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A08577	A true historie of the memorable siege of Ostend and what passed on either side, from the beginning of the siege, vnto the yeelding vp of the towne. Conteining the assaults, alarums, defences, inuentions of warre, mines, counter-mines and retrenchments, combats of galleys, and sea-fights, with the portrait of the towne: and also what passed in the Ile of Cadsant, and at the siege of Sluice, after the comming of Count Maurice. Translated out of French into English, by Edward Grimeston.; Histoire remarquable et veritable de ce qui c'est passé par chacun jour au siege de la ville d'Ostende. English.	Grimeston, Edward.	1604 (1604)	STC 18895; ESTC S113561	132,698	249

as would with their Colours flying Drummes sounding their Matches light and Bullets in their mouthes with foure peeces of Ordinance and Bullets Poulder for tenne shotte and two hundred Wagons to carry away their stuffe besides all the Shippes within the Towne that were laden and the rest to be laden with their baggage and householde stuffe their wiues and children leauing the rest of the amunition behinde the chiefe whereof was shipt before they left about eight peeces some not mounted others crackt broken with two or three morters and some 80. bartels of Poulder the rest was shipt away or made vnfit to vse And so there went forth about foure thousand tall Souldiers by the Stronde towards Blankenbourg hauing beene feasted and banketed by their enemies both within the towne and without in Spignolas Tents and had a conuoy to conduct them their ships departed in like sort they lodged that night at Blankenbourg and the next day they came to Prince Maurice his campe before Sluice where all the Colonels Captaines and chiefe men were kindly entertained and welcomed by his excellencie and the Baylife of Ostend was made Baylife of Sluice There remained no Inhabitants in Ostend only one old man and a woman or two but all retired leauing it as heapes of earth and sand The Arch-duke came thether with the Infanta to see the place and from thence they went in pilgrimage to our Lady by Dunkerke to whom they did ascribe the victory All the countrie people there abouts were commanded to bring in stuffe of wood and Bauins to repaier the Towne against the Sea The Arch-dukes Campe is disolued and the soldiers are dispersed into the citties townes of Flanders which were forced to receiue them for garrisons to withstand the incursions of the garrisons of Sluice and Ardenbourg the which his excellency had fortified with many Bulwarkes leauing there this winter some 7. or 8000. foote and 2000. horse in garrison hauing built stables for their horses in Ardenbourg and Isendicke Monsier Vander Noot being made Gouernour of Sluice vnder Cont Hendrik Fredricke of Nassaw brother to Prince Maurice FINIS An Explanation of the figure of the retrenchments of Ostend 51 A Halfe Moone before Helmont in the which they of the towne kept garde a long time 52. Helmont cut off from the Towne marked 42. in the whole carde of the Towne represented in the Historie 53. A Bulworke on the West where a mine played the 16. of Iune and the next day an assault was giuen in the whole mapp 39. 54. The Gallery or Corredor from Polder Bulworke to the Counter-scarfe 55. Here a mine was blowen vp the second of Iune and an assault was giuen 56. Here they of the Towne had a halfe Moone and kept garde where they made a mine 57. The Bulworke of the South-west 35. 58. The Castall or stable of Kine the South Bulworke 59. A halfe Moone within the Counter-scarfe where they of the Towne kept garde 60. A halfe Moone taken by the besieged cutt off and seperated from the towne 61. A Rauelin 62. The West Rauelin 63. The Porke-espike a part whereof the enemie blew vp ane seazed on the rest 41. 64. A Blocke-house before the North gate 65. A Bridge 66. A Rauelin 67. New Helmont 68. The new Bulworke of the West 69. Sure gardes or vrigandes 70. A Plat-forme vpon the market place whereon they haue made three batteries marked with the numbers of 71. 72. 