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A05567 A true relation of all suche Englishe captaines and lieuetenants, as haue beene slaine in the Lowe Countries of Flaunders together with those now liuing, as also of such as as [sic] are fled to the enimie / collected by Iohn Lingham, clarke to Captaine William Martin seruitore there this 8. of Iuly, 1584. Lingham, John. 1584 (1584) STC 15690.7; ESTC S2194 5,357 20

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contrariwise to become cruell to the Countrie whose parte they take But if it should chance through their harde dealing with our Englishmen that therevpon they shoulde worthely leaue them to their owne defence alas full soone would the enimie make a ioyfull tryum ꝯhe of their wofull Tragedie then might the babe vnborne bewaile the losse of such a sort of valiant Captaines who hath spente their blood for their benefite If they should seeke for succour of other straunge nations whose frendshippe is very fickle then might they soone make account of their cursed estate Therefore may they continually pray for the prosperitie happie raigne of the good Quéene of England who hath alwaies béene their only comfort in all calamitie against all such spitefull enimies as do daily molest and inuade the Country against whom many of our worthie Captains haue withstood vntill their hart bloods were shed on the colde ground Whose names I haue thought also good to rehearse First Coronall Cotton most valiantly and like a hardy man of courage resisting the foe after manie a cruell skirmish and bloodie battell and after he had giuen manie a man his deadlie wounde hee was himselfe vnhappily slaine to the great gréefe of all his worthie companie and the residue of his frends and well willers Then Captaine Leggins in like maner fighting in fielde against his enimies and putting many of them vnto deadly foyle was at the last so gréeously wounded that in the end he lost his life among them Likewise that hardie and couragious Captain M. Bingham after manie a cruell conflicte and bloodie broyle wherein he had manfully declared his force against his foes was at length laid in the dust by deathe whose well approued deeds shall neuer dye so long as the world doth last Captain Palmer also was in Nonny fielde moste worthely founde a right stought and bould Champion whiche had well shewed his seruice against the enemy by whose force they were often constrained to flie the fielde and hide their heades for feare of his furie and yet in the ende was most vnfortunately slaine Also Captayne Chambernowne a hardy man of courage was brought in battell to his vntimely end And in like sorte captaine Cobham by whome the enemy hadde receaued many a shrewde assault and brought oftentymes to many a hard plunge at last like a Lyon fighting among the thickest of them he receaued his deadly wound Moreouer captaine Marckham like a valiaunt souldiour among his deadly foes fought so long till it cost hym his dearest bloud And in like honourable sorte dyd captayne Poole spende hys life to the great griefe of all his Souldiours and friendes And captaine Gill whose welfare his foes coulde hardly affourd by reason of his manhoode was at last slaine in skirmish to the reioycing of al those that before had tasted of his deedes Captaine Weedon also moste manfully lost his lyfe among them of whose good seruice the Spanyardes are able to report Likewise captaine Iones after good seruice done of his side did worthely end his life among them Also Captayne Corne Captayne Floud and Captayne Ellice to the hard escaping of some and the deathe of a number was at length slaine in the field And Captaine Browne whose vallientnes and hardines of courage made y e enemie to muse at y e last to the honor of his Cuntry and his continuall commendations and credite most valiantly ended his life in the warres Also there was slaine in sundry skirmishes these worthie and valiant men following Captaine Almond captain Woodshawe captaine Morehouse and captaine Blunt whose losse Flaunders hath good cause to lament Moreouer Captaine Fitzwilliams captaine Doyly captaine Bishop captaine Cotton captaine Chatterton captaine Buckley captaine Carew Captaine Hamman captaine Morrice the younger captain Morgan Captaine Sutton Captaine Ashfeeld Captaine Tatam Captaine Chute captaine Neuell captaine Rogers captaine Taylor captain Edwards captaine Burley captaine Bowes and captaine Gamsfoorth All these notable and famous Captaines so long as life indured spared no paine nor trauell for the defence of the lowe countries but like Lyons in the fielde they enforced their foes to beare the brunt of their deadly blowes so that the spanyardes to their paine can report the inuincible courage of our english-men whiche alwaies armed themselues for the succour of the poore distresses countrey of Flanders being neither procured thereunto by Lucar wealth or riches but onely for the good desire they haue for the maintenaunce of the trueth in which cause they haue spent and lost their liues There is also slaine of notable and worthie Liefetenants these following Foster Harding Turner Smith Chāberlaine Dennis Griffin Haruie Sāpson Long Mascoll Chubbe Dempstere Fowler Rogers Kitchin Clipwell Dawton Allin Walker Cornish Drakes Askew and Horsey all which since within these fewe yéeres bare a goodly sway in those parts whose losse is no small gréefe vnto all such as were of their acquaintance and kindred Neuerthelesse they died so honourable to their cuntrie that thereby they haue purchased to them selues immortall fame and endles glorie But as these before mentioned lost their liues to the credite of their countrey and the defence of the oppressed without respect of pelfe and transitorie riches so there are some whiche to the shame of themselues and the griefe of their countremen to gaine the commoditie of corrupted coyne hathe contrarie to naturall affection and without respect of their good name and their Countries credite shewed themselues faithlesse to their friendes and hathe taken part with the enemy whose names to bring all other out of suspecte I will here declare First Captaine Peggot Captaine Smith captaine Taylor and captayns Vincent captaine Welch and captain Dethicke all whiche are faulsly fled to the enemie bending their force against those which of right they should defend as friendes although they haue shewed themselues professed enemies and against all conscience drawing theyr swordes to cutte their countreimens throates such is the crueltie of couetousnes that it spareth none for profit And suche force hath the desire of gaine in some mens heartes that they will refuse no fraude or deceite that maye bring them any commodity be the déed neuer so tretcherous neuer so villainous and neuer so cleane contrarie to conscience in so much that it hath caused some to betraye their owne Soueraigne Princes to sell their Cuntries yea father and frendes and all for money Nay further Couetousnes was the cause that Judas solde the Sauiour of the world his owne déere maister into the handes of his enemies and therefore Couetousnes is iustlie called the roote of all mischiefe But to leaue this matter and something to consider the present estate of this wofull country which hath béene so manye yeeres plagued with cruell warre that ther is no place which hath béene frée from the enemy wherby the people is brought in suche a case that they knowe not where to remaine in safetie To daye they may bée in good estate to morrow cleane vndone their houses burned and themselues inforced to flie for safegard of their liues no man can sleep in saftie in his own bed no man can inioy the fruite of his own labours but all thinges in so great hazard of the enemy that if they enioy the loot thereof it is more then they looke for and not onely their goodes is in such sorte to be spoyled but also thēselues made as slaues their wiues rauished and their daughters defloured and that many times before their face which is no small griefe to behold And therefore howe muche are wee bound to our good God which doth so blessedly keepe vs in peace and so graciously defend vs notwithstanding so many traiterous practises deuised against vs by moste lewd wretches the consideration whereof may worthely moue vs vnto thankfulnesse with continuall prayses to his name whiche is our only defendour against al our foes and therwithall pray vnto his Maiesty for the prosperous Raigne of our most gracious Queene by whose meanes we are so peaceably gouerned And thus I end hauing shewed you truely all such captaines as are both liuing and dead with the names of such as are gone to the contrarie parte wishing all men to haue a regard both to their Countrey and credite least with these fickle minded men they worthely procure their perpetuall dishonour and endlesse shame and wishing vnto the rest prosperous successe and the victory ouer al their enemies FINIS Iohn Lingham Captains liuing English Captains slaine Liefetenāts slain in the low countries Captains fled to the enemie