him On thursday the fisteenth of that moneth his highnes went to see the town of Ermwyden which is about halfe a league from Middlebrowgh And vnderstanding that the english lords were gone to see the Towne of Uere called by straungers Camfer by reason of the passage that was sometime in the towne of Camp which is now drowned he also tooke boate and went thither where all the coÌ„pany was very well receiued by the inhabitantes notwithstanding that they were taken vnprouided The sixteenth day his highnes was determined to haue taken ship but there arose so great a storme that the marriners counselled him to forbeare the sea for that day by reason whereof his imbarking was deferred till the next morrow at which time his highnes wiâ—h al his traine sailed away He himself was caried in a ship peynted all ouer with his owne colours beset with a number of flagges and pensills of the armes of Aniow The residue had theyr accustomed flagges so greatly feared of the Spaniardes belaied with the coloures of the prince of Orendge This fleete came y â— daye against Beerlande in the yle of South Beueland where they cast ancre spent that night there The next day being arriued luckely at Liâ—oo after manye shot of ordinance from the Fort and from the shippes of warre which accompanied his hyghnesse they did cast ancre againe He himselfe went a land and lay that night in the captains lodging longing for the morning This Forte of Lisâ—oo is builded a three leagues beneath Antwerâ— vpoÌ„ the poynt of a dike or causey in the parish of Lisloo The place is so commodious that with a Musket a man may easily shoot from the one banke of the riuer Skeld to the other and by reason that the streame of the riuer and the tide of the Sea which passeth that way twice a day doe make it crooked that place beeing occupied by the enimie might greatly hinder and anoy the sayling thereof And therefore the citizens of Antwerp following the aduice and platforme layd foorth by the prince of Orendge bestowed great cost in fortifying that place which hath a great Tower with greate bulwarkes rampires and ditches and is so well strenthened and flanked to the purpose and hath the water so at commaundement that as nowe it is not too bee woone by anye force The next day being munday the nienteenth day of February his highnes departed theÌ„ce to make his entrie into the renowâ—ed citie of Antwerp ⧠The royall entertainement of the right high and mightye Prince Frauncis the French Kings only brother by the grace of God Duke of Braband Aniow Alaunson Berry c. into the citie of Antwerp IN all greate and stately showes and assemblies they that are the authours and setters foorth of them indeuour too beautifie commend as much as they can the things which they offer to the sight of those whom they intende to honour of those which resort thither from strange places to delight themselues with the beholding of them The auncient Histortographers describe vnto vs manye greate tryumphes and stately entertainementes of Emperours Kings and great Captaines and they forget not to put into their writings the great costlines and charges and whatsoeuer else was set foorth to the showe to content the eyes of the beholders And albeit that nother gold siluer precious stones tapistrie cloth of silke fine linnen diuersities of vessels nor varietie of paintings were spared but al such things haue inriched those showes yet notwithstaÌ„ding there is not any thing y â— hath yelded greater grace beautie and conteÌ„tmeÌ„t to such assemblies than the multitude and brighnesse of armorie and of things perteyuing too martiall affayres as engines artâ—lery and showes of cities and castles beaten downe or taken by force from the enimies And therfore in the Romane Empyre which excelled all the other not onely in conquests martiall discipline and politike order of gouernment but also in sumptuousnes and royaltie although infinite numbers of publike games and exercises were exhibited by them being the greatest Lordes of the world who not only spared not any thing that was in their owne power but also made the cities and countries which were any way bound vnto them to sende vnto theÌ„ whatsoeuer rare exquisite thinges they could come by to serue their turnes in the showes which they exhibited to the people yet notwithstanding their Tryumphes haue so borne the bell aboue all the rest that the woord Tryumphing which commeth thereof hath been applied to all high great and stately doings Not that in their other showes any thing was spared which might content the eyes 〈◊〉 of câ—etous folke or satisfie the bludthirstie heartes of such as tockâ— no pleasure but too behold the sheading of blood yea and oftentimes of mans blood before their eyes But in their triumphings nothing was so glorious as the armorie and personages of y â— great Captaines that had been conquerers whiche thing contented the bâ—holders far more with out all comparison And therefore when men intend to betoken the exceeding huge greatnesse of Rome they terme it the Tryumphant Rome which importeth as much as the riche welthie and victorious Rome replâ—nished w t great numbers of noble Captaines and valiant souldiers And this terme is come of the great numbers of Truimphes whiche were seene there in y â— times of y â— Scipios Paules Claudies Metells PoÌ„peis Cesars others True it is y â— the other showes also were very glorious beautifull to behold did I wote not how tickle the heartes of such as were fed with the beholding of their richâ—s and of y e infi nite nuÌ„bers of LioÌ„s Tigres PaÌ„thers beares and swordplaiers incountring one another to to the death but yet the beholding of a goodly companie of men armed in goodly armour marching in good order besides the contenting of the sight which is farre better then too see riches doth also wonderfully rauish mens mindes and driue the beholder into an astonishment setting him after a sort besides himselfe and yet neuerthelesse filling him with a ioy and contentation surmounting all others For as in the pleasures of the bodye thoâ—e seeme greatesâ— which doe moste alter the sences with their pleaâ—nes so â—ares it also with the delightes of the minde which beecome so much the greater when admiration beeing matched with them doth also moreouer rauish the vnderstanding and set a man as it were out of his wittes And therefore when great personages who can better iudge of matters thaÌ„ plain simple folk can do make discourse of things that are beautifull and desirable to behold they speake of gold siluer precious stones pictures vessels tablets and diuers other exquisit Iewels but yet they passe ouer those things and stand not vppon them but when they come to talke of fayre armour good horses and suche other thinges as belong to knighthoode and chiualry then they make such taryance vpon them as they hold it for a thing
