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A68465	A true discourse historicall, of the succeeding gouernours in the Netherlands, and the ciuill warres there begun in the yeere 1565 with the memorable seruices of our honourable English generals, captaines and souldiers, especially vnder Sir Iohn Norice knight, there performed from the yeere 1577. vntill the yeere 1589. and afterwards in Portugale, France, Britaine and Ireland, vntill the yeere 1598. Translated and collected by T.C. Esquire, and Ric. Ro. out of the reuerend E.M. of Antwerp. his fifteene bookes Historicæ Belgicæ; and other collections added: altogether manifesting all martiall actions meete for euery good subiect to reade, for defence of prince and countrey.; Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis. English	Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535-1612.; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1602 (1602)	STC 17846; ESTC S105716	105,507	166

in times past called of Drusus the sonne of Tiberius Caesar Romane Emperour Drusburg who caused the Riuer of Rhine from a very ditch to be digged and inlarged beyond Arnhem aforesaid into an Iland at the towne of Drusburg which at this day is now also called Drusus Ditch The citie is high walled after the old manner and inuironed with large and déepe Ditches There were within the same thrée hundred Wallons in garrison sent from the prince of Parma thither and also armed citizens fiue hundred more or lesse The Erle Generall sendeth Countie Hoghenlo Sir Philip Sidney and others the Leaders of the forces with fiue hundred horse and eight hundred footemen in the night time to discouer and beset the citie about himselfe with the rest of the armie came after them the ninth day of September his Excellencie commands them in warlike wise quickly to intrench themselues and to make prouision for a batterie On the Thursday fiue péeces of Ordenance were mounted which made two great breaches which the Townes men with all possible haste and diligence made vp againe and fortified And whereas the Ditch being thrée foote broad and more and thirtie foote high encompassed the Citie the assault séemed very difficult to be made but the souldiers being thereunto encouraged the Erle Generall determined to trie the assault whereunto he appointed Countie Hoghenlo with his Germanes and Scots and Sir Iohn Norice with his Englishmen and Zelanders to giue the assault When y e besieged townsmen saw that they offered to yéeld vpon certaine conditions which being refused they yéeld vp the citie only with safetie of their liues the Lord Borough and Sir William Stanley the gouernment being giuen vnto the Lord Borough entred both into the towne And to the end his Excellencie might now next of all withdraw the Prince of Parma from the siege of Berck he taketh his iourney towards Zutphen one of the foure chiefe cities in Gelders famous by name in respect of other cities populous and well defended when he vnderstood it lacked victuals he went about either to take it or else to withdraw the Prince of Parma from Berck which thing so happened Zutphen was in the kéeping and defence of Iohn Baptista Taxis a man couragious in fight the Lieutenant Colonell to Verdugo Gouernour of Groning and séeing euen from this citie there situate ouer the Riuer of Issell all the countrie of Velue and Holland were troubled and molested with the Enemie and therefore the Estates not long before had builded a Fort or Sconce of defence but by reason of the great floods and too much violence of water there increasing incontinently after they were driuen away from thence therfore the citizens of Zutphen strengthened and fortified the same againe And because they of Zutphen extorted spoyling exactions throughout all the Velue by reason of the commoditie of these their new erected Fortresses the Hollanders two yéeres passed besieged the same in vaine almost for ten moneths space The Erle Generall now increasing his armie ioyneth a great part of those souldiers which vnder the Lord Rihouias and Cosmus Pescarengio were gathered to inuade Flaunders and forthwith pitcheth his Tents by the Riuer side and before Zutphen it selfe on the 18. day of September 1586 and with boates chained together crosse the Riuer almost a mile from the citie made a bridge to passe from the one side to the other When his Excellencie had thus pitched his Tents there he tooke his iourney thence with all spéed towards Deuenter in Ouer-Issell for as yet there were iarres and discords within the Citie and though the citie also did contribute with other cities yet did it refuse to conserue or kéepe orderly mutuall league with them he entreth into the city hauing for his guard about foure hundred footemen and two troupes of horsemen and when he had receiued newes that Parma had left Berck hée made towards his Tents with all spéede that he could and strengthened them so soone as possible might be the more confidently to besiege the said citie of Zutphen aforesaid The Prince of Parma fearing lest the Erle Generall should preuaile against Zutphen and vnderstanding that the towne of Berck aforesaid was well defensed and hard to be wonne when he had alreadie fortified the Isle before the towne in the Riuer of Rhene and blocked and besieged it about with other Forts and Sconces and thought he had sufficiently furnished it with victuals and all other necessaries departing from thence on the 22. ot September Anno 1586. he marcheth towards Wesel in Cleueland and the Castle there and making a bridge of ships had passed ouer the Riuer of Rhene and had made Forts from the other part of Resa vpon the Rhine and other places whereby he might both fortifie the Bridge defend himselfe in his iourney more safely he came to Bercklo and from thence he sendeth his prouision to be conueyed into Zutphen aforesaid The Erle Generall so soone as he perceiued that the Prince of Parmaes prouision so caried in was not sufficient for the Garrison there the next day he determined to set vpon the Garrison and committed that seruice to Sir Iohn Norice and Sir William Stanley with a