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
seconded by the Lieutenants one Guest and Braconbury But the first of the French performing but badly and the second flatly denying Monsieur de Mo Martin was enforced to aduance himselfe somewhat further then his place required whereby he receiued a Harquebuze shot in the thigh Being iudged by my Lord Generall and Monsieur de la Noë that the Spurre when it should haue beene taken was not assaultable it was thought good that certaine shot should be sent out in the smoke of the Cannon to lodge themselues directly vnder a Bulwarke vpon the right hand of the gate whereby the breach might in some sort be flanked Whiles Monsieur de la Noë stood behinde a Baricado to beholde how those that were sent performed this seruice he was shot in the head with a Musquet whereof he died soone after At the time of this seruice one Monsieur de Boa Captaine of a Companie of Light horse was slaine with a small shot My Lord well weighing the slow successe of this enterprise thought it best to deferre the seruice vpon the Spurre vntill the darknes of the night following His Lordships purpose was to assault with some thirtie shot and Pikes well armed if the height of the breach would haue béen taken whereof little doubt was made The leading of these men was committed to Lieutenant Guest it was further resolued that Captaine Hender with other thirtie shot and Pikes should lodge himselfe vnder the great Baricado on the right hand of the Gate and to assay by all meanes he could to worke himselfe further vnder the very foundation thereof In the darknes of the night my Lord Generall caused two with firelocke péeces and two Pikes to discouer the breach who made their way without any great difficultie Lieutenant Guest followed with two Pikes only and sixe Musquetiers who winding to the height of the breach besides many sore blowes with stones receiued two shot vpon his armour whereof one was a very daungerous wound and so retired from the place which was so flankered as it could not well be kept Sunday the 11. day of Iuly 1591. Master Danyel desirous to see out of the height of a Tower receiued a shot in the shoulder with a Harquebuz And in the same place one Master Pawlet was shot in the head whereof he died presently Vpon an assured intelligence that Duke Mercoeur with his whose force was come to Pleny Ingot with a resolution to raise our siege my Lord Generall at the instance of the Prince most of our French hauing at that time forsaken vs thought good to dislodge and to méete the Enemie We dislodged and that night the Armie came to Queymer where we continued vntill the last of Iuly present Monday fourtnight following my Lord Generall sent letters to the Lords of the Councell by Master Browning Tuesday the 27. Monsieur de la Verdune came to the Prince with 220. horse and 700. foote The Marques de Villeures did accompany him Friday the Armie dislodged and lay that night at Brehake Sunday the first of August the Prince Dombeez my Lord Generall Monsieur de la Verdune and the principall Commanders amongst the French being followed with twelue hundred shot whereof foure hundred were English twentie being taken out of euery Companie and all the Cauallerie did march from the armie at Brehake towards the Enemie encamped by Ingon The intention was to haue cut off thrée Cornets of the Enemies horse which lay at a little Village about a mile and a halfe off from the strength of the Armie But vpo an aduertisement taken it was found that they dislodged themselues that morning and had drawne themselues to another Village not fiue hundred paces from their Armie We comming to the first place and missing the Enemie sought them in the second from whence likewise vpon their alarme giuen by their Sentinels they had withdrawne themselues to the armie Yet in this second place some small resistance was made by French shot which being soone ouerthrowne and some 25. of the Enemies horse taken which in a hastie feare they left behinde Monsieur Tremblay seeing some thrée or foure score of the enemies horse begin to make a head and proffer to passe a Riuer determined to charge the first that would attempt the same In which charge being least of all the rest foure only excepted that charge with him his horse stumbling and so falling with him he was taken prisoner after a sleight hurt receiued in his face with the shot of a Pistoll Tuesday our Armie dislodged to Kerso Thursday to Monconter Saturday from thence to S. Brieux Sunday my Lord Generall dispatched letters into England by Peter Browne the Poste Saturday we remoued to Ville Rabel To this place place came Master Barker with my Lords horses out of the Low Countries At this place considerations were drawne by the Prince and his Councell which implied a necessitie for the marching of the Armie in the high parts of Britany whereunto my Lord Generall in writing answered his opinion Tuesday the 24. of August dicto the Armie came to Collinee Thursday the Armie dislodged and because the Prince was certainly enformed that Mounsier de Mercouer came to Benne it was certainly resolued that the Armie should that day march to S. Meyn but through the vnredines of all things apperteyning to the Cannon and distance of place that course was altered and for that night we lodged at Medrimak a reasonable faire village in the mid way betweene Collinee and S. Meyn Here the Prince Dombeez vnderstood that Mounsier de Mercoeur had in all secrecie dislodged that night before from Diuant and was come to Pleumalan with a resolution to preuent vs of our lodging at S. Meyn Pleumalan is two leagues from Diuant and foure from S. Meyn from Medrimak to S. Meyn but three leagues Whereupon it was concluded that Mounsier de la Verdune accompanied with 80. Curasses 300. Harquebuz a Cheuall and 400. English should dislodge about midnight and assay if by a speedie march towards S. Meyn they could before the enimie should inuest the towne with those forces Friday we dislodged verie timelie and in our march were certified that S. Meyn was inuested with those forces sent the night before with Mounsier de la Verdune and that it was not heard that the enimie had anie such intention as before Tuesday the thirty one and last of August we dislodged to Yfendit Here Mounsier de la Verdune left the Prince Thursday the second of September anno dict the Armie remoued to Breal Friday the third from thence to Moyal Saturday from Moyal to Chasteauieron Sonday my Lord Generall was inuited by the inhabitants of Rheyas to visite their Citie Thursday we dislodged to Chasteau burg Saturday from thence to S. Hulbin At this place lay the Armie when the Castle of Chastileon was taken in by assault Friday my Lord
seemed was granted him in regard that he staied there about thrée wéekes and then remooued thence to Dublin to the said Lord Deputie there resident Immediatly after the same stay there his Commission was drawne his counsell vsed and hee required to accompanie the said Lord Deputie into the field together with his owne Companie of horse and foote The place appointed for the Rendezuous of the Armie was by Dundalk a towne bordering on Vlster from whence the said Lord Deputie Sir Iohn Norice and others of the Councell with the Armie marched altogether vnto Armah where they found a ruined Church or Abbey But afterwards by the aduice of the Lord Deputie and his Councell that place was thought fit for a Garrison in regard that it bordered vpon the entrance of Hugh Onele the Erle of Tyron that Archrebels countrey and was situate within two or thrée miles of the Blackwater in the countrey of Tyrone where her Maiestie had heretofore a Fort. So this place was forth with made defencible and there were left in Garrison thrée or foure of the Companies which came out of Britaine Now after the fortifying and victualling of that Garrison and other necessaries fit for the holding of it the Deputie with Sir