Braband of olde time Wherevntoo when his highnesse had agreed the Prince did first put vpon him the sayde mantle and fastening the button thereof sayd theis wordes My Lord you must keepe this button fast clozed that no man may pull your mantle from you And then he set the bonnet vppon his head and sayde vnto him Sir I pray God you may well keepe this attyre for nowe you may well assure your selfe that you be Duke of Braband Then the saide Hesselles tolde him howe the custome required that the States shoulde presentlie bee sworne too him ageine to yeelde him fealtie Wherevppon he vttered to the people the forme of the othe and then the saide Chauncelor required it of the Barons noblemen and deputies and they pronounced it after him according too the manner of the former othes reuerently doing againe their homage promising their fealtie and obedience After the taking of the othes on both sides as well by the Mounsire as by the States of Brabande whyle his highnesse was yet still in his robes of estate the Magistrates of Antwerpe commaunded their Recorder and Counseller Master Uanderwerck too come vp vpon the stage to make him an offer of the Marqueshipp of the sacred Empyre in the name of the citie of Antwerp Which thing he did as followeth Most gracious Lord and Prince the Markgraue Amptman Boroughmaisters Skepons the Treasurers and Receiuers y â— cheefe Burgesses and Quartermaisters the Wardens and auncientes of the Handycraftes togither with the Colonelles Wardens of â—wyldes and captaines of the Citie were very glad when they vnderstood of your highnesses happy arriuall in the yle of Walckeren as they haue caused too bee very largely and with all humilitie and reuerence shewed vnto you by their deputies sent vntoo your highnesse for the same purpose But now forasmuch as they see your highnesse not onely arriued in the countrie of Braband but also receiued for Duke and for their prince lord their forecoÌ„ceiued ioy is greatly increased and made fully perfect trusting y â— by this your comming there will once ensue an end of the desolations calamities and miseries whereinto the Country hath bin brought by the vniust gouernment past by the more vniust and wrongfull warre which the enemies hold yet still to bring the whole country too destruction with all manner of calamities and oppressions which they are able to deuise And therefore they giue your highnes most humble thankes for the peynes and trauell which you haue voutsafed too take too come intoo this countrie yeelding infinitely like thankes vntoo God for that he hath giuen and sent them such a Prince as not onelie is of abilitie and power but also is willing and well disposed to defend them from all enimies and to rule and gouerne them with all good pollicie and iustice according to the priuiledges lawes and customes of the couÌ„trie For although they be ioyned in league with the rest of the â—tates of Braband and generally with all the states of the low couÌ„tries aâ—d that they haue all entered intoo armes ioyntly togither yet their so dooing hath not bin to exempt and withdraw themselues from the iust goâ—ernment of their Lorde Prince but onelie too mainteyne their auncient liberties lawes and priuiledges that being gouerned according to the same they might liue w t all duetifull obedieÌ„ce in good rest peace tranquillitie The full accomplishment of which their desires they thinke themselues too haue most happily obteined â—ith it hath pleased God of his infinite grace and mercie to put into your highnesses heart to take vpoÌ„ you the souereintie of these lowe countries the Dukedome of Braband the citie of Antwerp and the Marqueship of the sacred Empyre For seeyng that God hath stirred them vp so great a Prince the brother of a mighty king they haue no doubt at all but that your highnesse will by Gods grace soone finde meanes to deliuer these Countries from the wretched wars wherin they haue bin so long plunged The Markegraue Amptman Boroughmasters Skepons and other members of this citie thinke it not expedient too repeate the causes of the warre and the equiâ—ie of the cace whereon they stande forasmuchas it hath diuers times heeretofore beene discussed largely ynough by the generall estates and moreouer beene notably knowen too the worlde and manie wayes allowed by your highnesse Yet againe therefore with all humble submission and reuerence they thanke your highnesse that it hath pleased you too agree vnto them and to promise the maintenaunce of their priuiledges Lawes and customes yea and of the articles comprised in the principall composition and in the ioyfull enteraunce intoo the Duchie of Brabande Assuring your highnesse that the people of the citie of Antwerp and of the Marqueship of the holye Empyre shalbee and continew right humble subiectes too you euen too the spending of their bodies and goods whatsoeuer else they bee able to make for the increasing of your honour and glorie Heerevntoo his highnesse answered verye graciously that hee thanked those noblemen for their good wil and affectâ—n towards him and that he ment to shew them by his doings how desirous hee was too gouerne and rule the countrie with good policie iustice And all this hee did at large and with very great grace This doone the sayde Uanderwercke turning himself to the people cryed with a lowd voyce that his highnesse as Duke of Brabande Alaunson Aniow Berrey c. woulde bee sworne to the citie of Antwerp and the Marqueshippe of the sacred Empyre desiring them to praye vntoo God that by that so good and solemne deede Gods name might bee sanctified the safetie and prosperitie of the countrie procured and the honor and glorie of the sayde Duke increased Then was the othe which his highâ—esse shoulde take read openly too the people in the flemishe toong by the same Uanderwerck Which beeing doone Mounsieur the Amptman read the same othe too his highnesse in French and his highnesse made and perfourmed the same in his handes whiche the Borowghmayster of the Towne of Antwerpe hild vp because the receiuing of the othe at his hande belonged vntoo him Also the sayde Borowghmaister whose name was Syr Philip of Schoonhouen kneeling downe before the Dukes highnesse at the same tyme gaue him a â—ilte key in token of subiection and that he might dispose of the citie as of his owne which Key was deliuered againe by his highnesse too the Borowghmaister too whom he saide very graciously that he assured himself that the saide Borowghmaister and all the Burgesses and InhabitaÌ„ts of the citie would keepe the citie faithfully for him as they had doone vnto that instant After the finishing and accomplishment of all the saide Solemnities the Herawltes of Braband and Lotrick or in the vulgar Braband Wallon Lothyer that is too say Lotharing or the true Lorraine cryed with a Iowd voyce God saue the Duke of Braband And then sownding the trumpets they made a Largesse
