would forsake his trecherous course and become a faithfull obedient subiect He answered with great protestations that he was sorie for his offence and that there was no Prince in the world whom he did or would more honour and reuerence then her Maiestie neuer naming her Highnes but with his hat off all which shewes of obedience in him made many beléeue that he meant to become otherwise then since he hath proued himselfe But those that haue liued long in that countrey amongst them know by experience that they are a people full of malecontentment inconstancie rebellion and treason desiring no other gouernment but their owne rude barbarous and disordered kinde of life and manners most horrible and odious to all that feare God obey their Prince and loue their Countrey It was euer doubted by Sir Iohn Norice and to be beleeued of euery one that know the Rebell Tyrone that he neuer meant to be faithfull in his word wherefore his trecherous delaies could not be imputed to any remisse course held by Sir Iohn Norice towards Tyrone But there is no question had Sir Iohn Norice liued he would haue made it appeared vnto the world as he hath done heretofore that the zeale he did beare to doe her Maiestie and his Countrey seruice was such as that priuate malice in crossing him shuld neuer haue had power either to make him faile in the least point of his alleageance or to burie any of his honourable intended enterprises I haue heard him say my self and so haue others which now liue in Ireland that if he could but hope that the Rebel Tyrone would vnfainedly accept of her Maiesties grace and mercie towards him and that he the said Sir Iohn Norice might haue béen the instrument to haue perswaded him to become a faithfull subiect he would not haue cared what labour or paines he endured to be assured thereof It was thought that the prosecuting of Feugh Mac Hugh was contrary to the Articles agreed vpon betweene the Commissioners and the Rebell Tyrone and it should appeare that he disliked thereof For after his pardon was sent him by Sir Edward Moore and he in all things to the shew of the world readie to haue accepted thereof on the sudden his pardon was brought backe and he returned excéedingly discontented After the time of this last treatie with Tyrone which was in the latter end of Ianuary aforesaid he remained vpon the borders of the North still expecting direction how to procéed in those Northerne affaires which continued from the moneth of Ianuary aforesaid 1596. vntill the moneth of May in the yéere 1597. following for the space of foure moneths At which time he the said Generall Norice receiued aduertisement out of England that the Lord Borowes should come ouer Deputie into Ireland So vntil his comming the Generall kept himselfe vpon the borders of the North. It was thought at the Lord Borowes comming ouer the old grudge would be renewed but I think that matter was carried into England before the Lord Borowes departed thence For that after their méeting contrarie to the expectation of many Sir Iohn Norice caried himselfe very discréetly and respectiuely towards him besides that he made knowne vnto him the state of the countrey at that present together with his best counsell and aduice for the reforming of the desperate estate that then the kingdome was left in In so much as it was thought before Sir Iohn Norice his going into his gouernment of Munster that they were both good friends But now vpon the Lord Borowes his receiuing of the Sword Sir Iohn Norice was absolutely sequestred from all commaund except that of the Prouince and so sent downe into Munster with an opinion to get leaue to passe into England But that fell out contrary to his expectation So he hast ouer three moneths with a shew of his health although inwardly he felt his owne griefe And thus the cause of his conceiued griefe was the hastening of his death and so iudged of by most men which knew the same The manner of his death was answerable to his honourable life and knowne to some of his seruants and followers who now with great griefe must rew it He died the third day of September 1597. at his Brother Sir Thomas Norices house in the towne of Mayallo in the Prouince of Munster within the kingdome of Ireland at the 50. yéere of his age hauing spent 26. of them being the most flourishing time of his life in her Maiesties seruice against her enemies in the Netherlands Spayne Portugall France Britaine and Ireland as particularly before and here finally is mentioned The Honourable Lord Henry Norice Baron of Rycot father of the said Lord Generall had fiue sons moe all Martiall men vz. Master William his eldest sonne seruing in Ireland and there deceased Sir Edward his third sonne seruing lastly at Ostend now liuing Sir Henry Norice his fourth sonne and Sir Thomas his fift sonne both seruing lastly in Ireland hurt and died there but buried in England and Master Maximilian his sixt and youngest sonne died in France The honorable Ladie Margerie Mother to all these died at London 1599. The said honourable Lord Henry their father died at Rycot Anno 1601. Thus being intreated to set downe what I knew that passed vpon Sir Iohn Norices side at his latter daies in Ireland I haue although not iournally yet of my certaine knowledge truly and duly described all the notable occurrents that passed from his last comming out of Britaine to the time of his death in Ireland as before is said All this seruice in Ireland was set down by Daniel Gyles sometime Page and after lately seruant to the said Generall Norice at his death as aforesaid FINIS 1547. 1. Edw. 6. Exordium de quatuor circumstantijs The first circumstance Historia Belgica lib. 1. The second circumstance Historia Belgica lib. 1. The third circumstance Historia Belgica lib. 1. The fourth circumstance Historia Belgica lib. 1. Historia Belgica lib. 2. Anno 1566. The States finding thēselues greatly iniuried and grieued by y e Spanish Inquisitiō do exhibit vnto the Regent a iust protestation of their cause The keyes and custodie of Antwerpe in Churchyards hands at this vprore witnes Master Ioseph and his brother Master Richard Candeler Churchyard Captaine of 30. thousand in this time at Antwerpe The Prince of Orange and Counte Nassaw departeth out of the troubled Low Countries in happie time Churchyard then fled to England in a Priests apparell and came to y e Queene The Protestants chuse Churchyard their Captaine The Duke of Alua sent as Gouernour ouer the Low Countries vnder King Philip Lib. 3. He made a general restraint of Englishmēs ships goods Historia Belgica lib. 4. Anno 1569. Certain Christian Princes assist y e Prince of Orange to fortifie the Low Countries Historia Belgica lib. 3. King Philip imprisoneth his owne son The Duchesse of Parma departeth into Italy
