The sixth Observation.
THE crueltie and inhumanitie used here by Tillies Armie, giving so ill quarters to our Nation, to Burgers, and to those that served at the Altar, was not long unpunished, at such places, as they least ex∣pected.
And Generall Major Kniphowsen was not voide of blame, [ H] for refusing a Treatie in due time, seeing he had no certaintie of reliefe, and being left to capitulate with the enemy, at his owne discretion (by his instructions he had from his Majestie) he ought to have embraced the opportunitie of time (which once past is not to be recovered) in capitulating with the enemy for honourable Quarters, rather than to have brought himselfe and others to the slaughter, for he who delayes to embrace time when it is offered, must not presse to recover it, and oft-times good occasions in warfare are lost, when Commanders are ignorant of their enemies doings. Therefore while time is, we ought to be diligent and carefull; for it is better to be in safetie through preventing, than basely to suffer under our enemies, occasion being past, which oft-times in warres helpes more than vertue it selfe; for if Knip∣howsen had embraced Tillies offer when he might, our worthy Camerades had not suffered as they did, which sufferance after that made Cavaliers being freed out of prison, to seeke Conditions else-where for their advancements, such as Captaine Enuis, being first made Major to Colonell Monro of Obstell, was afterward Lievetenant Colonell to the Master of Forbesse, after the death of that worthy Cavalier Sir Arthur Forbesse. Likewise Captaine William Gunne, being come out of prison, was after advanced by Sir Patrick Ruthven, Generall Major and Governour of Ol••••, to be his Lievetenant Colonell o∣ver the Dutch in Schwabeland.
Captaine Beaton was made Major, and afterward Lievetenant Colonell to young Colonell Skeutte.
Captaine Lermond also was advanced to be Captaine of Dragoniers, and Iames Lyel, having served long under Sir Iohn Ruthven his Regiment, the Re∣giment reduced, and the Captaine leavying againe for the French service, was pittifully murthered by knaves in Westphalia.
Henry Lindesey advanced to be Captaine of his Majesties Leeffe Regiment under Grave Neles, [ I] after for reward of his vertue and valour, was preferred to be Lievetenant Colonell to Colonell Alexander Lesly the younger: Cap∣taine Brumfield was made Major to Colonell Gunne, and after that Regiment was reduced, being under Sir Iohn Ruthven, was pittifully hurt in Combate, and then resolutely died of his wounds at Buckstechood, being much lamen∣ted by all that knew him, for as valourous and expert an Officer, as any of his qualitie was under our Armie: so that we see here, that though the Regi∣ment suffered great losse at Brandenburg, neverthelesse the valiant Officers were advanced according to their former good carriage.
Likewise I cannot with silence here passe by the valourous carriage of Ma∣jor Iohn Sinclaire at Trepto, in making a faire shew of a bad game, while as the