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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	command_v	horse_n	troop_n	1,218	5	8.9105	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69205	A true coppie of a discourse written by a gentleman, employed in the late voyage of Spaine and Portingale sent to his particular friend, and by him published, for the better satisfaction of all such, as hauing been seduced by particular report, haue entred into conceipts tending to the discredit of the enterprise, and actors of the same.	Wingfield, Anthony, Captain.	1589 (1589)	STC 6790; ESTC S109628	42,462	64

was in whom the enemie that held gard vpon the Coast would not abide but fled vp into the country After his coÌ„ming into the flÃ©et to the great reioycing of vs all he demaunded of the Generals that after our Armie should come on shore he might alwaies haue the leading of the vanegard which they easilie yÃ©elded vnto as being desirous to satisfie him in all things but especially in matters so much tending to his honor as this did so as from the time of our first landing in Portingall hee alwaies marched in the poynt of the vangard accompanied with Sir Roger Williams except when the necessitie of the place hee held called him to other seruices The 16. day we landed at Penicha in Portingall vnder the shot of the Castle and aboue the wast in water more than a mile from y e towne wherin many were in peril of drowning by reason the wind was great the Sea went high which ouerthrew one boat wherin 25. of Captaine Dolphins men perished The Enemie being fiue coÌ„panies of Spanyards vnder the coÌ„maundement of y t Conde de Fuentes fallied out of the towne against vs in our landing made their approach close by the water side But the Earle of Essex w t Sir Roger Williams his brother hauing landed sufficient number to make 2. troups left one to hold the way by the water side and led y e other ouer the Sandhils which the Enemy sÃ©eing drew theirs likewise further into the land not as we coniectured to encounter vs but indÃ©ede to make their spÃ©edie passage away notwithstanding they did it in such sort as being charged by ours which were sent out by y e Colonell generall vnder Captaine Iacson they stood the same euen to the push of the pike in which charge at the push Captaine Robert Piew was slaine The Enemie being fled further thaÌ„ we had reason to follow them al our companies were drawn to the town which being vnfortified in any place we found vndefended by anie man against vs. And therefore the Generall caused the castle to bee somoned y t night which beâ—â—g â—â—andoned by him that coÌ„maunded it a Portingall nameâ— Antonio de Aurid being possessed thereof desired but to be assured that Don Antonio was landed whervpon he would deliuer y e same which he honestly performed There was taken out of the castle 100. shot pikes which Don Emanuel furnished his Portingals withall 20. barrels of powder so as possessing both y e towne the castle we rested there one day wherin some Friers other poore men came vnto their newe King promising in the name of their Countrie next adioyning that within two daies he should haue a good supplie of horse foote for his assistance That day we remained there the Generals company of horses were vnshipped The Generals hauing there resolued y t the Armie should march ouerland to Lisbone vnder y e conduct of generall Norris that general Drake should mÃ©et him in the riuer thereof w t the flÃ©ete that there should be one company of foote left in gard of the castle 6. of the ships also y t the sicke and hurt should remaine there w t prouisions for their cures The General to trie y e euent of the matter by expedition the next day began to march on this sort his owne regiment the regiments of Sir Roger Williams Sir Henrie Norris Colonel Lane Colonel Medkerk in the Vangard Generall Drake Colonel Deuereux S. Edward Norris Colonel Sidneis in y e Battaile S. Iames Hales Sir Edward Wingfield Colonell Vmptons Colonell Huntleis Colonell Brets in the arrereward By that time our armie was thus marshalled general Drake who though he were to passe by sea yet to make known the honorable desire he had of taking equal part of al fortunes w t vs stood vpoÌ„ the ascent of an hil by y e which our Battalions must of necessitie march with a pleasing kindnes tooke his leaue seuerally of the coÌ„maunders of euerie regiment wishing vs al happy successe in our iourney ouer the land with a constant promise y t he would if the iniury of y e wether did not hinder him mÃ©et vs in the riuer of Lisbone with our flÃ©ete The want of carriages the first day was such as they were enforced to carrie their Munition vpon mens backes which was the next day remedied In this march Captaine Crispe the Prouost Marshall caused one who contrarie to the proclamation published at our arriuall in Portingall had broken vp a house for pillage to be hanged with the cause of his death vpon his breast in the place where the act was committed which good example prouidentlie giuen in the beginning of our march caused the commandement to be more respectiuelie regarded all the iourney after by them whom feare of punishment doth