Iohn Norice and the rest of the Armie marched to Monohan another warde bordering vpon the said Archrebels countrey and held as then by Sir Iohn Dowdal an English Knight and his company So after order taken for the victualling of that place and other necessaries the Armie marched backe towards the Newry in the Prouince of Vlster where Sir Henrie Bagnal Knight the Marshall commaunded fiue Companies which lay there continually in garrison But the Archrebell Tyrone hearing of the Lord Deputies returne backe did purpose as it was thought to haue possessed himselfe of the pace before him that lieth betwéene the Newry and Dundalk aforesaid thereby to offend him in his passage Word being brought to the Lord Deputie hereof and he knowing that the said Archrebell purposed to passe within foure or fiue miles of the place where the Lorde Deputie encamped the next night thereupon there were Scoutes sent out word brought by them that they had descried the said Archrebels army Whereupon order was giuen that there should be certaine horse and foote made readie to attend the Lord Deputie and Sir Iohn Norice who went forwards with those men vntill they came within sight of the Archrebels whole armie being then reputed foure thousand strong of horse and foote But whether the Lord Deputie were ill guided or whether the enemie in feare to saue himselfe made more haste then the English could follow I know not but for that time they escaped But it seemed that feare serued to some good purpose for afterwards in our passage through the place we were not at all intercepted although the Enemie might haue done it with great aduantage Now after leauing some companies at the Newry and Calingford the English returned to Dundalke where after the establishing of that Garrison and others in the English pale the Lord Deputie with Sir Iohn Norice and the rest of the Councell went to Dublin Shortly after their being there it was concluded vpon that Sir Iohn Norice then Generall should draw an armie into the field The place for the companies to ioyne was appointed and other preparations for the armie as cariages Pioners victuals c. sparingly prouided Not fully so well prouided as when the Lord Deputie went himselfe and therefore not so much expected to be performed by him as by the Deputie although the numbers of men were left vnto himselfe for to name it was giuen out that the Generall should goe to victuall Armah whatsoeuer was besides pretended and indéede that charge was faithfully performed by him and as much for the Queenes honour as any thing that hath béen done since the Archrebell Tyrone first entred into his rebellion For after that by a tedious trauell with the whole army to and fro about foure or fiue times from the Newry to Armah which the Generall was faine to doe in regard he was but sparingly furnished of Cariages besides his armie which were but thirtéene hundred strong thereby much weakened at this time did the said Tyrone take all the aduantage he could And at the Generals last returne from Armah the Enemie sent thrée hundred of his best shot to lodge in a place where our English armie should passe thorough to méete the Generall and intercept him in his passage But it fell out that our men in their march had possessed themselues of that pace before the Enemie which the Generall perceiuing and withall knowing himselfe followed in the arriere of our armie both with horse and foote of the enemies made a halt in the place where he perceiued them to follow and so staied vntill two hundred of the archrebels horse came vp to charge him But they finding him as readie to ioyne as they retired backe to the archrebell who was readie with other horse to haue seconded them if they had attempted any thing to any purpose Hereupon Tyrone sent down of his foote 200. Scots and 300. shot to haue galled the Generals troupe of horse but he although vnarmed made good that place where he first made a stand which was with the losse of some of his best horse vntill he had sent for thrée or foure wings of shot from the Colours himselfe in this stand which was in effect against Tyrones whole army was shot in the arme and in the bellie his horse vnder him shot in thrée or foure places His brother Sir Thomas Norice shot thorow the thigh Sir Richard Wingfield Commander of the Generals horse had his arme broken with a shot no other man hurt of any name only of horse and foote about eightéene slaine besides some twentie or thirtie hurt This stand so honourably made by him was to good purpose otherwise it could not be but that our whole armie had been ouerthrowne but how Tyrone vpon the slaughter of two hundred of his Scots besides some of his best shot was followed he liueth to make report of it if he list but I am sure so botly that in foure daies he could not heare of twentie of his men together in a companie they had so dispersed themselues in the pursuite After this seruice done by the Generall within short time he came to Dublin where after a moneth of sixe wéekes stay there he went downe to his gouernment of Munster Tyrone oftentimes after this conflict did send a fained shew of submission vnto the Lord Deputie namely whiles that the Generall was in Munster and thereupon he was hearkened vnto and Commissioners were sent from the Lord Deputie to talke with him vpon some Articles besides Sir Henry Warren Knight was employed in that seruice and had free accesse to Tyrone The cause why Sir Iohn Norice the Generall retired himselfe from those publike affaires after his good
forgiue all that was past to remedie all euils present and prouide for the best to come These friendly motions made by her Maiestie for both the King and his subiects written in Latin and in English seuerall copies were sent from her Maiestie to the King of Spaine by a wise and learned Gentleman named Master Thomas Wilks on the 20. day of December Anno 1577. In the beginning of the yéere following 1578. the said Don Iohn brought in a new Alexander Farnesius the sonne of Lady Margaret before named Duchesse of Parma and Regent of the Low Countries now by the name and title of Prince of Parma as another enioyned Generall for the Spanish King with his Spanish and Italish souldiers come into those countries In whom Don Iohn hauing great confidence proclaimeth open warres against the Prince the States and those Countries The Pope Gregorie alias ante Hugo the 13. of that name on the other side sendeth his Crosse and denounceth his curse against the Prince of Orange all the States and their partakers in those warres Hereupon Don Iohn taking great encouragement vnto himselfe and those whom he had in charge vnder him set vpon the armie of the States at the towne of Gembleu in the County Namure and there discomfited them with great spoyle and ouerthrow of them on the 30. day of Ianuary 1578. And so still prosecuting his purpose in hope of further victorie he subdueth afterwards Louaine Phillipville Limburge and certaine other townes which he together with the Duke of Parma his forces had accomplished before Iuly following In that Ianuary vz. on the 22. day about 7. of the clocke at night Duke Iohn Casimire Countie Palatine of Rhene and Duke of Bauaria landing at the Tower-wharfe in London was there by diuers Noblemen and others of England honourably receiued and conueied to Sir Thomas Greshams house the Queenes Agent in Bishops gate streete in London where he was feasted and lodged till Sunday next that hee was honourablie brought to her Maiesties Court royall at Whitehall and after lodged at Sommerset-house on the 8. of February following he was made Knight of the Garter and on the 14. of February hee departed homewards with great rewards giuen by the Quéenes Maiestie the Nobilitie and men of honour This noble Duke being a valiant Martiallist became afterwards a stipendarie warriour of great valour and accompt and did much good seruice against the Spaniards for the Prince