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A68465	A true discourse historicall, of the succeeding gouernours in the Netherlands, and the ciuill warres there begun in the yeere 1565 with the memorable seruices of our honourable English generals, captaines and souldiers, especially vnder Sir Iohn Norice knight, there performed from the yeere 1577. vntill the yeere 1589. and afterwards in Portugale, France, Britaine and Ireland, vntill the yeere 1598. Translated and collected by T.C. Esquire, and Ric. Ro. out of the reuerend E.M. of Antwerp. his fifteene bookes Historicæ Belgicæ; and other collections added: altogether manifesting all martiall actions meete for euery good subiect to reade, for defence of prince and countrey.; Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis. English	Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535-1612.; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1602 (1602)	STC 17846; ESTC S105716	105,507	166

wherewith we recouered the Haigue Thursday about ten of the clocke at night we anchored before the Castle of Gernsey and my Lord Generall and some other Gentlemen with him lay at the Castle that night Friday morning we set saile from thence and about fiue of the clocke in the euening we put into the road of Iarsey Monday my Lord Generall expecting the Companies out of the Low Countries were this daye ariued with Captaine Anthonie Wingfield Sergeant Maior of the Campe his Lordship went abord and lay at anchor in the road all that night Tuesday in the morning we loosed from thence and hauing a fine winde at North and by West about eight at night we anchored in the road of Pimpowle ariuing in the road called Lemoys de Guelle neere Pimpoule Wednesday y e 5. of May we discouered diuers shippings and botes that came from Brehake and made towards S. Malowes whereof we tooke one laden with salt and fish It is to be remembred that those of Brehake and of the Castle taking knowledge of our approch abandoned the Castle and yeelded themselues to the kings authoritie Not long after the enimie fled from the Castle of Lantegard which was fortified for the king by the Prince Dumbeez now Duke Mountpenser at this day My Lord dispatched letters into England from the Abbey of Beauport Thursday the 6. of May was spent in vnshipping the horses munition and souldiers This day also the Prince Dombeez sent 20. Moyles laden with bread to the Abbey for prouision of the souldiers Wednesday the army marched towardes Guyngamp and lodged in a small village in the way neere the Abbey and this night the Guyngampiers hearing of our approches set fire on their suburbes which we might plainelie discerne This night likewise my Lord Generall rode before to the Towne to take view and to saue as much as might be of the suburbs for the lodging of the troupes Thursday our troupes being with the French accompanied were lodged in such houses and other places of the suburbs as were left vnburned the same day the enimie sallyed out of the towne in pursuyng vs Captaine Wolfe an Englishmans colours were taken which we recouered againe at the winning of the towne and deliuered to him Fridaie those within the towne not beleeuing that we had any Cannon with vs sent out diuers spies to discouer which we tooke This day our Artillerie being a Cannon and two Culuerings came to vs. Saturday it pleased my Lord Generall to put them within the Towne out of doubt for the Artillerie being planted our first shot was so exceeding well made as that it dismounted a peece which the enimie played withall from a steeple the Prince Dombeez beeing present Sonday Monday and Tuesday were spent in drawing plat-formes and in planting the Ordinances Wednesday the Canons were readie to play being plāted in a Cloyster in the French quarter on the north side of the towne Thursday morning we hauing expected certaine Artillerie of the Princes to haue come from Brest which came not to vs we began the batterie with our owne 4. peeces continuing the same all that day and the next vntill three of the clocke in the afternoone to the number of 400. shot at which time notwithstanding that the breach was verie vnassaultable and small the wall being passing strong yet the French humour vrged my Lord Generall verie hotlie to an assault Which vpon so small a possibilitie of doing anie good his Lordship was hardlie drawne vnto onelie in regard of the honour of our nation he made choise of certaine out of diuers companies wherof Captaine Iackson Captaine Heron and Captaine Hayes to haue the leading and afterwards the dice being cast the chaunce fell to Captaine Iackson and Captaine Heron to haue the point of the assault and to be seconded by Captaine Hayes as occasion should serue who being accompanied with Captaine Catesby and manie other English gentlemen although the breach was very vnassaultable as before and exceeding troublesome by reason of the height thereof and the light falling of the moulder of the wall and the great number of the fetherbeds and such like which the Cannon had beaten downe yet a great part of our men perforce obtained the verie top of the breach where they endured a hot and