onlie hold within compasse The Camp lodged that night at Lorignia The next day we had intelligence al the way that the enemie had made head of horse and foote against vs at Toras Vedras which wee thought they would haue held But comming thither the seconde day of our march not two houres before our Vangarde came in they lefte the Towne and Castle to the possession of Don Antonio There began the greatest want we had of victualls especiallie of bread vpon a Commandement giuen from the Generall that no man should spoyle the Countrey or take anie thing from anie Portingal which was more respectiuely obserued than I thinke would haue bÃ©en in our owne Countrey amongst our owne friends and kindred but the Countrey contrarie to promise hauing neglected the prouision of victualls for vs whereby we were driuen for that time into a great scarcitie Which moued the Colonell Generall to call all the Colonels together and with them to aduise for some better course for our people who thought it best first to aduertise y e king what necessitie we were in before we shuld of our selues alter the first institution of abstinence the Colonell generall hauing acquainted the General herewith with his very good allowance therof went to the King who after some expostulations vsed tooke the more carefull order for our men and after that our Armie was more plentifully relieued The third daye wee lodged our Armie in thrÃ©e sundrie villages the one Battalion lying in Enchara de los Caualiers another in Enchara de los Obisbos and the third in San Sebastians Captaine Yorke who commanded the Generals horse companie in this march made triall of the valour of the horsmen of the Enemie who by one of his Corporalls charged with 8. horses through 40. of them and himselfe through more than 200. with some 40. horse who would abide him no longer than they could make way from him The next day we marched to Loris and had diuers intelligences that the enemie would tarrie vs there for the Cardinall had made publique promise to them of Lisbone that he would fight with vs in that place which hee might

for it might haue seene in manie Campes in the most plentifull Countries of the world for victualls men daylie die with want of bread and drink in not hauing money to buy nor the Countrie yeelding anie good or healthfull water in anie place whereas both Spaine and Portingall do in euerie place affoord the best water that may be and much more healthfull than any wine for our drinking And although some haue most iniuriouslie exclaimed against the small prouisions of victualls for the Sea rather grounding the same vppon an euill that might haue fallen than anie that did light vppon vs yet knowe you this that there is no man so forgetfull that will say they wanted before they came to the Groyne that whosoeuer made not verie large prouisions for himselfe and his company at the Groyne was verie improuident where was plentifull store of wine beefe and fish and no man of place prohibited to laye in the same into their shippes wherewith some did so furnish themselues as they did not onely in the Iourney supplie the wants of such as were lesse prouident than they but in their return home made a round commoditie of the remainder thereof And that at Cascais there came in such store of prouisions into the Fleete out of England as no man that would haue vsed his diligence could haue wanted his due proportion thereof as might appeare by the Remainder that was returned to Plymouth and the plentifull sale thereof made out of the Merchants ships after their comming into the Thames But least I should seeme vnto you too studious in confuting idle opinions or answering friuolous questions I will addresse me to the true report of those actions that haue passed there wherein I protest I will neither hide anie thing that hath happened against vs nor attribute more to anie man or matter than the iust occasions therof leadeth vnto wherein it shall appeare that there hath been nothing left vndone by the Generalls which was before our going out vndertaken by them but that there hath been much more done than was at the first required by Don Antonio who should haue reaped the fruite of our Aduenture After 6. daies sailing from the Coast of England and the fift after we had the winde good beeing the 20. of April in the euening we landed in a Bay more than an English mile from the Groyne in our long Boates and Pinnyses without anie impeachment from whence we presently marched toward the Towne within one halfe mile whereof we were encountred by the Enemie who being charged by ours retired into their gates For that night our Armie lay in the villages houses and milles next adioyning and verie neare round about the Towne into the which the Galeon named Saint Iohn which was the second of the last yeres Fleete against England one hulk two smaller ships and two Gallies which were found in the Rode did beate vpon vs and vpon our Companies as they passed too and fro that night and the next morning Generall Norris hauing that morning before day viewed the Towne found the same defended on the land side for it standeth vpon the neck of an Iland with a wal vppon a drie ditch wherupon he