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A10588	A briefe relation, of what is hapned since the last of August 1598. by comming of the Spanish campe into the dukedom of Cleue: and the bordering free countries, which with most odious and barbarous crueltie they take as enemies, for the seruice of God, and the King of Spaine (as they say). Heerunto is adioyned a translation out of Latin, of a letter of the Emperours embassadour, to the admirant of Arragon, the generall of the said army: with his answere. Together with a description of the vvhale of Berckhey, or the great fish which stranded or came on shoare at Berckhey in Holland, the third of February 1598. ... Also a letter of the Emperour of Germany, to the admirant of Arragon ... With the admirants answere. ... Faithfully translated out of the Dutch coppy printed at Roterdam.; Walvisch van Berkhey. English.	Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612.; Mendoza, Francisco de, 1549-1623.	1599 (1599)	STC 20861; ESTC S115784	37,984	48

make refusall or any showe of enmity that then the Colonel should martial wise forciblye take him yet with such condiction that if in case the Earle should bethinke himself better and should by déeds shew the same that then his person wife children and his housholde shoulde haue all their goods and heritages saued When now the Spanish Colonel sought by all friendly meanes to come to the Earles speach and to accomplish the contents of the Letters and that the Earle againe sought diuers néedlesse delayes they betooke themselues on both sides to armes wherby ensued what in such like tempestuous assaults of angred souldiers by so many wrongs is vsed to happen yea often against their Commaunders will the more because his Campe was of many sortes of peoples whereof the greater part yea the whole Campe was greatly encouraged by the barbarous cruelties slaughters murthers and damages suffered which the Kings people estéemed to be done by the counsaile of the neighbour countryes with which they were in League Iesuits There was a third sort of people in the Campe the which according to right and reason disclosed gaue and appropriated to euery one his actes with the causes thereof accusing the Earle the more because that for many yéeres hath shewed himselfe a defendour and vpholder of all sedition with chaunge of religion not only setting the Countries of the Illustrous Prince at contention but also himselfe raysde seditions in the other common Landes hauing euer since the wars conspired consulted and traded with the enemies of the commonwealths rest of the religion and of the Empire and they accompt the Authours and men of such bad euents to be more dangerous and damageable in a common wealth then those which through their instigation vnwittinglye giue themselues to armes and so fall into like fault insomuch that the common opinion is that therefore the said Earle not onely according to the lawe of armes but also according to the lawe of God and man hath receiued his rewarde according to his deserts and that others by his example will take warning and the people be mooued to obedience we notwithstanding according to our naturall kindnesse haue had compassion vppon his and the poore peoples mishap that they haue not followed good counsaile in time and therefore haue wee related your honours the same at large not that we will answere the fact or that we desire in the least point to haue the authoritie of the illustrious prince of Gulich or yours to be deminished which we rather with all honour séeke to augment but that we might in strengthning your wisdomes procure that with the like sorrowe they wil bewaile the anger of God and the madnesse of men and to pray stedfastly for that which is néedefull for the good and quietnesse of the commonwealth and the religion and with diligence to foresée therein as néede requireth wishing also that you will interpret and publish the whole to the best In the which we beséeche God to strengthen your Honors and long to continue you in good estate From Orsay the viii of October 1598. In this sorte was the Earle of Brooke murthered in colde blood and his death answered Reade and Iudge A List of the troupes of men of warre furnished by the Germaine Protestant Princes in the defence of the Spanish Forces and their bloudy and tyranicall enterprises all ready begun in Westphalia and the Neighbour Countries HEnry Duke of Browneswick maketh out 3000. horsemen and 9000. footemen The Duke of Lunenburch 1000. horse and 2000. foote The Duke of Brandenburch Prince Elector 2000. horse and 4000. foote The Bishopricke of Maghdenburch 1000. horse and 2000. foote The Duke of Saxony Prince Elector 2000. horse and 4000. foote Wirtzenburch 1000. horse and 4000. foote The Marquesse of Antzbach 1000. horse and 4000. foote The Count Palatine of the Rhyne 1000. horse and 4000. foote The Prouinciall Earle of Hessen 1000. horse and 3000. foote The Count of Lippe 500. horse and 1000. foote In all 13500. horse and 37000. foote For the payment of these Souldiers shall be vsed the gathered contribution against the Turke FINIS

