of Cloofler and LuJ?au>him felfe and many other Officers we- re killed, andnotafew of the French, foon after the en- gagement was renewed,theBefiegers gaining and lofeing, again their Poft on the Geacis feverall times , with the lof- feof many menon both fides; that night the French left but 100 men in the Counterlcharp , with ordersto quite the fame , in cafe they should be attacqued : on the 17 the Befie-gers continued going forward with their Approaches along the hidden way : fo that the Guarrifon , being , fin- cethe arrivall of his Highneffe, tired out bycontinuall ftorrne upon ftorme , about z and 3 of the clock , in the night broke up from Beerhtgen marched towards Hoye where was but a weak Guarrifon , and that, only in trie Cattle , but the Commandour of the Caftle refufeing to deliver up the Caftle without orders from the States oi Liege, Ge- nerall Sporck leaving only a flight Guarrifon in the City, forthefecureingof the Paffe, marched directly forD/- nant, where feverall deputyes were fent to him , but ef- fected nothing : whereupon thofe of the Towne , being reiolved,to defend themfelvs againft the Emperialifts,cal- led in feverall of the Country People to their affiftance: but Generall Spork comeingonthe 19 of November be- foreit,caft up feverallBatteryes beforeit, where he planted »o pices of Ordnance , which were brought from Namen and Charlamont : the Towne at firft feemed well refolved to defend themfelvs , to that end , they fent away all the Women and Children , but, defpairing of any fuppiyes, they foon yeelded , and on the 22 the Towne furrendred , on conditions , and the Caftle followed foon after > the French Souldiers were permitted to march out with their Baggage,but thofe of Liege, efpecially the Governour we- re carryed away , as Prifonners of warre : whereupon the Emperiall Generall , leaving , a fufficient Guarrifon in Dinanty marched downe againe with the body of the Ar- my to Hoye , where he before had only a free paffe over the Maes,but now on the 25Nov.fummoned theCaftle, whe- re the Earl of Merode , bareing command , flood upon his defence; But the Emperialifts on the 28. Nov. began ne to fire againft it, and on the 1. December mafterd it and it being furrendered on mercy % and the Guarrifon , in their marching, out were plundered : and Generally Souches, haveing laid Guarrifons intheCaftles of Cloc- quien, Egremont, and others there abouts> to keep thqj Countrey there under Contribution,On the 6.of Decem- ber marched with the groffe of the Army over the Black Water of Chinai, and lo forwards through the Kingdom of A ken to Bon , there to hold the Emperiall Generality, at Liege, Aix la Chapelle, Spa, Verviers, and other places he accorded for a large Contribution , that they might be free from Quartering anySouldicrs. T^ua Thus ended the expedition of the Emperiall Troops ; The Spanish Forces were no w alfo divided in their Win- ter-quarters through Gelder , Limburgh , Henegou- wen, Brabant, Flaenders, and Luxenburgh; and the Earlof Waldeck being with drawne with the body of the States Army , Major Generall Fariauxwzs commanded, with fome Troops only , towards the Province of Colo- gne, in order to forward the expedition againft Trier, which Defigne being laid afide, he quartered his Men in that Province , and was very inftant with the Bishop of Cologne j to releafe theHoftadges of Deyenter andSwoll whom the Bishop of Straetsborvto had carryed with him to Maeftricht , but according to the Articles of Peace ma- de with that Bishop, were to be fet free ; in which matter, feeing he could eftedt nothing , he marched downe lower with his Army towards Orfoy , and chofe his Winter- quarters there,that fo,by military execution,he might gett in thepromifed Rantfom Mony and other errears of the Province of Liege : and thus, on all fides,this Years Cam- pagne was ended ; which wee shall fo leave and ftep over to the Sea-expedition. Wee have already feen'the States Fleet inTourbay, and Admirall de Ruyter with the greateft part of them , and moft of the Land-militia takeing his courfe thence towards the Weft , leaving there the Admirall Tromp and Earl of Homes with full 2000 Land-Souldiersj whilfthe, keeping the fame courfe with a fair Wind, on the 19. July arrived within fight of Martenique, whereupon im- mediatly convocqued a Councellof Warre on board his Ship , to conclude on what orders should be obferved in landing there. On the 20. July being calm weather , the Fleet arrived before the Bay of Martenique, called Cuylfack , where they difcovered 3 or 4 French Ships , and approaching neerer unto the Land, difcovered fome forces on the Shoar, marching with white Colours, amongft whom one of our fmall Ships , failing clofe by the Shoar , fired , whereupon the French retreated, fetting fire themtelvs, hh 2 on on feveratl Houfes> which they judged flood in their way : In the afternoon the Signe was given to Land , the Militia being divided into 3 Efquadrons under the com- mand of Collonell Vylenhove* each Efquadron haveing 20 Men to throw Granadoes : all of, whom on thegi- veing of the figne embarcqued themfelvs in the Boats and Sloops, and, full ofcouradgeandrefolution, rowed to Shoar, notwithstanding the French fired very violently upon them from their Ships , which lay in their Bay , and as they approached to the Shoar , out of the Woods with Musquetts , and more efpcially from the top of a certaine height , which the French had caft up , to prevent their Landing , which our Men , forceing in upon them , foon mattered , the Enemy retreating to the height of their Fort , whilft Admirall de Ruyter fent 1500 Seamen more on shoar , and then the engagement grew very sharp on both fides , but our men had a great disadvantadge j the Enemy fireing againft us , from behind their Ships , and a Battery which theyhadcaftup, and made very ftrong with Pallifladoes , flancking our men who flood quite na- ked before them , and our Canons could not doe any exe- cution amongft them : fo haveing fought untill the Even couragiously enough , though with little fuccefTe , they then recieved orders to march off* again , it being very e- vident, that the Enemy was informed of our comeing, and fo were fully on their watch , whereby there was noe probability of our fo foon mattering their Fort, it being very dangerous,by reafon of the ufuall Harricanes at that time of the Year , to make a long delay there, In the faid Attacque thefe following were wounded and flain : A Lift of the wounded and flain on the Ifland Martenique. The Earl of Stymm -wounded in his arm. Collonell Uytenhoven wounded. Lieut. Coll. Steeland wounded » whereof aft erwardr he dyed. Major Rivet wounded in his arm. The The Ingeneur Paau killed, Lieut. Kampen killed. Kapt.Vry killed. Kapt. Van Lin forely -wounded, and/tnce dead. Kap Abel , Baron , wounded. Kapt. Hotiacq , alias Tafilie t killed. Kapt. Zilo wounded. Lieut. Vermuyden wounded. Lieut. LouysMichiel wounded. Grocnhoff the Enfigne wounded, and afterwards dyed of his wound. Sergeant Major Rivet wounded. Talifer killed. Firi killed. VanderStelPs Lieutenant wounded, and Sergeant killed. Wyenhorft wounded. Staffer his Enfigne and Sergeant .wounded. Kaptain Chereaux wounded, his En/igne and Sergeant killed. La Fever wounded, his Enjigne and Sergeant killed. Peter van Steeland his Lieutenant killed. De Verras wounded. Vice Admirall Everts , his Enfigne wounded. Herds wounded. Affident Ruys wounded. The Lieutenant of CommandourTid\fn&n wounded. Two Sea-Officers wounded. ityMen killed. 