great number of footemen and to certaine others with a great number of horsemen And when on the 23. of September the Prince of Parma had againe commaunded some more prouision to be that morning conueyed into the towne guarded with seuen troupes of horsemen and two thousand Harquebuziers they performed his commaundement and in a certaine well fenced place néere the Village called Warresfeld in the way almost a mile off from the Citie they made a stand In the meane time while the cariages and waggons doe enter into the citie presently the Erle of Essex the Lord Willoughby Sir William Stanley Sir Philip Sidney Sir William Russell Sir Henry Norice and his brother the Generall Sir Iohn Norice hauing with him about two hundred horsemen also fiftéene hundred Musquetters and Sir William Stanleys Regiment with as much spéed as they could marching thither doe suddenly and fiercely charge the enemies sooner then they thought for by reason of a great mist which dimmed and darkened their eyes at that time But euen these English forces were by and by encountred by certaine troupes of the enemies footebands out of a very commodious place like vnto a Fort and yet did the English very couragiously and valiantly passe through and endure the manifold stormie hot batterings of the bullets and yet not one of them once brake his order all keeping themselues constantly together in a wonderfull manner Then the enemies not knowing what number of Englishmē these were whom they saw approch néerer vnto them they quickly send out vnder Captaine George Cressy Albanoys a troupe of horsemen which being well beaten and dispersed here and there whereof many were slaine and taken they send out againe Countie Hannibal Gonzaga with his troupe which in like case were

same in time do not so spéedely prouide for the premisses and still he earnestly calleth vpon thē to looke well to the present necessitie in time so for their safetie and defense he doth the part of a good carefull Captaine that in the meane time they resisted and repelled the enemies forces for thrée moneths And he telleth them they should lack no helpe that he could performe or procure any way notwithstanding they of the citie being to too negligent and slow in following his aduice in time shortly after for want of better prouision in due time fiue Ensignes of those English souldiers were constrained to step aside to the enemie contrarie to their promise to the States This towne was rescued by cutting certaine bankes and letting in the sea which drowned many of the enemies troupes In the beginning of the next yéere 1575. the King of Spaine hauing victualles manned and rigged a Nauie of souldiers purposely sent to inuade the Netherlands a great part of the same Nauie ariued by contrary winde and weather vpon the coasts of England all for the most part of these ships were such as they call Assabres Pinasses so small as that they might passe thorow the narrow and deepe riuers of those countries who when they chanced vpon the coast of the I le of Wight in England such a friend was the Quéens Maiestie vnto them that by the helpe of certaine her Highnes and subiects ships they were wafted ouer to Dunkerke where after they had landed their souldiers and conueied their treasure which they brought to the Commaunder staying vpon those coasts the latter part of that winter these ships with those that were left in them by huge and terrible tempests there arising were one frushed with the other quite sunke and cast away a thing surely reputed for Gods wonderfull worke This yeere also the States of Holland and Zeland by the chiefe perswasion of the Prince of Orange after much and graue consultation with no lesse aduice and deliberation determined condescended and agreed to make suite vnto some forreine Prince to protect and defend them from the horrible furies and outragious tyrannies of the Spanish gouernment In that yeere 1575. was Ziricksea also besieged by the enemies forces which continued for nine moneths space where when the Prince of Orange had resisted the enemie what he could with men munition and money to his power it was afterwards sore against this good Princes will yeelded vp vnto the Spanish King and his forces in the next yeere following 1576. The same next yeere following 1576. what time the said Commaunder Generall with his Spaniards and others bent their forces to inuade Antwerpe there then the Marques of Hauery being General and Champigny another valiant Captaine for the States ioyned their forces to the full resisting of that inuasion and valiantly withstood the enemie But then the Earle Obersteyn making haste from the Offerlings house in Antwerpe being pursued by the Spaniards thinking by flight to escape that daunger rushed into a Flemmish ship in the riuer where by the way through the heauines of his armour borne downe he fell from that ships side and was drowned At that inuasion also were missing pursued by the Spaniards certaine others of the chiefest personages of authoritie and valour in Antwerpe There then also the young Count Egmont was taken prisoner in the Abbey of S. Michael and with him Capreyse and Gogneyse two Noble men and so caried captiues away Then the Spaniards thus inuading the noble citie of Antwerpe entring it with fire and sword most furiously sacked ransacked and spoyled the same citie in horrible manner so that they were Lords and conquerours of the same by the fourth day of Nouember in the yeere aforesaid 1576. where I note by the way that on the selfe same day when the noble citie of Antwerpe most tyrannously and most lamentably was thus taken burnt and spoyled by the Spaniards euen then the same day Don Iohn de Austria the bastard sonne of Charles the 5. Emperour before remembred and new sent Commander Generall for the King of Spaine came into the Netherlands to gouerne the same As for the late Commander Don Lewis Requisensius when he had so serued his Prince King Philip as Generall of the Netherlands foure yéeres he deceased at Bruxels vpon whose death by the author were written these verses following IN MORTEM LVDOVICI REquisens Regis