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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42214	De rebus belgicis, or, The annals and history of the Low-Countrey-warrs wherein is manifested, that the United Netherlands are indebted for the glory of their conquests, to the valour of the English, under whose protection the poor distressed states, have exalted themselves to the title of the high and mighty ...; Annales et historiae de rebus Belgicis. English	Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.; Manley, Thomas, 1628-1690.	1665 (1665)	Wing G2098; ESTC R3740	690,015	1,031

inferiour Captains and little Parties But when King Philip fearing the danger had sent Velasco as we before mention'd from Millayn which he then govern'd to Burgundy with Ten Thousand Foot and fifteen hundred Horse that strength of the Enemy first brought thither Biron and after that the King himself In many light and accidental Skirmishes of Horse the French went off Victor And Velasco avoided a Pitch'd-Battel desiring to preserve the Towns In the Dutchy of Burgundy King Henry subjected to his Power the City of Dijon which in the last Civil War of France follow'd the Guisian Faction then headed by the Duke de Mayn to whom there was nothing left Fortified in that Dukedom but Chalons sur la Saone But when he began to prosecute his Victory into the Bounds of the County or Earldom the Switzers interceded him to respite his Fury because being bound at that time by Leagues to the House of Austria they were obliged to resist all Force that should be offer'd either to the Government of Millain of the County of Burgundy Whereupon King Henry took occasion by means of a Truce to withdraw his Army without any dishonour he himself being even tyred out with the Controversie and the thing it self contended for not being worth so many lives And also being sollicited by Cambray he marched that way when a sorrowful Messenger met him with the News of the loss of the City Therefore he accused his Allies That he himself being employ'd in Wars at so great a distance they had betrayed to the Enemy the Confines both of France and the Netherlands That they gave him other hopes that his Borders should not be left destitute of Aid else why should he so often have refused Conditions of Peace when offered to him And if they repented them of their League that he was yet ready to agree with the Spaniard The Hollanders excused themselves to these Taunts with the necessities of that year and furnished the King with Corn and Money and two Regiments of men the one of Scots the other of Zelanders under the Leading of Justine of Nassau wherewith being well Recruited he fell into Vermandois and careful that where he had now begun the Enemy might not break further into the Bowels of the Country the people of Soissons being subdued he shut up Fayer with a difficult and Winter-Siege But by how much the States more earnestly endeavour'd to please the King by so much more grievously they offended Queen Elizabeth for King Henry's prosperity in stead of pity had renewed in the English Nation their old Envy and the Queen was incensed with the difference of his Religion especiall for that she knew what Laws and how dangerous to the Protestants the Pope had prescribed to King Henry for the obtaining his Peace And this was the Reason that lately before upon his desiring of her four Regiments of men for whose Pay the City of Paris should ingage their Credit The Queen answer'd That it was an inconsiderate Desire proceeding from his Youth to request her to denude her Kingdom which was ●●●ed at by so many Treasons yet if he would deliver to her Diope Bulloin and Calais she would furnish him with some Souldiers This gave suspition to the French and besides there was added that lately in Bretaign a Province of France the English were unworthily Treated nor could be admitted to such places as they desired the Actions of their Predecessors being objected against them But Queen Elizabeth sent Letters to the Hollanders and one Thomas Budleigh objecting to them with much Regret the Aid they sent to France saying They could not want her help who could so freely gratifie others Whereto the States made this Answer That they did it not out of any ambitious counsel but meer necessity that the Enemy being drawn into many places at once they might weary him out of breath and themselves get a breathing space for they were as it were forced in regard the Queen sent Pay onely for six hundred Foot and two hundred Horse which were in the Camp where as six thousand Foot and a thousand Horse of the League required the 〈◊〉 She on the other side replyed That although this was continued within the League that at the end of the War whatever was disbursed should be repaid yet she desired very earnestly payment of what she had laid out at leastwise that they would pay for some part thereof at the present and she would take the rest by Annual Portions Adding withall Threats That if she were not obeyed herein that she should take such course as her Lenity 〈◊〉 not use to be acquainted with To these the States after the return of many Thanks Desired the Queen to cast an Eye upon the present times to observe that the War was very