380 Men wounded. On the 21. the Admirall called the great Councell of Warre on board j and forfeverall reafons, Viz. the E- nerny being fo well on their guard, all the Country- People in Arms, moft of the Chief-Officers wounded, want of Water on the Fleet , fcarcety of Match, and other neceflkryes ; they refolved to adventure no farther there> nor on any other Ifland; but to fett their courfe directly for St. Domingo ,%ere to refresh themfelvs and fetch wa- ter, and , the next day, they came within fight thereof - and on z 3 . to the ztf.they fetcht water,and refreshed then- LL3 (r I TV felvswifh thebeft, that the Country could afford them; Afterwhich,haveing given orders about their Rendevous and other occurrences: Czpt. Midland was commanded with 4. Ships to cruice after the Victualling-Ships, which were expected out of Holland > and the reft of the Fleet fett fail , and on the 18. arrived before Mevis , where , the Ships of the State, and the English haveing faluted one another , the Governour of the Ifland came on board our Admirall who again went with him on Shoar, and was there nobly treated •■ whereupon the next day the Fleet departed thence homewards, who comeing nere the Bar- mudes Iflands , Admirall de Ruyter fent Capt. Thomas To- byas and the Earl Ian van Hornet before him , to make re- port of what had paffed : who on the 8. September arri- ved, and in the latter end of the fame Month the whole Fleet arri ved fafe, except the 4 Ships who remained about Martenico ,crmct\ng after the Viclualling-ships 6 weeks > and there mett with an Hurricaen , that lafted 14. hours , but at laft,in the end of Ocl:ober,arrived fafe at home alfo. The Lievtenant Admirall Tromp with his Esquadron, in which were left but 2000 Land Souldiers, under the command of my Lord the Earl of 'Homes, wee left within fight ofBelllfle, confulting at aCouncell ofWarre a- bout Landing; The fequel whereof, and what farther paffed on the Ifland Normantiers , may be feen in every circumftance thereof by the Letters, which the Lievt. Admiral Tromp > and the Earl of Homes wrote unto the State concerning the famej The Copyes whereof are as followed!, xA Letter from my Lord the Lieutenant Admirall Tromp. High and Mighty Lords, QN the 1 7 paft 1 advifed your HighneflTcs,with a lettcr,fent wit Captain Van der Voorde , in what poftujpour Fleet was , and I doubt not, but you have recieved the fame, and undcrftood the Contents thereof. On the » 8. ditto, at break of day , the Wind Wind N. W. and bv Weft ,wee fett fail tromTourbavTancffllP evening , by shifting backwards and forwards , wee gott as far as Goutftaert , on the ■ o. and 20. ditto was the wind Wefterly , in the Evening wee made Heyflant,five Leagues from us lying S. E. and by Eaft ; and wee then fett our courfc S. S. Weft ; the next day in the morning, being th? -11.it beganne to blow afresh gale out of the North Eaft, fo that wee fteered S. E. and by- South into the Bay of Francc,and thereupon caufed all the Chief- Officers, and Captains of the Fleet to come on board our Ship before noon, to recievc the needfull orders for agencrall lan- ding; On the 2 1. wee fent a Fregatt towards the River of Nantes, to look for a certain English Veflel (which was fent thither to difcover in what pofturcthe Enemy was) and to bring her to us, which Frigatt returned towards the Evening with the faid Ship , and a French Pilot of St. La&erty On the 2;. the wind blew ftill Eaftcrly , but was fometimes quite ftill ; fo that wee advan- ced that Evening no farther than Bell Ifle , or the Ifland Boulyn, where wee came to an Anchor with the Lands Flect,onthe Eaft of the faid Ifland , in 10 fatham Water : On the 24. in the after- noon wee fett fail again , the Wind N.N. Eaft , and came to an Anchor again, within a League, Eaftward of the Caftle in 13 fa- tham Water : On the 2 $■. the Wind was in the fame corner , but blew harder : His Excellency the Earl of Homes fent hisTrom- petter to the faid Ifland, who in the afternoon returned again j On the 26. in the morning it blew ftill hard out of the N. Eaft, in the afternoon N. Weft, when myfelfe, and Irs Excellency the Earl of Homes, failed with my Sloop along the corner of the Ifland, to difcover, which might be the moft convenient place for landing, and, on our returnc on board again , gave Orders to our Sea- and Land-Officers , that , early in the morning , (Wind and Weather permitting) they should land , at that place, which wee had found moft convenient; accordingly, on the 27. at break of day wee gave the Signe for their landing : where- upon all the Galiotes , Boats , Sloops , and other fmall Veflels full of armed Men and Ammunition made towards the Shoar, in order to land there, under the favour of the Ships Ca- nons , which were ordered for their defence : And , comeing to Land , they found fome rcfiftance from a Battery and fome En- trenchments , which the Enemy had made : but the Frigatts flancking them, they were forced to leave it , and at about ten of the clock our Men gott fuch footing on the Ifland , that they putt LL 4 thenv themfelvs in order, and beganne to march : wee in the meantime ■with other of the Landships failed towards the Caftle , which , by reafon of the Rocks and Clefts , wee durft not goe neerer to than in 6 j fatham Water, whereupon wee difchardged upon the Enemy, and they fired again on us : but feeing wee could doc little good there, wee putt out into the Sea again, and came to an Anckor in 71 fatham Water, whence wee faw feverall Troops inarching out of the Caftle againft our Men : but, as farre as wee could difcerne, (feeing fome onHorfcback going up to them) when the news came that our Men were in full pofture, they returned from whence they came : towards the Evening his Ex- cellency was advanced with the Army a full mile beyond the place where they had landed : on the 18. wee thought good , that the Ad;nirall Banc^aert and Van Nes should fail towards the Weft of the Caftle, where our Army now lay, on the 2 9. at noon came aboat from the Caftle rowing towards us, with a white Flag and aTrumpetter, who brought a Letter from thcGovernour called de Lo^erie , whereby hedefircd, that, confiderin?, the faid Caftle was flenderey ftoredwith provifions, they might have , liberty to fend out 1 or 3 Barks to catch Serdm , both for the fleet and Caftle : but, that being a thing beyond our orders, wee on the 30 fent theTrumpctter back again to the Caftle , and de- fircd to be excufed , as havcing no fucli orders , and defired, that our Prifonners which they had, might be rcleafed , as the Earl of fiorns had already releafcd feverall of theirs both men , Women and Children ; which the faid Gouvernaur failed not in, but fent unto us , with theTrumpetter, 17 Seamen and Souldiers , who at firft had adventured to farre from of the body of the Army , to plunder, and were took by the Enemy and carryed into the Caftle 5 the which being contrary to orders, wee examined the fame very ftri&ly , and finding z of the Souldiers to have been the Ringleaders in that a£tion , they were, by a councell of warren condemned to the Ha Iter, and on the r. of July, the exe- cution followed : in the mean time his Excellency broke up with all the men , and came on board the Fleet againe : And for feve- rall important reafons it was refolved, that wee should fail then- ce, and ftcer our courfe towards Noirmanticrs ; and, if pofliblc 4 toannoy the Enemy there ,and fo wee fent rwoo frigats , and 8 Fireships with orders to fail between Heys and the main land , above the Rijff of Colone, within fight ofthclflandSt. Martin, and (537) and there to behave themfelvs as good Souldiers, and feamen: on ' the i ditto wee fatt fail again,the wind being N.W. and by WeftS fleering E. S. Eaft ; in the evening came into our Fleet again thofewhomon the 18 paft , wee had fent as Convoy to S.Se- baftian with a Fly-boat laden with Mafts , and Ropes ; the fame Captain brought letters to us from the Governour : The next day was the wind ftill N. W. and by Weft, the greateft pare of the night wee drove backwards , and forwards : and at funne- rifeing,wee made Croifigh,clofe to the mouth of the River Nan- tes, N. Eaft from us , about 3 leagues of , the wind turned more northerly : an hour afterwards wee made the Ifland Heys ,Star- boordt of u s andNormantiers a head of us to the luward, whether wee direfted our courfe,and about noon came to an Ancker in 7* fatham Water : the fame afternoon, wee caufed all the Generalls and Officers of the Fleet , and Land Officers alfo to come on board of us ; who unanimously advifed, that wee should land the next morning , whereupon Iwent in my Sloops toward the shoar, to fee which might be the convenienteft place for landing, and