shoulde retire vnto his quarter for to garde his lodging and not to shewe signe nor giue occasion vnto the Catholikes to thinke that they were afrayde or that they woulde refuse an other rencounter The whiche the captaines did vpon whom the Catholikes enterprised nothing séeming to content themselues with the remayning maisters of the fielde and the disposing at pleasure of all the fielde for to burie their deade and to leaue the despoyled Protestantes and to sende the wounded to Paris Those that were appointed to doe it taried there vntill midnight The Constable was borne backe wounded to death The Conte de Chaune Hierome de Turin and mo than fortie other as well Captaines and chiefe as members of companies left their liues there whome aboue thrée hundreth other did accompanie as wel then as afterward leauing behind them a great multitude of hurt men Of the Protestants Vidame of Amiens de Piquigny de Saux la Suse Saint Andre de Garenes and aboue fiftie gentlemen of marke were lost and mo than thrée hundreth other horsmē The flight of the footmen was more notable than the slaughter although that a good many died there but few of the Catholikes footmen This battell was fought the x. of Nouember The next day the Protestantes after that Dandelot Montgomery were returned with their forces came in aray of battel euen vnto the suburbes of Paris presenting battel vnto the catholike armie which was retired into the citie But they accepted it not being dismayed with the death of the Constable But when that the Catholike power hourely encreased and victuals fayled at S. Denys and also they had intelligence of the comming of Cassymire the Pfaliz graues sonne with a power of Almaines for their ayde the Protestants dislodged from Saint Denys the xv of Nouember and marched to the confines of Loreyne to receyue the Almaines ¶ The ouerthrow giuen by Lewes Conte of Nassau vnto Iohn Earle of Aremberg at Damme in Freselande and the discomfiture of the sayde Iewes by Ferdinande Duke of Alua at Hieminguen in Freselande aforesayde in Anno. 1568. Out of Popellenier CIuill troubles as it were a créeping contagion attaching also the dominions of the lowe countries or base Germanie Lewes the Earle of Nassau brother vnto VVilliam Prince of Oranges entred Freseland with a power of Almaines vnto whome within short time resorted a greate number of the inhabitants of the Prouince and he tooke diuers townes thereof among whom were Vedem standing in the marishes and Danuille nere vnto it and also lying on the sea coast whereof when that Ferdinand Duke of Alua Lieutenant generall of all the low countries had intelligence he sent into Freseland for to stay the course of Lewes his victory the regiment of Sardaigne and his master of the Campe thrée companies of the regiment of Lumbardy thrée hundreth horsmen Spaniards and Italians the Conte Melga Lieutenant of Ghelders with part of his owne troupes and fiue cōpanies of the regiment of the Conte of Aremberge besides a M. souldiours that the Lieutenant of the Conte had assembled at the comming of the Protestantes But this was not sufficient for to rembarre the Conte of Nassau who daily grewe in forces for any enterprise that coulde be done agaynst him Then the Duke sent Iohn de Lignes Conte of Arembergue Gouernour of Friseland and Ouerissell and Knight of the Golden fléece to whom he gaue one regiment of Spantards and one of Lansquenettes with a good number of horsemen for to chase Lodowick betwéene whom was a hote skirmishe and well interteyned Lodowick for to gayne the aduantage retired to Damme The youthes of Spayne boyling in courage tooke it for a flight and also pursued more couragiously but they perceiued not the ambush that he had prepared for them of fiftene or sixtene hundred horsemen behinde a woode at the wings whereof he did set thrée hundreth horsemen for to trayne the Spaniards who made a semblance as though they had a mynde to knowe what they were Arembergue séeing them hasted to gayne the bridges of the riuer whiche were betwéene them with all his forces at what time he discouered also thrée thousand footmen standing in ftrōg aray making shewe but of two bandes which had deceyued him Yet neuerthelesse the Spaniards hauing incorporated thrée ensignes into one distributed the whole armie into the shewe of fiue ensignes were so importunate on their Chiefe and also for that time their Generall who bicause the thrée hundreth horsemen woulde sometimes come for warde and prouoke thē and at other retire againe presumed some such thing as was in dede and therefore was loth to fight that they mutining called him traytor to the King and without staying for the Conte de Megue who was hard by them constrained him as our desire alwayes groweth greater in things denied for to leade them streyght vnto the iu. C horsemen who feygning that they retired for weakenesse of defence dre we the Spaniards beyonde the Bridges the whiche also still gaue more coulor vnto these inconsiderate footmen and made them still to aduaunce themselues further and further But the Conte of Nassau hauing gotten the Bridges enclosed them so straite both behinde and on the sides that he easily fiue them welneare all The Conte de Arembergue bicause he woulde not léese anye one poynte of his reputation defended himselfe valiantlye but when his horse was slayne and he himselfe throwne downe to the grounde deade with the blowe of a Pistolet he ended his dayes after that he had slayne the Conte Adolph of Nassau brother to Lewes who entred into suche furye that hée of choler caused thrée hundreth of the Spaniardes to be hanged vp although there had died twelue hundreth of them in fight and so many of other Sixe péeces of artillerie all the munitions parte of the souldiours wages the casket and plate of the Coute Arembergue and all the baggage of the Campe was lost The Conte de Megue and the Conte Curtie de Martinenguo drewe neare with one troupe of horsemen of whom Arembergue had lacke and the bandes of the Colonels Sambergo but being pursued by the armie victorious they were constrayned to retire into the Groningen the which the Protestantes sodenly besieged battred and enclosed in two quarters Moreouer they being maisters of the fielde roded all the countrie bicause the Spanishe forces were not vnited but scattered through this discomfiture But anon after Chiapino Vitelli master of the Campe generall assembled as manye men togither as he coulde and encamped before Groningen for to remoue the siege of the Protestants the which he coulde not doe Manye skirmishes were attached and fought The Conte Lodowicke sent twice to Vitelli to demaunde a iourney for to ende the warres by one generall battell the which he woulde not accorde vnto saying that it was not yet time to fight Also he expected the Duke of Alua and the rest of his forces of whome yet he was not well assured séeing
long before had Lanoy come whole vntouched with his horsemen but anon after the sunne was set the Marques came thither wounded a little aboue the knée with an harquebusse shotte that went through his stéele saddle as also his helmet was battered with the many blowes of horsemens Malles but bicause he wore not at that time the Ensignes of a Generall as he was wont to doe but onelye a blacke and meane cassocke he was not knowne of his enimies and so defending himselfe with his sworde got out of this bloudy broyle But the cause why that the French horsmen did not set vpon nor pursue the Italians we learned was this They hauing lost Termes their Captaine and also being dispersed had turned themselues to oppresse the right wing of their ennimies For when the Spaniardes Seisneches and Lansquenettes that had defeated the Gruers and hadde pursued them farre returned ioyfull of their valiaunt seruice and were ignoraunt of the discomfiture of their fellowes they being sodenly amased with the sight of that slaughter and also being in suspence what to doe lighted on the victor Frenchmen by whom being enclosed as in a pownde the horsemen enuironing them rounde were taken prisoners almost without wounde bicause the valiaunt nien thoughte it better in this desperate state to yéelde to fortune than to repugne with foolishe deadly pertinacie There yéelded Raimonde of Cardonna the Campe maister sonne vnto that Raimonde whiche was Generall at the battell of Rauenna and with him Captaines of greate marke Iohn Beamont Lewes Châ—xada Consalres Hernandes and Cheuedes But the Baron Seisnech getting on horse escaped the daunger and Charles Gonzaga when he sawe the horsemen shamefully flée that he might not be attainted with the like dishonour brake in among the French men and being hurled off from his horse was taken prisoner And also Hercules Martinenge borne of a noble house at Bressa being incensed with the selfe same shame but wyth harder lot of honorable attempt lustilye thrust into the thicke battell of his enimies with his cornet as it became one brought vp by Guasto where he was slaine with his brother Attilio They report that there was stayne xij M. of whom farre the most were Almaines And whereas there was in the fielde almost with equall number on both sides aboue xl M. footemen the victorie happened not vnto the Frenchmen altogither without bloude namely séeing that their left wing was defeated put to flight and diuers of the French nobilitie slayne I hearde afterwarde the Marques himselfe saye that he had neuer thought but that he should haue susteyned and defeated the force of the Frenche horsemen which was otherwise to be feared by his bacquebusiers as it had happened at the battell of Pauie and also he did ouermatch the enimies their footemen in strength of thicke Esquadron The fruite of this victorie was nothing else but the winning of Carignano ¶ The Battell of Scriuia in Lumbardie betvveene the Prince of Salerne Generall for Charles the Emperour and Peter Strozzi Chieftaine for Francis the French king in Anno. 1544. Out of Iouius WHen that the Duke of Anghieu had giuen the Marques of Guasto that famons ouerthrowe at Ceresoles the French king deuouring in hope the Duchie of Milan began to reenforce Anghiers power and for that intent sent Peter Strozzi a banished man of Florence into Italie for to take oppe souldiours the which he did with great spéede hyring about Mirandula seauen thousande Italians with his owne money with whom also ioyned Martinengo a noble man of Bressa with his company of horsemen and also Francis Orsins the earle of Petilia is banished men of Naples the duke of Somma the prince of Capazzi who had leuied power in the Romane territorie But when that Strozzi woulde haue passed the Po the Marques of Guasto who had gathered togither a power shewed himselfe on the other side of the riuer readie to impeache his passage also sent the prince of Salerne with the greater part of his power to take the straites of the mountaine Apenine that he might not passe that way neyther Whereby he was forced to séeke safetie by retiring back ouer the painful mouÌ„tains But with in iij. days the Prince Strozzi were in sight one of thother at the riuer of Scriuia begaÌ„ streightway to skirmish But wheÌ„ Strozzi for feare of the princes horsmen passed ouer the riuer withdrew himself to the vineyards that stood on the hanger of an hil certain of the Princes bands of footemen tooke a hill nere vnto theÌ„ The which the Strozzians coulde not abide but did set vpon them so fiercely that they put them to flighte and forced them to léese their enfignes and also to forsake their two péeces of ordinance Then Strozzi being very ioyfull of this good successe as though he had séene victorie nowe comming towardes him by the adhortation of Mathewe a Captaine more aduenturous than skilfull could not kéepe in himselfe but brake forth out of the vineyards and cried victorie victorie and sent vnto the Captaines of Petilians regiment for he himselfe being grieuouslye hurt by chaunce in the legge stayed at Placentia for to followe with spéedie pace with the rerewarde and to be present at the victorie begun Petilians bandes who were not ruled by one man but many and were obedient not vnto the skilfullest Captaines but the noble men of greatest honor as soone as they hearde the crie of victorie coulde not be kept in although that Somma and Capezza commaunded them to marche vnto the vineyardes in a thicke Esquadron but that they ranne forth with loosed rankes and by their thin araye gaue occasion vnto the horsmen of the ennimies to breake forth to the which occasion Salerne fayled not rating the horsemen who a whyle lingering with infamous slouth woulde neyther runne their horses lustily as though they were wearie nor couragiously charge the Esquadron When sayde he will ye thinke that the ignomie lately taken at Ceresolos must be wyped awaye by some valiant facte if that ye doe not nowe charge ouerthwharte the side of this thinne Esquadron of the wearye ennimie marching with loosed rankes The horsemen blushed and immediatly gaue a couragious charge on the enimie Bartholomewe Grece the Lieutemant of Beleons companie being the first that brake forth the yll closed battallion of the enimies was broken through and at length the horsemen charging on all parts and the footemen following all the Switzers were fouly defeated and scattered wyth this euent that few being slain all were almost taken vnhurt the memorie of the vnbloudy warres of our fathers being renued For the Italians did curteously spare them that yeelded being coÌ„tented with the spoyle Neyther were the Almaines and Spaniardes present whose cruell handes reioyeing in slaughter fewe had escaped And also with good lot the two Neapolitane banished Princes Somma and Capezza who were in assured daunger of death were let go when that euery souldiour thought that the
