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A discourse and true recitall of euerie particular of the victorie obtained by the French king, on Wednesday the fourth of March, being Ashwednesday Also of his good successe that he hath had since that time, in taking of certaine townes. Out of French into English. Seene and allowed.; Discours veritable de la victoire obtenue par le roy en la batialle donnee pres le village d'Evry. English.
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the weakest parte of the Kings bartaile but when the King sent him word to giue helpe to his Cornet which was sore oppressed he made answere that his lying still did giue more terror feare to the enemie making signe euerie mynute to set vpon thē than if he had entred the battaile for if he had charged the enemie they should no longer haue feared seeing all the Kings forces to bee imployed There were three Cornets of the Kings which at the first retired of the which S. Bonet which bare the corner of Captain Rowlet vvas one The said Rowlet remained still in the Kings Camp onlie with 12. Lasices but afterwards did put himselfe into another Cornet to fight Gerponuile who carried the Cornet of the Gouernour of Deepe fel vnder his horse wherevpon one of the greatest and ritchest Barons of Caux being the commanders Lieftenant ran to the baggage to keepe it obtaining thereby great honour In briefe there were many astonied and surelie had it not been thorough the great endeuour of the King who with Marshall D'aumont and others hauing their hearts minds fullie bent stil incouraging his people all had been lost De Maine seeing this hard onset stayed not the charging of himselfe although he had with him 500. horse but betooke him to his spurres by Deuery vpō the riuer of Eury which stoode by good hap for him The Knight D'aumal and D'namures without fight ran awaie then euerie one pursued the enemie by the commandement of the King The footemen seeing the Tragedie that is to sate the Frenchmen and Switzers kept their place holding downe their pikes cried for mercie The King sent to take away their Ensignes and then took them to mercie the Lance-Knights were all put to the sworde for their Treason at Arkes De Maine ran away by the bridge of Deuery and cast awaie his Cassock and tooke a Mandilian of a Soldier and passing through his owne men slew foure or fiue whereby more easielie to passe and caused a Barricado to bee made at the bridge and placed soldiers there to defende the pursuite the King comming to the said Barricado and seeing some let beeing conducted by Chiccot who assured him that hee knew the waie did returne to passe by a shallowe and pursued De Maine to the Suburbes of Maunte which was 7. leagues from the place The Duke de Maine was an houre at the gates intreating entrie which at the first they denyed telling him they feared least the King should enter with him in the pursuite whereupon hee sware hee had killed the King with his owne hands but in trueth had lost the battaile by which meanes he entred if he had staied but one quarter of an houre longer he had been dispatched and had it not bin for the Barricado at the bridge of Deuery which letted them and his speedie departure from the battaile he had been either slaine or taken He saued himselfe from thence to Pontois and so to Saint Denis hee caused all the Pesants to rise by the reporte of his men that were prisoners to kill al them that should flee he commanded all the nobilitie of France to be slaine without sparing any he ordered also meanes to kil the King in which God hath changed his purpose There were taken in the place of the battaile foure Cannons and other small peeces all his baggage powder and munition a great number of Charriots and horses of the Reisters Germaines and Wallons in briefe the Pesants are by that meanes rich a great number of the soldiers were drowned The Barricado of Deuery was after taken by the Kings side and many men slaine there In the battaile were slaine not past 1500. but in the pursuite of the flight was the great slaughter The confusion was so great that the baggage of Monsieur the Prince of Conte were carried away by the enemie fleeing to Vernone but afterwards were recouered There were 60. Ensignes 40. Cornets taken the white Cornet of de Maine the King hauing slaine the bearer tooke himselfe The King hath licensed the Switzers to depart and hath giuen them a cōuoy to their Cantons allowing them sixe pence a day during their trauell home with aduertisement that they should come no more against the Crowne of France There is 6000. footmen French which haue sworne seruice to the King cursing de Maine that he left them to the butcherie of the Victor praising greatlie the King for his great mercie The King as yet will not accept of their feruice The Countie Egmond was