of Orange and the States of the Low Countries The Warres in the Netherlands vnder the Prince of Parma for the King and the Archduke Matthias for the States VPon the first day of August amongst vs English commonly called Lammas day in the yéere of Christ our Sauiour 1578. which day the Spaniards doe highly honour especially Don Iohn who as this day ouercame the Turks in a battell by sea they endeuoured by all meanes to enterprise some great exploite so as they sent out of Louaine two scoutes or espials in very base apparell to prie about and descrie the Prince of Orange his Tents at that time remaining in the Leger which two souldiers should indéed vse al their endeuour to burne vp the houses neere vnto those Tents and whilest they should so set the inhabitants on worke to quench the fire al the whole Spanish host which consisted of foure thousand horsemen and seuen thousand footemen vnder conduct of Mondragon a Spanish Captaine although Don Iohn the Bastard of Austrich and Alexander Fernesius Duke of Parma were both in person there also should suddenly and at vnwares surprise and suppresse the Prince of Orange his armie But as it was Gods good pleasure and fauour to the contrarie those same two Spies were taken and the enemies were disappointed of their purpose being valiantly encountred by the English Scottish Frenchmen from nine of the clocke in the morning vntill foure of the clocke in the afternoone of the same day and that with a hot and fierce fight fortune so fauouring the States and their forces that they put their enemies to flight and pursued them to the vtmost the space of thrée miles and more The first of the English Captaines which set vpon the enemies was that valiant Lieutenant William Marckham a Nottinghamshire man sterne of countenance strong of hands and couragious of heart like a Lion casting downe ouerthrowing and ouermatching whomsoeuer he met with In whose commendations the States themselues sent diuers Letters into England But in truth the greatest glorie of this fight fell to the then couragious Colonel Norice who comming that Lammas day from Brokam aforesaid very early in the morning to Remingham Leger where the States armie were in fight with Don Iohn of Austrich the Graue van Busshy being Generall of the States armie he the said Colonell Norice ioyning with eleuen companies of Englishmen more vz. of Colonel Candish Colonel Morgan and Colonel Cotton who spent fifteene seuerall barrels of powder vpon the enemies at that time before they entred the Campe of the States euen there the said Colonell Norice hauing three seuerall horses one after another slaine vnder him with greatest valour pursued and subdued his enemies being only weaponed with single sword and his pistols which he vsed euen so surely as who had seene how couragiously he laid about him on euery side might well haue said he had seene a new Hector another Alexander or rather a second Caesar foyling his enemies euery where There were also present at this conflict three English valiant Gentlemen by name Bingams all brethren valiantly behauing themselues vntill two of them vz. Roger and Thomas were pursued by the enemie vnto the very death but the third which was Richard Bingham as it pleased God so to fauour him safely then escaping the enemies danger suruiued a man of good valour for his seruice afterwards in Ireland was knighted and there preferred to the gouernment of Connaugh of whose prowesse and fame they that wil may reade more amply both in Iohn Stowes Chronicle and in the Historie of the warres in Ireland In this fight for seuen houres space were slaine of the enemies fiue hundred besides a number drowned and of our Englishmen and of the Scots were slaine to the number of one hundred at the most yet it was thought the Camp of the States would haue been vtterly ouerthrowne that day if the English forces had not come in as they did Towards the latter end of the yeere 1578. after all these troubles and broyles Don Iohn de Austria hauing thus made his last mounting vpon the stage summoned by Death to sound a Catastrophen sickened in his Tent at Namours about the Calends of October and died as some thinke of the plague others rather beleeuing haue giuen it out that hée being sore grieued with a certaine odious disease what for sorow in minde conceiued at y e hatred of the countrie vpō bruiting of his
his deaths wound whereof the said Frier died presently Confirmed also by Captaine Cripse that after the said Generall Norice with his forces had lien there fiftéene daies sacked the towne and taken the spoyle they were commanded by the States to deliuer the towne to Monsieur Famoise who then to take the charge of the towne with his Dutch souldiers and Monsieur Temples Wallons perceiuing the English forces to depart away very rich out of the towne fell vpon them suddenly for the spoyle where they killed moe of the English then were killed at the winning of the towne where Generall Norice himselfe was shot thorow the buttocke and had his horse killed vnder him and euen then Captaine Price a braue souldier forsooke his owne horse and mounted him vpon the same and so altogether they marched out of the towne toward Antwerpe The States againe send the Lord Nienort with his companie thither he in his owne person with the same companie of souldiers boldly assaileth Renenberg with often skirmishing he killeth a great number of the enemies putteth them to flight and as they were flying pursueth them hard at the héeles euen to the very walles of Groning giuing them a great ouerthrow where hée slew aboue sixe hundred of the Renenbergers so as there was left for the said General Norice foure of the enemies Brasse péeces of Ordenance a great number of fardels and very many horses This victorie by the Lord Nienort thus gotten the 9. of Iuly 1580. he pitcheth his Tents not farre from the towne of Groning there resting in better securitie for a season And so the citie of Stenwick after foure moneths siege was in this manner at length by Gods good prouidence deliuered And within a little while after namely on the 23. of the said moneth of Iuly Countie Renenberg himselfe after he had béen certaine daies sick deceased in his Campe as some suspect by poyson After all this on the 17. of September this yéere 1580. a consultation was had at Lewarden in Frizland where it was decréed on the behalfe of the States to send the said Generall Norice to resist the enemie Spéedie dispatch herein was made and an armie was furnished out against a Spanish Generall named Verdugo They I meane the States hauing leuied and armed certaine bands of horsemen and footemen also mustering their companies and paying them one moneths pay aforehand doe make the said Generall Norice chiefe Gouernour of them He with conuenient spéede hauing these his forces well fortified with sixe Brasse peeces marcheth manfully to méete the said enemie But it fell out so that in both armies the plague was very contagious whereby many officers of this armie died in their Tents Here for a certaine space while both armies were thus setled afterwards Verdugo pitcheth his Tents at Northorne Him pursueth hard the said Generall Norice vnto whom came eleuen Ensignes of Englishmen vnder the conduct of the valiant Colonell Sir Thomas Morgan he himselfe hauing vnder his charge ninetéene Ensignes of all these countries vz. foure of Nassawes Regiment nine of Monsieur Sannoy and sixe of Nienorts Regiment so being vnder them thirtie Ensignes which made in all scarsely thrée thousand footemen To these were ioyned the troupes of horsemen vnder their seuerall Captaines as the Colonell Gore Captaine Elenborne and Henry van Eky who were in number scarse fiue hundred So then with such a braue armie marcheth forwards the said worthy General Norice on the 30. day of September that yéere 1580. towards Newziel a place in Frizland Now Verdugo setting his forces in order and battell aray