smal dauÌ„ger in victorie for that vnknown aideâ— may come to the vanquished and with small labour defeate the scattered victors a thing which hath often happened the Emperour commaunded the men of armes to be called backe the retire to be sounded But incoÌ„tineÌ„tly after newes was brought vnto his maiestie that the Saxon was taken There were stain of the Saxons about ij M. footemen aboue vij C. wounded moe than vto C. taken of horsmen v. C. slaine farre moe taken yet many Germanes were let go by the Germanes of all the armye not aboue iiij C. horsmen so many footmen escaped to VViteÌ„berg Few of mark were slaine there were takeÌ„ beside the Saxon Ernest the Duke of Brunfwicke and Charles of Thuring and two of the Saxon his secretaries There were also taken xvij ensignes of footemen ix of horsemen great store of houshold stuffe money and martiall furniture two Culnerings iiij Demiculuerings foure Demicanons and fiue Falconets His eldest sonne Iohn being wounded in two places was throwne off his horse but being succoured by his frends he that had wounded him being slayne he escaped to VVittemberg There were slaine of the Emperials vnto the number of fiue hundreth bicause that the fight being begunne at eleuen of the clocke continued vntill seauen for the Saxons marched fighting fiftene myles from the riuer of Elbe After this victorie all Saxonie yéelded and also the Lantgraue came in and other Almaine states submitted themselues vnto the Emperour who was nowe absolute victor ¶ Muscleborough fielde fought in Scotlande betvvene Edvvard Duke of Somerset and Iames Hamelton Earle of Arraine Regents of Englande and Scotland during the nonage of Edwarde and Marie the Princes of the saide Realmes in Anno. 1547. Taken out of VVilliam Patens WHen that Marie the yong Quéene of Scottes was not deliuered vnto the Englishe nobilitie to be ioyned in happie mariage wyth Edwarde the sixt the yong King of Englande according vnto faithfull promise made Edwarde Seimar Duke of Somerset and Protector of his Maiesties person and dominions inuaded Scotlande the thirde of September with an armie by lande of ten thousande footemen of whome sixe hundreth were harquebusiers sâ—ure thousande men of armes and Demilaunces and two thousande light horsemen and of them two hundreth were hakbutters on horsebacke thirtene hundreth Pioners and fiftene péeces of great ordinance and a fléete of Lxv. vessels whereof the Galley and xxxiiii more were perfectly appointed for the wars and the resid ue for munition and vittayle The Admirall of this fléete was the Lorde Clinton The ninth of September the Englishmen were encamped within two myles of the Scottish power leuied and ledde by lames Earle of Arrane Gouernour of Scotlande The next morning the Scottes leauing their lodging which was very strong and of great aduauntage and to the intent that aswell none of their souldiours shoulde lurke behinde them in their campes as also that none of their Captaines shoulde be able to flée from their enterprice hauing caused all their tentes to be let flatte downe to the grounde ere they came out and then all aswell nobles as others fewe except that were not horsemen appointed to leaue their horses behinde them and to march on with their souldiours on foote hasted towardes the Englishmen who were also marching against them but neither side any whit ware of the others intent But the Scottes staying a while vpon the waye our Galley shot of and slue the maister of Greyme with xxv neare him and therewith so scarred the foure thousande Archers brought by the Earle of Arguill that where as it was sayde they shoulde haue bene a wing to the foreward they coulde neuer after be made to come for warde Herevpon did their armie hastily remoue and from thence declyning Southwarde tooke their direct waye towarde an hill called Fauxside Braye Of this Sir Râ—fe Vane Lieutenant of all our horsemen quickly aduertised my Lorde Protector who thereby did readily conceyue much of their meaning which was to winne of vs the hill and thereby the winde and the Sunne of it had shyned as it did not for the weather was cloudie and louring The gaine of which thrée things whether partie in fight of battell can happe to obteyne hath his force doubled against his enimie In all this enterprise they vsed for haste so little the helpe of horses that they pluckt forth their ordinance by draught of men whiche at thys time began fréely to shoote of towardes vs whereby we were further warned that they ment more than a flâ—rmish Herewithall began euery man to be smitten with the care of his office and charge and therevpon accordingly to apply himselfe aboute it and also my Lordes grace and the Councell on horsebacke as they were fell streyghte in consultation The sharpenesse of whose circumspect wisedomes as it quickly espyed out the enimies intents so did it among other things promptly prouyde therein to preuent them as needefull it was for the time asâ—ed no leysure Their deuise was this that my Lord Gray of VVilton Marshall of the armie and Captaine Generall of all the horsemen shoulde with his bande of Bulloners and with my Lorde Protectors bande and the Earle of VVarwickes Lorde Lieutenant of the armie bande all to the number of xviij C. horsmen on the one halfe Sir Rafe Vane with Sir Thomas Darcie Captaine of the Pencioners and men of armes and my Lorde Fitzwaters with his band of Demilances all to the number also of xvj C. to be readie and euen with my Lorde Marshall on the west halfe and thus all these togither afore to encounter the enimies a front whereby eyther to breake their araye and that waye weaken their power by disorder or at the least to stop them of their gate and force them to stay while our fore warde might wholy haue the hilles side and our battel and rerewarde be placed in groundes next that in order and best for aduantage And after this then that the same our horsemenne shoulde retire vp the hilles sides to come downe in order afresh and infest them on both their sides whiles our battels shoulde occupy theÌ„ in fight a front The policy of this deuise for the state of the case as it was to all that knew of it generally allowed to be the best that coulde be euen so also taken to be of no small daunger for my Lorde Marshall Sir Rafe Vane and other the assaylers the which neuerthelesse I knowe not whether it were more nobly or wisely deuised of the Councell or more valiantly and willinglye executed of them For euen there wyth good courage taking their leaues of the Counsell my Lorde Marshall requiring only that if it went not well with him my Lordes grace woulde be good to his wife and children he sayde he woulde méete the Scottes and so with their bandes these Captaynes tooke their way towardes the enimie By this were our fore warde and theirs within two flyght shottes
purpose moreouer he had no place to retire but for halfe a leage nor other remedie for to couer defende himselfe than to chase the enimie out of their forte Whervpon he commaunded the Prior Dom Ferdinand his sonne to make all the Esquadrons to march forwarde and he himself retired whither he thought good The skirmish had beguÌ„ at x. a clock the Prior arriued there about two in the afternone whose succours did so set on fire the courage of the other that they giuing vpon all the rest of the Flemmings forced them to abandon the fort with so great mortality that this victorie may well he accounted equall vnto the other that Lewes gaue vnto Aremberge For they gayned all the artillerie and a good number of the Ensignes The Conte Lodowicke and Antonie de Lalain Conte de Hochstrate who had giuen place to the Catholikes two dayes before retired into Embden a Citie subiect vnto the Earle of Aldenburg After this the Duke of Alua recouered all Freselande marched euen vnto Amsterdam in Hollande where he caused the heades of the Captaynes of Sardâ—gones regiment to be cut off for that they had bene the cause of the defaite of Aremberguâ— But bicause that Popelleniere séemeth ouer briefe in the enarration of them that were slayne I doe thinke it good to set downe the wordes of Schard one of the Iudges of the Emperiall chamber in his Chronicle inserted in Corpus hystoricum Germaniae The Spaniardes sayth he followed the chase foure myles and tooke prisoner Henrie van Sygen Lodowickes Lieutenant with twentye ensignes sixtene péeces of ordinance and slewe some saye seauen thousande but the number must néedes be lesse séeing that the whole armie was scarce so many of whome yet it is manifest that many escaped There were slaine many of the banished Nobilitie whose plate and monye fell vnto Alua his share The Earle of Schwartzburg fledde away at the beginning of the fight ¶ The battell of Bassac fought in Poitou in France betvvene Henrie Duke of Aniou brother and Lieutenant Generall of Charles the ninth King of Fraunce and Lewes Prince of Conde Generall of the Protestantes in Anno. 1569. AFter the battell fought at Saint Denys the armie of the French Protestantes as I tolde you before marched into the confines of Loreyne to méete with Casimire sonne vnto the Pfaliz graue with whome they returned backe againe and besieged the Citie of Chartres when a peace was concluded in March 1568. but it helde but a little whyle for in August following the Protestants were againe in the field with an arme of fourescore and fouretene cornets of horsemen and two hundreth and fortie ensignes of footmen of whome d Acer brought twentie thousande out of Prouence and Daulâ—hinte and eyght hundred horsmen Against this power being in Xaintoigne a power of Catholikes came vnder the conduct of Henrie Duke of Anieu the kings brother betwene whome were diuers skirmishes vntill that the colde of the winter forced them both to abandon the field the which they did take agayn as soon as euer the time of the yeare and state of the ayre woulde permitte But in March 1569. Monsieur de Anioiâ— hauing a little before doubled his forces had intelligence that the Lorde Piles was comming oute of Gascogne with a newe supplye of Souldiours for the Conde who hadde loste by sicknesse foure or fiue thousand of his footemen Wherefore his Excellence aduauncing his armie thorowe Poitois Limosin and the countrie of Augomois descended along the riuer of Charente as though he woulde take Chasteau-neuf there for to passe the riuer and that done barre Piles from ioyning with the Prince and be at choyce to fighte with eyther of them The which the Prince doubting passed the Charente at Cognac But Monsieur hauing taken Chastean-neus standing vpon the riuer of Charente betwéene Cognac and Angoulesme commanded the bridge to be repayred that the Protestantes had broken downe And the next morning being the xj of March his Excellence marched towardes Cognac as well to doe some enterprice vpon the Protestants and to put them in doubte what he ment to doe as also for to cause them to thinke that he woulde not returne againe to Chasteau-neuf to passe the water The Princes who were at Cognac only with their ordinarie traynes the men of warre being in their quarter sent one sodenlye to demaunde ayde of the Admirall who was at Iarnac with the auantgarde Dandelor hasting thitherwarde vnderstoode that Monsieur was turned towards Chasteau-neuf and therefore the Prince being assured returned to Iarnac the twelfth of March. And in the meane time to impeach the reparation of the Bridges of Chasteau-neuf he caused the Admirall and the auantgarde to aduaunce themselues selues vnto the encounter whilest that he went to Iarnac But the Admirall séeing the diligence that was vsed in making of the passage retired himselfe vnto Bassac and for the retrayte ordeyned Soubize Puviant and other companies of Poitou who shoulde remayne there in battell vntill midnight As the diligence of Monsieur was greate in making of the Bridges so was it extreme in passing ouer them all the night on the other side the Prince all things being well weyghed was not willing to resolue vpon the battell but commaunded the Admirall that he shoulde cause the auantgarde to dislodge and he with him at larnac vppon the breake of the daye The whiche was done but not by all For the companyes that Puviant ledde coulde not marche so spéedilye the whiche was the occasion that they sawe the companies of the Catholikes at their tayle and were so strongly pressed by them that they muste néedes disgage and succour them to the perill and discomfiture of all the Protestantes for the Chiefe was charged by so many Catholikes that be being in the heade of the armie was in great perill if that the discouerie of the troupes which the Admirall ledde had not made them that were aduaunced nearest to staye a little Then the footemen of the Catholikes were no sooner passed the Bridges but that without resting they doubled their pace for to gayne a little hill that was directly ouer agaynst the Bridge The Protestantes also made for warde verye fast for to sease it but sodenly when they perceyued the crossed men whome they there discouered verye easilye they retired a two or thrée harquebusse shottes from thence for to take a place for the battell the which they found in a place of indifferent good aduantage the whiche was a playne couered in one quarter with a great village whiche did afforde manye commodities vnto their footemen Neare vnto the sayde village there was a little hill and more lower theâ—e ranne along before them a riuer that did deuyde the playne There they rested them and all being set in aray of battell stayed there a good while whilest that the Captaines Catholikes did take a place for their armie vpon the playne neare vnto the hill Then they that were lesse lasie remayned