comeing on board againe gave what orders were needfull to that purpolc , and, for the better fecurity, I fent one of his Excell. Captains, with one of mine towards the shoar, to take full inspection thereof: on the 4. the wind being N. Eaft, a Fresh gale and fur weather, wee gave the figne to land , the Enemy did oppofe us , and, with great difficulty, all our men at laft gott on dry land ; for they had miftook the right landing place , and the tide was almoft fpent, fo that they were forced to wade over the Rocks and Clefts , knee-deep , and fometimes , as deep as their middle, but yet about feaven of the clock the laft of our men gotc on land , who marched direftly to the next mill , where wee foon faw the Princes Flagge fett up, and in the afternoon x. of the Seamens Vanes from the Caftle , wee heard alfo fome shoo- ting. On the fifth , feeing wee were perfect mafter of the Ifland (where his Excellency found fe verallbrafle . and iron guns both in the Caftle and other Batteryes, which he fent on board the Fleet ) I ordered that all the Boats and Vefiells they landed with, should come into the Fleetagain,and,onthe 9, 1 comman- ded z Frigatts with a. other Veflels , to cruice for 4. days and night between the Iflands Heys , and Boulijn , that , if poflible, wee might mafter the fame; and, with one tould all the Captains and chief Officers of the Fleet, that they should provide viftualls LL ; 3 days 3 days , for all ourmenonLand ; aund pon theflgne given by us, on break of day, to land with their Sloops and Boats, and joynthemfelvs with the Army : accordingly on the 7 early in the morning , I went with our Sloops and (mall veftels to the shoar, and at the Evening returned again therewith into the Fleet haveing,before my departure ( at the requeft of his Excellency ) given order to all Officers in my Ship , that they should ftriclly warneall thefeamen in ourEfquadron, not to fetch any cattle or any thing elfe from the Land on pain of death : On the 8. the wind being eaftcrly, and good weather, the i Frigats , and 8 Fi- reships which wee,on the 1. inftant,had lent out,rcturned in the afternoon to the Fleet , and acquainted us, that they had been be- forethe 111 and S.Mar;in and had chafed a French Fngatt of 14 guns againft the sho/ir , which was there blowne up by its owne powder partly , and the reft of it burnt ; and on the 2 a Zeelandt privateer informed us of 7 Turkish Pirates cruiceing nere Heyf- fant; and on the 4 wee mett with an English Vefell who tould us that the Inhabitants of the faidlfle could not belceve , that wee had been before the 1 (land Roulijn, and therefore the fore men- tionedFrigatt was fent out to difcover us:te fam eday we fent one Fngatt, with 9 other Ships, Bath Flyboats and Galliotes , with empty Casks to S. Andree to fetch water, and ,oncachofthe French Bregatyns wee put 30 men , who were ordrcd with i other Ships to cruicc a long theCoaft of Bretanny", as far as Breft for the fpace of 1 1 d ays , and to take and del troy all French Ships and Fishersas much as they poffibly could; and on the 9. wee fent the like number with x Fireships , to a& in like manner nere the Ifland S. Marten, asfarre before as the River of Bour- deaux:onthe ioCapt.Ds.^>'and Me%ang 3 \\ho were fent out on the 6. returned us an account , that they had been before the Island Hcys, and found it,in fuch a pofture,that (confidering tliat fmall number of men they had onboard ") they found themfelvs to weak, to adventure on land,only they fired Tome of their guns againft the houfes, and afterwards , meeting an English veflcl ■which came from S. Marten , they were told that, on the arrival of our Ships there, they were mightily alarm ed , and that a great number of men were thereupon transported into the faid Illand from the main continent , and that they were by guefle iocoo men ftrong , (but rnoft of them countrymen ) and muft procure their owne pro/ifions, and that there were alfo feverall Canons planted along the shoarjof 1 2 and 1 8 pound Bullctts 5 and repor- fed rrrrr kd, alfothata Tifrck of 36 guns, was makeing ready and vi^ualj Ping in Faelmouth* on the n Julytwas ftill weather and wee lordred the Commandours ; and chief Officers of our Fleet to fend on shoar for theSouldiers provifions for 5- days , on the 1 2. and 1 3. twas again good weather,and nothing of any importance pa(Ted, on the 14. returned the two Ships and the Breganti- nes, which wee had fent tothecoafts of Bnttany,bringing a fmall French Ship along with them, which failed 6 weeks agoe, in Compagnie with if. other merchant Ships, from Marfeilies, un- dera convoy of 1 8 French men of warre, who had brought them as farre as the Straits of Gibralter, & then returned againe within thefaid ftraits ; the faid Ship was bound for Nantes , and laden with Spanish Soap, Galls, Corrents, Rys , Oyl and Yellow dyers wood , mounted with 10 pieces of ordnance , and manned with 30 men, 1 7 of whom , on the comeing of our Ships Fled to the shoar , with the letters , and bills of ladeing, whereof his Excel- lency the Earl of Homes was immediatly advifed , whom wee defired , to fend in to the Fleet &c men belonging to the * Frigats which were in the Army , the Steerman of the faid prize haveing informed us, that the aforefaid Merchant-men were moft of them in the Bay of France , fo that I commanded the Captains of the Frigatts to make ready, and on the 15- I fent z Galeysand idobble Schallops again towards the Brittain-shoar: On the 1 6. wee again commanded all Captains,and chief Officers of the Fleet , to fend Provifions on Shoar for 3 days more , on the 17, 1 sand 19 was the wind wefterly, and nothing confide- rable pafled: on the 20. came feverall Ships into the Fleet , whom on the $. wee had fent out to cruice before the River of Bourdeaux ; who informed us , that they had been by 1 2 English and 2 Hamborow Ships, who told them , that the Kings Ships were retreated under Rochefort , where they lay before ? Booms and that Fireships were made ready at Rochell . In the evening I againe ordered the Officiers of the Fleet to (end provi- fions onshoar for 3 days longer , and , on the 2 1, wee gave noti- cerothem all , that they should flay all their Cattel , whichthey had on board , to fpare the more water. On the 2 2. in the afternoon , came the 2 dobblc Schallops and 1 Galleys which wee had fent out, on the 17. one of the Galleys haveing loft his Maft,they brought advice that they hadtbokand deftroyed 3 Barks, and faw4or <; finale Veflels rideing before Boulyn , whichthey prefumed had Ammunition in > i caufed another another Mad to begiv^i to the Bregantyn , and fent Captaiti Barent Htddes thither with 3 dubble Schaloups and Bregantyns to take or deftroy thofe Ships if poffible : on the 2 3. early in the morning wee recieved a letter out of the Army , whereupon wee immediatly commanded all the Officers, to fend their Sloops,and Boatsand other fmall Veflells^on land , to fetch away the feamen, and land Militia , and bring then on board , and accordingly in the fore and afternoon returned into the Fleet, and towards the Evening, followed his Excellency with the reft of the Army, and. 4 or f Hoftidges and fome Prifoners,whom on the 24. in the mor- ning, for want of room , I divided on board my owne , and other Shipsof the Honourable collcdgc of Admiralty ofAmfterdam: in this laft cnterprife wee had about 1 3 J" both flain , and woun- ded , amongft others , Lieutenant Collonell Heyden , and Major Scboonbo-ven Major to the Earls Regiment , befides other Officers wounded : and wee with the advice of the Lieut. Admirals jud- ged it advifeable ( feeing the Fleet would foon come to want water, and that the Ships wee had fent to S. Andries, were not returned ) to {end i Fngats with 4 or 5 Galiots , and other fmall Veffells with empty Barrels on Shoar, and that they should take the French Prince along with them,who on the 1 4. was come into the Fleet , and fee to bargain for his rantfotn as advantagiously as they could : wee alfo concluded , to fend Captain Hal/art with letters to Zceland ,to gett thence , as foon as poffibly could be obtained , fresh Victualls