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*Braye Verdwbo hafl by deeds ofarms madegood What thou hadjl promifed by birth and bloud Whofe courage nere turrid tdg^being backt with wife *Andfober reafon, {harpned with adyife. Loo^(^ader) bowfrom Neuport bills he throws thunderbolt amongfl hisfoes- Himfelfa y

With likgfuccefs doth here fight ore agen

What Mars performed'Mercurie doth tell- 3\(one ere but Cefarfought and wrotefo well.

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Veri SciriADae

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THE COMMENTARIES O F Sr FRANCIS VERE Heing Diverfe pieces of fervice, wherein he had command, written by himfelf in way of*®1 Commentary.

Publifhed by William-j Dillingham^, D. D.

Vt V E a u s in fttis Commentariis pt^dii. Carnd. Annal.

Mibi fuffick hue fummatim e V b r i Commentario annotate. Idem Ibid.

CAMBRIDGE: ,

Printed by John Field , Printer to the famous Umwfiiy* Anno Bom. MDCLVII. J TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL BARONET.

TZjght Worfbitfull ,

Here prefent you with the Wor^

that is, with the aElionsmd w'u tings of your great Uncle, Sir

Francis Vere • unto which as you have a right by bloud, common to fome others with you; fo have you alfo right bypurchafe, proper and peculiar toyourfelf a- lone, having freely contributed to adorn the In> prefsion,wherein you have confulted as the Rea- ders delight and fatisfaction, fothe honour and reputation of your family. I have read of one, that ufed to wear his fathers pidlure alwaies a- bout him, that by often looking thereon he misjit be reminded to imitate his vertues, and to admit ofnothing unworthy the memory ofluch an Anceftour- Now Sir, I think you mall not need any other monitour then your own name,

if but as often as you write it, or hear it fpoken, you recall into your thoughts thofe your Proge-

nitours, who contributed to it - your Honoured y

A 3 father r I P,niiVle X liehp A—/pxi tiv_ J—/Dpnicatnrvûivâiui y • c father, Sir Rêr Tom/bend, and your Grand- father the truly Honourable and valiant the ; Lord Vere of Tilbury, men famous in their ge- nerations for owning religion, not onely by pro- fe&'on, but alfo by the practife and patronage of it^whofe vermes while you fhall make the pat- tern of your imitation, you will increafe in favour with God and men, and anfwer thejuft expectations of your countrey. And that you • may fo do it is the earneft defire , and hearty prayer of

Sir,

} Your refpeBfullfriend,

andbumblefervant,

William Dillingham. To the ingenuous Reader.

Lthough this book can neither need nor ad-

mit of any letters recommendatory from fo mean a handset I thought it not incongru-

to ous give theefome account ofit y efpecially coming forthfo many years after the Au- thours death.

I\noit> then that years 'to as good hap to y fome finceit my meet with a copy of it in a library ofa friend, which had been either tranfcribed from or at leafl compared with another in y the owning and Major-General Skippon pojfefsion of , 'which 1 had no fooner looked into but Ifound my led on y felf with exceeding delight to theperufall of it. Thegallantry ofthe A8ion the the Authour <&r the becomingnefs the y modefly of y of flile did much ajfeEl me, and I joon refolded thatjuch a trea-

fure could not without ingratitude to the Authour and his N.o- ble Family, nor without a mamfeft injury to the repute of our

Englifl? Nation j yea and unto truth itfelf be any longer con- cealed in objcurity.

Wbereupon 1 engaged my befl endeavours to bring it into the publick View ,but findingfome imperfettions and doubtfull places in that copy Igave my to further inquiry after Jome y felf other copies ,fuppofing it Very improbable that they jlwuld all fumble at thefame (lone. AndJo l~was favoured "with another copy out ofthe increafng Library ofthe ^ight Honourable the Eajd of Weftmorland^ "which had been tranfcribed immedi-

ately from the Authours o\Vn - another the Honourable the y Lord Fairfax was pleafed to afford me theperufal of but that "which was in (tar omnium was the original itfelf "written by the Authours own hand, being the goods and treafure ofthe A 4 iight The Epiftle to the Reader.

(Right Honourable Earl of Clare- but at prefe?it(through his favour) in my pojfefsion. Ibefe {Reader) are the Terfonages, whofefavour herein 1 am, even upon thy account, obliged here

to remember and acknowledge.

IhaVe fubjoyned Sir John Ogles account ofthe loft charge at Neuports£df fe/ whom I Juppofe our Authour himjelf ; would have allowed, being his Lieutenant-Colonel, to bring up

the reere. 1 have alfo inferted his account of the Tarty at the fiege ofOftend, both communicated to me by the famefriend-

ly hand,that firft lent me the copy ofSir Francis Vere. And

for thy further-fatisfaction, 1 have adventured to continue the flory of that fiege, from the time that our Authour put up his pen, to the time that he put up his fword there, having frft by his example taught others the way Itow to defend the toWn. LaU ofall, at the end of the book thou wilt meet With the Hi-

flory of Neuport- battel , Written fome time fince in Latine by an elegant and learned pen-, which, for the confangutnity of it, is here /ubjoyned. But if any frail take upon them to cenfure him,as having tranflated Sir Francis Vcre,without ac- knowledging vj himfor the Authour- IhaVe this to anfwer on his behalf, viz. that as he doth no ivhere deny his tranflatmg

of him,fo that he did conceal it, we may Very well impute it to the defire he had, both to afford Sir Francis Vere a more am* pie and advantageous character, then his oWn modefty would

permit him to affume unto himfelf and aljo to give in his teft mony unto the truth, in a matter which others his countrey-

men had With too much partiality related. And this aljo let

me further add, that whether he did tranflate it or not • yet this, Ifuppoje, Will not be quejiioned, that Very few Authours,

either ancient or modern,have info narrow a compass fo highly

deJerVed of the learned and ingenious (Reader , as he hath done.

1 will not here mention any thing concerning our ^Authours

life or extraction-, the one is and whereof fufficiently known-3 for the The Epittle to the Reader.

the other 1 flail content my fclf with what Sir Robert written iNaunton hath briefly of him , which I have

printed here the 'Book - which is all a larger ! before 3 but Commentary upon that which he hath there delivered. I \Oncly give me leave to be-moan a little our own lojs, and

this , \ the Authours unhappinejs in That his N.oble *Bro-

' ther having been in courage equal , and in hazards uri*

divided Jhould leave him here to go alone. For as he , ; muft be allowed a great fhare in theje atlions recorded by his Brother Were his oWn JerVices afterwards , Jo the Englifh eminent and when General of , fo confi-

derable , that they 7night eajily have furniflied another

Commentary , had not his own exceeding modefty proved a ftep-mother to his deferVed praijes. He was a religious and Valiant Qommander and that which , Wife , , ( quartered him in the bofome of the Prince of Orange ) he always his to was fuccesfull in enterprifes t Jometimes the admiration both offriends and enemies. Take an in- or two. he took flame When Scluys , there Was one he ftrong hold firft to be taken , which found fome diffl to culty overcome , and that Was the opinion of his friends of the impofsibility of the enterprife. And for his ene-

mies , Spinola himfelf { Were he now alive ) Would, \\

queftion not > do him the right, which he did him in his his gallant retreat lifetime y and bear witnejs of with

four thoufand men from between his Very fingers , when with three times that number he had grafted up the Prince and his men againft the Sea-flore. And becauje the proficiencie of the Scholars Was ever accounted d-> good argument their abilitie of Maflers j 1 flail make bold ( with their leaves ) here to give you

a lift of fome of his. Henry The Epiftle to the Reader I

Henry Earl of Oxford. S.WilliamLovelacejG^. Thomas Lord Fairfax. S. Rob. Carey, Qaptain. S.Edward Vere, Lieut. Col. S. Jacob A(h\ey ^Qaptain. S.Sim. Hitcourt ^Ser.Maj. S. Tho. Conway , Qapu S. Thorn. Dutton,C^ta*;z. S. John Burlacy,C^taw. S.Henry Paiton, Captain. S.Tho. Winne, Captain. S. Burroughs Qapt. S. Ger. Herbert, John ? Qaptain. S. Thomas Gates, Captain. S. Edw. Harwood, Capt.

S. John Conyers, Captain. S. Mich.Everid, (Qaptain. S. Thomas Gale, Captain. Be divers others whofe do at once both fides y effigies guard and adorn Kirby-/w// in EiTtx lvhere the truly religious h and Ho= nourable the Lady Vere doth ftillfurvivefept alive thus long by Jpecial provide?ice that the prefent age might more y then read and remember what tpas true Codlinefs in eighty eight.

And as for her Lord and Husband who died long Jince ? , though he left no heir Male behind him to bear his name, yet hath he diflributed his blond to run in the Veins ofmany

Honourable and Worfl?ipfullfamilies in England : for his daughters were Tl?e Hjght Honourable Honourable t , and Countefs Clare-, Vertuous ; The of The Lady Townfe hend , now Countefs of Weftmorland-, The Lady Pauley The Lady Fairfax^ WMiftris Worftenholme. Whofe pardon 1 crave for making fo bold "frith their names, but my hope is they will be "frilling to become "fritneffes unto their Uncles book ( though a "frar-like birth ) and to let

it into the "frorld. their names midwife Tims ( (Reader ) have 1 given thee a brief account of this piece, and jo recommend me to Sir Francis Vere. W. D.

In the mapp of the Low- count/ eys the grader hath fet the Fort of Mardycl^ on the wrong fide of "Dwd{tr\. In the Epiftle to the Reader im.i. read in the. FRAKCiSCO V£KO,£ri SummoiEUZAKETHA uxor viro CnarifUmo; auocum ConjuncfHflime vixitj hoc Supra: irrmm&mom et fidci Wja^lis motuxmexitam mae^Hffi.ma et cam Lacryxvh Gemcm Eofixit^ ^^^^^Linr ^.JOm , ri);>..w,-...^ j^sijjcVTif

Sir Robert Naunton in Fragmenta Regalia^. 41. VE%E.

Sir Francis Vere was of that ancient, and of the rnoft

noble extract of the Earls of Oxford, and it may be a queftion whether the Nobility of his Houfe, or the Honour of his atchievements might moll commend him; but that we have an authentick rule:

"Ham genus , & proavos quit non fecimus tpji & y y Vix ea noftra Voco <(src. y For though he was an Honourable flip of.thatanci= ent tree of Nobility , which was no diiadvantage to his vertue,yet he brought more glory to the name of Vere, then he took bloud from the family. He was amongft all the Queens Sword-men inferiour unto none, but fuperiour to many;, ofwhom it may be faid^To/peak much ofhim were the way to leaDe out fortieth at that might add to hispraife , and to forget more that would make to his honour.

I find not that he came much to the Court, for he lived almoft perpetually in the Camp but when he did, none had more of the Queens favour, and none lefs envied; for he feldome troubled it with the noife and alarms offupplications, his way was another lort of undermining. They report that the Queen, as fhe/oW Martial men., would court this Gentleman as foon as he appeared in her prefence,and furely he was a fouldier of great worth and Command, thirty years in the fervice of the States ^nd twenty years over the Englifh in chief, as the Queens General. And he that had feen the battel at Neuport mig\\t there bell have taken him, y and his Noble brother^the Lord of'Tilbury ,to the life. The. .

The Contents.

BOmmeler-Waert Pag. I. The relief of Qtymbergh p.j. The fecond relieving of tyinbergb p. 4. The relieving the Cattle of Litken-hoo'Ven p. 10. The furprile of Zutpben-Sconic p. 17. The liege of Deventer p. 18. The defeat given the Duke of Parma at IQwdfenburgh- Fort p. 20. The Cj/jVJourney p. 24. The Ifland-yoyage p. 45. The Government of the Uriel p. 68.

The Action at Tum-hoult . p. 72, The battel at Neuport p. 81. Sir John Ogles account ofthe -laft charge there p. 106.

Qement Edmonds Obfervation p. 1 12. The liege of Oflend p. 118. The continuation of it p. iridium Nuportanum, per If. D01 iilaum p. 170.

Theejf^/ejof S.Fr.Vere, and then that of the Lord Vere before the Title-page. S. Fr Veres Monument,next after the Epiftie to the Reader. The mapp of the Sea-coafls, and then that ofthe Lcw-coun-

treys, pag 1 The mapp of Cadiz, and the I[lands Azores, p.24. The A&ion at Turn-hath, p-72. The Battel at Neuport, p. 80.

The effigies of S. fohft Ogle, p. 106. The mapp of oftf nd, p. u8.

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N the year of our Lord one thoufand five hundred eighty

and nine \ the Count Charles Mansfeldt having pafled with part of his armie into the 'Bom- meler-Waert, ( the reft lying in 'Brabant over a- gainft the ifland of Voorn ) prepared both troops to paffe into the faid ifland with great ftore of flat-bottomed boats, his artillerie being placed to the beft advantage to favour the enterprife. The Count Maurice had to impeach him not above eight hundred men, the whole force that he was then able to gather together not being above fifteen hundred men, whereof the moft were diiperfed alongft the

river of Wael fronting the Bommeler-Waert , to 9 impeach the enemies paflage into the BetoW. Of thefe eight hundred men fix hundred

were Englifl?^ of which my felf had the command. B Thefe Bommeler^Waert.

Thefe feemed fmall forces to reiift the enemy, who was then reckoned about twelve thoufand men and therefore the Count Mau- 5 rice and the Count Hollock, one day doing me the honour to come to my quarter put it in deliberation , whether it were not bed to a- bandon the place : whereunto when others inclined, my opinion was, That in regard of the importance of the place, and for the reputation the this the of Count Maurice ( being fir ft enterprife wherein he commanded in perfon as chief) it could not be abandoned ( but with much reproach) without the knowledge

and .order of the States General : and that therefore they were firft to be informed in

ftate things I undertaking in the what ftood ; mean time the defence of the place. Which

counlel was followed, and I ufed fuch induftry both in the intrenching of the ifland, and planting artillery, that the enemie in the end defined from the enterprife.

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i The relief of %HI 3\(JB E %Cj H,

TTN the year of our Lord one thoufand five

1 hundred eighty nine , the town of Bergb Aupon thc^yne being befieged by the A/ar- quefle of Wan e?ibon and diftreffed for want of y victuals, I was fent to the Count Meurs^gp- vernour of Gelderh)id by the States, with nine y companies af Englifh. At my coming to jirnheim, where he lay in a ftorehoufe ofmunitions, in giving order for

things necefTary for his expedition , the powder was let on fire, and he fo forely burnt,that

i he died within few dayes after. The States of that province called me before them,told me in what extremity the town was, the importance of the place, and facility in fuccouring it, deliring me to proceed in the enterprife^ which I did willingly aflent unto, and they appointed feven companies of their own nation to joyn with me, which were to be left in (Bergb in lieu of fo many ether companies to be drawn out thence.

To the Count Overfteyn ( a young Gentle- man, and then without any charge, as a kink man & follower of the Count of Meurs ) they gave the command of twelve companies of horfe. With thefe troops we parted to the fort Qaleti, made by Skink over againft fyes, where rinding the carriages appointed for that purpofe ready laden with provifions, we marched towards jB^r^/?, taking our way through a B 2 heathy Thefecond relieving of heathy and open countrey , and lo with dili- lay gence furprizing the enemie , who difper- led in their forts about the town, in full view ofthem put our provifions into the town,and fo returned to the faid fort by (2^,the fame way we had gone.

The-> fecond relieving of XHI^CJB8%CjH.

AFter fome dayes refreshing, it was thought good by the States ( new pro-

vifion ofvictuals being made ) who in the mean time had advice how things had paffed, that we mould with all fpeed put in more provifions , being advertized that the enemie gathered great forces in Brabant , under the conduct ofthe Count Mansfeldtfor the (height belieging of the Town,- which made us haften, and withall take the ordinary and ready way near the ^hine-iidc : but becauie it was fhorter, and not fo open as the other, and lb more dangerous, if perchance the enemie with his full encounter us becauie there power mould ; and were upon it certain imall redoubts held by the enemie, we took along with us two imall field-pieces. When we came within two Englifli miles of Bergh, at a caftle called Loo, which ftands on the fide of a thick wood within musket- fhot of the way, we were to take through the faid 1 Rhinbergh. 5 find wood, being very narrow and hemmed in on both fides with exceeding thick under-

woods, fuch ( as I guefle ) as thofe dangerous places ofIreland, the enemy from the caftle firft fhewed themfelves • and then came out towards the place along the skirt ofthe wood, to gall our men and hories in their paffage, with nich bravery, as I might well perceive they were not of the ordinary garrifbn.

1 firft fent out iome few fhot to beat them to back , giving order our vantguard in the mean time to enter the paflage, and the Dutch footmen to follow them, and the hOrrnien,and carriages, with orders to paffe with all diligence to the other fide of the plaice, and then to make a ftand untill the reft of the troops were come up to them keeping with felf , my ( who ftayed in the rereward ) fiftie horfe and fix trumpeters, and all the Englifli foot. In the mean time, the enemie feconded their troops of fhot with to the number of four or five hundred, in fo much as I Was forced to turn upon greater numbers, with refolution to beat them home to their caftle, which was Co

throughly performed , that afterwards they gave us leave to paiTe more quietly.

When the reft of the troops were pafTed , I made the Engltjh enter the ftreight, who were

divided into two troops, of which I took an hundred men, with fix drums, placing them in the rereward of all (my felf with the fifty horfe marching betwixt them and the reft of

the Enghlh footmen). This ftreight is about a quarter B 3 6 Thefecond relieving of

quarter of an Englifli mile long, and hath a- bout the middle of.it another way, which Co- meth into it from Jlpen a fmall town not far off.

