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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10088	An account of the famous siege of Antvverp by Alexander prince of Parma, in the year 1584. Being the most memorable siege that was ever laid to any city. / Written in Latine by Famianus Strada: and Englished by T.L. ...	Strada, Famiano, 1572-1649.; Lancaster, Thomas, gent.	1672 (1672)	Wing S5776A; ESTC R184657	85,189	204

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 forthwith 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 Mechlin and And withall commands the enemies corne to be brought to the Camp 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 Then hee himselfe with a select And he himselfe takes the Castles about Antwerp 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 bereaved And takes the very Suburbs 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 Famine forceth the Citizens to mutiny the City 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 assuring them that reliefe Yet they are encouraged with hopes of succour 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 And feare of plundering give them the plunder of the City in place of their pay 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 o● But Alexanders courtesie upon occasion exhibited Asses milke there being none to b● found in the City a yong man therefore offered himselfe couragiously t● fetch an Asse from the Suburbs although in the enemies possession an● had already taken one but apprehended by the Spaniards hee was carrie● to his Excellency being as yet at Burgerhout Who understanding wha● the matter was used the youth wi● great respect and commending hi● charity commanded the beast to be loaden with Partridges Capons o● Bruges and other fowle of that sor● Then delivering them to the yout● for the sick Gentlewoman commanded him that hee should in his nam● friendly salute her and testify that h● not onely wished her health and recovery of strength but pray'd al● from his heart for the prosperity an● happinesse of the Senate and peopl● And indeed that unexpected civilit● of the Prince to whom the Antwerpians sending a gallant Horse wit● some juncates and choyce wine gav● publick thanks wonderfully reconcil'd together with the yong ma● Altered their opinion 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 THE TAKING OF MECHLIN businesse In that City after the overthrow at Covenstene Causey there rose a contest between the Garrison The Citizens oppressed with famine are affraid of the garrison souldiers souldiers and Citizens 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 places about Mechlin and pitching his tents demanded the rendi● Whereupon after the losse of their adjacent ●orts they yeeld themselves to his mercy on of the City it selfe Which up● agreement concluded with Famus● Governour thereof was yielded t● the Prince of Parmas's will and me●cy The garrison souldiers being s● away without their colours whic● were sent to his Excellency who having compassion of the City by reason Receiving from him favourable conditions most part of it were Catholick● agreed with the Mechlinians on ve● gentle conditions For in place of seven hundred Presidiaries which departed the City hee but substitute● two hundred Walloones under Prov● nus commanding the Citizens t● have care of their City together wit● the Garrison and imposing no tribute on them liberally in his Majesties name gave pardon to the City● being glad that within few days wit● no losse of men hee had restored th● Arch-Bishop of Mechlin after a long exile againe into his owne seat the● being not any Diocesse in all the Netherlands of so great esteem and reduced a City the Flower of the Belgick Cities and with it the Seigniory of one of the seventeene Province● to their true and lawfull Soveraigne at that time when having received letters from his Majesty of the restitution For the restitution of the Castle of Piazenza he renders thanks to the King with Mechlin of the Castle of Piazenza which had beene kept by a Spanish garrison he was in condition to render him thanks for his royall liberality with the welcome newes of the Victory But ere long having at last subdued Antwerp hee sent farre more acceptable The agents treats with Alex about the delivery of Antwerp tydings to the King for Aldegund when hee saw the publick affaires in despaire thought privately to provide for himself and hastened forward the Commission intended to the Prince of Parma from the Magistrates and people The agents or commissioners were twenty one

but fit that the exequies of this victorious Machine over the enemies should bee performed with triumph Most of the wood Iron were by his The materials were given to Baroc and Plato 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 as His Majesties● joy for the taking of Antwerp 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 intima 〈…〉 t 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 whom Signified to his daughter 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 And it was the opinion of many that the Low-countreys would turn to the King would soon return to their own Princes obedience 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 And choosing new Magistrates Alex. takes care of the Governnment of the City both civill and sacred 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 a great part of the army He gives pay to his souldiers 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 hee writ into Spaine and making a particular catalogue of their And requests of the King rewards for some of his chiefest souldiers by name 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 whom the King did And prevailes 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 that when his Excellency had Nor permits any to be rewarded by the King under his deserts 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 THE Walloones do mutniy side the Scheldt 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 being most of 20. Octob. 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 all the time they For their pay not equally nor nor totally discharged 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 whereas And by one incendiary 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 should silently sit downe with two only what other victory might bee expected for souldiers worne out with age in the warrs having their bodyes weakened with wounds in which they might yet place their latest hopes If for pretence of civility the souldiers were restrained from plunder of that hostile City having deserved it in the highest degree why is not justice the right of warr supplied otherwise To the Spaniards it was already who having received full pay only felt the fruits of the victory So it is now adaies the Belgians fight the Spaniards conquer and how ever the dy of warr run the Belgians still passe for conquered The seeds of sedition thus sown at Caloo furiously They are more provoked spread through the rest of their quarters on the bank of Scheldt but yet no further then to extrude the Kings treasurers and such of the commanders as stood averse from the fact for neither did they choose