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
Duchesse of Suffolke widow of that nobly renowmed Souldier Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke being borne at Wesell in Duchland in Quéene Maries time his parents making their iourney out of England for the profession of the Gospell by the tender care and good education of his parents being named Peregrine as borne in a strange countrie in processe of time from his youth forwards to his manhood proued pregnant in wit prompt in knowledge and practised especially in Martiall or Militarie actions whereby he became the most rare and surpassing ornament of his noble progenie and a most honourable and worthie Instrument for the seruice of his Prince and Countrie In somuch as his first seruice wherein the Queenes Maiestie employed him was when in his Adolescencie he was sent her Ambassadour vnto Fridericke the second of that name king of Denmark towards whom he so wisely behaued himselfe from whom he so discreetly demeaned himselfe towards her Highnes in his returne and answer that seldome a better or the like Ambassade hath beene in the like case found in one of so young yeeres for her Royall Maiestie vnto any forraine parts either before or since his time Next after that his Heroicall spirit yet further affecting Militarie affaires as one more desirous to serue his Prince and Countrie it pleased her Highnes with the aduise of her most Honourable priuie Counsell vpon the great good opinion and liking they had conceiued of his dexteritie when the Erle of Leycester was the first time returned into England to send him ouer to the Netherlands as Lieutenant Generall of the English forces there Anno 1586. where his noble courage so conioyned with dexteritie and his forwardnes with such fortune that he himselfe was formost in all attempts and enterprises of his forces fiercelie like a Lyon he assayled the enimies fought with them spoyled them and foyled them wheresoeuer he came So verilie and in such sort as the Duke of Parma then himselfe confessed of this worthie Lord Willoughbie and his seruice for foure yeers space in those Countries neuer anie English man enterprised more boldlie to meete his enimies in the face more brauelie encountered them nor more painefullie pursued and sought them out neere and farre off to their disgrace spoile and foyle wheresoeuer he found them At Sutphen as before is mentioned when the Prince of Parma came thither to releeue that Town this worthy Lord Lieuetenant Willoughbie vnder the Erle of Leycester who came not into the fight being in place more forward then the rest marched well mounted met the enimies couragiouslie brake his Launce in the middest of them made way with his sword euerie where and so forciblie aduentured his noble person through the thickest of them that all his men nearest him much feared when his bases were bereued from his bodie his plumes pluckt awaie from his head his Armes be battered with blowes except God would then mightilie preserue and protect him aboue all expectation he should vtterlie haue beene foyled in the fight and spoyled both of life and all things els about him he was so desperately endaungered euery way Yet so mightilie God himselfe doubtles preuailed with him and for him in the instant hazard of his life that hee pressed through the thickest of them without any bodilie harme and in this hot broile with his owne hands caught hold of Seignior George Cresâ—yonyer Albanoys before mentioned page 88. one of Parmaes châ—efâ— Commaunders of his horse carried him away prisoner perforce and maugre all resisting force of the enimies sent him to the Estates to be kept their Captiue No Conuoy could at anie time escape his victorious hands neyther durst anie enimie approch the Towne of Berghen where and while he was then Gouernour Such by the fauour of God was his vertue ioyned with his fortune in his said gouernment that he was highlie honoured of his owne garrison and also greatlie feared of his enimies when he often times made chalenge of the brauest of them as namelie the Marquesse of Guasto a Nobleman of chiefest account with the Duke of Parma who yet for all that refused to encounter with him hand to hand After the returne of the Erle of Leycester Generall of her Maiesties forces in the Netherlands this worthie Lord Willoughbie as Leiutenant with great wisedome circumspection diligence fidelitie discharged his dutie so honourablie and vprightly in all points and at al times that he withstood the enimies attempt gained the good will of the people of those Prouinces appeased their troubles and ended all controuersies in the Townes of Medenblick and Narden in Holland and also of Camphere and Armude in Zeland to the great peace and common quiet of the same Townes and Countries For when Counte Maurice and the Estates had with their forces ensconced the Towne of Medenblick aforesaid and had opposed their forces against the souldiers in that Towne they did what they could to surprise and take the spoile of the Towne from Mounsier Snoy Gouernour thereof but little therein did they and their forces preuaile vntill by her Maiesties most Princelie care and chargeable expences this worthie Lord Willoughbie treated a reconciliation betweene the States and those townes so as those townes were rendred into the States hands againe without bloodshed After all this the Enemies hauing vainly inuaded the Isle of Thole lost