When we were paft this croflfe way , we might hear a great fhout of mens voices re- doubled twice or thrice, as the Spanifli maner

is when they go to charge \ but by reafon of the narrowneis and crookedneffe of the place, had no fight of them*, I prefently caufed the

troops to march fafter , and wichall gave order to the trumpeters and drums that were with me tdH ftand and (bund a charge,- whereupon there grew a great ftilnefle amongft the enemy, who (as I afterward underftood by themfelves ) made a ftand expecting to be charged. In the mean time we went as faft from them as we could, till we had gotten the plain; then having rid to the head ofthe troops, who were then in their long and fingle orders,- and giving directions for the embatteling of them, and turning their faces towards the ftreight, and the mouths of the pieces alfo, and Co riding along the troops of Englifli towards the

place, I might fee from the plain (which was fbmewhat raifed over the woods which high y were not tall) the enemy coming in great hafte over a bridge fome eight fcore within the ftreight with enfigns difplayed, very thick thronged together, and in a trice they fliewed themfelves in the mouth of the ftreight. My ninuermort troops wiucnwcrc men near enc ftreight Rhinbergh. 7 ftreight were yet in their long order, and with the fuddenneire of the fight fomewhat amazed, in fo much that a captain well reputed, and that the very lame day had behaved himfelf very valiantly, though he law me direct- i ing as became me, often asked what he mould

- till fliortly and roughly as his importuni- do 3 ty and the time required, I told him that I was never lelfe to feekj that he therefore fliould go to his place, and do as I had commanded, till further order: and lb doubting the enemie would get the plain, before my troops would be throughly ordered to go againft them, I took lome of the hinder ranks of the pikes, and fome fliot, with which I made out to the ftreights mouth a great pace, willing the reft to follow : whereupon the enemy made a

{land, as it doubtfull were to come on ; and fo I came prefently to the pufli of pike with them. Where at the firft encounter my horfe being (lain under me with the blow of a pike, and

falling on me, (o as I could not fuddenly rile,

i I lay as betwixt both troops, till our men had made the enemy give back, receiving a hurt

in my leg , and divers thrufts with pikes through my garments. It was very hard fought on both fides, till

our fliot fpreading themfelves along the skirt 1

of the wood (as I had before directed) flanked and fore galled the enemie, fo that they could no longer endure, but were forced to give back; which they did without any great difor- 8 The fecond relieving of

difbrder in troop, and as they were hard followed by our men, turned and made head manfully, which they did four feverall times before they broke, and at laft they flang away their arms, and Scattered afunder, thrufting themfelves the thickets into } for backwards they could not flee, the way being flopped by their own men. I commanded our men not to disband, but purfue them pafsing ; and forward eafily dis- comfited the five hundred horfmen, who prefently left their horfes, & fled into the bufhes,- amongft whom it was faid the MarquelTe of

Warrenbon was in perfon : for the horfe he was mounted on was then taken amongft the reft. The horfmen who fled into the thicks we followed not, but went on the ftraight way till we encountred with the twenty four com- i j

panies of TSLeopolhans , who difcouraged with our fuccelTe., made no great refiftance. We

took eighteen of their enfigns 0 and made a great (laughter of their men, till we had recovered the bridge before mentioned of them. My troop being fmall of it ielf, made leffe by this lefTer the covetoufheffe of i fight, and by the fouldier, (whereof a good part could no longer be kept from rifling of the enemie,

and taking horfes, ) I thought good not to purfue the enemie further then the faid bridge^

where having made a ftand -till our men had taken the full fpoil of all behinde us, the ene-

lr» mvAlly 1nor1 w L v/llVWnnrp X\J HiWlWlAmiifn tit?as Xfnpwincr1 A V- v V 1 1 1 w_ AJAXA11VA1,himfelf andci 1 1 VI night

/ Rhinbergh. 9

I night growing on, made my retreat , and two hours after fun-let came with the troops into the town of Berjrb. This fight was begun and ended with one of the two Englifli troops, which could not

exceed four hundred men : the other, which

Sir OltVer Lambert led, onely following , and fhewing it lelf in good order, and ready if occafion required : the Netherlanders remaining in the plain with the horimen and the Count Overftei?i. The enemy loft about eight hundred men, and by an Italian Lieutenant of horimen

( who was the onely man taken alive ) I underftood that the Count Mansfeldt was newly before this encounter arrived, and had joyned his forces with thole of the MarqueiTe of War-

renbon , in which were all the Spanifli regiments, making two hundred and twenty en- ilgns , beiides other forces^ lo as the whole ftrength was fuppofed thirteen or fourteen thoufand foot, and twelve hundred horfe, of their oldeft and beft fbuldiers. They had intelligence of our coming, but expected us the wray we had taken before, and made all (peed to impeach us by cutting off this paflage, fending thofe harquebuizers wefirft met with

by the caftle, to entertain us in skirmifh. i

i Prefently upon my coming to 'Bergh^ i| though in great pain with my wound, we fell !

! to deliberation what was to be done: we knew the enemies ftrength., and the danger we were to abide in returning; and to ftay in the town, C were io The Cajlle of

were to haften the loflfe of it, by eating the

provifions we had brought : of the two we chofe rather to return and fo giving order for } the change of the garrifon, and refrefhingour men, and beftowing thole who were hurt on the empty carriages, by the break of day the morning being very foggy and miftie, we let forward in as fecret manner as we could, taking the opener and broader way, without

fight of any enemy, till about noon that (bme troops of horfe difcovered themfelves a far off upon a very fpacious heath, and gave us onely the looking on, fo that without any impeachment we arrived that night at the fort before fyes.

Tbt-j relieving of tke~> Co/lie^ of LITKJD^JIO 0 VS3s^

the year of our Lord one thouland five INhundred and ninety, the caftle of Litken= hooven in the fort of fycklincbufen, in which there was a garrifonof the States (ouldiers, being befieged by the people of that countrey, aided with fome good number of the Duke of QeVeSj the Biftiops of Qolen and Tate* y bournes (ouldiers, which they call Hanniveers • The States gave me order with fome compa* nies of Englifli foot, to the number of feven

or eight hundred, and five hundred horfe , to §° ; Litkenhooven relieved- n go to the relief of the laid cattle^ which I accepted, and marching with all pofsible ipeed, in good hope to have iurprized them at unawares , and arriving there one morning by break of day , I found that the chief troop was difiodged, and that they had wrought hard upon a fort before the entry of the caftle, in which they had left good ftore of men.

I did expect to have found them without any intrenchment, and therefore had brought no provision of artillery or fcaling ladders, without the which it leemed very dangerous and difficuLt to carry it by aiTault, being reared of a good height with earth , and then with gabions fet thereupon of iix foot high, made almoft unmountable : And to befiege them I had no provifion of victuals, fo that I was to return without making of any at* tempt, or to attempt in a maner againft realon « which notwithftanding I refolved to adventure. And therefore dividing the Engiifli troop into eight parts, I conveyed them as fecretly as I could, fo as two of thefe troops might readily alTault every corner of the laid fort, being but a fquareof four imall bulwarks i with a diftance betwixt the two troops,.to give on each corner with a fignall of drums, at which the firft four troops fhould go to the aflault and another fignall to the other four ; troops to lecond^ if need required.

Whilft this was in doing, I fent a drum to fummon the fort fent them of to yield , who C 2 me IX The Cajlle of

me word, they would firffc fee my artillery.

I law by their fafhion there was no good to

be done by entreaty yet to amufe them, I 5 lent them word the artillery was not yet arri-

ved: if they made me ftay the coming of it, I would give them no conditions: they aniwer-

T ed j that I fhould do my w orft. At the very inftant of my drums return, I gave the fignal, and the troops ipeedily gave

upon the fort, as I had appointed them : though they did their utmoft endeavours, they did finde more refinance then they were able

to overcome- neverthelefle I gave them no fe*

cond till I might perceive thofe within had fpent their ready powder in their furnitures^ at

what time I gave the fecond fignal, which was

well and willingly obeyed , and gave fuch

courage to the fir ft troops, that the aftault was more eager on all hands, in fo much that one fouldier helping another, fomegot to the top

of the rampires • at which the enemy gave back, fo as the way became more eafie for o= thers to climbe to the top, and lo finally the place was forced, and all the men put to the iword, being in number three hundred and fifty, all chofen men, with the lofle and hurt- ing of about fourfcore of my men. The place thus fuccoured, and my men re-

frefhed for fome few dayes, I returned home* wards, and found in my way that

The enemy then held a royall fort not far from Wejel which ferved to favour the pafTage y of his forces ever the Ifyyne. This place I underftood by thole of Wejel to be flenderly provided of victuals., fo as they had but to ferve them from hand to mouth out of the town, and that their ftore of powder was very fmalL

I knew the fervice would be acceptable to the

States, if I could tike that piece from the ene* my, and therefore relolved to do what lay in

me : and firft. appointed a guard of horfe and foot to hinder their recourfe to the town for their provisions. Then palsing into the town of 'Burick, with fuch fluff as I could get on a f udden, and fuch workmen, I began to make ladders fo as the night following I had fortie ladders in readinefTe, upon which two men might go in front: for I being fo weak, and the enemy having the alarm of my being abroad, I was to expect their coming • fo as it was not for me to linger upon the flarving thofe of the fort.

With this provifion I refolved to give a fcalado to the fort,which as it was high of rampire, fo had it neither water in the ditch, nor pallifa* do to hinder us. The fort was fpatious, capable of fifteen hundred men, and had four very royall bulwarks., upon one of which I purpofed to give an attempt, and onely falfe alarms on the o- ther quarters of the fort- and to this end for avoiding confufion, both in the carriage., rear- ing, planting, and fcaling,as alfo for the more fpeedy C 3 ^Thc-j Ca/lleof ipeedy and round excution, I appointed eight men to every ladder to bear, plant, and mount the fame, whereof four werefhot and four pikesj one of either fort to mount a front. And being come near the fort in a place convenient to range the men, they were divided into two parts, and ranged a front, with commandment upon a fignall given, the one half to give upon one face of the bulwark, the o- ther upon the other, which they did accordingly, and gave a furious attempt, mounting the ladders and fighting at the top of them, the enemy being ready to receive us- but by realon many of the ladders which were made

( as I have faid) in hafte, and of fuch fluff as could be gotten on a fudden, were not of fufficient ftrength , but broke -with the weight and ftirring of the men, feeing no likelihood to prevail, and the day now growing on , I caufed our men to retire, and to bring away with them their ladders that were whole, with no great harm to our men, by rcafon the enemie being diverted by the falfe alarms did not flank us , neither if they had plaid from the flanks with fmalLfhot, could they have done any great hurt by realbn of the diftance; the moft hurt we had was with blows on the head from the place we attempted, both with weapons and ftanes; for the journey being long,to eafe the fouldiers they brought forth no mor- rians.

I therefore purpofingnot to give over this enterprife, prouided head-pieces for them in the Litkcnhooven relieved. 15

the town o£j¥eJell and ufed fuch diligence that y before the next morning I was again furnifh-

ed with ladders, and in greater number: for I had perfwaded the horfmen that were well armed for the purpofe, with their piftols to take iome ladders alio, and be ready to give the fcalado in the fame manner, but fomewhat latetv

for even then day began to break , which not giving us time to perfevere in the attempt,was

the onely hindrance of our victory : for our mot having order when they came to the top of the ladders not to enter, but taking the top ofthe wall for a breanV,and fafeguard, to flioot at the enemie fighting at the work-fide, and

Handing in the hollow ofthe bulwark, till the fame were cleared of defendants for to enter more affu redly- which manner of afiaulting.

it though be not ordinary ? yet. well confidered is of wonderfull advantage : for having the out-fide of both the faces of the bul* wark not flanked ( as I faid before ) on their backs, (which in the darknefs of the night, and for the alarms given on the other parts they could not fee nor intend ) and in this manner having galled & driven many of the enemy from the wall, and being in a manner ready to enter, day came upon us, and the enemie havina dilcovered us from the other flanks , turned both fmall and great (hot a^ gainft us,fo as we wr ere forced to retire, carrying our ladders with us, with lefte lone then the day before in the fight, though more in the retreit by realon or the day light. The id The^ Cajlleof

The fame day I provided more ladders ,pur- pofing the next morning to try fortune again, when in the evening the Governor of the fort by a drum wrote me a letter, complaining that againft the ordinary proceedings of men of

war, I aflaulted before I lummoned • and the

drum in mine ear told me, that if I would but do them the honour to fhew them any piece of ordnance, I mould quickly have the fort.

By which drawing of theirs I perceived they

were in fear,and in difcretion thought it meet- erto make my advantage thereof by drawing them to yield, then to defpair them to my greater lofle, by further attempting to carrie them by force; and fo taking a piece out of the ( town of Burkk , I planted the fame before morning, and by break of day tent a trumpet to fummon them to yield, which they did af- fent unto, io they might pa(Te away with their

arms, which I granted, and fo they came forth the fame morning two companies of J\mciinSy and two half companies of Jtaliam,

near . as ftrong in number as thofe that attem-

pted them: for befides the Englijh I uied none, but fome few horlmen: mod: of their officers were hurt and flain, and of the iouldiers more then of mine.

This is true, and therefore let it bethought that howfoever this attempt may feem rafh with the ordinary proceedings of other ca-

ptains, yet notwithstanding 1 was confident upon a certain and infallible dilcourfe of reafon. In Litken-hooven relieved.

In the place I found four double Cannons, with pretty (tore of ammunition and victuals.

The lame night I and the troops were coun= termanded by the States but I left the place i with fome guard and better ftore of necefla- ries before my departure.

ThefurprifeofZVT9HE3^ fconce. * ?• D' ; ; 31 -\1 303I73, pi i0 0 fiT f Y?G3 { DOpg the year of our Lord one thouland five

INhundred ninetie one, I lying then at VeeJ- burgk with the En glim forces , the Count

Maurice Wrote unto me 5 that by a certain day- he would be with his forces before Zutyhen to befiege the fame, willing me the night before with my troops of horle and foot of that countrey to befet the town on the fame fide of the river it ftandeth. On the lame thofe of the town held a fort, which made my Lord of Leycefler loofe many men and much time before he could get it.

This fort I thought neceffary to take from the enemy before he had knowledge of our purpofe to befiege him , and becaufe I wanted force to work it by open means \ I put this Height following in pra&iie. I chofe a good number of lufty and hardy young Souldiers , themoftof which I appa- relled like the countrey women of thofe parts, the reft like the men, gave to-ibme baskets, to other packs, and fuch burthens as the people D ufually ;8 The fiege of

ufually cany to the market, with piftols, and fhortfwords, and daggers, under their gar- willing them by two or three in a ments , company^by break of day to be at the ferry of

Zutphen } which is juft againft the fort, as if they flayed for the paflage boat of the town,- and bad them to fit and reft themfelves in the mean time as near the gate of the fort as they could for avoiding fufpition,and to feize upon the fame as foon as it was opened. Which took fo good efFecl:, that they poffeffed the entry of the fort, and held the fame till an officer with

two hundred fouldiers ( who was laid in a covert not farre off, ) came to their feconds, and fo became fully Mafter of the place. By which means the fiege ofthe town afterwards proved the fliorter.

The fiegeof DEVESTE%^

the fiege of Deve?iter , by reaion of the INfhortne(Te of a bridge of boats laid over the ditch for our*men to go to the aflault, the troops could not fo roundly pals as had

been requifite , and fo were forced to retire with no fmall lofTe. The Count Maurice was ib difcouraged that he purpofed that night to have withdrawn his Ordnance. Idefiredthat he would have pati-

ence till the next day , and refolve in the morning to begin the battery again for five or fix volleys, and then to fummon them, afTunng him Deventer* 19 him that I would guard the bridge that night, if the enemy fhould attempt to burn it,as they did, though in vain* The Count Maurice liked well of the advife, and it had good fuceelfe for upon the lum- ; mons they yielded. Their town had no flank on that part - the wall, which was of brick without any Rampire^ was in a manner raied to the foundation , the town lo dole behinde it that they could not make any new defences^ which as they might be juft cauies of difcouragement to the befieged , io they made me confident that with this (hew of perfeverance they would yield.

The Count Herman of !Benb , who com- mandcd the town was fore bruifed with a Cannon. There marched of the enemy out with him feven or ei^ht hundred able men, zd y amongft which was an Englifh Gentleman^ whom for his ullng unreverent and flanderous fpeeches of her Majeftie I had long held in pri- fbn \ out of which he had during that liege made an elcape ; he was excepted in the com- pofition, taken from them^and executed, as he well deferved, not for his firft but fecond offence.

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the year of our Lord one thou&nd five INhundred ninetie one whileft the Count Maurice was bufied in Friezjand, and with

good fucceffe took many forts as jDelfzjel, and 3 others* about Groninghen- The Duke of Parma paCTed with his armie into the Bet

in the fBetoTb right over again ft that Town.

The Duke ftill continuing his iiege the y

States ( who were then prefent at Arnheim ) de-

firous to hinder hispurpofe, if it were pof-

fible, in their aflembly( to which I was called with the Count Maurice ) propounded the

matter , and infifted to have fomething exploited, though we layed before them the advantage the enemy had of us in the number of

his men , the ftrength of his encamping , as well by the lire of the countrey, as intrench- ments fo as much time was ipent, and the ; council diflolved without refolution upon any Ipeciall enterprize albeit in generall the ; Count Maurice and the men of war agreed to do their utmoft endeavour for the annoying and hindering of the enemy. at Knodfenburgh^/w.

I had obferved by the enemies daily coming with good troops of horle and forcing of our fcouts, that they were likely to bite at any bait that were cunningly laid for them^ and therefore having informed my felfof the wayes and palTages to their army,and projected with my telf a probable plot to do iome good on them,

I brake the fame to the Count Maurice , who liked my devife well, and recommended to me the execution thereof,giving me the troops

I demanded , which were one thouland two hundred foot and five hundred horfe. The diftance betwixt the two armies was about four or five Englifh miles,to the which there lay two ready wayes ferving.for the , intercourfe betwixt Arnheim and fimimeghen^ the one a dike or cawfev, which was narrow* er and mo ft ufed in winter by reafon of the lownelTe and myrinerTeof the conntrey ; the other larger : both hemd with overgrown woods and deep ditches. Near halfa mile from the quarter,this caw* ley was to be palled to come to the other way, which led to the main quarter of the enemy where moft of his horle lay. About two thirds ofthe way from our camp there was a bridge, to this bridge I marched early in the morning fending forthwith towards the enemies camp two hundred light and well mounted horie with order to beat the guards of the enemies horfe even to their very quarter and guards of foot,to take fuch lpoil and priioners as lay ready in their way , and fo to make their retreat, D 3 if c The defeat ghen to the Ditkg of Tarma

if they were followed,. more ipeedilyj other- wite,an ordinary marching pace. In the mean time I divided my footmen into two parts,

whereof one I bid near the hither iideof the bridge, in a place very covert: the other a quarter in the ot a mile behinde 7 and rereward of them the reft of my horfe. If the enemy came

inthetaylof our horie j whom for thatpur*

pole I had appointed ( as before laid ) to come

more leatnrely , that the enemy might have

time to get to horie I knew they could bring ; no footmen, and therefore was reiolved to receive betwixt my troops of foot all the horle- men they could fend- But if they purlued not our in the heat I judged they would ei- men i ther come with good numbers of both kinde of men ordered, or not at all: and if thev came > j with good advice, that they would rather ieek to cut off my paflage near home by taking the cawfey and higher way, then to follow me directly. For the better preventing whereof the Count Maurice himlelf with a choice part of the horle and foot of the army, was to attend at the crofle way to favour my retreat. My horf-men about noon gave the enemy the alarm, and according to their directions made their retreat no enemy appearing, whereupon I alio retired with the reft of the troop till I came to the crofle way where I found the 5 Count Maurice with his troops. In the head of which towards the way of the cawfey , with iome diftance betwixt his troops and mine, I made at Knodfenburgh-i^rr. made a ftand in a little field by the fide of the way where they were at covert. We had not been here half an houre^but our fcouts brought word the enemy was at hand; which the Count Maurice s horfemen hearing, without any order^as every one could get for- molt, to the number of leven or eight hundred they made withall fpeed towards the enemy.