Boroughmaisters the Skepons the Treasurers the Receiuers the olde Deputies the chiefe Burgesses the Duartermaysters the Wardens the Auncientes of the Handicraftes the Coloâ—lles the Wardens of the â—wyldes the capteynes of the citie your Highnesses most humble and obedient subiectes are exceeding glad to see that you whome they haue alreadie receyued for Duke of Brabande and for their souereigne Lorde and Prince are ready to make your othe vnto this Citie and to receyue it at the hande of the Magistrates Burgesses and Citizens thereof in respect of the Citie it selfe and of the Marquesdome of the sacred Empyre Assuring them selues that your heighnesse wilbe vnto them a good righteous and lawfull Prince to gouerne them according to their fraunchises Lawes and Customes And promising mutually on their behalfe to your heighnesse to bee good loyal and faythful subiects vnto you to spend all their goodes yea and their liues in your seruice and in the maintenaunce of your dignitie rightes and preheminences And like as God hath put into your highnes minde to take vpon you first the protection and defence and secondly the whole Souereigntie of the Low Countries and Prouinces which haue entred into league with you vpon hope that the same God will of his gratious goodnesse and mercie so blesse and prosper your dealings and enterprises as that they shall out of hand see the effecte of that communication in the hyest degree to the accomplishment of your royall and Heroycall desires both in the generall and also in the particular delyueraunce of the Countrey from the calamities and miseries of war wherby they shall haue the better cause to acknoweledge the great goodturnes and benefites receiued at your heighnesse hand and to honour loue and serue you as the very Protector of the land and father of their Countrey When Uanderwerk had made an end and the Dukes heighnes had aunswered him conformably to that which hee had spoken without the Towne the said Uanderwerk told the people alowd y t the Duke was ready to take receiue his oth at y t hand of the Magistrate of al the people Inhabiters of the Citie of Antwerp And that god had vouchsafed to seÌ„d theÌ„ a Prince of so rare and heroycall vertues of so great puissaunce and the onely brother of so great a king that they might well hope that the same God would inable him to ridde these Countries within a while from the great number of calamities and myseries wherewith they were oppressed And forasmuch as his heighnesse had beene receyued with solempne delyberation of the states confederate yea and with solemne resolution of all the members of that Citie and GOD had commaunded men to loue honour and obey their Princes he exhorted the people to yeelde him all humble obedience according to Gods commaundement To which intent the oth as well which his highnesse should make to the people as which the people shoulde make to his highnes should be read vnto theÌ„ Praying God to giue such grace vnto his heighnes as he folowing the same might wel rule gouerne and vnto the Burgesses and Citizens of Antwerp as they might perform their obedience like good loyall and faythfull subiects that Gods name might be sanctified to the benefit prosperitie and safegarde of the Citie and to the great increase of the Dukes puyssaunce honour and glory Then the same Underwerk red the othe which was to be made by the Duke with the style of the Duke of Brabande and all his other tytles Which oth was red to his heighnes in French and receyued by Syr Philip Schonehouen Lorde of Wanâ—roe Borowhmayster without the Citie Which being don y â— said Uanderwerk red y â— oth which the Magistrate people were to make which was repeated word for worde by the Magistrates and a great number of people which were within the hearing of it And this oth was exacted of the Magistrate and people of Antwerpe by the Amptman in the name and by the commaundemente of the Duke Uppon the finishing of these solemnities the Duke himselfe did cast twoor three handfulles of golde and siluer amonge them and then the Herauldes cryed Alargesse and the trumpettes and drummes were sounded euerye where and many instruments of musicke were played vpon as had beene doone afore at his first arryuall When he was come downe from the scaffolde hee wente into the Townehouse with all the Princes Lordes and Gentlemen which were verye manye where he was receyued by the Worshipfull of the Citie and dyned openly at a very sumptuous and royall feast prepared for him and so that daye passed in great ioye contentation and admiration as wel of his heighnesse and his company as of all the reste of the people Towards night were shot off two peales of great ordinance againe and the fires of ioye were continueâ— much greater and mo in number thaâ— afore Thus ended the ioyefull and royall enterteinement of the right noble Prince Frauncis Sonne brother to the kings of France by the grace of God Duke of Braband The rest of the weeke and the daies following the Lordes of the priuy Counsell the Offycers of the Aydes of the Exchecquers of the câ—ambers of the accountes and of the other Corporations Colleges and CoÌ„munalties came to visit his heighnesse and to offer him their humble seruice promising al faythfulnes and obedience All whome hee receyued verye gratiously to their contentation aunswering them so aduisedly with so good grace and fitnesse without omitting anye poynte of that which hee had purposed that all men not onely wondered at him but also were inforced to honour and loue him and to set forth his prayses among the people Fynally the Deputies of the reformed Churches of both the languages being presented vnto him by the Prince of Orendge were gently heard and they spake vnto him as followeth Syr wee be sent vnto your Heighnesse by the reformed Churches of this Citie as well of the language of Lowe Duchland as of the French to shew vnto you with all humilitie reuerence and subiection that wee haue thanked and still doe thanke God with all our heart for voutsafing too bring your heighnes so happily hyther And this our ioy is matched with the toy of all other folkes as wee hope your heighnes hath vnderstoode by the glad and ioyfull receiuing and entertayning of you Also Syr we hope that as the great honour and felicitie which these Countries haue attayned vnto wherein few Countries are able to match them haue beene purchased vnder the souereignetie and gouernmente of the right renoâ—ed Princes the Dukes of Burgoyn which issued out of the most noble house of Fraunce so vnder your guiding and gouernement being of the same house the auncient renoume of the same dignitie shalbe recouered by your prowesse and mayntained by your wisdome It is little more than three hundred yeares agoe that these Countries being gouerned by sundry Dukes Earles and Lordes had not atteyned the renoume which other nations