wherewith we recouered the Haigue Thursday about ten of the clocke at night we anchored before the Castle of Gernsey and my Lord Generall and some other Gentlemen with him lay at the Castle that night Friday morning we set saile from thence and about fiue of the clocke in the euening we put into the road of Iarsey Monday my Lord Generall expecting the Companies out of the Low Countries were this daye ariued with Captaine Anthonie Wingfield Sergeant Maior of the Campe his Lordship went abord and lay at anchor in the road all that night Tuesday in the morning we loosed from thence and hauing a fine winde at North and by West about eight at night we anchored in the road of Pimpowle ariuing in the road called Lemoys de Guelle neere Pimpoule Wednesday y e 5. of May we discouered diuers shippings and botes that came from Brehake and made towards S. Malowes whereof we tooke one laden with salt and fish It is to be remembred that those of Brehake and of the Castle taking knowledge of our approch abandoned the Castle and yeelded themselues to the kings authoritie Not long after the enimie fled from the Castle of Lantegard which was fortified for the king by the Prince Dumbeez now Duke Mountpenser at this day My Lord dispatched letters into England from the Abbey of Beauport Thursday the 6. of May was spent in vnshipping the horses munition and souldiers This day also the Prince Dombeez sent 20. Moyles laden with bread to the Abbey for prouision of the souldiers Wednesday the army marched towardes Guyngamp and lodged in a small village in the way neere the Abbey and this night the Guyngampiers hearing of our approches set fire on their suburbes which we might plainelie discerne This night likewise my Lord Generall rode before to the Towne to take view and to saue as much as might be of the suburbs for the lodging of the troupes Thursday our troupes being with the French accompanied were lodged in such houses and other places of the suburbs as were left vnburned the same day the enimie sallyed out of the towne in pursuyng vs Captaine Wolfe an Englishmans colours were taken which we recouered againe at the winning of the towne and deliuered to him Fridaie those within the towne not beleeuing that we had any Cannon with vs sent out diuers spies to discouer which we tooke This day our Artillerie being a Cannon and two Culuerings came to vs. Saturday it pleased my Lord Generall to put them within the Towne out of doubt for the Artillerie being planted our first shot was so exceeding well made as that it dismounted a peece which the enimie played withall from a steeple the Prince Dombeez beeing present Sonday Monday and Tuesday were spent in drawing plat-formes and in planting the Ordinances Wednesday the Canons were readie to play being plāted in a Cloyster in the French quarter on the north side of the towne Thursday morning we hauing expected certaine Artillerie of the Princes to haue come from Brest which came not to vs we began the batterie with our owne 4. peeces continuing the same all that day and the next vntill three of the clocke in the afternoone to the number of 400. shot at which time notwithstanding that the breach was verie vnassaultable and small the wall being passing strong yet the French humour vrged my Lord Generall verie hotlie to an assault Which vpon so small a possibilitie of doing anie good his Lordship was hardlie drawne vnto onelie in regard of the honour of our nation he made choise of certaine out of diuers companies wherof Captaine Iackson Captaine Heron and Captaine Hayes to haue the leading and afterwards the dice being cast the chaunce fell to Captaine Iackson and Captaine Heron to haue the point of the assault and to be seconded by Captaine Hayes as occasion should serue who being accompanied with Captaine Catesby and manie other English gentlemen although the breach was very vnassaultable as before and exceeding troublesome by reason of the height thereof and the light falling of the moulder of the wall and the great number of the fetherbeds and such like which the Cannon had beaten downe yet a great part of our men perforce obtained the verie top of the breach where they endured a hot and long assault Captaine Heron receiuing a push with a pike vnder his gorget was there slaine and about some tenne or twelue of the common souldiers and besides thirtie hurt with stones the residue not being able to maintaine the assault any longer for the causes before remembred were driuen to retire The Baron Monluc hauing in this seruice the conduct of certaine French shewed himselfe verie couragious and gayned at that time vnto himselfe great reputation but the residue for the most part came forwards verie coldlie It was thought good that Captaine Hayes and his companie should not at this time come forwards but be reserued vntill the next day at what time the finishing of a Myne then in hand was appointed during this assault Captaine Dennis an English man offering a Scalado on the other side of the towne was shot with a Musket in the bellie whereof he died shortlie after Sonday next following being Whitsonday beginning againe to play after a three or foure tyer the enimie summoned a Parley which in fine grew to a capitulation in this sort viz. That the next day the horsemen in the towne should depart with their horses and Harquebusses leauing the Cornet behinde the footemen with their swords and the Townesmen to Fine 40000. crownes to the Prince Monday they came forth accordinglie to the number of 200. horse and 260. foote and the towne possest Mounsier de Cargamart being appointed Gouernour of the same There was found in the towne being yéelded vp foure Ensignes one Cornet one Cannon perier one demy Culuering sixe Sacres and of Mynions 2000. weight The towne was found to be verie strong defensible and sufficient able to haue kept the same for a far longer time if they within had bin honest men my Lord General doubted not but to haue drawen them of the towne to far strickter conditions then is said had not the Prince Dombeez seemed to be verie glad of this and that his hap sorted to so good successe and therefore would not further stand vpon it Wednesday then next following my Lord Generall dispatched letters to certaine the Lords of her Maiesties most Honourable priuie Counsell to my Lord Norice his father and to my Ladie his mother and other his friends in England Thursday the 27. dicto a Muster was taken of the Armie Tuesday the first of Iune anno dicto vpon the taking of Guyngamp it was purposed that we should haue gone for Morlayx but by certaine after Counsels that intent was altered for that it was said that the Duke Mercoeur was remoued from Pontiny where he ioyned with 4000. Spaniards vnder the
said sonne Philip married with Mary Quéene of England on the 19. of Iuly 1554. and in the next yéere following 1555. he gaue this his said sonne Philip full possession and principalitie ouer the said Countries of the Netherlands which hee had himselfe so gouerned not without some seueritie 38. yeeres Finally omitting larger discourses of this Charles the 5. Emperour of his so many notable and memorable expeditions in in his life time performed let these few words suffice that he made nine into Germanie seuen into Spaine seuen into Italy tenne into the Netherlands foure into France and two into England which in all were nine and thirtie After all this to make an end of his memorials he resigning vp the Empire and iurisdiction thereof vnto the Princes Electors of the same in the yeere of our Lord 1557. and so leauing Germanie departed into Spaine where he finished the race of his mortall life on the 20. day of September in the yeere of our Lord 1558. hauing been Emperour for the full space of nine and thirtie yeeres The third circumstance is this That his aforesaid younger brother Ferdinando succeeding him in the Empire on the 18. day of March 1558. did so godly and so religiously gouerne the same from his first inauguration thereunto that he had much adoe to be confirmed in this Imperiall dignitie by Pope Paul the 4. of that name Bishop of Rome because he this good Emperour granting peace vnto the Churches of Germanie preferring the Gospell the same Pope Paul withstood him in Italy and thwarted him with warlike forces out of France to come of purpose to Rome there to disgrace and disanull his gouernment euen in that same very yeere 1558. aforesaid This good Emperour notwithstanding perseuering an Imperiall sincere Patrone of the sacred religion to his great comfort saw his sonne Maximilian also chosen and crowned King of Romanes in the moneth of Nouember 1564. And so he himselfe hauing been Emperour sixe yeeres and vpwards was by the God of peace called out of this troublesome world on the 25. of Iuly Anno 1565. The fourth and last circumstance yet not the least which I gather out of my Authors first booke is this That as the said King Philip of Spaine had been from the yeere of our Lord 1555. aforesaid possessed in his soueraigntie ouer the Netherlands vntill this yeere 1565. aforesaid so his father Charles the 5. Emperour in his time was not so seuere an Eagle but this his sonne now becomes as