Catalogue description PEREGRINE BERTIE to his brother, the EARL OF LINDSEY.

--". . . Last night wee had a sad account of Luxembourge ingaging the King in his intrenchements, where there has beene a bloody fight from four till five at [? after] noone, wee having had the better till five at noone, the French being repulsed by the English most valiently and could make noe entrance, but the Brandenbourghers (being upon a streit defence) overpowered with men gave way and there horse entered into the line, soe that the Kinge was faine to make his retreate to Louvaine. His Majesty has had some hurt, having led on severall squadrones without his armor. Its thought the Frenche have had a greater losse of men than wee, but they have possessed themselfes of our ground and cannon that was left. There is many of our best officers lost. Count Solmes has lost his leg, and Lord Ormond is missing and Lord Essex Scramoore killed and its thought my Lord Atheloone and Portland wounded and Upton [Opdam] killed. Lord Colechester was not in the battle. To be beate at land [and] sea makes us verry mallincholly and our marchands sad. Wee know [not] yet what is become of Rooke. Wee guesse him to be at the Mederees. Wee have taken the Duke of Barwicke. Wirtembourg being gone and 8,000 men sent to Liege, Luxembourge could never have a better opportunity, being 80,000 strong and wee but 40,000 in all."