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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04535	True intelligence sent from a gentleman of account Concerning, the estate of the English forces now in Fraunce, vnder the conduct of the Right Honorable the Earle of Essex. Particularly expressing vvhat hath beene doone since his departure from England, vntill the second of SEptember last, 1591.	Johnson, Fabian.	1591 (1591)	STC 14657.5; ESTC S113329	3,110	10

TRVE Intelligence sent from a Gentleman of account CONCERNING The estate of the English forces now in Fraunce vnder the Conduct of the Right Honorable the Earle of Essex Particularly expressing what hath beene doone since his departure from England vntill the second of September last 1591. Printed for Thomas Nelson and are to be solde at his shop ouer against the great South doore of Paules 1591. To the gentle Reader THe vniust rumors secretlie dispersed concerning the distressed estate of the english forces now in France vnder the conduct of the right honourable the Earle of Essex hath caused me to publish this short discourse wherein is set forth nothing but that which is to bee iustified for truth by those that were eye witnesses of the contents thereof And whatsoeuer is herein contained be assured it is of truth and published onely to satisfie the honest mindes of those that are desirous to know the truth and no more of all such things as hath hitherto passed since the departure of his honour forth of England Accept the same gentle Reader from him who wisheth the welfare of thee and them all and so in curtesie leaueth thee to the reading of that which ensueth Fabian Iohnson A Letter sent out of France particularly expressing the true estate of the English forces vnder the conduct of the right Honorable the Earle of Essex MY good cussen I cannot but muse at the sundry vntrue reports which as I heare is bruted in England concerning the English forces now remaining in Fraunce For controlement wherof according to your request I sende you the truth of all that hath happened since our departure to the end you may make other of your friends acquainted with the same Know therefore that after the right Honorable the Earle of Essex had taken his leaue of her Maiesty then lying at Greenwich he went from thence by water to Graues-end where being landed he tooke horse to Douer meane while the ships passed the lands end and so came to Douer wher his Honor soone after went aboord who together with the whole fleete set sayls for Deepe wher we arriued on munday being the seuenth day of August 1591. At his Honors first landing all the great ordinance on both sides the hauen at Deepe was discharged and the Townes men stood ready souldier like with drums phifes and Ensignes and in token of loue and ioy sounded their Trumpets in all curteous maner receiued him who together with the Gouernour of the sayd Towne named Mounsier de Chartres marched into the Towne where he was royally feasted and most honorably entertained After the Earle our Generall had taken order for the landing and placing of his souldiers he remayned at Deepe about foure dayes space and after went to Arques which is about foure miles from thence where he encamped and mustred vp his men taking aduice of the saide Gouernour what was best to be done Meane while that his Honor remained at Arques hee had certaine intelligence brought him that the Kings Maiesty was greatly busied about the taking of Noyan and that by meanes thereof the King coulde not easelye departe thence before he had receiued full possession of the sayde Towne which was perfourmed on the nineteenth of August last past The Honorable Earle of Essex our generall vnderstanding of the Kings good succes and hauing receiued certaine intelligence from his Maiestye that he would meete with him at Gisors set forward thither on the one and twenty of August taking with him all his horse men leauing his footmen still at Arques where they continued vntill wednesday being the second of September last past as heareafter is expressed On the 27. of August about the number of 400. English foote men went from Arques with two hundred and fifty horse men of Deepe these marched forth at midnight towards the riuer of Some in Picardy and went to a towne walled with mud neare to Saint Valeri holden by such as were neyther in obedience to the King nor in league with the Leaguers Into this towne they entred the next morning early where they tooke the towne about three hundred horse and wagons which they conducted to Arques The Earle being come to Gisors attended there for his Maiestie who came the next day and receiued the Earle most louingly to whom he gaue so great entertainment as best beseemed so honorable a personage And first greatly thanking the Queenes Maiestie of England for her highnesse most gracious and louing kindnes towardes him and then gaue thankes vnto the Earle for his great curtesie forwardnes and paines taking in attempting to hazard his owne person in so tedious a iourney After that the king had honorably entertained the Earle according to the manner and custom of this country he departed towardes the Germaine Armie consisting of eighteene thousand both of horse and foot who then staide about Champaigne for the comming of his Maiestie But the Earle of Essex accompanied with the Lord Marshall Biron departed from thence to Pont-de-larche where hee yet remaineth This Towne of Pont-de-larche standeth about ten mile from Roan in like sorte as Kingstone standeth from London which Towne is holden for the King and hath a bridge ouer it as Kingstone hath hauing a Castle on the other side thereof standing as her Maiesties Manor of Hampton Court which together doth now keepe the riuer and doth cutte off all the prouision that can goe to Roan by water by reason that the vessels of prouision sent by water must first passe vnder that bridge before it can come to Roan The aforesaid bootie came in verie good time by reason they greatly wanted horses and wagons for the carriage of their prouision which soone after stood them in great stead when the whole Armie remooued from Arx which was on Wednesday being the first of September last on which day the armie arose and laded their ordinance and so departed marching towardes the place where the Generall staide being accompanied with Sir Thomas Leighton knight who is lately landed at Deepe with great prouisiō of ordinance To which place also there came ordinance from Amsterdam and sundrie other places so that shortlie it is likely that there will be some notable seruice performed against Roan when the kinges forces consisting of French men English men and Germaines doe meete and ioine altogether which will bee forthwith God willing God bee blessed for it there is plentie of good victuals in the countrie whereof we want not and the same sold at a reasonable rate A man may buie a good quarter of mutton for two shillinges a capon for eighteene pence and twentie pence the best Of bread butter cheese and fish there is plentie Salt fishe is there verie good cheape A man maye buye a good Salt fish for three halfe pence which will serue foure men to their dinners and of this and such like prouision the countrie doth bring in great abundance And wheras the report runneth and hath been spred almost euer since my Lords departure that sundry Captaines hath beene lately drowned through their owne wilfull negligence and that there hath also many English men died out of the English Army since their comming ouer by reason of pestilent sicknesse which hath risen amonge them all this God be thanked is meere false for neyther hath there any Captaines at all bin drowned nor yet any such extreame sickenes happened among our Army as is reported For of certainety there hath not aboue ten or twelue persons dyed by sicknesse at the moste of that great multitude and the most part of those that haue so died or are now sicke is such as being riotously giuen haue spent and consumed their money at dice or in dronkennes and such like vnmeet exercises who when they want money run and feede on greene fruit whereof there is great store by which means some doe surfet and fall sicke to the great indaungering of their owne liues Thus my good kinsman I haue discouered vnto you the true newes of all that hath happened since our departure from England Other newes I haue not as yet to send you but so soone as anye thing is perfourmed you shall receiue certain intelligence This one thing I thought good to acquaint you withall whereof I know England wil be right ioyful to heare namely that the French king hath by Act of Parliament banished the Pope from hauing any rule gouernement or authoritie within the dominion of Fraunce and hath published Edicts in print concerning the same throughout all his kingdome yea he hath also caused his Buls openly to be burned before the gates of al his greatest Townes and places to the great amazement of those that are the chiefest pillers of the Romish Sinagogue And thus with my harty commendations to all our friends well willers in England I committe you to the protection of the Almighty who prosper you for euer more From Arques this 2. of September 1591. Your louing friend and nephew Fabian Iohnson