had got to his greatest aduantage for his station the vpper ground néere the ditches where the valiant worthie souldier Captaine Roger Williams before named with the English horsemen vnder his charge together also with Elenbornes horsemen aforesaid doe set vpon one great band of Verdugoes footemen of whom they killed many and put many to flight But as euen then one Wingard a Captaine companion of Verdugo made towards them with certaine especiall troupes while the horsemen of the States had the enemie in chace Verdugo with two troupes of Lansiers by maine force charged into the armie of the States and so assailing them not only found Munition prouision wagons and other necessaries but also caried them quite away and tooke also from them many Ensignes where many of the States souldiers were slaine and taken prisoners but few of Verdugoes company of any reputation were then either slaine or taken And so afterwards Verdugo himselfe confessed that if this armie of the States had forborne and prolonged a few daies more from this fight a great number of these enemies had departed determinately and would otherwise haue prouided for their safetie elsewhere without any field there fought at that time Here in this conflict had the said Generall Norice his right hand hurt with a bullet and many of his souldiers which escaped the enemies hands were for the most part spoyled of their armour and weapons very many of them leauing their armour in those places where necessitie compelled them either to leape or swimme ouer those ditches This also confirmed by Captaine Cripse who being there an actor was in eight seuerall places hurt at the least Thus much my author mentioneth of the conflict at Northorne and thus farre he writeth of the warres managed betwéene Alexander Prince of Parma for and in the behalfe of the Spanish King and the Archduke Matthias for and in the behalfe of the States of the Netherlands which Archduke by occasion of displeasure of the King departed shortly after towards Austrich leauing the gouernment of those Low Countries and the ordering of the warres vnto the Prince of Orange who by generall consent of all the States ordering all things with wisedome and prouident foresight held the enemie at the sword point for one whole yéere from the end of 1580. to the beginning of the second yéere after 1582. at what time Monsieur the Duke of Aniow and brother to Henry the 3. King of France was sent for and chosen to succéed in gouernment of those Countries and ordering of the warres in manner and forme following The Warres in the Netherlands vnder Francis Duke of Aniow against Alexander Pr. of Parma AFter that the said Monsieur with other Noblemen of France ariuing in Kent on the first of Nouember 1581. had beene honourably receiued at London and intertained at her Maiesties Court at Whitehall with princely feastings and banquettings all that Christmas and being accompanied with the Quéenes Maiestie of England she with her Nobles brought him on his way to Canterbury feasted him there also and each of them tooke leaue of other And after that the Quéenes Maiestie had sent with him in fiftéene shippes the Right Honourable Robert Erle of Leicester Henry Lord Hunsdon Charles Lord Howard Baron of Essingham Knights of the Garter the Lord Willowby the Lord Windsor the Lord Sheffield Master Philip
with their forces ioyned themselues together by the Generals direction in continuall fight from the Sunne rising vntill the Sunne setting within which time about foure of the clocke in the afternoone Monsieur Rochpot the Duke of Aniowes Lieutenant and Monsieur Byron Marshall of the same Dukes Campe came foorth vnto the said Generall who said vnto him The Duke of Aniow our Master hath sent vs vnto you to giue you the honour of this seruice this day as most worthie thereof aboue all other Commanders The Generall gaue them thankes praying them to doe his humble dutie vnto his Alteze and to the Prince of Orange and so continued his seruice till after Sunne set as is aforesaid And besides this there came voluntarily diuers braue French Gentlemen out of the towne of Gaunt vnto the said Generall and besought him to vouchafe to accept of their seruice that they might traile their pikes vnder his Colours of which offer he curteously accepted at their request they also passing through the whole companie desired the souldiers to accept of them as their companions vowing to liue and die vnder those Colours While they were thus bickering both Armies together the Duke of Aniow and with him the Prince of Orange stand vpon the walles of Gaunt beholding them and encouraging their souldiers to the fight commaund them politikely to goe somewhat aside to the end that their enemies pursuing them might be the better beaten and foyled with the shot from of the Rampiers and Bulwarkes of the Citie Here againe with hot skirmishing a number were slaine on both sides as also diuers hurt and killed within the towne with the enemies shot at which time one Iohn Iux then seruing the Duke of Aniow and now the Quéenes Maiesties Trumpeter standing by the Duke vpon the walles of Gaunt was shot in at the mouth and Parmaes forces were compelled with the shot of their great Ordenance to retire So did the Duke of Aniowes armie couet in ranging to approch néere the citie still and the enemie returning with some breathing freshly assailed them From the wailes still was the Ordenance discharged with horrible shooting to the great slaughter of the enemies Here were slaine very many of Parmaes companie but very few of the Duke of Aniowes souldiers were either hurt or slaine In the euening Parma with his wearied remnants making haste out of the field as he that might haue done more harme if he had béen more diligent then he was néere vnto the citie he burieth about two hundred of his slaine souldiers the wounded persons hée gathereth vp where he can finde them carrieth them away in wagons and so departeth the field without more fight at that time That night the English were appointed to lie in a little Iland or péece of ground enuironed with water and had Réedes to make them cabbins for their succour Then the towne of Gaunt sent them very great store of victuals and Sir Iohn Norice at his owne charges sent them a pipe of Rhenish wine and thrée hogsheads of Claret wine to make merie withall And vpon this Monsieur the Duke of Aniow made his retreit for Antwerpe in Brabant and all the forces went after him where happened as followeth Now come we to the end of this Comedie interlaced with an interchaunge Tragicallie metamorphosed I meane of this Duke of Aniowes faire flourish at the first where in his faire shew and sunne shine he said of his honour Sol discutit fouet now contrariwise nubibus obtenebratur fallit in the end The historie affirmeth what time this Duke of Aniowes forces by conduct of Byron the french Marshall came first out of France as before we haue mentioned after spéeches and consultations had with him of diuers waightie enterprises amongst others he deliberately aduised himselfe how he might attempt to take into his iurisdiction manie of the Cities in Brabant Holland and Zeland hee determined to lose no opportunitie nor occasion to accomplish his desire and vse his absolute authoritie herein So as first he tooke Dunkerke for that was in his way out of Fraunce next after that Dixmew and afterwards Dendermond in processe of time he attempted further but that enterprise brought him euill successe at Bruges Aloste Newport and Antwerpe especiallie at Antwerpe he had his hardest successe and greatest dishonour growne by his minde alienated from his oth and metamorphosed in his manners For where before he smothered his affections with a kind of hote friendship now the sparkes flie first and the flame followeth of his fraudulent infidelitie For ambition had kindled the fire vaine glorie blowne the bellowes and hypocrisie had made way for the