All the famous Battels that haue bene fought in our age throughout the worlde as well by sea as lande set foorth at large liuely described beautified and enriched with sundry eloquent Orations and the declaratioÌ„s of the causes with the fruites of them Collected out of sundry good Authors whose names are expressed in the next Page IMPRINTED AT LONDON by Henrye Bynneman Francis Coldock Authors from whome this vvorke is selected JOnius Bothe the Guicciardines Natalis Comes Popelliniere Bizari Patten and other the most approued Historiographers that haue best blased these matters beginning at the Battell of Tarro in Anno Domini 1495. where Ionius and Francis Guicciardine begin their Hystories and continuing vntill the famous Battel of Lepanto in Anno 1572. where the Turkishe power was discomfited on the Sea vnder the conducte of Don Iohn of Austria collected by Iohn Polemon ¶ TO THE RIGHT HOnorable Christopher Hatton Captaine of the Queenes Maiesties Garde attending vpon hir most royall person Vicechamberlaine to hir Highnesse and one of hir Maiesties most honourable priuis Counsell MY especiall trust is that your Honour will pardon my boldenesse in making you patrone of this worke which when I had caused my friende to collect and translate out of sundrie approued Authors and thought that it coulde not but generally delight all Noblemen and Gentlemen of this Realme I weyghed with my selfe what perticular personage was meetest to be presented therewith At length remembring your Honor and considering not onely what roume you are placed in but also with what valiant and noble minde you are endowed I chose you before others being glad that I had so fit a worke to dedicate vnto so worthie a Patrone Beseching your Honor to accept of this signe of good will and loyall enteÌ„t I need not commende the worthinesse of the worke or the true setting downe of euerye Battell therein contained eche Author hath his seuerall title where he is inserted according to the course of the Historie whose credit shall sufficientlye commende their Description Wherefore I cease wishing vnto you Galens health Croesus wealth and Naestors yeares with increase of honour and the attainement of perfect felicitie Your Honors most ready at commaundement HENRY BYNNEMAN The battell fought in Anno Domini 1495. at Tarro in Italy not farre from Parma betvveene Charles the French King the eight of that name and the Venetians and Milanese vnder the conduct of the Marques of Mantoa MAximilian the Emperoure Ferdinande the Kyng of Spayne the state of Venice Levves Duke of Milan and Aâ—exander the Byshop of Rome beyng streken into feare with the rare felicitie of Charles the French King who had without wound conquered the riche Realme of Naples about the first of Aprill in Anno 1495. made a solemne league betweene them wyth these conditions that with one consente and common charge they should set forthe so greatea power both by Sea and land as should be thought sufficient to defend their common safetie And for the furnishing of this exploite the Spanyard had sent a strong Fleete into Sicile with fiue thousand footemen and sixe hundred Horsemen the Venetians had rigged foorthe a Fleete of fortie Galleys and also for a supplement of their power by lande had hyred a great number of light Horsemen in Epyrus Macedonia and Peloponesus the Milanese leuyed souldiours in Germanie the Emperoure promised to descende hymselfe into Italy with an inuincible army of Almaynes But the French K. being much moued with this vnloked for conspiracie of those Princes the which although it was said to be coÌ„cluded only to defeÌ„d theÌ„selues yet he knowing it was striken against him thought it best beyng then in Naples spéedely to returne vnto Rome and from thence into Lombardie meaning by his suddayne comming to discourage the vnprouided Pope from his intended purpose wherefore leauing the rest of hys power bestowed in garrisons in most opportune places of the Kyngdome of Naples marched towardes Rome wyth foure thousande Horsemen as well men of armes as lyght Horsemen besydes the ordinarie retinue that the men of armes doe accustomably drawe with them and about eyght thousand footemen of Switzers Almaines and Gascoignes besides a sufficient furniture of great ordinance and namely of field pieces With this power he entred Rome without resistance the Byshop and hys Cardinals béeing fearefully fledde But when he was come vnto Pisa he had intelligence that Lewes the Duke of Orleans whome in hys expedition vnto Naples he hadde willed to remayne at Asti in the frontiers of Piemont with a strong band of Horsemen and also hauing heard of thys league of the Princes hadde commaunded to leuie Souldyers in all places néere aboutes had taken Nouara a Citie belonging vnto the Duchie of Milan The taking whereof made Lewes the Duke of Milan very earnestly to desire the Venetians spéedely to sette foorthe a power séeyng he coulde not in that iniquitie of tyme obteyne presente ayde of any other of the confederates to stay vppe hys staggering state The whych the Venetians dyd both gladly graunte and spéedely accomplishe theyr army béeyng within fewe dayes in the fielde at the banke of the Riuer of Oglio the Generall whereof they created Frauncis Gonzaga Marques of Mantoa a lustie yong Gentleman desirous to serue in the warres and winne renowne with whome they ioyned accordyng to theyr manner two Venetians Lieutenantes or Prouiditori Melâ—â—nor Creuisano and Luke Pisano In the meane tyme the Kyng hasted wyth greate iourneys to passe the Appenine Mountaynes and to ioyne wyth the Duke of Orleans before the power of hys enimies whyche he hadde intelligence were leuyed in all quarters and passed the Po were come vnto the streightes of the Appenine Troublesome and paynefull was the carriage of hys ordinaunce downe vnto Burgo from the stiepe Mountaynes where the wonted Horses coulde not drawe them for the sheluing and winding of the wayes but the Souldyers were forced to transport them wyth theyr handes and shoulders and euery Horseman to carrie a pellet of fiftie pounde weyght before hym on the pomell of his Saddle From Burgo they beganne at the length to come downe into a broader way whiche leadeth to Foronouo and sente before the Marshall Gien leader of the vantgarde wyth a strong bande of Horsemen and footemen and wyth hym Antony Bassey the Collonell of the Switzers and Iames Trivulzi a Milanese to take vp a place at Foronouo for the armye to encampe in The Kyng vsed Trivulzi as it were for hys guyde and reposed greate trust in hys counsell both for hys singular knowledge in martiall affayres and in the Countrey and also for the olde enimitie betwéene hym and the Duke of Milan whome hée continually soughte to annoy vnto hys vttermost whereby hée grew afterwarde to wonderfull riches and greate martiall glory to the destruction of all Italy Nowe was the Marques of Mantoa wyth whome had ioyned the Earle of Giazza wyth the power of Milan at Glareola a Village on the farther
of the Turkes and Moores Corsaleâ— were before the Isle of Erumentara came into greate hope to oppresse them Wherefore of his fiftéene galleyes he chose out eyght of the strongest and furnished them with the rowers and souldiers of the rest of his galloys and obteyned of the Captaine of the Isle of Ibiza about a hundred and fiftie valiant souldiours whom he bestowed in his galleys Portundo being thus angmented strengthened was fully resolued to sight with the Barbarians and setting all things in a readinesse departed about the thirde watche from Ibiza and made towards Frumentara which was ten miles off The Barbarians séeing galleys comming spéedily got them aboorde and prepared to sight But when it waxed light Iohn Portundo his sonne numbred the nauie of his enimies and therefore admonished his father not hastily to sight being ouermatched iâ—â— number Portundo vehemently and bitterlye reuiled him as a cowarde and that so insolently that he swore he was not his son who feared his enimies who were furnished only with Foystes Brigantines so that yea he himselfe alone would with his only Admirall galley drowne all those small vessels of the Barbarians Portundo was in déede a man of a noble and stoute courage but very lostie and proude and so through vaine boasting being made obstinate wilfull and vntameable no consideration either of assured or very harde dannger nor any horrible shewe of present perill presented coulde feare him Then his sonne who was both of surpassing prowes and also prudence replied God graunt father the we may rather be ashamed of our conceiued feare than sorowfull for our foyle But Portundo made such baste towardes the enimie that he was farre before the rest of the galleys who were not able to rowe so fast and looking back commaunded the slaues in his Admirall to cease rowing that the rest might ouertake him and they were called vnto both by voyce whistle to make hast that they might make front with the Admirall Aidin of Smirna the Archpyrate who was surnamed Cocciadiabâ—lâ— séeing the vnequall course of his enimies and that one comming behinde another they coulde not make front with the Admirall calling togither the souldiours and maisters with spéedie deliberation resolued vpon this counsell that the stronger Foystes shoulde runne directlye vpon their enimies with their stemmes but the smaller shoulde euery two on both sides lay aboorde one of their enimies galleys Frendly fortune fauoured the Pirates but was a cruell foe to the christians For Assanes Celebine and Solyman the moste desperate and fiercest fighters of the Pyrates at one time ranne vpon the Admirall one on the side and the other on the stemme and before that succor coulde come siue Portundo with all the souldiours and tooke the Idmirall galley so that sodenly the banner was throwne downe the which did muche diminishe the courage of the rest and with the like spéede did Aidin himselfe lay aboorde the Cocke the Captaine whereof was Iohn Canticler who was slayne with all his men In the same moment of time an other Pirate called Salec valiantly setting vpon the galley of Derthosa the Captaine whereof was Iohn de Ciueres and also the next therevnto wherein was Iohn Portundo his sonne toke them both Ciueres being slayne and Iohn taken and all the souldiours slayne In the same moment of halfe an houre Mathewe Sances was slaine by Saba a Pyrate and his galley taken But Naggali did so hotely pursue the hindermoste of the Spanishe galleyes that fledde that one wherein was Martine Oriego he loste but the other wherein was Iohn de Cordoua he forced to runne hirselfe vpon the rocken the galley was taken with the captaine who woulde not flée away after so foute an ouerthrowe but all the rest fledde out of hir but were so fiercelye followed by the Pyrates who also went a short that manye mot were taken than escayed ¶ The Battell of Gabiniano sought betvveene Philibert Prince of Orange generall for the Emperour Charles the v. and Ferâ—â—iâ— a Captaine of the Florâ—â—tines in Anno. 1530. AVno domini 1530. the Florentines being streightlye besieged by the power of Charles the Emperour whose general was Philiberâ— Prince of Orange for banishing the familie of the Medres sent for a Captain of theirs called Fernaio who had gotten great glory of late for the valiant recouery of the city of Voâ—â—eâ—ra from the Emperials â–ª and also