A iovrnall of all the proceedings of the duke of Buckingham his grace, in the isle of Ree, a part of France Whereunto is added the names of the French nobilitie that were slaine. Set forth by a gentleman of special note who was a spectator of all that hapned. Published by authoritie.

A IOVRNALL OF ALL the proceedings of the Duke of BVC∣KINGHAM his Grace, in the Ile of Ree, a part of France. 1627.

IVne the 24. 1627. being Sunday the Duke being in the good Ship of the Kings called the Triumph, weyed Ankor in Stodes Bay, and sayled so farre as St. Hellens Point; and on the Wednesday following, set saile from that place, and was followed by 100. sayle of Ships, little more or lesse. That day we tackt to and againe, vntill wee had recouered the point East of the Ile of Wight: And on the Thursday wee stood on our way towards the West, vntill wee were come almost to the height of Plimouth; and then about 8. of the clocke at night we stood off to the Sea East and by South, and vpon the Fry∣day wee did see a point of Land on our Larboard bowe in our iudgements 12. leagues off, called the Vshing, in 47. degrees, or thereabout (a part of France.) Then we stood off to the Sea that day, and Saturday, and Sunday, and Monday: on Monday towards night we did see 14. sayle of Ships a head of vs, which stood in toward vs about one houre,

but by that time they had deserued what we were, not liking to speake with vs, they stood away to the West before a winde: The Lord Admirall with 60 sayle of ships stood after them, some 24. houres, but could not come vp to them, but did perceiue them to bee Dunkerks; and then againe stood on his way for his intended Port.

Hauing lost the Lord Haruey in the Repulse, with some 40. Saile of ships with him, which did not follow the Admiral at the first pursuit of Dunkerks, but stood still to the East, and there they plyed to and againe for 8. dayes; So that the Admirall was come to Anchor neere the East end of the Ile of Ree on the Monday: and the Lord Haruey came thither on the Wednesday, being the 10. of Iuly: but both had one part of one storme.

For the Nonsuch of the Kings had spent her Fore mast, and some of the ships that were with the Repulse lost their long Boates (being towed at their sterne) but our happy meeting againe made our losse to seeme the lesse. So we spent two nights and one day in Counsell, and determining what was to be done to our best aduantage; and so at last it was determined that the Souldiers should be landed on thursday at the East end of the Ile of Ree, which was done about 3. of the clocke in the af∣ter-noone, the Duke in person with the foremost,

and causing them to recouer as much ground as they could on the side of the hill: Did take his Barge againe, accompanied with master Grimes Gentleman of the Horse, and goes from one Shipp to another, to pray them to make all the hast they could possible: but returning to the Land againe, he found them in such a desperate manner running into the Sea, to catch hold of any Boat to be gone, that they drowned themselues and others: but tht Duke to appease these Reuolters, stands in the head of the Barge, with his Sword drawne in his hand, praying some, and taxing othersome with feare and cowardise, to returne to their Comman∣ders on the shore, which were in great danger: for had not Coronell Borowes and Coronell Brett be∣stird themselues like valient men, and keeping their Regiments from Routing, the Enemy had had the honour of the day to all likelyhood, (for neuer was seene so braue a Charge as this.

They did suffer vs to land some 2000. men, and then did the French Horse in 3. troopes, some 200 or more and some 1200 foot so valiently charge into the middest of our Army vp to the saddle into the Sea, and so valiently behaued themselues, that very few of the Horse that came one did euer get of. If their Foot had bin as desperate as their Horse, without question we had lost the honour of the

first encounter: but God the disposer of all things, strooke the Enemy with such feare, that they made as much hast as they could to be gone, and left vs to land all our men, and order them in battell array: the which was done that day, and the next all our Forces both men and horse were landed, and ma∣king good that Fort, we did not stirre from thence before Saturday night, and then aduancing for∣ward not more then halfe a mile, wee rested that night.

On the Sunday Morning we marched vp into the Iland at least 3. miles to a towne called Allaflote where the Minister and some of the chiefe Pro∣testants of the towne came to our generall (the Duke) and did deliuer themselues and Towne into his hands: praying him that he would bee fa∣uorable vnto the Papists, and not put them to the mercy of the Souldiers, for feare least heareafter the day that was lost might be recouered and so the Protestants should be put all to the sword, the which the Duke taking into consideration did charge all the Soulders vpon paine of death, not to stirre from theire collors, so they rested all that night in the field and the Duke did take part with them, lying in the head of Coronell Borowes Regiment on a canuas Horse couered with two

cloakes, his followers lying on the ground about him:

The next day a councell was called, and it was agreed on, that we should martch towards St. Martins on the Tuseday morning, which was done; the Duke and Mounsier Sebuesa, accompanied with some Lords and Knights did accompany the corps of Sir William Hayden to the Earth with much griefe, for the vnfortunat death of so worthy a man, hee was buried at Allaflota, the Duke returnes to lodge in the field, but that night it did so Lighten, Thunder, and Raigne, that I haue seldome seene the like.

