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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05412	The estate of English fugitiues vnder the king of Spaine and his ministers Containing, besides, a discourse of the sayd Kings manner of gouernment, and the iniustice of many late dishonorable practises by him contriued.; Discourse of the usage of the English fugitives, by the Spaniard	Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626.	1595 (1595)	STC 15564; ESTC S108544	137,577	247

the Spaniard I leaue to theyr iudgementes that knowe the Countrie For by this rendition of the towne of Alost they were the occasion that hee got Dermounde the Sasse the fortes of Leifkins hooke Saint Anthonies and Saint Margarets the dole the best parte of the lande of Wast and in manner Gaunt it selfe as the sequele verie apparantly shewed notwithstanding all which seruice they were within two yeeres space what wyth hunger the gallowes and rigorous dealing quite consumed and brought to nothing And lastly at Stalbrooke euen agaynst the yeelding vp of Anwarpe when all other Nations whatsoeuer were to receiue theyr count and reckoning they onelye were infamouslye cashierde without anie one monethes paie receiuing onelie euerie one a Ducket And which of all others is most monstrous and scarcely credible whereas some of the Captaines not long before had made them of their own purses new and faire Ensignes those Ensignes were by a Spanish Commissarie called Spinosa who came with order to dissolue the regiment taken violently from those that bare them An exceeding disgrace vsed to the English by the Spaniard in presence of the Earle of Westmerland who was Coronell of the regiment and for a greater disgrace both to him and the rest though both hee Captaine Tresham and the other Captaines complained to the Duke for redres Captain Treshā a litle before the breaking of the regiment when Tailor was slain had his companie giuen him which they could not obtaine the Spaniard afterwards made his brags that he turned the English Ensignes into Spanish fieldbeds Somwhat before this time when the whole camp receiued at the siege of Dermounde two moneths pay they onely though of all others most trauelled in the trenches wading euerie night from their quarter to the place where they kept their gard which was vpon a dike or caussey through waters vp to the bosome hauing had more men slaine in that siege than anie other regiment in the whole campe could not receiue one penie notwithstanding that they had passed musters with the rest yea and some of the Captaines had bribed the Commissaries to passe them many places thinking thereby to make a great hand but in sted of monie when they made sute to the Duke There are in the kings army two Contadors whose office is to keepe the Rols and bookes of the armie to make the Patents of captains and coronels to put theyr hands to al such assignations of money as are granted many other the lyke thinges so that their office is of great re●l●ning and dignitie were scornfully by him poasted off to the Contadores of the armie of whom they receued the most base and opprobrious speeches that were euer giuen vnto souldiers and that can Lieutenant Butlar well testifie for he being then Lieutenant vnto Pigot was one of the number vnto whom they were vsed he is now in her Maiesties seruice and was lately Lieutenant of sir Iohn Poolies horsemen and as I heare hath done her Maiestie many good seruices The conclusion is they were absolutely reiected without euer receiuing one halfepenie And lastly vpon casting of the regiment wheras the paie of a reformed Captaine for so they call them whose companies are cashierd or taken awaie of what nation so euer he bee amongst them is fortie crownes a moneth they gauè onely to our English Captains but fiue and twentie neither that but in paper onely for I thinke some of them neuer receiued anie pennie at all in mony and if they did I am sure it was verie little Thus much as touching the vsage which they receiued from the Spaniard but now keeping the course I beganne I will acquaint you with the punishment which it pleased God to laie vpon the leaders and first seducers of this miserable forenamed troupe Vpon their arriuall in the Spanish campe they were diuided into seuen companies The names of the Captaines and commanders of this Regiment and their miserable endo● the one of which was giuen to the Earle of Westmerland who vpon their humble request and sute was made Coronell commander of them all and one Contraras a Spaniard ioyned with him as his assistant or rather as a master and commander both ouer him and the regiment another was giuen to Pigot with the title of Lieutenant Coronell the third to Dalton with the office of Sergeant maior the names of the other four vpon whom the residue of the companies were bestowed were Tailor Vincent Smith and Walsh I will begin with Pigot The strange calamitie death of Pigot because hee onely was the first and chiefe actor instrument in this trecherie abusing with the subtiltie of his fair speech the rest of his countrymen that were by him drawen into this action Pigot after hee had stayed a while in the campe as hee was wilie and full of crafte The strange calamitie death of Pygot so hee quicklye perceiued howe the worlde was likely to go with him and his fellowes and therefore leauing the rest to weare themselues out in pouertie and trauell he while hee had monie in his purse got him into Spaine thinking surely with himself that in regard his seruice had ben so important hee should there haue bene receiued with crosse and candle and besides bee mightily recompensed He would not admit anie other of the Captaines for companion in the iourney fearing least partnership might haue made the merite of his seruice which to himselfe hee attributed alone seeme the lesse Pygots cold entertainment in Spayne and so consequentlie his reward With this craftie intention hee arriued at Madrile where after hee had a while wandered vp and downe vnregarded at length by meanes of sir Frances Englefield to whom he was in that behalfe an earnest suter hee was brought by an interpreter for hee had no other lāguage but plain English to the speech of Don Ioan de Ydeaques being then the kings Secretorie from whom after he had declared his seruice and cause of comming hee receiued this answere that the King had appointed the Duke of Parma to be his lieutenant The answere of Don Iuan De Ydeaques the Kings secretarie and Captaine generall in the lowe Conntries to whose direction and discretion hee referred the consideration of all such lyke seruices as shoulde there fall out wishing him therefore with all speede to returne vnto the Duke who no doubt woulde take notice of his seruices offering him his Letter vnto the Duke in that behalfe This answere was colde and contrarie to Pigots expectations but backe hee must there was no remedye No replye of his coulde alter the Secretories resolution Somewhat beefore his vndertaking this iourney hee had married a handsome young woeman of those Countries whome hee left at Tourney in a Cittizens house and with her in charge all whatsoeuer hee was woorth Shee in the time of his absence beeing verye fearefull to lye alone had entertayned into her bedde a younge man