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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70217	A trve and briefe relation of the bloody battel of Nievport in Flanders found betwixt Prince Mavrice of happy memory and Albert arch-duke of Avstria vpon the second of Iuly 1600	Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?	1641 (1641)	Wing H1656A; ESTC R40974	18,700	14

on the other side of the Downes towards the firme land if the whole bredth were not possessed the Ennemy might passe to the Haven of Nieuport where our bridge and most of our shipping yet lay on the dry ground and so to spoyle and burne them in our View To prevent then all these inconvementes Sr Francis Vere went to finde out a place where the hills and Downes stood in a manner divided with a hollow bottome narrow and the hills higher to the sea side North then towards the Iland South part which ranne cleane thwart from the sea sands to the Iland the Downes being there also of no great bredth so that wee might conveniently occupie theÌ„ with out front commaund the sea shoare and the waye that laye betwixt the lowe Iland the foote of the Downes on that place which was on the higher side of the bottome Sr Francis Vere resolued to attend the Ennemy there and therefore causing his troupes to advance drew from the whole Avantgard about a 1000 men to wit 300 English the Princes guard such other companies as vsuaily march with it 250 and of the Frizons 500 which were muskettiers two troupes consisting of shott and pikes the English and 50 of his Excies guard they laced on the topp of the hill that lay more advanced then the rest which being steepie and sandie was not easely to be encountred in the topp so hollowe that the men laye covered from the hills on the other side might shoote from it as from a Bulwarke Iust behinde this hill some 100 paces froÌ„ it was another farre more higher on the toppe whereof Sr Francis Vere placed 200 men of the troupe of the gard in which also with a litle labour of the Souldiers they laye in a good covert these two hills ioyned together with a ridge somewhat lower then the foremost hill which endwaies laye East and West and broadwaies looked towards the South and Inlands and commaunded all the ground passable on the outside steepe loose sandie ill to be encountred within the hollow he placed 500 Muskettiers giving charge to the Officers to bestowe their shott onely to the Southwards when time should serue which was directly on the right side and flanke as wee then stood turned towards the Ennemie Betwixt these two hills on the left hand or flanke which looked towards the sea Sr Francis Vere placed 700 men in covert places for that purpose to be neere the sea sand that with ease and good order in an instant they might breake out into two or foure troupes all which were English The Ennemie ranged their forces to the Northwards directly on our left flanke so they adventured to passe by vs to the other troupes with intent to leaue them in his eye more Easterly vpoÌ„ the sands then on the Inermost of the two hills which Sr Francis Vere perceiving ranged in a Front with a space betwixt them the other two troupes of the English And a pretty distance behinde them more to the sea-wards ordered the Frizons in foure Battaillions two in front with a space to receiue betwixt them one of the other Battallions that stood behinde them And the files intervals behinde the troupes as close one to another as conveniently might bee to leaue the more space for the ranging of the other Battaillions with a compitent distance betweene each division so that one troupe might not shaddow an other but that all of them might be in the Ennemies eye in an instant insomuch that the Avantgard tooke vp about one third part of the Downes leaving the rest to be manned by the other troupes as occasion should require on the left hand the outtermost towards the sea more advanced were the horsemen placed This worke was scare done when as his Excie Prince Maurice with the rest of the chiefs Commandours of the Armie came to the head of Sr Francis Veres troupes where his Excie in the hearing of many putt it in deliberation whether he should advance towards the Ennemie with his Armie or attend their comming Those that spake as most men in those cases will not seeme fearefull councelled him to march forwards for they thought it would daunte the Ennemie much make the Victorie more easie whereas in attending him he would gather courage out of an opinion of our feare by takeing the oppertunity of our staye to fortifie vpon our passage to Ostend so cut of our victuals retreate Herevpon Sr Francis Vere alledged that their Armie having bene gathered vp in hast brought into a Countrie where they intended noe such warre could neither haue provisioÌ„s of victuals with it nor any Magazines in those parts to furnish them therewith nor any store in that naked Countrie in the latter end of a yeare could be expected soo that there was noe feare that they should setle themselues there to starue vs who had store of victuals in our shipping the sea open to supply vs with all sailing windes with the vaine courage they should gett by our supposed feare after a longe march comming vpon vs downe those sandie steepe-hils in the extremity of heate would be wearied spent before they could come vnto vs then finding vs fresh lustie ready to receiue them in the strength of our advantage in all reason it would turne to their greater confusion terrour They persisted in their opinion as it were with one voice oppossed it so as in the end Sr Francis Vere was moved to saie that all the world could not make him to change his opinion His Excie was pleased to like of it resolving not to passe any further towards the Ennemy for the ordering of things reposed so much trust in Sr Francis Vere that he beleeued they should be well done without viewing the places or examining the reason of his doings But his Excie returned to giue order dispose of the rest of the Armie which as the water ebbed his Excie enlarged to the Seawards next the which the HorsemeÌ„ were placed sixe peeces of Ordinance advanced planted in the head of the Avantgard having the advantage both of the winde the Sunne on our side gaue order to Mons Warmont Mons. Duvenvord that they from our men of warr should giue fire with their Ordnance vpon the Ennemies Battallions that stood vpon the strand In this order wee stayed the Ennemie though stil in our sight moved not forwards for the space of two howers then rather turning from vs theÌ„ advancing they crossed the Downes rested there two howers at the foote of the Iland which confirmed their opinions that he would lodge there But wee found reasons to the contrarie out of their proceedings to keepe vs from wavering for it was probable that the Ennemie was harryed out tyred with that nights march daies travell And seing wee were passed the Haven of Nieuport to