for the Zeeland Ships , which might laft to the middel of October : Wee are at prefent on another defigne with the Fleet , which wee cannot yet give any exaft account of;as being not come to a finall refolu- tionj and fo shall referre me to his Excell. the Earl of Homes let- ter , and high and Mighty Lords , shall pray unto God almighty, that he will, more & morebleffe your Highneffes laudable Government and defignes againft your Enemyes, and remain &c. luciifignei C. TROMP. Vrom en loard the Ship Hollandia under fail ItforeNoirmantiers. The 16 July 1674. The Earl oiHornes alfo was not wanting to give the Sta- tes an account of all things that had pafTed under his di- rection according to the following letter. High High and Mighty Lords , Slnca the lafl time* 1 had the honour ofwriteing unto your Highiaejfes at our departure froml brbay , wee ufed all \toffible endeavours to get t into the Bay of Biska and comeing \neere Heyflant , -wee ranne along the Shoar as neeras wee da- red i The Enemy jOn our arrivall,fired all along the Shoar > and \frompUce topfacegave Signes to one another of our approach, wee were informed by the Prijonners > whom wee had took in fever all fmall Barks , that a great part of the Nobility of Brittanny were at Breft , and thereabouts , which city they fortify ed very (Irong , and furnished with flore of Guns , the like they did on their Ships , which were ranged along the ' Shoar > to hinder our entrance into the Haven. All the Chief Officers of the Fleet were unanimoufly of that judgement, that (confidermg how the wind then blew , and the danger of the Coaft alfo) "'twas bell for us to wait, between Bell lfle > aud the Cardinalls , for thofeShips which wee had fent away, partly onfome defigne , and which were flattered from us i and then, being joynedtogeatker, to fail with all our force to the River of Loire. On the 23. lanuary wee arrived before Bell lfle , and took that "Evening z Barks laden with Wine and Salt, and the ?iext morning weejpoke with an English Mafter, laden with Come, who came out of the Haven of the Fort of 'Bell lfle , whoajfu- red us , that he had feen 8000 Armed on the Ifland , amongfi whom were 600 Horfe , all of the Gentry of the Land : which was partly confirmed by a Pilot of St. Lazara, whomweetook, who, about 3 days before, had been on the Ifland of 'Bell lHe y but faid he bad only heard fb, not knowing the cert anity thereof 1 Hereupon nee refolved to landin this Ifland, and to thatpur- pofe wee went with my Lord Admirall Tromp , to view the Shoar, and found a very convenient place thereto. 1 fent, in the mean timcaTrompetttrto the Inhabitants ,with Orders, that they should depute fomePerfons from among them, to come on board of our Fleet , to know our deflgne upon pain of being plundered : The Trompetter was carry ed to the Gover- nour of the Fort» who kaveingread his Orders, returned them unto (WO lint o him>and told him, the Inhabitants should obey no fitch o\ der ■, and if wee would attacque the Ifland , they would defenX the fame. Hereupon wee landed the next morning very commodious ly and found much lejfe refiflance than wee expecled; notwithX (landing the Enemy had made t Entrenchments there one a\ bove the other , which were filed with Men , befdes the dij\ ficulty of klimming up the Hill : as fane as I can judge , I be\ leeve not , that there were 3 000 armed Men in the Ifland t ' that the Englishman was miftaken. In the Evening, when wee had traverfed part oft he Ijlandl wee encamped about a Musquett-shott from theCaftle, in a Valley, where wee found drinking Water, which was very farce in that Ifland. On thex%. wee encamped at Saifon , where wee drove mofli part of the Catteltogeather, which was very plentifull on the\ Ifland , and fent them on board the Fleet: and, after wee haa been there two days, wee difcoveredthofe Ships ^which wee haa miffed ; and then wee refotved to embarcque again without unA dertaking any thing againfi the Fort , becanfe 'twould confumeX very much of our time, which wee tould employ to better advan- 1 tadge to your Highnejfes ,• Wee carry ed"^ Pieces of Ordnance] with us , which wee had took from the Enemy , and Jetting our cour/e towards the River of Nantes, on the 3. ofluly inthel morningwee came to an Anchor in t be Bay cfBourgeneuf over againfi Normantiers. The tide being gone that day, wee refolved to land the next day on the Ifland Normantiers, which wee accordingly did: the Enemy had caft up fome Battery es and Entrenchments on the Shoar , in the which they had placed their Mussketteers : and, there being not much Water there, wee were feign to Land with Sloops, Boats andPincks,and,nevertheleJfe,the half of our Men were forced to march through the Water , as high as their \ middel,fo that many Bandtlleerswerewett. After the Enemy had fired fever all chardges upon us, out of theirTrenches,andfrom behind the Walls of a Vtlladge,nere un- der which wee lay ; wee approaching nere unto them, they fled, and retreated 1 9 Poi&on : At the fame time they defertedthe Caftle \CaJlle of Normantiers alfo : Whence, and from along the Shoar, -wee took 17 Canons, 8 brajfe , andi) of iron , be fides 19 Ships, which for want of Water could not gett out : In landing wee had , killed an wounded 1 3 f Men , be fides feverall Offi- cers , namely tkeLievtenantQoWx^ and Major of my Regi- ment, one Captain, one Lieutenant, andi Enjignes. The Prijbnners that wee took tould us, there were $000 Men on the main continent ready to embarcque for the I/land, and that 500 were already gott into the ljland , which made mehaflen our march as much as wee pojjibly could, to encounter with them on their pajjing over : and left Captain Brakcl with 3 Company es Seamen, andjo Musketteers, in the Cajlle,and Captain Hardenbroek with 3 Company s of Seamen un.'.er the Admirall T romp in theAbbye; and, comeing towards the pajfadge in the Evening , I fair they were all retreated again to the main Land : Where wee faw a great number of Men * both Horfe and Foot. The want of fresh Water forced me to encamp a league difl ant from that place, and left my Lord So- merdijk with 400 Men to guard that Pop?. On the f. ofluly in the morning , came within fight there- abouts 1 Bregantyns, made after the manner of Galleys, which thofe o/"Rochell had fent out, to objerve our Fleet, each moun- ted with 5 Canons , and^ Seamen , all well armed: who not knowing, that wee were landed, approached nere the Shoar, where my Lord Van Somerdijck had placed 60 Musketteers behind a little Hill , and,whilfl he amufed them makeing as if he "was aFrenchmentJoey camefo nere, that, he falling fuddain- ly in upon them, theyyeelded. On the Ifland are , as nere as wee can guejfe , 2 000 Houfes, and lies about 50 Rod diflant from the main continent :fo that wee lay within Musketts- shott of the Enemy , who was encam* fed over againft us, on the other fide of the Water. At low Wa- ter, the Land, that lyes between Bouin and Beau voir, which is the continent o/Poidton , and this ljland ranne Jo dry e, that with as many men in a rank as could be dejired wee could goe over from one to the other dry shod, which pajfadge was but tn hours walk , and that pajfadge is dry two hours before , and two hours after low Water, The The Enemy reported* that they had orders from their K/tf£, to come over with all their Force, both Horfe and Foot ,toforct us from the/aid Fofl , in the mean time theyfatt all their Salt' pans on fire themfelvs between Boin, and Beauvoir, whereby it appeared , they were more afraid of our going over to thertt than that they intended to attacque us. After wee had lain there three Weeks ( the fervice of your HighnefTes oblidgeingme to fo long a flay there) wee reim- baraued, baveing firfl blowne up part of the Cafile, and caji downe their Works along the Shoar , empty ed their Houfes ■ and con fumed their Cat tie, which was very numerous there, and befides that , took Hojladges along with us ,for the payment of the Contribution, lain upon them for 14000 Rijxdalles, which treatment their oppofition was the caufeof From fome of our Frifonners wee had intelligence , that the