Hispan Commendatoris magni praedicti in Belgia 1576. Carmen I Lle Requisensus Regi percharus ipsi Vrbis Quirini flaminis Nunc chlamydem quandoque togam quandoque cucullum Triplex Chymera gestitans Belgarum genti Rector datus ante faeraci Praefectus Insubriae Mitis Horrenaus turgens abdomine Praedo Prouinciarum subdolus Emunctor populi Procerum Calcator Asylum Rasis Piorum Carnifex Numen Iberorum Batauorum terror Iniquus Belli atque Pacis Arbiter Ad generum Caereris subito se contulit illuc Citatus à Vitellio O stupidos Belgas passi qui talia Monstra Adhuc supini stertitis FINIS The ciuill Warres there vnder Don Iohn de Austria IN Ianuary following the next yeere 1577. after he was there setled a certaine space the Prince of Orange and diuers of the chiefest of the States by a certaine humble endeuour to doe all things for the best doe offer him in friendly manner for his present intertainment vse and benefit the possession of Louaine and Machlin to the intent to haue some treatie of pacification confirmed by him The said Prince and States at his request first demaunding the same on their parts giuing for hostages the before named Marques of Haury the Burgraue of Gaunt and the Abbot of S. Gertrude He accepteth their proffer made receiueth the hostages and bearing them in hand if he might be beleeued he would remaine either at Machlin or at Louaine where he would further procéede in treatie according to their former request to him so made In so much as the same being on the 5. of Ianuary 1577. condescended confirmed published by the aforesaid Prince of Orange and the States at Bruxels Don Iohn then as it seemed being moued by many reasons to make vnitie with the States promised them first to send away and quite dismisse the Spanish Kings forces out of those Countries and after that maketh them many faire promises on his part to be performed to the number of 19. Articles which were on the other partie likewise by and for himselfe and his Councell on the 17. of February 1577. condescended confirmed exhibited and published But howsoeuer this appeared in outward shew as the Poet saith it fell out Exitus acta probat caret successibus opto For the Prince of Orange and the States looking into his water more iudicially and prudently preuenting the worst sought by al meanes to prouide in time for their owne securitie and safetie and like prospecting Patriotae for the protection of themselues

the walles they so gathering strength and taking courage vnto them doe for a certaine season keepe out the enemie and fortifie themselues These things thus befalling the States more aduisedly consulting how to deliuer Stenwick goe now another way to worke Here at length preuaileth their purpose they therefore with all possible spéede hauing prepared a stronger power wherewith to deliuer this ●●stressed citie leuying and gathering money for their souldiers for this new prepared supplie doe ordaine the before named Colonell Norice chiefe conductor and Generall of their troupes sending him with them to raise the siege Who so soone as he came with his Regiments to Swart Sluce found there a certaine fresh band of the enemies newly ariued vnder Othon Sanches a Spaniard These he setteth vpon killeth most of them and putting the rest to flight burneth vp the Village on the 15. of December From thence he marcheth to Meppell with 24. Ensignes which scarsely contained sixteene hundred fighting men with whom were ioyned a few horsemen and so leaueth at Sluce thrée Ensignes only for a Garrison by the way as he passeth Renenberg sendeth thither eleuen Ensignes of footemen and sixe troupes of horsemen which by a conuenient passage through the yce set vpon Generall Norice his souldiers But when they had couragiously defended themselues for a long time against the Renenberg in the meane season the Generall in person hauing good oportunitie to succour rescue his people with all spéede suddenly rusheth vpō the Renenbergers and putteth them to flight in such sort as many of them were slaine and many amidst the broken yce were drowned So the said worthie Generall departing with victorie hauing taken two of the enemies chiefe Ensignes and gotten so much armour as might well serue for furniture of fiue hundred souldiers sendeth one of those Ensignes into the citie of Stenwick aforesaid accompanied with fortie souldiers which caried into the same Citie also 570. pounds weight of gunne powder put in leather bagges very néedfull and necessarie as the time present then required The day before the Calends of Ianuary the said Generall againe with his forces made an assault vpon the enemie still besieging the citie issuing vpon them hard at their backs beyond the marrish ground and euen then the very Garrison themselues with a great force fell out of the towne also who set vpon the enemies in such sort as they made them to giue ground and runne away yea and with Smithes hammers brake in peeces certaine Ordenance and field cariages left there by the enemies at their fleeing away The said Renenbergers not perceiuing how they could by any meanes preuaile against the townes men doe yet in a bragging brauerie take a kinde of courage vnto them deuise to passe away the time with some sports whereupon it happened that a certaine Captaine amongst others of Countie Renenbergs souldiers named Thomas of Alba chiefe Captaine of those which came from Albania presumed insolently to challenge the said Generall Norice at the single combat hand to hand with Launce and Sword vpon whose behalfe that renowmed Captaine and souldier Sir Roger Williams since that time for his worth and valour knighted replied as Lieutenant generall of the horsemen vnder the said Generall Norice that he in his stéede would defend the cause against the challenger and fight with him hand to hand Which being determined by both parties in certaine prescribed Articles the day is appointed each of these champions enter the lists betweene both the Armies they marched forth and fall to buckling one with the other where after certain fierce blowes giuen and taken by either partie yet neither of them being