sore a Lion ioyning hands as it were with the Pope of Rome And whereas they two made other Christian Princes beléeue they became right restorers of Christian policie in processe of time they prooued themselues to be destroyers of the peace and weale publike of a good gouernment in sending foorth the Spanish Inquisition as the ground of al the griefe in the Netherlands and the originall cause of the ciuill warres there now following The originall ciuill Warres in the Netherlands vnder the Duchesse of Parma FOr first by the said Inquisition sent from the Pope and the Spanish King into the Netherlands against the professors of the Gospell or of the reformed religion thus it fell out That the King hauing chosen new Bishops for the purpose sent them thither to execute the said Inquisition amongst them They of the reformed religion hereupon exhibit to the Lady Margaret Duchesse of Parma and Placencia sent by the King thither for their Regent and Gouernesse vnder him a little printed booke wherein they craue mitigation of the Kings Decrée hoping as they alleaged that he would not infringe and frustrate their ancient priuiledges and franchises in those points and for that cause they were reputed and called Geusij viz. poore men Which thing being interpreted to the worst in Spaine and sore stomacked by the King they of the reformed religion perceiuing the same fire euery day more and more to burst foorth to quench or at least as it were to auoide the same by publike assemblies at Sermons and conuenient places doe prouide for their profession and for protection of their particular estates Hereupon on the other side began Idolatrie to outface and disanull their doings by the Papists yet for all this the said Ladie Margaret Duchesse of Parma then Regent was commaunded by the King to graunt securitie vnto the Nobilitie of the professors who had béen before suiters vnto her for the same that they might fréely haue their assemblies and Sermons till further order were taken therein Then they of the reformed religion laid away their weapons and some Idolatrous personages were put to death Meane while the Regent hauing gathered vnder her some forces began to sow discord and debate amongst the reformed Nobilitie whereof the lesser part being stirred vp or rather enforced by her menacings and threatnings doe againe take them to their weapons whereupon at Antwerpe did sedition and tumult arise To auoide future daunger William Prince of Orange and Counte Nassaw hereupon departeth out of the Netherlands in happie time Againe at Antwerpe was commandement giuen in certaine places that Sermons should be prohibited and so all things seeme to stand in vncertaintie though some hoped that the Kings displeasure would be pacified To conclude yet so many as were suspected of the reformed religion were taken and violently put to death many others taken endured long imprisonmēt many others fearing worse to come fled these Low Countries dispersing themselues into diuers parts of Europe And all this continued vnder the said Duchesse of Parma Regent for the space of twentie moneths In the time of these troubles and graunt of an Interim to haue frée libertie in preaching the Gospell there fell out a bloodie conflict neere Antwerpe at a place called Austeruile for one Monsieur de Toloze a Protestant suspecting bad practises of the Regent gathered and assembled two thousand souldiers in a fortification not fullie accomplished at the said Austeruile meaning with that force to aide them of Antwerpe if ill measure were offered them which the Regent went cunningly about for she in all secret manner raised a thousand horse and foure thousand footemen and gaue the charge of them to a gallant Captaine called Monsieur Beauvois albeit a cruell man who immediatly marched priuily towards this new fortification and before Monsieur Toloze could make himselfe strong to withstand his enemies the Regents power in the breake of day set vpon the vnreadie and féeble force of Toloze and charged them so furiously and hotly that they entred the weake fortifications ouerthrew the whole companie of Toloze sauing a few that escaped dangerously into Antwerpe among which souldiers Captaine Churchyard saued himselfe and entred Antwerpe Notwithstanding Toloze being slaine and almost all his men the enemie after the victorie gotten marched with all possible spéede towards Antwerpe where fortie Ensignes of the Regents power were in battell on the Market place readie to
forgiue all that was past to remedie all euils present and prouide for the best to come These friendly motions made by her Maiestie for both the King and his subiects written in Latin and in English seuerall copies were sent from her Maiestie to the King of Spaine by a wise and learned Gentleman named Master Thomas Wilks on the 20. day of December Anno 1577. In the beginning of the yéere following 1578. the said Don Iohn brought in a new Alexander Farnesius the sonne of Lady Margaret before named Duchesse of Parma and Regent of the Low Countries now by the name and title of Prince of Parma as another enioyned Generall for the Spanish King with his Spanish and Italish souldiers come into those countries In whom Don Iohn hauing great confidence proclaimeth open warres against the Prince the States and those Countries The Pope Gregorie alias ante Hugo the 13. of that name on the other side sendeth his Crosse and denounceth his curse against the Prince of Orange all the States and their partakers in those warres Hereupon Don Iohn taking great encouragement vnto himselfe and those whom he had in charge vnder him set vpon the armie of the States at the towne of Gembleu in the County Namure and there discomfited them with great spoyle and ouerthrow of them on the 30. day of Ianuary 1578. And so still prosecuting his purpose in hope of further victorie he subdueth afterwards Louaine Phillipville Limburge and certaine other townes which he together with the Duke of Parma his forces had accomplished before Iuly following In that Ianuary vz. on the 22. day about 7. of the clocke at night Duke Iohn Casimire Countie Palatine of Rhene and Duke of Bauaria landing at the Tower-wharfe in London was there by diuers Noblemen and others of England honourably receiued and conueied to Sir Thomas Greshams house the Queenes Agent in Bishops gate streete in London where he was feasted and lodged till Sunday next that hee was honourablie brought to her Maiesties Court royall at Whitehall and after lodged at Sommerset-house on the 8. of February following he was made Knight of the Garter and on the 14. of February hee departed homewards with great rewards giuen by the Quéenes Maiestie the Nobilitie and men of honour This noble Duke being a valiant Martiallist became afterwards a stipendarie warriour of great valour and accompt and did much good seruice against the Spaniards for the Prince of Orange and the States of the Low Countries The Warres in the Netherlands vnder the Prince of Parma for the King and the Archduke Matthias for the States VPon the first day of August amongst vs English commonly called Lammas day in the yéere of Christ our Sauiour 1578. which day the Spaniards doe highly honour especially Don Iohn who as this day ouercame the Turks in a battell by sea they endeuoured by all meanes to enterprise some great exploite so as they sent out of Louaine two scoutes or espials in very base apparell to prie about and descrie the Prince of Orange his Tents at that time remaining in the Leger which two souldiers should indéed vse al their endeuour to burne vp the houses neere vnto those Tents and whilest they should so set the inhabitants on worke to quench the fire al the whole Spanish host which consisted of foure thousand horsemen and seuen thousand footemen vnder conduct of Mondragon a Spanish Captaine although Don Iohn the Bastard of Austrich and Alexander Fernesius Duke of Parma were both in person there also should suddenly and at vnwares surprise