burthensom to them and not wholly so successful as was hoped And that of late the enlargment of their Bounds had little increased their Tributes but much augmented their trouble and charge in the defence That their Merchandizing and Fishing Trade upon which two onely they lived that was spoiled by the detention of their Ships in Spain and this oftentimes the Injuries of the English and the Dunkirkers Pyraous much impaired and the Sea also had done them very great damages by Innundations Over all which if they should now be forced to repay to England the Money due and also the Queen should openly fly from the Covenants of the League the French already beginning to stagger It was with great reason to be feared that the insinuating Designs of the Enemy and the Allurements of a dangerous Peace would prevail with the people But it was not to be avoided however but that the States must pay with their own Money the English Souldiers that lay not in the Towns put to Pledg to the Queen While these things were arguing between them some new Endeavours of the Enemy brought the Queen to be more mild towards these her Allies For the Spaniards out of French Bretaign had fallen into Cornwal wasting the Country and carrying away great Booty together with some honourable persons and also they began in the open Face of the World to assist the Rebellion in Ireland which Country was from all Antiquity possessed by many Petty Princes Natives thereof Of whom Dermack the Son of Munhard the most Potent was despoiled of his Dominion for many Acts of Tyranny by him committed Whereupon he got to him for his son-in-Son-in-law and Assistant Richard Earl of Pembrook who making War there in Ireland very successfully was recalled by an Edict of Henry the Second King of England and compell'd to transfer all his Right and hope of Principality to the King who himself in defence of hir new Acquisition went into Ireland with a great Army and made some of the Lords by Force others by Treaties and Promises to acknowledge his Authority as Supream But such was the blindness and simplicity of that Age that it was believed a great support

safety into the merciless Fury of a most impetuous and stormy Sea where they threw over-board their Horses Cattel and much other Goods to lighten their Ships against the insulting Waves Then the Duke of Medina Sidonia gave Order to such as came up to him that they should steer their Course between the Orcades and some other Islands in that Sea to the Ports of Biscay Himself with some few Ships that were in better case than the rest makes his way to the Great Sea the rest went not far off from Ireland some of whom by various stress of Weather brought back again were cast some upon the Coast of England some of France Many driven into Norway were then dashed in pieces against the Rocks and another part thereof by a boysterous and raging Storm was whi●led into the furthest part of the North and the yet unknown World The King of Scotland performed the Laws of Peace and Hospitality to all that were cast upon his Dominions Two and Thirty were cast away upon the Irish Flatts and the adjacent Sea and the men labouring to save themselves we● slain by the Inhabitants because they were more in number than consisted with their safety to shew mercy to the rest were followed even into their Country by the implacable Fury of Revengeful Fate where two of them were burnt i● the very Port or Harbour and others by like Mischances destroyed onely Thirty remained that carryed Provisions and of Ships of War out one of all that late so great Fleer bringing home the Commander in Chief Many of the Nobles and not a few of the common sort died soon after their Return either by the Diseases they contracted in so troublesome and unfortunate a Voyage or else out of grief of Mind that while they looked upon themselves as Conquerours they should be subdued by the peevishness of Fortune The greatness of their Loss appeared in this that the King was forced to shorten the time of Mourning by Edict that he might hide from the publick view the Misfortune thereof that had filled so many Noble Families with Funerall Obsequies Some of the Prisoners both in England and Holland were Ransomed others had their Liberty given them freely Many times men learn Piety from Fear and the Event of a Thing hanging in doubtful suspence makes them run to their Prayers But here Publick Thanksgivings were Ordered to be given to God for this Victory and the Queen her Self being carryed in Triumph according to the antient manner made a Speech to the People wherein she shewed That a greater benefit could never be received from the Divine and Eternal Providence of God whereby to make out how weak and vain all Humane Strength is against the Power of Heaven And the Hollanders reaped another Benefit from this common Danger because after this they had the more Friendly Society of the English who hitherto were wont to boast that they had supported those Allies onely out of meer Humanity But the Duke of Parma while the Remainders of the Shipwrackt Fleet were getting home to Spain being cast from his accustomed Felicity into a Gulph of Misery and thrown from the heighth of Confidence to the bottom of Despair rather by the