foure hundred of their men They then marched with their forces towards Berghen opt Zome néere the Riuer of Schalde which citie they prepared to besiege seeing they could not obtaine the Isle of Thole being therein hindred by the watchfulnes vertue and valour of the Count Solme who in his owne person watched night and day in the Fortresse all the time that the Duke of Parmaes souldiers besieged Berghen This citie or Marquisate of Berghen opt Zome hath a dignitie which after the death of the last Marques of that house named Iohn being poysoned in Spaine Anno 1567. descendeth vnto his Sisters daughter begotten by the Lord of Merode and Peterson who is maried to the Lord of Bersole Baron of Brabant a follower of the Spanish Kings warres and his adherents yea though he dwelt at Leyden This citie is situate in Brabant by the Riuer of Schalde and is very large and commodious builded at the flood Zoma now by ouerflowings somewhat distant from Schalde but with a fit Hauen stretching toward Schalde where it hath a certaine head or foreland which being inuironed with strong Ramparts and munitions a Garrison did vse to kéepe the same sometime There was the same time Gouernour of that Citie a certaine Colonell named Sir Thomas Morgan since for his valour knighted a Welshman borne he succéeded that worthie Knight Sir William Drury in that gouernment The Garrison in that Citie were Englishmen vnto whom were adioyned some few Netherlandish horsemen amongst all these certaine aduenturers which made great spoyle and tooke many booties from the enemie and
they returne other moe words of answere by the said Sir Thomas Hennage to be related vnto her Maiestie at large by word of mouth Actum Amsterdami in Hollandia 25. die Martij Anno Christi 1586. This was the manner of the answere made by the Estates to the Queenes Maiestie concerning the authoritie wherwith they had inuested the Erle of Leycester as Gouernour Generall in those countries and although her Highnes was with this excuse somewhat pacified yet saith my Authour the Erles authoritie was amongst manie by reason hereof little empaired or diminished In the Erle Generall his name were receiued all manner of contributions payments taxes and tallages leuied for maintenance of the warres and for defence of those people and Prouinces which might amount yeerelie to the summe of 2500000. Florens besides the commodities of licences and other common prouision made for the seruice by sea and the assistance or help of the Queenes Maiestie but vnto the Erle for his ordinarie expences the Prouinces allowed 100000. Florens to be leuied and deliuered yeerelie After this be publisheth orders of militarie discipline and by a decree of the 4. of Aprill 1586. at Vtrecht hee forbiddeth the transporting or carrying away of all manner prouision of corne armour and munition or any marchandise vnto the enimies and their confederates yea and to the places or ports of such others as were neutrall Moreouer he forbiddeth all traffique and naturall trade by letters contracts or whatsoeuer other couenants with the enimies to the Queenes Maiestie and to the Estates and people of the Netherlands Besides all this he leuieth impositions and contributions vpon all Marriners and Shipmaisters of whatsoeuer forraine Nation comming thither into anie Port within the vnited Prouinces for their priuate affaires Here I am now to report of a Honourable true and rare peece of seruice performed immediatlie after the Erle of Lecister had taken his oth at Haghe and then comming to Vtrecht for special seruice of the land which the States most earnestlie required for the releefe of the Citie called the Graue being a key into Gelderland which was betweene the months of Aprill and May Anno 1586. The said Erle of Leycester with the consent of the States sent for that honourable great souldier Sir Iohn Norice from Arnhem demanding of him his opinion of the said releefe of Graue To be short his answere was that if it would please his excellencie to send him with a sufficient force of Foote he would be readie to performe the vttermost of his seruice therein Whereupon Counte Hollock was appointed to goe vp the riuer of Graue with certaine Ships of war for that seruice a little higher then Battenborow and there staid vntill Sir Iohn Norice then colonell Generall of the said land forces came vnto the same Iland on this side Battenborow bringing with him some eight Ensignes all English and sending for Captaine Iohn Pryse who was at that present Sergeant Maior of the Armie he came from the City of Amersford with eight Ensignes moe al English marching towards Sir Iohn Norice And so soone as Captaine Pryse was come y e said Sir Iohn Norice rose with his troupes marched within halfe a mile of Battenborow Castle which the enimie then possessed which was vpon a dike for most part and there the campe set downe for a day or two vntill they had further direction Presentlie the said Sir Iohn Norice went aborde of Counte Hollocks Ship where they tooke counsaile how they should relieue the Graue for the enimie was set downe being 12000. strong before it and had also chained vp the riuer with a bridge made ouer for their men to passe to and fro and a sconce at eyther end of the bridge The said Count Hollocke Generall Norice concluded that there should be a certaine Loope sconce set vp within a little English mile of the enimies bridge and so to come nearer and nearer to