long assault Captaine Heron receiuing a push with a pike vnder his gorget was there slaine and about some tenne or twelue of the common souldiers and besides thirtie hurt with stones the residue not being able to maintaine the assault any longer for the causes before remembred were driuen to retire The Baron Monluc hauing in this seruice the conduct of certaine French shewed himselfe verie couragious and gayned at that time vnto himselfe great reputation but the residue for the most part came forwards verie coldlie It was thought good that Captaine Hayes and his companie should not at this time come forwards but be reserued vntill the next day at what time the finishing of a Myne then in hand was appointed during this assault Captaine Dennis an English man offering a Scalado on the other side of the towne was shot with a Musket in the bellie whereof he died shortlie after Sonday next following being Whitsonday beginning againe to play after a three or foure tyer the enimie summoned a Parley which in fine grew to a capitulation in this sort viz. That the next day the horsemen in the towne should depart with their horses and Harquebusses leauing the Cornet behinde the footemen with their swords and the Townesmen to Fine 40000. crownes to the Prince Monday they came forth accordinglie to the number of 200. horse and 260. foote and the towne possest Mounsier de Cargamart being appointed Gouernour of the same There was found in the towne being yéelded vp foure Ensignes one Cornet one Cannon perier one demy Culuering sixe Sacres and of Mynions 2000. weight The towne was found to be verie strong defensible and sufficient able to haue kept the same for a far longer time if they within had bin honest men my Lord General doubted not but to haue drawen them of the towne to far strickter conditions then is said had not the Prince Dombeez seemed to be verie glad of this and that his hap sorted to so good successe and therefore would not further stand vpon it Wednesday then next following my Lord Generall dispatched letters to certaine the Lords of her Maiesties most Honourable priuie Counsell to my Lord Norice his father and to my Ladie his mother and other his friends in England Thursday the 27. dicto a Muster was taken of the Armie Tuesday the first of Iune anno dicto vpon the taking of Guyngamp it was purposed that we should haue gone for Morlayx but by certaine after Counsels that intent was altered for that it was said that the Duke Mercoeur was remoued from Pontiny where he ioyned with 4000. Spaniards vnder the

leading of Don Iohn de Laguna who was marching towards Morlayx by the way of Corlay Monday next following the Duke Mercoeur ariued at Corlay a Castle pretending to hold for the King but in the possession of Madam de Guyneny whose brother Mounsier de Bodolphin is the Dukes Lieuetenant so the partie being made before hand the Castle was rendered without one shot of the Cannon Tuesday we dislodged towards the enimie and lay at Chateau Lodune To this place the Duke sent a Trumpeter to the Prince with letters whereunto he answered vt patet per copias here likewise the Prince sent an other Sartell to the Duke wherewith he seemed so moued that he vowed to offer battell to the Prince Wednesday the Duke dislodged and encamped at Queremen a village distant a league and a halfe from Chateau Lodune scituate on the foote of a hill which by deepe ditches enclosures and hedges confronted a little heath of two miles compasse To which heath vpon discouerie of the approch of the enimie by my Lord Generall who then with the Prince was ridden to take view of a place conuenient our battell was drawen Thursday the enimie within one quarter of a league of the heath sheweth his whole Armie in order of battell vpon the top of a hill whereupon my Lord Generall disposed the troupes into three battailions whereof the infantry English made two and the Launce Knights the third This day was spent in some sleight skermishes Friday the enimie drew his Armie to the foote of the hill and placed his Artillerie vpon he sight of the heath in a place of such aduantage as it commaunded in the nature of a Caualier the whole heath where he bordered all the hedge with shot Now my Lord Generall sent out 200. footmen to see the countenance of the enimie who droue them to their strengths put them to their hedges and Baricadoes and slew diuers of them vpon the retreit to these the Duke put forth 500. French and 300. Spaniards to repossesse the place whom he followed with the Armie Which being perceiued by the Prince remouing in the heath with Mounsier de la Hunnaday commaunding the auantgard and hauing his regiment of horse in battell my L. Generall with Mounsier de Pogny de Pruneanx Momartin Bastinay order was giuen to put forward 300. foot commaunded by Captaine Anthony Wingfield Captaine Moreton the English horse led by Captaine Anthony Sherley this direction was valiantlie prosecuted by ours but speciallie by the English so as the enimies horse and foot which were in the playne were enforced to flee manie slaine and the rest driuen to saue themselues within their Artillery being taken in this charge