and suppresse the Prince of Orange his armie But as it was Gods good pleasure and fauour to the contrarie those same two Spies were taken and the enemies were disappointed of their purpose being valiantly encountred by the English Scottish Frenchmen from nine of the clocke in the morning vntill foure of the clocke in the afternoone of the same day and that with a hot and fierce fight fortune so fauouring the States and their forces that they put their enemies to flight and pursued them to the vtmost the space of thrée miles and more The first of the English Captaines which set vpon the enemies was that valiant Lieutenant William Marckham a Nottinghamshire man sterne of countenance strong of hands and couragious of heart like a Lion casting downe ouerthrowing and ouermatching whomsoeuer he met with In whose commendations the States themselues sent diuers Letters into England But in truth the greatest glorie of this fight fell to the then couragious Colonel Norice who comming that Lammas day from Brokam aforesaid very early in the morning to Remingham Leger where the States armie were in fight with Don Iohn of Austrich the Graue van Busshy being Generall of the States armie he the said Colonell Norice ioyning with eleuen companies of Englishmen more vz. of Colonel Candish Colonel Morgan and Colonel Cotton who spent fifteene seuerall barrels of powder vpon the enemies at that time before they entred the Campe of the States euen there the said Colonell Norice hauing three seuerall horses one after another slaine vnder him with greatest valour pursued and subdued his enemies being only weaponed with single sword and his pistols which he vsed euen so surely as who had seene how couragiously he laid about him on euery side might well haue said he had seene a new Hector another Alexander or rather a second Caesar foyling his enemies euery where There were also present at this conflict three English valiant Gentlemen by name Bingams all brethren valiantly behauing themselues vntill two of them vz. Roger and Thomas were pursued by the enemie vnto the very death but the third which was Richard Bingham as it pleased God so to fauour him safely then escaping the enemies danger suruiued a man of good valour for his seruice afterwards in Ireland was knighted and there preferred to the gouernment of Connaugh of whose prowesse and fame they that wil may reade more amply both in Iohn Stowes Chronicle and in the Historie of the warres in Ireland In this fight for seuen houres space were slaine of the enemies fiue hundred besides a number drowned and of our Englishmen and of the Scots were slaine to the number of one hundred at the most yet it was thought the Camp of the States would haue been vtterly ouerthrowne that day if the English forces had not come in as they did Towards the latter end of the yeere 1578. after all these troubles and broyles Don Iohn de Austria hauing thus made his last mounting vpon the stage summoned by Death to sound a Catastrophen sickened in his Tent at Namours about the Calends of October and died as some thinke of the plague others rather beleeuing haue giuen it out that hée being sore grieued with a certaine odious disease what for sorow in minde conceiued at y e hatred of the countrie vpō bruiting of his
his deaths wound whereof the said Frier died presently Confirmed also by Captaine Cripse that after the said Generall Norice with his forces had lien there fiftéene daies sacked the towne and taken the spoyle they were commanded by the States to deliuer the towne to Monsieur Famoise who then to take the charge of the towne with his Dutch souldiers and Monsieur Temples Wallons perceiuing the English forces to depart away very rich out of the towne fell vpon them suddenly for the spoyle where they killed moe of the English then were killed at the winning of the towne where Generall Norice himselfe was shot thorow the buttocke and had his horse killed vnder him and euen then Captaine Price a braue souldier forsooke his owne horse and mounted him vpon the same and so altogether they marched out of the towne toward Antwerpe The States againe send the Lord Nienort with his companie thither he in his owne person with the same companie of souldiers boldly assaileth Renenberg with often skirmishing he killeth a great number of the enemies putteth them to flight and as they were flying pursueth them hard at the héeles euen to the very walles of Groning giuing them a great ouerthrow where hée slew aboue sixe hundred of the Renenbergers so as there was left for the said General Norice foure of the enemies Brasse péeces of Ordenance a great number of fardels and very many horses This victorie by the Lord Nienort thus gotten the 9. of Iuly 1580. he pitcheth his Tents not farre from the towne of Groning there resting in better securitie for a season And so the citie of Stenwick after foure moneths siege was in this manner at length by Gods good prouidence deliuered And within a little while after namely on the 23. of the said moneth of Iuly Countie Renenberg himselfe after he had béen certaine daies sick deceased in his Campe as some suspect by poyson After all this on the 17. of September this yéere 1580. a consultation was had at Lewarden in Frizland where it was decréed on the behalfe of the States to send the said Generall Norice to resist the enemie Spéedie dispatch herein was made and an armie was furnished out against a Spanish Generall named Verdugo They I meane the States hauing leuied and armed certaine bands of horsemen and footemen also mustering their companies and paying them one moneths pay aforehand doe make the said Generall Norice chiefe Gouernour of them He with conuenient spéede hauing these his forces well fortified with sixe Brasse peeces marcheth manfully to méete the said enemie But it fell out so that in both armies the plague was very contagious whereby many officers of this armie died in their Tents Here for a certaine space while both armies were thus setled afterwards Verdugo pitcheth his Tents at Northorne Him pursueth hard the said Generall Norice vnto whom came eleuen Ensignes of Englishmen vnder the conduct of the valiant Colonell Sir Thomas Morgan he himselfe hauing vnder his charge ninetéene Ensignes of all these countries vz. foure of Nassawes Regiment nine of Monsieur Sannoy and sixe of Nienorts Regiment so being vnder them thirtie Ensignes which made in all scarsely thrée thousand footemen To these were ioyned the troupes of horsemen vnder their seuerall Captaines as the Colonell Gore Captaine Elenborne and Henry van Eky who were in number scarse fiue hundred So then with such a braue armie marcheth forwards the said worthy General Norice on the 30. day of September that yéere 1580. towards Newziel a place in Frizland Now Verdugo setting his forces in order and battell aray had got to his greatest aduantage for his station the vpper ground néere the ditches where the valiant worthie souldier Captaine Roger Williams before named with the English horsemen vnder his charge together also with Elenbornes horsemen aforesaid doe set vpon one great band of Verdugoes footemen of whom they killed many and put many to flight But as euen then one Wingard a Captaine companion of Verdugo made towards them with certaine especiall troupes while the horsemen of the States had the enemie in chace Verdugo with two troupes of Lansiers by maine force charged into the armie of the States and so assailing them not only found Munition prouision wagons and other necessaries but also caried them quite away and tooke also from them many Ensignes where many of the States souldiers were slaine and taken prisoners but few of Verdugoes company of any reputation were then either slaine or taken And so afterwards Verdugo himselfe confessed that if this armie of the States had forborne and prolonged a few daies more from this fight a great number of these enemies had departed determinately and would otherwise haue prouided for