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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00290	A mirrour to all that loue to follow the warres go trudge my little booke, possesse ech willing hand, and giue all leaue to looke, that seekes to vnderstand, the trauels of thy knight, plead hard to hold his right, who finds thee may be bould, his actions to vnfould.	I. B.	1589 (1589)	STC 1041.7; ESTC S1050	5,817	15

A Mirrour to all that loue to follow the warres Go trudge my little booke Possesse ech willing hand And giue all leaue to looke That seekes to vnderstand The trauels of thy Knight Plead hard to hold his right Who finds thee may be bould His actions to vnfould LONDON Printed by Iohn Woolfe 1589. To the honorable minded Souldier THese late frostie mornings pleasing my humor roused me sooner then of custome from my drowsie bedde and with desire pressing me I went abroad to walke Where all alone betrampling frosned ground Me thought to heare some fierce and warlike sound For Phoebus then began his course in skies On rolling wheeles his fierie wagon flies Most swift to send blacke Pluto to his bed Who giuing place left skie like blood as red This made me conceiue some discourse within my selfe and wondering much there came vnto mind how God had pleased to blesse and keepe our Queene and land from the thundering and tempestious stormes of all our mortall and furious enimies with this conceit my ioy was much augmented and did amase me greatlie to consider how far from common expectation the late rumors of wars and the rage of those which wrought to destroy vs were blowne ouer and gone from vs with their owne confusion and we inrest still liuing in all felicitie ruled and gouerned by Elizabeth our most blessed and redoubled Princes This seemed to my wonder most maruellous and more moued me to muse when stepping on a peece of broken Ice I spurned forth a paper rolled vp wherein when I had opened and read appeared matter sitting my present deuise which noting by what chance and fortune and in what season it came to my hands sodenly resolued to haue it printed yet not willing to be ouer rash in presenting vnto your viewes what I knew not assuredly true found after occasion of conference with sundrie of good iudgement who I knew had long frequented the Low countries from whence they lately came By whom vnder standing all was most true and that they added much more honor vnto the Lorde Willughbie her Maiesties Lieutenant generall whome this booke toucheth I greatly longed although I neuer did see his Lordships person to haue his so noble indeuours with all speed published which as it may worthelie be placed for a looking glasse to such as woulde game fame and honor So with your good fauor and patience I will be bould to name this short discourse A Mirrour to all that loue to follow the warres Whereby if any shall take profite in imitating his Lordships so honorable desire to purchase Englands good it will aduance him and his to a neuer ending fame And our sacred Prince by whom we liue most happie shall reape sweete comfort in her so blessed daies when her florishing realme shal be garnished and stored with many such Lord Willughbies who leaueth not both day and night to liue in restlesse toile and trauell and ioyeth most when newes is brought or meanes found how hee may best spoile or incounter her Maiesties enemies This onely do I craue that with good construction you will with fauor reade what followeth and yeelde but due right where nought besides is demanded and when by chance I finde the like of any one of you I promise to performe as much and more if so your actions merit or deserue Yours in a greater matter at command R. B. P Praise worthie yeald to Mars his noble knight E Excellent fame in world shines passing bright R Reporting still his valiant actes and deedes E Engraued be his name so well he speedes G Gould is too base his actions of more price R Registred are in hearts by warres right happie thrice I In blessed time his life did nature frame N None knowes his deedes but will confesse the same E Except they hate no man dare wrong his name L Lord by discent the honour of his house O O comfort great to each good English hart R Reioyce be glad for now your noble men D Disdaines no toyle nor flies from painefull smart W Will any man denie that he is wise I I thinke not one mo good actes doth deuise L Let him stand vp when honour bids him rise L Let him said I nay sure he can not fall V Vpright he standes whom valiant all men call G Giue him then duly right that honored is of all H Heape shame on such as wish thee ill to speede B By courage stout make Princes foes still bleede Y Your God Queene will recompence indeed A Mirror for Souldiers THose which in ought do well deseru's some praise to gaine Yet not so much by farre most will presume to thinke As he which still sustaines a world of endlesse paine And that from taske him set no toyle can force to shrinke Then yeeld him duly right whom fame with trump cōmends That wisely and with care his countries cause defendes For learned and discret most men do know him well That he is wise and iust report hath spred the same His actions and desertes no lesse abroad can tell He serues and feares high Ioue And reuerenceth his name His wit his will applyed his learned skill and all That nought but happie hap to