Mounsier de Guybreun Colonell of the foot of the Armie and slaine Don Rodrigo chiefe Marshall of the Spaniards one Spanish Captaine also the number of 200. French and 60. Spaniards This resolute charge so amated the enimie as that they suffered within 200. paces of their Cannon to disarme the dead and to retire at their ease In this charge Captaine Anthonie Sherley gaue such an example to the French horse as was admired and the Companies on foote performed their parts with no lesse valour namelie the Sergeant Maior and Lieuetenant Long who receiued in his bodie fiue Harquebuz shot the rest of the day was spent in skirmishes Saturday the enimie made a great shew to come forth and sent out some number of shot against whom Captaine Anthonie Sherley with fifteene horse and some few foote made them quicklie take their heeles pursuing them to their Baricadoes where his horse was shot in the head and some small hurt done Sonday little was performed that day Monday being S. Iohns day as they write after the Roman Kalender with them it was thought somewhat would haue bin done in the honour of the day but in deed nothing at all for the Duke vsed it rather as a colour whereby to runne away hauing that night withdrawen his Cannon and retired himselfe to Queremen Wednesday the 16. of Iune Mounsier de la Noë with the troupe of the Counte Mongomery consisting of 100. Curaces and the Counte de Comburg came vnto Chateau Laudra whose ariuall promised some good successe to the kings affaires Thursday being Midsomer day the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist we dislodged to Quintine This night the enimie being lodged at Corlay within 3 smal leagues of vs an enterprise was made vpon some of their light horse that lay wide of their Campe which for that it was not attempted by footmen as my Lord Generall earnestlie perswaded them vnto it tooke no great effect sauing that there were killed some 16. of a Corps du Guarde and their horse taken The rest might easily haue bin had as good cheape if the horsemen would haue lighted and forced their Baricadoes the French thought they had done wonderous well and so that seruice ended Mounsier Tremblay who had the commaund of the French Light horse was now sleightlie shot in the thigh other hurt we receiued none Friday the 25. day the Enemie attempted a reuenge and came forth with some horse and foote and gaue vs an alarme which was performed so fauourably as they neither hurt man nor beast Tuesday being S. Peters day my Lord Generall dispatcheth certaine letters by Peter Browne to certaine the Lords of her Maiesties most Honourable priuie Councell to my Lord Norice his father and to other his friends in England Friday the second of July Anno 1591. the armie dislodged to Pleu or Plessue Tuesday the sixt day we marched towards Lamball and lay in a small Village in the way Wednesday about ten of the clocke in the morning the towne of Lamball was entred at the West Southwest and by Captaine Symmes and Captaine Richard Wingfields Ensigne who led two hundred shot The Southside of the towne was entred by Captaine Hall and Captaine Guest with other two hundred shot Both these were seconded by Captaine Dolphin with one hundred Pikes whom Captaine Mayne was appointed to haue followed if occasion had so serued But the aforesaid Captaines Symmes and Hall with their troupes came so resolutely vpon the Baricadoes of the Towne that the enemie was forced to abandon the same and to make a hastie retreit into the Castle From whence Captaine Baynton and Barbar Lieutenant to Captaine Symmes were both shot and died that day Captaine Richard Wingfields Ensigne bearer hauing receiued from the walles of the Castle a shot through both his thighes at that time Thursday there were two of our Cannons mounted on the Southwest side of the Castle and that day the Enemie made some proffer of a sallie vpon Captaine Halles quarter Friday a Spurre which couered the Gate of the Castle was made assaultable by two of the clock in the afternoone two Frenchmen were sent to discouer the breach and it was appointed that other French should haue entred the same who should haue been

ouerthrowne and hée himselfe by a deadly wound there slaine So the victors pressing through the thickest of the Harquebuziers there the third troupe being a troupe of the Enemies horse séemed as if they would resist them but by and by they turne their backes runne away and so depart the field after two victorious troupes of the English forces had slaine and sore wounded 180. of the enemies themselues hauing of theirs onely but thirtie persons of all their companies slaine and wounded amongst whom was that right nobly renowmed Knight Sir Philip Sidney before remembred of whose action and manner of death at large I haue thought good here according to the report of George Whetston and others actors and eye-witnesses there thus to declare the same I haue before by occasion ministred vnto me made mention of the vertuous life and valorous seruice of that renowmed Knight Sir Philip Sidney the last yéere in the Low Countries spent to the aduancement of Gods glorie honour of his Prince and benefit