THE Ioyful and royal entertainment of the ryght high and mightie Prince Frauncis the Frenche Kings only brother by the grace of God Duke of Brabande Aniow Aláunson c. Into his noble Citie of Antwerpe Translated out of Frenche by Arthur Golding according to the Copie printed by Plantine at Antwerpe his highnesse printer ⧠Imprinted at London for William Ponsonby and are to be solde at his shoppe in Paules Churchyarde at the signe of the Bishoppes head The Preface STrange and wonderfull changes haue by Gods iust iudgement happened heretofore vnto men for their horrible and outragious crimes euen in the greatest Empires Monarchies and common weales And like as God who knoweth how to pull downe the pryde euen of the greatest which abuse their authoritie hath executed those iudgementes too manifest his iustice so hath he also set them foorth for example to such as shoulde come after into whose handes hee woulde put the scepters to rule folke withall to the intent they might vnderstande that as they report them selues to reigne by his grace so in very deede they be his Lieuetenantes Ministers of his iustice vpon earth and therfore ought not to abuse that soueraigne and welneere diuine authoritie wherewith he hath inhonored them Also which thing hath not come to passe without Gods prouidence there haue euer bin learned men of rare wittes whiche haue conueyed the remembrance of suche changes ouer to posteritie to serue them for example leauing in writing the causes of such chaunces with their effectes and diuersities of falling out to the ende that whensoeuer the like turnings come againe men may bee in a readines to take the counsel which may be most for their welfare or at leastwise w t may bee least hurtfull to their Countreys to their owne personnes Thucydides the prince of Historiographers among the Athenians affirmeth that his taking vpoÌ„ him to write the ciuill wars among the Greekes called the warres of Peloponnesus whiche were full of diuers chaunges was for the example of them that were to come after him when they lighted into warres of the like kinde And of a trueth wise men whiche haue aduisedly examined the causes of the ciuill warres as well which haue been in certaine ages past as which haue bin in our age haue founde many thinges resembling the saide warres of Peloponnesus whither it be in the causes and the effectes in difficulties of resolution in differences of dispositions in lettes of execution in treasons trecheries surmizes misreportes or slaunders agaynste good men and in such other like incidentes The like also is to bee seene in other Historiographers For the more precisely faithfully they haue written the more haue they done vs to vnderstande that this saying of the Orator is true That an Historie is the Scholemistresse of mans life And soothly if euer any change in the world were notable worthie to bee imparted to posteritie it is that which hath hapned in these Low couÌ„treys For whither ye haue an eye to the farre differing qualities of the two princes that entered 〈◊〉 into these warres or to the inequalitie of their forces to the diuersitie of the causes which mooued them to enter into armes on either part to the diuersity of their successe on the one part with secret enterprises sagely demeaned and on the other part with wiles deceites mischeeues practised or to y â— treaties of peace vnitie made double made and vnmade againe to the diuersitie of partes whiche some selfe same persons haue followed almost at one time or finally to the chaÌ„ge of the prince that had bin followed with long aduised sage deliberation and to the incouÌ„terings that haue bin made to the contrary the things that are to ensue therof hereafter these things I say being diligeÌ„tly examined will shew how there haue been feawe chaunges heretofore whiche haue better deserued to come to light thaÌ„that which we haue preseÌ„tly before our eyes Which thing maketh vs to hope that God will not suffer so goodly and rare an example to bee buried but that hee will stirre vp some wise learned and eloquent man meet to set it forth in writing to commende it to posteritie Howebeit forasmuch as it is our duetie to helpe him that shall enterprise so great so high and so difficulte a woorke and one as it were of most principall and speciall poyntes fallen out in the inuesting of the Duchie of Brabande in the person of the Lorde Frauncis onelye brother of the Frenche King Duke of Aniow and in his entering into the right renowmed citie of Antwerpe I thought it my duetie to write downe the same truely now while the remembraunce thereof is yet freshe as well to giue knowledge thereof to straÌ„ge nations as to sâ—rue his turne w t notes of remembrance w t shall impart to posteritie the whole and vniuersall change happened in this countrey By the way I woulde haue all men to vnderstande that although we haue no cause to repentevs of the receiuing of the saide Prince chiefely for that it hath pleased him to like well of it yet notwithstanding the said citie of Antwerpe had not any more then sixe dayes respit to prepare for the entertaynement of so great a prince to the intent that all men may perceyue after what sort the people were affectioned which in so short time vndertook so great a matter and howe great the sumptuousnesse of his entertainement was like to haue bin if the time might haue bin answerable to the good will and earnest desire of all the inhabitantes of the noble and riche citie of Antwerpe ¶ The departing of the Mounsire the Duke of Aniow out of England and the receiuing of him into Zeland WHeÌ„ the Queene of EnglaÌ„d and Mounsire the Duke of Aniowe vnderstoode by report made to her Maiestie and his highnes by Mounsire de Pruneaux who had bin sent ouer a litle before from the Duke to the Prince of Orenge and had prosecuted the treatie the former yeres as his ordiniarie Ambassador what good will great longing he had found in the prince of Orenge who was come into the Ile of Walckeren with a great number of Gentlemen and with the deputies of the States of the chiefest and best Cities of the Lowe Countrey to receiue his highnes and to do him most humble seruice And when they had also heard the Ambassage of y â— Lords of Ohain and Iunius sent from the Lordes of the State to the Duke to shewe vnto him the exceeding great desire whiche all the people had to see his highnes for the present ratifiyng of the former couenants y â— had passed betwixt theÌ„ for the accoÌ„plishing wherof it was needfull that he shoulde passe ouer with all speede wherby the same thing was coÌ„firmed whiche had bin declared oft afore by y e Lord of Mount Saint Aldegond ordinarie Ambassador to her Maiestie and his highnes Upon the intelligence of these things it was