to be sure and had by so many promises bound himselfe would be found true as concerning that the cittie of Orsoy should within 10. or at furthest within 20 dayes be discharged of those expences and redeliuered Item that the Campe should bee remooued out of these Neutral lands as soone as Berke shuld be rendred And the more did I beléeue that this should haue béen fully accomplished because that the same hath at diuers times bin promised and confirmed by worde and sealed letters to the Illustrous Prince of Cleue and his sister I now finde my selfe greatly deceiued sith I perceiue nothing but breaking of promises and néedlesse delaies yea more there is nothing followed vpon the promises but foe-like enterprises and the iust contrariety of the said promises For being departed I haue vnderstood how the one Citty after the other hath béen forcibly taken and others constrained to paye great summes of moneys and quantities of corne all the which comming to the Court I found to be true and more ouer heare and sée some Citties taken and other some with great cruelty forced to pay great exactions Any one who willingly would haue his country fréed from such troubles may easily iudge howe the Emperour in whose behalfe I am héere appointed to take care for the country and the Prince thereof with all the other Germaine Princes yea all other Princes of Europe will be mooued at the report hereof for this is a matter which toucheth them in generall The house of Lorrayne shall by this marriage be ioyned and bound to that of Cleue also the house of Lorraine shall by a new brotherhood be knit to the King of France And many Princes doe belong to this house aswell by bloud as mariage Therefore one ought to take care that all these together be not vexed nor vrged by the great dishonour and shame which is done them and so to renue and teare vp the olde wound which is yet scarce whole which I wishe his Catholique Maiesty as being one of his welwillers to looke vnto Where are there any so vnwise and vnexperienced that vnderstand not that it greatly hindreth and disturbeth the seruice of God that a Catholique Prince who hath with such zeale and innumerable charges defended and vphelde the Catholique religion in the middest of the streames and stormes of heresie should bee thus suppressed and spoiled and his kindred be dispised That leauing the enemy vnassaulted the whole power of the warre with the worst and basest rascals that can be found in the world shall be bent against the Kings couzens and bloud kindred That the Churches shoulde bée pylled and the Monestaryes robbed the spirituall men thrust away and beaten The young Virgins deuoted to God rauished and all holines tredden vnderfoote Also that the Embassadour which among the heathens are frée are with publique force apprehended as is happened to my owne person and the Embassadours of other Princes some daies past when I came by water to Cleue Where can any one I say be found so simple and sencelesse that doeth not perceiue and marke that this stretcheth to the dispising and hindraunce of Religion Besides that which is greatly to be doubted that is that the honour of the renouned house of Austria will be dispised of euery man the which vntill nowe for their iustice and kindnesse the simplicity of their enterprises and honorable déeds hath béen fauoured ouer all as also because they haue alwaies wisely shunned the suspition of friends or foes of bearing armes in any wrongefull warres yea it is to be suspected that the Catholique Kinge and all other raisers and authors of those cruelties shal be by God most iustly punished the guiltlesse bloud which they spyll crying for reuenge For O beloued what prosperity are those to expect which themselues fauour nothing nor leaue nothing vnspoiled which lay their hands vpon and molest their kindred as straungers their friendes as enemies the worthy as malefactors and the guiltlesse as the guiltie I am forced by my office to aduertise his imperial maiesty of these bloodie tyrannies euen in a rowe as they are happened I admonish and earnestly pray your honour to desist from vsing of violence henceforward but to the contrarie to giue and render againe to the hands of the illustrious Prince of Cleue his taken Citties Castels and forts to transport your Armie for some other continent to make amends and restitution of the damages doone and to giue no occasion of further displeasure or discommoditie All the which although it were lawfull iust lawdable and beséeming to a Prince yet will I by the bearer héereof expect a reasonable and discréete answer I commit your Honor to the protection of God From Cleue the last of October 1598. Vnderstood Carolus Sonderpuhill Legat of his Imperiall Maiestie The Author In sooth I beléeue that this Embassador meanes well enough and would willing see the Carte goe vpright but his Lorde and maister is not of that minde For were it otherwise and that he were displeased therewith wherefore dooth he not deale earnestly with his brother Albertus who must confesse to haue giuen his Lieutenant the Admirant commission and charge to take