hurt the one drinkes a carouse and the other pledgeth and so both of them depart the place After this on the 24. of Ianuary this yéere 1580. while the said Generall Norice with his armie was setled in S. Iohns Campe aforesaid against him thither commeth Countie Renenberg in person with all his most strong power and besieging him round about with great shot assaileth and forceth him mightily Here the said Generall and his souldiers enduring great danger and suffering great penurie for lacke of victuals necessitie so compelling them were enforced to feede vpon horse flesh vntill such time as the Lord Nienort sent from the States with his owne souldiers and sixe other Ensignes of Frizlanders furnished with wagons loaden brought thither all kinde of prouision to strengthen and relieue the besieged persons which Renenberg well perceiuing secretly and suddenly breaking vp the siege leauing his souldiers there some hurt and some slaine fled away with great abundance of all things necessarie And here now this one thing thus happening worthie of memorie may well be tolde for a miracle as in truth it proued that in the time of th●● siege three Partridges flying ouer the citie of Stenwick on the 4. of February in the morning were taken and brought to the before named Captaine Corruput He interpreting it for a good presage said That God in Trinitie who in the old time gaue Quailes such like foode as these vnto the fainting Israelites would also euen now without doubt feed and relieue the besieged and distressed citie of Stenwick These words spake he who little knowing what certaintie be fore signified found not long after the assured euent of his speech For of truth first the aforesaid Generall Norice on the 20 of that February sendeth from out of his Campe certaine souldiers which brought to Stenwick so besieged one hundred and fiftie Cheeses three hundred and fiftie loaues of bread and some quantitie of gunpowder Secondly euen the very same day betwéene thrée and foure of the clocke in the afternoone he sent thither also by certaine husbandmen a great number of horses loaden with corne branne and gunpowder and certaine of his footemen with speede caried more Chéeses and loaues of bread into the said citie In Aprill following that yeere 15●0 the said General Norice accompanied with Monsieur Charles Leuen also Monsieur Temple gouernour of Bruxels and their bands of horsemen and footemen marching in good order with manly courage leauing Liere in Brabant where they had béen before doe now attempt to besiege Machlin in Brabant on the 9. of that moneth very early in the morning they skaled the walles and fired the port in such sort and so valiantly behauing themselues that before breake of day they entring with their forces surprised the towne got great booties shared amongst the souldiers and that with no little slaughter of the enemies which had so before resisted them within the towne Amongst whom as saith my Author and which also others affirme that Generall Norice encountring with a Spanish Frier a tall and stout fellow in armes named Pedro Lobo who had before caused all the great Ordenance in the towne to be shot off against him and his forces after a while bickering with him hand to hand gaue him

with their forces ioyned themselues together by the Generals direction in continuall fight from the Sunne rising vntill the Sunne setting within which time about foure of the clocke in the afternoone Monsieur Rochpot the Duke of Aniowes Lieutenant and Monsieur Byron Marshall of the same Dukes Campe came foorth vnto the said Generall who said vnto him The Duke of Aniow our Master hath sent vs vnto you to giue you the honour of this seruice this day as most worthie thereof aboue all other Commanders The Generall gaue them thankes praying them to doe his humble dutie vnto his Alteze and to the Prince of Orange and so continued his seruice till after Sunne set as is aforesaid And besides this there came voluntarily diuers braue French Gentlemen out of the towne of Gaunt vnto the said Generall and besought him to vouchafe to accept of their seruice that they might traile their pikes vnder his Colours of which offer he curteously accepted at their request they also passing through the whole companie desired the souldiers to accept of them as their companions vowing to liue and die vnder those Colours While they were thus bickering both Armies together the Duke of Aniow and with him the Prince of Orange stand vpon the walles of Gaunt beholding them and encouraging their souldiers to the fight commaund them politikely to goe somewhat aside to the end that their enemies pursuing them might be the better beaten and foyled with the shot from of the Rampiers and Bulwarkes of the Citie Here againe with hot skirmishing a number were slaine on both sides as also diuers hurt and killed within the towne with the enemies shot at which time one Iohn Iux then seruing the Duke of Aniow and now the Quéenes Maiesties Trumpeter standing by the Duke vpon the walles of Gaunt was shot in at the mouth and Parmaes forces were compelled with the shot of their great Ordenance to retire So did the Duke of Aniowes armie couet in ranging to approch néere the citie still and the enemie returning with some breathing freshly assailed them From the wailes still was the Ordenance discharged with horrible shooting to the great slaughter of the enemies Here were slaine very many of Parmaes companie but very few of the Duke of Aniowes souldiers were either hurt or slaine In the euening Parma with his wearied remnants making haste out of the field as he that might haue done more harme if he had béen more diligent then he was néere vnto the citie he burieth about two hundred of his slaine souldiers the wounded persons hée gathereth vp where he can finde them carrieth them away in wagons and so departeth the field without more fight at that time That night the English were appointed to lie in a little Iland or péece of ground enuironed with water and had Réedes to make them cabbins for their succour Then the towne of Gaunt sent them very great store of victuals