for no lesse famous defending thereof agaynst them that he with his power assaulling the Emperâ—alles without on one for and the garrison of the Citie sallying out on the other some fortunate sight might be committed to deliuer their countrie from the imminent perill of sacke and seruitude Fernaio accordingly gathered his power togither which was thrée thousand footemen and of armed horsemen and Epyrotes or Albanoises vnarmed fine hundreth the Captaine of the Epyrotes was Nicâ—tas Masio surnamed Pulledâ—â— But of the other horsemen Charles earle of Ciuitella and Amico Arsula Besides this power he had also sollicited the Mountaine men about Pâ—stâ—ia of the Cancellariel action who as they had promised were looked for to bée press to ioyne with their countriemen 〈◊〉 they matched that waye He had also layde on Sumpter horses aboue an hundreth stunkes of wylde fire and also ten péeces called Moschattes the which being layde vpon reâ—â—es of â—oods are commonly vsed to be a garde in saiâ—â—â— she for the footemâ—n against the violence of the horsemen Wich this power and furniture and a â—erâ—â—tue prouisson of victuals and specially of Bishes as much as might suffice the souldiours hasting through the woodes and mountaynes if that they coulde finde none other victualles among those poore mountayne men he did set forth from Pista and fuâ—uing towardes certaine of the Captaines spake these wordes My valiant heartes we are commaunded to go neyther must any inâ—â—â—nant violence of daunger he seared séeing that we muste in any case obey the Senate who doe maintayne and finde vs and doth repose the hope of their supreme safetie in our noble valiance â–ª He séemed vnto some not to haue spoken with his wonted chearefulnesss as though he did abode howe vnluckilye he shoulde fight in a voyage that he made at other mens appointment and pleasure In the meane time the prince of Orange hauing intelligence by spyes of the intent and iourney of his enimies wrote vnto Fabricâ—o Maramaldo and Alexander Vitelli who laye with their regiments in the territorie of Pisâ— that with all possible spéede they shoulde haste to cutte off Fernaio his iourney and followe him at the harde héeles There also followed Vitelli a hande of Spaniardes who being put out of wages by the Emperours commaundement liued by robberie them did Vitelli abhort to doe some good seruice in this voyage whereby they might deserue pardon of their mutinie and be interteyned agayne into wages The Prince also sent before out of the Campe Râ—scio the Earle of Sâ—n secondâ— Marito de Colomia and Sculengo with their regimentâ—â— and
also adioyned Theodore Bischeimiâ— the Captayne of the Epyrote horsemen vnto Rasciâ— his wing of horsemen After them sold wed a regiment of olde Lansquenets and also he himselfe with all the light horsemen and also the men of armes marching towardes Pistoia He traualling all night â—aâ—ue vnto a place called Lagoni almost and waye betwéene Pistâ—ia and a towne named Gabiniano where he stayed to refreshe the horsen with a little rest and the souldiours with a light breakefast Whyle that he thus rested there came a priest vnto him running who tolde that Fernaâ—â— was at hande and had entred sacked burnt the towne of S. Marcelles out of she which he had bardly escaped and moreouer that the Emperials were at the héeles of them the which was knowen by the often crackes of the harquebusses Then the Prince commaunded Francis de Pratey and Rossales Spaniardes and zucers an Epirote to go before with all the light horsemen to whome he added for a garde Pompeio Farino with thrée hundred harquebusiers and admonished them that still as they went wheresoeuer they founde the way narrowe so that the horses coulde not well passe that they shoulde place vpon commedious hilles certaine bandes of Harquebusters for this purpose that if the horsemen after they were come into the sight of their enimies chaunced to be pressed then they might retire fayze and foftlye vnto those sure gardes but if that they mette with anye leuell grounde the which they sawe was commodious for horsemen they shoulde stay the enimie so long by flowe skirmishing vntill that he were come with the men of armes When the horsemen were come vnto Gabiniano and coulde not be suffered to enter the towne they turning about rode vnder the wall of the towne towardes S. Marcelles and began to skirmish with the auaÌ„tecurrers of the enimie For Fernaio was minded to come vnto Gabiniano thinking that his enimies woulde not haue mette him with so greate spéede Yet there had bene some who being skillfull of the countrie and hauing receyued more certain intelligence of the comming of their enimies had counsayled him to climbe the high mountaynes besides Saint Marcelles and so safely come downe agayne at Scarparia the enimies not being able to pursue him in that very strayte and troublesome way To the which aduise inclined the valiant Captayne Paâ—lo de Cere who accounted the losse of the baggage but small so that escaping their enimies they might come in safetie to Florence But Farnaiâ— with a loftie minde detesting that aduise whith might giue some signe of feare and flight marched still forwarde the horsemen going before with their Captaines Charles the Earle of Ciuirilla and Arsiolas And whereas Gabinâ—ano is two myles from S. Mâ—railler â–ª the auantâ—arde which â—arnarde Strozzi surnâ—â—â—d Capâ—â—unzo ledde was come vnto the gate of Gabiniâ—no when the Ensignes of the reâ—einarde were yet at Saint M'arcelles gate The waye is not very yll but that they must go a little downe the hill for Saint Marcellea which standeth in a low bottome enclosed counde about with mountains Nowe the Emperials who as we haue elphe you were sents before molested the hindermost of the enimies For Refeâ—â— had brought a bande of Harquebusiers with him euerys horseman taking an harquebuster behinde him who with their shot much vexed the enimies But when Maramaldo sawe that the enimies bended towardes Gabiniano from Camalenbo where they lodged the might before be crossing ouer the mountaines and woodes was come to Gabiniano And also Vitelli by another shorter waye but verye yll was encamped not farre from the towne In the meane tyme Fernaio tyding on a whyte horse wyth his sworde drawen adhorted his men kéeping their araye to haste to take the towne first the whiche was then in sight and to propell the vrging borsemen of their enimies for the Earle of Ciuitella and Atsula fighting with singular vallor did not only susteyne their enimies but also the charge being on both sides often renued along the sheluing bankes forced their enimies to retyre with turned backes Whyle that they thus soughte with great tumult and noyse for that certayne bandes of Harquebusiers had bene sent forth out of Fernaio his battell and also the shotte of Pompey who as we haue shewed you had bene sent to be a garde vnto the horsemen had intermedled themselues in the conflicte of the horsemen and nowe manye men had bene slain on hoth sides when Maramaldo got into the town at the farther gate and at a part of the wall which was easilye throwne downe at the verye same time that Fernaio entred in at the foregate Ind thus a cruell and bloudie fight was committed along the towne so that they fought with great contention in the middes of the Market place for Fernaio leaping off from his horse and taking a footemans Pyke layde about him lustilye Neyther fayled Maramaldo vnto his men but casting them into the forme of a wedge fought fiercely to wynne the whole stréete In the meane tune part of Fernaio his battell following their Captaine fought valiantly in the towne but part defleeting along the towne wall and hauing gotten a commodious place among the Chestnut trées to defende themselues against the insulting horsemen ouerwhelmed their enimies with a great tempest of small shatte By them as it was afterwarde knowne who were in number almost fiue hundreth was the Prince of Orange slayne when he hastred with the men of armes to be present at the fight Neyther was he streyght way known being spéedily spoyled of his coate of cloth of siluer and his guilte armour They saye that before he was wounded he foughte or horsebacke hande to bande with Nicolas Masio the Gréeke who battered his heade péece with a Mall of pron and Orange often assayed to thruste him through with his sworde But Masio fearing the shocke of the men of armes fledde backe vnto the Chestnut trées but the Prince pressing forth ouer hardily receyued two deadlye woundes by barquebusse Almoste at the verye same time Vitelli charging ouerthwarte the rerewarde which Paolo de Cere ledde did so breake their araye and scatter them almoste at the first encounter that hée gotte all their ensignes although that Paule himselfe valiantly resisted and lighting on foote repayred the araye of his men and also renuing the fight brake throughe vnto the towne to ayde Fernaio But when it was bruted abroade that the Prince was stayne and the troupe of the men of armes a thinge shamefull to sée and incredible to hée reported was fledde backe headlong Fernaio crying victorie victorie gathered the Florentines close togither and beganne to presse on the appalled Emperialles And if that the Lansquenettes who had not yet stirred but kept in araye not farre from the towne their Esquadron as it were a Castell to receyue their fellowes marching forwarde had not repressed the tumultuous procursions of their enimies doubtlesse not one of the horsemen had made curtesie to flée séeing that many of them before
noble men allyed by bloude vnto Guasto and Salerne were rather gently to be let go than to be seuerely deliuered vnto detestable death by the iudgement of Straungers One onely noble man and he also a yong Gentleman of surpassing towardlynesse Vlisses Orsino was stayne in the fight with a harquebusse shot Strozzi himselfe escaped into the neare dominions of the frendes and confederates of the Frenchmen with Nicolas the sorme of the Earle of Perilia and Flaminio the Earle of Anguillara This ouerthrowe dashed all the intended attemptes of Anghien This battell was fought in Iune and that at Ceresoles in Aprist before ¶ The Battell of Locken foughte in Saxon betvvene Charles the fift Emperour of Rome and Iohn Fredericke Duke of Saxonie in Anno 1547. 24. of Aprill Out of Natalis Comes WHen that the armie of the confederale states of the Empise assembled against the force of Charles the fifte their Emperour who was fore displeased with their streight alliance was dissolued and the chief conductors therof Iohn Fredericke Duke and Prince Elector of Saxon and Philip the Lantgraue of Hessen were returned home to defende their owne countries the Emperour passing ouer the riuer of Elb entred Saxonie hasting with his ouly horsemen to fight with the Duke before he had dispersed hys power into his impregnable holdes And in déede the Emperials vsed such celeritie that they were vpon the Saxons before that they were ware of them in so much that when the Emperiall anantcurrers were sodenly come so neare vnto them that they coulde not well be set in araye all the Saxon armie was fraught full of trembling and feare and were euen vpon the pricke to flée all away of so great moment in warres is celeritie alone But whylest that the auantcurrers Emperiall being verye fewe in number stayed for more power whiche continually came vnto them the Duke had leysure to set his men in aray but yet not as he was wonte and as the discipline of warres woulde haue it but as the present necessitie requested and permitted He deuided his footemen into two Esquadrons whome he garded on both sides with his horsemen and placed his greate ordinaunce and his baggage and cariages in the myddes In the meane tyme the Emperialles were so increased that they doubted not to encounter their enimies who nowe marched towardes VVittemberg And firste there passed betwéene them lyght skirmishes whome the Saxons still marching on their waye forced not off séeing that they did not onely stoutly resist them but also repelled with slaughter such as ouer hardily pressed vppon them Afterwarde when that the Duke of Alua the Emperiall Generall was come into sight wyth a great troupe of horsemen the Saxons fearing by the great cloude of duste that was raysed vppe that the Emperours whole power was come beganne to marche on a rounde pace the whiche certayne of the Emperiall lighte horsemenne taking for a kinde of flyghte gaue a great shoute and lustilye charged the Saxons and certayne men of armes wente aboute to enclose them on the other side But a great troupe of Saxons harquebusiers on horsebacke charged the Emperiall horsemen with so greate violence and so myghtie and horrible a storme that not one of them durste abyde but incontinentlye turned their backes and were forced to flée backe among the men of armes These horsemen were taken vppe in the confines of Hungarie Poloue and Croatia and had to