impulse of others than his own Advice because he began to be hated is drawn to besiege Ber●●op Zome The Brabanters urged him That he should not suffer one Town whence daily Inroads were made by their Troops of Horse into their Country and laid wast their Fields to infest them and put a stop to all his Victories Although he was not well pleased to remove the Army now burthensom to exhausted Flanders to any other place least out of Shame or Fear if it should refuse it should seem there was no relying upon their Assistance But if Fortune would once more become favourable and the Design should succeed thereby a way would be made into the Isles of Zeland and so to carry the War into Holland the next way as he thought to revive those hope which he had too confidently before relyed on and lost For that Town being rarely scituated on the Borders of Brabant at a little distance overlooks Zeland not far thence is the River Schelde into which the Zome from whence the Town is so named falleth whereby the Town hath a long but somewhat inversed or winding Haven It was in a very flourishing condition by continual Commerce under the Command of a Noble Family bearing its Surname untill by the Neighborhood of Antwerp and the Mischiefs of War it decayed having been taught woful Experience both by the Enemy and those who remained there in Garrison But when it came to be annexed to the Vnited States though sometimes indanger'd by Treachery yet now was ● first ●et upon by Force and a Siege Thol an Isle and Town of Zeland is divided from the Territory of Berghen by an Arm or Branch of the Scheld which being convenient for the passage of the Forces least if it should be left to the Hollanders it might hinder the Siege Montig●y and Octavius of Kindred to the Count Mansfeldt were sent before to possess it who coming upon a suddain together with flying Reports given out as if the War were intended against Hosden they lead Eight Hundred Souldiers over the Fords hoping to have privily surprized the Coast or Border of Zeland but the time of the Waters slowing being not well observed for then it flowed a few men easily worsted all those Defendants endeavouring with staggering Foot-steps by reason of the Mud to go forward In the mean time the M●sketiers they had left in Brabant de●ended themselves under the Defence and Shield of the Bank for so the place proved to them But presently by the care of George Eb●rard Count Solmes that was Governour of the Island and the noising abroad of the danger the multitude of his men increasing put the Enemy to flight and drove them into the Whirlpools where without possibility of help they perished the Captains themselves hardly escaped by swimming The natural Marishness of the place being very Watry and somewhat deep destroyed as some report Four Hundred Men and if any part of their Bodies being yet alive appeared above Water presently with Darts or other Things cast at them they were killed in all this Encounter there being of the adverse Side but one man kill'd which is almost miraculous to relate and from thenceforth the Island was strengthned with Castles Guards and other Military Engines of Defence Hereupon the Duke of Parma taking another Resolution that by shutting up their Haven he might straighten the Townsmen of Provision with his great Army he besieged their Works placing Guards in all places near about them and where his Men were by any means separated he made Bridges to unite the passages to each other With all which the Citizens of Berghen were nothing terrified nor were as if they had been besieged because both Souldiers and Aid with all other things necessary for Defence were

constancy was looked upon by all the Netherlanders with great c●mmiseration Report adding to the novelty of the matter in regard of old many millions of Butcheries were transacted upon short and small hearing And afterwards Albertus thought it almost enough to punish Crimes of that sort by threatnings but if at any time he proceeded further the torments were inflicted in more secret manner At this time a return of thanks was made to those several Kings and Princes who had been solicitous for the peace of the Netherlands recommending their Affairs in particular to every one of them And in the interim by reason of the Arch-Dukes envy they stirred up all who had any care of Religion to a severe revenge The Entertainment and Charge of the Embassadors was defrayed out of the publick Stock out of which also at their departure great gifts were given to them In their Letters to Germany they excused several incursions into the adjoyning parts of their Country by the like actions of the Spaniards and the necessity of the War whereto there was but one remedy to wit utterly to drive them away as far as was possible against whose insolency in taking several places of Germany they had often received a hearing but never any redress Whereupon they were compelled concerning this affair also to put all their hope in their Arms which yet should not be prejudicial to the Neighbours all about that were in peace to which purpose they had lately augmented the Souldiers pay that so they might be kept subject by a stricter Discipline The Danes also seperately and a part requested