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A68499 The 26. of Iuly. A true, plaine, and compendious discourse of the besieging of Bergen up Zome showing the late actions of Spinolas forces before the same. VVith the proceedings of the Prince of Orange before Sattingambus. As also what hath happened of late to the rest of the armies in the low countries. 1622 (1622) STC 18507.67; ESTC S118997 7,446 20

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The 26. of Iuly 1622. A TRVE PLAINE AND COMPENDIOVS DISCOVRSE OF THE BESIEGING OF BERGEN VP ZOME Sh●●●ng the late Actions of SPINOLAS Forces before the same With the Proceedings of the Prince of Orange before Sattingambus As also what hath happened of late to the rest of the Armies in the low Countries LONDON Printed by E. A. for Nicholas Bourne and Thomas Archer and are to be sold at their Shops at the Exchange and the Popes-head-Pallace 1622. A true plaine and Compendious Discourse of the Besieging of Bergen vp Zome shewing the late Actions of Spinola's Forces before the same With the proceedings of the Prince of Orange before Sattingambus As also what hath happened of late to the rest of the Armies in the Low Countries THIS attempt of Spinola's vpon Bergen makes me remember that famous Siege in 1590. or thereabouts when the Prince of Parma came before it with 30000. and continued the battery almost halfe a yeare But because I would reuiue the memory of famous men to the good example of others and relate some passages worthy the obseruation to the renowne of vertuous and worthy exploites giue me leaue by way of introduction to speake something of those times and so by coherence of Story you shall see me fall into the matter now proposed It pleased the Prince of Parma in the behalfe of the King of Spaine being then his absolute Gouernour in the Low Countries after that euer memorable Victory in 88. to lay siege vnto Bergen with aboue 30000. men as if hee resolued to doe some thing worthy of his Honour and memorable to posterity as it were in recouery of those losses and fortunes which both hapned to him and his Master at that time but so many Skirmishes Stratagems and encounters were then put in practice that hee was compelled to rise and leaue the Siege till better opportunity and fairer dayes I will not speake a worde of neither Armies nor their skirmishes nor their Assaults nor their Batteries nor their Sallies nor their stratagems nor of Grimston and Redhead by whose pollicy and seruice 400. of Parma's best Gentlemen lost their liues but of the brauery of the besieged and the glory of the English whose fame florished ouer the world For in this siege that Sonne of Mars the Lord Willoughby was Generall of the English and such a Generall that his authority extended in bestowing of honour vpon well deseruers which appeared in Knighting those famous Dutchmen Sir Paul Buxe and Sir Marcellus Buxe who afterward proued Gouernour of Bergen and so continued many yeares But at this instant Sir Thomas Morgan a Colonell was Gouernour of the place and had 6000. braue defendants in the Towne there were also famous Commanders all English the Lord Borough Gouernour of Brill a spirit of vnmatchable Valour Sir Nicholas Parker called Captaine of the blacke Lances Sir William Drury Sir William Pellam and so many other all Commaunders that their well deseruing commaunds me to silence least I should by this my slender discourse extenuate their Noble fame and merit There came likewise as Voluntiers and spectators of this Theater of Warre the Right Honorable Earle of Northumberland Sir Iohn Boroughs and diuers others yea heere were faire Ladies too who were so farre from artificiall effeminatenes that they scorned the smoake of powder and knewe besides the iustification of their courages that true beauty would not nor could not be impaired with a little dust and vapours of a thickned ayre All these endured this Siege and in steed of Courtly musicke had the roaring Cannon sounding in their eares in steed of sumptuous imbroderings and bespangled Cloakes with golde and Pearle or other dainty fights many times beheld bloody Cassocks wounded Soldiers and all the sences both of men and women were here to suffer vnsauery obiects and subiects and to make tryall of their patience and constancy which they did with perseuerance to the end yea this is most remarkeable that when the Prince of Parma made his approaches as if hee pretended a battery and so a breach the heroijck Lord Willoughby sent him word to spare that labour if he pleased For he should haue a Port open enter if hee could whereupon the Prince was much amazed and so hauing a full halfe yeares tryall of the busines and still encombred with the dayly sallies and excursions of the Soldiers he thought it farre better to raise his siege with honour and vpon equall tearmes then aduenture so many liues and yet as he had beene in some cases put to it hazard his renowne with fearefull losse and detriment Let vs therefore ouerlooke their actions to vnderstand which way this siege comes about and how time hath brought them into this threatning and danger After the taking in of Wesell and Gulick by Spinola wherein the first they left Don Lewis de Valasco for Gouernour and in the last Henry Vande Bergen the Army retired to their seuerall Garisons and surely meant to repose themselues in some rest and quietnes had not contrary to custome and the time of the yeare to draw men into the fields Don Ynigo Gouernour of the Cittadell of Antwarp proiected to doe something worthy of his renowne and the seruice of his Mistresse the Arch-Dutches and this was the besieging of Sluice whereupon hee vndertooke the businesse in the beginning of Aprill last with seuen or 8000. Wallons and Spaniards dispiersing them some to Dysendike some to St. Kathevine a Fort builded and possessed by the States and some to such places where hee thought it most conuenient to bestow them resoluing to enter vpon Cassant and other passages whereby hee might with ease come vpon the bankes and so bring his approches neerer the Towne which to effect he built a Fort and put therein a Garison to come neerer and neerer to set his designe on her best feet This he first attempted when Spinolas Army watched the Rhine the Prince of Orange ouerlooked his Army by Wesell and this hee did of purpose as I take it to diuert his Excellencie from following him any further supposing hee would returne to defend a Towne of such importance as Sluice was but the States had leisure and meanes without troubling the Prince of Orenge at all to supply their wants send more Companies into the Towne so that Spinola got nothing but the losse of men with cold hunger and sicknes all the Winter and so consumed his Army that he tried many friends and Countries to fill vp his troupes and Companies At last the Winter falling out so strange and Don Ynigo perceiuing all accidents to counter-checke his pretences he tooke another course for the time and returned to Antwarp doing no great matter about Sluice but raising a Fort a little neerer which they say hee could not effect without the losse of 800. men When my Lords the States vnderstoode of this retreat and that Cassant and other Polders of land round about were free from this threatning