and Sir Iohn Norice at his owne charges sent them a pipe of Rhenish wine and thrée hogsheads of Claret wine to make merie withall And vpon this Monsieur the Duke of Aniow made his retreit for Antwerpe in Brabant and all the forces went after him where happened as followeth Now come we to the end of this Comedie interlaced with an interchaunge Tragicallie metamorphosed I meane of this Duke of Aniowes faire flourish at the first where in his faire shew and sunne shine he said of his honour Sol discutit fouet now contrariwise nubibus obtenebratur fallit in the end The historie affirmeth what time this Duke of Aniowes forces by conduct of Byron the french Marshall came first out of France as before we haue mentioned after spéeches and consultations had with him of diuers waightie enterprises amongst others he deliberately aduised himselfe how he might attempt to take into his iurisdiction manie of the Cities in Brabant Holland and Zeland hee determined to lose no opportunitie nor occasion to accomplish his desire and vse his absolute authoritie herein So as first he tooke Dunkerke for that was in his way out of Fraunce next after that Dixmew and afterwards Dendermond in processe of time he attempted further but that enterprise brought him euill successe at Bruges Aloste Newport and Antwerpe especiallie at Antwerpe he had his hardest successe and greatest dishonour growne by his minde alienated from his oth and metamorphosed in his manners For where before he smothered his affections with a kind of hote friendship now the sparkes flie first and the flame followeth of his fraudulent infidelitie For ambition had kindled the fire vaine glorie blowne the bellowes and hypocrisie had made way for the flame So as attempting to rule all things after his sensualitie when he went further in wilfulnes then wisdome required the Citizens of Antwerpe spying the flame of his furious outrage to burst out against them whereby the Citie was in an vprore they seeking their owne securitie doe strengthen themselues by force of armes to withstand his wilfulnes insomuch as euerie street and gate was out of quiet and a quarell thus begun was not so soone ended till this Duke had séene the slaughter both of many a Citizen and manie a souldier who before féeding the humour of their graund Duke and Captaine by their vnbridled wilfull boldnes mooning a most cruell tumult in the Citie spurred forth with hope of rich spoiles as if they all had béene of one mischieuous minde with one the same voice making a clamorous outcrie vpon the Citizens they rush and runne against them in hostile manner with their weapons shaken in their hands terriblie thus crying Ville Gaigne Viue la Messe tue tue the towne is wonne the Masse preuaile kill kill The cause hereof as it might best be imputed to the said Dukes displeasure conceiued against the Citie so a little after all this tumult he rode in a hot choler out of the City into his Pauilion which he had prepared for himselfe without in the fields whom when a certaine noble French man accompanied as hée went with the Duke out of the gate called Kipdorp he fayning to haue broken his owne legge by mischance the more exasperated the Dukes anger against the Citizens caused here another tumultuous terrible slaughter of Citizens and souldiers within the said gate called Kipdorp insomuch as 1500. French souldiers were there and at that time slaine amongst whom were about 320. Noblemen and Gentlemen of great name and authoritie The Duke of Aniow hearing the thundering thumps of the gunnes of the Citie supposing that this should signifie some euill presage to him and his retinue making haste away into his Tents and next day after remouing them thence got him and his retinue to the Castle of Bercheny a lodging place scarce fit enough for him altogether destitute of houshold furniture victuals and other prouisions néedfull from thence yet verie greatlie abashed at his owne doings and with penurie of

his valour and magnanimitie But as he had liued alwaies in honour excelling by the Lawrell and the Launce I am but Paruus Laodocus in re tam magna to describe his demerits of fame condignely so yet amongst others féeling in his life time his honourable fauour and finding after his death the want of his furtherance vnto my poore distressed Muse I cannot but in dutie honour his vertuous godly and learned life and with dolour deplore his vntimely death with his honorable actions then lastly performed as in the next yéere following hereafter shall appeare But to returne to the order and procéeding of the historie for this yéere 1585. aforesaid after that the said Generall Norice had disposed those seuerall companies vnder their seueral Colonels and Captaines and placed conuenient Garrisons in the frontier Townes before resigned to her Maiestie namely Briel Flushing Oftend and Berghenoptzome the very entries into Holland Zeland Flanders and Brabant the said Generall departed with his forces into Gelderland where by the speciall helpe of God his owne great valour and diligence of his souldiers he tooke the Sconce by Arnhem called Iselwerdt erected where the Isel falleth out of the Rhine wherein for better successe in the enterprise he placed fiue Ships and two Hoyes which sped very ill for that they were on ground and in the enemies reach knowing no way to escape the imminent daunger Which Captaine Hunnings on the said fifteene of Nouember that yéere 1585. perceiuing and seeking to escape the enemies hands being alreadie hurt very sore thinking to leape out of a ship into a boate but by reason of his armour somewhat heauie and lighting short hée was vnfortunately drowned Notwithstanding the said Generall Norice still continued his skirmish on land in a Sconce which he had butted against them so manfully that hauing sore discomfited them by meanes of his Fort and that hot assault the day drawing néere to an end they rested without any more adoe On the next day the Generall both in respect of his owne valour and his countries credit continued in his determination and purpose to giue a new assault But the enemies knowing the