flame So as attempting to rule all things after his sensualitie when he went further in wilfulnes then wisdome required the Citizens of Antwerpe spying the flame of his furious outrage to burst out against them whereby the Citie was in an vprore they seeking their owne securitie doe strengthen themselues by force of armes to withstand his wilfulnes insomuch as euerie street and gate was out of quiet and a quarell thus begun was not so soone ended till this Duke had séene the slaughter both of many a Citizen and manie a souldier who before féeding the humour of their graund Duke and Captaine by their vnbridled wilfull boldnes mooning a most cruell tumult in the Citie spurred forth with hope of rich spoiles as if they all had béene of one mischieuous minde with one the same voice making a clamorous outcrie vpon the Citizens they rush and runne against them in hostile manner with their weapons shaken in their hands terriblie thus crying Ville Gaigne Viue la Messe tue tue the towne is wonne the Masse preuaile kill kill The cause hereof as it might best be imputed to the said Dukes displeasure conceiued against the Citie so a little after all this tumult he rode in a hot choler out of the City into his Pauilion which he had prepared for himselfe without in the fields whom when a certaine noble French man accompanied as hée went with the Duke out of the gate called Kipdorp he fayning to haue broken his owne legge by mischance the more exasperated the Dukes anger against the Citizens caused here another tumultuous terrible slaughter of Citizens and souldiers within the said gate called Kipdorp insomuch as 1500. French souldiers were there and at that time slaine amongst whom were about 320. Noblemen and Gentlemen of great name and authoritie The Duke of Aniow hearing the thundering thumps of the gunnes of the Citie supposing that this should signifie some euill presage to him and his retinue making haste away into his Tents and next day after remouing them thence got him and his retinue to the Castle of Bercheny a lodging place scarce fit enough for him altogether destitute of houshold furniture victuals and other prouisions néedfull from thence yet verie greatlie abashed at his owne doings and with penurie of
they returne other moe words of answere by the said Sir Thomas Hennage to be related vnto her Maiestie at large by word of mouth Actum Amsterdami in Hollandia 25. die Martij Anno Christi 1586. This was the manner of the answere made by the Estates to the Queenes Maiestie concerning the authoritie wherwith they had inuested the Erle of Leycester as Gouernour Generall in those countries and although her Highnes was with this excuse somewhat pacified yet saith my Authour the Erles authoritie was amongst manie by reason hereof little empaired or diminished In the Erle Generall his name were receiued all manner of contributions payments taxes and tallages leuied for maintenance of the warres and for defence of those people and Prouinces which might amount yeerelie to the summe of 2500000. Florens besides the commodities of licences and other common prouision made for the seruice by sea and the assistance or help of the Queenes Maiestie but vnto the Erle for his ordinarie expences the Prouinces allowed 100000. Florens to be leuied and deliuered yeerelie After this be publisheth orders of militarie discipline and by a decree of the 4. of Aprill 1586. at Vtrecht hee forbiddeth the transporting or carrying away of all manner prouision of corne armour and munition or any marchandise vnto the enimies and their confederates yea and to the places or ports of such others as were neutrall Moreouer he forbiddeth all traffique and naturall trade by letters contracts or whatsoeuer other couenants with the enimies to the Queenes Maiestie and to the Estates and people of the Netherlands Besides all this he leuieth impositions and contributions vpon all Marriners and Shipmaisters of whatsoeuer forraine Nation comming thither into anie Port within the vnited Prouinces for their priuate affaires Here I am now to report of a Honourable true and rare peece of seruice performed immediatlie after the Erle of Lecister had taken his oth at Haghe and then comming to Vtrecht for special seruice of the land which the States most earnestlie required for the releefe of the Citie called the Graue being a key into Gelderland which was betweene the months of Aprill and May Anno 1586. The said Erle of Leycester with the consent of the States sent for that honourable great souldier Sir Iohn Norice from Arnhem demanding of him his opinion of the said releefe of Graue To be short his answere was that if it would please his excellencie to send him with a sufficient force of Foote he would be readie to performe the vttermost of his seruice therein Whereupon Counte Hollock was appointed to goe vp the riuer of Graue with certaine Ships of war for that seruice a little higher then Battenborow and there staid vntill Sir Iohn Norice then colonell Generall of the said land forces came vnto the same Iland on this side Battenborow bringing with him some eight Ensignes all English and sending for Captaine Iohn Pryse who was at that present Sergeant Maior of the Armie he came from the City of Amersford with eight Ensignes moe al English marching towards Sir Iohn Norice And so soone as Captaine Pryse was come y e said Sir Iohn Norice rose with his troupes marched within halfe a mile of Battenborow Castle which the enimie then possessed which was vpon a dike for most part and there the campe set downe for a day or two vntill they had further direction Presentlie the said Sir Iohn Norice went aborde of Counte Hollocks Ship where they tooke counsaile how they should relieue the Graue for the enimie was set downe being 12000. strong before it and had also chained vp the riuer with a bridge made ouer for their men to passe to and fro and a sconce at eyther end of the bridge The said Count Hollocke Generall Norice concluded that there should be a certaine Loope sconce set vp within a little English mile of the enimies bridge and so to come nearer and nearer to the enimie whereupon the said Generall sent vnto the said Captaine Pryse who in his absence had the commaund of the troupes to bring him 200. Pioners and 200. chosen souldiers Who so soone as they came fell to worke and cast vp the said Sconce and working most part of that night and the next day the enimie imagining and seeing plainelie that they were about such a matter sent out 2000. men and procured a small skirmish with vs wee hauing aduantage vpon the saide ditch but what with Counte Hollocks men of war playing vpon them and the land forces they were enforced that afternoone to retire to their Campe. But this great souldier Sir Iohn Norice knew very well it was needfull to fall to his worke againe very hard for he knew well that the next day the enimie would be doing with him againe and would not suffer him there to rest and therefore he called vnto him the said Captaine Pryse and willed him to goe backe againe to the Campe and to choose out 300. mo souldiers out of the 8. Ensignes of the best and choise men which the said Captaine did send him with his owne Lieutenant called Anthonie de Boys And besides all this the said Generall Norice sent to the said Captaine Pryse that he should come himselfe and bring with him 7. whole Companies which were in all 800. men and be with him by breake of day or there abouts But before the said Captaine Pryse could come with these Companies the enemie was approached and come to the said Generals sconce with 4000. braue choise men of his Armie the said Generall being in the Sconce with 500. choise men and a braue Captaine with him named Sir Iohn Burgh mother to the late Lord Burgh the enimie and Generall Norice being in fight a long houre vpon the Sconce at the push of the pike there were manie slaine on both sides so as the said enimie getting the Sconce the said Generall was hurt Sir Iohn Burgh lost one of his fingers and was hurt verie sore besides also the enimie following in chase and killing our men vntill such time as the said Captaine Pryse came with his 7. Ensignes who hauing great care in placing of his men to gaine all the vantage of the dike had put with a Sergeant 50. Musketiers on the one side of the dike which was of some good bredth and 50. moe with another Sergeant below the dike on the other side and also placed two or three Officers in the Reareward giuing them streight charge that if anie man should retire or runne away to kill him Presentlie the said Captaine Pryse met with the said Generall Norce all bloodie about his mouth which was no small griefe to the saide Captaine to see the same Quoth the said Generall O Captaine Pryse welcome now for the honor of England behold there is the enimie which was hard at his heeles Captaine Pryse hereupon commanded all his Shot couragiouslie to deliuer a vollie in the verie teeth of the enimie and