the citties of Cleue to robbe them and murther the people by multitudes c. Or he must say that the Admirant had doone all without his consent and commaundement and of propria authoritate Hath he then doone this without commaundement he ought then to punish him well for it and to set the citties of Cleue and Munster in their fréedome againe and to recompence their damages But it appeareth daily more and more that the court of Spaine the Emperor and his brethren as also the Pope are well agreed that all is but dissimulation they faining to be displeased with the things whereof they are causers I will therfore to the delight and seruice of the Reader yet ioyne heereto the copie of the Admirants answere Superscription To the Noble and worthie Lord Carolus Sonderpuhill Knight of Ierusalem Counsellor and Legat of the Emperour my especiall goodfriend NOble and Worthy Lorde wee haue with all reuerence the seuentéenth of Nouember receiued your honors Letters dated the last of October wee haue also vnderstood each point of the same First we commend and praise your honors seruice care in the executing of the commaundement of his imperiall maiesty touching the encreasing of the honour and welfare of the Illustrous Prince of Cleue and the defence of his countries and subiects Your honor séemes at this present iustly displeased by reason of many faults and misdemeanors which being first beheld and not sufficiently grounded would greatly agrauate the Kings campe and vs except that from the beginning and first enterprise the cause could be prooued that those which are accused should haue sought and procured miserie and calamitie instéed of helpe and counsaile insomuch that these troubles must be moderately applyed to the circumstance of the matter and cause of the

naked out of the tyrants hands as his name signifies is parlous gallant with 24000. men he passed the Rhine and first tooke Orsay Euery one was affrighted through out all the land each cittie imagined that they leueld at them yea séemed that at a clappe he would haue taken all the Citties which lye héere belowe on the banke But it was not so the case goes otherwise he whetteth his téeth in the lands of Cleue Munster where he so abuseth both men and women that no body can endure by him VI. By the small eyes of the Whale is signified the little foresight and vnaduisednesse of the Admirant who was so gréedy to conuay his great hoast déeper into the countrie that he tooke no care for his foode (a) All wise Generals forecast where and frō whence the campe may be best victuailed but this wonderfull fellowe comming ouer the Rhine whē the Corne was ripe would not giue the countrimen of Zutphen any sauegarde whereby in lying peaceably in the countrie they might haue victualed the Campe. But willingly gaue them respite and leasure to flie into the strong Citties insomuch that shortly after his Souldiours through hunger were constrained to eate Coletwort-stalkes and clodded blood of beasts rootes and hearbes c. And whilest that the land was full of food and victuals they said it is not royall nor honourable inough for the King to take contribution of his subiects but now when the clownes were fled he graunteth them sauegarde for the Countrie people fled and conuayed the Corne and cattle away insomuch that Signor through famine was constrained to eat Colewort stalkes for they could not get any bread yet when this hungrie crew came into the (b) So I call the citties of Cleue and Munster but truly the Spaniards doth not now esteeme or holde them for Neutrall but as his owne and respecteth them no more then hee dooth Deutecum which alwayes heeretofore hath beene on our side And euen as the Pope did giue this king of Spaines predecessors the land of America whereof the Heathen king Artibalyba greatly wondered saying Surely this Pope must needs be some great foole to giue my countrie and citties wherein he hath not a foote of right to an other Euen as great right and reason hath he to giue Albertus who is one of his best sonnes the Lordships of Cleue and Munster if so it may please his holinesse But to whom soeuer the said Prouinces belongeth of Cleue and Munster the Spaniards supposeth to haue good right in them saying that at the time when Knipperdolincke and Iohn Becolt of Leyden with the Annabaptists in Anno. 1533. had made themselues maister of the Cittie of Munster the Bishop beeing not able ynough to take the Cittie againe and to beate out the Annabaptists he besought those of the house of Burgundie for ayde promising that himselfe and his subiects at any time thereafter should bee thankfull vnto them for it Now is it the right time saide the Spaniards to accomplish that promise and therefore they thinke they may lawfully call in their debts and to pay themselues See how easily a staffe is found when one will beate the dogge if one cannot finde a straight one a crooked one will serue the turne Neutrall citties and there lodged in c Some poore Cittizens which with their hands and the sweate of their browes get their liuing are pestered with ten fifteene yea twentie souldiers in their housen other some 25. 