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A68903	The actions of the Lowe Countries. Written by Sr. Roger Williams Knight	Williams, Roger, Sir, 1540?-1595.; Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627.	1618 (1618)	STC 25731; ESTC S120160	84,201	144

for want of masters to keepe them and to complaine of their guests abuses seeing also they could not carrie away the one quarter of their goods the most part resolued to stay Desiring the Counts leaue to signifie vnto their friends in Antwerpe aud Brussels how they were constrained to stay perforce in the towne meaning by that meanes to excuse themselues vnto Duke d'Alua whom they feared aboue all the world Euery day some of Lodowickes horsemen ranne vnto the ports of Brussels and vp and downe the Countries as pleased them spoiling and wasting what they listed Often they had great skirmishes but alwaies they defeated their enemies with halfe their numbers in such sort that d'Aluaes Captaines made ambushes for them fiue hundred at a time and the others would passe through them being scarse halfe their numbers This continued some time but d'Alua hauing gathered his forces dispatched Chiapin Vitelly with the most of his Caualrie and certaine regiments of footmen giuing him charge to inclose the towne in such sort as the garrison could not sally forth Being approached Mounts Lodowicke sallied accompanied with the Lord of la Noue and Poyet Sir William Morgan and diuers other aduenturers of good qualitie with all his horsmen halfe his footmen leauing Mounsieur de Roueres in the towne well accōpanied with the rest Being past his Counter scarfe he left Mounsieur de la Noue who gaue order vnto fiue hundred Harquebusiers to hide themselues close in the high wayes some hundred score from the gates Poyet and la Noue stood with two squadrons of horses a little before them either squadron being of an hundred and fiftie the rest the Count commanded to go to ingage the enemy to skirmish Mounsieur de Roueres caused diuers pieces of artillerie to be transported from other Mounts vnto the Mounts that commanded the field towards the enemie The enemie aduanced brauely both horse and foote at which sight Lodowickes Curriers encountred theirs with sundry Cornets But they forced the Nassawians to retire and double their pases towards la Noue and Poyet At this sight la Noue aduanced desiring the Count to giue order to Poiet to stand and the Harquebusiers to keepe close telling him I know the enemy will repulse mee notwithstanding I will charge with your leaue in my retreit let the ambush of shot discharge their voles then Poyet may charge the better cheap The Curriers being hard at hand la Noue aduāced crying to his company Courage turne bridle And withall charging some 400. Launciers Herguleters gaue thē the retreit into our squadrons which aduanced to re-encounter la Noue At whose sight la None retired bringing the enemies full vpon the ambush of shot which gaue them such a salue of Harquebushes that happie was hee that retyred first Withall Poyet charged very couragiously in such sort that the enemies doubled their pases towards their battell At whose retreite the Count wisely retyred his footmen into the towne with his horsemen in good order In the meane time Mounsieur de Roueres forgot not to plague them with his artillery The Generall of the horsemen and Vitelly aduanced their battaile remained halfe of horse foot in armes vntill their quarters were entrenched which they did in a short time For they were furnished with a great number of pioners and all necessaries in such sort that in lesse then fortie howers they assured the one halfe of the towne from salying forth Notwithstanding the ports towards Valentia and Hauery were cleare There stood an Abbey or Cloyster some halfe an English mile from the towne on a little riuer which ran frō the towne to the Cloister The place was not strong nor able to abide the Cannon Neuerthelesse it was necessarie to be kept for betwixt it and the Towne there was good store of grasse and corne with other necessaries to feed horses and cattel Besides they were assured the enemie would attempt this place first Therfore to winne time it was most necessarie to be kept Into this Cloister Mounsieur de Poyet desired to goe with some eight hundred Harquebusiers Although the Count and the rest were loath to hazard his person Notwithstanding the other alleaging himselfe to be but the third person in the towne desired and perswaded them that halfe their footemen should not goe to keepe any place without the company of a principall Chiefe To fulfill his desire it was granted him referring all vnto himselfe being entreated not to engage himselfe further