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A08577	A true historie of the memorable siege of Ostend and what passed on either side, from the beginning of the siege, vnto the yeelding vp of the towne. Conteining the assaults, alarums, defences, inuentions of warre, mines, counter-mines and retrenchments, combats of galleys, and sea-fights, with the portrait of the towne: and also what passed in the Ile of Cadsant, and at the siege of Sluice, after the comming of Count Maurice. Translated out of French into English, by Edward Grimeston.; Histoire remarquable et veritable de ce qui c'est passé par chacun jour au siege de la ville d'Ostende. English.	Grimeston, Edward.	1604 (1604)	STC 18895; ESTC S113561	132,698	249

proscription His Highnesses knowes well the example of Dauid who retired to Achis King of the Philistins his capitall enemie when he was forced to flie before the face of Saul his Lord. It may please his Highnesse to let the Serenissime Infanta vnderstand these reasons and not to thinke it strange if that we being Souldiers would follow the example of such a man of war as Dauid It is said that these courses were neuer practised by others wherevnto we will make no other answer but that all our companions know the contrary How did they of Siche behaue themselues who had their deputies continually at the Haige entring and comming forth of Breda at their pleasures and resting at Langhestrate vnder their wings which now imbrace our defence intreating whole troopes of Prince Maurices as friendes suffering them to passe through them without any let The examples which their Highnesses propound vnto vs of such as haue mutined heretofore and yet haue abandoned their retreates and haue offered themselues at need to their Highnesses seruice are things propounded with little consideration for since that we retired our selues into this place their Highnesses neuer required any thing of vs as they did of the rest what reason then haue they to complaine of vs in this case But if they had sent vnto these others a Herauld at Armes to signifie vnto them such a proscription as ours it is to be thought they would not haue left the places they then held but vppon good termes neither would they haue shewed themselues so zealous to their Highnesses seruice It were also to be desired for their honour and reputation that this great zeale and ready obedience of the mutiners had beene delayed a while for that being too rash it hath beene more preiudiciall then profitable to their Highnesse when as without respect of their Highnesse worde they did so villanously breake it in the behalfe of them of Suaescheuobre neere to Ostend the which cost that day the liues of a great number of our companions notwithstanding if their Highnesse finde herein any acte of obedience as it seemes seeing they exalt them so much for that respect they are freed from that blame They will make vs beleeue that wee are men accustomed to make mutinies We will receiue this reproche in part of paiment of our debt with the rest for of late yeares such as haue carried armes for your seruices haue receiued no other paiment But what bruite is there among the people euery man saith openly that your Highnesse haue brought in this custome that the Souldiers being paide in this sort without siluer the cheere in court may be the better And in truth when there is speech of any exploite of warre those which holde places seazed doe willingly leaue them and come and offer themselues to your seruice being full of zeale and obedience This cannot be called mutining but rather wintring for for these many yeares all your men of warre haue learned to winter in this sorte Euen as your Highnesse did change your Ecclesistical estate into a secular we did much reioyce thinking that your Highnesse after that you had beene Cardinall Arch-bishop and cheefe of the whole Inquisition of Spaine would not impose any stricter rule vnto your Souldiers then that which your Highnesse might read so often in the Bible which is Content your selues with your paye But it seemes to your great preiudice that you haue forgotten it And there is no man can dreame where your Highnesse hath found out that Canon by the which you will begin the practise of a lawe which is not yet established that they must content themselues without pay We did alwayes beleeue that the Ecclesiasticall lawes had beene the strictest as comming from God and regarding mens consciences but we finde our selues short of our reckoning As for the money of contribution your Highnesse must knowe what becomes of it and it is a ridiculous thing euen for the peasants to say that we receiue it The trueth is that to liue we goe vpon your lands what should we else doe your Highnesses giues vs nothing and Souldiers are no Camelions to liue by the ayre euen so by lawe the creditor hath an action on the debters goods but for all that your Highnesses ordinarie contributions are not diminished Vnder correction that Secretarie merites to be dismissed from your Highnesses seruice that in your names hath not beene ashamed to pack vp together so many palpable lies in so little writing for that which hath beene so often practised should not be held for strange that