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A14338	True nevves from one of Sir Fraunces Veres companie Concerning Delftes-Isle, and sundry other townes in the Lowe Countries, yeelded to the generall since May last. Of the great armie, nowe comminge out of Germanie for the aide of the French King, and their hope for the speedye winninge of Antwerpe. VVith the bloody persecution and marterdome which sundry cheefe persons of account did lately suffer in Spaine for the profession of Christ Iesus. Translated out of Dutch. Seene and allowed.		1591 (1591)	STC 24652; ESTC S119062	8,388	22

of men THe towne of Delftes Isle after we had obtained it wee fortified it and sent our army immediatly towards Stenwick before which town we nowlie hauing daily some small skirmishes In this towne it is supposed that the Prince of Parma abideth whose strongest power at this present is not aboue three thousand We receiued certaine newes from Cullen that the Lord Uiconte of Turyn accompanied with some of the nobilitie of Germany is comminge downe into the Lowe Countries with thirty thousand footemen and ten thousand horse-men these purpose to haue passage into Fraunce for thereleefe aide of the french King and our general meeteth them the twenteth of this month to welcome them into the countrie they are very valiant soldiours and wonderfully well prouided both for horse and foote I trust verye shortly to aduertise you of some attempte to bee perfourmed against Antwerpe which forthwith we meane to put in practise for hauing gotten the Castell of Tuernout which we now enioy wee may plainlye come to the walles of the Cittye Wee heere good newes God be thanked out of all partes especiallye out of Brittany where a Gentleman of Captaine Salamon Wolfes companye writeth that he is in good hope very shortly to send word of one of the most brauest and commendablest battels that euer was fought this hundreth yeere well God and S. George for England God blesse them and our Generall with S. Frauncis Vere vnder whose commandement I still abide our Generall deserueth great honour for his skill and curradge and so dooth S. Frauncis who is in good health hee sheweth that he is decended of an honourable house yea his very name is feared in all the emies forces The thundring shot of the Cannon calleth me to my place and therefore am constrained to cut short leauing your good Ladieship to the consideration of all heerein expressed which is no more but what I my selfe haue seene and know for truth The towne of Groninghen is somewhat distressed by reason the passage is hindered thorough the taking of Delftes Isle The towne of Huelft in the land of wast is lately yeelded And the greatest part of Artoyes is now in yeelding The bloodie persecution and marterdome which sundrye cheefe persons of account did latelie suffer in Spaine for the profession of Christ Iesus THe Inquisitors of Spaine hauinge practised a longe time to entrappe and ouerthrowe all the secreet professors of Christe Iesus which might bee founde in that Land procured their officers and ministers to attache and apprehend such as did any way deale contrary to the lawes of their holy house or varrie in religion from the ordinaunces and detestable decrees of the Church of Rome For wee are to note and may easilye coniecture that although the people of Spaine are for the most parte giuen to imbrace Idolatrie and superstition yea and to be aduersaries and sworne enemies to gods truth and to the fauourers thereof yet may we be assured that among so many there is doubtlesse some that are of the contrary opinion such as not onely feareth God but also are secret imbracers of his truth yea and such as shunneth not to teach and instruct otherssecretly in the principles of Christian religion Among whom one Doctor Cacalla a very learned man who sometime had beene Chaplin vnto the Emperour Charles he fifte beeing heereof greatly suspected was suddainely attached and openly accused to be a Lutheran Heriticke and thereby an vtter enemie to the Church of Rome whereupon he with sundry others his fauourers were sent to prison who remained there a longe space while in the meanetime the whole house stocke and linnage of Madam de biuero were all also attached and sent to prison for the said cause who would not shunne in prison openly to saye and offer to prooue with the losse of their liues That the religion of Spaine was false abhominable full of superstition and idolatry and that God blessed England for professing of his truth The names of which persons the Popes ministers there neuer ceased till they had giuen ouer vnto the Inquisitors who soone after being openly denounced for Heretickes were brought to Veledolid the place where for the most part the King of Spaine commonly kept his Court