of Gods Church and of the kingdome of Christ now is occasion giuen me to set downe his honourable enterprise a little before his death and so thereby to make his vertuous life valorous seruice and honourable death more rightly renowmed vnto the posteritie Thus it happened in the latter end of the next yéere following 1586. the English Nobles vz. the Right Honourable Robert Erle of Essex by his valour reuiuing his fathers fame the Lord Willoughby the Lord Generall Norice Sir William Russell and Sir Thomas Parrot Sir Henry Norice with diuers others both Knights and Gentlemen of good accompt seruing then on horsebacke this famous worthy Knight Sir Philip Sidney as forward as the best all these being mounted against the enemie and his power approching on the 22. of September 1586. vnto the towne of Zutphen in Gelderland This noble Knight like Caesar charged the enemie so sore that first an enuious Musquetier from the spitefull Spaniards espying his oportunitie slew his horse vnder him who getting to horse againe was with a poysoned bullet from the enemie shot in the thigh wanting his Cuisses which might haue defended him The wound being déepe and shiuering the bone yet his heart was good and his courage little abated one Vdal a gentleman alighted and led his horse softly to whom he thus spake Let goe let goe till I fall to the ground The foe shall misse the glorie of my wound And so riding out of the field with a rare and constant courage his wound was searched no salue too deare but was sought no skill so curious but was tried to cure ease and recouer this noble Souldier languishing in paine all remediles Who féeling death drawing on desired yet were it Gods will so to be that he might liue to doe his Countrie more good seruice alleaging that he feared not death but lamented that his yéeres as yet being but gréene brought foorth but leaues the bloomes being faire no fruite yet appearing his life could not be lengthened for the enlargement of that good which both in heart he wished and in power he would haue performed towards his Prince and countrie had he liued here longer who being demaunded if he feared not any whit to dye answered No whit because I liue thereby Touching the honour of the field there fought as all our English Lords and Knights by their valours much diminished the enemies force and daunted his courage so amongst them Sir Thomas Parrot stroake downe Gonzaga at a blow Countie Hannibal was left for dead in the field and Captaine George one of the enemies commanders was by the worthie Lord Willoughby taken prisoner onely Captaine Thomas and Captaine Martin amongst our English were slaine in that fight and not any moe of accompt missing So by this honour ensued the vntimely death of this renowmed noble Knight on the 17. day of October 1586. liuing iust 25. daies after his receiued hurt in hope by death to inherit with Christ the Crowne of life and glorie Whose mortall death how greatly it was lamented of all sorts from the highest to the lowest who so please may looke and reade in the Reportarie of this action afterwards penned by George Whetston Gentleman where he declareth how the corps of this noble deceased Knight being brought ouer in the Blacke Pinnis so called was shrined in a Hearse within the Mynories in London and his funerall day being appointed vpon Tuesday the 16. of February next after following in that yéere 1586. The solemne order of the same was thus martialled in honourable manner vz. hauing thrée Erles and other Lords of the States his chiefe mourners with all their traine as they followed the Corps After them went Sir Wolston Dixi Knight then Lord Maior of London and the Aldermen mourning in their purple robes And last of al a warlike band of worthy Citizens his welwillers with weapons trailed in solemne wise brought the Corps from out of the Quier of the Cathedrall Church of S. Paul in London after a learned Sermon there made to the vpper Northeast end of the Isle aboue the Quier by the second piller where with solemne honourable ceremonie vsuall the corps was laid to his rest in Christ Iesus which done the said souldierlike Citizens bestowed for their last farewell of their beloued noble friend and Captaine two volleys of shot and so returned home euery man to his house heauie mournfull and sad for the losse of so vertuous honourable and true renowmed personage vpon whose death the aforesaid George Whetston made this Epitaph HEre vnder lyes Phillip Sydney Knight True to his Prince learned staid and wise Who lost his life in honourable fight Who vanquisht death in that he did despise To liue in pompe by others brought to passe Which oft he tearm'd a Dyamond set in Brasse There is another Epitaph vsuallie pendant at the said piller vnder his Crest Cote Armour and colours there fixed ENgland Netherland the Heauens and the Arts The Souldiers and the World haue made six parts Of the Noble Sydney for none will suppose That a small heape of stones can Sydney inclose His bodie hath England for she it fed Netherland his blood in her defence shed The Heauens haue his soule the Arts haue his Fame All Souldiers the griefe the World his good Name After the death of this noblie renoumed Knight Sir Philip Sydney so greatlie lamented as well in the Netherlands as in England the Erle Generall maketh attempt to take the Fort on the other side of Zutphen placing his Tents in che Velawe there is a little Iland before the Towne of Zutphen whereunto out of the Citie there is an open passage almost on drie foote by a Ford which now and then hath beene kept by a garrison of thirtie souldiers onlie this he battereth with his Ordinance and taketh it The Prince of Parma seeing this Iland taken marcheth to the said Citie of Zutphen on the fourteenth of October following Anno dicto