slaine there by the hands of Marshal Daumont who was Colonell of the Wallons The Duke of Brunswicke cannot bee found but is thought to be dead Founrden Martell dead Bassonpierre Chattenneraies Baddolphen diuers others dead in the place There is of the Wallons past at Amiens 350. or 400. whereof 120. left in the Hospital being hurt De Maine did send after them to Amiens to come to him by the Signeur Belleanglise to whom they answered they would not returne calling de Maine Runne-away The King commanded all the strangers to be slaine and the French to be saued There are few Spaniards or Italians left aliue except those which saued themselues by flight for although they offered great sommes of money for their ransume yet were they all slaine The Pesants mocked de Maine saying he caused them to come to kill the Kings men but yet killed the others and cryed God saue the King It is the most norable victorie that of late was heard of and being throughly considered must be confessed to come of God The Tuesday night before the battaile there was seene in this place two Armies in the Skie the one greater than the other and the lesse ouercame the greater This sight was seene at the time of the preparing of the Battaile the like at the same time in the Camp now we vnderstand the issue thereof by the victorie God hath shewed himselfe apparantlie to fauour the cause in so much that they say in the Campe that the praiers of the Hugonots are much auaileable in the sight of God Vernone yeelded on Friday after and the King entred it on Saterday Maurte yeelded vpon Monday and the King entred it vpon Tuesday There was found 3. great Cannons with powder and shot and there the King refreshed himselfe well The 28. day the King departed out of Maunte to go to Corbell Mens Mullen where the Duke of Longueuile hath 2500. horse and 6000. footmen which Townes are like to bee deliuered to the King the which will bee a great helpe to aduance the parlie of them of Paris which they seeke Monsieur de Villeroy hath bin at Maunte hath since twise spoken with the Marshall Byron The King hath licensed the Gentlemen of base Normandie to goe home to their houses to refresh themselues hauing sufficient forces besides Monsieur de Tauannes fleeing from the Battell hath retired himselfe to Roan in shewe to keepe them assured to de Maine Monsieur de Villiers Gouernour of Newhauen comming thether being called by the Countrie to take the gouernment and strong places hath bin repulsed by Monsieur de Tauannes and Milray And although they make great shewe to withstand the King yet haue they resolued in their priuate counsell to yeeld the King comming by force not expecting any rescue at all The Duke de Aumale is in Picardie and the Duke de Maine hath withdrawne him his wife and children out of Paris and conueied his wife and children to Perone Himselfe is now at Soissons gathering what forces he can but not likelie to gather any at this present hauing no other hope but the accustomed lyes of his preachers and other his wonted practizes From Deepe the 20. of March 1590. FINIS
A Discourse and true recitall of euerie particular of the victorie obtained by the French King on Wednesday the fourth of March being Ashwednesday Also of his good successe that he hath had since that time in taking of certaine Townes Out of French into English Seene and Allowed BY WISDOME PEACE BY PEACE PLENTY T O AT LONDON Printed by Thomas Orwin for Richard Oliffe and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard at the Signe of the Crane 1590. A Discourse and true recitall of euerie particular of the victorie obtained by the King of France on Wednesday the 4. of March being Ashwednesday YOV vnderstood by my last aduertisement how God had giuen victorie to the king ouer his enemies since which rime I haue endeuoured my selfe to learne the truth of all things as neere as I could of such as were present at the fight who say the victorie as it fell out was a miraculous worke of God for the forces of the Duke de Maine were 4500. horse aswell armed as possible amongst which were 1600. Launces and the rest Petronells armed and 18000. footmen and the forces of the King were 2000. horse and 12000. foote The King was aduertised that the Duke de Maine was passed the Riuer at Maunte and that he iornied with great boldnes towards him wherevpon it was aduised in counsell to raise his siege before Dreux which had sustained two assaults and so vpon monday the 2. of March the King raised his siege encamped himselfe so neere the Duke that the same night certaine Marshalls of the Duke lodged in certaine Villages were dislodged by the King and there lodged himselfe by force The next morning the King did put himselfe into the field in a faire plaine and sawe that the Duke was returned betweene Saint Andre and Yury nere Annet three quarters