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         Forbes, John, Captain.
      
       
         
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             A letter from Sarient Maior Forbes from the King of Swethens army to his reverend father Mr. Iohn Forbes, minister to the Worshipful Company of Marchant Adventurers residing in Delft touching the great battle fought by Lypsick betweene the King of Swethen, the Duke of Saxons army, and the Emperours army, and that commanded by Generall Tilly, of the Catholique League the 7. of September, 1631.
             Forbes, John, Captain.
          
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             1631]
          
           
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           Leipzig, Battle of, 1631.
           Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Campaigns -- Germany (East)
        
      
    
     
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           A
           LETTER
           SENT
           FROM
           SARIENT
           MAIOR
           FORBES
           FROM
           THE
           KING
           of
           Swethens
           army
           to
           his
           reverend
           father
           Mr.
           Iohn
           Forbes
           ,
           minister
           to
           the
           worshipful
           Company
           of
           Marchant
           Adventurers
           residing
           in
           Delft
           ,
           touching
           the
           great
           Battle
           fought
           by
           Lypsick
           betweene
           the
           King
           of
           Swethen
           ,
           the
           Duke
           of
           Saxons
           Army
           ,
           and
           the
           Emperours
           Army
           ,
           and
           that
           commanded
           by
           Generall
           Tilly
           ,
           of
           the
           Catholique
           League
           
             the
             7.
             of
             September
             ,
             1631.
             
          
        
         
           HOnored
           ,
           and
           Loving
           father
           upon
           the
           fourth
           of
           this
           month
           of
           September
           ,
           it
           pleased
           God
           that
           the
           Kings
           Army
           ,
           &
           the
           Duke
           of
           Saxons
           joyned
           together
           ,
           neere
           unto
           a
           Towne
           called
           
             Dieben
          
           and
           marched
           forward
           towards
           Lypsick
           ,
           which
           Generall
           Tilly
           ,
           had
           taken
           in
           ,
           and
           laye
           with
           his
           Army
           about
           halfe
           a
           mile
           from
           it
           ,
           where
           he
           mett
           us
           ,
           with
           his
           army
           ,
           and
           tooke
           up
           the
           best
           advantage
           of
           ground
           for
           his
           men
           ,
           and
           planted
           his
           ordinance
           upon
           the
           places
           ,
           which
           he
           thought
           fittest
           .
           The
           Kings
           Armie
           marched
           on
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           the
           Battle
           ,
           and
           the
           Dukes
           on
           the
           left
           ,
           and
           so
           advanced
           in
           Battleray
           against
           out
           Ennemy
           ,
           who
           begann
           to
           playe
           d●spitfully
           with
           his
           Ordinance
           upon
           us
           ,
           which
           wee
           cared
           not
           much
           for
           ,
           but
           advanced
           forward
           with
           our
           ordidinance
           likewise
           playing
           before
           us
           .
           They
           seing
           us
           marching
           towards
           
           
           
           
           them
           ,
           they
           advanced
           likewise
           towards
           us
           ,
           and
           came
           so
           close
           one
           to
           an
           other
           ,
           that
           joyning
           battalions
           together
           ,
           wee
           came
           to
           pushe
           of
           the
           pike
           ,
           and
           disputed
           the
           buysinesse
           so
           longe
           ,
           till
           it
           pleased
           God
           ,
           that
           wee
           routed
           them
           ,
           and
           gaue
           us
           the
           victorie
           ,
           by
           putting
           the
           Ennemy
           to
           a
           retreate
           with
           the
           Kings
           owne
           Army
           ,
           but
           the
           Dukes
           Army
           was
           vily
           beaten
           back
           ,
           and
           begann
           to
           make
           a
           shameful
           flight
           ,
           so
           that
           wee
           were
           forced
           to
           send
           our
           horse
           men
           after
           these
           that
           were
           beaten
           ,
           and
           to
           relieve
           the
           Dukes
           men
           with
           our
           foote
           ,
           which
           doing
           ,
           wee
           putt
           all
           the
           Ennemy
           at
           last
           to
           flight
           ,
           and
           followed
           the
           execution
           very
           hotely
           till
           it
           was
           darke
           night
           ,
           &
           till
           wee
           could
           not
           see
           to
           persue
           them
           any
           further
           ,
           for
           which
           victorie
           immortal
           thankes
           be
           given
           to
           God.
           The
           Ennemy
           was
           at
           least
           40000.
           allfighting
           men
           ,
           and
           our
           Army
           ,
           and
           the
           Dukes
           cold
           make
           not
           aboue
           36000
           men
           horse
           and
           foote
           .
           The
           next
           day
           there
           was
           found
           dead
           on
           both
           sides
           slayne
           upon
           the
           place
           of
           battle
           10000
           bodies
           ,
           whereof
           the
           most
           of
           them
           were
           the
           Ennemies
           ,
           besides
           these
           that
           were
           slayne
           upon
           their
           flight
           &
           execution
           which
           were
           connted
           to
           be
           as
           great
           a
           number
           .
           There
           were
           taken
           in
           all
           about
           8000.
           prisonners
           ,
           the
           most
           of
           them
           having
           taken
           entertaynment
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           marches
           with
           our
           Army
           .
           There
           were
           diverse
           Collonells
           of
           note
           slayne
           ,
           on
           both
           sides
           .
           Generall
           Tilly
           was
           shott
           and
           hurt
           three
           times
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Marshall
           Schoonburck
           slayne
           ,
           and
           fiue
           other
           Collonells
           .
           The
           Duke
           of
           Holsteyne
           taken
           prisonner
           ,
           who
           afterward
           dyed
           of
           his
           wounds
           ,
           besides
           divers
           other
           Lieutenants
           ,
           Collonels
           ,
           Captaynes
           ,
           and
           Officers
           ,
           which
           would
           be
           too
           long
           to
           relate
           ,
           of
           our
           side
           there
           were
           slayne
           Collonell
           Divel
           ,
           Collonele
           Hall
           ,
           Colonele
           Cullenburck
           ,
           and
           Lieutenant
           Colonele
           Adercus
           .
           Colonele
           Turnill
           hurt
           ,
           and
           my
           Colonele
           hurt
           ,
           besides
           diverse
           Captaynes
           ,
           Lieutenants
           ,
           &
           Ensignes
           :
           Wee
           haue
           taken
           two
           and
           twentie
           peeces
           of
           Canon
           ,
           whereof
           there
           are
           sevē
           which
           were
           the
           King
           of
           Bohemias
           ,
           lost
           at
           the
           Battle
           of
           