their Captaine Bartholomewe a Croatian an olde and experte souldiour When that the Saxon vnderstoode that hys footemens ▪ heartes were a little confirmed throughe the valor of these horsemenne he commaunded that the footemenne of the Earle of Bichlinghen in whome he reposed greatest truste and the horsemen of Iohn Ponicawe and Gangulph of Eislinghen should be placed agaynste the fronte of the ennimies wyllyng them that if they were inuaded and charged for to feygne that they gaue place vntill that at commodious tyme the signall of fighte shoulde bée giuen Whyle that the Saxon is doyng of this the Emperour with the King of the Romaines had ouertaken Alua his horsemen Wherefore his Maiestie thynking that oportunitie of fighte was offered him whereof he was verye desirous and bicause that the daye was nowe well spente he incontinentlye aranged his power into a vantgarde and a battayle In the auantgarde he placed sixe hundreth Launces to the charge of Maurice Duke of Saxon sixe hundreth Hungarian horsemen and seauen hundreth Italian horsemenne and one hundreth harquebusiers on horsebacke they being all in number two thousande He deuided them into thrée troupes the Hungarians stoode on the right wyng the Almaines on the left and the Italians in the middes of the reste of his power he made the battell the whiche he deuided into two Esquadrons of whome hée committed the one vnto the King of the Romaynes but the other he ledde hymselfe the one consisting of seauen hundreth horsemen and the other of one thousand part Launces and parte Harbuebusiers on horsebacke and wylled hys souldiours to auaunce in suche order that the fronte shoulde be broadest contrarie to the vsage of the Almaines who doe make their fronte narrowe and their sides broade The reason hereof was bicause it is not onelye goodlye vnto the eye but also verye sure For in this araye a battell cannot so eastlye bée enclosed by reason of the breadthe thereof the whiche maye happen with no greate difficultie if that the Esquadron bée narrowe The Saxon had sixe thousande footemenne caste into two Esquadrons and nyne Cornettes of horsemenne whiche was two thousande sixe hundreth and foure score horsemen but be himselfe ryding from ranke to ranke prouided for all necessaries in all places And when he sawe but onelye the forewarde of the Emperialles bicause that the duste didde hyde the battayle hée was in good hope that he shoulde be able verye easilye for to susteyne the force of so fewe horsemen But when he was admonished by his Marshall to go a little on one side that he might more diligently vewe them with whome he shoulde fight he sawe also the battell aranged wherefore vnderstanding that all the Emperial horsemen were come and also perceyuing their araye and purpose he returned vnto his hoste and determined to take a woode full of Marishes and very blinde narowe pathes thinking that through the benefite thereof he shoulde be able to prolong the fight vntill it were night and then he should be safely shrowded therewith and commodiously recouer VVittemberg But there was betwéene both the armies so large an open playne as wold suffice for them to fight in for it was aboue thrée hundreth paces long the which playne the Emperials thought if that they could get then they shoulde defeate their enimies Wherefore Alua sent the light horsemen before for to impeach the ennimie from taking thereof But bicause that the Saxon footemenne and twoo troupes of horsemen stoode therevpon the Emperialles were forced to retire vnto their fellowes the exployte vnatchieued But Alua with a stronger
streight vpon our ordinaunce and cariage My Lordes grace as I sayde most speciallye for the doubt of the same placing himselfe thereby caused a péece or two to be turned towarde them with a fewe shottes whereof they were soone turned also and fledde to Dakith But to returne vnto the Scottishe chase it was continued with bloud and slaughter fiue miles in length westwarde from the place of their standing whiche was in the fallowe fieldes of Vndreske vntill Edenborough Parke and welny to the gates of the towne it selfe and vnto Lyth and in breadth nye foure myles from the Frith sandes vp toward Dakith southwarde In all which space the deade bodies laye as thicke as a man maye note cattell grasing in a full replenished pasture And for the smalnesse of our number and shortnesse of the time which was scante fiue houres from one welnie vnto sixe the mortalitie was so great as it was thought the like afore time not to haue bene séene In déede it was the better maintained with their owne swordes that laye eche where scattered by the way whereof our men as they had broken one still tooke vp another there was store inough and they layde it on fréely that right manye among them at this businesse brake thrée or foure ere they returned homewarde to the armie There were thus slaine in fielde of Scottes xiij thousande of the which number as we were certainlye enformed by sundrie and the best of the prisoners then taken beside the Earle of Loghemwor the Lorde Fleming the Maister of Greym the maister of Arskin the maister of Ogleby the maister of Auendale the maister of Rouen and many other of noble birth among them there were of Lardes and Lardes sonnes and other Gentlemen slayne aboue xxvj C. and xv C. were taken prisoners among whome were there of name the Earle Huntley Lorde Chauncelour of the Realme there the Lord of Yester Hobbie Hambleton Captaine of Dunbarre the maister of Sampoole the Lard of VVimmes and a brother of the Earle of Casselles Two M. by lurking and lying as though they were deade scaped away in the night all maimed and hurt Herewith wan we of their weapons and armour more than wée woulde vouchsafe to giue cariage for and yet were they conneyed thence by shippe into these partes of Iackes specially and swords aboue xxx M. The camp also was taken wel replenished with their simple victualles and also some péeces of plate and chalices were founde After this my Lordes grace tooke the towne of Lyth with thirtene vessels in the hauen the which he burnt with the towne brought vnder the Englishe obedience all Tiuidale and their marches all the Lardes and Gentlemen thereof comming in and swearing fealtie and within the mids of the lande did wynne and placed there garrisons S. Colmes Ince and Broughtie crag a place of greate importance standing at the mouth of the riuer of Tey whereby all the vse of the ryuer might be cut from Saint Iohns towne Dundee and many other townes in those partes And vpon Michaelmas day returned ouer the Twede with losse not of aboue lx men ¶ The Battell of Weser fought in Saxonie by Morrice Duke and Prince Elector of Saxonie and his confederates against Albert Marques of Brandenburg in Anno. 1553. Out of Natalis sinnes WHen that Albert one of the collaterall line of the house of Brandenburg raged with a great power through Franklande and Saxonie sparing neyther frende nor foe he brought his faithfull frende Morrice Duke of Saxon in his top who being ayded by the power of Ferdinande king of the Romanes Henrie the Duke of Brunswicke Philip the Lantgrane of Hessen the Bishoppes of VVirtzpurg and Bamberg the citie of Nuremberg and other did by taking of a streite force Albert to fight The wynde blewe with Albert which doth somewhat helpe in fight and also he had taken a little hill that stoode in the playne and fiest the great ordinance was shot off on both sides but with small detriman◠of eyther armie But although that Albert was inferiour vnto his ennimies in horsemen yet he was verye well furnished with eyghtene goodly Cornets of horsemen and in footemenne did muche ouermatche them The hostes beganne to drawe neare one vnto the other by little and little and sodenlye a most cruell battell was begunne they fighting on bothe sides with greate valor and courage In the middes of the fighte Albert commaunded the beste of his horsemenne to charge foure Cornettes of Morrice his men of armes the whiche was done both parties approching one so neare vnto the other that for lacke of roume they coulde not breake their Launces The shotte encountered togither with noble courage singular prowes and incredible alacritie and charefulnesse But at the last Albert being inuaded on all parts and weakened through the great slaughter and discomfiture of his men was forced to séeke safetie by flight and fléeing with onely eyght horsemen left his defeated people his ordinaunce furniture and baggage vnto the mercilesse vsage of his enimies This battell which was begun in the morning early continued almost vntill night and was fought in a playne that lyeth betwéene the Duchies of Brunswicke and Lunenburg in the which battell were taken liiij ensignes of footemen and fiftene of horsemen there were slaine iiij M. horsemen and many footemen There were taken on Albert his side of noble men the Earle of VVarenberg and Nicolas Berney and many other slaine On Morrice his parte were slayne Charles Victor and Philip Magnus sonnes of Henrie Duke of Brunswicke and many other noble men Many ensignes of Albertes power were saued by reason of the greate woodes that were neare at hande and also of the spéedie approche of the night But Morrice himselfe being shotte into the bodie at the battell with a Pistolet dyed the next daye There were some that thought he was not wounded by his enimies but by one of his owne familiars to whome he had done reproche in former time the reuenge whereof hée deferred vntyll thys commodious tyme This one aduerse battell didde so breake the power of Albert that whereas before he was inuincible a terrour vnto all Germanye and spoyled all states at hys pleasure hée was neuer afterwarde able to doe anye thing but being anon after againe ouerthrowne in fighte with his small power by Henrie the Duke of Brunswicke was turned out of all his dominions and forced to die in banishment ¶ The Battell of Martiano fought in the territorie of Sene in Italie betvveene Iohn Iames Marques of Marignano Generall for Charles the v. Emperour of Rome and Peter de Strozzi Chiefetaine for Henrie the seconde King of Fraunce Anno. 1553. Out of Natalis Comes ANno domini 1553. Henrie the Frenche king to molest the Emperour Charles in Italie sent Peter Strozzi a banished Florentine and one of the Marshals of France to take into his protection the noble citie of Sene and to his vttermost to endammage Cosmo the Duke of Florence a faithfull
the riuer and also some light horsemen so that they were in all about seauen thousand horsemen They were not so soone ouer the water but Egmont ranged hys souldiours against the Constable who was come thither to diuert the Spaniardes and to molest them with skirmishes vntill that in another quarter reliefe might be sent into the towne for that was the Constables intent the which when he had done he determined to retire backe in araye of battell and to saue himselfe through the benefite of the hilles And in déede by this skirmishing with the Spaniardes he opened oportunitie vnto thrée hundreth footemenne to enter the towne but when he sawe that Egmontes horsemen and afterwarde the whole armye were passed the riuer he beganne to drawe backe by little and little towardes the hilles skirmishing with the Spanishe lyghte horsemenne who indeuoured to hinder their flight vntill that all the Spanishe horsemenne were come and all the footemen had passed ouer the riuer When the French men had giuen backe a little waye they were forced by the imminent daunger to staye and to set their men in aray of battell But Egmont who saw that assured victorie was offered him after that he had stayed a little while not thinking it good to omit the present occasion gaue a charge vpon the greater troupe of the French horsemen with incredible valor being backed by the Dukes of Brunswicke with one thousande pistolets he admonisheth Ernest Duke of Brunswicke whom the Earley of Horne Mauâ—felt and Hochstrat shoulde followe to giue the charge on an other troupe of two thousande Frenche men of armes Ernest with surpassing courage ranne vpon the French troupe who mette him with lyke fortitude and constancie of heart and at the firste susteyned the Spanishe force with so greate prowes that they had almost put them to flight Thus they fought very fiercely on both sides and manye were slaine but at length the Frenchmen being ouercome by the number of panish horsemen that still encreased were forced to retire vnto their footemenne by little and little but when Egmont and the rest of the nobilitie followed them fiercely they came vnto the footemen who standing close togither in thicke Esquadron strongly susteyned the shocke of the Spaniardes When that the fight had bene long time doubtfull the Duke of Sauoy sent a freshe troupe of horsemen and willed Egmont to giue a charge vpon the footemen and not to abuse the benefite of fortune who had offered so easie and assured victorie for if he shoulde make any stay he