Duke of Chaulnes lay between (2ro'\C\\ andSt. Lazare, a- bout 6 Hours going hence, with 4000 Horfe , beifzg all Gentry, and the Duke of Rets with about 1200 of the Gentry , and 5000 Inhabitants, about one Hour from this place. The Duke of Neuville lay over againft us, within fight of us, with 2000 Gentry , and 8000 other Inhabitants , ^read- ing themfelvs as far as Bouin and Beau voir, which twolaft might eafily in a short time joyne forces. r^Duke ofGadaigne commanded at Rochel,01eron, in the Ifle of 'Rhee , in which places they had brought moft of their Forces, fit/petting the defigne might be that way. And , according to the unanimous report of fever all Prifbn- iters , which was alfo confirmed by the English and Hamborow Ships , comeingjrom thence , who tould us thai on the I/land of Rhee alone, was 10000 armed Men, of which 1000 Horfe, and about 5000 of the Inhabitants reakoned among them, that vithin 6 Weeks the Foot -Regiments o/Gadaine , Neuville , Louvigny , and one Bat t at j on of Marines , be fides fome other Company es were arrived in that IJland : as alfo the Regiments vf Horfe o/Courfelle, and Bellegaurde , the fir ft of whom commanded, under Gadaigne, the 'fecund commanded the Hor» fe, and Louv ay commanded on the Forts. From Oleron wee have no other niws * but that they are filled 7?4?T filled -with Souldiers alfo , and that, about 3 weeks agoe , there arrived a new Battallion ofSea-Souldiers. The Governour ofS. Sebafliaen tould me , that he had nar- rowly fearcht what forces the Enemy had along their Seacoafts, and found that they of Roc hcl , Bordeaux and Bay onne 1 had above 8000 Foot and 600 Horfe in arms. That the Mars halls ofGrammont and Obret, "with the Earls de la Serre and Louvigny , had the command along the Coafi, bet-ween Bourdeaux and Bay onne. The Prijbnners , and others > that came thence , informed us that they were in a very miferable condition along the Coafis all being there dejlroyed by the Horfe and Foot -forces , as bad, as if an Enemy es Army had been there , fo that the Houfes alone "were left ftanding. My Lord Admirall Tromp had advifed you the particu- lars about the burning of a French Frigatt , -which two of our Men ofWarre had drove on Shoar, asalfo thetakeingof a good prife , fo that I need not repeat the fame : weearejuji now > fetting fail again, to fee to effeU what I am farther com- mijjioned to. Wherewith , High and Mighty Lords, &c. On board the Hollandia, under i\t a r> i /tt fail , the i 7 . juiy , 1674. W . A. Earl or Homes. Verily,a matter of no fmall importance,thatthe landing of 4000 Men, should keep iooooo inalarme, whoelfe might be ufed otherwife to greater advantadge to the Enemy , and thereby a dread caft upon all the Inhabitants round about , not knowing , what Defignes the Fleet might farther have , who now were fett fail againe, and, on the laft ditto, arrived at S. Sebaftiaen , where the Zee- land , and Frielland Ships gave over their Land Forces unto the other Ships ; and fo departed thence homewards, whilft my Lord Tromp, the Earl of Homes andWilliam Baftiaenfe , and other Officers , went there on Shoar, and conferred with Don Bernardo de Salines , who, to that end, was arrived there : after which , the Earl of Homes went by land co Madrid in Company with Don Bernardo de Sa- M M lines, tints i and Admirall Tromp t with the Fleet,fet fail for Cadix , thereto meet his Excellency on his returne , who had feverall conferences , with the Queen > and the Councel of Spain, and, after he had been nobly treated by them > departed for Cadix , where comeing on the i.Septemb. i he found the Fleet, hich was arrived there on the 27 Au- guft : and after they had revittualled themfelvs, on the ?. September they fatt fail towards the Straits, paffing on the 17 Allicanten > on the 24. they arrived before Bane- lone, where the Chief Com mandours were treated by the Prince as olfo with | the Crowne of Denmark > and the Elector of Branden- burgh i and shewed farther , how the new contracted Al- liances were prejudicial! to the Peace. To all which Memorialis their Highneffes on the 2$. July anfwered,That they heartily thanked hisMajefty,for all the endeavours towards a Peace which he had ufed,and that 't would be a thing very acceptable unto them, if they would pleafe to continue the fame ; that they beleeved his Majefty of Sweden might , by what had paffed , eafily fee their cordial! defires , to keep themfelvs in Peace, and to be freed of thisWarre, and that both they, and all their Allyes perfifted in their zealous defires of finishing thisWarre by a good, honourable, and fecure Peace: that they could not fee how any Negociation that way could be carryed on without refolveing on a fett place thereto ; it being , in their judgement, impoffible, before that, to declare on what Conditions the Peace might be reftored : That their Highneffes therefore thought the only means to attain a good Peace was , that, firttofall, all that are concerned in the Warre should come to an a- greement about a place to treat in; which they and their Allyes were ready to doe : That , with refped: to their Confoederacyes, their Highneffes declared that they were only for mutuall defence, and affiftance againft thofe that had already fallen upon them , or might hereafter doe it, haveing no tendancy to any other injurye or prejudice, and the maintaining of the Weftphalian Peace being experefly ftipulated , and refolved on: They de- clared alfo , that they were very willing to give them the Copyes-of the faid Treatyes, as foon as they should be perfedted : defireing alfo, thathis Royall Majefty of Swe- den would pleafe to give unto their Highneffes theCopy of the Treatyes made between him and the King of France^ Duke of Hanover i and Duke of Weuhurg and other Prin- ces, that all the leaftoccafions of fufpicion might be re- moved. On the 9. Auguft. the faid Embaffadour of Sweden MM 3 by T5WT by another Memoriall thanked their Highnefles./or their attestations of their fteadfaft inclinations to the peace , and that in their laft anfwer they were pleafed to shew their defire ofhaveinga place defigned for a treaty , and their Deputyes had particularly declared that any place might be chofen, which was convenient to their adver- faryes , and any ways commodious for the other partyes ; whence the Embaffadour believs the fincenty of their Zeal for peace , but yet could defire, th.it fomeprselimi- narye difficultyes might be taken out of the way , and that the other conditions needfull towards a reconciliation might, as far as could be , in fome meafure be ad joufted : delireing firftly , that they would nominate what place they judged moft convenientfor all partyes, and fecondly that the Plenipotentiaryes of the State , and of their Allyes might have their needfull inftructions before hand;third- ly that the preliminary difficultyes might be qualifyed ; fourthly , that thofe obftacles which could not be quite removed might , at leaft , be propofed in fuch manner , as might promife a probability of ending them with fome facility : and fiftly , that all arguments for juftifying or diflfallowingofthe warre might belaid afide, as little con- duceing to the promotion of the peace. And in another Memoriall on the 28. Decemb. oc- casioned by the engagement at Senef "and the preparations which thereupon were made on both fides, he farther in filled on the nomination and concludeing on fome one place,whether, without any delay ,the EmbaiTadours from all fides might be fent with all need full inftru&ions ; and that the preliminary difficultyes of releafing the Prince ofFurftenfergh, and graunting free letters of conduct to the Minifters oiLorrain might be evened, and madeofF; which is propofed on very equ all Terms: for if the Duke oiluorrain be reftored into his lands , which he may eafily obtaine, it will not be efteemed worthy to delay theen- tringupon a friendly treaty, by the not releafing of the faid Prince. To all which Memorialls theEmbafladour not being an - fwered TTTTT fwered,according to his mind,timely enough,complained in another of the 9. Oct. that he faw all of them fo