then he might well retyre and assured that Lodowick the rest would quite the towne and all to follow him although they were sure to perish Mounsieur de Poyet hauing possest the place and furnished with about tenne dayes victuals vsed all meanes to strengthen himselfe By this time Vitelly had made the quarters towards Brussels very strong in such sort that two thousand were sufficient to guarde it against tenne thousand For he made there good forts about a quarter of a league one from another with strong trenches that ranne from fort to fort that no horsemen could sally ouer them And their footemen durst not passe those guardes for feare of the Counts horsemen Vitelly dislodged with all his horse and foote sauing the guards which he left in his forts and remained in battaile betwixt the ports of Valentia and Hauery vntill he erected a large fort like vnto the others Hauing left two regiments of footmen in it hee retyred with his Caualrie and the rest of his footemen vnto the next Village some halfe a league off leauing neere halfe his troupes in guard that they might be sure vntill the arriuall of Duke d'Alua Who beganne to set out from Brussels with the rest of his armie artillerie munition and baggage that night about two howers before day The towne and cloyster hauing intelligence sallied out from both quarters some eight hundred footemen with all their horsemen to giue a camisado vnder the conduct of Mounsieur de Roueres Being met in one place they gaue furiously into Vitellies quarter and forced his guardes into their place of armes Mendoza being lodged apart with most of the Caualrie gathered presently his horsemen in order and gaue resolutely into Vitellies quarter which was in danger to be runne through with this Camizado Mounsieur Roueres like a discreete souldier had left one of his best Captaines short of the enemies quarter with some three hundred of his best shot and a hundred and fiftie horsemen for his retreit which saued him and the most of his troupes Mendoza charged Roueres in such sort that happie was he who could returne first Comming vnto his ambush they peppered Mendoza and his horsemen with a salue of Harquebushes that turned them backe vpon the other At which instant the hundred and fiftie horsemen charged them on their backes By that time Vitelly and the most of

shoare where the Commendador stoode many were fast on the sands diuers were burnt the rest made all the sailes they could to recouer the riuer of Antwerpe Amongst these was Santio d'Auila notwithstanding he had grounded his own vessell in seeking to come to fight The Nassawians followed them into the riuer of Antwerpe defeating and taking many as they ranne away By the Spaniards owne reports they lost in this battaile aboue threescore saile of all sorts forty seauen ensignes aboue sixe hundred brasse pieces of which aboue 200. were taken out of the Cittadle of Antwerpe slaine and taken aboue six thousand souldiers and mariners Few were saued that came to their hands but all or the most that were taken were slaine or drowned Amongst many of their Commanders and men of good account their Admirall Beauoir was slaine valiantly at the push of pike So was Santio Dauilaes vice Admirall The victorious escaped not scotfree For their Admirall Boiset lost his right eye with the blowe of a pike the Admirall of Holland sore hurt with a shot in the thigh Boenyre Boisets vice Admirall was slaine with many other of good marke besides at the least sixteene hundred souldiers and mariners Thus was tke battell of Romers-wall begunne and ended Perhaps some will say because there was no greater slaughter and confusion it may not be tearmed worthy and comparable vnto diuers others But in troth I heard diuers report besides the Commendador who had been at Lapanta and heer that the fury there was nothing comparable vnto this number to number For my part I neuer saw any thing so furious I may well speake it for there are some of good quality yet aliue can testifie the same But for Iulian Romero himselfe I had bin blown vp with his Alfere yet I escaped with as great hazard as any other of his followers But I will dispute against any souldier that no fight hath been comparable vnto it by sea these fiue hundred yeares sauing that before Sluce fought by our famous King Edward the third against the French King and the Earle of Flanders and that of Lapanta FINIS The Spanish counsaile touching the Lowe Countries Duke D' Aluaes commission The intelligence of the Prince of Orange His policie Cardinall Granuill taketh a boxe vpon the eare Count Egmonds nature The Prince of Oranges fauour popular The Kings letters Peter Maunsfelt and the Lord Barlemount will not signe Count Egmond