Englandes cause might fall His gallant Sprit appeard when young to Danish king Was sent Ambassadour from our most Royall Queene How grauely he declarde and answere backe did bring To trust reposde in him Not better hath beene seene Such care of common cause did rule his liberall minde As king and people there most louing he doth finde Since he beganne to beare the Martiall pearcing Lance And to the warres to bende his well addicted will Himselfe before his men he euer doth aduance With courage prest to fight their mindes with ioy to fill His worthie heart vpstird Soone breakes their brauest troup And Princes rightfull cause makes all her foes to stoupe He chaseth them in feare like Lion fierce with rage And leaues not off pursute till all are pulled downe His courage makes him oft himselfe midst them enrage And suffereth nought vnsought to get or winne renowne Then Willughbie in right Lord worthie of great prayse For Countries cause maintainde liues happie in these dayes How many men of Rome And of the Grekish rout Had beene forgot now dead And smothered with the graue Of other Nations eke that valiant were and stout If whilst they liu'd some friend their actions would not saue Or write them straight in bookes as now this noble knight For yeelding Countries due deserueth in his right What man hath Parma found in all this fower yeares warre More prest with will then he To meete him in the face With paine hath he not sought to finde him neere and farre And often spoyld his men with foule and much disgrace He marcheth on with cheare his friend Fortune doth stand And toyles like him that hath his Princes cause in hande At Zutphen when the Duke came to relieue the place This worthie Willughbie

did serue right well that day and surely mounted there with gallant comely grace First brake his launce and then with sword he made his way Emidst his foes in place And did bestirre him so As he whom Countries cause made desperate on to go He passed on so farre As all beganne to dread If God blest him not well he would be take or slaine His Basses puld away his plumes cut from his head His Armes broke with blowes yet safe returned againe He Cariscio tooke And prisoner brought away So iust was Countries cause that no man could him stay No Conuoie could escape From his victorious hande Nor enemie durst approch nor come before the towne Of Burgen whilest he rulde And gouernour did stande They doubted then so much his greatnesse of renowne The garrison him lou'd and honored him in heart For Princes cause and them he could indure much smart His Challenge nobly made oft times to brauest foe Declarde a courage stout dispising cowardise He dared to the fight the letters yet to showe of Guast Marquis right that valiant was and wise But he refusde to cope with him most worthie knight Whō countries cause made strong doubl'd force might When th'erle of Leycester by Princes straight behest For England should returne And leaue those watres and toyle Lorde Willughbie as fit in honour eke the best Which on that side remainde was thrust therein to moyle His good indeuours past to further Countries right Made him soone to deserue fauor of euerie wight Confirmed then in place He entred straight in care And with vpright respect regarding his great charge To end all troubles first no trauell he did spare Those Countries were in picke and furie went at large But such a course he tooke the peoples heartes to gaine To fauour common cause toyle was to him no paine The Commons were at strife great discord did appeare Ech towne diuided was one Prouince other hate To Armes they runne amayn the helme fierce wrath then stird Ech thirst for others bloud such was their heauie state But he by graue foresight brake all this franticke fit And seekes for Countries good their humors for to hit When States ensconsed round the towne of Medinblicke Count Maurice ioynd with them In hope poore Snoy to spoyle Such mallice rulde their braines as none had seene the like And for to winne the same they kept a maruellous coyle Till they with paine and cost by this braue Lorde sustainde For Countries cause in chiefe to peace loue were gainde When Gertruidenberge in mutinie discontent Put Hollocke foorth their gates with him the Captaines all Not dreading Count nor States for desperate all were bent To yeeld themselues and towne And to the foe to fall The States in feare besought Count Maurice then did pray For Countries common good that he would worke a stay Wherein though hard it seemd to stoppe so mad a will From working some outrage in hazard of the place Which for to gaine the foe lay pressing on them still Not sparing crownes nor golde to purchase such a grace Yet found this noble Lorde such meanes as saued all And for his Countries cause wrought to his will their fall Him gouernour they make Th'inglish Crosse they beare And English Captaines take to leade there horse and foote They chast th'italian troup of launces who for feare Fled to Breda amayne his Lordship made them stoope And though he did but walke vnarmed out of towne Yet zeale for Countries cause them bloudie left on ground When Parma prest to meete the Spanish fleete at seas Lay houering at Dunkerke with fortie thousande men In purpose to inuade and England take with ease This lorde then well preparde was readie euen then To take the seas in hope to meete him on the way