thought that thereby the victorie woulde slide awaye and be wrested out of their hande bicause that the enimie having by theis meanes leisure graunted them might gather togither and relye their strength and câ—nstrâ—â—â— their horsemen who were almost defeated When they had thus fought long and on the one side Egmont inuaded valiantlye and on the other the Frenchmen resiste stoutly at the last the Frenchmen fledde and reposed all hope of safetie in the switnesse of their féete whom Egmont and the rest spéedily pursued and quite defeated all the French power There were taken of the Frenchmen the Constable hurt in the thigh with a Pistolet the Dukes of Longuile and Montpensier hurte in the heade the Marshall of Saint Andrewe Lewes borther to the Duke of Mantua Vassy Gurton Roth du Maine the Ringraffe Colonell of the French Lansquenets all these were of the order the Conte Rochfocaulâ— the Lordes Oâ—egâ—y two Birons Monbrun and Merne being two sonnes of the Constable and a great number mo Finally about two thousand of Noblemen and Gentlemen and of all sortes of souldiours to a foure thousande fiftie two ensignes of footemen eyghtene guidons of men of armes and xx of light horsemen xx péeces of ordinance of whom ten were battering péeces the rest field péeces iij. C. wagons ladeÌ„ with martiall furniture and prouision with a great number of horses There were slayne of Frenchmen to the number of sixe thousande among whom men of great marke were Iohn Duke of Anghieu brother vnto the king of â—â—auâ—rre the Vicont Touraine nephewe vnto the Constable and the Lordes Campodenâ—ie Eyâ—â—ie Galan Plenot Gelot and manye other noble men There escaped the Dukes of Neuers and Montmorâ—ncie the Prince of Condie the earle of Sanxerre the Lorde Burdelion and great number of other noble men But on the Spanishe part were slayne somewhat aboue one thousande among whom were of name Binicourt the maister of the Campe two noble men of Germaine and diuers other and the Conte Mansfels was hurt in the thigh and Monbrey in the knée After this victorie the Spaniardes wanne Saint Quintines Haron and Chastellet and fréelye ranged about in those partes all that Sommer without any impeachment ¶ The Battell foughte at Graueling in Flaunders betvvene Monsieur de Termes Generalt for Henrie the seconde King of France and the Conte Egmont Chiefetaine for Philip the king of Spayne in Anno. 1558. Taken out of the Commentaries of Lewes Guicciardine HOte warres continuing still betwéene France and Flanders Henrie the French K. in Iune in Anno. 1558. sent from Calice Monsieur de Termes a valiant and experte Captaine one of the order and captaine of Calice with an armie of almost nyne thousande footemen and a thousande and fiue hundreth horsmen to roade and wast the confines of Flanders With this armie he passing ouer the riuer of Ha defeated a multitude of peysants and certaine handes of sduldiours that went about to empeach his passage and then leauing Graueling and Burburg on his backe he sâ—denly by assault tooke Lunkirke a towne on the sea coast sixe leagues from Calice and after he had sacked it and left a garrison therein he went further into the countrie wretchedly wasting with fire and sworde euen vnto Newpoâ—t To represse this â—aâ—ing of â—â—â—â—eâ— Philip. the King of Spaine and Duke of Burgen â–ª 〈◊〉 the â—aâ—â—â— of Egâ—â—â—iâ— â–ª unto Flaunders who ioyning at Graueling with Monsieur Binicâ—urt the Campe maister and sending for the souldiours that laye in garrison at Beâ—â—une Saint Omers Are Burburg and other townes adioyning and also receyuing a supplie of souldiours from the Duke of Sauoy Lieutenant generall for the King of all his lowe countries and armies therein within fewe dayes gathered togither an armie of twelue thousande footemen and thrée thousande horsemen besides almost an infinite number of pcysants who being enraged for the losse of their goodes and wasting of their lands flocked thicke and thrée folde from all partes vnto the campe part armed and part vnarmed In the meane time Termes hauing drawne backe his power vnto Dunkirke bicause he was cruelly molested with the goute and smelling out that a shrewd turne was ment him commaunded the armie to depart from Dunkirk and to encampe within a leage of Graueling that he might be the nearer vnto Calice But as soone as he had intelligence that a great power of the enimies were sodenly gathered togither that Egmont was their general
yet neuerthelesse they were resolued in no case to gyue the charge before it were towardes the Euening if it coulde be possible both as well for to couer and the better to fauour their retraite if they shoulde be pursued as also by so doing to take awaye from the Catholykes the felicitie of an entier victory and iourney and finally that in the meane time Dandelot who had bene sent for might haste with all diligence to be there in time Vpon this generall resolution the Constable issued out of Paris and leauing the Chappell whither he sent a good number of harquebusiers marched with his armie streyght vnto the villette for to stretche out his armie in length for to take the commoditie of the field and to stande more like vnto an hedge than any thing else On the left side whereof he did set the battallion of the Switzers flanked with a good number of Frenche harquebusiers and all these stoode for to assure fouretene péeces of artillerie which he had placed in the mouth of Auberuilliers towarde the which he made the most part of his armie to turne heade he encamped a regiment of horsemen on the left side of the Switzers and did set before them one greate troupe of horsemen as it were to couer them the Captaine of the which troupe was Mareschall Montmorencie his eldest sonne He had on his lefte side the regimentes and companies of the Dukes of Nemours Longueuille the Conte de Rez Chauignie de Thoree Lansac and many other close to the whiche companies stoode one good troupe of harquebusiers on foote Behinde those horsemen and towardes the Chappell was the regiment of footemen of the Parisians who did all glister almost with armour Pykes and Halbardes and did hide the left side of the armie Catholike the middle and the principall force whereof did the Switzers and the Constable make On the right side of the Switzers were the regiments of the Conte Brissac and Strozzi On the right side more higher did the companies of the Mareschall Cossé Biron the Vicont de Auchy la Riuiere and diuers other which stoode more neare to Auberuilliers shewed themselues behinde whome more lowe than the villet or small towne stoode the Duke de Aumaule and Mareschall de Anuille assisted on both sides with two troupes of horsmen as it were for the assurance of the Switzers the French footmen But now we will shew the disposition of the armie Protestant When that the Prince had intelligence vpon a sodayne that the Catholikes were issued out of Paris drawing with them the artillerie he well knewe that the daye woulde not passe without fight And therefore all the companies being aduertised came into the fielde being fully resolued for to accept the fight if they were forced although that their fellowes were not come and stretched out themselues which thing only rested for them to do in this forme As their armie had bene deuided before that time into thrée partes so they nowe also made thrée troupes The Admiral being assisted with Clermont of Ambois his two sonnes Renty and six cornets of horsemen and with foure hundreth harquebusiers on foote who followed the horsemen and were led by Valefeniere placed himselfe aboue Saint Ouin as it were for to couer and defende his lodging right in the face of those that garded the side of the Constable To the same ende Ienlis being accompanied with Lauardin Vardes Bressant Besancourt v. or vj. cornets whom thrée hundreth footmen harquebusiers folowed for to helpe them at the pricke of the charge made the other horne and the forme of a left auantgarde before his lodging at Auberuilliers against the whiche they sawe that the Catholikes had made heade and bent the greatest force of their armie directly against Biron and the rest before mentioned To preuayle the better against whome they had made a ditche from Auberuilliers euen vnto a Windmill which is betwéene the village and the villet the which ditch and the Windmill it selfe they had filled with manye of the beste harquebusiers that they had for to salute them that woulde come to séeke them The Prince of Conde the Cardinall of Chastillon Sechelles who vnder title of Lieutenant conducted the companie of the Duke of Angieu with the two Vidames of Chartres and of Amiens the Contes of Saux and of la Suze of Esternay Brouchauanes and Stuart accompanied with certaine Scots with foure hundreth harquebusiers stoode lower informe of the battayle couering Saint Denys and all that runne behinde the crosse which is vpon the causey and the Chappell of Landet right in the face of the Constable and of them that were before him All the Cornettes stoode along in a rowe lyke vnto an hedge and their horses were ranged front to front in such forme as they ment to fight The cause of this aray it may be so was lacke of men to make an entier battallion or bicause it is most ordinarie among the Frenchmen who vse the Launce or to th ende they might charge altogither and not one tarye behinde an other as most doe in battallions The footemen were deuided into thrée troupes as they were before and they caried no ensignes but being all harquebusiers they serued for Enfans perdus who as the most assured and resolute to fighte doe beare death engrauen vpon their foreheades as well for themselues as for those that they first attach These harquebusiers followed good and neare vnto the horsemen but when it came vnto the poynt that they shoulde go vnto the charge they shoulde aduaunce themselues forth before vpon the sides for to shoote right and with assurance vpon the first of the Catholikes that would ioyne with the Protestants as you shall heare So that the disposition of their armie was in the forme of a Moone more than of any thing else if that their companies had bene ioyned togither had stoode nearer and closer one vnto another But as I told you before they were deuided into thrée parts of whom the troupes of the Admiral and Ienlis made as it were the two hornes of the Croisant whereof the battell of the Prince made the but or bottome and the middes was stronger than the endes who not hauing so many Launces horsmen were more cleare thin and lesse furnished of men They had all their forces in the fielde for thinking that none coulde come vnto S. Denys but that they muste firste defeate them who couered their lodgings they left none there but their Pikemen and Holbarders who not being inowe in number and sufficient for to make a battallion of Pykes in that playne they would haue to remaine in the towne for to garde the baggage and the Ensignes of the harquebusiers Neyther was it long before that a skirmish was attached on the side of Auberuilliers The artillerie beganne to thunder and was shot off foure Vâ—lees but did little harme yet some died thereof dismembred and other were so hurt that they cursed them all their