zealous in profecuteing of the warre , & few that according to his wishes earneftly purfued after peace , fo thatconfidering the mifchiefs of warre,and the advantadges of peace it fee- med very ftrange , that , whereas fo great and faith- full a King to this State left nothing unattempted which might conduce to the makcing them partakers of fo great abenefitt, this his fervice, for a long time had feemed to be rejected,whereas he could not imagine,that they should entertaine any thoughts of the unfaithfullnefleofthefaid peaceable King ; or that they had any objection againft his owne Perfon , whereas their Highnefles might be ful- ly fatisfyed of the fincerity of both : and therefore the per- versneffe of fuch perfons was not to be borne with , who , either through inadvertency,or malice,as much as in them lay, were not shamed to carp at, and blame the cordiall proceedings of his royal Majefty , who ,t- niidering the uncertain conjuncture of affairs, had ferit fome Troops to Germany for the defence of their Provinces , priviled- ges, and the preferving oftheWeftphalian peace, by which means they take occafion to make the Crowne of Sweden fufpected, as if thofe forces were defigned againft this State , contrary to which his Majefty is rea- dy , to give and recievea mutualland fullfecurity to the contrary, and to make a neerer allyance , if fuch a friend- ly propofall , might be acceptable unto them , defireing, that a conference might be held to that end , and his me- morial! be anfwered without any delay .. in confideration, that the prefent ballance of the warre,arid the approaching Winter-feafon required , that a generall treaty be entered on without any farther delay. And the fame EmbaiTadour, on the 22. December in a sharper ftile , declared unto the State by another Me- moriall , that the Zeal of the Mediation might have brought the Treaty at Cologne, to a better iflue , if it had not been prevented by fome, who , on a fuddain without any neceflity thereto,engaged themfelvs in the warre, and MM 4 pre- prefently made themfelvs partyes in the fame by fending of Succours, not for the defence of the Empire, accor- ding tothcgenerallrefolutionsmade, and their propor- tions concluded on , but from particular motives, and with whole Armyes of their owne; (ince which time the peace hath been but cooly profecuted, that, un- der pretence of defending the Empire, the Neighbour provinces, esfpecially, the Princes, and other members of the Empire , which were reftored by the peace of Of- nabridge and Munfter, will be foopprefled, with the bur- thens, and defolations of the warre, as if they all muft needsbeenvolvedina new deftructive warre, to the en- dangering the shakeing of the whole Empire without any reverence had to the Weftphalian peace ; whereby his Royall Majefty ofSweeden, as a principall Member of the Empire.and Guardian of the peace thereof, wss ne- ceOTitated tobeatthechardge and pains offending feme Troops into Germany, toprefcrve thofe his Provinces , rights , and interefts in the Empire , which by the faid peace were graunted unto him , from violence and inva- sion : whereupon the faid Embafladour judgethic very needfull , to entreattheir Highnefles , that they would be pleafed to conhder , the prefent State of Chriltendome , themifery of the Romish Empire , and the fear of thofe , who are fo much concerned in theconfervation of the Weftphalian peace , amongft whom his Majefty of Swee- denis one, and that they would endeavour to ftop the £re 's fpreading farther, among fo many Princes, and fo prevent the generall ruine , to which end there is noe better means , than a fpeedy treaty for the reftaura- tion of a peace , and thereto chiefly it is required , that their Highnefles , who according to the liberail pro- teftation of the mod Chriftian King, may have peace if they pleafe but to interpofe their Authority to effect the fame among their Confederates , that they willfpe- cifyand nominate a fett place which may be proper for the Treaty; and remove fuch known impediments, without the takeing away of which there is little hopes of tomeing , comeing to a treaty , that fo the whole Chriftian World be not wallowed in their owne blood. To which Memoriall their Higneffes on the 17. No- vember anfwered ; that they had hoped the arguments > and fincere declarations they had formerly made , would have furhciently convinced them , and all the world of their real inclinations to a peace , and that 'twould there- fore have been needlefle to animate them thereto : Yec they thanked his Royall Majcfty of Sweden neverthe- lefTe for the zeal he shewed in this affair , and his Excellen- cy the EmbafTadour alfo , which he leeming in his memo- riall to makefome doubt of, as if the arms of this State and their Confederates should be made ufe of for the prejudice of the german Princes: they doe therefore again proteft, that the caufe of this prefent warre can by no means be afcribed unto them;haveing proffered the King of France before he took up Arms againft them all pofli- ble fatisfadtion,entreating all their Confcederates Jhdthe King of Sweden alfo,that they would intercede for them, whereas the King of France on the contrary, laboured amongftall Kings and Princes that were inallyancewith this State, as many of them as he could notdispofe to a fideing with himfelfe, to ftand ftill asneutrall therein : whence the world may judge,to whom the following Ca- lamityes maybe imputed -, and when the unconceivable fucceflesof the French Arms threatned the ruine of this State, their Highneffes ufedall endeavours to procure a peace, fufficiently befeeching it of him : and alfo shewed tbemfelvs every way enclined thereto, as fought after by the mediation of hisMajefty of Sweden , but could ob- tain nothing elfe from the King of France than fuch con- ditions which were not to be accepted of , which incon- veniencyes their former allyes beheld without giveing them any affiftance; Spain being thefirft, who, without any engagement, fecunded them with his militia,& Bran- denburgh who by agreement took their Party ,which Fran- ce fo highly rcfented, that he thereupon treated the Spa- nish Netherlands in a very hoftile manner, and forced MM $ the the Duke of Brandenlottrgh , for his owne fecurity, to lay downe his Arms; by which means the State being deftitute of all help againe>were conftrained,to enter into a neerer Allyance with the Emperour, Spain, and the Duty' o/Lorrain, fo that the retarding of the Peace pretended to arife from this Confederacy cannot be afcribed to them,but to thole that conftrained them thereto : and therefore they remained obliged, before God, and the World, to what they had promifed their Confederates in their greateft ftraits, the aim of all being only an eftabhshed Peace, and the maintaining of theWeftphalian Peace,withotu defigning the pre- judice of any one whomfoever: fo thattheir Highnefles are trou- bled , that his Royall Majefty of Sweden should any ways fufpecl: them inthat Poinct ; and that he should prepare himfelie to pre- ferve the fame by force of Arms ; and that their Highneffes could not concieve what should be the reafon , that they should shew themfelvs moreaverfefromaPcace,fincethe contracted Alliance with theElectoi of Brandenhurgb, and the Princes of Brttnsiuijcl^ and Z-Mnen^nr^thanbcforcthey haveingnoc other defigne than what they had all along : fo that they much wondered at the fuf- peftfuliexpreffionj: of the faid Embafladour , feeing the Princes Eleftors had adventured themfelvs into the publick danger, without refpedl: to any advantadge as to their owne particu- lar , only to follow the Emperour their chief Soveraigne, ac- cording to the decrees of the Empire ; the which is impofli- ble to be done , without fomeways burthening the Mem- bers of the Empire ; yet their main endeavour hath been , to eafe the Empire , and totransfcrretheieatof the warre into the Enemys country : and their Highnefles cannot beleeve, that his Majefty of Sweden should hold that to be a breach of the Weft- phalian Treaty, that the Emperour and Princes of the Empire doe labour for their owne fecurity, to