I prefumed and laid they would return fafter and in more diforder, as it fell out- for the enemy coming as fall towards them, but in better Order ,put them prefently in rout,and the greater the number was, the more was the amaze- ment and confulion. Thus they pafied by us with the enemy at their heels laying on them.

1 knew not what other troops they had at hand , nor what difcouragement this fight might put into the mindesof our men, and therefore whereas I purpoied to have let thd enemy palfe, if this unlocked for diforder had not happened amongfi: our horfemen, I (hewed my troops on their flanks amd galled them both with fhot and pikes- lb that they not onely left purluing their chafe y but turned their backs. Which our horfemen perceiving , followed , and thus revenged themfelves to the full, for they never gave over ufttill they had wholly defeated the troop,which was of eight

hundred horfe , of which they brought betwixt two and three hundred prisoners,where-

of diverfe were Captains , as Don Jlpbonjo $ JualoSjFradilla, and others- with diverfe Cor- nets and about five hundred horles. H The Calis^journey. This defeat fo troubled the Duke of (Parfna, | that being lb forward on his fiege, and having

filled part of the ditch of the fort , he retired his army thence, and paiTed the river of Wad a little above Nimmegben with more dishonour men in any action cnatne nao unaeitaiven in thele warres.

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TFN the year of our Lord one thouland five

I hundred ninetie fix I was fent for into JLEngland at that time when the journey to the coaftof Spain was refblved on, (which becaufe of the taking of Calls was after com-

monly* called the £aiis-joumey ) and returned Ipeedily into the Low Countreys with letters of credence to the States from her Maje-

ftie , to acquaint them with her Majefties

purpoie , and to flatten the preparation of theihipping they had already promifed to at-

tend her Majefties fleet in thole feas : withall to let them know her Majefties defire to have two thouland of her own fubjccts, as well of thole in their pay, as her own, to be imployed in that action, and to be conducted by me to

the Earl ot'Effex , and the Lord Admirall of England, Generalls of that action by joynt commifsion. Whereunto the States aflented., and I ( according to my inftruCtions given me in that behalf) by the time appointed ihipped and tranfported to the Rendezvous^ which was al- igned

\ The CaliS'journej. »5 figned me before 'Bullcyn on the coaft ofFrance, by reafon that Qalais in France was then befieged by the Cardinall Albertus. upon that oc- eafion it was refolved to have imployed this armie for the iuccour and relief thereof, but coming into that road I found no (hipping of ours, & understanding that Calais was yielded the day before, I crofled the lea to 2)ov*r,where

I found the whole fleet and the Generalls,who received me with much joy and favour, being then ( though farre unworthy offo weightie a charge ) chofen to fupply the place of Lieute- nant Generall of the armie" by the name and title of Lord Marfhall. The fleet let fail fhortly after, and my Lord of Effex leaving his own fhip imbarqued himfelf in the %tinbow with my felf and fome few of his ordinar ie attendant fervants , ofpurpofe

( as I fuppofe ) to conferre with me at the full and at eaie of his journey. After two dayes failing his Lordfhip landed at 'Beach'tm near

(Rye, with diverfe other Noblemen, that he had attending him fo far on his journey. He took me along with him to the Court , and thence ditpatched me to (Plymmouth , whither moft of the Land=forces were to march, to fee them lodged provided of necelTaries and , , trained, and ordered, which I did according- x ly, to the great contentment of the Generalls, when at their coming they faw the readinefle of the men, which were then exerci fed before them. During this itay or the armie about Tlym- E mouth 26 The Caiis-journey.

mouth ( which by reafbnof the contrarietie of

wind was near a moneth ) itpleafed my Lord of Ejfex to give me much countenance and to have me alwayes near him, which drew upon

me no fmall envie , in Co much as Ibme open jarres fell out betwixt Sir Walter fyileigh then

Rear-admiral 1 of the navie , and Sir Qonniers

Clifford Sergeant-major-generall of thearmie,

and my felf - which the Generall qualified for the time, and ordered that in all meetings at Land I mould have the precedence of Sir Wal-

ter Raleigh , and he of me at Sea. Sir Qon-

niers Qifford y though there were grudging

there could be no competition . yet being a man of a haughtie ftomach, and not of the greateft government or experience in Martiall difcipline, left ignorance or will might miflead him in the execution of his office, and to give a rule to the reft of the high officers ( which were chofen rather for favour then for long continuance in iervice ) to the better directing of them in their duties, as alfo for the more readineiTe in the Generall himfelf to judge and diftinguifh upon all occafions of

controverfie ^ I propounded to my Lord of

Ejjex as a thing moft necelTaiy , the letting down in writing, what belonged properly to

every office in the field • which motion his Lordfliip liked well, and at feverall times in the morning his Lordfhip and my felf together, he with his own hand wrote what my induftrie and experience had made me able to

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officers vered feverally to the y and took To good effect that no queftion arofe in that behalf during the journey.

The wind ferving and the troop fliipped I imbarqued in the forefaid (Rainbow as Vice-admirall of my Lord of EJfex his iquadron. The one and twentieth day after(being,as I take ir, the firft of July ) the fleet arrived early in the before Qalis~Malis and fliortly in the morning y after came to an anchor, as near the Caletta as the depth would furTer us. In the mouth ofthe Bay,thwart of the rocks called Los puercos, there lay to our judgement fortie or fiftie tall fliips , whereof were four of the kings greateft and warlike/! Gallions, eighteen Merchant fliips of the Weft-Indian fleet outward bounden, and richly laden, the reft private Merchants.

Becaule it was thought thefe coukbnot efcape us in putting to fea , the, firft project of landing our men in the Caletta went on, and fo the troops appointed for that purpofe were imbarqued in our barges and long boats: But the wind blowing hard , the landing was thought too dangerous, the rather for that the enemie fhewed themfelves on the fhore with good troops ofhorfeand foot. Notwithstand- ing in hope the Weather would calm, the men were ftill kept in the boats at the fliips fterns. This day theGeneralls met not together, but the Lord Admirall had moft of the fea of-

ficers aboard with him , as the Lord of Ejjex had thofe for land fervice, and Sir Waltrr (Ra- % E imh•3 The (2a\is-journey,

kigh was fent to and fro betwixt them with

meiTages,fc that in the end it was refblved and agreed upon to put the next tide,into the Bay, ? and, after the defeating of the enemies fleet, to land our men betwixt the town and Tuntal, without letting down any more particular di-

rections for the execution thereof. I then told my Lord of Ejfex that mine was a floaty (hip and well appointed for that lervice^- that there*

fore, if his Lordfhip pleafed , I was defirous to put in before his Lordfhip and the other flups of greater burthen, to which his Lord-

fhip anfwered fuddenly that in any cafe I mould not go in before him.

With this I and the reft of the officers went to our fhips to 1 prepare our felves- I took my company of fouldiers out of the boats into my fliip, for their more fafety ,and better ftrength- ening of'my fliip. And becaule we anchored

more to the North of the fleet , more a item

and to the Leeward of the fleet y as the wind then blew, then any other fhip I thought to recover thefe. difadvantages by a fpeedier loo- ting of my anchor then the reft. And therefore, not attending the Generalls iignall and warning, lo foon as the tide began to favour my purpofe, I fell to Weighing my anchor. But the wind was fo great and the billow fo high that the Cap-ftain being too ftrong for my men, caft them againh: the fhips fide and ipoiled many of them,- fo that after many attempts to wind up the anchor I was forced to cut Cable in the haulfe. • When I was under fail, I plied onely The Calis^fourney . i9 onely to windward, lying offand on from the mouth of the Bay to the fea, which lyeth near hand Eaft and Weft, by that means gathering nearer to the fleet. The Lord Thomas Howard Vice-admirall of the fleet with lome few other fhipsfet fail alto beating off and on before the mouth of the Bay but the Generall and the 5 moft of the fleet kept their anchors {till.

The tide being far fpent ( loth to be driven again to the Leeward of the fleet, and to endanger another Cable, and perchance the fhip it felf upon that more , which was flat and near, and the benefit of entering the Bay with the firft, which was not the leaft confederation ) I refolved to put into the mouth of the

Bay , as near the enemies fleet as I could without -engaging fight , and there to caft anchor

I did • as by them } which accordingly fo they made a mot or two at me but lince Imade no ; anfwer-, they left 'mooting. I was no looner come to anchor, but the Generalls let fail, and thdreil-of the fleet, and bare directly toward me,, where they alfo anchored. It was now late e're the flag ofCouncil was fliowen in my Lord Admirafls fhip, whither my Lord of Ejfex and the reft of the officers

repaired , and there it was refolved, the next

morning with the. tide to enter the Bay , and

board the Spanifli fhips, if they abode it , and mips of ours were appointed to begin this

fervice, fome to keep the chanell and mid ft of the Bay, and others more floaty to bear nearer the town to intercept the (hipping that ihould

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retire chat way , and hinder the Gailies from beating on the flanks of our great mips.

I was not allotted with my fhip to any (pe- dal ferviceor attendance, my defire was great

till that time ( having been a Granger to actions at Tea ) to appear willing to embrace the occalions that offered themfelves and there-

fore wound my fhip up to her anchor , to be the more ready to fet fail in the morning with the beginning of the flood. TheSpanifh fhips let fail and made to the bottome of the Bay rather driving then failing, our fliips following as fail as they could. As the Spanifli fhips loofed from their an-

chors and made from us , their Gailies jeven- teen in number under the favour of the town made towards us ranged in good order. My fhip ( as before (aid ) was floaty, and flored with good Ordnance, and proper for that fervice, which made me haften towards them, without ftaying for any company. And indeed my readinefle was fuch, by reafonofmy riding with my anchor a pike, that no other fhip could come near me by a great diftance,

fb as I entered fight with them alone, making

ftill toward them upon one board, and io galled them with my Ordnance,(which was Can-

non and demi-Cannon ) that they gave back, keeping ftill in order, and in fighc with me,

drawing as near the town as they could , and

with.purpofe (as I thought) as our fhips thruft further into the Bay, to have fallen upon oui lmaiier imps in tne tayi or cnc vvnoic fleet, The (Zalis^journey. 51

flece,and having made a hand with them,(b to have put to the lea-ward of us the better to annoy us, and lave themfelves from being lock- ed up. Wherein to prevent them I made toward the fhore, ftill founding with our leads,

till the Ordnance of the town might reach me,

I the fhore with mine in fo much as I put and ; them from under the town, and took certain mips, which rode there at anchor forfaken of their men , and followed them continuing fight till they came under the fort of the (pun-

tal- where thwart the bottome of the Bay

( which was not broad ) lay their four great mips with a prettie diftance betwixt them , and by ipreading the breadth of the Chanell came to an anchor and were now in hot fight of Ordnance with our fleet.

I was nearer (puntal and the more of Calis by

much then any fliip of the fleet , and further advanced into the Bay, fo that now growing within fhot of the fort, which lay on my right hand, and in like diftance to theGallions on

the left hand , and having the Gallies a head

me , betwixt them both was plied with fhot

on all fides very roundly, yet I refolved to go

on,knowing I had good feconds,and that many hands would make light work. But my company either wiler,or more afFraid then my felf on a fudden unlookt for of me let fall the anchor, and by no means would be conv manded or intreated to weigh it again. In the mean time Sir Walter Qalngh came upon my left fide with his fhipj and very little a rfke Calis-journey. a head me caft his anchors did alio the Gene- rails, and as many of the fleet as the Chanell would bear, fo as the mooting of Ordnance was great^ and they held us good talk by reafon their mips lay thwart with their broad fides towards us, and moft of us right a head, that we could ufe but our chafing pieces. I fent my boat aboard Sir Walter (Raleigh to faften an haulfe to winde my fhip, which was loofed foon after my boat was put off. About me the Gailions let flip Cable in the haulfe, and with their top fails wended and drew towards the more on the left hand of the Bay; and the Indian fleet with the reft of the fhippingdid the like, more within the. Bay. It was no following of them with our great mips, and therefore I went aboard my Lord of EJJex, whofe (hip lay towards that fide of the Chanell, to fee what further order would be given. At my coming aboard, the Gailions were run on ground near the more, and their men fome fwimming , others in their boats began to forlake their mips. I was then bold to fay to my Lord of EJfex that it was high time to fend his fmall fhipping to board them , for otherwife they would be fired by their own meajwhich his Lordfhip found reafonable,& prefently fent his directions accordingly, and in the mean time fent Sir William Qonfiabie with

fome long boats full of fouldiers ( which his Lordfhip had towed at his ftern fince the firfl:

imbarquins ) to have landed in the Caletta. .

The Galisjournej

But, notwithstanding he made all hafte pof- fible, before he could get to the Gallions, two of them were let on fire, and the other two by this means laved and taken utterly forfakcn of their men, who retired through the fennes to porto Saint Maria.

The SpanilTi fleet thus fet on ground , the profecution of that victory was committed to, and willingly undertaken with the fea-forces, by a principall officer of the fleet. And becaule longer delay would increafe the difficulty of landing our forces by the refort ofmore people to Calls , it was refolved forthwith to attempt the putting of our men on more, and to that end , commandment was given that all the men appointed for thatpur- pofe fliould be imbarqued in the long boats, and that my Lord of Ejfex mould firfl: land with thofe men which could be difem- barqued , and then my Lord jidmirallto fecond, and repair to the Generally who the better to be known would put out his flag in his boat. The troops that were firfl: to land, were the regiments of the Generallsmiy own^that of Sir Cbriftopber Blunt, Sir Thomas Gerrard^nd Sir

Conniers Clifford. On the right hand in an even front, with a competent diftance betwixt the boats were ranged the two regiments firfl: named , the other three on the left, fo that every regiment and company of men were forted together with their Colonels and chief officers in nim* nle mnnaces fnm^ in the hpid r»r t]-\p t"»r>3f

Calls , and were landed and feverall regi- 5 ments imbattelled at an inftant, without any encounter at all the Spaniards , who all the ; day before- had {hewed themfelves with troops of horfe and foot on that part , as relblved to impeach our landing being clean retired y toward the town. The number of the firfl difembarquing was not fully two thoufand men; for diverfe companies ofthofe regiments that had put themfelves into their mips a- gain, could not be fuddenly ready, by realon the boats to land them belonged to other great fhips.

talis on that fide was walled as it were in a right line thwart the land^fo as the fea on both fides did beat on the foot of the wall which ; ftrength together with the populoufnefs of the town (in which befides the great concourfe of Gentlemen and others upon the difcovery of The (^a\is-jouraej.

our fleet and alarm of. our Ordnance - there

was an ordinary Garriibn of fouldiers ) had taken from us all thought of forcing itwith-

- Sji out battery and therefore being landed we advanced with the troops to finde a convenient place to encamp till my Lord Mmirdl with the reft of the forces and the Ordnance were landed. Being advanced with the troops half the breadth of the neck of the land, which in that

place is about half a mile over, we might per= ceive that all along the fea-more on the other fide ofthis neck of land men on horf-back and to the intercourfe foot repaired town 5 which it was thought neceffary to cut off. And therefore becaufe the greateft forces ofthe ene-

mies were to come from the land , it was refolved on to lodge the better part of the army in the narrowed of the neck, which near Tuji-

tall is not broader then an ordinary harque- bum-mot.

To which ftreight Sir Counters Clifford

was fent with three regiments, vi.^. his own, Sir Cbrijlopher Blunts,and Sir Thomas Gerrards,

there to make a {land , to impeach the Spani- ards from coming to the town, till he received further order for the quartering and lodging of

his men. Which done , the Lord Generall

with the other two regiments , and his company of adventurers (which was ofabout two hundred and fifty worthy Gentlemen ) in all fully nearer not a thoufand men , advanced

the town , the better to difcover the whole F 2 ground The Calis-journey. ground before it. And as we approached a far off, we might perceive the enemy (landing in battel under the favour of the town , with cornets and enfignes difplayed, thrufting out fome loofe horfe and foot toward us , as it were to procure a skirmifh.

I, marking their fafhion, conceived hope of a fpeedier gaining the town then we intended, and were then about • and faid to his Lord= fhip , at whofe elbow I attended, that thofe men he law ftanding in battel before the town would fliew, and make the way for us into the town that night,ifthey were well handled- and at the inftant I propounded the means, which was to carry our troops as near and covertly as might be, towards the town, and to fee by lome attempt if we could draw them to fight further from the town , that we might fend them back with confufion and diforder, and fo have the cutting them in pieces in the town-ditch , or enter it by the fame way they did. His Lordfhip liked the project, and left the

handling thereof to me , I prefently caufed the troop to march towards the other fide of

the neck of land , becaufe the ordinary and ready way to the town lay on that fide low and inbayd to the foot of the hilly downs, fb as troops might march very cloiely from the

view ofthe town. Then I chofe out two hundred men,which were committed to the con* valiant duel: of Sir John Wmgfield , a right Knight, with order that he mould march on roundly .

The Calis^journey roundly to the enemy where they ftood in battel, and to charge and drive to their battels the skirmifhers: bat if the enemy in grofle pro- fered a charge, he fliould make an hafty and fearfull retreat ( to their judgement ) the way he had gone, till he met with his feconds that followed him , and then to turn fhort, and with the greater!: fpeed and fury he could to charge the enemy. The feconds were of three hundred men, led ( as I remember ) by Sir Matthew Morgan, who were to follow the firft troop a good diftance, and fo as both ofthem till the enemy were engaged might not at once appear to them, and to advance with all diligence,when the troop before them did retire, to meet them, charge the enemy, enter the town with them peflemefle. With the reft of the forces his

Lordfhip and I followed. The place ierved well for our purpole, being covert and of no advantage for their horfmen,and the directions were fo well obferved, that the enemy was engaged in following our firft troop before they difcovered the reft; and (b in hope and aflurance of victory, being be= yond expectation lively encountered, they fled in diforder towards the town, lb nearly followed of our men, that moft of the horfmen

forfook their horfes , and faved themfelvesj fome by the gates, others clambering over the walls, as did alio their footmen our men following them at the heels to the very gate, which they found fhut againft them, and men

F 3 ftand- The Calis-jonrney.

ftanding over it and upon the walls to re-

fill us. The ditch was very hollow but dry, out of which was raifed a malfy rampier, with two round halfbulwarks^ the one towards the one fea,the other towards the other/or height and thicknelfe in their perfection, but not fteeped

• and fcarped:fo as it was very mountable,lying clofe to the old wall of the town,which fome-

what overtopped it no higher then in many places a man might reach with his hand. To the top of this rampier our men climb-

ed, who, being for the mo ft part old and ex*

perienced louldiers , of the Bands I brought out ofthe Low-countries, boldly attempted to

climbe the wall , from which they beat with their mot the defendants, wanting no encou- ragements that good example of the chiefs could give them, the Generall himfelf being as forward as any.