wall There was slaine Captaine Spencer and some few others and Captaine Goodwin shot through the face The same day in parley time a Spaniard shot at an Englishman and was hanged therefore by the Enemie In this parley the Enemie desired to haue faire warres with vs. Saturday the fourth of May they made a breach in the West side of the Corunna foure of our men making an assault retired againe without hurt The same day Captaine Young being dangerously shot died soone after Sunday the fift of May they assaulted the breach filled vp by the Enemie to the hurt of some of our armed men Two Captaines shot thorow and Captaine Breyton hurt Captaine Sydenham slaine and one Cuckfoot an Ensigne to Sir Francis Drake Monday the sixt of May Iohn Kempston Marshall of the Ordenance was slaine with a shot from the high Tower Tuesday the 7. of May we marched foorth nine Regiments vpon the Enemie which had encamped themselues at a towne called Faro foure English miles from the Corunna our men charged on them being eight thousand and tooke their bridge there On either side the bridge our men entred the water draue them away killed some Colonels wanne their Towne victuals and prouisions fired the rest of their Villages néere draue them to retreite pursued them in chase thrée miles or more and slew of them in all thrée hundred at least of vs Captaine Cooper was slaine and not aboue thrée moe There were only hurt of our chiefe Commanders Sir Edward Norice and Captaine Hender who recouered both thereof and Captaine Fulford who died thereof Of those Spaniards at Faro was chiefe Don Iuan Pacheco Marques de Guasto and Gouernour of all Galizia who fled on horsebacke with the formost Wednesday the 8. of May our Sailers went on shore ranged the countrie burned and spoiled aboue fiue miles returning with some victuall and pillage without any resistance The same night the Non per illa was fired about fiue of the clocke by negligence in the harbour of Corunna and about twelue of the clocke that night the Merchant Royall was fired sixe men blowne vp with powder and some few hurt besides without more harme praised be God Thursday the 9. of May we raised our siege from the Corunna fired some of their ships in the harbour burnt and rased the base towne and Mils vp to the high towne and so embarked away thence that night Friday the 10. of May we set saile from the Corunna and that day about noone met with vs againe sixe saile of our Fléete which at our setting foorth parted from vs about the Coast of France Tuesday the 14. of May we doubled Cape finister the winde then at the East Saturday the 22. of Iune we departed from Vigo in Galizia to goe towards Peniche From Peniche the Armie came to Lisbon where they staied some two or thrée daies expecting the comming of the Fleete to Lisbon of which preparation and stay there Sir Anthony Wingfield writeth thus It may be demaunded saith Sir Anthony Wingfield writing vpon this voyage why a matter of so great moment should be so slenderly regarded as that the Generall should march with such an Armie against such an Enemie before he knew either the fulnes of his owne strength or certaine meanes how he should abide the place when he should come to it Wherein saith he I pray you remember the decrées made in the Councell at Peniche and confirmed by publike protestation the first day of our March That our Nauie should méete vs in the Riuer of Lisbon in the which was the store of all our prouision so the meane of our tariance in that place which came not though we continued till we had no munition left to entertaine a very small fight We are also to consider that the King of Portugall whether caried away with imagination by the aduertisements he receiued from the Portugals or willing by any promise to bring such an Armie into his countrey thereby to put his fortune once more in triall assured the Generall that vpon his first landing there would be a reuolt of his subiects whereof there was some hope giuen at our first entrie to Peniche by the manner of the yéelding of the Towne and Fort which made the Generall thinke it most conuenient speedely to march to the principall place thereby to giue courage to the rest of the Countrey The Friers also and the poore people that came vnto him promised that within two daies the Gentlemen and others of the countrey would come plentifully in within which two daies came many moe Priests some very few Gentlemen on horsebacke but not till we came to Torres Vedras where they that noted the course of things