there was the sentences published against those Godly professors where according to the tenour thereof the prissoners were to bee executed for example to others with many circumstaunces and seremonies hereafter insuing Whereupon as well for the proceedinge to iudgement as also for the due execution of their sharpe and bitter lawes continually put in execution in those causes there was erected a large Skaffold in the middest of the greate market place of the said Citty of Valedoled between S. Frauncis Church and the holy house Whereupon was placed a chaire of sixe steps high for euery man to behold right against y e face of the towne house vnder which was seates very broad and so large steps that many people might thereupon sit and be placed At the one side of the scaffolde there was made a gallery leading from the towne house aswel to auoide the preace of people as also for the cheefe states Princes of the blood to haue free recourse too and fro in which Gallery was placed a ritch seate towards the market place onely appointed for the Princes and Kinges sister and Regent of Spaine the kings bastard sonne and for diuers other Princes and courtiers to heere the sentence and to see the law efectually prosecuted The appointed day beeing come there was such a multitude of people assembled to heere the sentence and so see the execution of the prisoners because the prisoners were of great account that not onely al windows and houses were full of beholders but also al the market place streets ther about were stored with such great prease that hardly might the traine haue passage to the place skaffold Whereupon about tenne of the clocke of the same day there arriued the princes Lady Iane sister to King Phillip beeing first Regent of the Kingdome of Spaine beeing accompanied with the Kinges great stewarde and sundrye other Lords and nobles and attended on with a cōpany of knights the guard the Archers bowmen and Halberders issuing forth of the kings Pallace who marched on horsebacke directly to the towne house with foure Harraldes of Armes going before her and the Earle of Beudia carried the naked sword When these Princes and nobles were come to the place and set in degrees one nexte vnto an other vpon the aforesaid scaffold presently the Archbishop of Ciuill the cheefe Iudges of the spirituall court and the counsell of the Inquisitors togeather with the Bishop of Valencia rid through the towne vnto a scaffolde for them appointed but the whole traine of the rest of the spirituall courte and those of the holie house went all vpon an other scaffolde thorowe the gallery The prissoners beeing in number thirtye were brought foorth and led as it had beene in a triumph one carying

TRVE NEVVES From one of Sir Fraunces Veres Companie Concerning Delftes-Isle and sundry other townes in the Lowe Countries yeelded to the Generall since May last Of the great armie nowe comminge out of Germanie for the aide of the French King and their hope for the speedye winninge of Antwerpe With the bloody persecution and Marterdome which sundry cheefe persons of account did lately suffer in Spaine for the profession of Christ Iesus Translated out of Dutch Seene and allowed Imprinted at London for Thomas Nelson and are to be sold at his shop ouer against the great South doore of Paules 1591. The coppie of a Letter written by a Gentleman of account sent to a Ladie in England concerning the present state of the Lowe Countries RIght Honourable Ladye to whom I am in all duety bound the dispatch of my last letter sent away with such great speede concerning the yeelding vp of the Sconce and towne of Zutphen made me ouerslip to acquainte your Ladiship with one peece of seruice don at that instant by a straunger in our Campe a thinge worthy to bee remembred which was as followeth After we had obtained the Sconce of Zutphen we set forward towardes the town against which hauing placed our ordenaunce with full resolution by force to enter it there issued foorth of the said towne of Zutphen an Italian hauing so sterne a countenaunce and beeing so mighty a man of person y t he seemed more like a monster then a man this Italian carryinge a countenaunce as it had beene a young Giant vaunted him selfe and made a proud challenge before our General the Graue van Maurice offering to combate hand to hand with any Gentleman hee had in all his armie for the estate of the whole towne But the Generall made slight accounte of his challenge and was very vnwilling that any one shoulde fight with him the rather for that he seemed to bee so mightie a man at armes Hereupon a young youth borne in the Low Countries stepte before the Generall beeing scarce 19. yeeres of age hauing no haire on his face and vpon his knee besought the General that hee might be permitted to