left hande was written the word Chaceth on which side also was painted a French Captaine in armor following his allyes confiderates and souldiers to doe men to vnderstande that by the treaties leages and agreementes made with the dukes highnes all tyrannie violence and discorde shoulde bee chased a way that by y e beames of that sonne the countrey should receiue al peace prosperitie and abundance Upon the forefrunt were these verses Like as the rising of the Sonne doth chace the night away And with his kindly heate the grounde well cherish ay Euen so thy comming noble Prince doth Chace all tempests quight And folke with cheerefull hope of freedome much delight This Arch was impossed aloft with scutchions of the armes of Aniowe compassed about with braunches of Olif all vpon Azure Also there were diuers other sâ—utchions whose field was gewles bordered with argent and a great nomber of burning torches And the said Arche was furnished with diuers instruments of Musicke the musicions themselues were clad in the colours of the citie His highnesse passing vnder this triumphal arche came to a place called the Owure that is to say y â— banke where were two companies unbattelled armed like all the residue And so passing by the Ward there he went to y â— place that is right oueragainst the Mint before the which there was a huge and monstruous sea-horse of twentie foote high vpon whom sate a Nimph called Concord bearing a shield wherin was painted a booke a rod which was named The rule of truth In her hand shee bare a flag wherin was writteÌ„ faithfull aliance This monster of the sea was named Tyranny and he had a brydle in his mouth with double Reynes of yron cheyned called law reasoÌ„ Whereby the dukes highnes was done to vnderstaÌ„d that he as a true Perseus was to deliuer y t countrey from all tyrannie and afterward to gouerne it by iustice reason Ouer against y e mintgate where y e streete is narrowest were two Obelisks or round Spires between theÌ„ a triumphaâ— arch with his pillers of CorinthiaÌ„ work gilded inriched w t his relief vnder him Upon y â— forefront were his highnesses armes and likewise on y e sides were other armes w t banners torches and cressets Under the armes of his highnes were these verses following Fulmighty is that coÌ„moÌ„weale in a happy cace And blest with all commodities through Gods most heauenly grace Where prince behaues himself as head commons him obey As members eyther carefully regarding others stay From this tryumphall arch vnto the palace y t is to wit all along S. Mighels street which is a mile in length stoode on either side threescore ten pillers with a space of 22. foote betweene piller piller Euery piller was 12. foote high vpon the pillers was a continual Tarras on euery ech other piller was a cresset on y e pillers between were the armes of Braband Aniow Antwerpe deuided according to y e spaces between the said pillers And y e pillers were crested about w t garlaÌ„ds of iuy On the side of the street towards the palace was a pageant with banners torches and pyramids Upon the vppermost part of one of y â— sides wherof was a Crane and vpon the other side a Cocke Giuing knowledge as well to y â— heads as to y e members y t watchfulnes is needful A litle spaniel betokening faithfulnes and a litle lambe betokening peace were painted accompanied with y e Sibils which represented wisedome loue faithfulnes obedience vertue honor without the which no true peace can continue And al these were guided by the light of the holy Ghost which was resembled by a certaine brightnes that discouered y e chief instruments of discorde namely Enuie SlauÌ„der who peered out be hind Enuy gnawing her own hart SlauÌ„der hauing double heart double tongue double face howbeit with small effect Foron y â— two sides of this pageant were two counterfets on the one side Hercules on the other Dauid as it were in Copper haning gotten the vpper hand of Golias betokening streÌ„gth stowtnes and vnderneath was Concord who hild discord in a cheine with collers about his necke which discord offering w t his one haÌ„d an apple of gold and w t his other hand threatning meÌ„ w t his force tyraÌ„nie was yet neuer theles driueÌ„ into the dungeon of sorrow where he is kept prisoner by coÌ„cord who kepeth the dore fast shut betokening the same thing which y e couÌ„trey looketh for at his highnes hand according to his posie Cherisheth Chaseth Upon the forefrunt of the compartiment made of Phrygian worke were these verses O let the earth the kissings sweete of peace and iustice see And let her powre her riches foorth in all mens bozoms free Let godlines and faithfulnes goe matched arme in arme And let the bond of endlesse loue keepe all things knit from harme Before the duke came at S. Mighels where the palace was prepared for his highnes y â— day was so far spent y â— they were faine to light vp their cressets torches which cast so great and cleare a light through the whole towne that y e dukes highnes the princes lords which accompanied him likewise the souldiers with their glistering armors were seen more clerely then at any time of the day And as the multitude of people was verie great in the citie so the neerer y t his highnes drewe to his palace y e greater still did the number grow So at leÌ„gth the Duke of Braband and Aniow entred into his palace in the order aforementioned hauing moreouer a two or three hundred as well of offenders as of banished folke w t followed him â—are headed and fettered crauing mercie The Herawlts did cast peeces of goolde and siluer abroade as they had doone at the meetinges of all the Streetes as they passed through them At the entrie of the palace was an Arche of twentie foote high resting vpon three pillers of Phrigian worke UpoÌ„ the top wherof was a coÌ„partiment wherein were the three Graces that is to wit Vertue Glorie and Honor who offered vntoo his highnes an Olifbranch in token of peace a Lawrelbowgh in token of victorie a Crowne which was sent him froÌ„ heauen And vnder the compartiment were written theis verses O Prince whose merites passe his prayse whose vertewz haue no peerz Whose mynd surmounts his fortune far whose thewz exceede his yeerz Take gently heere this Olifbraunch this Lawrelbowgh and crowne Three presents giuen thee by three Nymphe and sent from heauen downe The othe made by Frauncis Duke of BrabaÌ„d to the members of the right renowmed citie of Antwerpe and the othe made by them againe vnto his highnes THe Duke of Braband being come into his palace caused a peale of a twentie or thirty thousand Hargwebuzers to be shot of and then all the coÌ„panies sauing those which were