resolued to trie in two places what might be done against it by escalade and in the meane time aduised for the landing of some Artillarie to beat vpon the ships Gallies that they might not annoy vs which being put in execution vpon the planting of the first pÃ©ece the Gallies abandoned the Road and betooke them to Farroll not farre from thence and the Armado being beaten with the artillary musketers that was placed vpon the next shoare left her playing vpon vs. The rest of the day was spent in preparing the Companies c other prouisions readie for the surprise of the Base towne which was effected in this sort There were appointed to be landed 1200. men vnder the conduct of Colonell Huntley and Captaine Fenner the Vizeadmirall on that side next fronting vs by water in long boates and pynnises wherein were placed manie pÃ©eces of artillarie to beate vpon the Towne in their approach at the corner of the wall which defended the other waterside were appointed Captain Richard Wingfeild Lieutenant Colonell to Generall Norris and Captaine Sampson Lieutenant Colonell to Generall Drake to enter at lowe water with 500. men if they found it passable but if not to be take them to the escalade for they had also ladders with them at the other corner of the wall which ioyned to that side that was attempted by water were appoynted Colonell Vmpton and Colonell Brett with 300. men to enter by escalade All the Companies which should enter by boate being imbarked before the lowe water and hauing giuen the Alarme Captaine Wingfeild and Captaine Sampson betooke theÌ„ to the escalade for they had in commandement to charge all at one instant The boates landed without anie great difficultie yet had they some men hurt in y e landing Colonell Bret Col. Vmpton entred their quarter without encounter not finding anie defence made against them for Captain Hinder being one of them that entred by water at his first entrie with some of his owne Companie whom he trusted well betooke himselfe to that part of the wall which he clÃ©ered before that they offered to enter so still scoured the wall till he came on the backe of them who mainteined the fight against Capteine Wingfeild Captaine Sampson who were twice beaten from their ladders and found verie good resistance till the Enemies perceiuing ours entred in two places at their backs were driuen to abandon the same The reason why that place was longer defended than the other is as Don Iuan de Luna who commanded the same affirmeth that the Enemie that day had resolued in councel how to make their defences if they were approached and therein concluded that if we attempted it by water that it was not to be helde and therefore vpon the discouerie of our Boates they of the high Towne should make a signall by fier froÌ„ thence that al the low Towne might make their Retreate thither but they whither troubled with the sodaine terror we brought vpon them or forgetting their decrÃ©e omitted the fier which made them gard that place till wee were entred on euerie side Then the Towne being entred in thrÃ©e seuerall places with an huge crie the inhabitants betooke them to the high Towne which they might with lesse perrill doo for that ours being strangers ther knew not the way to cut theÌ„ of The rest that were not put to the sword in furie fled to the Rockes in the Iland and hid themselues in chambers and sellers which were euerie day found out in great nuÌ„bers Amongst those Don Iuan de Luna a man of verie good commandement hauing hidden himselfe in a house did the next morning yÃ©eld himselfe There was also taken that night a Commissarie of vittels called Iuan de vera who confessed that there

Lieutenant Colonell to the Master of the Ordinance with certain selected out of diuers Regiments All these Companies being in Armes and the assault intended to be giuen in all places at an instant fier was put to the train of the Myne but by reason the powder brake out backwards in a place where the caue was made too high there could be nothing done in either place for that day During this time Captaine Hinder was sent with some chosen out of euerie Companie into the countrie for prouisions whereof hÃ©e brought in good store and returned without losse The next day Captaine Anthonie Sampson was sent out with some 500. to fetch in prouisions for the Armie who was encountred by them of the Countrie but he put theÌ„ to flight returned with good spoyle The same night the Myners were set to worke againe who by the second day after had wrought verie wel into the foundation of the wall Against which time the Companies aforesaid being in readines for both places Generall Drake on the other side with 2. or 300. men in Pinnaces making profer to attempt a strong Fort vpon an Iland before the Towne where he left more than 30. men fier was giuen to the trayne of the Myne which blew vp halfe the Tower vnder which the powder was planted The Assailants hauing in charge vpon the effecting of the Myne presently to giue the assault which they did accordingly but too soone for hauing entred the top of the breach the other halfe of the Tower which with the first force of the powder was onely shaken and made loose fell vppon