passed might somewhat discouer the weakenes of that people There they tooke two daies more and at the end thereof referred him till our comming to Lisbon with assurance that so soone as our Armie should be seene there all the inhabitants would be for the King and fall vpon the Spaniards After two nights tariance at Lisbon the King promised a supplie of thrée thousand foote and some horse but all his appointments being expired euen to the last of a night all his horse could not make a Cornet of 40. nor his foote furnish two Ensignes fully although they caried three or foure Colours and these were altogether such as thought to enrich themselues by the ruine of their neighbours for they committed more disorders in euery place where we came by spoyle then any of our owne So while wée staied at Lisbon wée both failed of the aide which the King Don Anthony promised vs and wée expected and also because our English Fléete came not vnto vs thither to Lisbon wée rose vp thence and went for Cascayes where méeting with our Fléete wée returned altogether into England where some of vs ariued at Plimmouth others at Portsmouth and others at London in the beginning of the moneth of Iuly Anno 1589. aforesaid Here endeth the Iournall of the Portugall Voyage A Iournall of the Honourable seruice by the renowmed Knight S. Iohn Norie Generall of the English and French forces performed against the French and Spanish Leaguers in Fraunce 1591. THis morning being Sonday my Lord Generall with Sir Henry Norice Captaine Anthonie Shirley Maister William Deuoreux c. tooke Post-horses at London to ride to South-hampton where in taking order for shipping for diuers considerations his Lordship staid vntill Sonday the 25. day Monday the 26. dict we embarked and fell downe with the shipping to Portesmouth where his Lordship staid that night at Captaine Richard Wingfields house Tuesday morning the 27. dict we set sayle being of vs in all 23. ships and other small vessels and hauing a scant shifting winde at north and north east we cast an anchor before Saint Helenes poynt in the Wight Wednesday morning about ten of the clocke being vntill then becalmed wee hapned of a small gale of wind blowing N. N. west

said vnto him concerning this his mischieuous act they as it seemed setting him on thereunto he then on the tenth of that Iuly about dinner time repaireth vnto the Prince and as one falsehearted and fearefull to speak desireth letters of pasport and safeconduct Within a while after the Prince had dined he went through the Court and stood at the gate forgetting or at least mistrusting not that mischiefe which this Iudas was now meditating nor y t Ioabs congée which was consulted of before against his person for notwithstanding all the faire shew of those writings and their seales yet it fell out this false conclusion O formose puer nimium ne crede colori Alba ligustra cadunt vaccinia nigra leguntur He good Prince beléeuing all for the best standing as I said at the gate then comes this villaine vnto him and faining his false purpose vnder a faire shew of requesting his said letters of pasport and safeconduct he crowcheth and créepeth néere the Prince not then so well aware of him where suddenly he dischargeth one of his new bought dagges hauing thrée bullets in it full vpon the Prince who féeling the wound lift vp his hands and eyes saying Lord God be mercifull vnto my soule I am sore wounded Lord God be mercifull vnto me and vnto this thy afflicted people Within a while after being borne into his parlour where he had a little before dined he was laid vpon his bed and so gaue vp the ghost to the inspeakable sorrow and lamentation of the Princesse and her people The murthering messenger and cursed caitife of Caine or rather of Tubalcains crew hauing perpetrated this villanous act tooke his heeles and fled thereupon through the posterne gate of the Princes palace with all haste he could and casting away his other dagge out of his hands running by the stréete néere the ditch of the citie of Delph as he prepared himselfe with two bladders to swimme ouer he was taken by two of the Princes seruants brought backe againe to the Princes palace and caried to prison Where he being of the Senate or chiefe men of the citie examined writ and affirmed his intention and confession full and whole adding most desperately and diuillishly that if the déede were againe to be done vpon the said Prince he would yet doe it yea if the Prince were guarded with 500000. men round about For the which cause sentence of law and iudgement definitiue being giuen vpon this his mischieuous act he was condemned to be caried to a gibbet set vp before the Towne-house or Senate-house of that Citie here first he had his right hand with a hot yron seared and cut off which did the déede and cast into the fire next of all with firie hot pincers he had his flesh torne and pluckt off from sixe parts of his bodie which were most fleshie vz. of his breast armes legs and buttocks and those cast into the fire and his body beginning from the lower part was with an axe chopt in péeces his belly was ripped his heart was pluckt out cast at the villaines