their safetie elsewhere without any field there fought at that time Here in this conflict had the said Generall Norice his right hand hurt with a bullet and many of his souldiers which escaped the enemies hands were for the most part spoyled of their armour and weapons very many of them leauing their armour in those places where necessitie compelled them either to leape or swimme ouer those ditches This also confirmed by Captaine Cripse who being there an actor was in eight seuerall places hurt at the least Thus much my author mentioneth of the conflict at Northorne and thus farre he writeth of the warres managed betwéene Alexander Prince of Parma for and in the behalfe of the Spanish King and the Archduke Matthias for and in the behalfe of the States of the Netherlands which Archduke by occasion of displeasure of the King departed shortly after towards Austrich leauing the gouernment of those Low Countries and the ordering of the warres vnto the Prince of Orange who by generall consent of all the States ordering all things with wisedome and prouident foresight held the enemie at the sword point for one whole yéere from the end of 1580. to the beginning of the second yéere after 1582. at what time Monsieur the Duke of Aniow and brother to Henry the 3. King of France was sent for and chosen to succéed in gouernment of those Countries and ordering of the warres in manner and forme following The Warres in the Netherlands vnder Francis Duke of Aniow against Alexander Pr. of Parma AFter that the said Monsieur with other Noblemen of France ariuing in Kent on the first of Nouember 1581. had beene honourably receiued at London and intertained at her Maiesties Court at Whitehall with princely feastings and banquettings all that Christmas and being accompanied with the Quéenes Maiestie of England she with her Nobles brought him on his way to Canterbury feasted him there also and each of them tooke leaue of other And after that the Quéenes Maiestie had sent with him in fiftéene shippes the Right Honourable Robert Erle of Leicester Henry Lord Hunsdon Charles Lord Howard Baron of Essingham Knights of the Garter the Lord Willowby the Lord Windsor the Lord Sheffield Master Philip
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
ouerthrowne and hée himselfe by a deadly wound there slaine So the victors pressing through the thickest of the Harquebuziers there the third troupe being a troupe of the Enemies horse séemed as if they would resist them but by and by they turne their backes runne away and so depart the field after two victorious troupes of the English forces had slaine and sore wounded 180. of the enemies themselues hauing of theirs onely but thirtie persons of all their companies slaine and wounded amongst whom was that right nobly renowmed Knight Sir Philip Sidney before remembred of whose action and manner of death at large I haue thought good here according to the report of George Whetston and others actors and eye-witnesses there thus to declare the same I haue before by occasion ministred vnto me made mention of the vertuous life and valorous seruice of that renowmed Knight Sir Philip Sidney the last yéere in the Low Countries spent to the aduancement of Gods glorie honour of his Prince and benefit of Gods Church and of the kingdome of Christ now is occasion giuen me to set downe his honourable enterprise a little before his death and so thereby to make his vertuous life valorous seruice and honourable death more rightly renowmed vnto the posteritie Thus it happened in the latter end of the next yéere following 1586. the English Nobles vz. the Right Honourable Robert Erle of Essex by his valour reuiuing his fathers fame the Lord Willoughby the Lord Generall Norice Sir William Russell and Sir Thomas Parrot Sir Henry Norice with diuers others both Knights and Gentlemen of good accompt seruing then on horsebacke this famous worthy Knight Sir Philip Sidney as forward as the best all these being mounted against the enemie and his power approching on the 22. of September 1586. vnto the towne of Zutphen in Gelderland This noble Knight like Caesar charged the enemie so sore that first an enuious Musquetier from the spitefull Spaniards espying his oportunitie slew his horse vnder him who getting to horse againe was with a poysoned bullet from the enemie shot in the thigh wanting his Cuisses which might haue defended him The wound being déepe and shiuering the bone yet his heart was good and his courage little abated one Vdal a gentleman alighted and led his horse softly to whom he thus spake Let goe let goe till I fall to the ground The foe shall misse the glorie of my wound And so riding out of the field with a rare and constant courage his wound was searched no salue too deare but was sought no skill so curious but was tried to cure ease and recouer this noble Souldier languishing in paine all remediles Who féeling death drawing on desired yet were it Gods will so to be that he might liue to doe his Countrie more good seruice alleaging that he feared not death but lamented that his yéeres as yet being but gréene brought foorth but leaues the bloomes being faire no fruite yet appearing his life could not be lengthened for the enlargement of that good which both in heart he wished and in power he would haue performed towards his Prince and countrie had he liued here longer who being demaunded if he feared not any whit to dye answered No whit because I liue thereby Touching the honour of the field there fought as all our English Lords and Knights by their valours much diminished the enemies force and daunted his courage so amongst them Sir Thomas Parrot stroake downe Gonzaga at a blow Countie Hannibal was left for dead in the field and Captaine George one of the enemies commanders was by the worthie Lord Willoughby taken prisoner onely Captaine Thomas and Captaine Martin amongst our English were slaine in that fight and not any moe of accompt missing So by this honour ensued the vntimely death of this renowmed noble Knight on the 17. day of October 1586. liuing iust 25. daies after his receiued hurt in hope by death to inherit with Christ the Crowne of life and glorie Whose mortall death how greatly it was lamented of all sorts from the highest to the lowest who so please may looke and reade in the Reportarie of this action afterwards penned by George Whetston Gentleman where he declareth how the corps of this noble deceased Knight being brought ouer in the Blacke Pinnis so called was shrined in a Hearse within the Mynories in London and his funerall day being appointed vpon Tuesday the 16. of February next after following in that yéere 1586. The solemne order of the same was thus martialled in honourable manner vz. hauing thrée Erles and other Lords of the States his chiefe mourners with all their traine as they followed the Corps After them went Sir Wolston Dixi Knight then Lord Maior of London and the Aldermen mourning in their purple robes And last of al a warlike band of worthy Citizens his welwillers with weapons trailed in solemne wise brought the Corps from out of the Quier of the Cathedrall Church of S. Paul in London after a learned Sermon there made to the vpper Northeast end of the Isle aboue the Quier by the second piller where with solemne honourable ceremonie vsuall the corps was laid to his rest in Christ Iesus which done the said souldierlike Citizens bestowed for their last farewell of their beloued noble friend and Captaine two volleys of shot and so returned home euery man to his house heauie mournfull and sad for the losse of so vertuous honourable and true renowmed personage vpon whose death the aforesaid George Whetston made this Epitaph HEre vnder lyes Phillip Sydney Knight True to his Prince learned staid and wise Who lost his life in honourable fight Who vanquisht death in that he did despise To liue in pompe by others brought to passe Which oft he tearm'd a Dyamond set in Brasse There is another Epitaph vsuallie pendant at the said piller vnder his Crest Cote Armour and colours there fixed ENgland Netherland the Heauens and the Arts The Souldiers and the World haue made six parts Of the Noble Sydney for none will suppose That a small heape of stones can Sydney inclose His bodie hath England for she it fed Netherland his blood in her defence shed The Heauens haue his soule the Arts haue his Fame All Souldiers the griefe the World his good Name After the death of this noblie renoumed Knight Sir Philip Sydney so greatlie lamented as well in the Netherlands as in England the Erle Generall maketh attempt to take the Fort on the other side of Zutphen placing his Tents in che Velawe there is a little Iland before the Towne of Zutphen whereunto out of the Citie there is an open passage almost on drie foote by a Ford which now and then hath beene kept by a garrison of thirtie souldiers onlie this he battereth with his Ordinance and taketh it The Prince of Parma seeing this Iland taken marcheth to the said Citie of Zutphen on the fourteenth of October following Anno dicto