want of abilitie to withstand his force and being without hope of helpe voluntarily appealed to the law of Armes that they might depart with bagge and baggage and so they surrendring the Sconce into his hands the said Generall with no small credit to his countrie and honour to his name yéelding humble and heartie thankes vnto God for his clemencie entred the said Sconce of Arnhem in the which hée placed such a Garrison as was fit and conuenient for the kéeping thereof Moreouer the said Generall Norice determining to leaue no thing vnattempted that might any way annoy the enemie and profit his Prince and Countrie with a minde vnconquerable marched with his forces towards the citie of Nimeghem where by honourable force and Knightly chiualrie subduing another of the Enemies Sconces he partly cléered the Riuer Rhine by which déede he opened the passage from Colen and all the high Countries which was a very profitable and readie helpe to all the English Campe. This done by serious paines and industrie as a wise and politike Generall letting slip no occasion that might profit his purpose he raised a mount before the citie and that of such a height and strength that thereon he planted his Ordenance for that the situation of the towne was such that otherwise he could haue done it small hurt but by meanes of this new raised mount On the morrow he shot furiously into the Market place greatly terrifying the enemies and all the inhabitants of the citie The Prince of Parma hearing what had happened presently marched toward the succour of the citie purposing fully to haue giuen the said English Generall the repulse who for the better and more easie accomplishment thereof intēded to trauell secretly in the night thinking thereby to take the Englishmen vnprouided for their comming As indéede so they had done if the commendable and diligent care of our Espials had not preuented that inconuenience by fore warning the Campe of their comming who at that instant were not farre off At length the enemies approching hauing for their guide and gouernour the said Prince of Parma a man of great force and dexteritie in feates of warres and the English hauing for their Gouernour the said noble Generall Norice a man of no lesse courage then actiuitie he with a most valiant heart and cheerefull voyce encouraged his souldiers to the encounter wherein he himselfe for better emboldening of all vnder his charge and for their only euident example of valour and courage gaue the first charge and that so terrible to the enemies that turning their backs they fled away as mē amazed not being able to sustaine the force of his hands which the Englishmen well perceiuing most venturously followed their fleeing fainting foes with such furie that the Spaniards were by heapes laid leuell with the ground In which conflict were slaine of the enemies to the number of thrée thousand at what time also there was taken from them in the field nine Ensignes which losse was no small griefe to the enemies greatly bewayling their vnfortunate successe which was done with very small losse of the English as it was found by the due suruey and view made of such as were then missing This skirmish was sought on Monday the 15 day of Nouember in the said yéere 1585. after our English Generall with those worthie Knights Colonels and Captaines were employed in the said Low Countries as aforesaid For which gracious victorie by God giuen vnto them at this present great and memorable thankes and praise with singular ioy and comfort as well by the actors as by the inhabitants of those Countries were rendred vnto Almightie God and made manifest amongst them with mutuall consolation inspeakable And not thereabouts only where this honourable exploit was performed but also where and when the said Generall and the Campe returned thence to Briel being made Gouernour thereof vnder and for her royall Maiestie he was in most honourable manner receiued by all the States and Burghers with great triumph and ioy who in euery corner of the Citie made great bonfires in euery Church rung their bels and many a great volley of shot for to welcome him into the Citie where all the people with lowd voyces euery where said God saue good Queene Elizabeth God saue the good Queen of England The names of such Captaines as were hurt before this conflict at Arnhem Sconce were these Captaine Thomas Louell Sergeant Maior Captaine Borowes Captaine Thomas Knowles now Sir Thomas Knowles Captaine Charles Blunt now Lord Mountioy Captain Vauisor brother to the now Sir Thomas Vauisor and Captaine Thomas Wilson In all sixe Captaines hurt at that time The number of the English slaine at this conflict at Nemeghem as Captaine Thomas Louell told me was some 60. persons and not aboue The

presentlie came vpon them with their pikes so that the enimie retired with the losse of a great number of men for the said Captaine Pryse and his souldiers had the killing of them euen at his will the space of two English miles and a halfe vntill he came vnto a place where a windmill stood whither were sent by the enimie a thousand fresh men to second the others the said Captaine Pryse being formost went so fast and the rest behinde still following the execution of the enimie and wearie had not with him at the encounter with this supplie aboue 50. or 60. men at the most whereupon this fresh companie of the enimie deliuered a vollie of shot upon the said Captaine and shot him through the thigh and killed some of his men but the said Captaine by the help of some special men about him was rescued from the enimie and presently the said Generall Norice sent him a horse to carrie him away downe to the water side Then the enimie following and killing some few of our men the ships of warre played vpon them so hotlie that they made them to retire to their Armie The Generall and Sir Iohn Broughe were carried into Counte Holloks Ship where being verie wearie and wounded they rested vntill the next day where there was a generall reuew what men were slaine on both sides there was found by the reuew taken by the Counte Hollocke and the English