the enimie whereupon the said Generall sent vnto the said Captaine Pryse who in his absence had the commaund of the troupes to bring him 200. Pioners and 200. chosen souldiers Who so soone as they came fell to worke and cast vp the said Sconce and working most part of that night and the next day the enimie imagining and seeing plainelie that they were about such a matter sent out 2000. men and procured a small skirmish with vs wee hauing aduantage vpon the saide ditch but what with Counte Hollocks men of war playing vpon them and the land forces they were enforced that afternoone to retire to their Campe. But this great souldier Sir Iohn Norice knew very well it was needfull to fall to his worke againe very hard for he knew well that the next day the enimie would be doing with him againe and would not suffer him there to rest and therefore he called vnto him the said Captaine Pryse and willed him to goe backe againe to the Campe and to choose out 300. mo souldiers out of the 8. Ensignes of the best and choise men which the said Captaine did send him with his owne Lieutenant called Anthonie de Boys And besides all this the said Generall Norice sent to the said Captaine Pryse that he should come himselfe and bring with him 7. whole Companies which were in all 800. men and be with him by breake of day or there abouts But before the said Captaine Pryse could come with these Companies the enemie was approached and come to the said Generals sconce with 4000. braue choise men of his Armie the said Generall being in the Sconce with 500. choise men and a braue Captaine with him named Sir Iohn Burgh mother to the late Lord Burgh the enimie and Generall Norice being in fight a long houre vpon the Sconce at the push of the pike there were manie slaine on both sides so as the said enimie getting the Sconce the said Generall was hurt Sir Iohn Burgh lost one of his fingers and was hurt verie sore besides also the enimie following in chase and killing our men vntill such time as the said Captaine Pryse came with his 7. Ensignes who hauing great care in placing of his men to gaine all the vantage of the dike had put with a Sergeant 50. Musketiers on the one side of the dike which was of some good bredth and 50. moe with another Sergeant below the dike on the other side and also placed two or three Officers in the Reareward giuing them streight charge that if anie man should retire or runne away to kill him Presentlie the said Captaine Pryse met with the said Generall Norce all bloodie about his mouth which was no small griefe to the saide Captaine to see the same Quoth the said Generall O Captaine Pryse welcome now for the honor of England behold there is the enimie which was hard at his heeles Captaine Pryse hereupon commanded all his Shot couragiouslie to deliuer a vollie in the verie teeth of the enimie and
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
with a strong power furnisht with great store of all manner of prouision and the next day after returneth backe two miles from Zutphen vnto Barcklo from thence to Wesel and so to Burck then making a bridge ouer the Rhene he falleth sick in his way comming to Bruxels there being enféebled by sicknes be ordaineth the Marquesse of Renty Lord of Montigni discended of the house of Lalaigne chiefe Gouernour of the Armie in his steed The Erle Generall battereth with his Ordinance on the 16. of October anno dicto the lesser Fort towards the North and commaundeth it after dinner to be razed to the ground and in this place there were 300. in garrison but in the greater Fort were 800. and in the Citie 2000. when the Prince of Parma himselfe was absent from thence scarce two miles So as what time neither out of the Citie it selfe nor out of the Fort anie man came to resist or withstand the Erles forces this was by them sharplie assailed in the assailing thereof Edward Standley an English Gentleman together with Sir William Standley being a Colonell behaued themselues verie couragiouslie For maister Edward Standley climed vp the rampere of the Fort out of which one supposing to strike him through with a pike the said Edward tooke it perforce out of his hands and held it stoutlie and the more the enimie stroue to wrest it from him againe the higher hee raised the said Edward Standley so much more out of his reach whereby he escaped the enimies daunger which deed was the chiefe cause of the victorie For which enterprise the Erle Generall dubbed him Knight as by desert and gaue him a yeerely pension of 600. Florens in this assault there were no moe but eight of the Generals men slaine and there the Counte Hoghenlo was wounded in the face His Excellencie on the next day after this battereth and so taketh the said greater Fort by commoditie of the lesser Fort and the I le on the north part aforesaid so as thereby he might vtterlie stoppe the passage betwéene the great Fort and the Citie and while the garrison were in feare thereof leauing their Ordinance there at randome before the Englishmen had placed their Ordinace they fled into the Citie and so these Forts together with the Castels of Newbeken Boxburgh and other places néere adioyning were taken whereby all the Countrie of the Velawe was deliuered from the violent extortions and burning spoilers there before raging His excellencie thought not good to assaile the City of Zutphen because it was stronglie fenced encompassed with waters enuironed with