turne the French Arms from their ownebottome, where as France without confent of the Emperour or Spain hath marched through their lands, with great Armyes , maftered feverall of their Towns and places , de- molishing, ruining, and fortifying again fome of them, at his ow- ne pleafure ; which they judged the King of Sweden, as Guaran- ter of the peace made at Mu'nfter and Aix la Chapelle,ought high- ly to refent , and that their Highnefles acknowledge unto God the praife for their reftauration thus fane , being not confeious to themfelvs of being backward in any thing that might conduce to a generall peace , and were in no wife the caufe of the breaking off T7T5T off the Treaty : if France be minded to reftore to the Duke of Lorrain his land again , he would then furely graunt his Mini- sters admiffion to the treaty being that , which cannot inequity bedenyed any one ; and as to the releasment of Prince William of Furftenburgb, whofe apprehenfion their Highneffes had no hand in , nor knowledge of , it feems ftrange to them, that they should be putt upon the intcrceffion for one , who hath publikely vaun- ted , glorying therein , that he had been labouring i $■ years long to bring the State into that diftrefle they now were in , and fohath been the chief Author of the shedding fo much inno- cent blood; and one, whom all Chriftian Princes ought to look upon , as a difturber of the Common reft ; and therefore 't will be very unacceptable to thofc that arc true Lovers of peace that the whole treaty should be impeded for fuch an unpeaceable and turbulent Perfonsfake ; and as to the nominateing a place to treat in , they had rather the King of France , or his Royal Majefty of Sweeden would have propounded it , yet to avoid offence in this poinft, either Franckfort, Hamborow or Aix leChapelle they shall becontented with , and promife to contribute what ever elfe lay in their power. On the i p. November , the faid Embafladour delivered anotherMemoriall,prefling ftillthe promotionof the Peace, from the dreadfullnefle of the Warre adding thereto that the being of Germany ,and the interefted in the Weftphalian Peace required, fuch a peaceable difpofltion \ much bewailing it, that thofe,who- fc fortunes depended thereon , should fo much oppofe it , and, without any consideration of their peril and mifery, pafhng over other Provinces with their Armyes,caft oyl upon this rageing fire, and fo made the endeavours which other Provinces , and Chief- Members of the Empire, ufed for the obtaining a Peace , ridicu- lous , and by that means broke the Bond of the Romish Empire : at the fame time he congratulated with their Highneffes for the Mediation proffered by the King of England to the putting an iffue unto this prefent Warre. And in a Memoriall of the i6. he teftifyed his ioy at the nomi- nation of a Place to treat in, affureing them, that he would ufe all his endeavours to make the fame acceptable to his moft Chriftian Majefty recommending farther unto their Highneffes , their fe- rious endeavours to the adjoufting of all preliminary Points, that fo all impediments,might be remooved,without which,although the place should be agreed on,therc was noe hope of a meeting. On TOT Onthe 17. ditto, he again declared , that whereas for fame time forwards the Common cry hath been that the Swedish Troops are prepareing , to march into the Elector of Branden- burgbs\m<\) he, asfceing particularly commiflionatcd to the negotiation for a peace had yet no certainty of that affaire , mo- re them what he had recicvedfrom credible hands; but howe- ver that was , his Royall Majefty of Sweden , would doubtlcfle, in due time acquaint the State , either by letter or his Ambafla- dour, what are the true rcafons, and caufe thereof: and in the mean time , he wondered , that fome thereupon should judge it needfull, tomunfter their forces immediatly , and fend fuccours that way , the intreft of that Prince Ele&our being different from the intereft of this State, and had only reference to the pea- ceof Germany: and therefore tended to the fpeedyer i (filing of this warre, and that they ought not to have any hard thoughts of their old Friend , and Ally ; and that twould be a very unjuft action i that fuch a Mediatour , who is ready to give account of his conduit, should be fufpicioufly dealt with; and therefore defired,that they would not come to a to precipitant refolution , but rather thinke of fome other way than force of Arms; afliireing them, that his Mafter takes not up thofeArms too prejudice this State thereby , or to take away any thing from Brandcnburgh , or any other Prince , but only to promote the rcftauration of peace, and eftablish a mutuall friendship. To which Memorialls, their High'ncfTes, on the 1 9. Novem- ber anfwered they were glad , that he the faid Lord Embaffa- dour had fuch expe&ation, and good confidence of makeing one of thofc nominated places for the Treaty of peace acceptable to the King of France, and concerning the preliminary points, their Highnefles were troubled,that thofc nicety es should retard a mat- ter of fo great confequence,efpecialIy with refpett to the pafports for the Mini Hers of the Duke of Lorraine, and that for the rea- fons above mentioned,and as to the releafment of Prince William, though he was fuch a pcrfon, as before mentioned , yet 't was a thing wholy indifferent to them what his Emperiall Majefty should thinck good to determine concerning him , either in the courfeof juftice or in a way mercy; judging frill , that fuch a matter ought not to retard fo great at work and therefore wished, it might be remooved ; farther , they could not forebear acqua- inting my Lord the EmbaflTadour, that they were from feverall hands informed, his Majefty of Sweeden was very much difplea- fed TcJ with the Prince Ele&or otBrartdenlurgh , for entering into a necrcr allyance with his State and their Confederates , and , from this difcontent of his, reports did rife, as if the King of Sweden had defigncd the undcrtakeing of fome aftion againft hisEleftorallHighncffes countrey & fubjedsjwhere as that Prince Eleftor , for the maintaining of the Weftphalian peace , is oblid - ged fo to doe , and in the lall treaty between him and France he by agreement , referved the liberty of fo doing : yet if fo be his Majefty of Sweden , should think he had any juft ground to be offended , fuch matters ought not to be decided by force of Arms, but by friendly compofition, to which end they proffe- red the mediation of themfelvs and Allyes , to whom twould be a very irkfome thing , if, by theSwedsneedleffetakeingupof Arms , they should 'be forced to doe the fame for the Br undert- imes defence, according to the treaty made with him , and by this means the Mediatour for peace would be the occafion of inviteing the Emperiall, French , Swedish , and Brandenburghs Armyes togeather with their allyes into Germany tothe utter diffolution of the Weftphalian peace 5 their Highneffls farther teftifying , that nothing would be more acceptable to them , than to enter with the faid Lord Embailadour into a conference to compofe all things without warre. On the 4. Dccemb. the Embaffadour thanked their HighneJJes, for their declaration about the Place of Treaty , and other preli- minary e Poincts, but yet ftOod more upon them than before, and tothe juftification of Brandcnburgh he made no farther anfwer than,that if Brandcnburgh had not parted with his Army through Germany, all things would now,without doubt, have been quiet and in peace , and the imaginary approaching calamityes would have been prevented, which neverthelcffe,they hoped would be made offin friendship , if his Ma/efty might but have the Hbertye to concerne himfelfe in looking after the Peace & tranquillity of theEmpircexhorting their Highneffes to have a more favourable opinion of the Swedish expedition,& not to judge of it,as rash,or without neceffity;and,feeing theirHighneffes doe proffer to have conference held about it , he is ready alfo to hear what shall be propounded ,as,in their judgement,moft fervice able in this matter. And on the iz. thefaid Embaffadour in