Officers of the enimy aboue 700. men slaine at the secong charge besides them which were slaine by the said Generall Norice at the Fort before the comming of the said Captaine Pryse being some hundred or there abouts There were slaine of our men that day not fullie 150. men as was found by a generall reuew of the said Officers And so the next day the said Citie of Graue was releeued the enimies bridge broken and Counte Hollocke sent into the towne seauen horses laden with butter cheese munition and other necessaries which was to the great honour of our English nation and the great comfort of that distressed garison The Belgicke historie maketh this report of the field fought at Battenborow aforesaid of the siege of Graue viz. Parma in the beginning of winter Anno 1586. by Counte Charles Maunsfield causeth the Citie of Graue to be besieged and compassed about with foure Bulwarks or Forts and entring vpon the bridge of Naia neere the riuer he causeth all the passages to be made sure within and without and all manner of victuals to be kept within the Citie In the Bulwarks he had placed some 1500. souldiers for a garison and besides 5000. Spaniards more or lesse the rest were seruing in the Tents almost halfe a mile from the Citie After these had for 3. months space and more besieged the Graue the Erle Generall came from Haghe by Harlam and Amsterdam in Holland vnto Vtrecht and sent about 400. horsemen into Velonia or Velna as farre as Niekerke to help the Citizens of the Graue Generall Norice and Counte Hoghenlo marched vnto them with 2000. footemen which carried victuals and prouision into the Citie for with their horsemen they could do no good These footmen at the first inuade the Bulwarke called the Molensconce halfe a mile from the Graue and after that fortifie themselues in a new sconce not farre from the Spaniards Bulwarks which they perceiuing came fiercelie vpon them with 3000. of their chosen souldiers to surprise them and at the second or third assault driue away their workemen euen in the verie erecting of their Sconce who meete some 900. of the garisons and there make a stand which the Spaniards perceiuing charged them a fresh and droue them away to the next Sconce though the Spaniards so doing fiue hundred of them were slaine manie were wounded amongst whom were seauen Captaines of companies and two men of great account from whom the Englishmen tooke away a brasse peece of Ordinance And thus was the field fought at Battenborow as that historie mentioneth so of the siege of Graue when Parma had beaten it with 24. peeces of batterie he so battered and rent the walles thereof that hee compelled the Citizens and their garisons to yeeld the Towne vnto him who entred the same with his forces and gaue them leaue to depart with wife and children and all that they had whither soeuer they would with bagge and baggage Immediatly after the seruice so done at the Graue and surrendring or yéelding the same vnto the enemie the Erle Generall caused the Lord Hemert a Martiall gouernour with certaine others to be apprehended caried to Vtrecht prosecuted by order of law and put to death in the presence of al the Captaines for most part of the souldiers lately seruing at the Graue although saith my Author they had done no treason nor made any secret confederacie with the enemie But through a certaine youthfull want of skill in Militarie seruice had rendred vp the towne of Graue vnto the enemie which act of the Generall saith my Author turned away the hearts of many Noblemen and inhabitants there from him especially because they saw one Welsh sometimes a Captaine of the English forces and a notable Traytor before taken by Countie Hoghenloe which with others moe such as himselfe was betrayed the citie Alosto in Flanders and deliuered it vnto the Enemie was not put to death but preferred in Militarie seruice and also Sir William Stanley and Rowland Yorke two notable fugitiues and false forsworne Traytors to their Prince and Countrie escaping vnpunished likewise The Erle Generall in the moneth of August 1586. hauing gathered a conuenient armie of English Dutch and other Nations sent the first companie vnder Sir Iohn Norice and Sir Thomas Cicill now Lord Burley Knights who placed them neere vnto Seuenter in Cleueland purposing to march towards the Prince of Parma and his forces But the Erle Generall himselfe the 6. of September Anno 1586 departeth from Arnhem in Gelderland towards Eltem in Cleueland honourably accompanied with Prince Emanuel sonne of Anthony King of Portugale the Lord Truxsis the Prince Elector of Colen Countie Maurice of Nassaw Countie Philip of Nassaw nephew to the deceased Prince of Orange the Counties Solmes and Obersteyn the Erle of Essex Generall of the horsemen the Lord Peregrin Bartu Lord Willoughby the Lord Iohn North Baron of Kirtlington Sir Philip Sidney Lord Gouernour of Flushing and others of great authoritie And hauing taken a view of his hoste his Excellencie numbred his footemen to be about 7000. and his horsemen 1400. But this armie seemed vnto him insufficient to giue Parma the repulse who was said to haue 12000. footmen and 3500. horsemen And for that he would deliuer the citie of Berck upon the Rhine from the present siege of the Enemie he determined therfore first by policie to assault Doesburgh in the Countie of Zutphen to withdraw the Prince of Parma from the siege of Berck aforesaid This towne of Doesburgh was

