The history of the League. . r Weapons in their hands. Some f^[*^;of them were hidden in their Lodg-ings, from whence the fire made thembolt half roafted , and fell into thehands ofthofe, who thought it a deedof charity to difpatch them out oftheir pain, confidering the conditionin which they faw them. Some therewere alfo, who Aiding down fromthe Walls, thought to preferve them-felves by running crofs the Fields andMarflies , but the Cavalry foon o-vertook them, and cut them all inpieces. In conclufion, of all who wereQuarterd in that Burrough , I findthere was onely the Baron of Dona,with ten
The history of the League. . r Weapons in their hands. Some f^[*^;of them were hidden in their Lodg-ings, from whence the fire made thembolt half roafted , and fell into thehands ofthofe, who thought it a deedof charity to difpatch them out oftheir pain, confidering the conditionin which they faw them. Some therewere alfo, who Aiding down fromthe Walls, thought to preferve them-felves by running crofs the Fields andMarflies , but the Cavalry foon o-vertook them, and cut them all inpieces. In conclufion, of all who wereQuarterd in that Burrough , I findthere was onely the Baron of Dona,with ten or twelve in his Companywho efcapd ; whether by means offome Houfe adjoining to the Wall ,and thence by fome little pathes whichhe found in the Marfli, or at the be-ginning of the Alarm, through one ofthe Gates, which the Souldiers of Jo-annes had not yet fhut up. The reftwere either killd or taken, when, af-ter the heat of that bloudy Executionwas over, which lafted but for half anhour, there was no more refiflanceV 3 made. Theffiftory of the In this manner was the defeatof the Reyters at Auneau , where,i without the lofs of one fingte man tothe Conquerours, there were aboutthree thoufand Germans killd up-on the place, and five hundred Pri-soners made , without reckoninginto the number one of their Com-panies , which running from theNeighbouring Quarters to the fuccourof their Fellows , furrenderd thern-felyes cowardly without defence ? asfoon as they were chargd in the openField. Befides the Cornet of the Ge-neral, there were taken nine or ten o-ther Colours , which the Duke ofGuife fent away immediately to theKing. All the Baggage and Carriagesloaded, and ready harnefsd for theirMarch, their Arms, their Plate , theGold Chains of their Officers, and thereft of the Booty remained to theVi&ours • and the Infantry now ex-alted into Cavalry , mounted on theHorfes which they found Bridld andSaddf d to their hands, with Piftolsin their Holders retunrd as it were int
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