Whileft it was hard ftroven and fought on

that fide, I fent a Captain and Countrey-man of mine called Upjher with fome few men alongft the ditch, to fee what guard was held along the wall toward the Bay.ward, and whether any eafier entrance might be made that way or no, willing him to bring or fend word, he did accordingly though me which , the meffenger came not to me. He found lb (lender a guard that he entred the town with thofe few men he had, which the enemy perceiving fled from the walls, and our men en- trea as rait on inc otner nae. My

1 The Calls-journey.

My Lord of Ejfex was one of the hVft that got over the walls, followed by the fouldiers, as the place would give them leave and ; fuch was their fury being once entred, that as they got in featteringly fo they hafted towards the town without gathering any ftrong and orderly body of men, as in iuch cafe is requi- jite , or once endeavouring to open the gate for more convenient entry for the reft of the troops. I therefore, forefeeing what might en- fueof this confufion, held the third body of the men together, and with much adoe brake the gate by which I entred the open , town ; and fo keeping the way that leads from the gate towards the town joyned to my foot , thofe men I met withall fcattered here and there.

Not farre from the Market-place I found my Lord of Ejfex at a ftand with fourty or fifty men., whence I might fee lome few or the enemy in the Market-place which made me y advance towards them without attending any commandment; who upon my approaching, retired themlelves into the Town-houfe,whither I purfued them,broke open the gates,and after good refiftance made by the Spaniards in the upper rooms of the houfe, became Ma-

fter of it • in which I left a guard and went down into the Market-place, and found my Lord of Ejfex at the Town houfe-door. I humbly intreated his Lordfhip to make that

place good, and give me leave to fcoure , and affure the reft of the town, which I did accordingly. The Calis-journey. cordingly. And though I was but flackly and flenderly followed by reafon of our mens , greed meffe of fpoil., yet fuch Spaniards as I found making head and coming towards the

Market-place, I drove back into the Fort Saint Philip, and the Abby of Saint Francis. Thofe of the Abby yielded, to the number of two hundred Gentlemen and others • and being dif- armed were put into a Chapel , and there left guarded. Thofe of Saint Philip ( it being now in the evening) cryed to us that in the morning they would render the place. Before which alfo having put a guard , and understanding by fome prifoners that there was no other place of any ftrength but the old town near the Market-place, I repaired to my Lord of Ejjex whom I found in the Marketplace, 9 and my Lord Admirall with him. And after I had made report on what terms things flood, where I had been • I went to the faid old town to vifit the guards which were commanded by Sir Edward Conway with part of the forces landed with my Lord Admirall, and from thence to that part of the town where we entred. And thus all things in good aflurance, returned to the market-place, where the reft of the forces were, being held together to be - readily imployed upon all occalions. Their Lordfhips went up to the Town-houfe, and there vic"tory and gave God thanks for the 3 afterwards all wounded and bloudy as he was yet undrefTed gave the honour of , , Knighthood to Sir Samuel Baviatt. for his efpe- .

The (Z'AxS'journey

ciall merit and valour in that dayes fervice. The lolfe was not very great on either fide ; for as the Spanifh troops that flood ordered without the walls got into the town confufedly and diforderly before we could mingle with them lo every one as he was counfelled ; by fear or courage provided for his own fafety flying to the old and ; themoft town Ca- (lie. Thofe that made head after the firft entrance, being lcattered here and there,our men as they followed with more courage then order, lo encountered them in the like fcattering manner falling ftreight to hand-ftrokes, lb as it feemed rather an inward tumult and town- fray then a fight of Co mighty nations. The next day the old town and the Fort of Saint Philip were delivered unto us., and the people that were in them, except fome princi-

pall prilbners , were fuffered to depart , with great courtefie efpecially to the mewed , Wo- men of better fort. There went out of the town Gentlemen and others likely men to bear arms , betwixt four and five thoufand, the brunt of this exploit was born with leiTe then a thouland men. We could have no help of Sir Qonnicrs Clifford, who miftaking his directions went with his troops to the bridge called Tunto Zuarro about three leagues diftance. And my Lord Admirall , notwithstanding his Lordm.ufed all pofsible diligence

in the landing till his men , arrived not we were in a manner full Mafters of the town. It was long difputed whether the town mould G be The Calisjourney. be held or no. I offered with four thoufand men to defend it till her Majefties pleafure might be known. My Lord of EJfex teemed to affect to remain there in perfon, which the reft of the Council would not alfent unto, but rather to abandon and fet it on fire; which we did about fourteen dayes after the taking of it. I got there three prifbners worth ten thoufand ducats., one of which was a Church- man and prefidentof the contractation of the Indies. The other two were ancient Knights, called Don Tedro de Herera and Don Gieronjmo y de Auallos. In the mean time, whether of defigne and fet purpofe, or negligence, the Indian fleet being left unleized on by thofe who had un= dertaken it, fome of the prifoners of the town dealt with the Generalls to have thofe fhips 8c their lading let at ranfome whereupon they j had with the Generalls conference diverie times, till the laid fliips were fet on fire by the

Spaniards themfelves , in which was loft by their own confelsion to the worth of twelve millions of merchandife. The troops being imbarqued,the Generalls met and confulted upon their next exploit , it was long infifted on to put to fea, and lie to intercept the Weft-Indian fleet , which commonly at that time of the yeare arriveth upon the coaft of Spain. But the fcarcenefte of our victuals overthrew that purpofe, and refoluti* on was taken to fail towards England, and on our way to vifit the ports of that Coaft, and The (ZdWs-journey. io fpoil and deftroy the fhipping. And io firft : we made towards L aroll a good town and Bifli ops-fee of Vortingdl^ to which by water there was no fafe entrance for our Shipping, the town lying better then a league from the fea,ferved with a narrow creek through a low, and marilh bottome. For the deftroying of fuch fhipping as might be in this creek , as alio for the wafting the

Countrey adjoyning , and the town it felf ( which though it were great and populous, was unfenfed with walls )it was thought meet to land the forces in a Bay, fome three leagues diftant from the town , and fo to march thither; which was done, the town forfaken by the inhabitants, taken by us, our men fent in- to the Countrey brought good ftore of provifions for the refreming of the army • the artillery we found, conveyed into our mips , we after five or fix dayes ftay returned to our mips the way we came. The regiments embattelled. and marching at large in a triple front in right good order , which was fo much the more ftrange and commendable , the men for the moft part being new, and once ranged,having little further help of directions from the high officers, which were all unmounted, and for the great heat not able to perform on foot the ordinary fervice in fuch cafes belonging to their charges. The troops imbarcjuedwe made towards the Groyne and looked into the Bay; but the wind blowing from the fea it was thought ? G 2 dange- The Calls-journey. dangerous to put inland therefore (victuals dayly growing more leant fo that in fome y fhips there was already extream want ) it was reiolved to haften to our CoafV, and fo about the midft of ^ugufl we arrived in the Downs near Sanchnch, my Lord of Ejfex, having taken land in the Weft parts to be with more fpeed at the Court, left order with me for the dif- folving the land-forces and fhipping, and fending back of the EngliJJ? forces into the Low-countreys. At this parting there arofe much ftrifc betwixt the mariners and the fouldicrs about the dividing of the Ipoil, for the mariners en- vying and repining at the fbuldiers., who as it fell out had gotten moll, purloyned and de- tained their chefts and packs of baggage per- force; in fo much as to fatisfie the ibuldiers I went aboard my Lord Admirall to defire his

Lordfhip of redreffe , who promifed to take order therein ' but fome other principall officers of the fleet fhewing themfelvcs more partiall , asked me whether the poore mariners mould have nothing to which I an- y fwered there was no reafon they mould pill the poore louldiers who had fought and ventured for that little they had and that the ? mariners hope, having io rich a booty as the

Indian fleet at their mercy , was more to be defired then the trafh the landmen had gotten; Co as they had none to blame for their po- vertie but their officers, and their bad fortune: this anfwer was taken to the heart , and is not The Ifland yoiage. ^5

not forgotten to this houre : of which I feci

the lmart. The troops difiblved I went to Court and there attended the moil part ofthat winter.

The IJland yoiage.

the yeare of our Lord one thoufand INfive hundred ninetie {even, being the next yeare after the journey of Calis another y journey was made by the Earl of Ejfex to the coaft of Spain, and the Iflands with a royall navie, as well of her Majefties own fhipping^ as of her beft Merchants, to which alio was joyned a good number of the States fliips, in all about one hundred and fourty., with an armie of feven or eight thoufand Landsmen, as well voluntary as preft commonly called 5 the I/land yoiage.

To which I was called by her Majefties co- mandment to attend his Lordfhip as alio to 5 deal with the States, thatbelides thefhipping which they were to fend with her Majefties fleet by vertue of the contract they would ? fuffer a thoufand of her fubjects in their pay, to be tranfported by me to her faid Generally and fleet for that iervice. W hich having obtained 1 haftened into EngUnd « and found my Lord of Ejjexat Sandlbicf?, and his fleet in rea- dinefTe anchored in the Downes. It was early

in the morning , and his Lordfhip in bed when I was brought to him, he welcomed me

G $ with The I/land yoiage. with much demonstration of favour,and with many circumftances of words. Firft he told me my Lord Mountjoy was to his go Lieutenant Generall , not of his' own choice but thruft upon him by the Queen, before me in place, yet that I mould retain my former office of Lord Marfhailj which as it had been ever in Englifh armies next the Ge- nerall in authority j fo he would lay whol= ly the execution of that office upon me • aad as for the Lieutenant Generall, as he had an- cle without an office, fo the honour mull fall in effect upon them that did the fervice. With much more fpeech to this purpofe, all tending to perfwade me that it was not by his working y a,nd, to take away the difcouragement I might .conceive of it.

I aniwered that I had partly underftood before my coming out of the Low-countreys, my Lord Mountjoys going Lieutenant Generall, fo that, I had forethought and refolved what to do. For though I was fenfible as became me, who faw- no caufe in my felf,of this recuii- affections having ment and difgrace , yet my been alwayes lubjeCt to the rules of obedience, fince it was my Princes action, and that it could not be but that my Lord Mountjoy was placed with her Majefties confent,my lincerity would not give me leave to abfent my felf,and colour my ftay from this action with any feigned excufe.,- but counlelled me to come o-

ver, both to obey my Lord Mountjoy , and re- fpe£t him as his place ( which I had alwayes much The Ijland yo'tage. +7

much honoured ) required , much more his

Lordfhip , which was Generall to us both;

though I was not fo ignorant of his Lord- fliips power, as to doubt that my Lord Mount- joy , or any fubjeft of England could be thruft upon him without his defire and procure* ment. That therefore, as I had good caufe to judge that his Lordfhip had withdrawn much of his favour from me , fo I humbly defired his Lordfhip that as by a retrenchment of the condition I was to hold in this journey, I held it rather a refignment to his Lordfhip again of the honour he had given me the laft yeare, fo farre as concerned my particular re- Ipecl: to his Lordfliip unlbught for of me^then a fervice to him ; Co hereafter he would be pleated not to ufe me at all in any action, wherein he was to go chief : he would ieem to take thefe fpeeches of mine as proceeding rather of a pafsionate difcontentment,vthen of a refolution framed in cold bloud, and that it would in time be digefted,and fo without any fliarpneffe on his part, the matter refted. The purpoie and defigne of this journey was to deftroy the fleet that lay in Faroll by the Groyne and upon the reft of the Spanifh coafts ; & to that end to land our forces if We fawcaufe,- as alfo to intercept the hdian fleet. Part of our land-forces were fliipped at the Downs, we did put into Weymouth to receive thofe which were to meet us there. In that place the Ge- nerall called my felf and Sir Walter %ileigh be=

fore him , and for that he thought there re-

mained \ The Ifland yoiage. mained fome grudge of the laft years falling our, would needs have us make hands, which we did both, the willinglier becauie there had nothing pafled betwixt us that might blemim reputation. From thence we went to iPlymmouth, and fo towards Spain. Where in the height of fix or feven and fourty degrees we were encountred with a ftorme, againft which the whole navy ftrove obftinately, till the greater part of the

(hips were di ft relied; amongft which the Ge- neralls , Sir , mine and Walter ^aleigbs ? and Sir George Qaryes^ my main maft being in the partners rent to the very fpindell, which was eleven inches deep • in fo much as to avoid the endangering of the mip, the Captain and

Mafter were earneft with me to have caft it over-board, which I would not aflent unto, but fetting men to work brought it /landing to ^Plyfnmovth , and there ftrengthened it , lo that it ferved the reft of the voiage. The Lord Tboma* Howard Vice-Admirall with fbmefew mips got- within fight of the North-Cape, where having plyed ofFand on three or four dayes doubting that the reft of the fleet was put back, becaufe it appeared not, he returned alfo to our Coaft. Our ftay at Tlymmoutb was about a moneth., more through want of wind then unwilling- nelfe or unreadinefle ofour fliips; which with all diligence were repaired. In the mean time our victuals confuming , it was debated in Council, whether the journey could be performed The IJland yoiage. formed or no without a further fupplyof vi* duals. It was judged extream dangerous,and on the other fide as difficult to fupply the army with victuals, which being to come from

London and the Eaft>parts of the Realm , and be brought up at adventure, ( there being no fufficient ftorc in readineffe ) would hardly be miniftred unto us fo faft as we mould confume them. And therefore it was firfl; re-; folved to difcharge all the land-forces laving thofe thoufand I brought out of the Low-countreys with the fliipping they were imbarqued in. Then it was further debated in Council , how to employ the fleet the purpofe of landing the army at the i Groyne being diflblved. A Weft-Indian voiage was propounded whereupon every one in particular j being to give his advife , it was alfented to by them all only lelf was of opi- , my nion it could not ftand with the honour - profit y and fafety of her Majeftie and the State^ the fleet being fo flenderly provided of forces and provifions , that nothing could be exploited there, anlwerable to the expectation would be generally conceived ^ and yet in the mean time through the want of her Ma- jefties Royall navy, and other principall (hipping of the Realm, with the choice Com-

manders both for, -Tea and land , the State might be endangered by an attempt made by the Spaniards upon our own coaft,- whom we certainly knew to have then in readinefle a H great 10 The IJland yoiage.

great power of Tea and land-forces in the North-parts of Spain.

Things thus handled , the Lord General! polled to the Court. After his return no more ipeech was had of the Indian voiage, but a refolution taken to attempt the firing of the

fleet at Faroll , and on the reft of the coaft

of Spain j and to intercept the Indian fleet, as

in our difcretions we fliould think fitteft } ci* ther when we came upon the coaft of Spain, or by going to the Iflands. With this relblu- tion wefet forwards directing our courfe to the North-Cape with reafonable wind and weather, yet the fleet fcattered, for in a manner all the fcjuadronof Sir Walter (Raleigh, and fomefhipsof the other fquadrons followed him, who for a misfortune in his main-yard kept more to feaward. The Lord Generall, whileft he and the reft of the fleet lay off and on before the Cape at*

tending Sir Walter ^aleighs coming ( who with fome (peciall {hips had undertaken this

exploit of firing the fleet J fuddenly laid his

fhipby the lee ^ which becaufe it was his order when he would Ipeak with other mips, I made to him to know his Lordfliips plealure. He fpake to me from the poupe faying I , mould attend and have an eye to his fhip in i which at that inftant there was an extream and dangerous leak though he would not , have me nor any other of the fleet know it. Which leak being flopped he directed his courfe along the coaft Southward, and about

j ten The Ifland Dotage. 5i

ten leagues from the Groyne called a Council,

in which it was refolved to give over the enter-

prife of Faroll- which. as it was difficult to have y

been executed on a fudden , fb now that we had been leen by the countrey it was held im- pofsible; and not to linger upon the coaft of Spain but to go directly to the Iflands, the time of the year now growing on that the Indian fleet ufually returned. And to advcrtife Mr Walter Raleigh diverfe pinnaces were fent out; that till fuch a day., the wind and weather ferving, theGenerall would ftay for him in fuch a certain height, and thence would make directly for the A- zores. At this Council his Lordfhip made a difpatch for England. I do not well remember where Sir Walter Raleigh and the reft of the fleet met us but as I take it about Flores and } CorVo the wefterlieft Iflands of the Azores, where we arrived in feven or eight dayes after we had put from the coaft of Spain. We ftayed there fome few daies and took in iomerefrefhingof water and victuals fuch as they could yield, which being not lb well able to fupply us as the other Iflands , it was re*

folved in Council to put back to them ; and the fcjuadrons for the more commodity of the fleet appointed unto feverall Iflands. The Ge- ncrall with his fcjuadron was to go to Fayall- y

the Lord Tlmnai with his fquadron , and I

with my fhip were to go to Graciofa • and Sir Walter %*leigh with his either to Ttco or Saint George.but Sir Walter Raleigh (whether of let H 2 pur^ T^he Ifland yoiage. purpofe, or by miftake I leave others to judge) making with his fquadron more hafte then the reft of the fleet , came to Fayall afore us, landed his men, and received fome lofle by the Spaniards that kept the top of the hill, which commanded both the haven and the town. The Generall with the reft of the fleet came to an anchor before the Ifland, and hearing of Sir Walter fyikighs landing and lofle, was highly di(pleafed, as he had caufe,- it being directly and exprelTcly forbidden upon pain ofdeath to land forces, without order from the Gene- rall , and there wanted not about my Lord that the more to incenfe him aggravated the

matter : feeing the Spanifli enfigne upon the hill, his Lordfhip prepared to land with all

hafte , and fo about an houre before fun-fet came into the town. A competent number of men were given to Sir Oliver Lambert to guard thepaflages^and then it was confulted how to go on with the enterprife of forcing them. They were entrenched on the top of the hill to the number

of two hundred, which was fo fteep , that it feemed artillery could not be drawn towards the faid trench.

The night growing on I defired his Lord- fhip to give me leave to go up to difcover the

place , his aflented unto and which Lordfhip ; fo taking two hundred louldiers I fet for-

ward, the young Earl of Jutland , Sir Thomas

German y and diverfe other Gentlemen-adventurers accompanying me. At our coming to the The Ifland yo'tage. the cop of the hill finding no watch in their trenches, we entred them , and polTefled the hill- where we found forne of our men (lain by the Spaniard. The hill was abandoned, as we iuppoied, in the beginning of the night, unfeen or undiicovered of us , or thole that were placed at the foot of the hill- we were all very ibrry they fo elcaped; as was alio the Lord Generall, for there was no following or purfuingthem in that mountainous Illand. The Captain and Officers that landed with Sit Walter tyleigh were prelently committed, and before our departure thence Sir Walter SJfiM high was called to anfwer for himfelf in a full affembly of the chief Officers both by lea and land, in the Generalls prefence. Where, every one being to deliver his opinion of the crime, it was grievoufly aggravated by the irioft: for my part, no man mewed leflc fpleen agairift him then my felf. The Generalls goodnefle would not fufFer him to take any extream courfe, but with a wife and noble admoniti- on forgave the offence^ and fet alio at liberty the Captains that had been committed. After the fleet had taken the refrefhing that Ifland could afford, which was in lome good meaiure, we put from thence , and for three dayes were plying off and on betwixt Gra* ciofa and the Ifland of Tercera , the ordinary way of the Indian fleet,-and in the mean time certain were lent a more by the Generall at Graciofa, to draw from the Inhabitants lome portion of monie and provifions to redeem

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them from fpoiling.They brought word to the Generall in the afternoon that trom the Ifland a great fhip was difcovered on the road- way

from the Indies , but they being fent again with lbme other to make a full difcovery, at their return, which was fudden, it was found to be but a pinnace. I muft confefle, in this point 1 may be ignorant of fome particulars, becaufe things were not done, as they were

wont, by Council, or, if they were, it was but

of (bme few, to which I was not called. But in all likelihood there was wilfull miftaking in fome to hinder us of that rich prey, which God had fent as it were into our mouths.

