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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18742	A lamentable, and pitifull description, of the wofull warres in Flaunders, since the foure last yeares of the Emperor Charles the fifth his raigne With a briefe rehearsall of many things done since that season, vntill this present yeare, and death of Don Iohn. Written by Thomas Churchyarde Gentleman.	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1578 (1578)	STC 5239; ESTC S105019	41,870	76

whiche was held as a greate and holy Relique among the Frenchmen At this siege was the Erle of Penbrooke sent from Quéen Mary as Generall ouer fiue thousande Englishemen and in that company the Lorde Grey of VVilton the Earle of Leycester called then Lorde Robert Dudley and the Lord Henry his brother Lorde Bray Lorde Delawaer Sir William Courtney Sir Iohn Pollard and a greate number of nobilitie and worthy Gentlemen which being mustred and putte in order of battell on Saint Peters gréene by Callice made as gallant a shewe as was séene in those partes a long season before King Phillippe béeyng happye in warres and hauyng alwayes or the most parte victorie and aduauntage ouer the Frenche made what stirre or businesse hée pleased during the time of his abode in Flaunders and departing to Spaine lefte the Dutchesse of Parma as Regent But about that season or anone after the French Kyng sente Monsieur de Termes who was Generall of Callice when England had loste it with tenne thousand Souldioures to destroy a greate péece of the lowe countrie and they prospered a while and burnte Donkirke and Berges and sundrie other Townes and Uillages But the Counte De Egmond with a noble bande of Burgonions gaue a charge vppon Monsieur de Termes before Grauelin and ouerthrewe hys whole armye leauing but a fewe horsemenne to runne awaye and make reporte of the conflicte Oure shippes on the Sea as some saye dyd further muche this victorie Thus all this while did Flaunders moste manfullye an●… stoutlye striue with the Frenchmen and gote commonly●… twice so muche as they loste either by martiall feates in field or pollicie at home in peace And surely Flaunders had the name to haue as greate souldiors and as wise Counselloures as any one parte of Christendome Lette their actes in our daies be a testimonie to trie their valor and worthinesse and for my parte I goe no further in their fame and glorie than al their neighboures can beare witnesse of and hath bin séene in the compasse of thirtie yeares of whiche time I haue had some triall among them of their wars and experiences in martiall causes But what can mans force or pollicie doe when God withdrawes his goodnesse from the people●… Did not Rome florish many yeares and conquered in a maner the greater parte of the world Did not Carthage Thebes Athens Florence Genewa Venice Naples and a number of other Kingdomes and Seigniories abounde in wealth and glorie and nowe at these daies are but a few of them left able to compare with this little Iland And to speake of Flaunders though I knew the day when it might haue compared with the greatest state that I haue named the greater is the fall thereof at this presente and the more it is to be lamented not onely bicause it was our antient neighbour and friende but for that it was a famous and riche countrey whiche I leaue to Gods ordinance and appointmente purpos●…ng to follow the matter I haue taken in hand The Dutchesse of Parma remaining Regent had much adoe to quiet things in hir time for the state beganne to be deuided and a quarrel betwéene the Cardinall Granduiell and Monsieur Degmond who gaue the Cardinall a blow encreased such dissention as coulde not be a long w●…ile bée pacified and then the Prince of Orange Counte de Horne Counte de He●…traed and others of the greatest calling aduaunced Religion and brought suche matters in question as bredde great businesse and bloudshed The first of this ruffling and sturre began at Antwerpe where they threwe down Images and made a greate vproare among the common people so that they fell to sides and factions and thereby a grudge of ranckor tooke roote in their heartes in suche sorte that the one side sought the others ouerthrow and vtter subuersion At thys tyme a greate Citie called Valentian taking holde and sauoure of Religion reuolted from the Regent whiche towne was besieged a long season by the Regents power and by practise and policie surprised taken and cruelly handled But in the mean season there was one called Monsieur Tolouse that assembled a company of souldioures to the number of two thousand and fortified a place neare Antwerpe called Auste●…uiel in minde to exercise Religion there and to draw as many vnto them as were fauorers of that enterprise The Regent hearing thereof with all expedition sente Monsieur Beauoys with a sufficient hand both of horsmen footemen which set vpon Monsieur Tolouse his companye when they were not well prouided to withstande such a chardge and ouerthrewe the whole assembly putting to the sworde as many as they coulde lay hand vpon with as great terror and crueltie as coulde anye waye be imagined The common people of Antwerpe standyng on their walles and beholding this murther and massacre began to murmure at the matter and so burst out in open words of malice and swore to reuenge the bloudshed they behelde of their brethren and countrimen Whervpon a common crie was sodain●…ly raised throughout the stréetes of Viue le geuxe all the people arming themselues in euerye parte of the Citie came running to the Mear Broeg a wide and large stréete adioyning to the Borse when they hadde assembled togither to the number of tenne thousand shotte and armed menne they determined to march out of the towne and méete Monsieur Beauoys as hée returned from Austreuiel But in the market place was assembled twelue Auntients of the Regents side who had the keyes of the gates and so kepte the people from their purpose a little season But the multitude was so greate and the people swarmed so thicke in euery place that the Regentes power in the Market place were ●…aine to drawe the Cannons from the walles and gather theyr friendes togither from all partes of the Citye and hauyng a greate power all in one place they chardged all theyr Cannons and greate péeces with haile shotte and dydde fortifye themselues in the Market place verye stronglye The nighte before one Capitayne Bright and Capitaine Marya an Italian hadde broken all the bridges and passages that the people of the Citie shoulde haue gone ouer or haue hadde anye passage at whiche was done vppon some suspition they had conceiued of a reuolte The people being with this and other occasions made angrie and brought in a rage beganne furiouslye to goe aboute the walles and kepte togither by thousandes and multitudes the number whereof coulde not easilye be knowen but they were iudged in all to be fiue and twentye thousande able men and yet among them hadde they no speciall Captaine no●… any that woulde take vppon him to sh●…w what was necessarie to be done in this their extreame hazard and danger The Prince of Orange the Count de Horne the Count de Host●… Monsieur Decaerdes al the nobilitie being afraide to offende the King with an open reuolte did perswade the Regents power to make peace with the people and aboute that