             Prage
             .
          
           Besides
           great
           store
           of
           powder
           ,
           Bullets
           ,
           match
           ,
           and
           munition
           of
           warre
           ,
           52
           Coullours
           of
           foote
           ,
           and
           37.
           
           Cornetts
           of
           horse
           this
           is
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           great
           victorie
           w
           
             ch
          
           God
           hath
           given
           us
           w
           
             ch
          
           you
           maye
           report
           for
           a
           certaine
           ,
           for
           I
           write
           noe
           more
           unto
           you
           but
           that
           w
           
             ch
          
           I
           saw
           with
           my
           owne
           eyes
           .
           I
           wold
           haue
           writtē
           to
           diverse
           others
           ,
           but
           
           I
           praye
           yow
           lett
           this
           letter
           suffice
           for
           all
           ,
           and
           when
           any
           other
           occasion
           shall
           offer
           yt
           selfe
           ,
           yow
           shall
           heare
           further
           from
           mee
           .
           Noe
           more
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           but
           my
           dutie
           remembred
           to
           your
           felfe
           my
           mother
           ,
           and
           my
           loue
           to
           my
           bretheren
           and
           sisters
           ,
           and
           al
           other
           my
           freinds
           .
           I
           commit
           you
           to
           the
           protection
           of
           him
           that
           hath
           given
           us
           this
           glorious
           victorie
           and
           rest
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             Loving
             Sonne
             .
             I.
             F.
             
          
           
             From
             the
             Kings
             Army
             at
             Hall
             
               the
               tenth
               of
               September
               1631.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             rest
             of
             the
             Kings
             proceeding
             in
             the
             Countries
             and
             Towns
             which
             he
             hath
             taken
             in
             since
             that
             battle
             as
             they
             followe
             in
             time
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
             I
             take
             it
             this
             generation
             doe
             live
             in
             that
             age
             this
             prophecy
             shal
             be
             fulfilled
             
               Revelation
               ,
               18
               :
               20.
               
            
          
        
         
           O
           heavens
           rejoyce
           of
           hir
           ,
           and
           ye
           holy
           Apostles
           and
           Prophets
           ,
           for
           God
           hath
           given
           your
           judgment
           on
           hir
           for
           your
           sakes
           .
        
         
           Here
           the
           Holy-ghost
           doth
           describe
           the
           joy
           and
           rejoycing
           of
           all
           the
           faithfull
           for
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           Romish
           superstition
           ,
           and
           hunane
           inventions
           .
        
         
           By
           heaven
           here
           is
           meant
           ,
           the
           faithfull
           Professours
           of
           the
           truth
           ,
           because
           they
           belong
           to
           heaven
           ,
           and
           have
           their
           meditations
           in
           heaven
           .
           By
           Apostels
           and
           Prophets
           are
           not
           meant
           those
           famous
           preachers
           which
           lived
           in
           former
           ages
           ,
           but
           are
           to
           be
           taken
           for
           those
           faithfull
           teachers
           which
           witnes
           Gods
           truth
           on
           earth
           in
           his
           millitant
           Church
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           our
           matters
           on
           earth
           they
           belong
           not
           to
           those
           blessed
           soules
           which
           are
           and
           have
           been
           resting
           so
           long
           blessedly
           in
           heaven
           ,
           for
           dead
           men
           (
           saith
           the
           Scripture
           )
           know
           nothing
           anie
           more
           here
           Eccles
           .
           9
           :
           5.
           and
           therfore
           saith
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           that
           Abraham
           is
           ignorant
           of
           us
           ,
           and
           that
           Israel
           knows
           us
           not
           Isay
           .
           63
           :
           16.
           
           Therefore
           this
           is
           the
           rejoycing
           of
           all
           Gods
           people
           at
           the
           abolishing
           of
           all
           humane
           inventions
           in
           Gods
           Worship
           ,
           and
           they
           rejoyce
           at
           the
           advancing
           of
           all
           the
           institutions
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           raigne
           as
           King
           in
           his
           church
           by
           his
           own
           laws
           and
           ordinaunces
           as
           the
           Apostle
           testifyeth
           1.
           
           Timo.
           3
           :
           14.
           15.
           and
           this
           he
           is
           commanded
           to
           observe
           till
           the
           appearing
           of
           Iesus
           Christ
           to
           judgment
           the
           6
           :
           14.
           therefore
           not
           in
           the
           liberty
           of
           earthly
           potentates
           to
           alter
           ,
           for
           Christ
           shall
           raign
           ,
           Amen
        
      
    
     
  