to watch y â— night began too withdrawe themselues apace Which thing was doone in such order and with such silence that in lesse than halfe an howre al the citie was disarmed after whiche manner they bad also armed themselues in lesse than an houre without any noyse in the morning The Princes also y â— Lordes withdrew theÌ„selues to their lodgings then was all the great ordinaunce of the towne shot of twice as it had bin at the Dukes first comming to the citie that all the towne seemed too bee on fire Cressets were lighted and fires made for ioy through all the streetes and meetings wayes vppon y â— steeples in so great number and so continually y â— all the nyght resembled the day insomuch y â— when they that were without the Towne looked vp into the skye they thought the element was all on fire Theis bonfires coÌ„tinued euery night vntil the next Thursday on â—hich day his highnesse tooke his peculier othe too the towne of Antwerp in the dooing whereof these solemnities insewing were obserued The Amptman Borowghmaisters Skepons of Antwerp came too the sayde Palace of S. Michael the next Thurseday being the 22. day of the same moneth At which place they made humble suâ—e to his highnes that as he had vowtsafed too giue his othe too the States of Braband and the Marquesdome of the sacred Empyre and likewise too receiue theirs so it might please him too giue his othe that day peculiarly to the citie of Antwerpe and likewyse too take theirs at the place of olde time accustomed Where vnto when the Duke had assented they tooke their way in the same order that had bin obserued at his entering into the towne sauing that the Lorde Edwarde de clastro Ambassadour for Don Antonio King of Portingale was that daye in the latter companie of the Princes and Lordes And so they marched along the saide streete of Saint Michaell too the great marketsteede where the sumptuous common house of the citie is And bicause that on the day of his enteraunce in it was not possible for him too take a perfect view of all the showes by reason that the night ouertooke them they were presented vntoo his highnesse ageine as well in the place before the mint as in other places Also there were two pageantes mo prepared which were deuised both in one day The one was Mount Parnasus whereon sate Apollo apparelled like the Sonne and accoÌ„panied with the nine Muses playing vpon â—uers kindes of Instrumentes and with sweet voyce singing a certaine ditie together writteÌ„ in commendation of his highnes This Pageant was in the street called the high street ouer against the street named Reyner streete Right ouer against this Pageant was another on the side of the streete called the flaxe market Which was a mossie Rocke ouer groweÌ„ with drie and withered trees wherein appeared a caue verie hideous darke and drerye too behold and in the same lay lurking the three Helhowndes Discord Violence and Tiranny who feeling Apollos beames and hearing the sweetenesse and harmonie of the voyces and instrumentes shroonke away and hidde themselues in the deepest of the Dungeon afterward peered out ageine to hearken whither that melodie and harmonie continued stil or no mynding to haue come foorth againe to haue troubled the common weale if y e same had ceassed His highnesse passed on and with verie much adoo came to the great Market place by reason of the infinite multitude of people which could not be put asunder without great payne As soone as hee was alighted from his horse he went vp a scaffold which had bin set vp for the same purpose in the middes of the Market place hard by the Towne howse before whom went the Magistrate of the citie and a greate number of Princes Lordes and Gentlemen This Scaffold being great and large of the heigth of fortie foote was hanged with scarlet Upon it was a cloth of estate the backe whereof was cloth of gold frized vnder the which was a chayre of the same The day of his first comming thither there had bin presented vnto him on the right side Wisdome offering him a golden Scepter on his lefte side Iustice offering him the sworde of Iustice from aboue the Chayre and behinde him Clemencie offering him the Cap of the Dukedome Before the chayre as it were at the feete of it were Obedience Faithfulnes Loue of God and Reuerence And by the chayres sides there were with them Concord Sagenesse vaeleantnesse Good will Truth Pitifulnes Perseuerance and Reason of whom two on eyther side held eche of them a torch of virgin waxe and they were all appareled like Nymphes But on this day when his highnesse went vp too this stage the Nymphes were away And in steed of them the chaire was garnished on both sides with pyllers On the right side betweene the pillers was a Lyon holding a naked swoorde to betoken the authoritie of the magistrate Aboue the Lyon was an Eagle feeding her young and turning her selfe towardes the shyning of the Sunne as taking her force of the Prince On the left side was an Oxe with a yoke on his necke and aboue him a Hen brooding her chickens and by her a cocke The Oxe with his yoke signified obedience and the cocke and the hen betokened the watchfulnes care 〈◊〉 of the superior The saide scaffold was garnished with baÌ„ners of azure beaten with the armes of Aniow and with banners of gewles beaten with the armes of Antwâ—rpe and with cressets and torches And aboue among the armes were written these verses At length thou art come and ioyfull wee bee Thy presence long lookt for here present to see And a little vnder at the ryght hand vnder the armes of Braband were these verses Of tryumphes though stately kings boast but in vayne Vnlesse they by iustice doe vprightly reigne And on the left hande vnder the armes of Antwerpe was written thus Nowght booteth law Authoritie or sage forecast of wit Unlesse to lawfull gouernment folke doe their force submit And yet somewhat lower was written God God is he the heartes of kinges which holdeth in his hande He He it is that highest things doth make too fall or stande When he with gracious looke beholdeâ— a people they inioy A goodlie Ruler vnder whom no troubles them anoy But if misliking make him frowne then makes he them a pray Too Tyrantes vnder whom they tast of sorrow euery day FRom this Scaffold he might beholde before him an infinite number of people readie too bee sworne vntoo him and also three companies of banished and condemned men in fetters and bareheaded crauing mercie at his hande which was graunted vnto them Moreouer all the houses about the Market sted had Cressets burning on high before them Nowe then after that roome and silence was made their Counseller and Recorder Uanderwerck propounded the matter as followeth Right gracious Lord and Prince y â— Markgraue the Amptman the