which is grounded vpon good reason and the common lawe of nature is neither infamous nor dishonest And as for the consequence it cannot be so bad seeing that the great seruices done with so great zeale and obedience by our companions and the which we haue not yet refused are so highly praised by your highnes If it were lawfull for vs to say some thing in your eare we would thinke to hit the marke which is that some haue aduertised vs from good part that your highnesses grow so extraordinarily bitter against vs and more then against the rest that haue gone before vs somewhat to pacifie the people seeing that of so manye woundes which haue beene receiued since some yeares they could neuer finde meanes to cure one the which is credible seeing your highnesses make no difficulty to holde vs for companions with them which were besieged in the Towne of Graue and which haue wonne so much honour and esteeme for their good deuoir which makes vs to holde many things set downe in your proscription somewhat tollerable and to be inserted onely Pro formo It is said that we must returne within three dayes to our coulors or else your highnesses doe proclaime vs traitors and rebelles c. Condemned to die and our goods confiscate c. To condemne them to die that haue no will to die and that haue meanes not onely to defend themselues but also offend them that would assaile them were very absurde and your highnesses may well thinke that we hope to imploy our armes so well as the tolleration which you haue giuen to kill vs in what sort soeuer shall not let you nor your substetutes see as few as may be of our heades for the which you shall not need to paie ten fifty or a hundred Crownes promised by your prescription according to the quality of our persons to them that shall acquite themselues of this charge As for that which is saide of our goods mouable immoueable your highnesses know wel what mouable or immouable goods such poore souldiers halfe dead with hunger can haue our mouable goods cannot be made Mobiles but by our selues which be our armes we may also call them our immouable goods for them that would attempt to charge them daring wel affirme that euen of his highnes himselfe they would be found too heauy and immouable if he were possest with this desire and

cōmandement giuen to the other ministers and Iustices of our Countries to see it accomplished In token whereof we haue caused this present proclamation to be made set our seale vnto it made at Diest the 15. of September 1602. Signed Albert and vnderneath By the appointment of their highnesses and signed I. de Mancicidor The answer of the Squadron Electo and Counsell of men of Warre retyred into Hoochstraten IF proscriptions and threates may stand for payment the Squadron Electo Counsell of souldiers retired into Hoochstraten may soone make ready their quittances send them to your highnesses confessing that they are well and duly satisfied of all arrerages but for that this kinde of payment neither feedes the belly nor couers the backe and that in the meane time they which for so many yeares haue hazarded their goods and liues without pay or reward as it were for Gods sake to maintaine your highnesses in their estates might be in danger for want of other paiment to die of hunger misery It is reasonable that the said Squadron Electo and Counsell should make knowne vnto all the world the lies and horrible cruelties wherewith the said proscription is filled that the equity of their cause may be knowne thereby and that euery one may iudge if their Highnesses haue reason to thunder thus out in choller against them things which should rather terrifie women and children then men Choller makes their Highnesses to say we terme it choller for truth can giue no such testimony that they had caused their armie to assemble to succor the towne of Graue then besieged by the enemy what meanes this was the Towne of Graue besieged at Tilmont or at Leeubs was it not besieged aboue a moneth after how could their highnesses succor the Towne of Graue at Tilmont so long before it was besieged he ads with the like ground And going my selfe in person to put this desseigne in execution what is hee amongst vs or or of all the rest that did euer see him in the armie when as Prince Maurice would come to visite vs charging vs vpon our owne dunghill beeing followed by them which two yeares before had entertained their Highnesses so roughly neere vnto Newport The world knowes they sometimes busie themselues at Bruxelles and sometimes at Gand to giue order to their affaires that their persons may bee no more subiect to such dangers we confesse notwithstanding that his Highnesse after the Towne of Graue was lost came vnto the Campe not that there was any neede of his presence for hee came but to whett his armes against his friendes and faithfull subiectes seeing that he had found his enemies weapons too sharpe and his owne too much blunted in Flanders to cut the knotes of so strong a bond if we say true or no let them of Delmonds Venlo witnes It is said with the like truth that at what time his Highnes prepared to succor the Towne of Graue we vnder coulour of a mutinie did abandon our coulors The art of Arithmatike or numbring