Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	footman_n	great_a	horseman_n	1,099	5	9.8381	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07279	A short report of the honourable iourney into Brabant by his excellencie Graue Mauris, gouernour and Lord Generall of the vnited Netherlandish Prouinces: from the 26. day of Iune, to the 19. day of Iuly, 1602. Together with the taking of Helmont, and of his marching to the strong towne of Graue. Translated out of the Dutch copie printed at Vtricht.		1602 (1602)	STC 17675; ESTC S102846	4,371	12

died by sicknes which lately is ceased and the enemy continueth his siege though more coldly then heretofore and his Forces without the Town is not aboue 3000. men and the same so vexed with sicknesse and the plague that many die daily They haue no want in the Towne for although the enemy practiseth daily whatsoeuer meanes mans braine is able to inuent to restraine the comming in of shippes with men munition and other prouisions necessary yet God and the seas doo so frustrate their dessignes that the enemie without all doubt remaineth void of all hope by any force to winne the same But if any demaund the reason why he then so obstinately continueth his siege the reason is the haughtinesse of his mind ashamed that it should be published to the worlde that the States should be able to defend so baggage a Towne against all his forces and to make good the defence thereof against so many his policies practises and deuises thinking the same in time to come might redound to his perpetuall disgrace and contrariwise incourage and animate the States his enemies as well as other Princes to despise his Forces and conteme the valour of his Italians and Spaniards on whose vertue manhood the Archduke so much standeth as his predecessors and other Spanish Gouernors haue done before him that he thinketh no Nation comparable vnto them nor able to compare with them in martiall affaires not calling to remembrance how often they haue bene foyled and put to the worst since these warres first beganne both by Sea and Lande not onely by the natiue people of the Lowe Countries but also by forraine Souldiers of sundrie Nations It is not then greatly to bee maruelled at that the Archduke continueth his siege before Ostende though more coldly and sparingly then at the first as is before saide séeing he léedeth himselfe with two vaine expectations for saith hée Omne tempus habet supposing that the States wearie of so infinite a charge may in time forget to supply she wants of the Towne or else that it may so fall out that with Spanish Pistolets hée may corrupt some such in the Towne that he may at last attaine to his wished desire for without all doubt he neither hath nor can haue any other hope to obtaine the Towne although he lie before it these seuen yeares for all such as come out of Brabant or Flaunders confirme this to be most true and to be the opinion of the Duke himselfe and of all his Spaniards and Spanish affected God graunt they may neuer haue better hope in any of their bloudie attempts But if any will héere say that there remaineth yet an other hope to the Archduke namely that the Sea may waste and eate vp the towne so as the States Forces may be forced to abandon the same c. I will not say but if it so please God both the Towne and all the Countrey may be swallowed vp with the sea but if the olde Towne be in some daunger yet the new Towne is not so but if both should happen to be in danger no doubt the States are so prouident of their defence and maintenance of their Trade which otherwise without all doubt woulde be greatly hindered by Gallyes and other shipping which might there haue conuenient harbour that they would there builde some conuenient Forte which should no lesse annoy the enemie then the Towne of Ostend it selfe doeth or hath done for the kéeping of that place dooth most highly concerne all Hollande and Zealande and all other Nations which are accustomed to trafficque too and from those Countries It is written from Rome to be most certaine that vpon Wednesday last being the 20. day of this Moneth of Iuly the Marshall Byron was beheaded at Paris not openly but in the Tower there called the Bastill God graunt all Traytors may receiue the like reward It is said that very many great personages are of his conspiracie what wil follow time wil shewe The Copie of a Letter sent from Middlebrough by Mai. E. D. to his friend in London WHerein is shewed that since the 19. day of Iuly 1602. his Excellencie continuing his siege before the Towne of Graue tooke a Forte made ouer the Riuer Mosa and from thence battered the Towne where it is weakest hée is in great hope and likelihood to winne it shortly being not easie to be rescued But at the other side of the Mosa which without some fight is not easily to be done We heare the Admirall hath sent supply towards Flanders fearing some attempt by an other way thereabout And about Turnhout likewise the enemy made some assembly and about Venlo The Prince Mauris issued in great haste foorth of his Campe with some ten thousand footemen and foure thousand Horse making towards them what successe will happen we shall shortly know There are as it is reported some two thousand men in Graue the Princes Horsemen raunge about Hertigenbosche so that it is like halfe besieged lacking necessaries And Brabant is cleane eaten vp as well of the Spanish as of our souldiers but by meanes of the Riuer Mosa our Campe lacketh nothing Many other places be taken here and there of no great moment We heare here little of the Archduke The Counsell of States generall are gone toward the Camp Some negociation vnderhand is imagined which time will bring to light There is good order and discipline kept all about Of Ostend we heare nothing but good For the great huge Fagots filled with stones called Puddings or Sauciges to be rolled cannot be stirred and they haue cut them in two but it will not be of any moment they must begin some other inuention FINIS