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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93939	The siege of Antwerp. Written in Latin by Famianus Strada, Englished by Tho: Lancaster, Gent.	Strada, Famiano, 1572-1649.; Lancaster, Thomas, gent.	1656 (1656)	Wing S5781; Thomason E1612_2; ESTC R208442	87,922	211

their Merchants with their goods peaceably to depart the City terrified the Magistrates of Antwerp and aggravated the mutiny of the people But Aldegund had not yet spent out the whole magazine of his shifts of soothing up and complying with the people in which kind hee had a rare gift he promised them to write to the Prince of Parma and soone after to go himselfe into the Camp and if the Spaniards would make peace upon indifferent terms he would omit nothing speedily to effect it And hee writ accordingly Aldegund goeth to Alex. that he might have audience and being admitted as soon as his Excellency had notice from Richardott with whom Aldegund had first conferred that hee was come to treat of peace both for Antwerp Holland and Zealand hee perceived that by the conjunction of so many Provinces which to witt would be a tedious and intricate businesse Who perceiving his subtilty sent him back Aldegunds intent was to get time for the succours which were daily expected out of England Wherefore Prince Alexander using him otherwise with great courtesie dismist him to Antwerp who promised that receiving authority from the Magistrates people hee would forth with return to treat only of the delivery of Antwerp But hee delaying his Excellency suspected that hee craftily protracted the treaty that the besieged might gather the harvest which now began to be ripe from about the Suburbs of Antwerp And wihall commands the enemies corne to be brought to the Camp and Mechlin and therefore determined to frustrate them of that hope also and commanded Ambrose Landriano with his garrison of Viluord together with a company of Boores and Vastius with a party of horse the one to harrasse and plunder the suburbs of Antwerp and the other of Mechlin and to transport the corne hay and what other thing was of any use into the Camp And he himselfe takes the Castles about Antwerp Then hee himselfe with a select company of horse and foot marched into the Countrey about Antwerp and took Burgerhout a strong sconce of the Antwerpians and with the like violence took Bercheme and other Castles and Forts And takes the very Suburbs and bereaved Antwerp of all that part of the countrey even to their Orchards and gardens by that means shutting up both the City and famine together within the City Famine forceth the Citizens to mutiny And indeed the people were ready to have broken out into open sedition the generall clamour in the City being meat and peace When the Magistrates sent divers into the streets who in severall assemblies should divulge that letters were newly come out of France Yet they are encouraged with hopes of succour assuring them that reliefe and succour was at hand from thence Besides some Citizens of Aldegunds favorites said they had certaine intelligence that the Prince of Parma would indeed offer conditions not unreasonable but had covertly covenanted with the Spaniards to give them the plunder of the City in place of their pay And feare of plundering Wherefore they should not by the impatience of a little delay both lose their reputation and the honour of holding the siege untill that day and all their goods and fortunes besides their wives and children exposed to abuse together with the losse of their City and lives But these outward voyces were not heard for the loud barking of their hungry stomachs within and most of the people suspected these French letters to be written in Antwerp and to come only from Aldegunds cabinett For of the Prince of Parma they harboured a more worthy conceit And in the interim there happned a sleight accident but OPPORTUNITY in the least things is of great consequence There was a Noble Matrone lay dangerously sick at Antwerp and for her recovery had present need of Asses milke But Alexanders courtesie upon occasion exhibited there being none to bee found in the City a yong man therefore offered himselfe couragiously to fetch an Asse from the Suburbs although in the enemies possession and had already taken one but apprehended by the Spaniards hee was carried to his Excellency being as yet at Burgerhout Who understanding what the matter was used the youth with great respect and commending his charity commanded the beast to bee loaden with Partridges Capons of Bruges and other fowle of that sort Then delivering them to the youth for the sick Gentlewoman commanded him that hee should in his name friendly salute her and testify that he not onely wished her health and recovery of strength but pray'd also from his heart for the prosperity and happinesse of the Senate and people And indeed that unexpected civility of the Prince to whom the Antwerpians sending a gallant Horse with some juncates and choyce wine Altered their opinion gave publick thanks wonderfully reconcil'd together with the yong mans relation the Citizens good will towards him For doubtlesse THE wisest Commanders of Warre have that weapon call'd Courtesie layd up in their warlike Armory But the delivery of Mechlin concluded the businesse In that City THE TAKING OF MECHLIN after the overthrow at Covenstene Causey there rose a contest between the Garrison fouldiers and Citizens The Citizens oppressed with famine are affraid of the garrison souldiers which after the losse of their corne encreased the Citizens greatly fearing lest they should plunder and forsake the City and then retyre to Block-huse a Castle plac't neere to Mechlin which they had already fortified with Artillery and provision Which as soon as Prince Alexander had notice of hee thought it the most convenient time to attacque the City And forthwith hee ordered Marquesse Renthiacus whom hee made Generall for that expedition with Hicquius and Mottaeus to hast to Block-huse and prevent the enemies designes Renthiacus drawing his forces thither and causing the Artillery speedily to follow after not onely took Block-huse the Presidiaries being not yet entered but Necherspole also besides other sconces placed about Mechlin and pitching his tents Whereupon after the losse of their adjacent forts they yeeld themselves to his mercy demanded the rendition of the City it selfe Which upon agreement concluded with Famusius Governour thereof was yielded to the Prince of Parmas's will and mercy The garrison souldiers being sent away without their colours which were sent to his Excellency who having compassion of the City Receiving from him favourable conditions by reason most part of it were Catholicks agreed with the Mechlinians on very gentle conditions For in place of seven hundred Presidiaries which departed the City hee but substituted two hundred Walloones under Provenus commanding the Citizens to have care of their City together with the Garrison and imposing no tribute on them liberally in his Majesties name gave pardon to the City being glad that within few days with no losse of men hee had restored the Arch-Bishop of Mechlin after a long exile againe into his owne seat there being not