walles and situate betwéene Deuenter Doesburgh Lokam Doeterum and the saide Fort for he hoped they would then especiallie yeeld vnto him if penurie so constrained them by a little and a little Therefore almost in the midst of winter he remoueth his Campe which thing also Parma doing the Erle Generall disposeth his garisons in good order euerie where aduaunceth certaine Leaders and English Nobles for their approued valours with great honour and made some others of them Knights And so the Erle Generall hauing performed all these seruices in the Netherlands was worthilie well honourablie highly reputed of them hitherto but after this he is said by my Authour lib. 13. fol. 391. pag. 2. whether and how he deserued it I know not to incur the disliking of the Estates in some points as also in that he placed Rowland Yorke aforesaid Gouernour of the Fort at Zutphen for although they had vsed him in diuers seruices for his benefit before time yet he was not found so faithfull to them in those causes as he ought to haue bin and as was expected Also for that the said Erle Generall made Sir William Srandley knight giuing him charge ouer 1200. English and Irish footmen and ouer 200. horsemen into whose doings the Estates Generall aduisedlie looking found him also farre more vnfaithfull then eyther he should haue bin or they worthilie deserued at his hands The Erle Generall when in the deepe of winter he vnderstood that Parma was departed out of Gelderland and knowing for certaine that the souldiers appointed in the Osteland by the confederacie and secret conspiracie of certaine false forsworne souldiers which he had in his gouernment had reuolted from him yea and to their great shame no necessitie vrging them to runne away from him and when hee now also saw that neither time nor place was giuen him for performance of anie further seruice and the Towne Berck was deliuered latelie from the siege from whence Colonell Thomas Morgan was now returned the Erle General I say now departeth towards Haghe in Holland But whē his souldiers leauing at randome the I le before Zutphen remoued their Tents they were sodainelie fiercelie charged by Iohn Baptista Taxus the Spanish Colonell but they escaped away from the enimie with the losse of some sixe or seauen of the Englishmen and no moe At that time the Estates finding themselues agreeued at the Erles indirect doings as my Author saith in those countries doe make and exhibite vnto him certaine requests for diuers respects whereof the whole reformation was reserued vntill his returne againe out of England when God and her Maiestie should so permit And so his Excellencie taking his leaue of the Estates Generall not sufficientlie contented with his doings he taketh shipping at Flushing passeth into England and ariueth at London on the fourth of December Anno 1586. About this time for as much as Sir Philip Sidney late Gouernour of Flushing was slaine at the siege of Zutphen as before is said the Queenes Maiestie of England in his place gaue the gouernment thereof to Sir William Russell Knight sonne to the Erle of Bedford a man of great accompt and worthines He ariued there at Flushing and with him Monsieur Tyrlone sometime Admirall of Zeland who for suspitions in some points was a long time kept in prison but being afterwards set at libertie and discharged of all matters went into England to render his due and condigne thankes vnto the Quéenes most excellent Maiestie Before that the Prince of Parma purposed to besiege Sluce in Flaunders he leuied an armie throughout all the Prouinces of his iurisdiction making as though he would take his iournie through that part of Flaunders which we call the land of Waste These forces about the beginning of the month of May next following which was in Anno 1587. were dispersed into sundrie parts about Bridges by little and little encreasing And to the end they should the lesse suspect them they giue out speeches that they were sent with Mounsier de Lamot to the Towne of Oudenburgk in Flaunders to the end they should represse the outragious spoyles of the Souldiers at Ostend and of Sluce when now all his hoast was in a readines and as well the Bands come out of Germanie as out of the Netherlands and other Nations were gathered they passed
on forewards to the siege of Sluce The Prince of Parma himselfe on the seauenth of Iune departeth out of Bruxels and the next day came to Bruges leading with him 9. Troupes or Companies after whom the rest of his whole host followed the comming of these and the forerunning fame of their prepartion throughout Flaunders greatlie amazed the minds of them at Oâ—tend and Sluce Insomuch as from the Gouernours of both townes diuers messengers were sent into Zeland and Holland to prouide themselues of souldiers victuals armour and other necessarie warlike furniture against the comming of the enimie towards them I haue seene saith my Authour amongst others the letters of Arnold Greeneveld then Gouernour of Sluce written to the foresaid Sir William Russell newlie made Gouernour of Flushing dated the 9. of Iune 1587. wherin he signified vnto him that he hauing made diligent search and view as well throughout all the publike magazin or garners of the Citie as through all the priuate garnets within the inhabitants houses of the Citie could not yet find any more store of corne and graine in them all then might serue for sustentation of their owne families euen