And for his Countries cause resolu'd to force him stay But when the Dukes great bragges to smoke and wind did turne And when his hope had failde and spanish fleete was gone He bended all his power to Bargen fast they runne And gainst that town he makes his chiefest force and head Thirtie thousande at least his armie did containe Yet for our Countries cause our men them do disdaine At first approch when he did thinke to view the towne With cannon from the wall amasde was made to stand The generall did shoot two pages fell to ground Starke dead such happie lucke went with his noble hand Then sallied brauely foorth at Steunberge port our men And for their Countries cause the foe they further send No day almost did passe but horse or foote went out And skirmish braue with foe to Englandes honour great Themselues confest our men to be both bolde and stout And passing fierce they sayde if stirred vp to heate This noble Lorde went foorth as formost as the best His zeale for Countries cause eclipst his sleepe and rest And though the towne was weake vnfurnisht for defence When Parma first approcht and workes but new begunne And though the common voice was he would neuer thence Vntill he tooke the same no meanes his rage could shunne Yet so bestird all men with wils to saue the place As care for common cause made him part with disgrace Yet lay he at that ' that siedge encamped on three sides Ten or eleuen weekes his trenches brought harde by Not full Calliuer shot wherein his men abides And vantage for to get in them they close did lye But all in vaine they spedde their trenches seru'd for graue For countries common cause our men would not them saue But when his hope by force to take the towne was fled And that his paines and men he dayly there had lost With coyne he thought corrupt braue Grimston Red-head False Sligo Simon was his life the practise cost The North sconce by deuice or force they thinke to take But zeale for Countries cause their hearts enforst to ake Eight hundred men were slaine and drowned with the tide For seeing themselues deceiued with force they straight assaile Downe falles the Pallisad and long at sault they bide But twice put to retire their purpose thus did faile Lord Willughbie himselfe with Russell did defend And for our Princes cause their force against them bend Thus their deuise did proue a plot their throats to cut For they by graue foresight were drawen to the spoyle By Grimstone resolute who forth of sconce was put To lead them on like sheepe vnto this deadly foyle Where you may view deceipt caught fast in his owne net For common zeale and cause their diuelish plot did let I wish no better happe in treason may succeed Then many yeares haue chanst To men of cursed minds Which sought by spightfull drifts in purpose for to speed As Sligo did but all too late repentance finds Feare nought their treasons then let courage buckler be And in your countries cause their heart bloud you shall see Here may you see the works of mightie Ioue aboue Here may you eke behold that foes build in the sand God will defend vs still his people he will saue And gainst all furious fiends will fight with strongest hand Who will not then reioyce when wish succeeds to will And when their countries good doth grow and prosper still Would god our chiefest men And men possest with welth Could frame their minds meanes as Willughbie hath done To seeke to gaine renowne by working countries helth And some frequented toiles would thereby leaue and shunne Then plentie of our foes to England soone would seeke With honor to our cause for mercie at our feete I meane not here such men which countries cause do loue Nor those will seeme to blame which haue no meanes to will From these and such as serue my thoughts I farre remoue And gainst the rest which might with plaints their eares I le fil And crie and call amaine Let common cause in right Be still respected deere and pretious in your sight We see the Pope procures great Princes vs molest We see what armies huge are raisde against our Queene We see how safe we are when ech will do his best And our good God for vs most strong hath still beene seene Let all then courage take Of what sort or degree Our countries cause is iust by proofe our foes may see Our Princes sacred power anointed from aboue With harts with hands with liues and with our dearest blood Shall still maintained be The people feare and loue Let him in sorrow dwell that would her not much good Long happie haue we liued in her most blessed daies Her care for subiects all hath much aduanst her praise Most mightie Ioue who rules and guides ech liuing thing And that from highest throne dost keepe and blesse our Queene Protect defend her right Shame and destruction bring Vpon her cruell foes and grant it may be seene Throughout the world O God that thy strong stretched arme Herselfe her cause and land preserues from hurt or harme THis knight deserues much more then heere I write My verse so blunt at full cannot recite His wise and worthie acts what fault you finde Excuse the same in me and me you binde A friend in power though small this grace yet giue Lord Willughbies deseru'd good fame may liue Whose deeds his secret friend would not leaue dead which done farewell I le go to hide my head Yet ere I flie your pardons gentlie giue And then I hope from shame abrode to liue FINIS I. B.