fully agreed vppon and graunted that in beautie and glory nothing is comparable to a goodly armie Onely this matter remaineth still in question vndecided namely whether is the pleasanter sight to see three or foure great battels of footemen well appointed in bright armour wel flanked with small shot and with their greate ordinance before them or to see as many Squadrons of horsemen or else twoo or three hundred ships furnished with their flagges and banners and raunged in order as if they were ready to giue battel But as for the rest of al goodly things all men are fully agreed that they come nething neere to any of those three and muche lesse doe them al three togither if a man might behold them all at once as it is reported that at one instant a man might haue seene the great armie of Xerxes both footmen and horse men raunged in battell ray and also the two fleetes of the Persians and of the Greekes fighting vppon the Sea by Salamine where by the wisdome and valiantnes of Themiâ—ocles the Greekes got that famous victorie of the Persians In mine opinion that is the rause why the glad receyuing and ioyfull entering of Frauncis Duke of Brabant into the Citie of Antwarpt seemed so goodly and royall to all suche as sawe it insomuche that there hath not been anye of them whiche hath not confessed that hee neuer saw the like And yet were there very many present at it as well of the same countrey as of straungers whiche haue seene many stately and royall meetings both in the same citie and in other cities of the Lowe countreys and also in other great cities of other Countreys as Paris London Roan and Lions and yet neuerthelesse the common voyce is that this last hath passed all the rest And truly the Citie had no more but sixe daies respit to prepare for it as I sayde before insomuch that they coulde not put to making any worke of silke nor of golde aud siluer beaten or wouen nor any embroderie no nor in so shorttime make any meane apparell newe nor any rare costlinesse of imagertes pillers tryumphall arches or other pageantes but were constrayned to make a shifte with suche thinges as they had in a readinesse aforehande of their own store In other entertemements there haue in deede been seene great plentie of riches and royalties in attires of Kinges and Queenes Princes and Princesses Lords and Ladies Citizens and their wiues but in thâ— entertainement no such were seene howebeit there was not any grossenesse nor ought that might not well beseeme the neatnes and finenesse of that people although it came nothing neere the sumptuousnesse of other intertainements As touching triumphall arches Chariots Portratures and such other Showes although there were many wittie inuentions agreeable to the time yet haue men seene of theÌ„ in other places which might match these And as touching the number of their people although it was great yet it is well knowen that Paris exceedeth them in that behalfe But the only reason of this contentment commeth chiefly of the great nuÌ„ber of people in armour being not fewer then twentie thousande in so good and so fayre armour and of their order obedience and of the small noyse which al that huge multitude made insomuch that if it had not bin for the thundering of the Canons and y â— sounding of Trumpets Clarions Halboies and other instrumentes there was no more noyse than is among a Counsel of graue men That theÌ„ was in mine opinion the onely very cause w t was greatly furthered by their beholding of y â— Mounsire of Braband who represeÌ„the statelines of old tyme was clothed in a large Mantle with y e Bonnet of his Dukedome vpon his head so that among that great number of people which were so well armed that three of the best cities in Christendome coulde not shewe so many fayre armours of their owne his highnesse resembled a precious stone or Iewel set in fine gold And bycause that they which were the beholders therof for they could not be euery where nor see euery thing will be very glad to vnderstand of the things that so escaped them and delight their mindes now with the remembrance of the things which they sawe before as they delighted their eyes and mindes with the beholding of them that day And strange nations too whom the fame of that so renowmed daies woorke is come will take pleasure to vnderstande the same whereof they could not be beholders Therefore is this booke set foorth for the satisfiyng of all men and also to make it knowen to a number of men who partely for enmitie partly for enuy and partely for other surmizes and mistrustes will not beleeue it with what mind and affection the Prince of Orendge and the other Lordes and noblemen of Braband the good cities and the small Townes and namely the most renowmed citie of Antwerp haue receiued their new prince and soueraine Lord. The nienteenth day of the foresaid moneth in the forenoone Mounsire y â— Duke of Aniow departed from Lisloo and sayled towardes Antwery hauing in his companie but twentie shippes for the rest had gotten to Antwery afore as well to put themselues in a readines as for other affaires And he came about eight of the clocke nigh to the new towne and passing along by the townes side left the forelaÌ„d of Flaunders on his right hand and the towne on his left and passed beyond all the towne the place where the Castle was By the waye he heard all the Canons shot of from that part of the towne which faceth the riuer from a great number of shippes which rode at ancre there and he saw all the wharfes furnished with men of warre of the citie well armed who welcoÌ„med him with their shot and were answered againe by the shippes of warre that accompanied him conducted by Mouâ—sire de Tresâ—on and the Uiceadmiralles and diuerse Captaines of Flushing And so the firste foote that hee did set on lande in Brabande was at a Uillage called Riell whiche is at the Canon wharfe of Antwerpt The states of Braband the Magistrats of the Citie and diuers other States comming in like order on horsebacke to the same place with their trumpets Serieants and Heraults apparelled in cotes of y e armes of Lothyer Braband Limbourge alighted there and wayted on foote at the wharfe to receiue his highnesse and to shewe him the good will and affection of the States and people But the preace of people was so great which resorted thither to see the prince whom they looked for to be their duke and againe there were so many impediments in his landing that it was founde better for them by the aduice of the prince of Orenge to returne backe and to tary for his highnesse vpon a Theatre which was prepared for him This Theatre was set vp towards a corner of the Castle and opened towardes the citie so as his highnes