presentlie came vpon them with their pikes so that the enimie retired with the losse of a great number of men for the said Captaine Pryse and his souldiers had the killing of them euen at his will the space of two English miles and a halfe vntill he came vnto a place where a windmill stood whither were sent by the enimie a thousand fresh men to second the others the said Captaine Pryse being formost went so fast and the rest behinde still following the execution of the enimie and wearie had not with him at the encounter with this supplie aboue 50. or 60. men at the most whereupon this fresh companie of the enimie deliuered a vollie of shot upon the said Captaine and shot him through the thigh and killed some of his men but the said Captaine by the help of some special men about him was rescued from the enimie and presently the said Generall Norice sent him a horse to carrie him away downe to the water side Then the enimie following and killing some few of our men the ships of warre played vpon them so hotlie that they made them to retire to their Armie The Generall and Sir Iohn Broughe were carried into Counte Holloks Ship where being verie wearie and wounded they rested vntill the next day where there was a generall reuew what men were slaine on both sides there was found by the reuew taken by the Counte Hollocke and the English Officers of the enimy aboue 700. men slaine at the secong charge besides them which were slaine by the said Generall Norice at the Fort before the comming of the said Captaine Pryse being some hundred or there abouts There were slaine of our men that day not fullie 150. men as was found by a generall reuew of the said Officers And so the next day the said Citie of Graue was releeued the enimies bridge broken and Counte Hollocke sent into the towne seauen horses laden with butter cheese munition and other necessaries which was to the great honour of our English nation and the great comfort of that distressed garison The Belgicke historie maketh this report of the field fought at Battenborow aforesaid of the siege of Graue viz. Parma in the beginning of winter Anno 1586. by Counte Charles Maunsfield causeth the Citie of Graue to be besieged and compassed about with foure Bulwarks or Forts and entring vpon the bridge of Naia neere the riuer he causeth all the passages to be made sure within and without and all manner of victuals to be kept within the Citie In the Bulwarks he had placed some 1500. souldiers for a garison and besides 5000. Spaniards more or lesse the rest were seruing in the Tents almost halfe a mile from the Citie After these had for 3. months space and more besieged the Graue the Erle Generall came from Haghe by Harlam and Amsterdam in Holland vnto Vtrecht and sent about 400. horsemen into Velonia or Velna as farre as Niekerke to help the Citizens of the Graue Generall Norice and Counte Hoghenlo marched vnto them with 2000. footemen which carried victuals and prouision into the Citie for with their horsemen they could do no good These footmen at the first inuade the Bulwarke called the Molensconce halfe a mile from the Graue and after that fortifie themselues in a new sconce not farre from the Spaniards Bulwarks which they perceiuing came fiercelie vpon them with 3000. of their chosen souldiers to surprise them and at the second or third assault driue away their workemen euen in the verie erecting of their Sconce who meete some 900. of the garisons and there make a stand which the Spaniards perceiuing charged them a fresh and droue them away to the next Sconce though the Spaniards so doing fiue hundred of them were slaine manie were wounded amongst whom were seauen Captaines of companies and two men of great account from whom the Englishmen tooke away a brasse peece of Ordinance And thus was the field fought at Battenborow as that historie mentioneth so of the siege of Graue when Parma had beaten it with 24. peeces of batterie he so battered and rent the walles thereof that hee compelled the Citizens and their garisons to yeeld the Towne vnto him who entred the same with his forces and gaue them leaue to depart with wife and children and all that they had whither soeuer they would with bagge and baggage Immediatly after the seruice so done at the Graue and surrendring or yéelding the same vnto the enemie the Erle Generall caused the Lord Hemert a Martiall gouernour with certaine others to be apprehended caried to Vtrecht prosecuted by order of law and put to death in the presence of al the Captaines for most part of the souldiers lately seruing at the Graue although saith my Author they had done no treason nor made any secret confederacie with the enemie But through a certaine youthfull want of skill in Militarie seruice had rendred vp the towne of Graue vnto the enemie which act of the Generall saith my Author turned away the hearts of many Noblemen and inhabitants there from him especially because they saw one Welsh sometimes a Captaine of the English forces and a notable Traytor before taken by Countie Hoghenloe which with others moe such as himselfe was betrayed the citie Alosto in Flanders and deliuered it vnto the Enemie was not put to death but preferred in Militarie seruice and also Sir William Stanley and Rowland Yorke two notable fugitiues and false forsworne Traytors to their Prince and Countrie escaping vnpunished likewise The Erle Generall in the moneth of August 1586. hauing gathered a conuenient armie of English Dutch and other Nations sent the first companie vnder Sir Iohn Norice and Sir Thomas Cicill now Lord Burley Knights who placed them neere vnto Seuenter in Cleueland purposing to march towards the Prince of Parma and his forces But the Erle Generall himselfe the 6. of September Anno 1586 departeth from Arnhem in Gelderland towards Eltem in Cleueland honourably accompanied with Prince Emanuel sonne of Anthony King of Portugale the Lord Truxsis the Prince Elector of Colen Countie Maurice of Nassaw Countie Philip of Nassaw nephew to the deceased Prince of Orange the Counties Solmes and Obersteyn the Erle of Essex Generall of the horsemen the Lord Peregrin Bartu Lord Willoughby the Lord Iohn North Baron of Kirtlington Sir Philip Sidney Lord Gouernour of Flushing and others of great authoritie And hauing taken a view of his hoste his Excellencie numbred his footemen to be about 7000. and his horsemen 1400. But this armie seemed vnto him insufficient to giue Parma the repulse who was said to haue 12000. footmen and 3500. horsemen And for that he would deliuer the citie of Berck upon the Rhine from the present siege of the Enemie he determined therfore first by policie to assault Doesburgh in the Countie of Zutphen to withdraw the Prince of Parma from the siege of Berck aforesaid This towne of Doesburgh was
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