should not be practised by giddy braines choller is an enemy to the memory but if a good friend seeks to supply the defect of anothers memory he merits reward If for such a benefit we deserue a recompence it is in your Highnesse to acknowledge it and to speake the trueth the memory whereof is fresh yet to all the world as well to our friends as enemies but that the one is blinded with the darke mists of passion vntil their giddie spirits be lightened by the truth we say then that we haue imployed our selues for their Highnesses seruice without regard of the extreame necessitie and misery whereunto we were brought for want of money so long as the Admirall of Arragon who was our commander and not your Highnesse was camped before the Towne of Graue neither did we beginne to seeke any meanes for our pay before the armie was farre retyred from the Towne and that the saide Admirall of Arragon had no intent to attempt any thing eyther for the reliefe of the Towne or against the armie of Prince Maurice This was apparant when as the siege of Grobbendoncq Gouernour of Bolduc after that hee had laboured long in vaine propounding all the reasons hee could deuise to induce his Highnesse to seaze vppon the Towne of Hanestain and by that meanes cut of the victualles from Prince Maurice his armie the onely meanes to frustrate his desseigne in the end he retired himselfe with much discontentment without doing anye thing Then wee beganne to imbrace the pursute of our iust cause If all they that haue taken this course shall be helde for traitors and rebelles there is not any one that serues their Highnesses which can bee free from this blame for who hath euer beene payed vsing the contrarie course Their Highnesses name Dieest Vueert and Carpen places which will yeeld testimony of their saying the memory is yet fresh of that which lately happened there It is said also that there is little or nothing at all due vnto vs that we do falsely challenge that which we demand beeing men that are newly come from Italy and other places or that a little before had beene fully satisfied at Diest Vueert and Carpen if this bee true or no the accoumpts will shew it and if the summe of three Millions of Liuers be smal with their Highnesses yet is it great for vs. But admit the summe be small as their Highnesses say it is then more easie for them to finde then a greater and they should not for a small matter suffer vs to be reduced to this extremitie As for treaties and correspondencies which we haue with the enemies of your Highnesses we finde it stange that they should hould it contrarie to reason and all lawes seeing that in their proscription they confesse that it hath beene to maintaine our selues with them For when as we see their Highnesses armes turned against vs as domesticall enemies insteed of giuing vs hearing in our iust complaints was it not time being reasonable men to doe that which bruite Beasts without reason doe teach vs who with all their force and power oppose themselues against the violence of such as would oppresse them Our actions then are not without ground or reason but are rather grounded vpon reason it selfe and vpon the generall law necessitie being not subiect to any law yea vpon the law of nature which hath giuen this instinct to all creatures to forget nothing that may serue for their preseruation It is lamentable thing that they which for so manie yeares haue ventured their liues and powred out their blouds so willingly for the seruice of their Highnesses should be now brought to holde their liues as it were in see of their enemies and that contrarywise they seeke all meanes on their Highnesses part to roote them out depriuing them of their liues wiues children victuals and friends as it appeares more amply in the said

of this fire is such as the more they shall striue to quench it the more vehemently it will burne God send it good successe Our double Rauelin shall be soone finished they doe nothing at the new Hauen The enemie approcheth neere vpon the gollet and labors there continually but that will auaile them little we remoue our canon frō the west part our halfe Moone of the Spaniards is made aboue like vnto a clothiers tainters wheron they stretch their cloath to withstand the force of Pompees chariot This chariot hath beene once tryed but after they had well obserued it they carried it backe to the downes The 10. of March from Ostend THe first of this moneth the winde was very high at West Northwest with a furious tempest so as out towne hath bin wonderfully indomaged The tide hath bin so high as many haue bin forced to leaue their lodgings and houses The ancient inhabitants say that there hath not beene any so great these fortie yeares This tempest hath continued vnto the fift of this moneth vpon the East-side it hath wholy ouer-throwne our Rauelin with the Curtaine euen vnto the East gate as also the East-Rauelin which is right before the gate the enemie shoots there doth much harme The Strod-dicke that is to say the Dike made of Strawe which alwayes keepes the water vnder the Souldiers feete is broken in diuers places The halfe Moone of the Spaniards vpon the Gollet is free from harme A corner of the counter-scarpe hath beene