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A01171	Newes out of France. On the first of this moneth of March Wherein is set downe, the retiring of the Prince of Parma, and the great losse that he hath receiued in the same. Also a true report of a great galley that was brought to Rochell on the sixt of Februarie last.		1592 (1592)	STC 11285; ESTC S117836	5,543	16

Newes out of France ON THE FIRST OF this moneth of March. Wherein is set downe the retiring of the Prince of Parma and the great losse that he hath receiued in the same Also a true report of a great Galley that was brought to Rochell on the sixt of Februarie last LONDON Printed by Iohn Wolfe and are to be solde by William Wright 1592. Newes out of Fraunce on the first of March 1592. THe Troubles of Fraunce growing from a popular discontent of sundrie ill affected persons towardes their naturall Liedge king in that hee séekes to withdraw them from mans traditions to the puritie of the gospel shewes not onely the long sufferance of God towards the wicked but his iust punishment vppon stubborne and head-strong Nations that hearken not vnto the voyce of the charmer charme he neuer so wiselie Yet the sundrie victories the French King hath had against his enemies discouers not only the equitie of his cause but assured testimonie that God will pull down the plumes of such rebellious subiects as resist the Lords annointed A manifest instance of the which fell out of late by a great victorie the French Kinges forces hath had against the Duke of Parma which was in this maner The Duke of Parma intrenched himselfe strongly by Noue Chastell not far from Deepe whereof Mounsieur de Vitrey was Gouernour and there in warlike manner fortified himselfe with Baricados and other muniments to withstand the sodaine inuasion of his enemies yet neither so warilie nor so strongly but the kings forces plaid vpon him so hard that what inforced by the Kings power whose valour was more then his multitudes and drawen on by a mutinie of the french companies that were with him who could not brooke the imperious gouernment of the proud Spaniard he was constrained to breake vppe his trench and retire home-ward as well as hee might for his owne safety For though hee had sundrie Squadrons of the French that were both the Kings professed enemies and of the Leagar yet the French Gentlemen béeing somewhat haughtie of themselues did with the more impatience suffer the insolence of the commaunding and ouer-wéening Spaniards Where vppon the Duke of Parma grew offended and for that speciall reason retired as he did manifest in a letter sent to Mounsieur de Villiers gouernour of Roan for the Leager the contents whereof are these I came to aid you but I could not performe what I intended for that I cannot assure my selfe of the French who as I am not their maister so they will not obey me which occasion mooues me thus sodainlie to depart but I meane to returne againe shortlie with greater forces and more strength and such as shall obey me Wherefore I pray you continue steadfast and be of good comfort Yet had there not bene a more speciall reason happilie he would haue taken order both to haue quieted the French gentlemen and haue gotten more supplies to haue counteruailed the Kinges power but God who is called therefore the Lord of hoasts because hee hath victorie in his hand to suppresse and conquer at his pleasure stretched out a mightie arme against the Duke and as hee punished Pharao with plagues for his disobedience so hee sent a gréeuou● scarcitie darth and famin amongst the dukes forces not onely for victuals which though they were extreamelie scant and that the souldiers were so pined and almost weakned euen to the death that the gnawing of their bowels began to bréed the bloudie-flixe amongst them but their greatest plague was that ther was no prouision for his horse neither prouand hey stubble nor straw in so much that as much hay as is sould in England for 4. pence was worth there euen at the Dukes owne hands 40. shillings which famin lighting amongst the horses bred suche mortall contagion amongest them that such as died not as there perished dailie multitudes of them had straunge and sundry diseases especially there grew out of their sides great swellinges like wens which going in againe straight kild them and being dead their flesh so stunk that it bred a mortality amongst the souldiers Wherby we may sée the iust iudgement of God that kicke against the pricke and resist a manifest truth vnto the maintenance of their papisticall and ceremonious religion The Duke of Parma driuen thus to retire sent before him to take vp a conuenient place to lodg his men in some 400. horsemen and 800. footmen but Mouns de Longueuille hearing how they marcht although his power was but small yet vpon a zeale to God his Liege and Countrey with a determined resolution set vppon them and in short time discomfited them put all of them to the sword Which newes being brought to the Duke of Parmas eares hee began straight to doubt of himselfe and after consultation had for his beter safetie hee retreated in one night seauen leagues and so hee concluded to passe ouer the riuer of Soan at Amiens and his companie to get ouer the riuer at Abeuille making such great hast that in the way he left behind many Charets and Waggens