Captaines many Lieutenants and Officers The Arch-duke having gott this Victorie wrote to Brugges that he had over throwne the Avantgard of Prince Maurice and that he was so farre engaged with the rest of his Armie that they could not escape out of his hands in so much that this day they began to triumph at Brugges and the adiacent Townes in ringing their bells as though they had gayned already the Victorie Now the newes of this defeate put the Lords the States into a great perplexity considering what a danger the countrie was in if any misfortune should happen to our Armie which laye before Nieuport and encamped on both sides of the Haven the Souldiers being separated one from an other which droue them into a great feare And therefore being in such an extremitie when all humaine meanes failed them they tooke their refuge to the Lord of Hosts by prayes and assembled themselves and all their traine with diverse Officers and people of the Towne of Ostend into their chambers where their Minister Vtenbogaert made prayers vnto God for the preservation of the person of his Extie the Lords Chiefes and Commandours which were with him yea the whole Army that God would be pleased to give them a happie successe The Archduke being encouraged with this advantage and defeate which he gott so quickly over our men marched in all hast towards Nieuport imagining to finde his Extie and all his Army so amazed by this overthrow that he might easely put our men to route But God had his eye of providence vpon the State of these Countries and the defense of his Church in them giving his Excie such wisedome that he commanded away all the shipping boates from Nieuport towards Oftend with all gave order that all his troupes should be ready to passe the HaveÌ„ of Nieuport at a lowe water to gett on the other side with a couragious resolution to make head against the Ennemy to give him battell according to which his Excie went from troupe to troupe to animate and encourage his Souldiers That seing they had the sea on the on side and the Ennemies Armie on the other side betwixt them and saw that there was now noe meanes in the world to escape but to fight it out and beate through their Armie considering that his Exties reputation depended thereon yea all their honours their liues and the good of the countrie lay now all the stake that now they would carry theÌ„selues brauely couragiously with assurance that God would give them a blessed issue The like also did all the chiefs Commanders Captaines to there Souldiers Prince Henry now his highnesse did likewise encourage also his Wallons or new Geux being of his Regiment to doe the like The rest of the Armie was commanded to march to the water side by the breake of day to passe over the Haven with the first ebbe being then Sr Francis Veres his turne to have the Avantgard which made him carefull not to be wanting in his duty so as in due time his troupes were at the place appointed and because the water was not yet passable he went to his Excie to know his further pleasure whome he found by the bridge with most of the chiefes Officers of the Armie where not longe after newes was brought him that the Ennemies Armie was passing the Downes and marching towards vs wherevpon Sr Francis Vere advised his Excie that all possible speede must be vsed to passe the Furrs before the Ennemy was possessed of the other side of the Haven His Excie willed him in all things to doe as he saw cause and calling to him Count Lodewijck of Nassaw who then commanded the Horse as Generall badd him goe along with Sr Francis Vere and follow his directions so Sr Francis Vere left the Prince and went to his troupes and as soone as the tyde serued he passed his men which stood there in three Battailions The Souldiers would haue stripped themselues to have kept their cloaths drie as Sr Francis Vere willed them when he crossed the haven first but afterward thought it not expedient the Ennemie being so neere at hand and therefore he willed them to keepe their cloaths on and not to care for wetting them seeing they should neede none that day or else haue better and dryer cloaths to sleepe in that night Count Lodwijck passed first with his fiue Cornets of Horse whereof two of them were Harquebussiers and advanced towards the Ennemie and entertayned shirmish with two of the Ennemies troupes and then followed all the rest which were scare gott over on the other side of the shore but they saw the Ennemie stand in full Battaille betweene them and Ostend insomuch that if the Ennemie had but advanced he might haue prevented his Excie from passing his foote over the haven Now the Ennemy not knowing how many of our men were passed over the haven because of the great dust which arose and blinded their sight made a halte a longe time by the sea shoare which gaue his Excie time leisure to passe over the English Frize Regiments with his Excie gard Count Hohenloes all commanded by Sr Francis Vere Then followed the French Regiments the Walloues Swissers which made the Battaile as is said commanded by Count George Everard of Solmes and after them almost all the rest of the horse The Regiment of Count Ernest Gistelles Huchtenbrookes made the Reere The Regiments of Gistelles and Vtenbrooke which were vnder the Conduct of Count George Everard of Solmes were left before the Towne of Nieuport to block it vp with charge to stand vpon their gards and vpon his Excies first order to beready to passe over the bridge which was made with boates and plankes ouer the haven of Nieuport how the Armie was disposed into the Vantgard Battaile Reere as yow haue heard already When the troupes of the Vauntgard were passed Sr Francis Vere left the footemen standing ranged in their order betwixt the Downes or Sandhills and the sea and with the horse he advanced towards the Ennemie whome wee discouered a farre of comming towards vs alonge the sea side not to engage a skirmish or fight but to choose a fit place to attend them in which was now the onely advantage wee could by industrie gett of the Ennemie for by situation of the Countrie that skill and dexterity wee presumed to exceede our Ennemies in which was the apt agile mo - of our Battaillions was vtterlie taken from vs for the space betwixt the sea and the Sandhills or Downes was commanded by the Sandhills which consisted of many heads reared and commaunding one an other conteyning so much bredth in most places that our troupes could not occupie the whole and every where so confusedly packed together so broken steepe that our troupes could neither discouer what was done a stones cast before them nor advance forward in any order to second one another if neede required And

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