that the War wherein they were altogether unconcerned might not be made a burthen to them and that they might not be restrained from Spanish Commerce which Queen Elizabeth by the same Embassadors had denyed to the Kings of Denmark and Poland and when they praised nature who willed the Sea should be open to all and the right of exchange or Trade be debarred to none She answered That there was nothing so congruous to the Customs both of men and nature it self then to repel danger and therefore no wise man would suffer him to receive any assistance who lay at watch for his ruine Nor did she deny them Arms onely but all other sores of Provisions whatsoever avouching in defence of the same an antient League of the English with the Anseatike Cities and the examples of other Princes deriding the vanity of Paulus Dialius behaving himself insolently protesting she rather took him for a Herald then an Orator nor did she spare his Master Sigismund himself who she said was ignorant what belonged to a King and for that he received his Government but by Election That his Father and Grandfather when they warred with the Muscovile shewed another kind of respect to England But this was all the thanks the was like to have who had by her Embassadors care and pains delivered Sweden from the Muscovitish War and freed Poland from the Turks But the Hollanders not esteeming it just to prescribe harder Laws to others then they were willing to submit to themselves did not intercede hinder other people from going to the Westward and the Enemies Coasts by the same Rule that the United States themselves did This year were made some expeditions by Sea begun with great Councels but by reason of so many incertainties to little or no purpose for the English encouraged by the yet fresh success of the Cadiz Voyage made new and great preparations at Sea to countervail the Enemies designs there and fall upon the rich Islands of the Azores with endeavour also to seize and take all Ships coming from the other far distant World The Queen set forth sixteen strong and well armed Ships among which were two taken at Cadiz to whom the Hollanders joyned twenty of theirs under the Conduct of their Admiral Warmonde besides almost threescore less Vessels for carrying the Souldiery and Instruments of War wherein were contained some great Artillery for battering of Cities and Towns together with six thousand Land Souldiers although they heard that divers numbers of Foot Souldiers were levied and ready upon all the Sea-Coasts of Spain The Command as General both of the Fleet and Souldiers was committed to the Earl of Essex for the avoiding those evils which of late a divided Commission had made them sensible of In the Moneth of July they set Sayl favoured at first with the calmness of the Sea and a gentle Northerly Wind but soon after the Wind encreasing and when the Fleet was arrived in the great Ocean over against Gallicia the Sea and the Heavens changed Countenance for the Ships being tossed in the surging Waves of a horrible Sea divided as well the Counsels of the Commanders as separated the Ships one from another Some having more nimble Vessels were hurried in oblique courses even into the Coasts and sight of Spain and many wearied by the Sea and dangers that they might the sooner return into their Country of their free wills followed the pleasure of the Winds But although the Earl of Essex his Ship was restrained by the loss of her Masts and the springing of several great Leaks so that the entring Water could hardly be exhausted by all the toyl and labour of the Pump yet did he still endeavour to go forward and steere his course even in despight of Fortune Until at last all sight being taken away with the thick darkness of the Clouds and the sense of hearing become useless by the out-cryes of such as were over-charged with fear the dashing of the Waves and the blustring of the Winds present fear had made the Seamen senseless of their duties so that there was no obedience to Commands Thus by the consent of the Commanders most of the Ships having many Leaks so that they could hardly be kept upright with all their labour yet at last he brought them all back into England safe the tenth day after he went out where while they waited for their Companions and contrary Winds detain them in the Port by scarcity of Provisions and the increasing of Diseases they were compelled to dismiss their Ships of burden and Souldiers retaining onely one Regiment which being well Disciplined in Military Affairs Sir Francis Vere had brought thither by the consent of the Hollanders And now their Counsels being contracted as their Forces and the hope of a Land War totally lost it was thought convenient to wait about the Islands of Azores to intercept the great Fleet now ready to return from the Indies But the English Ships being again torn and spoyled by cruel Tempests Essex having long compassed the Sea and wasting the Islands was at last by the error of his Pilots carryed out of his way and Sir Walter Rawleigh not able any longer to be subject to Command took his course though without any certainty another way The Spaniards in the mean while arrive at the Port of Augra on the contrary part of the Isle Tercera the