in some place four in other sixe and other whiles ten to the number of 200. and more rather yéelding such luggage a pray to the enemies then anie more of his forces should bee impaired The King hearing of the Duke of Parmas retire or rather sodaine escape to shadowe his flight with more honourable names leauing Roan sufficientlie blockt vp with troupes and men of resolution to leager it in his absence amongst whom Mounsieur de Giury was one Then in his owne person marcht forward after the Duke of Parma accompanied with a braue troupe of horse with intent to fight with the Duke if by any means he might chance to méet him in his iorney After the Duke thus had made his retire from Noue Chastell Mounsieur de Vitrey the gouernor thereof yéelded both it and himselfe and all his souldiers to the number of a hundreth to the mercy and fauour of the King who receiued him with al acustomed clemencie Beside that most part of the French Gentlemen that were of the Leager whether toucht in conscience that they striue against their lawfull Soueraigne or doubting that God wil so fauour the kings forces that his enemies shall goe by the worst as daily they doe Well howsoeuer moued I know not but they make continuall sute to the king to haue a passeport to withdraw themselues to their houses promising neuer to beare armes any more except it bee in his Maiesties seruice and alwayes and in all places to bee ready to execute any thing his Highnes shall commaund them but how the king accepts of their sute we haue not as yet any certaine intelligence where we may note that although they haue continued long mutinous against his Maiestie yet at last the touch of their own guilty minds makes them in a tremblinge forme of obedienc● sue for fauour at his handes whome so contemptuously they haue hetherto

rebelled against Of these French gentlemen that had bene with the Duke of Parma three hundred very well horst drew themselues toward Roan and by the way were all ouerthrowne and slaine Further when the king was remoued with some of his forces to follow the Duke of Parma they of the Faulcon which is a Castell scituate neere vnto Roan did come forth with two hundreth horse to geue an attempt vpon the kinges power that was left behinde euery man promising to himselfe large spoyles out of the kinges tentes but it fell out contrary to their expectation for Monsieur de Giury being by some secrete espials forewarned of this was not onely in a readinesse to receiue them but laide diuers ambushes to circumuent them placing some shotte so cunningly and closely that they found as sharpe intertainemente as might bee for the kinges power brake out vppon them before and the shot so galled the horse on the other side that of two hundred there escaped away aliue but seauenteene persons to the great incouragement of the kinges part and the dismay of them in Roan Thus doth the Lord helpe the cause of the righteous and breakes the iaw-bones of his enemies and brings his foes to confusion Farewell FINIS THE TRVE REPORT OF a great Galley that was brought vnto Rochell vpon the sixt of Februarie last 1592. LONDON Printed by Iohn VVolfe 1592. The true report of a great Galley that was brought to Rochell on the 6. of Februarie last IF we enter with déepe consideration to censure of the late prosperitie of the Spaniards or rather hard fortune inflicted vpon them by God for their manifest opposing themselues against the truth and his Gospell wee shall find that their sundrie mishaps presageth their fall to be néere and that their sins being ripe wrath cannot long be deferd But as Silo so their pride shall vanish like a smoke and their ruine shall be like the destruction of those fiue Citties wherin fiue righteous persons could not be found out The wealth of Tyre the glorie of Sidon the pompe of Sodom could not saue them from incurring the fatal iudgment of Gods wrath because they had eaten sower grapes and their childrens teeth were set on edge so that they deliuered sinnes to their posteritie and displeased the almightie from generation to generation euen so the Spaniards gilden mines their hauty stomackes their honors their worldly glories no not the praiers of their Cardinals Abbots Moonks and Friars their Agnus dei their holy water and such trash cannot with-hold the wrath of God from them while any said they kicke against the pricke and are manifest persecutors of his truth and religion but he driues them on by degrees to féele the daunger of their forewarned destruction and to shew you an instance what happened to them of late it fell out thus In Brittanie the King of Spaine had two great Galeasses and foure Gallies the which hee appointed to kéepe the seas vpon the coast of Brittanie and so along from S. Malo to Rochel Of these in Nouember last returned into Portingall the two Galeasses and one Galley Of the three Gallies that remained this that was brought into Rochell was the Admirall this galley had fiue and twentie oares of a side and to euerie oar was chained fiue slaues to row them and was left Admirall for those which remained behind Shee béeing verie wel prouided both of victuals ordinance and other furniture of warre hauing within her both mariners souldiers about 500. men some Spaniards others Portingals but the greatest number were of Spaine But their imperious