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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04713	Nevves from Gulick and Cleue A true and faithfull relation of the late affaires in the countries of Gulicke, Cleue and Bergh, and what townes haue certainely been taken aswell by Marquesse Spinola, as by Graue Maurice, and how it stands with them in those parts at this present. Seruing also to confute the false relation lately published in English. Together, with Count Henrie of Nassau his very late expeditions in the country of Marck, &c. Faithfully translated out of Dutch by Charles Demetrius, publike notarie of London. Published by authoritie.	Demetrius, Charles.	1615 (1615)	STC 14838; ESTC S107971	5,378	30

NEVVES FROM GVLICK and CLEVE A TRVE AND faithfull Relation of the late affaires in the Countries of Gulicke Cleue and Bergh and what townes haue certainely been taken aswell by Marquesse SPINOLA as by Graue MAVRICE and how it stands with them in those parts at this present Seruing also to confute the false relation lately published in English TOGETHER With Count HENRIE of NASSAV his very late expeditions in the Country of Marck c. Faithfully translated out of Dutch by CHARLES DEMETRIVS publike Notarie of LONDON Published by Authoritie LONDON Printed for H. Holland and G. Gibbs and are to be solde at the Flower de Luce in Paules Churchyard 1615. The translator to the Reader COurteous Reader thus haue you seene in the premises a faithful report of the trueth nothing but the truth translated out of a Dutch coppie printed at Amsterdam by Nicholas van Gelkerken a few daies sithence together with a bewtifull mappe or platforme of all those countries before named the Townes Marches Armies and Camps euen as at this very instant they remaine which for your better satisfaction you may see in the hands of the printer heereof if you repaire vnto him And so fare you well 20. October 1614. FINIS A TRVE DECLARAtion of the great enterprise of both the Armies vnder the conduct of the Marquesse SPINOLA on the one part and his princely Excellency Count MAVRICE of Nassau on the other party together with the names of the places by each of them seuerally taken and where the Campes are at this present lying c. GEntle Reader before we come to relate the preparation of defence taken in hand by the noble Lords the Estates vnder the conduct of his princely Excellency We will first begin to speake of the Army conducted by the Marquis Spinola whereof some three months past a great rumor went aswell by taking vp of new forces withdrawing of his olde Souldiers as also his marches sieges and taking in of the towns places lying in the countrie of Gulicke Cleue and Berch In the moneth of August the Marquis hauing gathered an Army together marched from Brabant to the towne of Tongeren and so to Mastricke where he increased his Armie and here came his forces from all places marching It was reported his campe was then twentie thousand strong aswell horse as foot From thence he went with his whole Army the twentieth of August marching through the Country of Valkenburch towards the town of Acon or Aken before which he came the two and twentieth of August deuiding his Campe in three quarters the one at Bortset the other at the Townes place of Execution and the third at Saint Sauiours Hill making presentlie his batteries close vnder the Towne charging also euery Souldier to bring fiue fagots to assault the Towne fiercelie and with all speed seeming to be somwhat incensed against this Towne The Romish Catholikes within seeing they were so fiercelie assaulted fled altogether with their goods into the Cloisters And those of the reformed Protestants Religion seeing the same were not a little amased and thereupon thought it fitte to conferre with him whereunto the Marquisse Spinola seemed to bee vnwilling notwithstanding at the entreaty and request of Graue Henry vanden Berghe the Prior of the Cloister of Acon with the Abbesse of Bortset who at three seuerall times humbly entreated for the Citizens or Burgars he condiscended to a Parlee and concluded vpon the foure and twentieth of August and the keyes were deliuered into his handes placing for Gouernour of the Towne the Earle of Ritbergen brother vnto the Earle of Embden permitting the Souldiers who on the behalfe of the Brandenburger lay within the town to march forth with their full Armes flying Ensignes burning matches c. Placing for the Garrison of the Towne fifteen hundreth new entertained Lutzenburgar Souldiers and so marched forward with his whole Armie towards Dueren The which those of the town vnderstanding and perceiuing that he would assault them durst not stay his comming but resolued to meet him and deliuered him the keyes at his first approach and so yeelded themselues without compulsion or any shot of Canon The Marquis placing his Souldiers therin and so instantlie set forward towards Berchem Where he sent part of his Souldiers towards Collen to the end with the aide of the Burgers of Collen to spoile and deface the Town of Mulhem the which with great rage of the Burgars of Collen and the Soldiers of the Marquis Spinola was begun and after that they had beaten downe the walles they instantlie beganne to fall vpon the new houses but by the commandement of the Newburger vpon paine of death it was left vndone so as the Protestant inhabitants remaine as yet reasonable peaceable in their seuerall houses A garrison onelie there remaining Then hee marched forward in good order with the whole Campe through the countrie of Gulicke towards Rynbercke where when he came hee made a Bridge ouer the Ryne where the whole Armie of the Marquis marched ouer ioining themselues to the forces of Lingen and Oldenseel who had long expected his comming thither marching all together towards Wesel And by the way with those of Gelder and Berck he went tovvards Orsoy as hereafter follovveth There first entred in fiue or sixe horsemen of Bercke earely in the morning when the Milke maides went out and for that there was but slender watch held they kept the gates and the other being presentlie at hand marched without making any shot hauing by them two peeces of Ordinance and about sixe hundred men strong Then the Marquesse marched towardes Wesel and betweene the riuer of Lip and Wesell lyeth strongly entrenched towards the field side of Lip neare the towne And then a great part of the Campe in all haste attempted to shoote vpon the towne and by force to compell the same euen as with all speed they did causing such a feare in short time in the City that the Burgars who being couragious with that hast were astonished being altogether discouraged found it conuenient to agree with the Marquesse which happened on the fifth of September condicioning libertie of religion and reseruing their old priuiledges but the Towne should be kept with the Garrison of the Marquesse Spinola The Ordnance and Munition of the Brandeburger beeing in the Towne some daies after was sent downe the Ryne towards the towne of Rees after long conference and deliberation thereabout held betweene the Marquesse and the Duke of Newburgh And in the Marsh before Wesell the Marquesse Spinola hath made a strong Sconce to compell the towne and to hinder the passages of shippes by the Rhyne As also three halfe moones the Marquesse hath caused to bee made before the three gates of the towne placing his Centinells or the outward watches toward the Campe of his Excellency of Nassau Now shortly after that the Marques had gotten Wesell hee purposed to haue made himselfe Master of Rees to the which end hee