73. Afterwardes it was changed to the new West Bulworke number 69. the which is of eight peeces to play vpon the enemies Catteyes and is changed as occasion serues as you may see in the portrait Description and situation of Ostend The Port. A new Gollet A new Port. A discourse of the estate of the towne since the warres and fortification therof Those of Ostend abandon the Polder Importance of Ostend Forts built about Ostend Expences in garding these forts Cause of the siege Diuersitie of opinions in counsell vpon the siege of Ostend Ostend besieged The olde hauen cut off by the enemy Graue Maurice sendes to Ostend Succours from England A Sallie A Sailie The enemies trenches 2200. canon shot in one day against the Towne The Arch-dukes men stand vpon their guard Ships from Zeland Of the Gouernors lodging beaten downe with the Canon and not by him abandoned Fugitiues taken Bullets of 40. pounde shot into the towne Generall vere hurt The Arch-dukes men forced to retire by the tide 35000. canon shot against the towne Letters shot into towne with arrowes The tide amazeth the townes men 2000. English come into the Towne 20. Ensignes of French other nations Prisoners brought into the Towne The Arch-dukes inuention Inuention for an assault The forme of the siege and of the Archdukes campe The Lord of Castillion slaine The estate of the besieger The Flemings out of hope to take Ostend Many of qualitie goe to see Ostend A new Hauen at Ostend Generall Vere returned to the Towne The Arch-dukes rigour The Earle of Northumberland the Lord of Kessel came to Ostend Fortification of the besieged Conut Bucquoy made Lieutenant generall to the Arch-duke The Arch-duke resolues to raise the siege Six or seauen horsemen giue the alarme to the Towne The Arch-dukes men approched neerer by a 130. yardes Traitors taken in the towne Great treason discouered in the towne The townsmen make a new Hauen This was on the 17. of Nouember stilo veteri Sicknesse in the towne Assault at the English Trenches and repulsed An assault giuen and the enemy repulsed with losse A treatie with the Arch-duke to winne time 1602. A furious and bloudy assault Assault vpon the East Assault at Helmont and the English trenches The Generals wisedome The Arch-duke looseth aboue 2000. men Noble men slaine The commanders names for the Arch-duke at the assault The Spaniards mutine for want of paie Complaints of them of Antwerp Great necessitie in the campe Generall Vere leaues Ostend A new Hauen at Ostend Prince Maurice comes into Brabant Prince Maurice besiegeth Graue Sickenesse in Ostend and in the Campe. Ostend new built Galleys of Spaine vnder Spignola The Galley S. Philip sunke The Galley called Aurora sunke 1602. A proclamation proscription against the mutiners 1602. 1603. 250000. bullets shot against Ostend The towne spēt a 100000. shot Nomber of the dead on either side A furious assault The Polder taken The number of the slaine Good orders in Ostend Combate at Sea Spignola slaine The nomber of the dead A salie of 1000. men Cruelty of the enemy 1604. Pompeies Chariot The Gouernour of Ostend slaine Baraque signifies a lodging The resolution of the Estates and of Prince Maurice 4000. vessels furnish an army The Arch-duke deuides his army into three The siege of Isandicque Prince Maurice before Escluse Isandicque sommoned by a trumpet was slaine Compotion of the fort of Isandieque Aerdeburg a ruined Towne Dam a Towne in Flanders Assault at Ostend the 5. of Iune Bossempierre slaine An assault the 17. of Iune The Arch-duke compounds with the mutiners Conclusion end of the booke Ostend A mine at Polder Bulworke A Sallie Spignola sicke Retrenchments of the besieged The besieged forsake the olde rampere A Sallie Spignola generall of the Campe before Ostend P. Maurice intrenched before Sluice Sluice in extremity 1604. Spignola marcheth to releeue Sluice Spignola repulsed at Sluice Sluice surrendred the 10. of August Spignola returned to Ostend Sandhil taken by the enemy Reasons vppon the continuance of the siege of Ostend They resolue to yeeld it vp Ostend surrendred the 12. of September 1604. The Articles