A true, exact, and perfect relation of the famous and renowned victorie gained by the most redoubted armie of the mightie and victorious monarch Philip, of the name the fourth King of Spaine, &c. the seventh of September, being upon the eve of the nativitie of our lady : against the forces of Levvis, of that name the 13 French King : then straightly beleaguering both with navall and land powers the frontier citie of Fuenteravia / written by a Gentleman that was an eyewitnesse of the same.

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A true, exact, and perfect relation of the famous and renowned victorie gained by the most redoubted armie of the mightie and victorious monarch Philip, of the name the fourth King of Spaine, &c. the seventh of September, being upon the eve of the nativitie of our lady : against the forces of Levvis, of that name the 13 French King : then straightly beleaguering both with navall and land powers the frontier citie of Fuenteravia / written by a Gentleman that was an eyewitnesse of the same.
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Gentleman that was an eyewitnesse of the same.
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Printed at London :: for Samuel Broune,
1641.
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Louis -- XIII, -- King of France, 1601-1643.
Philip -- IV, -- King of Spain, 1605-1665.
Franco-Spanish War, 1635-1659.
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"A true, exact, and perfect relation of the famous and renowned victorie gained by the most redoubted armie of the mightie and victorious monarch Philip, of the name the fourth King of Spaine, &c. the seventh of September, being upon the eve of the nativitie of our lady : against the forces of Levvis, of that name the 13 French King : then straightly beleaguering both with navall and land powers the frontier citie of Fuenteravia / written by a Gentleman that was an eyewitnesse of the same." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63520.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.

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These insuing are the names of the slaine Irish Officers.

  • Peter Roch, a Reformed Alferis.
  • Nicholas Cusack, a Reformed Alferis.

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  • William O Hanglin, a Reformed Sergeant.
  • Teig O Bradegave, a Reformed Sergeant.
  • Patrick Fitz Gerald, a Sergeant.
  • Cavalier Dermod Mac-Carthy.
  • Iohn Purcell, a Reformed Corporall.
  • Thomas Rulgh, a Corporall.
  • Robert O Fwellane, a Corporall.
  • Cavalier Iames Barrie.
  • Mlaghlin O Dowgane, a Corporall.
  • Edmond O Dij, a Corporall.

Of which, those that were wounded, and may∣med, those scarres and wounds, they beare as brave and noble badges of their never-yeelding minds, and loyalties, and those that were slaine, left their bodies as the more ignoble parts, and Cabinets (to give their mother earth its naturall due) wherein were contained and kept those haughtie and heroicall dis∣positions, and courages, which were the stirrers and movers of the said bodies, to such noble at∣tempts as wherewith they attained to the glorious Laurell of victorie, for their earthly parts, and al∣so which courages were the precious jemmes, lant∣hornes, and efficients of their owne quiet repose in the high bed of Fame, where the loud and shrill Trumpet of their worthinesse shall perpetually sound out with ecchoing noyse their deserved praises.

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