30. 36. more or lesse which eate and consume all what the miserable Inhabitants of the neutrall citties are able any way to get My Lords they sit at the table making good cheere The hoast like a Page must stand behind them bare headed to serue them yea he must see them with money before they will vouchsafe to touch one bit of the good meate which is set before them Where Signior the Spaniard hath any gouernment there the Gentlemen and Cittizens of the Citties must stand with cap in hand and bow themselues to a filthie rotten pockie Spanish basketmaker and such a one must bee called Signior as is woorse then the most basest Boore in all the Netherlands heaps listen what they did Browne bread and powdred flesh they scorned to eate throwing it at their hoasts féete d Yea so wicked and immodest are these pockie abhominable wretches and heathnish Christians that they will not respect wenches of eight nine tenne eleuen or twelue yeares of age and through their villanies they haue vndone many a maide and honest woman VII Through the vnnecessarie and vgly tongue of the whale is signified Whē our ships the last yeare were come into the Pepper countrie and that the Heathen King at Bantam for a summe of money had granted them trafficke in his countrie hee notwithstanding soone broke his promise seeking to destroy our men contrarie to his oath and promise Whereof being reprooued and demaunded the cause thereof he answered that hee had no bone in his tongue and that he could turne and winde the same at his will and pleasure this may likewise be applied to the Spaniard for he breaketh his oath and promise as often when he listeth And being he cannot condemne those of Cleue and Munster of heresie and that the olde rule of the Concile of Trent faith ought not to be held vnto heretickes can take no place there The Admirant when complaints are made that hee hath not helde his promise answereth The seruice of god and the king require so much that I cannot keepe my promise Hath he not cause and reason ynough thinke you to breake and violate the oath It is euen with the Spaniards as it was whilome with the ambitious heathens Iulius Caesar and others which were wont to say Si violandum est Ius regnandi causa violandum est Alpen Anholt and Meurs vnto which the Cardinall vnder his hand and Scale had graunted neutralitie haue notwithstanding by the Admirant bene taken that the promises which the Spaniarde maketh vs are vaine and of no woorth It is stinke it is filth burning and murthering which stickes in his heart and herewith his minde is stuffed puffed vp like the bellie of the whale with filthie infection f The Spaniard seemes to haue minde vpon nothing so much as vpon the Romish religion and the furtherance thereof In so much that his Catholicque Maiestie the king of Spaine is esteemed to be the truest and faithfullest seruant vnto the Romish seate Vnder this hypocriticall vaile they seeke to cloake their insatiable ambition couetousnesse and bloodthirst Euery where that they lie in Cleueland they do no more fauour the Catholicques then those of the reformed religion or others yea the places could be named where they haue broken the Churches and monuments which by our people were leaft vndefaced Shew of holinesse and pariurie are the two sinnes wherewith hee purposeth to subdue the Netherlands He hath heretofore done many an

time of the place and necessity I wish that your honour were well informed of the estate of this matter and of the right wherewith his royall Maiesty maketh those warres of the méekenesse which is vsed therein as also of the good affection and seruice of his royall Maiesty and the Estate of the Empire together with their iudgement of the cruell tyrany of the obstinate Item of the necessity of this enterprise and the things which are hapned as of néedfull maintenance the scituation of the places of the illustrous Prince of Gulich the necessity in altering of the ●…p●… according to the oportunities of the warres Item of the good déeds of his royall Maiestie and of his true affection as also of the most illustrous Prince of Gulion and the whole Empire Of all which and many other causes if that your honour were fully according to the truthe informed which we hope shall shortlye happen we doubt not in the least but that your honor would as fréely and willingly as other vnderstand the whole reason and disposition héereof imputing the faulte of the trouble to the authours and wholy excuse his royall Maiestie yea and haue compassion of them since that for their great and laudable déeds they are vnreasonablie and falslie belyed and blamed Your honour should also interpret for the best excuse and defend our déedes affections and care before the Prince and his subiects in respect of the furthering of the discipline and the patience of the vnease which we endure by reason of the greatnesse of the campe and the differing of payes Also your honour could double the seruice shewed vnto the illustrious Duke of Lorraine and other Princes and dayly with all dilligence and care hinder the feare of the difficultie and vn