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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

Sidney Master George Cary and Master Iohn and Master Robert Cary his brethren with many other Gentlemen who ariued at Flushing in Zeland where he withall these Nobles of England and his owne and their traine in princely and friendly manner was receiued by the aforesaid noble Prince William Countie of Nassaw and the other Nobles of the Low Countries conducting them from thence to Midleborow and so to Antwerpe in Brabant where on the 19. of February Anno 1581. the said Duke of Aniow was created Duke of Lothier and Brabant with great solemnitie which being ended the Nobilitie of England returned home againe and left him there Gouernour of those Countries he repaired with his traine of French Noblemen and Gentlemen into France where the King his brother Henry the 3. of that name furnished him with men money and munition for the better supportation and countenancing of his princely port and new attained authoritie in the Low Countries aforesaid And so on the 27. day of August in the yéere following 1583. for greater securitie of himselfe and his charge now taken vpon him he returned into Brabant with those forces containing in all companies foure thousand fighting men These being placed in a certaine Village neere vnto the citie of Gaunt straightway the Duke of Parma hereof vnderstanding and hauing in a readines a great number of his most valiant souldiers with their cariages and furniture maketh all haste possible to encounter him Again his cōming being no sooner perceiued by the Duke of Brabants espials but aduertised vnto him the Lord Pierri a noble Frenchman Campe-master of the Duke of Brabant commandeth his companies quickly to arme and encounter and with all carefull diligence and skilfull experience he aduiseth them of due obseruations in their warlike order of fight and how to march softly and fight slowly with the enemie Martialling his men on this manner first in the front of his battell next vnto the enemies were the band of English souldiers and to them were ioyned the troupes of Germanes next these were the bands led by Bouquoy and after these marcheth the worthie Generall Norice in the Rereward with thrée troupes of English horse foure troupes of French horsemen after these followed thrée troupes of French horsemen with certaine footebands of Flemmings and of Scots and last of all in the Rereward marched a band of English footemen and a great companie of pikemen Contrariwise againe the Duke of Parma had in his Vaward or front all Spaniards a great multitude whereof were very many footmen and more then a thousand horsemen for whom euery where by the way the Duke of Aniowes espials lay in ambush so as not a few enemies were slaine with the shot of the Ambush only of the Duke of Aniowes companie amongst others were wanting thrée or foure Captaines of hundreds After this welcōming made by the Duke of Aniowes souldiers vnto the Prince of Parmaes and his forces thus approching towards him which was short of Gaunt two Dutch miles being sixe of our English miles the Duke of Aniow and the Prince of Orange thought good to send Sir Iohn Norice to the Campe where the forces lay and thither he came with the thrée troupes of English horsemen and foure troupes of French horsemen as aforesaid for his conuoy into the Campe about twelue of the clock at night aforesaid where there were of all nations English French Dutch and Scottish some sixe thousand men And comming into the English quarter he enquired where his quarter was and where Capaine Edward Strange lay who had the commaund of all his house and his horses where finding him lying in a little cabbin hard by his Tent he asked him how he had bestowed all things for the enemie was hard at hand To whom Captaine Strange answered he had deliuered all vnto Captaine Peter Cripse to send it away to Gaunt Then said the General We haue the Vauntgard to day but I thinke the French are fled from vs and wee must then haue the Rereward in spight of our hearts So he hauing a squadron of horse lay from the Camp a quarter of an English mile where one William Winter a tall souldier being one of the Corporals and commanding the squadron sent out a very good watch so as the enemie must of force come by them and by no other way Two houres before day there came from the Prince of Parma certaine troupes of horse Albanoyses and Italians talking together and being within hearing of y e watch those which stood Sentinell discouered them and presently sent word to their guard lying in a house hard by to certifie the Generall that the enemies forces were at hand The word comming to the Generall he presently commaunded that euery companie should be ready to answere the alarme but it was found that as well others as the French were marched and retired towards Gaunt There the Generall stood fast vntill his owne companie came vnto him and presently thrée companies of Albanoyses came thither and offered to charge him he being accompanied with Master Henry Knowles a most worthie and gallant Gentleman all that day So the Generall marched from the quarter downe the hill and at the foote of the hill by the counsell of the said Master Knowles he armed himselfe asking Captaine Strange where the Turney horse was for he would ride vpon him that day hauing thrée other horses led euery one by two groomes a péece to serue for that day and being first mounted vpon the Turney horse the said Albanoyses durst not come downe themselues but sent against him those English Rebels which a little before ranne away from before Bridges They being both Targatiers and Musquetiers came downe the hill as the Generall made his retreit towards his owne battell of Pikes the English Rebels very hardly assaulted him amongst whom one of them calling to the Generall as he was in retreit which he could not long endure but turning vpon that Rebell with his Rapier he strooke the Rebell on the head with such a force that his Rapier bowed to his very hand vpon this came downe the troupes of the enemies horse and charged the Generall thrée waies vz. vpon the Rereward so that he and Master William Knowles were both faine to put their horses among their pikes for their safegard and so marching at the push of the pikes foure English mile they continued the fight still and none but this Generals Regiment consisting of seuen Ensignes which might be in number some one thousand strong vntill they came to the very walles of Gaunt The enemie forcing them so néere that they came and attempted to pill the waggons putting the whole force of the Campe so néere as the very towne ditch vntill such time as the Ordenance plaied so fast out of Gaunt that thereby the enemies were enforced to retire from those places Where the English forces vz. Colonell Thomas Morgan Colonell Cotton and Colonell North