for a verie few dayes Sir William Russell being with the reports of these letters throughlie moued had a few dayes before sent for certaine companies of footemen from the garison of Berghen which within a while after came timely enough and moreouer on the 11. of Iune dicto he writ vnto the States for souidiers also But for corne and graine and warlike munitions he writ vnto the States of Zeland onlie by Peter Vanhela a Netherlandish gentleman together with Nicholas Meetkirck Liuetenant Gouernour of Sluce sent thither for that verie purpose of whom when they receiued but onelie promises for their answere because the Zelanders denyed that the danger was not so much as they made report of in writing Sir William Russell therefore by these messengers instanteth the Zelanders on the tenth and eleuenth of that Iune for speedie dispatch of the requisite prouision and yet fearing in meane time their wonted delayes expreslie commaundeth Vanhela that taking vnto him the Magistrate of Flushing for his helper in this case hee would finde out some store of corne and graine wheresoeuer he could get it and that he without all delay should send it ouer to Sluce who the verie same day by diligent search made commaunded by authoritie so giuen him a Ship which he found laden with corne to depart with all speed vnto Sluce which hereby was sufficientlie prouided of corne and graine for and during the whole time of the siege The same day ariued three Companies in Zeland which came from the garison of Berghen to whom Sir William Russell adding one of his Companies with certaine chosen souldiers made vp foure iust coÌ„panies which were in all verie neere 800. men there ariued then also out of England that worthie souldier Sir Roger Williams and certaine other English gentlemen come thither by reason of the rumors of the enimies approch daylie about Ostend So the garrison of Sluce by this meanes increased to the number of about 1600. men For by this time the Prince of Parma had pitched his Tents in Cadsandt an Iland in Faunders had there the greater part of his host which was at Bersquin in Flaunders so that all along that part of the Country they might be safe from the English forces at Ostend the garrison of Sluce so besieged made often and stout sallies vpon the enimie wherein although they made great Skermishes to the foyle of the enimie yet lacked they manie of their companie Amongst the nobilitie and gentrie of the Netherlands great commendation for their valour gayned Nicholas Meetkirck from whose side his youngest brother Adolphus neuer departed also Charles Herogier Nicholas Mandy and very manie other Captaines amongst the English warriours Sir Roger Williams Sir Thomas Baskeruile Sir Frauncis Vere and Colonell Huntley deserued also most worthie and memorable commendations In the meane time when no sufficient power came to succour the Slusians nor anie preparation before written for was made by the Estates al men had then their voyces at large towards the before named Erle of Leycester their late Gouernour Generall saying that of dutie his presence and authoritie was now requisite that he might the better succour and defend them in this their present daunger The Erle Generall then being in England well vnderstanding these things and thinking occasion was now giuen him to gaine praise and glorie meanes being made thereunto he embarketh himselfe with a good number of new souldiers for Zeland and ariuing at Flushing on the 6. day of Iuly 1587. was there receiued with great expectation and ioyfull welcome of all men By this helpe of his presence and of the Englishmen ariued with him the Erle bestirring him by all meanes possible to deliuer Sluce from the present siege prepareth all necessarie adiuments and muniments by sea and by land to repell and raise the enemie from the siege thereof Countie Maurice of Nassaw when he had intelligence of the Erle Gouernour Generall his returne out of England into Zeland came vnto him leauing Countie Hoghenlo in Brabant with thrée thousand men hoping greater helpes would come out of Gelderland Frizland and Vtrecht to succour him which came not so well to passe In the meane time the Prince of Parma with his forces so mightily battered the towne of Sluce that he first taking the Fort battered continually the walles of the towne with thirtie péeces of Cannon and eight Culuerings To be short spending vpon them 17400. shot of which on S. Iames day from thrée of the clocke in the morning vntill fiue in the afternoone were foure thousand shot made so that the Prince of Parma himselfe confessed that to his remembrance he neuer performed against any others in one day such violent force and continuall assault By which great and vehement assault giuen and excéeding batterie of his Ordenance there was a breach made in the walles of 250. paces long into which breach the besieging enemies oftentimes with all their forces made assault vpon the townesmen but were of them with Pikes Halberts and other weapons so worthily entertained that after a great slaughter made of them the rest were glad to retire into their Trenches againe In which assault which lasted from nine of the clocke in the morning one day vntil eleuen of the next at noone the Marques of Renty was hurt Monsieur Lamot lost his right arme Strippen the Leader of the Burgundians with many Captaines of great accompt besides others were slaine and as the Enemie himselfe afterward confessed as many hurt also when they of Sluce so besieged lost but 150. men only as was found by a iust reuiew taken thereof And although that the Prince with his Pioners often and dangerously annoyed the inhabitants of Sluce yet such vigilancie and diligence they vsed that