ease of the French Kings side who is to be feared in the Empire and will not séeke the aduauncement of the Prince of Cleue Your Honor should also mooue his emperiall maiestie and the estates of the Empire to the ioyning in this war against the common perrill of Christendome to wit against the causers of this great mischiefe But this all shall more manifestly by the déede and experience of the matter as also of the royall Maiestie and the illustrious Archeduke Albert and our care together with the estates of the Empire and other Princes he brought to light we esteeme according to the oportunitie of the time to haue sufficientlie satisfied the illustrious Prince of Cleue Gulich c. by our last letter which also we did imparte to your honour and also esteeme that they ought by the same to be found good what toucheth the rest I beseeche your honor by the loue and goodwill which you beare to his emperiall Maiesty to his royall Maiesty to the Archduke Albertus and the Illustrous Prince of Gulich which by fraternity are bound together as also by the loue which your honour beares to the preseruation of the Catholique religion yea whole Christendome to continue constantly in the good affection and reason as your honor hath already begun to be ayding with his counsaile and déedes to the common causes and vs and to guide and gouerne the matters with the illustrious Prince and his counsaile according to your wisedome We beséech God to graunt your honor health constancy mercy and strength to finish such a holy péece of worke From the campe before Deutecum the 12. of Nouember 1598. Vnderstood Your honors wholy deuoted Don Francisco de Mendossa Great Admirant of the Realme of Arragon Marquesse of Quadelles de Valde penas of the Stately Calatrononian order Steward of the Catholique King as also Counselour at Standes and of the Martiall affaires chiefe Steward in the Court of the most Illustrous Archeduke Albertus And Captaine Generall of the Carrabins IS not this an euident and reasonable answere iustly might wee euery where bée exclaimed on and called barbarous and bastardes not worthy of the name of Netherlands if wee should resigne to the Spaniardes whereof the moste parte are but Baptised Iewes our right and fréedome which to mayntaine so many thousandes of vertuous men haue loste theyr lyues and the earth béen dyed with their bloud haue we no compassion on our selues let vs call to minde the miserie which our wiues and children are to expect if that we be mastered by the Spaniards eyther by force or their deceiptfull treatise of peace Wee are bound to take care for them since they themselues haue not the wit Let vs then make it appeare that there is yet a valliant Lyons heart amongst the Netherlands for the preseruation of the true Catholique Religion or priuiledges and fréedomes and for the turning off of slauery and seruitude Vpon the 7. of Nouember the Admirant assaulted the Towne of Deutecum in the County of Zutphen Deutecum taken and by appointment the Souldiers departed it with their weapons he marched forwards towards the Forte of Scuylenburch scituated in a bogge which hee also tooke The Admirant hauing want of all things durst not aduenture any further For being that he had denyed safegard to the Country people or Boores of the County of Zutphen to dwell quietly but allowed them time and leasure to flye with their corne and cattle into the stronge Citties hee found no victuals for his Campe and were forced in stéed of bread to eate Colwort-stalkes clodded bloud of beastes and what els they could get About this time there was an assembly in the Cittie of Dortmont of the Deputies of the Princes and Lords belonging to the Westphalian Creyts whereof the Chiefe is the Earle of Lippe whether all the complaintes of the Neighbour countries were brought In which assembly was resolued to write Letters on the 13. of Nouember to the Emperour and to the foure Princes Electors of the Rhyne that they also might write to the Emperour and to the Admirant and at Brussell to the Cardinall Andrew of Austria Gouernour of the Netherlands Appointing to méete againe at Collin in Ianuarie When the Admirant by the resistance of Count Maurice and the Campe of the vnited Prouinces had béen forced to retyre Fearing want of victuals and other necessaries he departed the 16. of Nouember for the Bishopricke of Munster leauing fiue Ensignes at Deutecum with a Banner of Horsemen of Mendo a Spaniard The Earle Fredricke tooke Bockholt and also Borcken Bockholt and Borckentaken where they dealt very badly with the Cittizens From thence they departed for Schermbacke and other places as Dortmont Essen Dorsten which they shot at Coesuelt Steenwort Rekelinckhuesen and many Gentlemens houses They were also twice before Oostdorp but were faine to retyre those of Ham resisted them also valiantly They threatned the Bishopricke and county of Osnaburgh with fire demaunding an hundred thousand Dollars but it was denyed and they tooke Souldiers to them Barlote was sent to Emmerick where on the 23. of Nouember he would with more men bee let in but being that there were thrée