Howloever it was, that lame night, when

it was dark, the Generall with the fleet altered their courfe, and bare directly with the Ifland

of Saint Michael, as it was given out, to water. A pinnace coming to me in the Lord Gene- rails name told me it was his pleafure my fhip and Dread-nought ( in which Sir Nicfolas barker was ) fhould beat off and on betwixt

the Iflands of Saint George and Graciofa , for that the Indian fleet was expected. The(^/«-

&olib, in which was Sir William Mon/on, and the Girland my Lord of Southampton fiiip, were to lie by the like order on the Nortlvpart of Gra* ciofa : willing us if we discovered any fleet to follow them, and to fhoot off now and then a piece of Ordnance, which mould lerve for a fignall to the reft of the fleet.

This order , as I take it; , was delivered us about ten of the clock at night. About midnight, The IJIand voiage. 55

night, or one of the clock, thofe of our fliip

might hear fliooting , according to this direction, rather in a manner of a fignall then a fight, toward that part of the Illand, where the other two (hips were to guard; which, as

we after underftood y was from the %imbo-i0,

which fell in the midft of the Indian fleet • whom in their longboat they hailed, and by the Spaniards own mouths knew whence held in fcorn, they were ; who them and in a great bravery told them what they were laden withall. The wind was very lmall , as it lcarce ftirred our fliip , but we directed our courfe as directly to the Jound of the Ord- nance as we could, and fo continued all night; the morning was very foggy and mifty, ioas we could not difcover farre,but ftill we? might hear fliooting of Ordnance, when weliftned for it. About eight or nine of the clock Jbefore noon it began to clear , and then we might fee ( as we judged ) ibme five or fix leagues off a fleet of twenty fails which was much about half way betwixt us and Tercera. The wind began a little to ftrengthen , and we to wet our lails to improve the force of it , and fomewhat we got nearer the Spanifli fleet , more through their flay to gather themfelves together, then our own good footmanfhip. All this while the IfymboTt? and the Girland fol- the fleet lowed fo neare , that they might to our judgements at plealure have engaged them to fight. But their fleet being of eight good Gallions $6 The IJland yoiage.

Gallions of the Kings, the reft merchants of force though the booty great good , were of inticemenr, it might juftly feem hard to them

it and fo to come by ; they onely waited on them, attending greater ftrength,Orto gather up fuch as ftraggled from the reft. The Girland overtook a little friggot of the Kings laden onely with Cochinell, which me fpoiLed, and I found abandoned and ready to

fink : yet thofe of my fhip took out of her certain fmall brafen pieces. The Indian fleet keeping together in good order failed ftill before us about two leagues, and fo was got into the haven of Tercera, into the which they towed their (hips with the

help of thofe of the Ifland , before we could come up to them. It was evening when we came thither, and the wind from the land fb, as with our mips there was no entering. It pleafed my Lord of Southampton and the reft of the Captains to come aboard me, where it was refolved to get as neare the mouth of the haven as we could with our mips, and to man

our boats well , with direction in as fecret manner as they could to enter the haven, and to attempt the cutting of the Cables of the

fhips the as is next ; by which means wind, aforefaid blowing from the land, might , drive them upon us. This though it were a dangerous and defperate enterprife, was undertaken, but being difcovered the boats returned without giving any further attempt. The fame night we difpatched a fmall pinnace The Ijland yoiage.

nace of an adventurer to Saint Michael, to give the Lord Generall advife where he fhould finde the Indian fleet, and us to guard them from coming out. For we had determined to attend his Lordfliips coming before the faid

haven,which I accordingly performed with my fliip forfaken of the reft the verie ; though fame night, I know not whether for want of frefh water, or what other occafion. Three or four dayes after, his Lordfliip came with the fleet, who fending into the haven two nimble pinnaces to view how the fleet lay, upon report that they were drawn Co far into the haven, and fo well defended from the land with artillery that no attempt could be made on them without extream hazard, and the wind blowing ftill from the land that no deVife of fire could work any good effect, and all prpvifi- ons growing fcant in the fleet, efpecially frefh water, his Lordfliip gave over that enterprife, and put with the whole fleet from thence to Saint Michael. The Generall had refolved to land in this Ifland, and therefore called a Council to ad- vile on the in it con- manner ; which was cluded that the greateft part of the fleet fhould remain before Saint Michael, to amufe the enemy, and that the fouldicrs in the beginning of the evening fliould be imbarqued in the leart veflTels taking , with us the Barges and long boats, and fo in the night make towards YdU Franca, which was fome foure or five leagues off. His Lordfliip and the reft of the chiefof-

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fixers of the land-forces imbarquing with him in a fmall fhip, left the fea officers before Saint Michael. The next day about evening we were

come near Villa Franca-, I moved his Lordfliip to give me leave in a boat to difcover the fliore, and beft landing-place, whileft his Lordfhip gave order for the imbarquing the men into the other boats,which his Lordfhip

granted, and I performed accordingly. So as

in due time his Lordfliip was advertifed of it to his contentment,and proceeded to the landing of his forces upon the fandy fhore before

the town; where I could difcover none to give

impeachment 9 but a few (haggling fellows, which now and then gave a fhot. His Lord- fhip { as his fafhion was ) would be of the fir ft to land, and I that had learned me of his difpofition,took upon me the care of fending the boats after him. The feege was fuch that few of the men landed with their furniture dry. His Lordfhip himfelf took great pains

to put his men in order, and ( for that I perceived he took delight to do all)in good man-

ners and refpect I gave the looking on. In the mean time fbme that were tent to=

wards the town to difcover } gave the alarm

that the enemy were at hand : and I told his

Lordfhip it were good to fend prefently fbme good troop to poffeffe the town of Villa Franca. before the enemy got thither. His Lordfliip willed me to take with me two hundred men

and to do with them what I thought good my

felf. I took fo many of thofe men that were readieft ,

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readied , and bad them follow mc; amongft which were lome Gentlemen of good ac- counts Sir "]ohn Scot, Sir William Evers, which accompanied me. I went directly to the town,

which I found abandoned, and leaving lome guard in the Church, which flood upon the

Market-place, I palled fomewhat further towards Saint Michael: but neither feeing nor

hearing news of any enemy thereabouts I re-

turned to the town , to which his Lordfhip was come with the reft of the army, making in all about two thouiand,iouldiers, adventurers, officers, and their trains^ all which were orderly quartered in the town , wherr we found good ftore of wheat. His Lordfhip having thus gotten landing advifed with his Council,whether it were better to march to Saint Michael and fpoil that town and water the fleet there, or to lend for the reft of the fleet. The difficulties in going to Saint Michael were the roughneiTe and un* evennelfe of the way, being for the moft part over ftony hills y in which a few men well placed might refill and impeach the palfage to many ; that the people and goods of the town would be withdrawn into the Caftle which was held by a Garrifon of Spaniards, not to be forced without battery and much lolTe of men and time; that till it were gotten, there were no watering in that part, and our

generali necefsity it could endure no delay } was therefore refolved to fend for the fleet to VtUa Franca. In the mean tinre news came

I i from 6o Thelfland yoiage.

from the fleet that a Weft-Indian Carrack ,and a fliip were come into Saint Michael, and rode near the Caftle. His Lordfliip prefently determined to go thither himlelr for the better

ordering of things j took my Lord of Mount-

joy with him, and by an elpeciall Commifsi- on under his hand committed to mv command the land and fea- forces at villa Franca. Before his Lordfliip could arrive at Saint Mi- chael the Carrack had run her lelf on ground under the Ca&le, and the other fliip, which

was not great , laden with lugar and Brafil commodities, taken by Sir Walter Raleigh. The third day his Lordfliip returned with the fleet

to villa Franca, and gave order prefently to fall a watering. There was plenty of water, but the flapping it into boats was tedious and troubleibme, for by reaibn of the greatnelfe of the feege we were fain by wading and fvvim- ming to.thruft thebarrells into the fea where the boats floated. This made the work the longer. In the mean time our victuals con- fumed, and grew low, though we got fome little refrefhing from the land, which made us content our felves with the lefle water. After iome four or five dayes watering his Lordfliip gave order to imbarque the army; which he began early in the morning, and continued all the day,for the feege going high, the boats took in their men at a place where but one boat could lie at which to- on once; gether with the diftance to the (hipping made the lefle riddance, and difpatch. His Lordfliip for The Ijland yoiagc. 61 J for the better expedition was mod of the time at the waters iide fending ftill to me for men ) from the town, as he was ready to imbarque them. About five of the clock in the afternoon the fentinels that flood on the top of the fteeple dilcerned troops of men on the way towards Saint Michael,

I fent up to the fteeple Sir William Qonflabk and fome other Gentlemen then about me, to could diicern all agreed fee what they , who that they faw troops, and as they guefled lome

Enfignes. I willed Sir William (jnftable to haften to his Lordfliip and tell him what he had feen. 1 had yet remaining with me about five hundred fouldiers,of thefe I lerit out fixty, whereof thirty mot were to go as covertly as they could to a Chapel a great musket* (hot from the town on the way the enemy was difcovered, with order upon the enemies approach to give their volley, and iuddenly and in hafte to retire to the other thirty that were placed half way betwixt them and the town- and then all together in as much hafte and (hew of fear as they could to come to the

town, where I flood ready with the reft ofthe men in three troops to receive them, and repulfe, and chafe thofe that lliould follow them. This order given, my Lord of Ejfex with the Earl of Soutbampto?i and fome other Lords and Gentlemen came to the Market-place , where he found me with the troops, His Lord-

I (hip _ 3 6z The ijland yoiage.

* fhip enquired of me what I had feen, I faid had feen no enemy, but what others had fee n

his Lordfhip had heard by their own reporc> and might, if itpleafed his Lordfhip, fend t° fee if the ientinell continued to affirm the fame. His Lordfhip made no anfwer,but cal" led for Tobacco,feeming to give but fmall ere" dit to this alarm, and io on horfeback with thole Noblemen and Gentlemen on foot be-

fide him took Tobacco, whileft I was telling

his Lordfhip of the men I had fent forth, and

order I had given them. Within fome quarter of an hour we might hear a good round vol-

ley of fhot betwixt the thirty men I had fent

to the Chapel and the enemy , which made his Lordfhip caft his pipe from him,and liften to the mooting which continued.

I told his Lordfhip it were good to advance with the troops to that fide of the town where the skirmifh was, to receive our men, which his Lordfhip liked well, and fo went a good round pace expecting to encounter our men,- who unadvifedly in lieu of retiring in diforder,maintained the place, which the enemy perceiving and fuppofing fome greater troop to be at hand to fecond, held aloof with

his main force ( for the highs way to the town

lay by the Chapel , and no other paffage for a troop, by reafbn of the ftrong fence and in- clofure of the fields ) but fent out light men to skirmifh. Thus perceiving that our men held their ground we flayed our troops in covert in the end of two lanes leading directly to The IJland dotage. to the high-way. Thofe of the Iiland ( as wc were certainly enformed ) could make three thoufand fighting men well armed and appointed, belides the ordinary Garrifon of the Spaniards. Of that number we fuppofed them,becaule they had fufficient time to gather their ftrength together , and for that they came to feek us • and therefore as on the one fide we were loth to difcover our Imall number to them, unlefle they provoked us by fbme no- table diforder or necefeity , in the defence of our felvesj fo we thought it not good to leflen our men by imbarquing of men, till the night was come, that filence and darknefTe might cover our retreat. And for thefe realbns I oppofed their heat that propounded to charge the enemy, and their hafte that would needs have the men (hipped without delay.

In the beginning of the evening , which ended the skirmifli, keeping our fentinels in the view of the enemy, his Lordfliip began to imbarque fome troops, and fo continued till about midnight that the laft troop was put into the boat , his Lordfliip feeing all im- barqucd before he went aboard , but thofe forelorn men which made the laft retreat, which were committed to Sir Charles Tercy, with whom I imbarqued without arty impeachment of the enemy, or fliew to haye difcovered our departure. His Lordfliip made the young Noble- men and fome other principall Gentlemen Knights, Tbelfland voiage.

Knights, as Sir William Evers , Sir Henry Dock- ipray, Sir William BroTtfn, and a Dutch Gentle- man that accompanied me that voiage in my (hip.

We were no fooner aboard , but that the wind blew a ftifF gale, Co as fome were fain to forfake their anchors, and with this wind we put for England, which continuing vehe- ment drave us to the leeward of our courfe to* wards the coaft of Ireland. I got in my fhip an extream leak, which kept both my pumps going without intermifsion many dayes and nights before I got to harbour^ wherewith my company were much wearied and difcouraged even to defpair • which made me keep aloof from the other fhips , left the hope of their own fafety might make them negle6t that of the {hip.

The fleet kept no order at all , but every fhip made the beft hafte home they could,

which as it might have proved dangerous, if the Spanifh fleet which was then bound for our coaft, had not been fcattered by the fame weather^ foit was in fome fort profitable to us for of our Imaller fhipping which ; fome were driven moft leeward toward the coaft of Ireland metwithtwoor three of the Spanifli (hips, full of (buldiers, which they took, by which we not onely underftood at our coming to (plymmouth their purpofe to have landed at Falmouth with ten thoufand men, but faw the inftrudrions and orders ofthe tea- fights, if they had met with us, which was fo The IJland voiage.

I full of perfection , that have ever fince re- doubted their fufficiency in lea Cafes. The fleet arriving thus weather-beaten at (plymmouth, his Lordfhip polled to the Court, leaving my Lord Thomas now Earl of Suffolk, my Lord Mountjoy and the reft of the Officers there^ and fhortly came provifion of monie with Commifsion to the Qid Lords, Sir Wal- ter (Raleigh, and my felf to fee the fame iflued, and distributed by common advife., for the re- pairing, victualling , and fending about the fleet to Chattham, and entertaining of the thoufand men 1 had brought out of the Low countreys , which were then difpofed along the coaft of Cornwall, and after lent into Ireland. Which bufinefle dilpatched IpafTed by poll to London, and near Mary-bone-parke I met with Sir William Ityjfellm his coach, who being my honourable friend then newly returned from b eland, where he had been Deputy, I lighted to lalute him with much duty and affe&ion, who ftepping out of his coach received me with the like favour with whom whileft I j flood bate-headed being in a fweat I got cold, which held me fo extreamly that for three weeks after I could not ftirre out of my lodging. I underftood my Lord of Ej]lx was at his houfeat Wanftead in great difcontentment, to whole Lordfhip I gave prefently knowledge of my arrival^ as alio that I would forbear to attend his Lordffrp till I had been at Court; which then I hoped would have been fooner K then ,

Theljland yoiage. then it fell out my ficknefle would permit.

For 1 fuppofed at my coming to Court, her

Majefty , after her moil gracious manner, would talk and cjueftion with me concerning the late journey, and though itpleafed her alwayes to give credit to the reports I made ( which I never blemifhed with falfiiood for any refpeft whatfbever ) yet I thought this forbearance to fee my Lord would make my (peech work more effectually.

So foon then as I was able to go abroad, I went to the Court, which was then at White"

hali- and becaufe I would ufe no bodies help

to give me accelTe to her Majefty, as alfo that I

deiired to be heard more publickly, I refolved to fliew my felf to her Majefty when (he into the garden lb foon as (lie came ; where fet her gracious eye upon me, fhe called me to her and queftioned with me concerning the journey feeming greatly incenfcd againft , my Lord of Ejfex, laying the whole blame of the evil lucceffe of the journey on his Lord- tliip, both for the not burning and fpoiling of the fleet at Faroll and miising the Indian y fleet. Wherein with the truth I boldly jufti- fied his Lordfliip with fuch earneftneffe, that my voice growing fhrill the ftanders by

which were many might hear, ( for her Ma- , jefty then walked) laying the blame freely up-

on them that deferved it. And lbme there prefent being called to confront me, were forced toconfelTe the contrary of that they

had delivered to her Majefty, infomuch that I anlwered The IJland voiage.

all objections againft: the Earl anfwered , wherewith her Majefty well quieted and fa- tisfied fate her down in the end of the walk, and calling me to her fell into more particular difcourle of his Lordfhips humours and ambition • all which (he pleated then to con= ftrue fo gracioufly that before flie left me fhe fell into much commendation of him , who very fhortly after came to the Court. This office I performed to his Lordfliipto the grieving and bitter incenfing of the contrary party againft me, when notwithftanding

I had difcovered ( as is aforefaid ) in my re- cuilment his Lordfhips coldnelTe of affection tome, and had plainly told my Lord himfelf mine own reiblution,in which I ftillperfifted, not to follow his Lordfhip any more in the wanes, yet to make as full return as I could for the good favour the world fuppofed his Lordfhip bare me,fearing more to incurre the opinion of ingratitude then the malice of any enemies, how great foever, which the delivery of truth could procure me.

K 2 The The (government of

The (government ofthe 2? %IELL.

Stayed the winter following in England, I in which time my Lord Shefleild making refignation of his Government of the 'Briell into her Majefties hands , I was advifed and encouraged by my good friends to mdke to her Majefty for means that charge ; which it was long before I could hearken unto, having no friends to relie on» For , as I had good caufe to doubt my Lord of E/Jex would not further me in thai fuit, fb I was as loth to have any thing by his means in the terms 1 then flood in with his lefle Lordship ; much by any other perfons that were known his oppofers.