with a strong power furnisht with great store of all manner of prouision and the next day after returneth backe two miles from Zutphen vnto Barcklo from thence to Wesel and so to Burck then making a bridge ouer the Rhene he falleth sick in his way comming to Bruxels there being enféebled by sicknes be ordaineth the Marquesse of Renty Lord of Montigni discended of the house of Lalaigne chiefe Gouernour of the Armie in his steed The Erle Generall battereth with his Ordinance on the 16. of October anno dicto the lesser Fort towards the North and commaundeth it after dinner to be razed to the ground and in this place there were 300. in garrison but in the greater Fort were 800. and in the Citie 2000. when the Prince of Parma himselfe was absent from thence scarce two miles So as what time neither out of the Citie it selfe nor out of the Fort anie man came to resist or withstand the Erles forces this was by them sharplie assailed in the assailing thereof Edward Standley an English Gentleman together with Sir William Standley being a Colonell behaued themselues verie couragiouslie For maister Edward Standley climed vp the rampere of the Fort out of which one supposing to strike him through with a pike the said Edward tooke it perforce out of his hands and held it stoutlie and the more the enimie stroue to wrest it from him againe the higher hee raised the said Edward Standley so much more out of his reach whereby he escaped the enimies daunger which deed was the chiefe cause of the victorie For which enterprise the Erle Generall dubbed him Knight as by desert and gaue him a yeerely pension of 600. Florens in this assault there were no moe but eight of the Generals men slaine and there the Counte Hoghenlo was wounded in the face His Excellencie on the next day after this battereth and so taketh the said greater Fort by commoditie of the lesser Fort and the I le on the north part aforesaid so as thereby he might vtterlie stoppe the passage betwéene the great Fort and the Citie and while the garrison were in feare thereof leauing their Ordinance there at randome before the Englishmen had placed their Ordinace they fled into the Citie and so these Forts together with the Castels of Newbeken Boxburgh and other places néere adioyning were taken whereby all the Countrie of the Velawe was deliuered from the violent extortions and burning spoilers there before raging His excellencie thought not good to assaile the City of Zutphen because it was stronglie fenced encompassed with waters enuironed with walles and situate betwéene Deuenter Doesburgh Lokam Doeterum and the saide Fort for he hoped they would then especiallie yeeld vnto him if penurie so constrained them by a little and a little Therefore almost in the midst of winter he remoueth his Campe which thing also Parma doing the Erle Generall disposeth his garisons in good order euerie where aduaunceth certaine Leaders and English Nobles for their approued valours with great honour and made some others of them Knights And so the Erle Generall hauing performed all these seruices in the Netherlands was worthilie well honourablie highly reputed of them hitherto but after this he is said by my Authour lib. 13. fol. 391. pag. 2. whether and how he deserued it I know not to incur the disliking of the Estates in some points as also in that he placed Rowland Yorke aforesaid Gouernour of the Fort at Zutphen for although they had vsed him in diuers seruices for his benefit before time yet he was not found so faithfull to them in those causes as he ought to haue bin and as was expected Also for that the said Erle Generall made Sir William Srandley knight giuing him charge ouer 1200. English and Irish footmen and ouer 200. horsemen into whose doings the Estates Generall aduisedlie looking found him also farre more vnfaithfull then eyther he should haue bin or they worthilie deserued at his hands The Erle Generall when in the deepe of winter he vnderstood that Parma was departed out of Gelderland and knowing for certaine that the souldiers appointed in the Osteland by the confederacie and secret conspiracie of certaine false forsworne souldiers which he had in his gouernment had reuolted from him yea and to their great shame no necessitie vrging them to runne away from him and when hee now also saw that neither time nor place was giuen him for performance of anie further seruice and the Towne Berck was deliuered latelie from the siege from whence Colonell Thomas Morgan was now returned the Erle General I say now departeth towards Haghe in Holland But whē his souldiers leauing at randome the I le before Zutphen remoued their Tents they were sodainelie fiercelie charged by Iohn Baptista Taxus the Spanish Colonell but they escaped away from the enimie with the losse of some sixe or seauen of the Englishmen and no moe At that time the Estates finding themselues agreeued at the Erles indirect doings as my Author saith in those countries doe make and exhibite vnto him certaine requests for diuers respects whereof the whole reformation was reserued vntill his returne againe out of England when God and her Maiestie should so permit And so his Excellencie taking his leaue of the Estates Generall not sufficientlie contented with his doings he taketh shipping at Flushing passeth into England and ariueth at London on the fourth of December Anno 1586. About this time for as much as Sir Philip Sidney late Gouernour of Flushing was slaine at the siege of Zutphen as before is said the Queenes Maiestie of England in his place gaue the gouernment thereof to Sir William Russell Knight sonne to the Erle of Bedford a man of great accompt and worthines He ariued there at Flushing and with him Monsieur Tyrlone sometime Admirall of Zeland who for suspitions in some points was a long time kept in prison but being afterwards set at libertie and discharged of all matters went into England to render his due and condigne thankes vnto the Quéenes most excellent Maiestie Before that the Prince of Parma purposed to besiege Sluce in Flaunders he leuied an armie throughout all the Prouinces of his iurisdiction making as though he would take his iournie through that part of Flaunders which we call the land of Waste These forces about the beginning of the month of May next following which was in Anno 1587. were dispersed into sundrie parts about Bridges by little and little encreasing And to the end they should the lesse suspect them they giue out speeches that they were sent with Mounsier de Lamot to the Towne of Oudenburgk in Flaunders to the end they should represse the outragious spoyles of the Souldiers at Ostend and of Sluce when now all his hoast was in a readines and as well the Bands come out of Germanie as out of the Netherlands and other Nations were gathered they passed