they met with their enemies in like manner almost euery houre fighting with them continually for nine daies space with Swords Targets and Harquebuziers so long vntill of the 1600. which were at the first there placed for garrison there were in fiue but seuen hundred left aliue in the garrison as hereafter more plainly shall appeare When the towne had thus béen besieged now full seuen weeks the Erle Generall hauing gathered his forces euery where by sea and by land he entreth into conference with the Estates taking counsell of his Leaders how to relieue Sluce with all possible speed A great Nauie was then prepared furnished with souldiers by the said Estates To him came Iustine or Nassaw Admirall of Zeland and other Netherlandish Gouernours by sea The Erle Generall with 31. companies of footmen and sixe troupes of horsemen passeth out of Zeland vnto Ostend where the Right Honourable Lord Charles Howard Lord high Admirall of England and the Right Honourable George Erle of Cumberland with certaine shippes wherein went a great part of the Nobilitie of England sailed into Zeland purposely as well to helpe his Excellencie as to see how he did His Excellencie had determined to inuade the Port or Hauen of Sluce in the very entrance thereof with certaine shippes well and strongly furnished at a certaine déepe place vnder the towne where the ships might ride safely But the Sea-gouernours Shipmasters and others experienced in marine affaires especially they of Zeland were of a contrarie opinion thinking it not so conuenient a thing to attempt that which they could not accomplish but in so doing should rather bring their ships into assured danger Touching this enterprise diuers were the opinions which with great dislike troubled their mindes Therefore the Erle Generall séeing he could not so do any good with his ships by sea séeketh now by what deuice he can to trie the enterprise by land Wherefore when he ariued at Ostend on the 30. day of Iuly 1587. and vnto him were come many English Nobles besides fiue thousand men which he brought ouer with him this later time though he had not so great a power with him as néedfull it was for him to haue yet with those which he had going out of Ostend he giues assault to the Fort of Blanckberg in Flanders and with determination to haue taken Blankenburgh he sent from Ostend some fiue thousand foote and certaine troupes of horse with two small field péeces vnder the commaund of the Lord Willoughby Colonell general and Sir William Pelham Lord Marshall his Excellencie went in a Pinnasse by sea where when they came they found the Sconce too well manned and prouided to be assailed but with great losse wherefore his Excellencie commaunded them to retire to Ostend where the next day they embarked and sailed to the entrance into Sluce where they lay seuen daies In the meane time the besieged towne of Sluce which had so valiantly endured with so little helpe such and so great stormes with the Enemie as before is said now also still for two moneths space fully continuing and saw not any man come to help them but two only Englishman named Captaine Allen and Captaine Hart which twice or thrice swam ouer from Sluce to make relation vnto the Erle Generall and the Estates of the present estate of the towne They I say now halfe despairing of any helpe by reason the Erle Generall was at some iarre with the Estates began to waxe faint and féeble both in courage and power For the enemie was now lodged in the Counterscarfe and had sapped into the Rampart daily vndermining further into the town so as there went a noise amongst them that he was alreadie come into the citie Besides these things of twentie péeces of Ordenance which they had at first in the towne they had now but foure only left which the Enemie with his vehement shot had not yet broken neither had they so much powder left them wherwith they were able to hold out fight euen for halfe a day Wherefore by all mens iudgements they were not able to endure the enemies assault twelue houres longer together no not by all meanes they could possibly deuise Therefore incontinently after hereupon they receiued compositions from Parma worthie of their valours vz. That with their bagge and baggage with their Ensignes flying the match in cocke and bullet in mouth they should also presently depart out of Sluce and march away downe to the ships in Zeland And all these were in number only but seuen hundred as I said before residue of that sixtéene hundred which so left the towne of Sluce yéelded vp vnto Parma and his forces on the 4. day of August Anno 1587. aforesaid So the Erle departing on the 17. of August 1587. out of Zeland by ship he came the next day vnto Bergen where foorth with he sent away all the forces which hée brought with him to take the Castle of Hochstrate in Brabant But that enterprise had no successe On the 24. of August he passeth from Bergen to Dordrecht in Holland where the Estates doe méete him and take their leaue of him The 14. of Nouember returning into Zeland to visit the Cities there and so at Vere in Zeland reconciling vnto him certaine Captaines of the Garrison in secret manner he departeth thence the 21. of Nouember and at length taking ship at Flushing the 17. of December Anno 1587. he returneth the second and last time into England The Erle of Leycester late Gouernour Generall as before remembred returning into England liued vntill September following 1588. in which time the Estates were about once more to entertaine him as Gouernour Generall againe amongst them But he dying on the 14. of that moneth Anno 1588. within a homely house in a certaine wood néere Langley in Oxfordshire at 63. yéeres of age was buried the 20. day of October Anno 1588. at Killingworth trying all fortunes In the meane time from the Erles said departure out of the Netherlands let vs leaue him so dead and buried and returne to the gouernment of those Prouinces againe by Countie Maurice against Alexander Prince of Parma And concerning the remedie of those euils in the Netherlands her Highnes sendeth her expresse Letters vnto the Lord Willoughby c. who had then béen in the Netherlands her Maiesties Lieutenant generall vnder Countie Maurice since the Erle of Leycesters first returne into England of whose seruice from time to time I haue here fit place occasion and time now offered me to set downe all occurrents as the order of the present historie requireth This noble Gentleman by birth and vertuous Lord by his life Lord Peregine Bartu by his title Lord of Willoughby Eresby and Beck the only sonne and heire apparant of the Right Worshipfull or rather Right Honourable for his birth vertue and learning Master Richard Bartu descended of the Noble house aforesaid who maried the Right noble and vertuous Ladie Katherin