the claims and complaints of the said Paisans,who
being about 10 or 12 were sent home short of their demands:
Which being heard by the said Baron of Wanghes, and he
considering that the complainers; being under consideration,
were no good prise, he presently acquainted the said Monsieur
de Requespine that unless the said booty was not sptedily restored,
he would use reprisals upon those of his Government,
but having received for answer but slight excuses wi[unr]hout real
Satisfaction, he resolved to be as good as his word, that he
might learns the Enemies not to saile in theirs, to those that
pay them contribution. And the Major of the Regiment of
[unr]onvigni, Monsieur Baras, being then at Avespes, his Troop
being quartered thereabouts with that of the Count De
Bucquoy, he envited him to take upon him the command of
that enterprise with the Major of the Baron of Gronsbee of
the Garison of the said Avesnes; which having accepted of,
and having been agreed that 60 horse of that Troop should be
pickt out to go and take the cattle of Sourbay, within a league
or two of la Capelle, and that the left should be put into an
Ambuscadoe within halfe an hours march of the place to surprise
such as were well thought would come out to the reliefe,
on the 27 instant about five in the morning the Baro[unr] De
Wanghes sent out of Avesnes the said Majors with their troops
and that of the Connt of Bacquoy with his owne, being about
140 horse, whereof, according to the aforesaid resolution 60
seised on all the cattel of the said Surbay, and at their returne
being pursued by the horse come out of la Capelle, who were
70. and fell on then fatiously, they were received with the like
resolution by ou[unr]s who being presently backed by the second
Major and the rest of the Ambus[unr]a[unr]o[unr], the enemies were forced
to retire to their Foot, who we e 150. men most Switzers in a
R[unr]dout of their old lines, where the encounter being begun
a frash, our men behaved themselves so valiantly, that they
took all their Enemies both horse and foot, officers and soldiers
except Monsieur de Requespine, who himself escaped
with one or two of his men at the most, above 20 or 30 of his
having been killed upon the place and all the rest brought