News of the surrender of Breda from Nieuwe Tijdinghen 1625 issue 51 (6 June): Nieuwe Tijdinghe, van het overghaen der Stadt Breda.
![NEWS OF THE SURRENDER OF BREDA: Last Saturday, 31 May 1625, those of Breda began to parley for a good agreement to surrender the town to his royal majesty, finding themselves in extreme need. At 9 in the morning on Saturday his excellency Count Henry of Bergh went towards the town with a large entourage of noblemen, with his trumpeters at the front, and arriving beneath [the walls of] the town, remained there quietly. At once the deputies of the town came out in a coach, and there they greeted one another and began discussions for an agreement, which lasted until 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Agreement was reached between the town and the battery, and once it was concluded all returned, leaving mutual hostages. Those within the town demanded many conditions, but not all were granted. At parting the gentlemen congratulated one another festively when taking their leave.
On Sunday, 1 June, the agreement was concluded on condition that those within should depart from the town on Wednesday, 4 June, with arms and baggage, and colours, with all their sick, and they would be provided with wagons for the purpose, so that on Wednesday the wagons were loaded, but as not all was ready the enemy left the town early in the morning on Thursday, 5 June, taking many sick with them, some said 700. Everything was running short in the town, they still had bread for a few days. The governor said that all the citizens who had brought gold and silver from which to strike coin would have the same made good by the States. Square silver coins were struck for two guilders, and some for one guilder the piece, and a copper, with the arms of the town, with the inscription ‘Breda obsessa, 1625’.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xzhze6vbawt6p77vqqtalnfg/bafkreiekpel3uz2sulnpkmgiqlkdcmfeftqjum34ofynbr62qvrrfjm7aa@jpeg)
NEWS OF THE SURRENDER OF BREDA: Last Saturday, 31 May 1625, those of Breda began to parley for a good agreement to surrender the town to his royal majesty, finding themselves in extreme need. At 9 in the morning on Saturday his excellency Count Henry of Bergh went towards the town with a large entourage of noblemen, with his trumpeters at the front, and arriving beneath [the walls of] the town, remained there quietly. At once the deputies of the town came out in a coach, and there they greeted one another and began discussions for an agreement, which lasted until 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Agreement was reached between the town and the battery, and once it was concluded all returned, leaving mutual hostages. Those within the town demanded many conditions, but not all were granted. At parting the gentlemen congratulated one another festively when taking their leave. On Sunday, 1 June, the agreement was concluded on condition that those within should depart from the town on Wednesday, 4 June, with arms and baggage, and colours, with all their sick, and they would be provided with wagons for the purpose, so that on Wednesday the wagons were loaded, but as not all was ready the enemy left the town early in the morning on Thursday, 5 June, taking many sick with them, some said 700. Everything was running short in the town, they still had bread for a few days. The governor said that all the citizens who had brought gold and silver from which to strike coin would have the same made good by the States. Square silver coins were struck for two guilders, and some for one guilder the piece, and a copper, with the arms of the town, with the inscription ‘Breda obsessa, 1625’.
The citizens obtained a good agreement, the particular articles of which will soon be published at length. It is said the enemy was granted 2 artillery pieces. From Holland 25 ships came to the Plate to go to Breda to carry the sick. The peasants who victualled the army are to remain unmolested. On the afternoon of 5 June, which was the Octave of Corpus Christi, his excellency Spinola was expected to enter the town between four and five o’clock in the afternoon. The enemy departed the town in good order. On 4 June the Duke of Saxony’s brother rode out from Antwerp to Hoogstraten, to enter Breda the next day. The citizens have two years to leave, if they live quietly without causing scandal. They will have a cemetery for 2 years to bury those of the Reformed Religion. They will not be heavily burdened with soldiers. The ministers or preachers are to leave the town immediately. The citizens will be allowed to go to the United Provinces twice or thrice yearly, provided they obtain a passport from the governor. The fuller particulars will be declared to the reader at the earliest opportunity. On 2 June a large convoy came to Lier from the army, leaving again on 3 June, with it many wagons laden with fireballs and grenades, as well as all sorts of provision of victuals, to be taken to the town. On the evening of 5 June the great bell was rung in Antwerp for joy at the victory, for which God be praised.
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