woulde giue no more eare therevnto than would Curiâ— and the Conte Lodron in the like cases At the verye same instant of the Princes death the disorder among the Protestantes marueylouslye encreased whose spurres were not so sharpe as to make their horses poste fast inough D'acier being aduertised by the Admirall of this rent counter made sixe thousande harquebusiers to marche with aâ— great diligence and spéede as be could possible but when he was yet one leage from Bassac for he came from Cognac which is v. great leagues from Bassac he vnderstoode of the losse of the battell by those that fledde which made him to leade his footemen towards Iarnac where yet he could be no sooner arriued but that he sawe the Catholikes at his héeles yet he made heade vnto them in suche sorte that he had afterwarde leysure to retire Then hauing intelligence that the greatest troupe was in Cognac he passed ouer the water with his footemen for to flée that waye and for to assure himselfe agaynst the pursuitâ— that might be made at his tayle be caused the bridges to be broken downe the which did impeache the passage of the pursuing Catholykes And also hereby the artillerie whiche some had caused to be brought oute of Cognac was also soone assured Then Iornac being abandoned was taken by those that pursued their victorie vpon the footemen Of so many Protestantâ— manye woulde haue rallyed themselues but they were chased so neare that they had no leysure Moreouer to the pursuite arriued a regiment of Reysters who with the rest of the Catholikes did verye hotelye pursue the fléeing soules one leage from the place of the battell but they continued their slight euen vnto fiue of the clocke in the afternoone The Admirall and Dandelot séeing the flight irreparable and the affraye so marueylous retired with a fewe of the Nobilitie but when they woulde not followe the waye that the greatest part of the afrighted tooke for feare of being pursued with the other they deflected into the way on the right hande and the tract that was least beaten retired vnto S Iean de Angely where they being aduertised that the yong Princes of Nauarre and Conde were at Xainctes whither they retired hauing giuen comandement to the rest of the footmen to tarie at Cognac they sought them there and made that the place for the Reindevous or abode for them that escaped out of the battell whither many who had taken the way to Cognac thinking to finde the Princes there came vnto them Many Protestants of marke besides the Prince of Conde saw the ende of their dayes in this iourney of Bassac Among other of the Poiteuins these were of greatest name Tour yong Chasteliers Portant Chandenier Mesanchere Brandaniere the eldest of the Bessons yong Tabariere Barette la Mesleray and aboue fiftie other gentlemen lamented in that countrie Few of the footemen and of the Captaines in chiefe none but Ogier called la Moriniere and certaine other of the regiment of Puivant Soubize Langvillier and ten or twelue other Poiteuins were taken of whom a little while after Soubize deceyuing his kéepers escaped As touching other Montigeau Breton Stuard a Scotte who was slayne with a dagge and certaine other died there Camtel of the race of Glas was slaine Captaine Corneile a Scotte and diuers other of the same nation coulde not suruiue the fiftenth daye by reason of their woundes Corbeson brother to Montgommerie and Lieutenant to the Prince was taken prisoner and after estarged on his fayth and being offended for that they woulde not chaunge Sessac for him he returned vnto his house Guerchye Ensigne bearer of the Admirall being hurt in diuers places was taken and being giuen by Monsieur vnto one of his kinsemen had libertie to returne vnto his house vppon hys fayth La Noue was chaunged for Sessac Lieutenaunt to the Duke of Gâ—yse The summe that this iourney did importe were neare foure hundreth of the Confederates and two hundreth Catholikes of whome there died Monsalez the Barons of Ingrande and of Prunay both of the house of Billy The Conte de la Mirande de Morete Moncanure Linieres and certaine other of marke but fewe or none in comparison of the Protestantes whiche made the Catholikes as well Frenchmen as Spaniards to compare this discomfiture vnto that which Charles the fifte Emperour gaue vnto the Almaines and doe account it for one nothing lesse and inferiour But certes the fruite was farre lesse for none other ensued therof but a frée running ouer all the Xantongeois Angumois and Limousin But while that Monsieur attempted in vayne Cognac and Angoulesme the Protestants gathered togither and vnited their dispersed power and creating Henrie the yong prince of Nauarre or Bearn to be their Generall in Iulye following ioyned with the power of the Duke of Deux pontz who died by the way which consisted of 7500. Reysters and 6000. Lansquenettes very well armed and appointed ¶ The Battell of Moncontour foughte in Poitou in Fraunce betvveene Henrie Duke of Aniou and Henrie Prince of Bearne the tenthe of October in Anno. 1569. THe Protestants hauing as I sayd receyued the aides of Deux Pontz became verye strong and did manye greate exploytes and at the last the x. of October ioined in battell with Monsieur who had eyght or nine thousand horsemen sixtéene or eyghtéene thousande footemen and fiftene or sixtene péeces of artillerie But the Confederates had sixe thousande horsemen aswell Frenchmen as Reysters eyght thousande harquebusiers and foure thousande Lansquenets of whoÌ„ some did vnhandsomelye helpe them selues with harquebusses sixe Canons two Culuerings and thrée Muschattes But the cause why that the Admirall who in déede ruled and gouerned the armie the Prince being scarce a man in yeares being ouermatched in number ioyned in battell was first necessitie bicause he coulde not commodiously neither go backe nor forward Monsieur was so neare vnto him and secondly desire of reteyning the auncient honour and reputation of the Protestantes who were alwayes accounted verye hardie and valiant but if that they shoulde nowe haue fled they might perhaps haue alienated from them the heartes of manye of their fauourers both in forreine countries and also at home The place where this battell was darreyned was a playne called Cron halfe a French leage from Moncountour and two from Eruaux This playne in some parts is charged with little hilles whom the Captaines might orawe to great aduantages for the future battell as the Admirall did who hauing marked that towardes the place where his Excellence woulde come the playne ended in certayne little hilles with small and swéete discents he purposed to place there the greatest part of his footemen and certaine Reysters bicause that they by reason they doe march in the forme of a battallion are more subiect vnto the mercye of the Canon than the Frenche horsemen of whome bicause they march and fight in length in the forme of wings one péece of ordinance can hit but one and
fledde at the very first for to marke I beléeue their lodgings at Partenaye and then at Rochel and Angoulesme and farther too if they had durst to haue gone and also for the fewe charges that they made that remayned and stoode to it Who being vnited quicklye after the first and seconde charges retired the which of truth was more honourable than the fight passed as I shall shewe you in another place True it is that the Catholikes reallying themselues made them to remember the iourney or battell of Spurres But when one hath done his deuoire the retraite in cases desperate doth carie no dishonour Such was the ende of the battell wherein Frenchmen Almaines Burgonions Italians Switzers Flemmings and Lansquenets tried sufficiently the prowesse and dexteritie of themselues and other with leysure inough Henrie Champer now with his Cornet of Englishmen was comming thitherwarde but being arriued at Niort when the battell was fought and hauing séene theyll happe of this iourney by she long trayne of the fléers incorporated himselfe with the masse of the escaped The fight endured not aboue two houres Duke de Aumalle and Biron with the Mareschalles of the Campe Torré and manye other pursued the chase and Monsieur followed after them with the rest of the armie being herin wisely and well counselled For the Generall neuer ought to trouble his person in whome the good or yll happe of the whole armie doth séeme to be reposed with the pursuite of them that flee for as muche as the perill that maye happen is common vnto him with the meanest souldiour of his troupes The pursuit was not long bicause that the Protestants being all ioyned togither as I haue tolde you and notably susteined by eight or nine Cornets of Almaines with the Conte Lodowicke and Mansfelde to whome it is naturall to kéepe better order whether it be in marche or in fight than any other nation that is durst staye for the hotest of the pursuers so that afterward they went but a marching pace for when the Catholikes thought to annoy them sodenlye this masse woulde turne heade and then they durst not to runne vppon them In this sort they marched euen to Eruaux the Catholikes beginning to retire and from thence to Partenay where they arriued about ten of the clocke in the night fiue houres after the discomfiture and sodenly helde counsell with the Princes About thrée or foure hundreth horsemen of the auantgard without accounting their seruants passing forthright more neare to Moncontour had also taken the way to Partenay where at one time they rencountred one another The taking of this village serued them to great purpose Captaine Allarde had receyued charge from Monsieur to go with as much spéede as he could possible the Monday after he had dined for to take Partenay and to put two or thrée ensignes in it as he that had alwayes bene Captaine thereof before but the Admirall had at the same time dispatched thitherwarde Aubouiniere of Chaile in Poitou for to take it the which he did with such diligence that he arriued a little before Allarde The Princes and Protestantes lost in this battell thrée thousande Lansquenets and fiftene hundreth Frenchmen the number of the deade that were founde séemed farre greater but the greatest part were Custerelles or seruantes all were buried by the commaundement of his Excellence and also all the villages farmes and hamlets thereabouts were inioyned to burie those that were neare vnto them Of the horsemen neare thrée hundreth were slaine and no fewer horses were deade or hurt for the Reisters for the most part did chiefly shoote at the horses knowing that if the horse laye on the ground or otherwise were not able to doe his deuoyre the horseman wold come to reason Of men of name there was not any slaine but Tauegy de Bouchet Escayer de Puygreffier which some do call Saint Eire in Poitou one of the most auncient and resolute men of warre in Fraunce who in fighting valiantly was borne to the grounde and slayne in the fielde as were Dautricourt Biron the brother of the Catholike and Saint Bonet Ensigne bearer of the Admirals company La Noué was taken prisoner as also was de Acier after that he had lustily ouerthrowne the Reisters that charged him The Admirall was hurt with a Pistolet betwéene the nose and the left ball of his chéeke and his horse hurt Many other namelye Reisters were wounded who were afterwarde almost all saued at Rochell All the artileâ—rie was gotten and their furniture All the baggage of the Reisters was spoyled except their horses whome their seruants saued The baggage of the French men was saued bicause it had bene aduaunced vpon the way to Partenay and Niort Of the Catholikes fewe of the footemen were slayne and about fiue or sixe hundreth horsemen namely Reisters and twise as many hurt the most part of whom died afterwarde of their woundes The Conte Reingraffe the elder the Marques of Baden Cleremont of Dauphine the olde Reingraffe slayne The yong Reingraffe the Earles of Issie and Santelle Italians the Duke of Guise Schomberg Bassompierre de Mailly hurt and saued Thucidides who is reputed to be the truest wryter of the ancientes speaking of the discomfiture of the Ambracians and their allyes by the Athenians doth not tell the number of the deade bicause it séemed excessiue vnto all other but himselfe who did not thinke that they excéeded a thousande men searing that he shoulde be named a lyer In the lyke cause am I who will not tell howe many Protestantes were slayne for feare of bring controlled Alwayes when I doe take my penne in hande I blushe to sée howe that some Catholikes who doe say that they were at the battell and greatlye busied in kylling will finde it straunge considering will other saye the reporte that was made vnto the King to all the Potentates of Christendome and to his Excellence himselfe Lette them weygh that there came but sixe thousande Lansquenettes to the Protestantes They will graunt me this that the long and paynefull voyage whiche they made the troublesome excursions the importunate charges and other annoyances that the Duke de Aumalle brought vnto them did take a moitie of a thirde of them oute of the worlde adde there vnto that the rolles of Straungers are neuer full Will they deuye me that after they were ioyned with the Princes dyed as manye moe at Saint Yrier and afterwarde at Lusignen and the long siege of Poitiers where all the Frenchmenne endured so manye calamities And what of the rencounter of Saint Cler where the Canon playde at pleasure throughe those poore bodies that laye groueling byting the dust Moreouer this is verye certayne that almost thrée hundreth were caried backe by the Catholikes to Moncontour and it is moste true that thrée hundreth were afterwarde slayne in Bruage and the Isles of Santongne as I shall tell you besides them that wandered from the Ensignes and serued after the battel or were slaine by