carried away by the tide The enemies Lueschosch or Luysbos hath also beene wonderfully ruined and there is 100. paces fallen downe to the ground betwixt the two batteries together with the chiefe batterie at the end of Luysbos towards the Sea shoare in such sort as the least part thereof is standing and had not that beene which they had newly made Luysbos had beene quite carried away with the Souldiers and whatsoeuer was vpon it The old towne hath had a good share in this wrack and if the winde had not somewhat abated the third day all the towne had beene in danger but the Almightie God by his mercie did prouide for it A great part of Sand-hill was ouer-throwne but the Pork-espike was not toucht The counterscarpe hath beene wholy carried away so as the water cannot be stayed within the towne ditches and when the tide is gone they go on drie foote The workes of the Arch-dukes men vpon the West-side and their new approaches betwixt the old Hauen and the West square haue beene wholie ruined except that which they haue newly made vnder the halfe Moone of the Polder which stands yet The 3. day we set fire on their approaches which they abandoned The 4. they tooke Becc-af or the follie of the East from vs but we made them presently to forsake it The 5. day the Arch-dukes men made 150. Canon shott vpon Sand-hil Helmont Porke-espike and the West-rauelin The sixt of March our men forsooke Becc-af which the enemie seeing he presenlty seazed on it but soone after fearing that we would blowe them vp they forsooke it againe of themselues They haue also shott vehemently this day from the Polder-square South-square and West-square seeing vs to worke at our Canoniers we haue shott so furiously from the West-gate as they haue beene forced to retire their Canon There haue beene spent aboue 300. Canon-shott on both sides to morrow or the next day we shall batter the enemies approaches which are vnder the halfe Moone of the Polder with 19. Canons and shall fire them Euery night when as the water is lowe we are continually in armes The 14. two Suisses of the Arch-dukes Campe came and yeelded themselues vnto vs and said that they had receiued no money in seauen weekes that there was great mortalitie in their quarter and that the Souldiers had no courage to come to the assault but we beleeue them no more then needs must we are the next night in guard and the day following God be thanked we are yet strong inough and haue no need of any thing From Ostend the 24 of March THe 15. of this moneth there went forth 36. saile whereof one was sunke The 17. there entred 9. saile and 9. peeces of ordinance as well whole as demy culuerines The 18. there entred 42. saile without any harme or losse The 21. in the after noone Colonell Ghistel our gouernour was slaine with a musket shot The same day two of our Scottishmen went and yeelded to the enemy The 22. they without asked vs if our Gouernour slept still hauing opened him they found the bullet had peirced through his heart and had stayed in the left eare his bowels were interred here and his bodie imbalmed and sent to Vtrecht The 23. day one of the Arche-dukes souldiers came and yeelded vnto vs saying that without doubt within 3. dayes the Arch-duke would giue vs an assault and that all the preparatiues were ready The same day M. Dauid de Orleans Ingeneur and chiefe maister of the fortifications within the Towne and the most renowned in Christendome was hurt he gaue order for all thinges and then passed into Zeland but there is good hope of his recouery The enemies aduance their approches much vpon the West and Southwest and are already vnder the poynte of the halfe Moone of the Polder but that is no great aduantage we are strong in men and want no resolution and haue more prouision then we neede God be thanked here is no speech of any sicknes since the great tide there haue entred aboue a 100. saile without any losse withall kindes of commodities and we expect more dayly The Colonel Lohn hath beene chosen Gouernour in the place of Colonel Ghistel Letters from the Arch-dukes Campe. AS for the affaires of the siege of Ostend of our side they do nothing and these three monthes they haue little aduanced Pompees Chariot hath made a great shewe but there is no likelihood that it shall worke any greater effect then it hath done hetherto The Tide of the first of March hath been wonderfull terrible for there hath not been the like seene in the memory of man It surprised vs in the night at a little platforme and carried away all the Corps de guard which were vpon the head of the dike yea the little Baraque of the Count Boucquoys it ouerthrew three or foure Canons and forced all the Souldiers of the guard to clime vp vnlesse they would be drowned it drowned much of our quarter and carried away a good part of the watermens But the hurt it did vnto the Towne was nothing lesse The entrie of the hauen was all broken the counterscarfe ruined in many places Bruges Gate quite layed open the rampere broken in manie places in such sort as maine thousands of Canon shotte coulde not haue done more for seauen or eight daies after they battered the towne with twenty fiue Canons and it was propounded to giue an assault and concluded so to