Being ftill urged 'to undertake the fuit,/ began at length to take fome better liking of it, and to guefle there was fome further meaning in it, and therefore I anfwered, that if I were allured that Mafter Secretary would not crofle

me , I would undertake the matter, whereof

having fome hope given me, I took occafion one day in the chamber of prefence to tell his Lordfhip as much, who anfwered me, that as he would be no mover or recommender of

fuits for me or any other , fo he would not

croffe me. I defired his Lordfhip of no further favour then might be lookt for from a man in his place for publick refpects. And

hereupon I refblved to have her Majefty mo- effe- ved , which Sir Fulfc Grevill performed equally-: the BnelL

equally: her Majefty, as her manner was, fell to objecting, That I ferved the States, and that thole two charges could not well ftand together. My Lord of EJfex was before this gone from Court difcontented becaule of the difficulty he found in obtaining the EarhMarJhal- 1 p?ip of England j went therefore to Wanftead to his Lordfhip in good manners to acquaint him with what 1 had done, who -rather difcouraged me then otherwife in the purfuit. Notwithstanding I waited and followed my bufinefle hard, and one evening in the garden moved her Majefty my felf , who alieadging, as before Hie had done to Sir Fulk GreVill,

That it could not ftand with her lervice, that both thole places mould go together j 1 told her Majefty that 1 was willing ( if there were no remedy ) rather to forfake the States fervice then mifte the place I was a fuiter to her

Majefty for, in hers • and Co for that time her Majefty left me without any difcouragement. The Earl of SuJJex was my onely competi- tour, and for him my Lord North profefled to ftand earneftly, who { as loon as 1 was ri- fen from my knees ) told me that fuch places as J was now a iuiter for were wonted to be granted onely to Noblemen. J anlwered there were none ennobled but by the favour of the

Prince, and the fame way ] took. About this time her Majefty being in hand with the States to make a tranla&ion from the

old treaty to the new ( in which the States were K 3 7° 'The (government of

were to take upon them the payment to her Majefty yearly io much monie as would pay the ordinary Garrifbn of the cautionary towns jit fell in deliberation what numbers were competent for the guard of the faid

towns , wherein before my Lords would refolve, they were pleafed to call before them my Lord Sidney and my felf, to hear our opinions, addrefsing their fpeech concerning the

as I thought fit; not partially, as one that pretended to have intereft in that Government, but as I thought meet for her Majefties fervice. And hereupon Mafter Secretary took occafion merrily to fay to my Lords, that they might fee what difference there was betwixt

the care of Sir Francis Vere , a neutrall man, and that of my Lord Sidney, that lpake for his own Government: but faith his Lordfhip, he

will repent it when he is Govcrnour, and then told their Lordfhips J was fuiter for the place,

and that 1 mould have for it his beft furthe- rance. My Lords gave a very favourable ap-

plaufe to Mafter Secretaries refolution , and feverally blamed me,- that I had not acquainted them with my fuite, and taken the furthe- rance they willingly would have given me.

It is true, I never made any body acquainted with my fuit but Sir Fulk GreVdl and Mafter Secretary. From thence forward /addrelfed myfelf more freely to Mafter Secretary, and conceived by his fafliion an aflurance ofgood i(fue, the Brieil.

iffue,though I had not a finall difpatch in two moneths after. In the mean time my Lord Sidney and my Lord Gray were labouring to fucceed in

the States iervice- my Lord of Ejfex had fjro- miied his afsiftance to my Lord Sidney, lttfo-

much as when I told him at his coming to the

Court in what forwardneiTe I was tor the

Briell , and danger to iofe my other charge, and who were Competitours to iucceed me he ? plainly faid that he had given my Lord Sidney his promile to procure him a Regiment in the

States fervice. I anfwered, that the command of the Nation belonged to me by Conimifsi- onj that there was as little feafon for my Lord to be under my authority as for me to-yiel<#my authority to him j that in refpedt of his Go* vernmenthe was as uneatable of that charge

as my felf.By this again I found his Lordfliips care to hold me back, notwithftandirtj? my Lord Sidney had loon made an end of hiS'fuit.

But my Lord Gray ftuck longer to it, and was earnefter, infomuch as there palled fpeec-hes in heat betwixt him and me, and yet in the end

fuch was the favour of the Prince, that I en- joyed both the one and the other charge. In the fame year one thoufand five hundred ninety feven^about the latter end of September, I pafled into the Low-countreys j took and gave the oaths that are ufuall betwixt thofe of Holland the Governour and Townfmen of the Briell, and fo was eftablifhed in that Govern- ment. The allion at

The aBion at TV %3^H0 V L T.

THat winter (one thoufand five hundred ninety and feven) the enemy ly* ing at Turnboult, an open village, with four thouiand foot , and fix hundred horfe- one day amongft other fpeeches I faid to Mounfieur BarMbelt, that they did but tempt us to beat them; which it feemeth he marked, for fhortly after the States refblved to make an attempt on them,and gave order to the Count Afiwic? to that end to gather his forces together, which at one inftant (hipped from their feverall garriions, arrived with great fecrefie at Gertrudenberg^ in all to the number of fix thou-

fand foot and one thouiand horfe , whereof fome two hundred came from Flujlnng with

r S (Robert S/dw^which troop becauie he defired fhould march with the reft of the Englifh, in

the love and refpect I profefsed and truly bare

to him, I made offer to him to command one of the two troops the Englifh forces were then divided intp, which he refufed not. That evening was fpent in confulting and ordering of things.. In the morning by break of day the troops began to march, and conti-

nued till two hours within night, and there refted within a league of Turnhoult. There we underftood by our efpiall, that the enemy lay

ftill without any manner of intrenchment, having as yet no intelligence of us. A good part of that night was fpent alfo in debating of matters.

Turnhoult. matters. In the end it was refolved, if the enemy abode our coming in the village, with our Cannon to batter them,& fb to diilodge them, or with our troops to force the place upon them. The vanguard was given to the Englifli troops^with the Count Maurice his guard, and fome other felected companies of the Dutch, which the Count kept ordinarily in the vanguard. The night was very cold, infomuch as the Count Maurice himfelf going up and down the cjuarter,with ftraw and fuch other blazing fluff made fires in fome places with his own hands by the corps-du- guard. Sir <$(obertSidney and I got us into a barn thronged withjoul- diers to reft, becaufe there was no fleeping by the Count Maurice , who was difpofed to watch, whence I was alfo called to attend him. In the morning we fet forward, and by break of day came within a faulcon-fhot of Tuyn- hoult , where the troops were put in battel; whence fending fome light horfe towards the town to difcover, word was brought that the enemy had caufed his baggage to march all night , and that now the rereward of their troopswere going out of the town^vhereupon the Count Maurice caufed our vanguard to advance to the town, with which he marched- By that time we were come to the town, the enemy was clear gone out of it, and fome musket-fnot off, on the way to Herentalls beyond a narrow bridge, over which one man

could onely go in front , they made a ftand L with 1\ The aBion at with fome of their men,and galled our fcouts^ which followed on the track. The Count Maurice made a halt half way betwixt the

bridge and the town, where I offered to beat the enemy from this paffage, if he would give mefome men, alleadgingthat this was onely a mew of the enemy to amufeus, whileft he withdrew the body of his forces^ and therefore this required a fpeedy execution. Hereupon he appointed me two hundred muskettiers of his own guard, and the other Dutch companies, with Officers to receive my commandments, faying,that he would fecond

me according as occafion mould ferve : with

which I went directly towards this bridge; near which I found the Count Hollock, who that journey commanded the horfe. He told me of an eaficr paflage over that water, and offered me guides,- but the diftance agreed not with the necefsity of the hafte, and therefore

I excufed my felf of altering my way , which

he took in very ill part, infomuch as not long after he wrote unto me a letter of expostulati-

on, as if I had failed in the acknowledgment

of his authority j which he pretended by an ancient Commilsion to be Lieutenant-Gene-

rall of Holland, • and confequently of all the

forces- which I anfwered in good and fitting

1 terms to his contentment. And Co placing my men in the beft places of advantage to com-

mand the bridge , I made them play at the enemy, who foon forlook the bridge being fo

narrow as afore-faid, and of a good length. I durft ,

Turnhoult. durft not adventure at the firft to pafle my men over it j the rather for that the countrey on the other fide was very thick of wood: but after a little paule, I thruft over fome few foot, and by a foard adjoyning, ( though very deep and difficult ) I lent (bme few horfe to difcover what the enemy did , and caufing mine own horfe to be led through the faid foard , went my felf over the bridge, from which fome half a harquebufh-fhot I found a fmall fort of pretty defence abandoned; into which I put my footmen which were firft paffed, and lent for the reft to come '.with all diligence. In the mean time taking my horfe' ^1 rode with fome few, officers and others after the enemy , whom we foon eipied fome-wlules marching, other while ftandingas if they had met with lome impediment beforei them : which we thought was caufed by the number of their carriages. / • The way they marched was through a line of good breadth, hemmed in with thick un- derwoods on both fides fit as I thought to co* ver the fmalneffe of the number of my men. Whereupon, as alfo on the opinion the enemy might juftly conceive that the reft ofour troops followed at hand , I took the boldnefle and afliirance to follow them with thofe two hundred muskettiers , which I put into the skirts of the wood. So as betwixt them and the high-way in which the enemy marched there was a well-grown hedge, My felf, ; L 2 with 76 T^he aBion at with about fome fifteen or fixteen horfmen of mine own followers and fervants, kept the

high-way , advancing towards the enemy: giving in the mean time the Count Maurice advife what Ifaw, what I did, and what an

aflured victory he had in his hands , if he would advance the troops.

I was not gone two musket*fhot from this fort,but fome choice men of the enemy,whom they had appointed to make the retreat, discharged on us, and our men again anfwered them, and preffing upon them put them nearer to their hindermoft body of pikes, under the favour of which they and fuch as from time to time were fent to refrefh them, main* tained skirmifh with us. When they march-

I followed when they flood, I flayed, ed, ; and Handing or marching I kept within reach, for the moft part, oftheir body of pikes foas ; I flew and galled many of them, and in this manner held them play at the leafl four hours,

till I came to an open heath, which was from the bridge about fome five or fix Englifh miles fending in the mean time mefTenger , upon melTenger to the Count Maurice and the Count Hollock for more troops. And it pleafed Siifyhrt Sidney himfelf, who alio came up

to me, and looked on the enemy , when he

Taw the fair occafion , to ride back to procure more forces. But all this while none came, not fo much as any principal officer of the ar-

mie, to fee what I did. On the left hand of this heath (which is little Turnhoult. 77

tie lcfle then three miles over ) were woods (idds coafting the and inclofed y way the enemy was to take, in diftance fome musket- (hot and a half. Alongthelel caufed my muskettiers to advance, and, as they could, from the skirts of the heath to play upon the enemy, which was more to fliew them and our men that were behindc by hearing the fhot, that we had not forfakeh the enemy, then for any great hurt we could do them. My felf, with lome thirty or fourty horfe, that were come up fee the (port following to me to , them aloof off. The enemy feeing no grofle troop to follow them, began to take heart, put themlelves into order in four battalions their horfmen on ; their wings advancing their way eafily. When we had in this manner pafled half the heath, our horlmen in fixteen troops ( for they were lb many) began to appear behinde us at the entry of the heath, not the way we had palled, but more to the right hand, coafting the skirts of the heath a good round pace. This fight made the enemy mend his pace, and gave us more courage to follow them, fo as now we omitted no endeavour which might hinder their way, falling again into skirmifli with them. For they fearing morethofe that they

faw afar off , then us that followed them at their heels, (being a contemptible number to

them that might fee us and tell us ) mended

ftill their pace : 1 therefore (ent melfengers to

tnoie nonmen ^ tor ot our rootmen tnere was

L 3 no The aBwn at no help to be expected ) to tell them, that if they came not with all ipeed poflible, the enemy would get into the ftreight and faft countrey, in which there could be no good done on them. They were not above two musket-mot from the mouth of the ftreight, when the Count Maurice with fix companies of horfe came near unto us that followed the enemie in the tail. The other horfmen becaule they fetched a i greater compaffe and came more upon the 9 front and right flank of the enemie, were further off. I lent to the Count to defire him to give me thofe horfmen. And in the mean time

to give the enemie lome ftay, I made a round

proffer to charge the rereward , under the countenance of that fecond, with thofe horfe

foot I had J took good effect - for and which } they knowing no other but that all the troops were alfo ready to charge, made a ftand, and feeing our horfmen on the right wing to grow fomewhat near, put themfelves into a ftronger order. My meffenger returning from the Count Maurice, told me he would lpeak with

me; to whom I made hafte, and as the time required, in few words having delivered my minde, he gave me three companies of horfe

to ufe as I mould fee caufe with which I went ; on the (pur*, for the enemie was now marching again, and was come even into the entry of the ftreight. The other horfmen with the Count Hollock,

feeing me goto charge, did the like alio - io that -

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79 _ that much about one inftant he charged on the right corner of their front., and on their

right Hank;, and I with my troops on the rereward and left flank, fo roundly, that their fliot after the firft volley fhifted for themfelves,(for their pikes being ranged in four battels, flood one in the tail of another, not well ordered, as in that cafe they mould have been, to fuccour their fliot, and abide the charge of the horfmen) and fo charged their pikes, not breaking through them at the firft pufli ( as it was an- ciently ufed by the men of arms with their barded horfes ) but as the long piftols delivered at hand, had made the ranks thinne fo ; thereupon the reft of the horfe got wr ithin them, fo as indeed it was a victory obtained Without fight. For till they were utterly broken and fcattered (which was after a fliort time) few or none died by handy-ftrokes. The footmen defeated, our horfmen difordered ( as they had been in the charge and execution ) followed the chafe of their horfmen and baggage, which took the way of Herentalls.

I foreiaw that the enemies horfe , that had

with-drawn themfelves in good order \ and untouched of us at the beginning ofthe fight, would fbon put to rout thofe disordered men,

and therefore made all the hafte that I could to the mouth ofthe ftreight there to ftay them.

Where finding the Count Hollock I told him y ib he fhould do well to fuffer no more to pa(Te ; riding forward on the other end ofthe ftreight

where it opened on a champain^ I overtook Sir ^The aBion at

Sir Nichols Tarkcr, who commanded the three companies of Englifh horfe under me,who had fome thirty fouldiers with the three Cornets ; with thefe I ftayed on a green plot juft in the mouth of the {freight, having on either hand a roade wafhy way, with purpofc to gather thofe that unto me came after me , and relieve our men, if the enemie chafed them.

I had no fooner placed the troop , but I might fee our men come back as faft and as as difordered they went out , pafling the ftreight on either hand of me, not to be ftayed for any intreaty . The moft ofour men parted, and the enemy approaching, Sir Nicholas bar-

asked me what I meant to do I told ker i him, attend the enemy with our troop there. Then

( faith he) you muft be gone with the reft; and fo almoft with the lateft, the enemy being upon us, I followed his counfel, and fo all of us great and fmall were chafed through the ftreight again • where our troops gathering head, and our foot appearing we held good ; and the enemy without any further attempt made his retreat. There were taken between fourtyand fifty enfignes, and llain and taken of the enemy near three thoufend; and their Generall Signieur de Valiancy, and Qrnnt de War- ras died on the place.

This exploit thus happily atchieved , the Count Maurice with the army returned that

evening to Turnboult , where the caftle held by fome of the enemy yielded, and the next

day marched towards Gertrudenberg. And I to accom»

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accompany Sir Robert Sidney , who took the next way to his Govemment,went with him

to IVtlliam-Stadt; where I did on my part truly and fincerely touching the other circumfbn-

ces of the fervice, and very friendly when I made mention of him, and gave him my letters to read, and to one of his Captains to deliver in England-, but my letters were held back, and his delivered, that were far more partially

written : which art of doubleneffe changed

the love I had io long born him into a deep diflike, that could not be foon digefted.

The 'Battel at ^ElVTO'RT.

the year of our Lord onethoufand fix INhundred, the enemies forces being weak

and in mutinies , and his affairs in diforder, the States refolved to make an offenfive warre in Flanders, as the fitteft place to annoy the enemy moll, and to fecure their own State, if they could recover the Coaft*towns , which was the fcope of their enterprife. As this action was of great importance,fo were the meetings and confultations about it many. To

which ( though unworthy ) my felf was cal= led; where amongft other things the facility

of the execution coming in queftion, it was by moll affirmed that the enemy was not able nor durft adventure to meet us in the field,

which I not onely oppoled in opinion , but

more particularly made it appear that within M four- Si The battel at

fourteen dayes after our landing in Flanders they might and would be with us to offer us fight, as afterwards it fell precifely out. The army imbarqued with purpofe to have landed at OJknd^ but finding the wind contrary when we came into Zeland upon a , , new confultation it was refolved to diferrl- barcjue upon the coaft of Flanders lying on the river of Skelde: and accordingly by a lniali

fort called the Philippines , we ran ourveffels were flat bottomed after the manner C which of that countrey ) aground at a high-water, which, the ebbe coming, lay on dry ground, and fo with much eafe and readinelTe we landed both horfe and foot. Our army con= fifted of about twelve thoufand footmen and thoufand horfe and was divided into three ; three parts, commited to feverall Command- ers, vi^. the Count Ernejl of NaJJhv ,thc Count Solmes and felf my troop confirming of , my 5

one thoufand fix hundred Englifh men , and

two thouland five hundred Frtfons , and ten

Cornets of horfe : with which troop I took my turn of vanguard, battel, and rereward, as it fell out. We marched through the countrey to Eckelo 3ind 'Bruges and fb to Oldenburgh y , fort of the enemies not farre from a Oflendy which the enemy had abandoned,as alfo fome

other of lelTe ftrength - by which means the paiTage to Ojlend was open and free. The army encamped and refted there two or three dayes to refrem us with victuals,efpe* furTered dally drink , whereof the army had great Newport.

great want- the water of the countrey we had pafled being for the mod; part very troubled and moorilh. It was again confulted where the army fhould be firft imploied, either in taking the forts the enemy held in the low

and broken grounds about Oftend , or in

the liege of Newport : the latter being refolved on, the States ,w\\o had all this while marched and abode with the army-departed to Oflend as the fitteft place to refide in. And the Count Solmes with his part of the army was fent the direct way to Oftend, to take in the fort Alber- ts ; and open the paflage betwixt that town and Newport. The Count Maurice with the reft of the army leaving the fort of Oldetiburgh and the others ,which the enemy had forlaken,well guarded, ( as was behoovefull, becaufe without forcing them the enemy could not come to us but by fetching a great compafle ) marched by Hems far k towards a fort called the Damme upon the river that goeth to Newport- but finding the countrey weak and moorilh, and not able to bear the weight of our carriages and artillery, returned to a fmall village not farre from Hemskerk and lodged there. Thence we crofled through the meadows towards the fea-fide, filling many ditches,and laying bridges to pafTe the waters * whereof that countrey is full. And fo with much adoe- wc got to the Downs by the fea-fide^nd incamped about fome Cannon-fbot from the

fort Albertus , which was before rendered to the Count Solmes. In the morning early wef