not And the day after makes them a feast both to grace them with his presence and the day after with a sumptuous banquet to augment their joy And indeed it was a spectacle worth the seeing to behold the Army feasting upon the Scheldt The banquet on the Bridge tables all along the bridge as farre as from Brabant to Flanders sumptuously furnished to see the Duke of Areschott the Marquesses of Renthi Vastius Varambone serving up meat Charles Count Mansfield the Prince of Chimace Maurique Cajatane and Leva all eminent persons and chiefe Commanders filling them wine When in the mean time all rung with joyful shouts of the souldiers wishing life victory to their Generall Prince Alexander Thus the bridge The taking down of the Bridge the day after that solemn banquet adorned as it was with arches of green boughs garlands and emblems with joyfull expressions and exultation was taken downe And it was but fit that the exequies of this victorious Machine over the enemies should bee performed with triumph The materials were given to Baroc and Plato Most of the wood Iron were by his Excellency given to the Architects of it Baroccius and Plato But in Spaine for the joy of that successe contain'd not it selfe within the Low-countreys onely the newes of this victory was with generall gratulation of the Cities received certainly the King His Majesties joy for the taking of Antwerp as Granvell writes was so transported with joy that the ancient Courtiers who always had been in his company affirmed they never saw his Majesty either for the battle of St. Quintins or for the navall fight at Lepanto or at the conquest at the Tersera Islands to have exprest the like content as at the letters of taking Antwerp And I have heard from a person very intimate at Court that the King the same night he received Prince Alexanders letters could not containe himselfe but got out of bed and went privately to his daughter Isabellas's chamber Signified to his daughter whom hee dearly loved and knocking at the door uttered these two wordse ANTWERP IS OVRS and then departed And verily by those letters which I have seen written by his Majesties owne hand in exquisite high terms beyond his usuall custome to expresse his thanks to Prince Alexander it is very evident that his joy was excessive For he was of a setled opinion that Zealand and Holland would at last follow the example and fate of Antwerp and so all the Netherlands would soon return to their own Princes obedience And it was the opinion of many that the Low-countreys would turn to the King And when Idicquesius resident for the Low-countreyes in Spaine gave letters to Charles Coloma a famous warlike man then ready to depart for the Low-countreys it is reported that hee said to him hee might go though ere-long he would return for no doubt but the Low-countreys warr would soone be ended by the Prince of Parma But his Excellency in the mean while applied himselfe to settle the affaires of Antwerp Alex. takes care of the Governnment of the City both civill and sacred And choosing new Magistrates hee created Champine Governour of the City and Werp of the garrison He sent also for the Arch-Bishop of Mechlin to take care of the Church and Clergy and the fathers of the society of Jesus to instruct the youth in learning and true religion shutting up the schools of the Hereticks Then having ordered some other things for the good government of the City his next care was to reward his souldiers labours Going therefore to Stabroeck and mustering his men hee gave them their pay He gives pay to his souldiers a great part of the army having much arrears due to them But if Captain or Officer nay any of the common souldiers had performed any notable exploit such as hee thought they had merited a greater reward And requests of the King rewards for some of his chiefest souldiers by name hee writ into Spaine and making a particular catalogue of their names recommended them to his Majesties liberality to bee further honoured All their names whose famous acts victories Alexander proposed to the King with recitall of how many years they had served in the warrs what how many wounds they had received if I should in this part of my history insert it would no doubt bee gratefull to that warlike nation And verily were it not an immense labour those noble and military spirits deserved to have their valour and Alexanders affection towards them inrolled to posterity This I will say in briefe there was not any one of the chiefe Commanders And prevailes whom the King did not either advance to the order of the Golden Fleece or to some order of Spanish Knights or gave not some more honorable place in the Army or else made not Governour of some Castle in Italy or at least did not encrease his yearly revenue So farr did he condiscend to Prince Alexanders requests Nor permits any to be rewarded by the King under his deserts that when his Excellency had taken notice that in the donative catalogue sent into the Low-countreys Camillus à Monte Colonell and Nicholas Basta Captaine of a troop of horse were not remunerated proportionably to their deserts and had therfore acquainted the King of their daily and faithfull service and what for the one his Vncle Chiapino Vitelli and what for the other his father Demetrius had merited having both served in the Austrian warrs forty yeares his Majesty with new more satisfactory letters according to Prince Alexanders desire honoured them both according to their merits and worth Of such consequence it is to be a General of an Army who taking part with his souldiers in their labours can judge of their travells as he himselfe is by his Prince esteemed for the opinion of his valour But this muster at Stabroeck was not without some mutiny on the other side the Scheldt THE Walloones do mutniy occasioned by the distribution of the souldiers pay so MONEY whether had or wanting is still cause of sedition Those souldiers that staid in the forts at Caloo on Flanders side 20. Octob. being most of them walloones having intelligence that at Stabroeck the Spaniards and Italians had their pay out of the mony lately come into the Camp perswaded themselvs they should receive their debentures For their pay not equally nor nor totally discharged for all the time they had served in the Warres But when they saw but two payes two coats apiece only offered to every man at first they were much dejected then they begun to despise so vile a reward Nor wanted there incendiaries to exasperate the seditious And by one incendiary And whereas they requested but pay something proportionable to their labours was it fit at the conquest of so rich a City that in place of tenne or twenty payes they