the paisantes The rest of the whole number will scarce amount to the thrée hundreth of paye who vnder the charge of Hector Reilen were conducted home into their countrie by the Catholykes at the Kings commaundementâ— after that peace was made and published Recken these numbers and it maye be you shall finde that there were not so manye slayne as I doe saye Of the Frenchmenne that two partes were saued by so shamefull a flight you ought not to doubte ioyne therevnto the curtefie that Monsieur commanded to be vsed vnto the rest of the French men To haue fledde and to be slaine in fight be two incompatible thinges and then consider the retrayte of the Reisters Protestants of whome there died about an hundreth and fiftie If you doe not nowe beléeue me I will say that in your speache you deuise as Clerkes of armes or else doe it of passion Nor I will say farther the which will more disease you to digest that the Catholikes had at Moncontour a losse of more importance than the Protestantes who lost none but their footemen Monsieur pursuing the Protestantes with spéedie pace rested not before that the night tooke him which was at Saint Generou vpon la Toné and after he was lighted off from his horse he gaue thanks to God for that he had vouchsafed to bestowe vpon him so goodly happy and notable victorie to the profite and contentment of the king his brother After this victorie Monsieur recouered all Poitou when that the Protestantes had dispersed their armie to be refreshed in Xantogne Quercye and Gascogne But the next Summer they were in the fielde againe and forced the king to make peace with them in August following being in the yere 1570. graunting them pardon and also libertie of their consciences ¶ The Battell of Lepanto fought by sea vpon the coast of Greece betvveene the nauy of the Christian league vnder the coÌ„duct of Don Iohn de Austria and the Turkish fleete gouerned by Haly Bassa in Anno. 1572. Out of Peter de Bizari WHen that Selym the seconde the Turke grieuouslye molested the Islandes of Cyprus and Candie Philip the king of Spaine the seignorie of Venice and Pius the fifte Bishoppe of Rome entred into a strong league against him and in the yeare 1â—72 did set forth a mightie fléete in that quarrell ayded herein by the Dukes of Flâ—rence Sauoy and other Princes and the knightes of Malta and the Citie Genoa â–ª This fléete consisted of two hundreth and eyght galleyes sixe galeazes siue and twentie shippes fortie Brigantines and Fragates and fiue and twentie thousande souldiers Italians Spaniardes and Almaines besides two thousand gentlemen that serued for pietie and honor without wages Thys mightie nauie the high Admirall wherof was Don Iohn de Austria base sonne of the Emperour Charles the fift yet so that Mark Antonie de Colonna and Sebastian Venerio the Admiralles of the Papes and Venetian nauies shoulde be alwayes called into couÌ„sell and that done which shoulde séeme good vnto the greater part of them launched out of the hauen of Messina in Scicile in August to the vttermost of their power to endommage the Turke The seuenth of October they being before the Isles Cuzolari in the Archipelago had intelligence that the Turkishe nanie of 333. galleyes and such like vessels was in the gulfe of Lepanto and hasted directly vnto our nauie and were not farre off When that this was hearde and knowne to be true Don Iohn impelled thorowe the surpassing valiance both of his owne heart and also of his fellowes and allies and specially through the intreatie and persuasion of Augustine Barbadico the Viceadmirall or Prouiditor of the Venetian fléete incontinently commaunded that flagge to be hanged forth which was the signal of battel that the fléete might come togither he coÌ„manded one of the greatest gunnes to be shot off Then he went aboorde a long boate taking with him Lewes of Cardona and Soto his secretarie and glistering all in bright armour went about all the whole fleete with most ioyful countenance and passing stoutnesse of courage and gaue charge that euery man shoulde followe their ensignes and kéepe their araye and then adhorted and desired the Captaines and souldiours that they woulde fight valiantly and stoutlye and thinke that they caried that daye the riches honor glorie libertie faith and religion of their countries in their valiant handes Wherefore they shoulde be ready and fully bent to inuade the Turkes as soone as the signall shoulde be giuen and that if they vanquished this daye woulde bring perpetuall felicitie vnto them and theirs but contrarywise if they shoulde behaue them dishonourably and shamefully and be vanquished that then it would be a beginning of euerlasting shame and of all calamities Wyth these and such like wordes the heartes of all men althoughe they were before of themselues fiercelye inough incited were more and more inflamed and nowe euerye man burnt in immesurable desire of fight It can scarce be tolde for howe fortunate and happye an abodement it was taken that euerye man as soone as they sawe him beganne to applaude and also to crie out victorie victorie and these wordes did they oftentimes euer and anon repeate Those things being spéedilye done he returned againe into the Idmirall galley almoste at suche time as the two fléetes were within an arrowes shot one of another But bicause that diuerse of the galleyes séemed to be somewhat slacke to take their place Lewes Rechezenes streight waye went out of the Admirall and being rowed in a boate gaue it in charge vnto euery galley then returned agayne vnto the Prince The middle battell wherein were thréescore and three galleys did the thrée high Admiralles guide and Dom Iohn kept in the middes on whose right side went the Popes Admirall galley in whome was Marke Antonie de Colonna the high Admirall and Pompey de Colonna Romagasso and Michael the Popes Nephewe with manye other noblemen But on his lefte was Venerio the Venetian Admirall whome manye valiant and noble men accompanied and a small distaunce from hir followed the Admiralles of Charino Maripetri and Iohâ— Lâ—uretaâ—o behynde them the Admirall of the Genouese in the which the Prince of Parma was and the Admirall of the Duke of Sauâ—y the Captayne whereof was Ligny a manne renoumed both for birth and martiall knowledge and in hir was also the Prince of Vrbine and the wings of the myddle battell were backed on one side with the Admirall of the Knightes of Malta whose Captayne was Peter Iustiniano a forwarde and valiant man and on the other wyth Lumolines Admirall in whome was Paule Iordane a Gentleman of approued prowes Whylest that Dom Iohn doth chearefullye and diligentlye execute all things which doe appertayne vnto his charge and doth omit nothing that doth belong vnto a valiant and noble Prince the rest of his fellowes and the Captaynes of the galleyes did also by their owne authoritie commaunde their souldiours to repayre vnto the ensignes
the least wise not came vnto my knowledge As the battell fought betwene the â—olonâ—â—e Orsini mentioned by Iouius in the summariâ— of biâ—â— booke wherein the Orsine were ouerthrowne And the battel at Swatzwald where the Switzers vanquished the Almaines whereof Iouius maketh mentioÌ„ in the summarie of his vp booke And also the foure ciull battels betwene the Switzers in the yeare one thousand fiue hundreth twenty nine The two battels fought in the yere 1â—59 betwere Selius and Baiazzet sonnes vnto Soliman the great Turke The ouerthrowe giuen in the year one thousande fiue hundreth sixtie and seuen vnto the Moscouâ—te by the Polonian where seuen thousande Moscouâ—tes were slayne and taken prisones and two thousande drowned in the riuer of Dwyâ—da And two conflictes by sea in the yeare one thousand fiue hundreth sixtie and foure betwens the Dane and the Swedan And also one civill battell in Scotlande at the Long side where the Quéene and hir fauourers were discomfited And also sundrie battels both by sea and lande fought in base Germanie in these late ciuill troubles as in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth seuentie and two the Lorde Ienlis with almost fire thousande Frenchmen going about to enter Mons in Henault was ouerthrowne by Federicke sonne to the Duke of Alua and almost all the Frenche men slayne As also the nexte yeare he defeated and tooke prisoner the Baron of Batenburg comming with an armie well furnished to relieue the besieged town of Harlaw And the dattell of Maâ—icin in Clauâ—lande where the power of Dewes Earle of Nassow was defeated and himselfe with Christophâ—â— the Palsagâ—â—â—â— sonne slayne by Sanchie Dauila the Castellan of Antwarpe But on the water the Duke of Medina Celi discomfited by the Guise before Flissingen and sixtene of his ships drowned and foure taken being shippes of infinite riches And also the Conte Bossis discomfited on the water in Holland by the sayd Genses who also put to flight at Terguse a fléete sent by Alua in the yeare one thousande fine hundreth seuentie and thrée And the next yeare one of foure score sayle sent by the Commendador of Castile then Gouernour vnder the conduct of Iulian de Romero to victuall Middleburg of whome seuentene were lost And perhaps manyé other such lyke As agayne I haâ—e omitted diuers other bicause I doe not â—éenie them worthie the name of pitched fielded or battels As the foule flight of the Venetian fléete vnder the conduct of Grimani as soâ—e as euer they attached fight with the Turkishe manie whereof Ionius writeth in the suminarie of his â—irt booke And the like of the Venetian armie by lande conducted by Balemie at the first fight of Gascon of Feix As also that notorious incommeth bitle â—iflicted on Solimaâ—â— the Turke in his returne oute of Persia in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth thirtie and fiue when that Delmeathes the Persian Captame did one moste tempestuous night sodenly inuade his Campe with a power of light horsemen and slue infinite Turkes and rifled almost the whole campe and returned backe in safetie Nor that shamefull retire or flight of Andrew Doria Admirall of the mightie nauie of the Emperour and Venetians as soone as euer he had attached fight with a farre inferiour power of Turkish galleys in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth thirtie and seuen Nor the discomfiture by ambushe of the power of Reneé the Prince of Orange by Martin van Rossem neare vnto Antwarpe in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth fortie and twoo And the battell of Sulway mosse where the Scottes frantickly fledde feared with their owne imagination as though the Duke of Norffolke who had lately roaded Scotlande with a goodly armie had bene now returned againe when that they were fette vpon by Thomas bastarde Daker and Iacke of Musgâ—aue with one hundreth men and they had left a stale on the hill for to make their fearefull foes beléeue it was another power approching In the which conflict were taken the Lorde Maxwell the Generall with a greate number of Earles and Lordes Nor that lamentable losse in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth and sixtie when that the Duke of Medina Celi returning from the coÌ„quest of the Island of zerbi in the coast of Africa met with the innumerable Turkish floete the fight whereof caused him in continently to flee without once striking stroke léesing xxvij galleys and a great number of hulkes laden with souldiours and victuals and abandoning sixe thousande valiant souldiours whome he had left in garrison in the Isle to be murthered by the mercilesse Turkes These conflictes and other of lesse fame I haue willingly and wittingly omitted bicause they deserue not the name of battels and also for that by the enarration of them the like pleasure and profite will not redound vnto the reader The which two things haue specially impelled me to collect this painefull worke FINIS * That was when Charles wan the kingdome Nauâ—rro was Generall of the Spanish footmen a man of great skil in vndermining Pescara his auncestors came out of Spaine ¶ A Table expressing the names of such battels as are set forth in this Historie also in what yeare and by whom they were fought THe battell of Tarro fought in the yere 1495. betwene Charles the French king and the Venetians Out of Iouius Fol. 1. The battell of Seminara fought in the kingdom of Naples the same yeare betwene Ferdinand king of Naples and the French power Out of Iouius Folio 23. The battell of Eboli foughte in the kingdome of Naples the same yeare betwene the Neapolitan French power Out of Iouius fol. 27 The battel of Terranoua fought in the kingdom of Naples betwene the French and the Spanish power in the yeare 1506. Out of Iouius The battell of Gioia fought in the kingdome of Naples betweene the French and Spanish power the same yeare Out of Iouius Fol. 35. The battell of Cerignola foughte in the kingdome of Naples the same yeare betweene the Spanishe and French power Out of Iouius Folio 38. The battell of Giaradda fought in Lumbardie betweene Lewes the French king and the Venetians in the yere 1509. Out of Francis Guicciardine folo 41. The battell of Rauenna foughte in Romagna betwene the power of the French king and the Spanishe and his confederates in the yeare 1512. Out of Guicciardine fol. 44. The battell of Ginghat foughte in Picardye in the yeare 1513. betweene Henrye the eyght king of Englande and the French power Out of Hall. fol. 64. The battell of Nouara foughte in the Duchie of Milan betweene the Frenche power and the Switzers in the same yeare Out of Iouius fol. 54. Flodden fielde fought betweene Iames the fourth king of the Scots and the Englysh power in the same yeare Out of Iouius fol. 67. The battell of Vlmo or Vicenza fought in Venetia betwene the Spanyshe and the Venetian powers in the same yere Out of Iouius fo 78. The battel of Borysthenes