M 2 marched I battel at 84- Tbe marched upon the fea-fands cowards Newport , and ac the ebb waded the river on that fide that maketh the haven of that town and lb ;

incamped , and lpent two or three dayes in quartering and intrenching our felves in places of beft advantage for our own fafety, and the befieging of the town,- laying a ftone- b ridge over the narrower!: of the haven for our carriages and troops to pafle to and fro at

all times, if occafion required. In the mean time the Count was advertifed thofe of and Oldenburgh from Oflend thole of y that the enemy with good troops of horle and foot were come and lodged near the fort } whereupon confulting,the opinions were di-

verle, the molt, agreeing that it was onely a bravado made of who before, we had heard, had gathered between three and four thouland men together near the Sluys, to di- vert us from our enterprile^ and that upon our remove towards him he would make his retreat to the Sluys again. But this falling out jump with the calcula-

tion I had before made, I infilled that it was

the grolTe of their army, and that it was need- full for us without delay to march thither with our army alfo, left that fort and the reft fell inCQ/the enemies hands, who might then come and lodge at our backs, and cut off the paflage to Oflend, to the extream annoyance or

the army * that in ufing diligence to prevent the enemie's taking thefe forts we might at once block up and befiege thole the enemy held Newport.

held on the low and drowned lands, which enterprife had been in queftion, and debated as of equall importance with that of Newport. Notwithstanding that my reaions feemed well grounded, the Count Maurice was, as he is na* rurally, flow in refolving, fo as for that time no other thing was done. The fame night came meflenger upon roef- fenger, firft that the enemy had Cannon, then that they of the fort were fummoned in the

Archdukes name - after, that it was yielded upon conditions. And thrice that night was I called from my reft upon thefe feverall at* arms, which confirmed me in my former opinion, upon which I ftill infifted , with this change, that, whereas my firft purpofe was to ftop the enemies paffage under the favour of thofe forts, now,that occafion lofr^we were to march to the hither mouth, of xh'e paftage our felves had made through the low grounds, and to occupy the lame- which was the fhort- eft and readieft way the enemy had, to the

Downs and fea-fide. b i i The Count Maurice liked it well and to? folved to fend forthwith the Count Brneft with two thoufand five hundred footmen and five hundred horfmen, with fbme artillery air io and provifion to intrench upon the fame paftage, faying he would follow and lecond them with the reft of the army in due feaibn,- which courfe I could not approve nor allow of, mewing my reaions how this dividing of forces might endanger the for I knew whole j

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the enemy would in all likelihood ufe all pof- fible diligence to get through this paflage, and might well doe it with his vanguard, and part of his forces before the arrivall of thefe men- which being fo few in number would not be able to make refiftance,- whereas our whole army marching, if the enemy had been

fully pafled the low grounds , we had our forces united to give them battel!, according

to the relolution taken , if he fought us or

came in our way : if part of his army were

onely pa^Ted, which was the likelieft, ( the fliortnefle oftime,the hinderance of the night,

and the narrownefle of the way confidered )

then we had undoubted victory : if we were there before him, the paflage was ours. About midnight the Count had his difpatch and order to take of thofe troops that were with the Count Solmes as readied for that fervice. The reft of the army was commanded to march down to the havens fide, by the break of day to pafle with the firft ebb. It was my turn then to have the vanguard which made me carefull not to be wanting in my duty, (b as in due time my troop was at the place appointed.And becauie the water was

not yet paflable I went my felf to the Count ; Maurice to know his further pleafure, whom

I found by the bridge with moft of the chief

officers of the army : whither not long after news was brought unto him, that the enemy was pafled the Downs and marching towards

us,which ftrook him into a dump. I told him that Newport.

that all polsible ipeed muft be ufed to pafle the forces before the enemy was pofleffed of the

other fide of the haven: that therefore I would

go to my troop to take the firft. opportunity of the tide^efiring him to give me his further

order what I wa"s to do, when I had pafled the

haven : he willed me to do in all things as I faw caufemy felf, calling to him the Count

Lodolvick of Najfiif 3 who then commanded the as Generall he bad him along horfe 3 go with me, and follow my directions. So I left the Count Maurice and went to my troop, and

fo foon as the tide ferved, I pafled my men as the^ftood in their battalions. The fouldiers would have dripped thcmfelves to have kept

their clothes dry, as I had willed them when

I croffed the haven firft • but then I thought

it not expedient the enemy being fo near at hand. And therefore billed them to keep on their

clothes and not to care for the ioetting them for of , they fl?ould either need none, or have better and dryer clothes to fleejt in that night . When the troop of the vanguard was paf-

fed, I left the footmen {landing ranged in their order betwixt the Downs or fand-hills and the fea, and with the horfe advanced to-

wards the enemy, ( whom we might difcover afar off coming towards us by the lea-fide}

not to engage a skirmifli or fight , but to

choofe a fit place to attend them in, which was now the onely advantage we could by in- dustry get of the enemy- for by the fituation of the countrey that skill and dexterity wepre- fumed 88 The battel at

fumed to excell our enemies in, which was the apt and agile motions of our battalions, was utterly taken from us. For the (pace betwixt the fea and the fand-hills or Downs/was commanded by the (aid hills, which are of many heads reared, and commanding one another, containing io much breadth in mod places that our troops could not occupy the whole, and every where Co confufedly packt together, fo brokenly and fteeply, that the troops could neither well difcern what was done a

ftones-cafl: before them , nor advance forward in any order to fecond,if need were.And on the other fide of the Downs towards the firm land, if the whole breadth were not poiTeffed, the enemy might palfe to the haven of New-

port , where our bridge and moft of our (hipping yet lay on the dry ground, and fpoil and burn them in our view. All which inconve-

niences I was to prevent. Finding therefore a place where the hills and Downs flood in a manner divided with a hollow bottom, the bottom narrower and the hills higher to the fea-fide and North then

towards the in-land and South , which ran clean thwart from the fea-fand to the in-land, the Downs alio there being ofno great breadth fo that we might conveniently occupy them with our front; and command as well the lea- fliore as the way that lay betwixt the low inland and the foot of the Downs. In that place

on the hither fide of that bottom, I refolved to attend the enemy, and therefore having caufed my I Newport.

my troop to advance^ I drew from the whole vanguard about one thouland men. Viz, two hundred and fifty Englij}?~menj the Count Mau-

rice his guard, and or liich other companies as ufually marched with it two hundred & fifty, and or the Trijons five hundred, which were all muskettiers, the other two troops confifting of fhot and pikes. The Englifl? and fifty of

the Counts guard I placed on the top of a hill that lay more advanced then the reft, which being fteep and fandy was not eafily to be

mounted , and in the top io hollow that the men lay covered from the hills on the other

fide, and might fight from it as from a pa- rap ett. Juft behinde this hill, about one hundred paces was another far more high, on the top

of which alfo I placed the other two hundred men of the troop ofthe guard, on which alio, with a little Jabour of the louldier, they lay at good covert. Thefe two hills were joyned together with a ridge fomewhat lower then the foremoft hill, which end*wife lay Eaft and Weft, and broad-wife looked towards the South, or inland., and commanded all the ground paiTable; on the out-fide very fteep, loofe^ fandy, and ill

to be mounted > within hollow , in which I placed the five hundred Fn/o>2-muskettiers, giving charge to the Officers to beftow their fliot onely to the Southward, when time fhould ferve^which was directly on our right fide and flank, as we then ftood turned towards the enemy. N Be- The battel at

Betwixt thole two hills, on the left hand or flank looking towards the Tea, I placed in covert (in places for the purpofe Co near the fea- fand,that they might with eafe and good order in an inftant break into it) two of the four troops of the Englijh making about feven , hundred men ranged with their faces to the Northward looking directly from our left , flank. If the enemy adventured to paiTe by us to the other troops, I meant to leave them in his eie. Upon the fands more Eafterly then the inmoft of the two hills, I ranged in a front with a (pace betwixt them, the other two troops of the Enghp? and a pretty diftance be- y hinde them more to the feaward, the Frtfons in four battalions, two in front, with a Ipace to receive betwixt them one ofthe other two battalions that flood behinde them, the files and (paces betwixt the troops as clofe as might be conveniently, to leave the more Ipace for the ranging the other troops, with a competent diftance betwixt each troop, Co as one troop fTiadowed not another, but all might be in the enemies eie at one inftant. And thus the vanguard occupied about one third part of the downs, leaving the reft to be manned as occafion mould ferve by the other troops: and on the left hand utrermoft to the lea, and more ad*

vanced, I placed the horfmen. I had fcarce done this work, when the Count Maurice with the chief Commanders of the army came to the head of my troops, where on hors-back and in the hearing of all ftand- Newport. 9 l ftanders by, which were many, he put in deliberation whether he mould advance with his army towards the enemy, or abide their coming. Thofe that fpake (as in fuch cafes moft men will not feem fearfull ) counfelled to march forward/or that they thought it would daunt the enemy, and make the victory the more eafie , whereas in attending him he would gather courage out of the opinion of our fear, or take the opportunity of our ftay to fortifie upon thepaiTageto Oftencl, to cutoff our victuals and retreat. I alleadged that their army that had been in hafte brought into gathered , a countrey where they intended no fuch War, could neither haveprovifion of victuals with them for any time , nor any magazines in thole parts to furnifh them, nor other ftore in that wafted countrey, and in that latter end of the year to fo as fear there none be expected 5 was that they mould feat them felves there to ftarve us, that had ftore of victuals in our fhipping, and the fea open to fupply us with all failing winds. And as for the vain courage they

( fhould get by our fuppofed fear , after* lo long a march with climbing up and down thofe fteep fandy hills in the extreamity of heat , wearied and fpent before they could come to us, and then rinding us frefli and lufty, and ready to receive them in our ftrength of advantage ) it would turn to their greater confufion and terrour. Ihey peril ited, and, as it were, with one N i voice The battel at voice oppofed, fo as in the end I was moved to fay, that all the world could not make me change my counfel. The Count Maurice was pleated to like of it, refolving not to paffe any further towards the enemy, and for the ordering of things, repoled fo much truft in me, as that he believed they were well,without view- ing the places or examining the reafons of my doings^ but returned to give order to the reft of the army, which as the water ebbed he en-

larged to the fea-ward , next the which the

horfmen were placed , and fix piece of Ord- nance advanced into the head of the vanguard In this order we ftayed, and the enemie,

though ftill in the eie, moved not forward for the fpaceof two hours; and then, rather turning from us then advancing, they croffed the downs,& refted other two hours at the foot of them towards the land; which confirmed their opinions that held he would lodge. But we found reafons out of all their proceedings to keep us from wavering. For it was probable to us, that the enemy over-wearied 8c tired with that night and dayes travell, and feeing us pa£ led the haven of Neftfort, ( wherein to have hindered and prevented us was the greater!: caufe of his hafte ) whileft he faw us ftirring and ordering our felves, might hope that we

that were frefli , now palled and engaged to fight, would advance, the rather to have the help our troops with the Count if of Enieft 1 perchance he were retired to fiend which, 0 , the Newport. the nearer the fight were to that place, might be of moft ufe to US; or elfeif we had heard of their defeat, we would be drawn on with revenge : But when they faw that we held place not moving forward being out our , of that hope, and not provided to make any long flay., for the reafons before mentioned, they might relolve to refrem themfelves, and then to advance towards us for which that fide ; was more convenient then the bare fea=lands. Withall we coniidered, that their chief truft reiling in their footmen, (which Were old trained fouldiers, and to that day unfoiled in the field) they would the rather atiend the growing of the tide which was then the ? ( af. loweft) that the fcope of the fands might be lefte fpacious and lerviceable forhorfmen. About half-floud they croffed again the downs to the fea-fands,and marched iocward, fending fome light horfmen far before the troop, one ofwhich (as weluppoiedJXiirTered hirafelf to be taken, who being brought to the Count yiaunce, told him aloud that Count

Emeft was defeated , and that he mould prefently have battel, augmenting the number, bravery and reiolution of their men. The loffe of our men we underftood before, and therefore were careful 1 to have fewprefent at the hearing of theprifoner- whole mouth being {topped by the Count Maurice his order, the reft that heard it bewrayed it either in word or countenance to the fouldier. The enemy growing nearer and nearer, and

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their horfmen coming in the head of their troops, in a competent diftance to have been drawn to a fight, I would very willingly have advanced the horfmen of the vanguard near to them, and with fome choice and wel- mounted men have beaten in their carabins &. skirmifliers to their grolTe^ with purpofe if they had been charged again, to have retired in hafte with the faid vanguard of horfe betwixt the fea and the vanguard of foot, and having drawn them from their foot under the mercy

of our Ordnance , and engaged to the reft of our horfe, to have charged and followed them refolutely. This advife could not favour to that young Nobleman,that was not well plea* fed with the power the Count Maurice had given me over his charge and therefore was not ; by him put into execution^ who chofe rather

as the enemy advanced leafurely , fo he in like fort to recuil towards the foot. This counfel ofmine taking no better effect, and their horfmen now come within reach of

our Cannon, I made the motion to have them difcharged, which was well liked, and fo well plied, that we made them fcatter their troops, and in diforder flie for fafety into the downs, which had doubtleffe given us the victory without more adoe, if our horfmen had been ready and willing to have taken the benefit of that occafion. Their footmen out of our reach

kept on their way alongft the fands - and the 3 fooner to requite us, advanced their Ordnance a good durance before them,and ihet roundly at us, and did fome hurt. The

f Newport.

The wacer now grew very high, fo as both we and they were forced to {heighten our front- and the enemy, whether of pnrpofe (as aforelaid) to fight with more advantage (as he took it) with his foot in thedowns,or to avoid the lliot of our Ordnance ( for he could not be fo carelelTe as to be furprifed with the tide, and fo driven to this fudden change ) put all his forces,as wel horfe as foot,into the downs ; which his horle crofTed to the green way betwixt the low-lands and the downs. All our horfemen flood with our rere ward, hereupon our vanguard altering order, our battel and rere ward palled intothe downs ,and in the lame diftances backward, dc lidewife as they had been on the fands, on my left hand before, ranged themfelves : fo as the front of the three bodies of foot filled the breadth of the downs, all the horfmen being placed on the green way betwixt the low-land and the foot or the downs, not in any large front, but one in the tail of another, as the narrowneife of the paffage enforced. I found a fit place on the top of a hill, from whence the green way on the infide of the downs might be commanded with Ordnance, on which by the Count Maurice his order two demi-Cannons were prefently mounted.

The enemy growing very near, I told the Count it was time for me to go to my charge, askina him whether he would command me any more fcrvice, he faid,no, but to do as I faw caufe, willing us the Chiefs that flood a- bout p6 The battel at

bout him, to advife him in what part of the army hefhould beperfonally; whereunto we all aniwered, that for many realons he was to keep in the rereward of all: which he yielded

unto. So I went to the vanguard, and after I had viewed the readineffe and order of the feverall troops, the enemy now appearing at

hand, I ( the better to difcover their proceed* for readier ings P and the direction upon all occafions,asalfo with my prefence to encourage

our men in the abiding of the firffc brunt) took my place in the top ofthe foremoft hill before

mentioned; where I refolved to abide the ifTue of that dayes iervice,as wel becaufe the advan* tages of the ground we had chofen were to ftand upon the defence, as alio for that in that uneven ground, to ftirre from place to place, as is ufuall and neceffary in the execution and performance of the office ofa Captain, where

the countrey is open and plain, I mould not'* onely have loft the view of the enemy, upon whole motions in fuch cafes our counfels of execution depend, but ofmy troops, and they of me,which mufl needs have caufed many unreafonable andconfuled commandments. The enemies forelorn-hope of harcjuebuzi-

ers, having gotten the tops of the hills , and places of moft advantage on the other fide of this bottom before mentioned began from , thence to fhoot at us, whileft their vanguard approached which growing near at i now | hand, five hundred Spanifh, pikes and fliot mingled without enfignes or precife order, gave Newport. 91

place ielf gave upon the where my was , and very obftinately for the {pace of a great half-

hour laboured to enter and force it, favoured with more ftore of fliot from the tops of their hills, the grolfe of their vanguard ftandingin iome covert from the fhot with me, on the other fide of the bottom. In the mean time the vanguard of their horle advanced along the green way Co often mentioned, betwixt the low-inland and the Downs towards our horfe, that flood more backward againft the flank of our battel. Our two pieces ofOrdnance were dilcharged from the top of the hill to good erTeci, and well nearer plyed ; and when they came and thwart our right flank, the five hundred Fnfon=muC=

kettiers,who (as I have before faid ) were oncly deftined to beftow their (hot that way, did their part, and fo galled them that upon the firft proffer of a charge, which our horfmen made, they were put to a difordered retreat, even to their troops of foot, our horfmen following them in the tail, who were fain there to give them over.

At the fame inftant I gave order that a hundred men mould be fent from the foremoft troop of foot I had layed ( as aforefaid ) in the Downs, to have given upon the lefiiiank of

the enemy, if he attempted to pafTe by us upon the fands, and as covertly as they could to approach and give upon the right flank of thofe that were in fight with me. When they were come up and at hands with the enemy, I O fent 9 8 The battel at

fent from the hill where I was, by a hollow defcent fome fixty men to charge them in front, which amazed the enemy ,and put them to run, our men chafing and killing them till they had palled the bottom and came to the groife of their van guard,- from which were dif- bandedanew the like number as before, who followed our men., and feized on ibme heights that were in the bottom fomewhat near us, covering their pikes under the fliadow of the hills, and playing with the (hot from the tops upon our disbanded and skirmifiiing men.