to such as by the lawes and priuiledges of the country were not capable of them or rather to such as would giue most for them yet the vnsatiable couetousnes malice and exceeding tyrannical lordlines of the Spaniards being not contented therewith in the ende when they had abused the whole common-weale after theyr owne lust they grewe intoo so great pride that they fell to â—natching of y â— priuate goods and substance of the inhabitaÌ„ts to liuing vpon the labour and sweate of the poore yea and to rauishing y â— chastitie of mens wyues and daughters and to fill vp the measure of al obhomination and crueltie they fell to taking away the liues and to sucking the blood of those which sought by all meanes to please them Wherevppon in the end y â— greate rightuous God who hath a care of his seruants being offended thereat made that people who had aforetimes been of great valor to cal to mind their former state liberte gaue them both will and courage to maintaine y â— same in such sort as they had receiued from their forefathers Which thing they saâ— could not be better done than by the election which the sayd States of Braband vnited w t the other prouinces had made of his highnes person to be their prince and Lord of purpose to bring all things backe to their former order hauing first sought howbe it in vayne for all remedies of their mischeefes of y â— disorders of y â— estate froÌ„ the causes welsprings there of Declaring y â— the dukes in old time had bin of great valour prowesse and powre and had made many renowmed voyages and exployts of warre that among others they had choseÌ„ a duke of Aniow hertofore who had bin equall with the rest in chiuaâ—rie and feates of armes as their conquests and dominions witnessed That they had had their princes gentle milde gracious familiar fauourable to their subiects that his highnes had in y â— behaâ—fe alreadie giuen such proofes of his geÌ„tlenes truth 〈◊〉 y â— to their seeming some ancient duke of Burgoyne was raysed vp againe vnto theÌ„ Insomuch that in his onely hâ—hnesse they firmely beleued themselues to haue recouered whatsoeuer good renowne the dukes of Brabande 〈◊〉 and Burgoine coulde haue left vnto them Wherefore inasmuch as there remained no more but to proceede to the accomplishmeÌ„t of y â— chief work which it had pleased the soueraingod to put into y â— haÌ„ds of his highues of the sayde states to performe y â— day they on their part were redy and resolute to do him the homage fealtie dewtie and obedince which loyall subiectes good vassalls ought to doe to their rightfull princes of which sort they trusted in God without doubting that his â—hnes was and that he woulde promise by solemne othe vnto God so to continue Herevnto his highnes answered in effect That intending not to holde the States with long talke but onely to bee mindefull of the honour and good will which they had vowtsafed to yeeld vnto him in that among so many other great Princes they had chozen him cut to do deliuer them from the oppression and tyraÌ„nie of the Spantard to rule theÌ„ according to their customes lawes priuiledges he thaÌ„ked them hartily for it assuring them that the iustnesse and equitie of their case their honorable dealings in his behalfe and the loue which they had shewed him had made him to resolue w t himself to take vpon him their protection the restablishing of their auncient libertie and to hazard therein whatsoeuer abilitie God had put into his handes whatsoeuer els it should please the king his Lorde and brother and the Queene of England of their fauour to bestow vpon him yea euen to the sheading of his own blood and the spending of his life This done the foresaid Mounsieur 〈◊〉 told his highnes howe it was y â— custome there to proclame openly before the people in y t duch tongue y â— points articles of the ioyfull interance which y â— dukes of Braband are bound to promise sweare at their admission Hereupon when as one hild the said articles translated into Frenche ready to rehearse them poynte by poynte after the proclayming of them in Duch for asmuch as the day was farre spent and communicatioÌ„ had bin had therof alredy the Mounsire to win time thought it expedieÌ„t by y â— aduice of y â— prince of OreÌ„dg y â— they should be read but only in duch Which thing was done by the sayd Mounsire Hassells with a newe preface added too the articles conteyning breefly the reasons and causes of y â— dealing After the reading of the sayde articles it was demaunded of his highnesse whither hee lyked of them and whither he were conteâ—ted to be sworne to them or whether it were his pleasure to be further satisfied of them Wher vppon he sayde to the prince of Orendge that forasmuch as he had seene the articles conferred of theÌ„ wiâ—h him as they came by shippe out of Zeland he held him selfe well satisâ—ed with them and was well contented to sweare vnto theÌ„ Which speech of his was forâ—hwith proclaymed with further declaration that for their better contentation his highnes was desirous to haue them al knowne y â— although the sayd articles were read but ouely in duch yet woulde hee of his owne good minde with aduized deliveration and certaine knowledge be sworne vnto them Then did the said Monsieur Hesselles recite vnto the people in the duch tongue the first othe which the Dukes of Brabande were of olde time accustomed and bound to take for the obseruing of the saide Articles Which doone deliuering the booke wherein it was conteyned to Messire Thierrey de Leiesfield Chauncellor of Braband he read the same oth ageine openly in French and the Mounsire spake it after him woord for woord Then Mounsieur Hesselles taking the book ageine told the people that y â— Dukes of Braband made another second othe to the BaroÌ„s Noblemen Cities Boroughes and all y â— Inhabitantes and subiectes of the countrey too bee to them a good and iust Prince and not to deale with them after his owne will nor by way of rigor but by law and iustice and according too their priuiledges Which othe was lyke wise rehearsed in the duch tong the booke deliuered ageine to the saide ChauÌ„cellor and the Mounsire repeated the othe after him as he had doone the first Then were the mantle and Bonnet of the Duchie bâ—ought vnto him whiche were of Crimzen veluet the mantle was traâ—ed on the grounde and both of them were furred with powdred ermine turned vp very broade The Prince of Orendge tolde his highnesse that it behooued him too bee apparelled in those Robes And when hee askeâ— whither he must weare them intoo the citie it was answeared yea and that it was the solemne attyre of the Princes and Dukes of