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A68465 A true discourse historicall, of the succeeding gouernours in the Netherlands, and the ciuill warres there begun in the yeere 1565 with the memorable seruices of our honourable English generals, captaines and souldiers, especially vnder Sir Iohn Norice knight, there performed from the yeere 1577. vntill the yeere 1589. and afterwards in Portugale, France, Britaine and Ireland, vntill the yeere 1598. Translated and collected by T.C. Esquire, and Ric. Ro. out of the reuerend E.M. of Antwerp. his fifteene bookes Historicæ Belgicæ; and other collections added: altogether manifesting all martiall actions meete for euery good subiect to reade, for defence of prince and countrey.; Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis. English Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535-1612.; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London. 1602 (1602) STC 17846; ESTC S105716 105,507 166

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arm_n and_o in_o the_o belly_n his_o horse_n under_o he_o shoot_v in_o three_o or_o four_o place_n his_o brother_n sir_n thomas_n norice_n shoot_v through_o the_o thigh_n sir_n richard_n wingfield_n commander_n of_o the_o general_n horse_n have_v his_o arm_n break_v with_o a_o shot_n no_o other_o man_n hurt_v of_o any_o name_n only_o of_o horse_n and_o foot_n about_o eighteen_o slay_v beside_o some_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o hurt_n this_o stand_v so_o honourable_o make_v by_o he_o be_v to_o good_a purpose_n otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o be_v but_o that_o our_o whole_a army_n have_v be_v overthrow_v but_o how_o tyrone_n upon_o the_o slaughter_n of_o two_o hundred_o of_o his_o scot_n beside_o some_o of_o his_o best_a shot_n be_v follow_v he_o live_v to_o make_v report_n of_o it_o if_o he_o list_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a so_o bot_o that_o in_o four_o day_n he_o can_v not_o hear_v of_o twenty_o of_o his_o man_n together_o in_o a_o company_n they_o have_v so_o disperse_v themselves_o in_o the_o 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they_o return_v other_o more_o word_n of_o answer_n by_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n hennage_n to_o be_v relate_v unto_o her_o majesty_n at_o large_a by_o word_n of_o mouth_n actum_fw-la amsterdami_fw-la in_o hollandia_n 25._o die_v martij_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1586._o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o answer_n make_v by_o the_o estate_n to_o the_o queen_n majesty_n concern_v the_o authority_n wherewith_o they_o have_v invest_v the_o earl_n of_o leycester_n as_o governor_n general_n in_o those_o country_n and_o although_o her_o highness_n be_v with_o this_o excuse_n somewhat_o pacify_v yet_o say_v my_o author_n the_o earl_n authority_n be_v among_o many_o by_o reason_n hereof_o little_o impair_v or_o diminish_v etc._n in_o the_o earl_n general_n his_o name_n be_v receive_v all_o manner_n of_o contribution_n payment_n tax_n and_o tallage_n levy_v for_o maintenance_n of_o the_o war_n and_o for_o defence_n of_o those_o people_n and_o province_n which_o may_v amount_v yearly_a 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