Duchesse of Suffolke widow of that nobly renowmed Souldier Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke being borne at Wesell in Duchland in Quéene Maries time his parents making their iourney out of England for the profession of the Gospell by the tender care and good education of his parents being named Peregrine as borne in a strange countrie in processe of time from his youth forwards to his manhood proued pregnant in wit prompt in knowledge and practised especially in Martiall or Militarie actions whereby he became the most rare and surpassing ornament of his noble progenie and a most honourable and worthie Instrument for the seruice of his Prince and Countrie In somuch as his first seruice wherein the Queenes Maiestie employed him was when in his Adolescencie he was sent her Ambassadour vnto Fridericke the second of that name king of Denmark towards whom he so wisely behaued himselfe from whom he so discreetly demeaned himselfe towards her Highnes in his returne and answer that seldome a better or the like Ambassade hath beene in the like case found in one of so young yeeres for her Royall Maiestie vnto any forraine parts either before or since his time Next after that his Heroicall spirit yet further affecting Militarie affaires as one more desirous to serue his Prince and Countrie it pleased her Highnes with the aduise of her most Honourable priuie Counsell vpon the great good opinion and liking they had conceiued of his dexteritie when the Erle of Leycester was the first time returned into England to send him ouer to the Netherlands as Lieutenant Generall of the English forces there Anno 1586. where his noble courage so conioyned with dexteritie and his forwardnes with such fortune that he himselfe was formost in all attempts and enterprises of his forces fiercelie like a Lyon he assayled the enimies fought with them spoyled them and foyled them wheresoeuer he came So verilie and in such sort as the Duke of Parma then himselfe confessed of this worthie Lord Willoughbie and his seruice for foure yeers space in those Countries neuer anie English man enterprised more boldlie to meete his enimies in the face more brauelie encountered them nor more painefullie pursued and sought them out neere and farre off to their disgrace spoile and foyle wheresoeuer he found them At Sutphen as before is mentioned when the Prince of Parma came thither to releeue that Town this worthy Lord Lieuetenant Willoughbie vnder the Erle of Leycester who came not into the fight being in place more forward then the rest marched well mounted met the enimies couragiouslie brake his Launce in the middest of them made way with his sword euerie where and so forciblie aduentured his noble person through the thickest of them that all his men nearest him much feared when his bases were bereued from his bodie his plumes pluckt awaie from his head his Armes be battered with blowes except God would then mightilie preserue and protect him aboue all expectation he should vtterlie haue beene foyled in the fight and spoyled both of life and all things els about him he was so desperately endaungered euery way Yet so mightilie God himselfe doubtles preuailed with him and for him in the instant hazard of his life that hee pressed through the thickest of them without any bodilie harme and in this hot broile with his owne hands caught hold of Seignior George Cresâ—yonyer Albanoys before mentioned page 88. one of Parmaes châ—efâ— Commaunders of his horse carried him away prisoner perforce and maugre all resisting force of the enimies sent him to the Estates to be kept their Captiue No Conuoy could at anie time escape his victorious hands neyther durst anie enimie approch the Towne of Berghen where and while he was then Gouernour Such by the fauour of God was his vertue ioyned with his fortune in his said gouernment that he was highlie honoured of his owne garrison and also greatlie feared of his enimies when he often times made chalenge of the brauest of them as namelie the Marquesse of Guasto a Nobleman of chiefest account with the Duke of Parma who yet for all that refused to encounter with him hand to hand After the returne of the Erle of Leycester Generall of her Maiesties forces in the Netherlands this worthie Lord Willoughbie as Leiutenant with great wisedome circumspection diligence fidelitie discharged his dutie so honourablie and vprightly in all points and at al times that he withstood the enimies attempt gained the good will of the people of those Prouinces appeased their troubles and ended all controuersies in the Townes of Medenblick and Narden in Holland and also of Camphere and Armude in Zeland to the great peace and common quiet of the same Townes and Countries For when Counte Maurice and the Estates had with their forces ensconced the Towne of Medenblick aforesaid and had opposed their forces against the souldiers in that Towne they did what they could to surprise and take the spoile of the Towne from Mounsier Snoy Gouernour thereof but little therein did they and their forces preuaile vntill by her Maiesties most Princelie care and chargeable expences this worthie Lord Willoughbie treated a reconciliation betweene the States and those townes so as those townes were rendred into the States hands againe without bloodshed After all this the Enemies hauing vainly inuaded the Isle of Thole lost foure hundred of their men They then marched with their forces towards Berghen opt Zome néere the Riuer of Schalde which citie they prepared to besiege seeing they could not obtaine the Isle of Thole being therein hindred by the watchfulnes vertue and valour of the Count Solme who in his owne person watched night and day in the Fortresse all the time that the Duke of Parmaes souldiers besieged Berghen This citie or Marquisate of Berghen opt Zome hath a dignitie which after the death of the last Marques of that house named Iohn being poysoned in Spaine Anno 1567. descendeth vnto his Sisters daughter begotten by the Lord of Merode and Peterson who is maried to the Lord of Bersole Baron of Brabant a follower of the Spanish Kings warres and his adherents yea though he dwelt at Leyden This citie is situate in Brabant by the Riuer of Schalde and is very large and commodious builded at the flood Zoma now by ouerflowings somewhat distant from Schalde but with a fit Hauen stretching toward Schalde where it hath a certaine head or foreland which being inuironed with strong Ramparts and munitions a Garrison did vse to kéepe the same sometime There was the same time Gouernour of that Citie a certaine Colonell named Sir Thomas Morgan since for his valour knighted a Welshman borne he succéeded that worthie Knight Sir William Drury in that gouernment The Garrison in that Citie were Englishmen vnto whom were adioyned some few Netherlandish horsemen amongst all these certaine aduenturers which made great spoyle and tooke many booties from the enemie and