their passage euery where againe planting his Ordenance and Munitions round about Heyl to besiege it so it happened that Parma was constrained winter comming on to dismisse his hoste and furnishing with conuenient forces of their Garrisons the Castles of Heymert and Heyl and other his defences he departed to the mouth of the Riuer Deynsa adioyning néere vnto the towne of Sherteghanbusch The Duke of Parma in this yéere 1589. was ouertaken by a grieuous disease or sicknes many were the causes supposed to be thereof namely and first that on the tenth day of Nouember 1588. as he was riding from Berghen to Machlin he fell off from a bridge into the water Vnto which chance happened many other euils such as were the sorrow which he conceiued by the euill successe of the Spanish Nauie in the inuasion of England a little before in that last yéere 1588. And the siege of Berghen from whence hee was enforced to depart without any thing done by him Also that by the Duke of Pastrana and the Prince of Ascoly many things were spoken and done to his reproch and disdaine And again because he vnderstood that certaine letters of Exchange as they call them sent by him into Spaine by the instigation of some euill willers which perchance he there had were neither receiued nor yet the money for them paid when those letters mentioned that the money amounted vnto 100000. Ducats wherefore he laboureth greatly by some meanes to satisfie the Italian Merchants and about the same time deceased his Vncle by his fathers side called the Great Cardinall Farnesius by whom he had great helpe and furtherance To be short therefore he falling sicke in the moneth of May 1589. all vnhealthie and heauie in plight then departed to Spada a Fountaine in the land of Luke there to vse the benefit of a Bath taking his lodging at Montfort or in the towne adioyning where he dranke the waters of Spada or Spau for his health sake and liued after that vntill the 12. day of Nouember 1592. and then died in the citie of Arras in Artoys one of the seuenteene Prouinces of the Netherlands Thus farre translated out of Emanuel Meteranus his Belgic Historie A BRIEF DISCOVRSE OF THE MEMORABLE VOYage to Portugall Anno 1589. by Sir Iohn Norice and Sir Francis Drake Knights with the English forces INprimis to the glory of God and honour of her Maiestie be it specially remembred that the two Generals aforesaid made certaine orders in number 14. for the Souldiers and Mariners going to sea and other 54. orders for the Captaines Souldiers and Sailers during the voyage to be by them and euery of them duly and dutifully obserued and performed Their Nauie consisting of Shippes great and small and of men set forward from Plimmouth the 17. of Aprill Anno 1589. to the sea The Admirall The Arke Sir Iohn Norice Sir Francis Drake two Generals The Vizadmirall The Golden Lyon Captaine Thomas Fenner The Rereadmirall The Dreadnot Captaine William Fenner The sixe principall Masters of the Quéenes Ships Thomas West Robert Wignald Iohn Bennet Robert Hart Roger Tallent Richard Burnet The fiue Colonels of the fiue Regiments in the Nauie and Armie Sir Iohn Norice Sir Francis Drake Sir Roger Williams Sir Edward Norice and Captaine George Fenner The fiue Lieutenants Colonels of the fiue Squadrons Captaine Thomas Drake Captaine Sachuile Captaine Garton Captaine Goring and Captaine Winter The fiue Captaines of the Watch of the fiue Squadrons and their Corporals Captaine Web of the Reuenge Captaine Champernoune of the Non per illa Captaine Gifford of the Dreadnought Captaine Norwood of the Foresight Captaine George Drake of the Swiftsure Corporals Captaine Young Captaine Seigar Captaine Thomas Baker Captaine Wilde Captaine Cripse The seuen Commissioners Iohn Sachuile William Winter Alexander Musgraue William Fenner Thomas Drake Iames Lancaster Iohn Goring The Secretary of the Nauie Master Anthony Ashly The Surueyor generall of the victuals Master Marmeduke Daryell The Treasurer of the Nauie The Viztreasurer Master Stalling The Surueyor of the Nauie Captaine Ro. Flicke The Lieutenant of the Ordenance of the Nauie Captaine Iames Lancaster Captaine generall of the Watch Captaine Bowyer The Master of the Discoueries and Lieutenant Colonell of the Pinnasses Captaine Foxcroft The Transport Master Captaine Alexander Musgraue aforesaid The Clerke of the store Master Aldridge The fiue Corporals of the fiue Squadrons Captaine Young of the squadron of the Reuenge Captaine Seigar of the Non perilla Captain Thomas Baker of the Dreadnought Captaine Wilde of the Swiftsure Captaine Peter Cripse of the Foresight A Journall of the Portugall Voyage Anno 1589. WEdnesday the 17. of Aprill 1589. they embarked at Plimmouth Tuesday the 23. of Aprill they fell with the Coast of Galizia Wednesday the 24. of Aprill they landed at a little Hermitage East side of the Corunna or Groyne supposed 12000. strong From thence to Andyas where they had a small skirmish with no losse to the English The 25. of Aprill being Thursday our men wasted and burned in the countrey what they could with fire and sword Saturday the 27. of Aprill they assaulted the base Towne of the Corunna and wonne