Generall sent letters into England by Captaine Maxie Tuesday we remoued to Feynes Thursday the seauenth of October anno dict we dislodged to Bauongie Simples Fridaie from thence to S. Ouen Sonday from S. Ouen to Ferie Monday we remoued to Bauongie Monday from Bauongie to S. Hillarie Monday the eight of Nouember dict we dislodged to Tilyel Thursday the eleuenth day we dislodged from Tilyel to Fugeralles Wednesday to the Castell of Dorec This fort seemed of such strength vnto the Prince Dombeez and some of his Counsell as Mounsier la Verdune that they thought it not meet to be vndertaken without speciall meanes such as we wanted hauing neyther munition nor any other thing fit for seruice sauing two or three smal iron peeces for batterie Our men such as were reserued from the extremitie of the then late sicknesse amongst vs being verie weake and feeble hauing wanted of long time before both clothes and money yet it pleased God that by the most politicke and circumspect direction of my Lord Generall the enimy was drawen to abandon the same this present night to the great freeing of those parts there abouts and Captaine Latham was put in as Gouernour of the same The same Sonday at night my Lord Generall sent Mounsier Carmarak with letters to the Lords of the Counsell Friday the Armie dislodged to Pyboray Monday from thence to Ernye Thursday the second of December anno dict the Armie dislodged from Erny to Gorrone From this place my Lord sent letters into England by Captaine Richard Wingfield Captaine Moreton and Captaine Dennis who had licence to repaire thither Sunday our Armie dislodged to Ambrizer where my Lord Generall kept his Christmas Tuesday we dislodged from thence to S. Georges Wednesday and so from S. Georges to S. Germyns Saturday the eight day of Ianuarie anno dicto the Armie remoued to S. Iohn sur le Meyne Sonday from thence to Baconiere Monday from Baconiere to Bourne en le Forest Thursday the Lord Generall road to Viâ—terie where the Princes of Condy and Dombeez by commandement from the king met together for the determining of some present seruice against the league which was concluded and in fine Sir Henry Norice at the request of the Prince Dombeez was sent ouer with letters to the Lords of the Councell to my Lord his father and my Ladie his mother and others his friends in England and withall to know her Maiesties resolution whether for the reenforcing of the troupes in Britanie or for the disposing of them elswhere Monday Sir Henrie Norice departed from Laual to imbarque himselfe at Cane Monday the first of Februarie anno dicto at night M. Carmerek returned with letters to my Lord Generall wherein his Lordship had licence to come ouer Thursday the Lord Generall departed from Goron where the Campe at that time lay for England leauing Captaine Anthonie Wingfield Sergeant Maior sufficientlie authorised till his returne Sunday the Lord Generall came to Cane where for want of sufficient tyde he was driuen to stay vntill the last of this moneth Monday the first day of March anno dict his Lordship finding a Barque of M. Champerneyes hee imbarqued himselfe in the same whom Colonell Sherly and Captaine Lo with others also accompanying they had a verie good gale blowing full Southwest which continued vntill three of the clocke the next morning after which time we were very much becalmed vntill ten of the clocke When hauing a reasonable faire winde at west southwest we recouered the Iles of Wight where wee had very much foule weather So y t his Lordships horses being in a smal Fleebote some doubt was here of the safetie of them which afterwards God be thanked obtained safelie the harbour we being within the point there anchored and the next morning his Lordship landed at Portes-mouth Here endeth the Iournall of the seruice in Fraunce against the Leaguers Anno. 1591. THE MEMORABLE SERVICE OF THE NOBLE Generall Sir Iohn Norice Knight performed Anno Dom. 1594. at Brest in Britaine THe first of September our worthie Generall Sir Iohn Norice landing with new forces out of England at Penpole receiued letters presently from Marshall D'Aumond and Sir Thomas Baskeruil who commanded in his absence the English troupes being then before the Castle of Morlayx in what termes they stood expecting euery day to be fought withall by the enemie Duke Mercoeur who was aduanced for the same purpose within thrée leagues of them and did but onely attend the comming of Monsieur Boisdolphin with some French horse to ioyne with them but this their temporizings in the end cost them the Castle for immediatly the very next day after the Generals landing with great expedition to wit the second of September he put himselfe vpon the way to Morlayx and vpon the fift of the same moneth ariued there being fourtéene leagues distant His comming was generally ioyed at by all the Britons but especially by the inhabitants of Morlayx whose good or ill estate depended on his comming for both the Castle a cruell neighbour held against them and the Duke Mercoeur was at hand to rescue the defendants who in assurance of reliefe from him acquitted themselues manfully namely the Gouernour himselfe Monsieur Rochempoul the Count Magnion and Monsieur Rostin with diuers other gallants But the Generall so amated the Enemie that the Duke Mercoeur not onely stayed from marching néerer vnto vs but the tenth of the same retired with all his forces both French Spanish assuring himselfe that he could expect of Sir Iohn Norice nothing but blowes They of the Castle acquainted therewith within two daies after the Dukes retreit yéelded vp the Castle So that only his presence without the hazard of any of her Maiesties subiects both enforced the Duke to retire and the Castle to yeeld This Castle thus rendred we staied there ten daies in respect that the Marshall wanted money for the satisfying of his people whereof at the last he was fournished by those of the towne of Morlayx Then Mounsieur de Lyscot a wonderfull braue man and the Baron of Molac were sent before with some Harquebuziers to the end they might blocke vp the Fort of Croyzon by Brest and preserue the quarters about who were further assisted with foure hundred men out of our ships by Sir Martin Fourbysher who commaunded the English shippings And presently the armie dislodged to a place called Iuez thence to a Village called La Fou next to Chastrau-lin the next day to Lacornan a village thrée leagues from Quinper-Corentin which was held hy the Enemie The same night the Marshall with foure hundred French and Sir Iohn Norice with as many English marched to Quinper-Corantin and on a sudden surprised the suburbs and possessed them with smal resistance The towne was willing to yéeld but that the Garrison would not suffer them But Sir Iohn Norice whose minde was still to doe some
The King of Spaine proscribeth the Prince of Orange and two other estates Tergoas besieged Frederick the sonne of Ferdinando besiegeth Zutphen Harlem fortified by the Prince of Orange Captaine Barnabey Rich his notes The same besieged by Fredericke the Duke of Alua his sonne Anno 1573. The Duke of Alua departeth out of the Low Countries Don Lewis de Requisensius a Spaniard succeeded in that gouernment Anno 1574. Midleborow yeelded to the Prince of Orange Historia Belgica lib. 5. Leydon besieged by Spanish forces Lacke of looking to necessitie in time loseth all in fine Anno 1575. The Spanish kings Armado sent into the Low Countries cast away by tempest Ziricksea besieged Anno 1576. Historia Belgica lib. 6. Historia Belgica lib. 6. The offer made by the Prince and States vnto Don Iohn of Austrich The pretended contract of Don Iohn with y e Prince of Orange proueth in fine fraud in frendship Historia Belgica lib. 6. Don Iohn made Gouernour Generall for the Spanish King Anno 1577. Historia Belgica lib. 7. The double dealing of Don Iohn discouered and defeated The States write to the Spanish King of Don Iohns indirect dealing The Archduke Matthias sent for by the States Sir Iohn