The King of Spaine proscribeth the Prince of Orange and two other estates Tergoas besieged Frederick the sonne of Ferdinando besiegeth Zutphen Harlem fortified by the Prince of Orange Captaine Barnabey Rich his notes The same besieged by Fredericke the Duke of Alua his sonne Anno 1573. The Duke of Alua departeth out of the Low Countries Don Lewis de Requisensius a Spaniard succeeded in that gouernment Anno 1574. Midleborow yeelded to the Prince of Orange Historia Belgica lib. 5. Leydon besieged by Spanish forces Lacke of looking to necessitie in time loseth all in fine Anno 1575. The Spanish kings Armado sent into the Low Countries cast away by tempest Ziricksea besieged Anno 1576. Historia Belgica lib. 6. Historia Belgica lib. 6. The offer made by the Prince and States vnto Don Iohn of Austrich The pretended contract of Don Iohn with y e Prince of Orange proueth in fine fraud in frendship Historia Belgica lib. 6. Don Iohn made Gouernour Generall for the Spanish King Anno 1577. Historia Belgica lib. 7. The double dealing of Don Iohn discouered and defeated The States write to the Spanish King of Don Iohns indirect dealing The Archduke Matthias sent for by the States Sir Iohn Norice his first comming into the Netherlands Captain Cripses note Enuie and slander euermore enemies to good enterprises Iohn Stow pages 1167.1168.1169 Historia Belgica lib. 7. Alexander Duke of Parma brought into the Low Countries by Don Iohn The States forces then at Gembleu ouerthrowne by Don Iohn Duke Iohn Casimire commeth into England Captaine Whitstocks note The battell on Lammas day betweene Louaine and the Leger Anno 1578. Historia Belgica lib. 8. A fierce fight for 7. houres Captain Cripses note Generall Norice hath the honour of the field Three Binghams brethreÌ„ Historia Belgica lib. 8. Sir Richard Bingham deceased in Anno 1598. Fiue hundred Spaniards slaine Historia Belgica lib. 9. The death of Don Iohn His birth and properties described Historia Belgica lib. 9. Anno 1580. Historia Belgica lib. 10. Historia Belgica lib. 10. The Garrison in Stenwick The Gouernours of Stenwick send to the States for supplie The first supplie sent surprised and set vpon Historia Belgica lib. 10. The second supplie sent also surprised by the enemie The States better aduising theÌ„selues send now thither Colonell Norice Historia Belgica lib. 10. The now Generall Norices victorie ouer the Renenbergers besieging Stenwick This affirmed by Captaine Strange The enemies bragging chalenge Historia Belgica lib. 10 The fight in S. Iohns Camp betweene Generall Norice and Countie Renenberg This affirmed by Captaine Strange Exod. 16.13 Historia Belgica lib. 10. Generall Norice relieueth Stenwick besieged with victuals the 20. day of Februarie 1580. Captaine Whitstocks note confirmed by Captaine Cripse The Lord Nienort his victorie ouer the Renenbergers the 9. day of Iuly 1580. Renenbergs death Historia Belgica lib. 11. Generall Norice marcheth to meete Verdugo Historia Belgica lib. 10. The battaile at Northorne The Archduke departeth the Netherlands the Prince of Orange succeedeth Historia Belgica lib. 11. Francis Duke of Aniow coÌ„meth into England Captaine Churchyard was with the Duke all that while The preparation of the Prince of Parma and Duke of Aniowes forces for the fight Lib. 11. Captaine Edward Stranges relation of the seruice at Gaunt The enemies forces discouered at hand Generall Norice and Sir W. Knowles foure english miles from Gaunt assailed by English Rebels Coronell Cotton and Coronell North. Generall Norice honoured by the French forces The offer of the French Nobles to the English Generall Norice Historia Belgica lib. 11. The Prince of Orange and Duke of Aniow behold the fight The Duke of Aniowes metamorphosed minde and manners The Citie of Antwerpe all on a tumult by the Dukes displeasure Historia Belgica lib. 11. Generall Norice sent to meete the Duke Historia Belgica lib. 11. Historia Belgica lib. 11. Comming into France he falleth sicke Practise of Queene Mother They prouide for their safetie His description and properties Historia Belgica lib. 11. His funerall Numb 22.5 Exod. 7.3.31 Prou. 28.15 The first messenger sent to murther the Prince of Orange 1582. The second 1583. one Peter Dordoigne Lib. 11. The third 1584 one Iohn Ianson Lib. 11. The fourth 1584. a French man Lib. 11. Historia Belgica lib. 12. The fift and last messenger which murthered the Prince of Orange Anno 15â—5 2. Cor. 11.14 Matth. 10.16 Lib. 12. The Caitiues deceitfull doings Virgil. Ecloga secunda The villanous murthering of the Prince of Orange Lib. 13 The execution of the villanous murtherer The funerall and solemne order of the Princes buriall The time of his life and description of his personage Lib. 12. His Stile His Matrimoniall estate His Issue His Progeniâ— His Brethren His Sisters Historia Belgica lib. 12. * Qui falsis subscriptionibus insinuatus Aulae * Quae promulgata A.C. M. D.XXC proposito percussori praemio 25000. coron * Andegauensis qui obierat eodem die mensis praecedentis Reuel 12. Lib. 13. Reu. 15.14.16 Historia Belgisa lib. 13. The articles contained the yeelding of certaine townes as pledges to the Queenes Maiestie Sir Philip Sydney sent ouer and made Lord Gouernour of Flusshing Lib. 13. His honourable actions in the Lowe countries this yeere 1585. Histor. Anglica Anno. 1585. The Prince of Parma marcheth to meet Generall Norice The battell bidden by the Prince but the Generall had the victorie Generall Notice made gouernour of Briel Captaine Thomas Louels note Historia Belgica lib. 13. Historia Belgica lib. 23. The Queenes Maiesties letters vnto the States of the Netherlands Historia Belgica lib. 10. Note here her Maiesties meaning and commandement The answere of the States to her Maiesties letters The word Absolute interpreted Exemplum Romanorum The Erle Generall receiueth contributions c. The Generall maketh orders for Militarie Discipline Captaine Iohn Pryse his relation of the seruice performed at the Citie of Graue Anno 1586. Generall Norice taketh counsell with Count Hollocke how to relieue Graue The Generall appoynteth Captatne Pryse to his charge Captaine Iohn Pryses good seruice against the enemies A view of the losse of men on both parts Historia Belgica lib. 13. Historia Belgica lib. 13. The Erle Generall marcheth to meet the Prince of Parma Historia Belgica lib. 13. The English forces suddenly assaile their enemies The enemies well beaten and scattered The English forces approching towards Zutphen Sir Philip Sydney mortally wounded Historia Belgica lib. 13. Anno 1586. Parma falleth sicke The Erle Generall assaileth the little wing neere Zutphen Master Edward Stanley Knighted The Erle taketh certaine Castles The Erle incurreth the States displeasure Lib. 13. 1586. Historia Belgica lib. 14. Sir William Russel Anno 1587. Lib. 14. Parmaes preparation to march towards Sluce Sir William Russel made Generall of Flushing Sir William Russels care for prouision Sir Roger Williams Lib. 14. Historia Belgica lib. 14. The Erle Generall returnes into the Netherlands The resistance of the Slucians The losse on both partes The Erle Generall prepareth forces to relieue Sluce The Erle assaulteth the fort of Blanckberg The yeelding vp of the Sluce The Erles last returne into England The death of the Erle Generall The Lord Willoughby his birth His seruices from time to to time His seruice in the absence of the Earle Generall His seruice at Zutphen He taketh an Albanoys Captiue He challengeth the Marques of Guasto Historia Belgica lib. 15. Parma marcheth toward Berghen opt Zome Colonel Drury Colonel Morgan Historia Belgica lib. 15. Outragious spoylers The Prince of Parma layeth siege to Berghen A pretie practise of two Englishmen to beguile Parma The politike deuise of Redhead and Grimston The enemies â—ntrapped slaine and drowned Historia Belgica lib. 15. Parma raiseth his siege and departeth from Berghen Count Maurice inaugurate the Marques of Der Vere Historia Belgica lib. 15. A sedition amongst the chiefest of the Spaniards Historia Belgica lib. 15. The Prince of Parma falleth into many griefes The Prince of Parma his death Aprill 11 28. 29. 30. 1591. May. 3. 12. 13. May. 14. 15. 19. May. 23. 24. May. 26 Iune 1. 10. 11. Iune 12. 13. 24 Iune 29. Iulie 2. Iuly 9. Iuly 26 30 August 1 August 3. 5. 7. 8. 21. 24. The 26. of August 27. 31. The second of September 3. 11. 24 28. The seauenth of October 15 The second of December 19 28. 29. Ianuary 8. 9. 10. 11. 28. Februarie 1. 18 21. March 1. October 2.3.4 5. 6. Sir Anthonie Wingfield slaine with a Cannon 7.8.9.10.11 24 Nouember 7. 1. March 1595. Generall Norice departeth for Ireland May. 5. He landeth at Waterford Iulie Sir William Russel Lord Deputie The Lord Deputie comming forwards Tyrone returned backe 1595. August September October Nouember Munster in good quiet 1596. Aprill Messengers appointed betweene the Commissioners and Tyrone May. 1596. Nouember Ianuarie Tyrones answere Sir Iohn Norices doubt of Tyrone 1597. Aprill 1597. May. Generall Norice conceiueth a griefe The good Generall Norice deceased in Ireland 1597. at his brothers house at Mayallo