Combate and fight with this mightie Champion whereunto the Generall woulde hardlye condecend by reason of the youngnes of his yeares neuerthelesse at the importunate sute of the young man whose name was Rihouen the Generall gaue his consent commaundinge him to be mounted vpon a great horse who being well armed and prouided for that purpose set vpon this challenger they beeing bothe singled foorth in the plaine fielde began to assault and run at eache other with their Launces which beeing broken Rihouen suddainly began to drawe foorth his Cutlace wherwith he entending to haue smitten the Italian from whom he also looked to receiue the like curtesie suddainely espied this challenger to haue a dagge charged which he was discharging at Rihouen wherupon Riechouen fiercely stroke a him and at the first blowe cut of his right arme so that the arme dagge and all fell to the ground Whereupon Riehouen tooke him prisoner and brought him before the Generall who not onely commended him but bountifullie rewarded him for his honourable seruice Thus much I thought good to certifie vnto your good Ladiship the thing beeing trueth besides here withall to signify vnto you our good successe and affaires happened since that time May it therefore please your Ladiship to vnderstand that so soone as wee had obtained Zutphen wee marched with our forces to Deuenter wher hauing planted our ordinance before the weakest part of the towne we plaied vpon it with the Cannon so y t on the first night our Souldiers were lodged vnder the walles thereof On the next morning early the enemy perceiuing our great preparation and whot assault and that we were resolued to enter the towne by force craued a parley being no way able to withstand vs whereupon the Lord of Fama being General of y e ordinance with some of the cheefe commanders of our army asked them if their demaund were in good earnest or not which they affirmed by a great oath to be don in earnest Wherupon we presently appointed two captaines the one called Vandernots and the other Lennits these two we appointed to go into the Citty accompanied with some few souldiers On the Enemies side two of their Captaines came into our campe as pledges the one being a Spaniard the other a Wallonne with whō when his excellency had cōferred he granted vnto them after a ripe deliberation with his councell at war the same conditions that he had graunted before vnto the towne of Zutphen the coppie wherof was as followeth The agreement of his excellencie with those of Deuenter MAurice Prince of Orange Earle of Nassawe Catzelenboghen Vianden dieth c. Gouernour and Captaine Generall of the dukedome of Gelderland and the counties of Holland Zealand West-frieseland Zutphen Virich and Ouerrisell Admirall Generall c. Promise by these presentes and vpon our honour to the gouernour Captaines officers and souldiers as also to the Cittizens and inhabitantes of the Citty of Deuenter of what quallitie or condition soeuer that they maye with their wiues Children mooueables furniture and withall other appurtenances freely departe out of the said citty either to Nimweghen or any other place wheresoeuer it shall please them And if it happen that some of the said Captaines Officers and soldiers spirituall or temporall or any of the cittizens be not able to dispatch their affaires so soone we then graunt vnto them moreouer the space of three daies free wherein to dispatch all their busines and that it shall be lawful for them to depart when so euer they please And those that shall bee willing to remaine where they are whether they are spirituall or temporall shal be vsed as the other inhabitants of the vnited prouinces And to the ende that they may bee the more assured hereof we graunt vnto them a certain Conuoy and sixe horses vpon condition notwithstanding that their Liefetenant Collonel shall promise and binde him selfe to see them safely deliuered againe in Deuenter so soone as they shall be arriued at the place appointed These conditions beeing ratified and confirmed vnder the hande and seale of his excellencie on the tenth day of Iune the said towne was immediatelye yeelded vp vnto the sayde Lord Generall to the vse of the States After wee had thus obtained the towne of Deuenter we gaue some small assault against the towne of Nimmingham where we made no tariaunce Then we passed toward Grunningen and in our way we assaulted a town of great strength called Delits Ile beeinge eight English mile from Giunningen which towne was strongly fortified and entrenched neuerthelesse wee had not lien before it aboue two daies but the towne was constrained by force to yeelde vnto vs for wee entered the Sconce where we had a fierce battaile but in the end wee put many of the Enemies to the sword without the losse of any store