it with small losse to them and the Enemie retired into the high Towne not aboue seuen Ensignes strong as was thought Sunday the 28. of Aprill they so battered a great Galeaz wherein Ricaldo serued the last yéere 1588. as Viz-admirall of that Nauie sent into England that the Spaniards now not able to kéepe her discharged her Ordenance fired her and ranne her on ground with no hurt to vs at all The same day they went from Andyas to the base Towne of the Corunna where they found much Béefe Salt Meale Wheate Oyle Fish and Wines as was thought to victuall 40000. men a quarter of a yéere besides Gables Hempe Rosen Waxe Pitch Tallow and other things for shipping store which was leuied for a new force to haue come into England this Summer But in fourtéene daies there was hardly one bit of bread wine or other victuals to be had in any quarter of the Towne except by some priuate officer or Captaine The same day the Enemie lying not farre off thence presented a Brauado before the Towne gates against whom when our men sallied foorth without more adoe or any encounter they fled and twelue of them were slaine Monday the 29. of Aprill our men summoned the high Towne who refused all parley There all the Spaniards that our men could gather after they had taken them they slew to the great amazing of the Enemie beholding the same That night the Spaniards desired parley and not long after fired certaine houses néere their vpper towne walles Wednesday the first of May 1589. our English laid their battery vnto la Corunna the great where through the weakenes of the Rampier betwéene our great Ordenance and the Enemie which fell downe with oft shaking they were driuen from their péeces by the enemies Musquet shot from the towne
The King of Spaine proscribeth the Prince of Orange and two other estates Tergoas besieged Frederick the sonne of Ferdinando besiegeth Zutphen Harlem fortified by the Prince of Orange Captaine Barnabey Rich his notes The same besieged by Fredericke the Duke of Alua his sonne Anno 1573. The Duke of Alua departeth out of the Low Countries Don Lewis de Requisensius a Spaniard succeeded in that gouernment Anno 1574. Midleborow yeelded to the Prince of Orange Historia Belgica lib. 5. Leydon besieged by Spanish forces Lacke of looking to necessitie in time loseth all in fine Anno 1575. The Spanish kings Armado sent into the Low Countries cast away by tempest Ziricksea besieged Anno 1576. Historia Belgica lib. 6. Historia Belgica lib. 6. The offer made by the Prince and States vnto Don Iohn of Austrich The pretended contract of Don Iohn with y e Prince of Orange proueth in fine fraud in frendship Historia Belgica lib. 6. Don Iohn made Gouernour Generall for the Spanish King Anno 1577. Historia Belgica lib. 7. The double dealing of Don Iohn discouered and defeated The States write to the Spanish King of Don Iohns indirect dealing The Archduke Matthias sent for by the States Sir Iohn Norice his first comming into the Netherlands Captain Cripses note Enuie and slander euermore enemies to good enterprises Iohn Stow pages 1167.1168.1169 Historia Belgica lib. 7. Alexander Duke of Parma brought into the Low Countries by Don Iohn The States forces then at Gembleu ouerthrowne by Don Iohn Duke Iohn Casimire commeth into England Captaine Whitstocks note The battell on Lammas day betweene Louaine and the Leger Anno 1578. Historia Belgica lib. 8. A fierce fight for 7. houres Captain Cripses note Generall Norice hath the honour of the field Three Binghams brethreÌ„ Historia Belgica lib. 8. Sir Richard Bingham deceased in Anno 1598. Fiue hundred Spaniards slaine Historia Belgica lib. 9. The death of Don Iohn His birth and properties described Historia Belgica lib. 9. Anno 1580. Historia Belgica lib. 10. Historia Belgica lib. 10. The Garrison in Stenwick The Gouernours of Stenwick send to the States for supplie The first supplie sent surprised and set vpon Historia Belgica lib. 10. The second supplie sent also surprised by the enemie The States better aduising theÌ„selues send now thither Colonell Norice Historia Belgica lib. 10. The now Generall Norices victorie ouer the Renenbergers besieging Stenwick This affirmed by Captaine Strange The enemies bragging chalenge Historia Belgica lib. 10 The fight in S. Iohns Camp betweene Generall Norice and Countie Renenberg This affirmed by Captaine Strange Exod. 16.13 Historia Belgica lib. 10. Generall Norice relieueth Stenwick besieged with victuals the 20. day of Februarie 1580. Captaine Whitstocks note confirmed by Captaine Cripse The Lord Nienort his victorie ouer the Renenbergers the 9. day of Iuly 1580. Renenbergs death Historia Belgica lib. 11. Generall Norice marcheth to meete Verdugo Historia Belgica lib. 10. The battaile at Northorne The Archduke departeth the Netherlands the Prince of Orange succeedeth Historia Belgica lib. 11. Francis Duke of Aniow coÌ„meth into England Captaine Churchyard was with the Duke all that while The preparation of the Prince of Parma and Duke of Aniowes forces for the fight Lib. 11. Captaine Edward Stranges relation of the seruice at Gaunt The enemies forces discouered at hand Generall Norice and Sir W. Knowles foure english miles from Gaunt assailed by English Rebels Coronell Cotton and Coronell North. Generall Norice honoured by the French forces The offer of the French Nobles to the English Generall Norice Historia Belgica lib. 11. The Prince of Orange and Duke of Aniow behold the fight The Duke of Aniowes metamorphosed minde and manners The Citie of Antwerpe all on a tumult by the Dukes displeasure Historia Belgica lib. 11. Generall Norice sent to meete the Duke Historia Belgica lib. 11. Historia Belgica lib. 11. Comming into France he falleth sicke Practise of Queene Mother They prouide for their safetie His description and properties Historia Belgica lib. 11. His funerall Numb 22.5 Exod. 7.3.31 Prou. 28.15 The first messenger sent to murther the Prince of Orange 1582. The second 1583. one Peter Dordoigne Lib. 11. The third 1584 one Iohn Ianson Lib. 11. The fourth 1584. a French man Lib. 11. Historia Belgica lib. 12. The fift and last messenger which murthered the Prince of Orange Anno 15â—5 2. Cor. 11.14 Matth. 