On the Tewsday morning we marched on our apoyinted way although the morning was but little fairer then the night, but it pleased God that before twelue of the clock the sunne did shew it selfe fauourable in drying our wet cloathing, the enemy did send out many scouts to looke vpon vs, but I thinke the longer they lookt on vs, the worse they liked vs, for I thinke our Armie from Front to Reare did take vp at least one Mile and halfe: Yet then did march out of their fort some troopes of Horse, and some companies of foote and did make a shew as if they would giue vs a battaile, but bee∣ter aduising with themselues they suffered vs to Martch vntill we had gained both Sun and Winde of them.

The Duke did at that instant time so couragious∣ly martch in the formost companies, that it did so animate the Souldiers, that I haue hard many of the Souldiers wish that the French would stand one Encounter, that they might shew theire loue vnto theire Generall (but that would not be at this pre∣sent,) after we had martched vp to the East side of the towne so farre as the Sea would giue vs leaue: we began to come nearer to the towne, our Drakes performing their parts on the Horsemen that came foorth to see vs, and killed one gentleman and two Horses.

About fiue of the clocke at night, some of the chiefe men of the Towne came foorth with a flagge of truce, and did offer to deliuer themselues and towne into the hands of our Generall: they being Protestans that were left, the Duke accepted of their offer, and so marching into the Towne, and quartring his Soldiers in seuerall parts of it, did ride vp to the Prison house, to see if any English were there, but finding none he returned to the water side, where Collonell Borowes quarter was, ther did he see the malice of the enemie in burning of three good ship in the Harbour that had bin taken from the English: and then taking his barge, he went aboard the ships, commanding all them to send victuals a shore for his Souldiers, so

that there was no want of any thing, although the Enemie had taken all their owne prouision, and the Protestants away with them into the Fort: and now doe they begin to batter night and day vpon the Towne with their Ordnance; but al∣though they had battered from Tuesday vntill Fri∣day night, I could not heare of more then one man that was killed: although the Fort be within Mus∣ket shot of the Towne, and the shot flying into all parts of the Towne as on Thursday as the Duke and Sabuesa were talking, there came two shot so neere them, that they were faine to goe to end their discourse in some other place: It was appointed that on the Saturday twenty field-Peeces at least & nine Drakes should be mounted against the Fort, with our Pyoners and our Souldiers to make some Trenching worke: but that I cannot speake of, but will pray for a good successe to their intent and pur∣pose: and so for England with the good Shippe of the Kings called the Charles, whom God preserue. Saturday the 20. of Iuly. 1627.

A note of such Commanders and Officers as were slaine in the first encounter at the East of the Ile of Ro••, the 12. day of Iuly. 1627.

Slaine.

• Sir William Haydon Master of the Ordnance.
• Mounsier Blankart he was Chiefe for Mounsier Sabesa.
• Sir Thomas Thornax Lieutenant Coronell.
• Sir Thomas Yorke quarter Master Generall.
• Captaine Babington.
• Captaine Glinne.
• Captaine Goring.
• Captaine Blundon.
• Captaine Cuntrey.
• Captaine Woodhouse Corporall of the field.
• Captaine Heatley.
• Captaine Iohn Powell.
• Captaine Morgan Powell.
• Lieutenant Anderson.
• Lieutenant Sidnam.
• Lieutenant Grimsham.
• Master Iohnson Enginer.
• Ensigne Champernone.
• Ensigne Goardon.
• Master Iohn Temple.
• Master Netherton quarter Master.

Hurt.

• Sir George Blundon Sergeant Maior Generall.
• Sir Charles Rich Coronell.
• Sir Edward Conoway Coronell.
• Sir Richard Grinfild.
• Sir Edward Halley.
• Captaine Abraham.
• Captaine Rainsford.
• Lieutenant Welcome.
• Lieutenant Marcome.
• Lieutenant Thornax.
• Ensigne Bennet.
• Sir Edward Conawayes brother.

There was slaine of the French that day 125. Horsemen, of them was 23. Marquesses, and Barons, and Knights, and the rest all Gentlemen of note in France: and of the foote Companies some Commanders slaine of note, and com∣mon Souldiers the number vncertaine: this Battell did not last much more then halfe an houre.

There is in this thing to be noted the Dukes Noblenesse, in that hee gaue them leaue to take away the slaine Bodies of these Noble men, without paying one penny for them, although they did offer largely as 1000. pound for one bo∣dy, and in giuing them leaue to carrie their wounded bo∣dies ouer to the maine land to looke for cure, and himselfe did imploy his owne Chirurgions to dresse some of them abord the Tryumph.

Slaine of the Nobilitie of France.

• ...Monsier du Plessis Hay.
• ...Monsier de Fueil.
• ...Monsier de Roche Tauchuyn.
• ...Monsier de la Chantebouchere.
• ...Monsier de la Quichachere.
• ...Monsier de la luniere.
• ...Monsier de la Touche Vuchere.
• ...Monsier de la Pitneytiere.
• ...Monsier de la Leruantiere.
• ...Monsier le Baron de Cauze.
• ...Monsier de Souigny.
• ...Monsier de Noudille.
• ...Monsier de Bossonide.
• ...Monsier de Montaigne.
• ...Monsier de Lorboby.
• ...Monsier de Tablay.
• ...Monsier le Baron Chantail.
• ...Monsier de la Laude.
• ...Monsier de Nuelle.
• Monsier St. Surin.
• ...Monsier de Conte Tamini, &c.

With other Gentlemen of note in France who were slaine with these French Noblemen in all amounting to 125.