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

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

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

on forewards to the siege of Sluce The Prince of Parma himselfe on the seauenth of Iune departeth out of Bruxels and the next day came to Bruges leading with him 9. Troupes or Companies after whom the rest of his whole host followed the comming of these and the forerunning fame of their prepartion throughout Flaunders greatlie amazed the minds of them at O●tend and Sluce Insomuch as from the Gouernours of both townes diuers messengers were sent into Zeland and Holland to prouide themselues of souldiers victuals armour and other necessarie warlike furniture against the comming of the enimie towards them I haue seene saith my Authour amongst others the letters of Arnold Greeneveld then Gouernour of Sluce written to the foresaid Sir William Russell newlie made Gouernour of Flushing dated the 9. of Iune 1587. wherin he signified vnto him that he hauing made diligent search and view as well throughout all the publike magazin or garners of the Citie as through all the priuate garnets within the inhabitants houses of the Citie could not yet find any more store of corne and graine in them all then might serue for sustentation of their owne families euen for a verie few dayes Sir William Russell being with the reports of these letters throughlie moued had a few dayes before sent for certaine companies of footemen from the garison of Berghen which within a while after came timely enough and moreouer on the 11. of Iune dicto he writ vnto the States for souidiers also But for corne and graine and warlike munitions he writ vnto the States of Zeland onlie by Peter Vanhela a Netherlandish gentleman together with Nicholas Meetkirck Liuetenant Gouernour of Sluce sent thither for that verie purpose of whom when they receiued but onelie promises for their answere because the Zelanders denyed that the danger was not so much as they made report of in writing Sir William Russell therefore by these messengers instanteth the Zelanders on the tenth and eleuenth of that Iune for speedie dispatch of the requisite prouision and yet fearing in meane time their wonted delayes expreslie commaundeth Vanhela that taking vnto him the Magistrate of Flushing for his helper in this case hee would finde out some store of corne and graine wheresoeuer he could get it and that he without all delay should send it ouer to Sluce who the verie same day by diligent search made commaunded by authoritie so giuen him a Ship which he found laden with corne to depart with all speed vnto Sluce which hereby was sufficientlie prouided of corne and graine for and during the whole time of the siege The same day ariued three Companies in Zeland which came from the garison of Berghen to whom Sir William Russell adding one of his Companies with certaine chosen souldiers made vp foure iust cōpanies which were in all verie neere 800. men there ariued then also out of England that worthie souldier Sir Roger Williams and certaine other English gentlemen come thither by reason of the rumors of the enimies approch daylie about Ostend So the garrison of Sluce by this meanes increased to the number of about 1600. men For by this time the Prince of Parma had pitched his Tents in Cadsandt an Iland in Faunders had there the greater part of his host which was at Bersquin in Flaunders so that all along that part of the Country they might be safe from the English forces at Ostend the garrison of Sluce so besieged made often and stout sallies vpon the enimie wherein although they made great Skermishes to the foyle of the enimie yet lacked they manie of their companie Amongst the nobilitie and gentrie of the Netherlands great commendation for their valour gayned Nicholas Meetkirck from whose side his youngest brother Adolphus neuer departed also Charles Herogier Nicholas Mandy and very manie other Captaines amongst the English warriours Sir Roger Williams Sir Thomas Baskeruile Sir Frauncis Vere and Colonell Huntley deserued also most worthie and memorable commendations In the meane time when no sufficient power came to succour the Slusians nor anie preparation before written for was made by the Estates al men had then their voyces at large towards the before named Erle of Leycester their late Gouernour Generall saying that of dutie his presence and authoritie was now requisite that he might the better succour and defend them in this their present daunger The Erle Generall then being in England well vnderstanding these things and thinking occasion was now giuen him to gaine praise and glorie meanes being made thereunto he embarketh himselfe with a good number of new souldiers for Zeland and ariuing at Flushing on the 6. day of Iuly 1587. was there receiued with great expectation and ioyfull welcome of all men By this helpe of his presence and of the Englishmen ariued with him the Erle bestirring him by all meanes possible to deliuer Sluce from the present siege prepareth all necessarie adiuments and muniments by sea and by land to repell and raise the enemie from the siege thereof Countie Maurice of Nassaw when he had intelligence of the Erle Gouernour Generall his returne out of England into Zeland came vnto him leauing Countie Hoghenlo in Brabant with thrée thousand men hoping greater helpes would come out of Gelderland Frizland and Vtrecht to succour him which came not so well to passe In the meane time the Prince of Parma with his forces so mightily battered the towne of Sluce that he first taking the Fort battered continually the walles of the towne with thirtie péeces of Cannon and eight Culuerings To be short spending vpon them 17400. shot of which on S. Iames day from thrée of the clocke in the morning vntill fiue in the afternoone were foure thousand shot made so that the Prince of Parma himselfe confessed that to his remembrance he neuer performed against any others in one day such violent force and continuall assault By which great and vehement assault giuen and excéeding batterie of his Ordenance there was a breach made in the walles of 250. paces long into which breach the besieging enemies oftentimes with all their forces made assault vpon the townesmen but were of them with Pikes Halberts and other weapons so worthily entertained that after a great slaughter made of them the rest were glad to retire into their Trenches againe In which assault which lasted from nine of the clocke in the morning one day vntil eleuen of the next at noone the Marques of Renty was hurt Monsieur Lamot lost his right arme Strippen the Leader of the Burgundians with many Captaines of great accompt besides others were slaine and as the Enemie himselfe afterward confessed as many hurt also when they of Sluce so besieged lost but 150. men only as was found by a iust reuiew taken thereof And although that the Prince with his Pioners often and dangerously annoyed the inhabitants of Sluce yet such vigilancie and diligence they vsed that

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