10.16 Lib. 12. The Caitiues deceitfull doings Virgil. Ecloga secunda The villanous murthering of the Prince of Orange Lib. 13 The execution of the villanous murtherer The funerall and solemne order of the Princes buriall The time of his life and description of his personage Lib. 12. His Stile His Matrimoniall estate His Issue His Progeniâ— His Brethren His Sisters Historia Belgica lib. 12. * Qui falsis subscriptionibus insinuatus Aulae * Quae promulgata A.C. M. D.XXC proposito percussori praemio 25000. coron * Andegauensis qui obierat eodem die mensis praecedentis Reuel 12. Lib. 13. Reu. 15.14.16 Historia Belgisa lib. 13. The articles contained the yeelding of certaine townes as pledges to the Queenes Maiestie Sir Philip Sydney sent ouer and made Lord Gouernour of Flusshing Lib. 13. His honourable actions in the Lowe countries this yeere 1585. Histor. Anglica Anno. 1585. The Prince of Parma marcheth to meet Generall Norice The battell bidden by the Prince but the Generall had the victorie Generall Notice made gouernour of Briel Captaine Thomas Louels note Historia Belgica lib. 13. Historia Belgica lib. 23. The Queenes Maiesties letters vnto the States of the Netherlands Historia Belgica lib. 10. Note here her Maiesties meaning and commandement The answere of the States to her Maiesties letters The word Absolute interpreted Exemplum Romanorum The Erle Generall receiueth contributions c. The Generall maketh orders for Militarie Discipline Captaine Iohn Pryse his relation of the seruice performed at the Citie of Graue Anno 1586. Generall Norice taketh counsell with Count Hollocke how to relieue Graue The Generall appoynteth Captatne Pryse to his charge Captaine Iohn Pryses good seruice against the enemies A view of the losse of men on both parts Historia Belgica lib. 13. Historia Belgica lib. 13. The Erle Generall marcheth to meet the Prince of Parma Historia Belgica lib. 13. The English forces suddenly assaile their enemies The enemies well beaten and scattered The English forces approching towards Zutphen Sir Philip Sydney mortally wounded Historia Belgica lib. 13. Anno 1586. Parma falleth sicke The Erle Generall assaileth the little wing neere Zutphen Master Edward Stanley Knighted The Erle taketh certaine Castles The Erle incurreth the States displeasure Lib. 13. 1586. Historia Belgica lib. 14. Sir William Russel Anno 1587. Lib. 14. Parmaes preparation to march towards Sluce Sir William Russel made Generall of Flushing Sir William Russels care for prouision Sir Roger Williams Lib. 14. Historia Belgica lib. 14. The Erle Generall returnes into the Netherlands The resistance of the Slucians The losse on both partes The Erle Generall prepareth forces to relieue Sluce The Erle assaulteth the fort of Blanckberg The yeelding vp of the Sluce The Erles last returne into England The death of the Erle Generall The Lord Willoughby his birth His seruices from time to to time His seruice in the absence of the Earle Generall His seruice at Zutphen He taketh an Albanoys Captiue He challengeth the Marques of Guasto Historia Belgica lib. 15. Parma marcheth toward Berghen opt Zome Colonel Drury Colonel Morgan Historia Belgica lib. 15. Outragious spoylers The Prince of Parma layeth siege to Berghen A pretie practise of two Englishmen to beguile Parma The politike deuise of Redhead and Grimston The enemies â—ntrapped slaine and drowned Historia Belgica lib. 15. Parma raiseth his siege and departeth from Berghen Count Maurice inaugurate the Marques of Der Vere Historia Belgica lib. 15. A sedition amongst the chiefest of the Spaniards Historia Belgica lib. 15. The Prince of Parma falleth into many griefes The Prince of Parma his death Aprill 11 28. 29. 30. 1591. May. 3. 12. 13. May. 14. 15. 19. May. 23. 24. May. 26 Iune 1. 10. 11. Iune 12. 13. 24 Iune 29. Iulie 2. Iuly 9. Iuly 26 30 August 1 August 3. 5. 7. 8. 21. 24. The 26. of August 27. 31. The second of September 3. 11. 24 28. The seauenth of October 15 The second of December 19 28. 29. Ianuary 8. 9. 10. 11. 28. Februarie 1. 18 21. March 1. October 2.3.4 5. 6. Sir Anthonie Wingfield slaine with a Cannon 7.8.9.10.11 24 Nouember 7. 1. March 1595. Generall Norice departeth for Ireland May. 5. He landeth at Waterford Iulie Sir William Russel Lord Deputie The Lord Deputie comming forwards Tyrone returned backe 1595. August September October Nouember Munster in good quiet 1596. Aprill Messengers appointed betweene the Commissioners and Tyrone May. 1596. Nouember Ianuarie Tyrones answere Sir Iohn Norices doubt of Tyrone 1597. Aprill 1597. May. Generall Norice conceiueth a griefe The good Generall Norice deceased in Ireland 1597. at his brothers house at Mayallo