face yet in some life and afterwards his head being chopt off was with other foure parts of his bodie as armes and féete set vpon foure poles on foure turrets or ports of the citie fastened vpon a long pole set vpon the turret of the Schoolehouse on the backside of the Princes lodging and whatsoeuer he had in his life time about him was taken from him and giuen away This execution was done vpon Saturday the 14. of Iuly Anno 1584. within the citie of Delph in Holland Now not without sorrow and lamentation for the losse of so noble and painfull a Prince let vs returne to describe the manner of solemnitie vsed and the whole order of his funerall which in so few words and as briefly as I can I will set downe Vpon Friday the third day of August 1584. the bodie of the Prince was buried at the ordering of the States of Holland Zeland Frizland and Vtrecht in magnificent manner according to the dignitie of his excellencie and specially in remembrance of his honourable vertues and most princely deserts towards them for he was the fourth of fiue brethren of the house of Nassaw which lost their liues in the faithfull defence of the States and of those Countries The order of his buriall or funerall was thus obserued 1 First went the Citizens of Delph in armour with long mourning cloakes 2 The dumbe shew of the Trumpetters in mourning apparell likewise 3 Then followed eight horses couered with blacke mourning cloathes euery of which horses were led by two Noblemen one on the one side and the other on the other side going on foote and behinde euery horse was also borne the Militarie Ensigne of so many seuerall Countries as the Prince in his life time had vnder his gouernment which Ensignes were borne by eight other seuerall Noblemen in mourning cloakes downe to the féete 4 After them went the Lord Mansert bearing the Militarie Trumpet Next to him the Lord Rihouius with the Princes Standerd and next to him the Lord Naelwik with his Militarie Ensigne each of them bearing in them seuerall Armes emblazoned 5 Then followed the foure seuerall Shields with their seuerall Armes of the Prince deceased which other foure Noblemen mourners bare likewise 6 After them two other Lords whereof one bare all his whole Armes with his Helmet and his Crest the other being Captaine of his Guard bare his sword of warre both mourning also 7 Then followed the funerall Horse couered all ouer with blacke Veluet downe to the ground being led forth by the Lord Bredroed on the one side and the Lord Maldre on the other side two stately personages mourning in foote side cloakes 8 Next vnto them went two other Noblemen tall and stately personages the one bearing the Princes naked Sword the other his golden Coronet both mourning in long side gownes likewise 9 And last of all went the Princes thrée chiefe Stewards of his retinue in mourning cloakes each of them going with a blacke staffe in his hand 10 After all these was borne the bodie of the deceased Prince in a coffin embalmed seared and couered with blacke Veluet hanging downe néere vnto the ground where about were fired diuers scutcheons of Armes and penants of the Princes honours and dignities The bodie being borne vpon twelue tall Gentlemens shoulders all bareheaded and in long mourning cloakes 11 Next vnto the bodie went the foure principall Lords of the States as Iohn of Burgundy Lord of Fruymont c. Walraeffe of Bredroed Lord of Loredwod c. Iohn of Merode Lord of Soeterwould c. with hoods couered ouer their faces which were the chiefe Mourners for the Low Countries 12 After these followed Erle Maurice of Nassaw second son to y e deceased Prince in a long black fine mourning cloake the traine whereof was borne by another Lord on the right hand of Prince Maurice

went the Prince Elector of Colen by name Truckses on the left hand of him went the Erle of Hoghenlo There followed these personages thrée other Lords vz. William Erle of Nassaw Philip Erle of Nassaw and the Erle of Solmes which were the last of the chiefe Mourners for this deceased Prince 13 Then came after these the Generall States 14 After them the Councell of those States 15 Next vnto them the States of Holland 16. and their Councell 17 Then followed the Prouinciall Councell 18 The President of Holland 19 Then the high Councell and the President 20 The Secretaries of the States 21 The Consuls and Senatours of Delft 22 The learned Preachers 23 The Captaines of the Guard 24 The Captaines of the warres 25 The chiefe officers of publike authoritie in the Common wealth whom last of all followed a multitude of common people innumerable With this solemne sorrowfull and mournfull funerall was the good Prince of Orange buried in the chiefe Church of the citie of Delft on Friday the third of August 1584. as aforesaid He liued almost 52. yéeres vz. 51. yéers 11. moneths and 25. daies accompted from his birth He was of bodie well compact of stature little more then meane of good complexion aburne beard somewhat full faced Who so will desire to know his sharpnes of wit and disposition of minde may best discerne them by his honourable actions and godly gouernment so many yéeres 26 His title was this