another Memoriall acquainted them , that he was advifed by his Collegue at Paris , that France hopes they will excufe him , if, for fcverall weighty reafbns, he cannot either name, or accept of any place nominated within the Empire 5 but out of love to a peace,he had chofen the City City o£ Breda, whether he was ready to fend his Embafladours, as foon as fatisfadf ion should be given in the cafe of furftenbur^hy and the Monyes feized on in Cologne , on which 2 things the EmbafTadour prefTed very hard. To which Memoriall their Highneffes on the 1 j.Decemb. anf- wered,they were forry to fee the hindring difficuityes encreafe,the nameing of Breda being anew hinderance,whichtheirHishneffes and Confederates for leverallreafons could by no means accept off; whereas Hamborow was a place convenient for anyof them. Before this anfwer of the States was fent by the faid EmbafTadour to France , he recieved the Declaration of the King about the ele- ction of Breda-, and on the 1 9. Decemb. delivered a Copy thereof unto their HighnefTes,infifting to have it accepted: After delibera- tion whereon 'twas thought good to perfltt in the refolution ma- de by their Highnefles on the 13. inftant upon the fame fubjeft. On the 3. January 1675-. the aforefaid Swedish EmbafTadour, repeated the proffer of their Highneffes in their Anfwer of the 23. Novemb. to hold a Conference about the differences of Sweden and Brandenburgb,prctting them to it, leaft by farther delayes the breach might be made wider, and break out into A&ion. On the 1 2. in another Memoriall he gave notice that he had recieved advice from the Court of France , by an exprefTe, that he was willing to wave the non acceptance of the City of Breda, but alfo declared , that , for many weighty reafons, he could not ac- cept of any place in theEmpire,but out of love to Peace,he should be content with what place their Highnefles should make choice off, fuppofeing it to be within the Jurisdiction of this Common- wealth ; to which the EmbafTadour added his owne arguments being very inftant with them for the nomination of fome other Place. Which Memoriall their Highnefles delivered into the hands ofthe Lords Commiffioners for forreigne affairs , and re- folved todefire the advice of his HighnefTe and the judgment of their Confederates about that matter. On the 2 1 . the Swedish EmbafTadour perfifted on the fubjcH: of promoteingthc Peace , and compofeing the difference with Brandenburgb , defireing that a convenient place for the Treaty might be nominated ; and a Conference appointed to labour in earneft and with vigour , the removall ofthe differences between the Crowne of Sweerfcn and Prince Eleftor of Brandenburgh , which were feparate from the intereft of this State , that the fire of Warre might not , by longer delays , break out into a greater flame ; with one he delivered over unto the States an ample Mif- fivc ■Ive from his Royall Majefty- of Sweden, dated the f. Decemb. 1674. containing all that the aforefaid Embafladour had from time to time in feverall Memorialls, propounded unto them,tefti- fying alfo his Majeftyes love and affedion to this State, defireing the continuance of the fame , and farther confirmation of their mutuall friendship: but that his Majefty much wondered that they should take up Anns againft him in the quarrel of Branden- burg , that difference not at all concerning this State , and being of fuch a nature that it might be ended by composition. In reference to the matter of the Mediation , the Embafladour on the 1 3 . delivered over a Declaration of the King, wherein he declared, as before , that the Place of Treaty he had left unto the choice of their Higbneffes , fuppofeing it only , to be under their Jurisdidion, but yet not in Vriefiund or Groeningen 3 as being to farre remote ; and now he farther declared his refolution as to the other prxliminaryc Poinds, friftly, that,as to what concerned the Pafports , he would graunt them unto the Minifters of all the principall Partyes , and their Allyes , excludeing none , and 2,. as to the releafment of Prince Willtam of Furftenbergb, he was con- tent that he should be delivered into the hands of fome Neutrall Prince, with whom he should be obliged to remaine until! the Peace : And his Majeftye , by virtue ot his Ecclefiafticall Cha- racter, doth confent that he be fent to Rome to remain with his HolinefTe until! the fame time ; But on the contrary 3 . the Mony arretted at Cologne , should be reftored , and 4. as to the matter of a CcfTation of Arms , his Majefty would give Inftrudions to his Minifters about that Poind , to treat about it at the generall AfTembly , fuppofeing that the negociation continue not longer , than the beginning of the next Campaigne. To which Declaration their Highntjfet on the laft of January rcplyed,that,conccrning the Place of Treaty they referred to their Declaration on the 23. and 25. of this Month 5 that they were very glad to fee the difficulty about the Pafports removed ;hope- ing that the detention of Prince William would caufe noe far- ther hinderance , and that fome expedient would be found to furmount that difficultye alfo , which would be a thing very ac- ceptable unto them : and that their HighnefTes would give their Minifters Inftrudions,relateing both to the Treaty in generall,& to all particular means which might any ways conduce thereto. Such great care took Sweden now for the Peace of the Empire, who never fpoke a word of the #>/?/> W/«» Peace j when trance had took away from the Duke of Brandenburg) all fuch Lands which TTooJ which were in his pofTeffion between the Rhijn and Wefef ;when he kicked the Bishop of Trier out all his Dominions, and confi- ned him to his Fort at Coblents ; when he furprized the Elector Palatines Towns, and feverall other Members and parts of the Empire, haveing noe other reafon to it , but his owne good plea- fure,trampleing under foot the Weftphalian Peace* who alfo had nothing to (ay about the Guaranty of the League made at Mx li Cbape He, when France fo hoftilly treated the Spanish ncu trail Pla- ces } But now , when Brandenburgh marched with his Army, to defend the Empire , andeftablishthe Peace of Germany, and to force theEnemy out of the Empire,without any particular agree- ment for his owne private advantadge , or without any ways in- jureingany of the Members of the Empire; therefore muff Swe- den t rani port his Troops a Year before into Pomtren , and raife new Forces in the Province of Bremen, who now in one body- march, and encamp themfelvs , being a very confiderable Army, in the (aid Prince Electors Lands, befettmg his Potts and Panes in the Ukcr-Markt nere unto Bcrlyn , and march through Stettyn into the back part of Pomeren, whereby the mattering of one City Colbergh,he can make himfclfe Mafter of the whole Coun- try , and all this , to make Brandenburgh depart the Empire with His forces : after the like manner, the Emperour, and all the faithfull Members of the Empire might be accufed of the fame breach of Peace,and therefore be forced to lay downe thei r Arms, leaving the whole Empire as a Prey unto their Enemyes or elfe engaged into a greater Warre for the defence of the Weftpha- lian Treaty : And whilft Sweden thus takes up Armsagainft one of the Confederates, he retains ftill the Quality ofMediatour, in which work wee hope for a better fuccefTe, than what hitherto wee have feen any likelyhood oft' : Unlefte the proffered Media- tion of England should work it out for us, The principall con- tending Partyes haveing already accepted thereof, to which end his Majefty of Great Brmain hath nominated Sr. Wtlliam Temple, his EmbafTadour refideing in the Hague , tobare the Chara&ei; of a Mcdiatour , from whofe peaceable difpofition wee hope for a good lftue. he haveing already fo far brought thebuifnelTe of the Place to treat in , that , in all probability, the City Nimvegen shall have the happineflc of recieving this honourable Aifembly within her Walls. The God of all Peace graunt that a Peace may be there wrought out , and fo our expectations may be crowned with a blefled. END. s i if NETHERLA^DS- HISTOB IAN