of a mile further than he was the day before which troubled the King much to seeke him so farre which was great aduantage to the enemie and perill to the King to approach them which made them to leaue a Village that they held This day was nothing performed but skirmishes The Wednesday morning the King caused euerie man to bee put in aray he himselfe ordered the whole and gaue order that so soone as they heard one peece of Ordnance shot of they should prepare themselues to the battaile The Duke by his Espialls had discouered the signe of the Cannon but vnderstood it had been to haue prepared for their departure and therefore sought by all meanes to knowe which way the King ment to flee and trussed vp his baggage to followe but it fell out otherwise for at this signe euerie man was prepared The Tuesday before the Duke sent to knowe how the King was apparelled whereby to knowe him the better to lay to kill him The King being aduertised hereof sent a Trūpet to tell him that he was sorie he took so much paine that he would case him of that care and that he gaue him to vnderstand that if he had desire to see him he should finde him mounted vpon a gray horse with a great white feather in his crest armed in blew and black and desired to knowe how he would be armed and mounted for that he desired to speake with him verie neere vnto the which he answered he would be armed in red but the gallant was armed in black The King hauing commaunded all into battaile aray did command euerie one to pray which they all gladlie did in particular This done the king began to march forward with some part of his Cornet of horse and caused one of the squadrons of his horse to approach behinde him in the which was the Artillerie which was shot with such furie amongst the Reisters thrice out of euerie Cannon that he made at euery shot a faire breach notwithstanding they did not let to come to the charge where they were well receiued and of the Cannons which the enemie discharged there was but one shot that hurt wherewith was slaine of the Kings Cornet foure or fiue persons The Cornet of the King was so hardlie assailed by 1600. horse in 4. parts that he that bare the Cornet was throwne downe all that troope forced to retire The King which was in another Cornet than in his owne hauing left Chiccot apparelled like himselfe sauing he had two Foxe tailes hanging in his Helmet was merueilously charged thinking it had bin the king for the which Chiccot did mock them defended himselfe valiantlie The King seeing the said Cornet so hardlie assailed came to the head of the enemie encouraging his Armie which began to retire crying Amoy enfans it is I that am the King and his feather being high mounted serued fora standard and then euerie one began to returne to the King and charged the Spaniards and Wallons which shewed themselues valiant men but if it had not been for the comming of the King all his men had fled Vpon which returne and charge the Spaniards and Wallons sodainlie began to flee who were presentlie pursued by the King and his men who gaue them no time once being broken to ioyne againe charging them in sundry places The Marshal Daumont charged the Reisters and passed and repassed twise through them wherevpon the faid Reisters seeing the Spaniards and Wallons flee which were 1600. Launces wel mounted fled also The Marshal Daumont pursuing them met the Launce Knights who charged him and caused him to stay to fight but the Launce Knights stood but a while and retired into a small Wood whether the footmen of the King went to them and put thē al to the sword While this battaile was fighting the Lord of Humieres of Picardie arriued with 300 horse to the King who charged also the Wallons and came in good time The King fearing at the first he and his companie had been enemies that had come to charge him but when he sawe them to assaile the Spaniards hee reioyced and was glad and then sent to knowe what he was and it was answered that it was Humieres This man helped the King much to ouerthrowe the Spaniards and Wallons who stood 〈◊〉 valiantlie before and to saie trueth there was none that fought well of the enemies side that day but they By the opinion of those that were at the battaile that first without the helpe of God and secondarelie the valiantnes of the King and thirdlie the happie comming of Humieres the battaile had been lost on the Kings side But marke a notable miracle in a moment out men retired in a moment againe returned after in a moment put the enemies to slight for so soone as the King had gathered againe his men together setting vppon them the feare of God strooke them for by the iudgement of men they had no other occasion and so fled also it was thought they feared the Marshall Byron who all this while stood in a heape with 600. Horse to sustaine and giue helpe to