commandings as the Spaniard is most insolent drew these two nations to a secret tumult and priuate mutinie especially seeing rancour yet remained in the hearts of the Portingals for their late abuse offered to their king Don Anthonie and a mortall hatred fretted the mind of the Spaniard least the Portingall might in time make recouerie of their losses Enuie thus burning in both partes it grew vnto such a controuersie that the matter was faine to bee taken vp by the chiefe Captaine and other principall Gentlemen and officers in the saide Galley The Captaine being a Spaniard and his Ancient beeing Portingall vppon this speciall mutinie that grewe thro●gh vnknowen grudges dealt so with perswading reasons and faire spéeches that betweene them two they appeased the brawle and set downe a present order for punishing of the chiefe offenders so that presently there were hanged thrée Portingals to the great terrour and affrighting of the rest They in the Galley looking when anye of the Spaniardes should be hanged for the same offence but séeing no intent meant by the Captaine to the punishment of the Spaniard the Ancient-bearer tooke it in verie il part and the more that the Captaine vttered some woords of disgrace against the Portingals and their king The want of execution and the opprobrious spéeches vsed to himselfe and the state of Portingall made the Ancient to murmure which the Captaine perceiuing drew to Bell Isle there to prouide better for his safetie but the Ancient being as politicke as he was prouidently prooued to take occasion as fitted his turne first to deale with the Marriners who were the rather pliant to his motion in that they were Portingals so that hee wan them easilie to the resolute execution of his purpose which was to be reuenged fatally vpon the spaniards hauing thus brought the Marriners to his contented determination he then broake with the Turkes the other slaues that were in the Galley promising them their libertie if they would sticke to him and followe his aduice the poore whom seruile bondage had déeplie tormented beeing in a second hell vppon earth and glad to bee deliuered from his thraldome agréed all in one simpathie of mind and ioyfullie praied and wished for fit and conuenient oportunitie In this hope it so fell out that they came to Bell Isle according vnto the cheife Captaines determination where hee with diuers other Spaniards of most account went on land thinking themselues to bee safe when they were there ariued going merrily to their friendes to bee frolicke The Ancient careful taking time by the forehead séeing the most of the Spaniards to bee a sléepe by wearines of some seruice they had before deliuered ares vnto the slaues which were Turks Portingals french men therewith to vnloose and breake their chaines when some of the Spaniards perceiued that weapons were deliuered vnto the slaues they began to be feareful and suspitious of some present mutinie But while they were in this dumpe they were presently set vppon by the Ancient-bearer Portingals Turkes and Frenchmen his confederates The Spaniards desperate séeing flight could not helpe them stucke to their tackling and fought lustelie but the Auncient-bearer armed with reuenge buckled himselfe to the skirmish and though he were sore wounded yet hee slew three-score persons and with the helpe of the slaues put all the Spaniards to the sword and so hoising sailes bent their course towardes Don Anthonie their King in England But as they were in this hope the winde came about and blew contrarie so that they were fain to put into the haye of Rochell On the sixt day of Februarie where after discourse made of their present fortunes they were well entertained of the French The Auncient-bearer offering in his name and the rest their seruice to the King in these his wars against the Leagars graunting in forme of a frée gift their Galley ordinance and all other prouision The barke had store of ordinance of great value in so much that diuers which wer aboord on her said that she had store of field péeces all cast in brasse which were carried into Rochell to the Kings vse Aboue the rest there was one thing wondrous and worth the noting that the Lanthorne that gaue her light was valued worth 500. pound and few or none such beeing euer séene in Christendom before it was giuen to the French king for a iewell Then if the Lanthorne were of such cost the wealth of the ship is more easilie to be coniectured Beside she had great store of wine and other victuals so that it was imagined that this spring shee shoulde haue made for new-Hauen in the riuer of Roan But now she lieth tied within the chains of Rochel There came out of her great store of people among the which were many spanish women or grosse widowes Besides it is reported that in great brauerie the Portingall is gone to the French King and all the Turkes and other slaues vncommitted and set at liberty to the great ioy of all good christian hearts that ioy to heare either the controuersie or confusion of the Spaniards Thus you heare how God deliuered the Portingals and poore slaues from thraldome by a priuate mutiny as hee ouerthrew the pride of Babell whereby we receiue this comfort that as GOD cherisheth his chosen people so hee will confound the deuises of such as are opposed enemies to his truth and glorie