William by the grace of God Prince of Orange Earle of Nassau Catzenelenburg Dietst Viand c. Marquesse of Der Vere and Flushing Burgraue of Antwerpe Barron of Brede Dyest Grymberg Arkize Nozeroy c. Lord of Castebelyne c. Gouernour Generall of the Low Countries viz. of Brabant Holland Zealand Vtrecht and Frizland Admirall of the seas in the lower Germanie 27 His matrimoniall state was first ioyned with the onlie daughter and heire of Maximilian of Egmond and Erle of Buren and Leerdam c. of whom he begot Phillip Erle of Buren which in the yeere 1577. was captiued by Duke de Alua sent into Spaine who is now Prince of Orange Also by the same wife he had one onlie daughter named Marie married to the Erle of Hohenlo He had to his second wife the Ladie Anne onelie daughter of Maurice Duke of Saxonie Prince Elector by her he had one onelie sonne named Maurice at this present Generall of the vnited Prouinces and Admiral of their seas and by his said second wife he had also two daughters the one named Anne and the other Emilia He had to his third wife Charlot of Burbon daughter to the Duke of Montpensyer of whom he begat six daughters namelie Ludouica Iuliana Elizabetha Flandrina Katherina Belgora Charlot Brabantina Aurelia Antwerpiana And he had to his fourth and last wife the Lady Loyse daughter of Iaspar de Coligni Lord Chastillion and high Admiral of Fraunce slaine at Paris in the yéere 1572 of her he begat two sonnes the one named Frederick the other Henry of Nassau and he left begotten of an vnknowne woman his base sonne named Iustine of Nassau at this day Admirall of Zealand These twelue sonnes and daughters left the said deceased Prince of Orange behind him as aforesaid 28 His progenie was this he was the sonne of William of Nassau the brother of Henry of Nassau who had both to father Iohn brother of Enghelbert both which had for their father also Iohn Earle of Nassau and the Ladie Leona his wife to their mother 29 His brethren were these This Prince William of Nassau was the eldest of fiue brethren with himselfe namelie the foure other were Lodwicke Adolphe and Henrie which three were slaine in these wars of the Low Countries the fourth being Iohn the second sonne of Nassau as yet liuing at Dilemberge This Lord hath liuing also manie sonnes and daughters of which sonnes the two eldest Earle William and Earle Phillip did beare armes in the Low Countries stoutlie against the Spanish forces 30 His sisters were many married to many mighty personages full of issues so as Iulian mother of this Prince William Countesse of Sheerenbergh a chaste wife and painefull Ladie when she had liued seauentie fiue yeeres in the yeere of Christ 1578. saw which came of her and her issue Earles Sonnes and Nephewes to the number of 123. personages A goodlie great and most rare blessing of God no doubt and a token of Gods great louing fauour and comfort vnto those noble Parents in their life time and a singular great comfort and mutuall consolation vnto the posteritie after their death vpon which Princes death the authour of this Belgicke historie hath written both this title Epitaph and verses in Latine following ILLVSTRISS MEMO GVLIELMI PRINCIPIS AVRAIci Comitis Nassouiae Cattorum Dietzii Viandae Marchionis Verae Vlissingae Burgraui Antwerpiae Vicecomitis Bisontij Baronis Bredae Diestij Grinbergae Arlei Nozereij c. Domini Castrobellini c. Propraesidis Generalis per vniuersam Belgiam Praesidis Brabantiae Hollandiae Zelandiae Vltraiectini Frisiorum c. Admiralij HEROIS FORTISSIMI ORTHODOXAE Ecclesiae propugnatoris literatorum maecenatis Patris Patriae Belgarum Assertoris pro quibus nec sibi nec suis pepercit Delphis sclopi ictu transuerberati Ioh. Esychius Quod habuit extremum in Dominum suum Clementiss Honoris Monumentum cum luctu posuit Vixit Annos LI. Menses II. Dies XXV obijt Anno Christi M. D.XXCIV Sexto Idus Iulij CARMEN EPITAPHIVM QVem non Hispani imperiosa potentia Regis Dirùm tot annos fulminantis impulit Quem non insidiae scelerum noxâ ante reclusae Terruere non tot Principum inconstantia Princeps Auraicus Belgarum assertor vltor Ecclesiae Ille terror inquirentium Horrisonis praesente Deo Tranquillus in Vndis Burgundio superatur à Falsario Oppetit Quartus pulchram per vulnera mortem Nassouiorum qui iacent pro Belgica Vah Satan ad facinus quem Auri sitis alta coêgit Os dum latice Proscriptionis proluis Infaelix de morte Ducis modò nuntius atra Nox tequé Auctorem premant oblivia Sicut agit penna solvi metuente superstes Rumpatur Invidens Iberus Gloria Auraicum summis certantem Heroibus iam Dijs fidelium Triumphis institum Vnum hoc O Proceres advertite quemlibet ista Scelesto ab vno posse tolli machina Infestam Hispanus capitis septemplicis Hydram Quo iure quáve iniuria dum promo vet AD MAVRITIVM NASSOVIVM G. F. VLturus Patrem Patruum Virtutibus annos Olim Africanus antevenit Scipio Mauriti Patrias si vis vlciscier Vmbras Paterna stringe Scipio Vestigia FINIS The Ciuill Warres there vnder the Prince of Parma and the States MAnifestlie thus it appeareth in the sight of God and all the world what impietie malice mischiefe and crueltie the Pope and Spanish king hath with foxlike subtiltie