Norice his first comming into the Netherlands Captain Cripses note Enuie and slander euermore enemies to good enterprises Iohn Stow pages 1167.1168.1169 Historia Belgica lib. 7. Alexander Duke of Parma brought into the Low Countries by Don Iohn The States forces then at Gembleu ouerthrowne by Don Iohn Duke Iohn Casimire commeth into England Captaine Whitstocks note The battell on Lammas day betweene Louaine and the Leger Anno 1578. Historia Belgica lib. 8. A fierce fight for 7. houres Captain Cripses note Generall Norice hath the honour of the field Three Binghams brethreÌ„ Historia Belgica lib. 8. Sir Richard Bingham deceased in Anno 1598. Fiue hundred Spaniards slaine Historia Belgica lib. 9. The death of Don Iohn His birth and properties described Historia Belgica lib. 9. Anno 1580. Historia Belgica lib. 10. Historia Belgica lib. 10. The Garrison in Stenwick The Gouernours of Stenwick send to the States for supplie The first supplie sent surprised and set vpon Historia Belgica lib. 10. The second supplie sent also surprised by the enemie The States better aduising theÌ„selues send now thither Colonell Norice Historia Belgica lib. 10. The now Generall Norices victorie ouer the Renenbergers besieging Stenwick This affirmed by Captaine Strange The enemies bragging chalenge Historia Belgica lib. 10 The fight in S. Iohns Camp betweene Generall Norice and Countie Renenberg This affirmed by Captaine Strange Exod. 16.13 Historia Belgica lib. 10. Generall Norice relieueth Stenwick besieged with victuals the 20. day of Februarie 1580. Captaine Whitstocks note confirmed by Captaine Cripse The Lord Nienort his victorie ouer the Renenbergers the 9. day of Iuly 1580. Renenbergs death Historia Belgica lib. 11. Generall Norice marcheth to meete Verdugo Historia Belgica lib. 10. The battaile at Northorne The Archduke departeth the Netherlands the Prince of Orange succeedeth Historia Belgica lib. 11. Francis Duke of Aniow coÌ„meth into England Captaine Churchyard was with the Duke all that while The preparation of the Prince of Parma and Duke of Aniowes forces for the fight Lib. 11. Captaine Edward Stranges relation of the seruice at Gaunt The enemies forces discouered at hand Generall Norice and Sir W. Knowles foure english miles from Gaunt assailed by English Rebels Coronell Cotton and Coronell North. Generall Norice honoured by the French forces The offer of the French Nobles to the English Generall Norice Historia Belgica lib. 11. The Prince of Orange and Duke of Aniow behold the fight The Duke of Aniowes metamorphosed minde and manners The Citie of Antwerpe all on a tumult by the Dukes displeasure Historia Belgica lib. 11. Generall Norice sent to meete the Duke Historia Belgica lib. 11. Historia Belgica lib. 11. Comming into France he falleth sicke Practise of Queene Mother They prouide for their safetie His description and properties Historia Belgica lib. 11. His funerall Numb 22.5 Exod. 7.3.31 Prou. 28.15 The first messenger sent to murther the Prince of Orange 1582. The second 1583. one Peter Dordoigne Lib. 11. The third 1584 one Iohn Ianson Lib. 11. The fourth 1584. a French man Lib. 11. Historia Belgica lib. 12. The fift and last messenger which murthered the Prince of Orange Anno 15â—5 2. Cor. 11.14 Matth. 10.16 Lib. 12. The Caitiues deceitfull doings Virgil. Ecloga secunda The villanous murthering of the Prince of Orange Lib. 13 The execution of the villanous murtherer The funerall and solemne order of the Princes buriall The time of his life and description of his personage Lib. 12. His Stile His Matrimoniall estate His Issue His Progeniâ— His Brethren His Sisters Historia Belgica lib. 12. * Qui falsis subscriptionibus insinuatus Aulae * Quae promulgata A.C. M. D.XXC proposito percussori praemio 25000. coron * Andegauensis qui obierat eodem die mensis praecedentis Reuel 12. Lib. 13. Reu. 15.14.16 Historia Belgisa lib. 13. The articles contained the yeelding of certaine townes as pledges to the Queenes Maiestie Sir Philip Sydney sent ouer and made Lord Gouernour of Flusshing Lib. 13. His honourable actions in the Lowe countries this yeere 1585. Histor. Anglica Anno. 1585. The Prince of Parma marcheth to meet Generall Norice The battell bidden by the Prince but the Generall had the victorie Generall Notice made gouernour of Briel Captaine Thomas Louels note Historia Belgica lib. 13. Historia Belgica lib. 23. The Queenes Maiesties letters vnto the States of the Netherlands Historia Belgica lib. 10. Note here her Maiesties meaning and commandement The answere of the States to her Maiesties letters The word Absolute interpreted Exemplum Romanorum The Erle Generall receiueth contributions c. The Generall maketh orders for Militarie Discipline Captaine Iohn Pryse his relation of the seruice performed at the Citie of Graue Anno 1586. Generall Norice taketh counsell with Count Hollocke how to relieue Graue The Generall appoynteth Captatne Pryse to his charge Captaine Iohn Pryses good seruice against the enemies A view of the losse of men on both parts Historia Belgica lib. 13. Historia Belgica lib. 13. The Erle Generall marcheth to meet the Prince of Parma Historia Belgica lib. 13. The English forces suddenly assaile their enemies The enemies well beaten and scattered The English forces approching towards Zutphen Sir Philip Sydney mortally wounded Historia Belgica lib. 13. Anno 1586. Parma falleth sicke The Erle Generall assaileth the little wing neere Zutphen Master Edward Stanley Knighted The Erle taketh certaine Castles The Erle incurreth the States displeasure Lib. 13. 1586. Historia Belgica lib. 14. Sir William Russel Anno 1587. Lib. 14. Parmaes preparation to march towards Sluce Sir William Russel made Generall of Flushing Sir William Russels care for prouision Sir Roger Williams Lib. 14. Historia Belgica lib. 14. The Erle Generall returnes into the Netherlands The resistance of the Slucians The losse on both partes The Erle Generall prepareth forces to relieue Sluce The Erle assaulteth the fort of Blanckberg The yeelding vp of the Sluce The Erles last returne into England The death of the Erle Generall The Lord Willoughby his birth His seruices from time to to time His seruice in the absence of the Earle Generall His seruice at Zutphen He taketh an Albanoys Captiue He challengeth the Marques of Guasto Historia Belgica lib. 15. Parma marcheth toward Berghen opt Zome Colonel Drury Colonel Morgan Historia Belgica lib. 15. Outragious spoylers The Prince of Parma layeth siege to Berghen A pretie practise of two Englishmen to beguile Parma The politike deuise of Redhead and Grimston The enemies â—ntrapped slaine and drowned Historia Belgica lib. 15. Parma raiseth his siege and departeth from Berghen Count Maurice inaugurate the Marques of Der Vere Historia Belgica lib. 15. A sedition amongst the chiefest of the Spaniards Historia Belgica lib. 15. The Prince of Parma falleth into many griefes The Prince of Parma his death Aprill 11 28. 29. 30. 1591. May. 3. 12. 13. May. 14. 15. 19. May. 23. 24. May. 26 Iune 1. 10. 11. Iune 12. 13. 24 Iune 29. Iulie 2. Iuly 9. Iuly 26 30 August 1 August 3. 5. 7. 8. 21. 24. The 26. of August 27. 31. The second of September 3. 11. 24 28. The seauenth of October 15 The second of December 19 28. 29. Ianuary 8. 9. 10. 11. 28. Februarie 1. 18 21. March 1. October 2.3.4 5. 6. Sir Anthonie Wingfield slaine with a Cannon 7.8.9.10.11 24 Nouember 7. 1. March 1595. Generall Norice departeth for Ireland May. 5. He landeth at Waterford Iulie Sir William Russel Lord Deputie The Lord Deputie comming forwards Tyrone returned backe 1595. August September October Nouember Munster in good quiet 1596. Aprill Messengers appointed betweene the Commissioners and Tyrone May. 1596. Nouember Ianuarie Tyrones answere Sir Iohn Norices doubt of Tyrone 1597. Aprill 1597. May. Generall Norice conceiueth a griefe The good Generall Norice deceased in Ireland 1597. at his brothers house at Mayallo