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A07032	A tragicall historie of the troubles and ciuile warres of the lowe Countries, otherwise called Flanders Wherein, is sett forthe the originall and full proceedyng of the saied troubles and ciuile warres, with all the stratagemes, sieges, forceble takynges, and manlike defenses, of diuers and sondrie cities, tounes, and fortresses of the same, together, the barbarous crueltie and tyrannie of the Spaniard, and trecherous hispaniolized Wallons, [and] others of the saied lowe Countreis. And there withall, the estate and cause of religion, especially, from the yere 1559. vnto the yere 1581. Besides many letters, commissions, contractes of peace, unions, articles and agrementes, published and proclaimed in the saied prouinces. Translated out of French into Englishe, by T.S. ge[n]t.; Chronyc. historie der Nederlandtscher oorlogen, troublen enn oproeren oorspronck, anvanck enn eynde, item den standt der religien, tot desen jare 1580. English.	Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592.; Marnix van St. Aldegonde, Philips van, 1538-1598, attributed name.; Rijckewaert, Carolus, called Theophilus, fl. 1577, attributed name.; Henricpetri, Adam, fl. 1576. General historien der aller namhafftigsten unnd fürnembsten Geschichten, Thaten und Handlungen.; Le Petit, Jean François, 1546-ca. 1615, attributed name.	1583 (1583)	STC 17450.3; ESTC S111524	324,446	432

When the Leydens heard of this enterprise they tooke al the paynes that was possible to receiue them for they attended the saide Barques on the Rhin with certayne Freebutters or rather desperate Aduenturers Boates but all in vayne for this matter and yet their goyng out was not altogether in vayne for they tooke by force neere vnto Haynault bridge two wasters and speedily dispatched those that were within them When they had thus done they vnladed these shippes of all the prouision and furniture that was within borde as artillary munition victualles bread beare silkes veluets parchment lace of gold siluer and silke fifteene peeces of ordinances called Bases three Barrelles of Corne pouder and a very great number of bullets and fraught their owne boates with them Afterwarde they bouged one of the enemies vessels and sounke her and set fire on the other returning in the morning with their prize to the Towne The Spanyardes who encamped at Leyerthorpe made their account to stay these boates with all the whole prize within them at the wood bridge but the Citizens beyng in armour looking for the comming of their boates with the victualles aforesayd very couragiously salyed out of Hoogweert gate and gaue the Alarme to Leyerthorpe forte and skirmished so lustely with their enemies as that the boates and the prize passed by and besides they afterwards for the defence of the cattell which the enemy went about to carrye away so skirmished with them as that they returned all together with the sayd butyn without losse of any of the Towne cattell hauing taken Prisoner amongest those shippes one Peter Quaegelate an horrible Traytor to his countrey whom they foorthwith executed and quartered and set vp his quarters vpon the citie gates which thing the Leydens signified by their letters to his Excellency dated the 7. of Inne The Citizens dayly exercised them selues more and more to the Skirmishes aswell the youngest sorte A young youth named Lyon by reason of his val●ancie as also the auncientes But amongest the rest there was a proper young youth of the age of sixteene yeares named Lyon and in courage and valure a Lyon in deede For at the first siege of Leyden hee behaued him self not as a younge youth but like a Lyon against the Enemie and that to their cost This young Lyon was afterwarde in a Skirmish and laying him selfe downe vpon the grasse the Spaniards tooke him and hauing cut off his nose and eares they hoong him vp by the toes But being a very hable and strong man hee layed handes on the haulter and imped vp to the toppe of the Gallowes wher the Enemy slew him with harquebuze shot From this Lyon such an other which was taken with him the sayde Baldez wronge much matter as touching the affayres and state of the Towne Maister Thierry of Bronchorst his excellencies Substitute at Leyden and being now made Gouernour thereof The Magistrate and Nobilitie considering that the siege might last long and thereby turne to a distresse of famine during this Moneth of Iune made all the necessariest ordenaunce that possibly they could aswell for the long sauing of their victualles as also for the fortifiyng of their Rampars and Gates the better and longer to keepe their Towne And when an Inu●ntorie was taken of all the Come within the Towne there was found to be 4125. Busshels Ther were also then in the Towne 14000 persons Wherfore there was appoynted to euery one for the first two moneths halfe a pound of bread which oftentimes would scarsly suffice some tauellers to breakfast And therfore the Gentle Reader may easily ghesse vpon what kinde of victuals they fed most There was also an ordenaunce set down for pot hearbes and no milke to be solde whereon butter might be made Whiles the Towne of Leyden was in this sorte besieged and that the Townsmen were altogether occupyed about making of prouision of al things necessary for the defence thereof the principall parte of the sayde Commaundators Armye arryued in the quarters of Bommel Gorcum and Louuestein Howbeit the Prince the Estates made no great reckoning thereof For at Bommell which was well prouided of all things necessary was Captaine Baufour Colonell of the Scettishmen with seauen Ensignes of Scottes who dayly salied out with some Citizens and Gentlemen Hollanders to skirmishe brauly with the Enemie And besides the sufficient Garryson that was at Gorcum and Louuestein there was alwayes meanes to s●ccour and delyuer the Towne of Gorcum as afterward well appeared by the cutting and pearsing of the dikes The Spaniard afterward determined to goe against Worcum where lay in Garrison fiue companies of the Prince to trouble and annoy the Spaniardes as much as was possible that came from Antwarpe where by constraint and force they made the Citizens pay them foure hundred thousande Florins besides the common dammage which they there presentlye susteyned about their costs and charges This little village was shrewdly beaten with Artillery but because the Prince of Orenge would not cast away his men about the defence of so ruinous a place Worcomme taken by the Spaniards and standing onely vpon fiue familyes or housholdes he therfore commaunded thē which were in it to forsake it and so they did howbeit they could not so well nor so speedily enbarque them selues but that they lefte aboue 150 persons behind them When the Spanyardes the 8. of Iune beganne to buyld their forte and trench themselues neere Lammen which is about a quarter of a myle from Leyden standing vpon a passage of waters which flowe ouer towards Delft zoeterwood and Leyerthorpe the Leydens hauing intelligence thereof and considering what mischiefe and domage might ensue to them therby haled out the 8. of the saide Moneth sixe smal Vessels to lette their fortifying and entrenching But when they were come neere to Lammen the Enemie so lustely charged them as that notwithstanding their merueilous defence they were infor●ed to retyre and returne backe to the Towne neither could they so speedely doe it but that they were fayne to leaue foure of the hyndermost vesselles behynde them by reason that the nose of one of them so touched vpon the shore of the Ryuer as that she was not able well to turne her selfe about and therefore they forsooke them and saued all her people in the rest of the vessels except foure or fiue The 9. of the saide moneth the Leydens had giuen the Prince to vnderstande hereof and wroate That if it so fell out as that the enemy went about to trouble their cōming with their boats which they hoped they would not yet that commandemēt was giuen to them of Woerden Ouldwater and the rest to be still molesting of Harlem Mere in the meane while they for their parts wold indeed according to their bounden duties shew their great zeale affection and continuall trauell towardes the benefiting of the common weale of theyr countrey And on the other side the enemy slept not but still went