repenteth Is pacified Combination of the Nobility with the Prince Egmond offended Charles Maunsfelts councell concerning Egmond To take the streights against Duke D' Alua. The forces of the Lowe Countries The disposition of the Neatherlanders Egmond draweth all to the Spaniard The Prince of Orange seeketh conference with Egmond His aduertisement Egmonds answere The Kings dissembling letters The Princes reply The Protestants at Antwerpe Their ouerthrow at Osterwell The Prince of Orange his Ouersight Hee openly taketh part with the Papists Perswadeth the Protestants to quietnesse A pitifull Captaine The Prince of Orange into Germany Duke D' Alua arriueth in Loraine Count Maunsfelt vpon his guarde Duke D' Alua courteth him Duke D' Alua surpriseth the chiefe of the Nobility Count Charles Maunsfelt flyeth Duke D' Alua pursueth him Duke D' Aluaes trechery against Count Maunsfelt The Prouost of Arden the instrument Charles Maunsfelt meets the Prouost Killeth him Goeth into Fraunce Count Lodowicke into Frizeland Count Arenburge and Count Meguen sent against him Bracamount master of the Campe. The pride and insolency of certaine spaniards Lodowicke a braue commander Lodowicke● forces The order of the Spaniards Lodowickes order to traine out the enemy The Spanish discipline Lodowicke besiegeth Groning Vitelli in ayde of Groning Is dared to battaile by Lodowicke Refuseth and yet giueth hope thereof D' Alua approcheth Lodowicke retyreth Fortifieth himselfe at Iemming Seeketh to stop the enemy Relieueth his Curriers His Germans cryed for guilt and are payed by the Spaniards His braue resolution in greatest distresse The valour of Count Adolfe Count Lodowicke defeated Adolfe slaine The cause of Lodowickes dating Vitells The Prince of Orange towards Brabant Commeth to Liege D' Alua sendeth to Liege Liege enemy to the Prince Sendeth forces to affront the Prince The garrison there annoyeth the Prince Louaine refuseth a Spanish garrison But yet yeeld him money victuals The Prince retyreth His policy to keepe his army from mutinie He commeth to Valentia Auoydeth the danger of his mutinous souldiers Biddeth d' Alua battaile Hee hanged one of the Trumpetters Refuseth to fight Vitelly persuadeth to fight The danger of the losse of the battaile to the Spaniards The Prince marcheth to the place assigned Count Lodowicke hath the vantgard and beats in the Dukes guards Counselleth to force his tents D' Alua followeth Vitelly cutteth off straglers Is forced to run by Lodowicke D' Alua retyreth The Prince in Fraunce The causes of the Princes bad successe What townes are defensible The Duke D'Aluaes error in not building fortifying the the Cittadle of Flushing England Scotland Fraunce Germany Mercenaries Italie Venice Genua The great houses Clergy Portugall Denmarke Sweden The Hauns townes Poland D'Aluaes pride The massacre of Paris Lodowicke craueth ayde in France Obtayneth the Kings consent The French humors M Secretary Walsingham Lodowicke dispatcheth his instruments to Mounts The stratagem for gaining the towne The surprizing of Mounts Lodowicke entreth the town Assembleth the Magistrates He speaketh to them The Papists perplexed The spaniolized Mount●is depart with good leau● The King of France his aduertisement to Duke D'Alua D'Alua distrusteth the Frēch Lodo wicke disarmeth such as he distrusted Hee giueth thē leaue to depart They choose to stay and for what causes Lodowicks horsmen spoyle the Country Chiapine Vitelly encloseth Mounts Lodowicke sallieth and in what order Poyet and la Noue in ambush Roueres left in the towne The first medley La Noue chargeth Retyreth to draw the enemy to the ambush The ambush sheweth it selfe Poiet chargeth Lodowicke retyreth his footemen into the Towne The enemies order for entrenchments The holding of an Abbey without the towne For what cause Fortifieth the place Vitelly finisheth his worke begunne Maketh a new for t D'Alua setteth forth Roueres salyeth vpon Vitellyes quarter Mendoza succoureth the quarter Roueres order for retreit Roueres retyreth Duke D'Alua arriueth Entrencheth himselfe Battereth the Cloyster Payet abydeth one dayes battery and retyreth by night Battereth the towne The furie of the batterie A breach made Preparation to the assault Iulian Romero hath the poynt Preparation of the defendants The assault The retreit Iulian Romerees danger losse The Counts losse Roueres slaine D'Alua will no more assault The ouerthrow of Ianlis Duke D'Aluaes forces Chiapine Vitellies ambush to entrap Ianlis His order to traine him to it The order put in execution The French fall into the ambush The disorder of the French march Mouy escapeth I anlis prisoner Executed at Antwerpe D'Aluaes order against his arriuall