our men vnder which were buried about 20. or 30. then being vnder that part of the Tower This so amazed our men that stood in the breach not knowing from whence that terror came as they forsooke their Commanders and left them among the ruines of the Myne The two Ensignes of Generall Drake and Captaine Anthonie Wingfeild were shot in the Breach but their colours were rescued the Generals by Captaine Sampsons Lieutenant and Captaine Wingfeilds by himselfe Amongst them that the wall fell vpon was Captaine Sydnam pitifully lost who hauing three or foure great stones vpon his lower parts was helde so fast as neither himselfe could stirre nor anie reasonable Companie recouer him Notwithstanding the next daye being found to be aliue ther was 10. or 12. lost in attempting to relieue him The breach made by the Cannon was wonderful wel assaulted by them that had the charge therof who brought their men to the push of the pike at the top of the Breach And being readie to enter the loose earth which was indÃ©ede but the rubbish of the outside of the wall with the weight of them that were thereon slipped outwards from vnder their fÃ©ete Whereby did appeare halfe the wal vnbattered For let no man thinke that Culuerine or Demie Cannon can sufficiently batter a defensible Rampier and of those pÃ©eces we had the better of the Demi Canons at the second shot brake in her cariages so as the battrie was of lesse force being but of three pieces In our Retreat which was from both breaches thorowe a narrowe lane were many of our men hurt and Captaine Dolphin who serued verie well that day was hurt in the verie Breach The failing of this attempt in the opinion of all the beholders of such as were of best iudgement was the fall of the Myne which had doubtlesse succeeded the rather because the approach was vnlooked for by the Enemie in that place and therefore not so much defence made there as in the other Which made the Generall grow to a new resolution For finding that two dayes batterie had so little beaten their wall and that he had no better preparation to batter withall he knewe in his experience there was no good to be done that way whith I thinke he first put in proofe to trie if by that terror he could get the vpper Towne hauing no other waie to put it in hazard so spÃ©edelie and which in my conscience had obtained the Towne had not the Defendants been in as great perill of their liues by the displeasure of their King in giuing it vp as by the bullet or sword in defending the same For that day before the assault in the view of our Armie they burnt a Cloyster within the Towne and manie other houses adioyning to the Castle to make it the more defencible whereby it appeared how little opinion themselues had of holding it against vs had not God who would not haue vs sodainly made proud laid that misfortune vpon vs. Hereby it may appeare that the foure Cannons and other pieces of batterie promised to the iourney and not performed might haue made her Maiestie Mistres of the Groyne for though the Myne were infortunate yet if the other breach had bÃ©en such as the earth would haue helde our men thereon I doo not thinke but they had entred it throughly at the first assault giuen which had been more than I haue heard of in our age And being as it was is no more than the Prince of Parma hath in winning of all his Townes endured who neuer entred anie place at the first assault nor aboue three by assault The next day the Generall hearing by a prisoner that was brought in that the Conde de Andrada had assembled an Armie of 8000. at Puente de Burgos sixe miles from thence in the way to Petance which was but the beginning of an Armie in that there was a greater leauie readie to come thether vnder the Conde de Altemira either in purpose to relieue the Groyne or to encamp themselues nÃ©ere the place of our embarking there to hinder the same for to that purpose had the Marques of Seralba written to them both the first night of our landing as the Commissarie taken then confessed or at the least of stop our further entrance into the Countrey for during this time there were many incursions made of thrÃ©e or foure hundred at a time who burnt spoyled and brought in victualls plentifullie The Generall I say hearing of this Armie had in purpose the next day following to visite them against whom he carried but nine Regiments in the Vangard were the Regiment of Sir Roger Williams Sir Edward Norris and Colonell Sidney in the Battaile that of the Generall of Colonell Lane and Colonell Medkerk and in the Rereward Sir Henrie Norris Colonell Huntley and Colonell Brets Regiments leauing the other fiue Regiments with Generall Drake for the garde of the Cloyster and Artillarie About tenne of the clocke the next day being the sixt of May halfe a mile from the Campe wee discouering the Enemie Sir Edward Norris who commanded the Vangard in chiefe appoynted his Lieutenant Colonell Captaine Anthonie Wingfield to command the shot of the same who deuided theÌ„ into thrÃ©e troupes the one he appoynted to Captaine Middleton to be conducted in a way on the left hand another to Captaine Erington to take the

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