I fent to drive them from thence ( being loth they fliould gain ground upon us ) one of the fame troops from whence I had drawn the hundred men before mentioned, with order onely to make that place good. This was a bloudy morfell that we ftrave for, for whileft our men and theirs were not covered with the hanging of the hills, as they advanced or were

chaled, they lay open to the {hot , not onely of thole that were poffefled of thofe little hills,

but of the other higher , which poured in greater tempefts upon them, fo as the ibuidi-

ersthat I lent, hafted as for their fafety to get

the ( .... ) fide of the hill, and the enemy for like refpedt abode their coming with refoiu- tion^ io as in an inftant, as the hill was round

and mountable , the men came to handy-

blows upon the whole femicircie of it, with

much Daughter on both fides, till in the end the enemy was forced to retire. In the mean time the battel of the enemies foot Newport. 99 foot were come up to the grofle of the vanguard, which as it had taken the right hand of the Downs, lb the battel with lome diftance betwixt them, though even in front, having been well welcomed with our mot from the tops ofthe hills, flayed in as good covert as the place would afford, fending frefli men to beat ours from thole grounds of advantage in the

fo as ours beginning to give back I bottom } lent a newfupply to make good the place in this bottom/ometimes getting and fometimes loling ground. The fight was Hill maintained with new fupplies on both fides, wherein I perlevered, though with lolleof men, becaufe the advantage the ground gave me to beat as well upon their grolfe as their loole fightingmen^ made the lolfe farre greater on their fide, my.defign being to engage their whole force upon my handfull of men, which I employed Iparingly and by piece-meal,&. fo to Ipend and wafte the enemy that they fhould not be able to abide the fight of our other troops when they advanced. The horlmen of their battel and ours encountered, but fomewhat more advanced toward the enemy, our men having gotten courage with the firft fucceffe : fo as our fore* mentioned Fn/o«-muskettiers could not fo well favour them, but our horlmen being put to retreat , the enemy in the purfuit being fa- luted by them were flopped and drew back. Their rereward now come up even with O 2 the IOO Tbe battel at

the other two bodies ( for fo I term them becaufe their cnfignes remained together,though mod of the men were drawn from them and

in fight j and the enfignes barely attended ) advanced on the left hand of the battel, and fpreading the breadth of the Downs they were to my troop rather on the corner of the right

flank then a front < and our battel and rere- they directly fronted) ward ( upon which a

musket-{hot behinde my troop , toward which it feemed they intended to advance. Firft we gave as much to them as we could fpare from our hills, but when they began to open upon my Fr

before is faid ) could onely beftow their (hot on our right flank, and till that time had done fetvice but againft their horle they were no , exceedingly galled, fo as they ftaid fuddenly,

and amazed , or afhamed to go back feeing none to chafe them,in a bottom of fome fmall covert,befto wed themfelves; fending out fome skirmiftiers along the Southermoft part of the Downs, againft which fome loofe men were

fent from our bodies : but our muskettiers that fhot ftanding, and without fear from their refts,galled them moft. The horfmen of the rereward fhewed themfelves on both fides, and fome little bickering there was, and fo they retired out of the footmens reach. This was a ftrange and unufuall fight, for whereas moft commonly in battels the fuc- celTe of the foot dependeth upon that of the

horfe, here it was clean contrary • for fo long as

i Newport. as the foot held good, the horfe could not be

of the field though, as it fell beaten out , out, they might be chafed to them. All this while the fight continued without intermifsion hotter and hotter betwixt the other two troops of the enemies and me, both of us fending frefh iupplies , as occafion required, to fuftain the fight. Inlbmuch as the whole troops of the Englijl) were engaged to a hand-fight in the forefaid bottom, laving thdfe few that were placed on the hills - and on the enemies part alio few were idle. And now I law was the time to give the enemy a deadly blow , his grofles being disbanded as well in occupying places of height and advantage to annoy us, as by thofe that were fent to difpute the places in cjueftion. For their onely ftrength now confifted in their loofe men , which any few horfe charging on a fudden in that bottom would have put to fright, and being followed pefle=mefle with our foot would never have had means to have rallied & gathered themfelves together again. On the other fide, I knew that without further fuccours their numbers would weary and eat us up in the end. I therefore at once lent to the Fri/ow-footmen ofthe vanguard to advance, and to the Count Maurice to tell him how things ftood, and to defire him to fend me part of the horfe of the battel-and becaufe I law the enemy prelTe & gain upon our men more and more, I fent again melfenger upon melTenger, In the mean time, to give our men the more courage, j^S: O 3 lOl The battel at

courage , I went into the bottom amongft

them, where riding up and down I was in their eyes both doing the office of a Captain

and fouldier , and with much adoe we entertained the fight, though the enemy encroach- ed and got upon us. At my firft coming I got one (hot through my leg, and a quarter ofan hour after another

through the lame thigh, which I then neither complained nor bragged of, nor fo much as

thought of any ChirUrgeon ; for I knew if I left the place my men would inftantly quail.

I therefore chofe ( not having been uled tQ

have my troops foiled ) to try the uttermoft rather then to fliew them the way to flee, hoping ftill for the coming of the Frtfons and

the horfe I fent for. But their hafte was fo fmall that my men overlaid with number for- fbok the place notwithstanding my bell: en- , deavour to flay them halting along the fands

towards our Cannon , the enemy following them hard.

I was forced feeing them all going y to go for company., with the laft, uneafily and un-

willingly ( God knows ) and in the way my horle fell dead under me, and upon me that

I could not ftirre : I had neither Officer,Gen- tleman,nor fervant about me to give me help. Sir $obert Drury by chance came, and a Gentle- man, being a lervant of his called Higham, drew me from under the horfe and fet me up came very behinde his Matter ; which help feafonably, for the enemy being near at hand, when Newport. when I fell, by this means I was laved our of their clutches.

Thus I rode to the Ordnance,where I found my brother Horace and the molt of the officers that were living with fome three hundred foot.

I made them ftand from before the Ordnance, and willed the Cannoniers to difchargc upon the enemy that now fwarmed upon the fan ds, and at the fame inftant, my own conir panieof horfe and Captain Balls coming thi^ ther, I willed them to go to the charge,and my brother with the foot to advance and fecond them home. This fmall number of hoi fe and foot made an exceeding great change on a fudden, for the enemy in hope ofvictory followed hard , and being upon the fends, where horfe might ferve upon them, were foon rout* ed,moft cut in pieces, the reft faving them- (elves by flight, as they could, in the. downs, our men both horfe and foot followed them. Their battels, where their einfignes remained, began to ftirre and roufe themfelves, rather

for defence then to revenge their, i fellowes, for they advanced not. Our men from the top ofthe hills, who had kept their places from the beginnings having by this means a fair mark plyed them with fhot: our EnglijJ? fouldiers ort all hands vtfith new courage reforted to the fight, and finding thefe battels very fmall & thin by reafon of the men they had fent to fupply the fight,efpecially of fhot, which in thefe uneven places were of moft fervice,pelted them with our ifiot,and pref- 104. The battel dt I

prefsing upon them made them recuile. The Count Maurice feeing things on thefe termes, caufed the battel to advance, and his horftnen to make a proffer upon the enemies upon ; which fight without attending any ftrokes the enemy routed and was chafed out of the field. In this laft charge I followed not, for feeing the fuccefle upon the fands, and knowing that my directions in the profecution of the

victory would be executed , I could eafily judge that the work of that day was at an end. And therefore began to care and provide for my lelf, who all this while having been un-

drefled , the bloud leaking from me at four holes together with a dangerous difeafe that , had long held me^had made me extream weak and faint. The enemy loft above one hundred and

twenty enfignes , moft of his foot (lain, not many of his horfe loft. On our fide in a man*

ner the whole loffe fell upon E?jglifl?, of which near eight hundred were hurt and flain, eight

Captains flain, the reft all but two hurt , and moft of my inferiour Officers hurt and flain. In the reft of the army there was no lofte at all to Ipeak of, efpecially amongft the foot. I dare not take the whole honour of the vi-

ctory to the poor EiigliJ}? troop of one thou-

iand fix hundred men , but leave it to be judged by thofe that may give their cenfure

with lefle fufpition of partiality. I willone- ly affirm that they left nothing for the reft of the Newport. 105 I the army to do, but to follow the chafe, and that it hath not been heard of that by io fmall a number, in a ground lo indifferent ( whereof the onely advantage was the choice and ufe of the fame ) without help of Ipade or other inftrument or engine of fortifying , Co great and fo victorious an army, as the Archdukes, had been fo long wraftled withall, and fo far fpent. Yet this victory had been as afTured with leffe lofle and touch of reproach ( if to give ground to a ilron ger may be fubject to a difgracefull imputation ) had the fuccours of horfe or the foot I called for come fooner to us, wherein I will charge and accufe none, but the meiFengers of their flacknefle,

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An Account of the lajl charge at 3\(E

Englifh, THe 'frh ( m that great Captain Sir Francis Vere "frell noted ) had bom the burthen the day oVerAaid with num- of y

bers and wearied "frith fight ( theirfuccour not co- f ming to them in time ) were forced to retire them- felyes inJuch order as they couldfrom the dofrns to the

firand Cohere meeting ( but too late ) "frith the Fri- y fonSj they { like good-felloes ) to keep m company,

turned all fairly back again "frith us and Tbe both y fo marched arfray together tn one confuted troop. Some

loofe horfmenof the enemies came up doje to us and y ktld of our men, thrufting diners of them "frith their rapiers under their armour in at their backs. Their

* foot followed leafurely and "frere aloof as not knowing

ho"fr fuddenly we might turn and make head again for y our men kept both their arms and in troop- which Sir y Francis Vere upon occajiongiven by speeches 5 fome of mine noted to me a good neither wot our y for ftgne: retreat or the enemies fuit any extraordinary y pur of pace 06 eafily may be gathered by the confident* ffrift y

tions both of their and our motions : for "fre had the

leajure though I confef[e not "frithout danger ) to ( y y pluck our Qaptain under his horJe and mount from y him again behinde another as hath told in his y himfelf o"frn relation, "frherein I cannot but bonder that it

pleafed him not to make meyition me as "frell as of y ~ Higham fence his bloud ( which remained on my

' clothes fo long after as 1 thought fit to wear them ) clearly that I could not be from him witneffed y far y when \

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when that office , that came Jo Jeajonable and in jo good a time as he faith, was performed unto him. In this retreat ofours thei-e wanted no perfvaftons,

"bell Sir Francis Vere 04 by himfelf as fome others y to move our men to and turn we a ftand i for faw kmdt of famtnefje and irrejolutton even in thofe that purfued us neareft. And it is certain ( // we may call any thing certain whoje ejfeHs we have notyet feen) that if then we had turned and flood , we had prevented that ft or m of fortune , wherein "we were after threatned, at leaftVoe had faVed many of our mens lives. 'But fuch apprehenfions of fear and ama%e= mt'nt had laid hold of their JfiiritSyOS no perfwafton of reafon could (for that time ) get any place with them. Sir Francis \trcTbith his troop formerly mentioned i took his way towards the Qannons along the jands, where he by his Chirurgeon, they by theirfelloes might hope for fuccour : I being faint and loeary t t rough heat and much ftirring, took fome feVo with mey and crofted into the downs , there awhile to reft me, till 1 fhouldfee how theJucceeding events would teach me to difpoje of myfelf, either by direction or adventure. 1 was no fooncr come thither, but I met with Qa- ptain Fairfax andyoung Mr. Gilbert, "whojoon after "too* /lain near unto us: there fbe conjulted what

loe fhould do ,. but the time and place affording no long deliberation, taught us to refolve,that the beft expedient for ourfafety was, to endeavour thejpeedie increaje our little H>tth us of number which y?e had , (1 think they were thirty men:)having brought which to a reafonable competency , ourfurther purpofelpas togivea charge, tvhen we fhould finde it moft expedient,thatJo {with our honours) we might put an end to thoje un- P z cer- io8 The battel at

day certainties the fortune ofthat had ( to our judgements) then thrown upon us.

It was not Very long ere that our little body "too* mul-

tiplied to better tlyen an hundred men-, for theloofe and flattered begun of themjehes Without labour to rally us jo much prevails union even in a little body: unto j for whtlefl to it the broken and disbanded ones do wil-

lingly offer themjehes forJafetie and protection, they themjehes by adding ofJtrength to that body, not one*

ly increaje the number tlxreof but do give and take

the greaterfecurtty to themfehes andotl?ers*

We were all this "Heinle within leffe then muskeujhot of agrojfe ofthe enemy ,"tohich flood in a bolloTb or bottom within the downs, the hills about it giving good

Jhelter againfl the drops of our [hot, ( for thefhowers

of them , 06 alfo ofthe enemies , wereflent and fallen

before ) but neither Toere they jo high, norfofleep,that they could forbid entry and commodious paffage of

charging either to our horfe or foot. Thisgrojfe had not many wanting of two thoufand men in it, andfrying (astt Jhouldfeem) our little

handfull {which at thefirfl they might peradventure neglecl or contemn, in regard it "wasfo fmall a num*

\>er ) now begin to gather fome bulk and flrength y thought it not unfit to prevent afurther growth; and

to this end fent out an hundred and fifty men "frith co-

lours ( clofely and as covertly as they could) along the skirt of the do^ns next the inland and Southward, withpurpofe to charge on the flank or back of us-, Iphich they might Very conveniently do as lee then

flood,

Theje men were advamed very tiigh us ere "toe de-

,"tohen lo their flried them ( ) jufl upon tfo time of dijco- Newport, 109

difcoVery, and our men ready to fall upon them, comes

Sir Horace Vere on horsback from theftrand ( it

t)?e pur/uit jhouldJeem from of the enemy j whom the

horje had fcattered , mentioned . by his brother Sir

Francis Vere ) andyritba troop of jome m>o hundred men, marched along the downs towards us. In

this troop there were with him Qaptain Sutton, his own Lieutenant-folonell Lowel that commanded Sir Francis Wcrc'sfoot=company, andjome Lieutenants-,

Morgan alfo came to us about the time that Fairfax:

and ljoyned unto him, and thefe were the officers that "foere afoot in the lajl charge. The dijbanded troops of the enemy jeeing us Jlrengthened with fuch juppltes j thought it their fitteji courje to hafien them the Jame way they cameforth towards m. Captain Fairfax and 1 would haVe charged, but Sir Horace Ycve wiikd us

to joyne our troops with his, andfaid wejhiuldgo to J gether andgive one a good charge for ail upon that great troop, Tehuh wejaw firm before* us. We flood K had now with us {pur troops being joyne'd) about fome

five enjignes , amongft which was mine own^ which

after was lofl in the charge, but recovered again by my er A - ' °ffif ! . „ . ; The Vigila?tt Zsr judicious ete ofTrince Maurice his

Excellency was ( itjhouldjeem) upon our atlwns and motions all this while, for (as IhaVe been enformed) he feeing us make headjaid to thofe that flood about him, Voyez Voyez Les Anglois., qui tournent a

la charge and thereupon gave prejent order to Du- ? bois (then Qommif]ary~generall for the QaVallierie)to advancefome of the horje to be ready to attend andfor-

tifie the events that might happen upon this growing charge. This 1 have not ofknowledge, but from juch P hands _ 3 ,

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hands,as it were ill befeemmg mejar any man to quefli* on the credit of one ofthat ranke, qualitie,and reputation. Our troop now, & the dtjbanded troop ofthe e* nemies marched both towards this grojfe, almoft with

equal pacepaving that their hafle was a little greater according to the proportion their danger they had of , if fallen into our clutches (being then much tooflrong for them) ere they recovered the Jhelter oftheir owngroffl-, yet fuch hafle they could not make, but that we were

"frith them before they had wholly cafl themfelves mto

theirfriends arms, who opening to receive them facili- tated not a little of our charge the paffage,who then

fell in pefle-mefle together amongfl them. Much about this time came in the horfe namely the

troops of\tit, Cecil! and Ball, who rufhing in "frith violence amongjl themfo confounded and amazed them, that they were prefently broken anddifjoynted, which

being done ' the [laughter was great to them on their

fide, as the execution eafie to us on ours. This rup- ture aljo of 'theirs 'fras not a little farthered by the

Archdukes own troop ofHarquebufiers , which having

advanced fomewhat before this groffe , on the skirt "frhich lay beffrixt the inland and the higher downs

"frasJo encountered by Cecil and his troop, ( "frho had as then received order by Dubois from his Excellen- cy to charge ) that they "frereforced "frith confufion tn

feekfuccour amongjl theirfoot ^ Cecil following them in dofe at their backs, VereWBall (as 1 take it) charged at the front by us, having croffedinto the do"frns from theJands and "North-fide towards thefea. Itfhouldfeem that having broken andflattered the e-

"frho relateth nemiey (as Sir Francis Vere himjelf ) "frere by them driven mto the Do"frns, and feeing Sir Horace Newport, in

Horace Vere aljo to have taken his way thither, they

thought it perhaps convenient to hover thereabouts , and to hold an eye upon ours and the enemies atlions, the rather becaufe they might dtjcern Sir Horace Vere

noft> making a new head, andjoJeeing us charge, char-

ged alfo Tfith us, Which>1t> as not dijagreeable to their given and firft direftions mentioned by Sir Fran- cis Vere.

And this (by ail probable conjecture ) mufl alfo be the caufeVphy Sir Francis Vere in his difcourfe maketh no mention of Sir Edward Cecil,- for he not having his direBion from him to charge, but from his Excellency (as himfelf hath told me) Sir Francis

Vere being ignorant thereof, and himjelf likelbife not at the charge in perfon, ~il>1>ereby he might take notice not of any mans prtynce, iwuld ( as appears ) expoje himfelf to interpretations, by making any further relation touching particulars, then "what might receive credit , eitherfrom his own eyes, or commandments.

This charge ( through the hand andfavour of God ) gave us the day-, what followed is before already ft - down by tljat great and worthy Qaptain Sir Fran- cis Vere.

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Qement The battel at

tC Edmonds that learned and judi- f^Lement y 4< Vicious Remembrancer of the City of . And left

. & of Newport ( without reference xo which u Sir Robert Naunton thought neither he nor Cc his NobleBrother could betaken to the r< life ) I have thought good hereto give

IHaVe already bandied tbis practice of a pretended to fear , wbkb tbe Hiftory dotbJo often recommend our confederation , and ha'Ve Jl?ewedtbe inconvenience of oyer-ligbt credulity, leading juch eafee teeners to a difappointment of tbeir bopcs, and conjequently to tbe bayard oftbeir fortune. 1 will now proceed to tbat

"tohicb implied in tbis relation and rejpecietb isfurtber y tbe cbiejejl duty of a cinef Commander, and tbat is, wbat Newport. i;j |

Tbbat fpecially is required of a General! in the carriage

and direction of a battel. Qoncerning "tohich pointy as there is nothing more materiall to the effecting of any opportunity bufineffe then of time , conVeniencie of place, and an orderly difpofition of the MEJ1SLS according to TIME & Tlace: Jo in queflion ofencounter or Paging battel, the duty of a Leader may be inclu- ded in thefe three circumftanccs. Qoncerning the qua-

litie of the place, as the chiefefl andfirff resetted, in the choice of a judicious direclour, thett>hole fcope of the Romane difcipline, from the time of their prfl

Kjngs even to the lafl of their Emperours ,did alwayes aim at the advantage of place, as a neceffary help for the obtaining of viclorie: Ttthicb I have already noted in the Helvetian action. let forafmuch as the wife* dome and experience of thofe times did deem it a cir- cumjlance offuch importance, give meleaVe once a- gain to inforce the uje thereofby thefe examples. Ha-

betis milites (faith Labienus in this place ) quam petiiftis facultatem, hoftem iniquo atque im- pedito locotenetis prxftate eandem nobis du- ? cibus virtutem, quam faepenumero Imperatori

prxftitiftis: Ye have, fellolo -fouldier s , that opportu* nitie whichye defired, tsrc. Whereby he cleareth him* felf ofail imputation of ill direction, as having performed the uttermofl duty ofa Qommander, and given fuch helps by the advantage of the place as are requifite to an eafie victory, leaving the refl to the executi-

on of thefouldiers. Cefar at the lojfe he received at Dirrachium cleared himfelf to his fouldiers in this fort: Quodeflec acceptum detriment^ cuivis potius quam lux culpa: debere tribui, locum fecurum ad dimicandum dedifle, Sec, The da- 2c wage II 4- The battel at

mage that was received was to be attributed to any bo'

dy rather then him, he had chofen them a Jafe place of fighting, <&c. And as it (olloweth in thefeventh Com- mentary, being imbattelled upon the fide ofa bill right o^er againfi the army of the Galles, fbhtcbflood like-

' wife in a readineffe to entertain the Romane valour,

he would notfuffer his men to hazard themjelves in

the pajfage of a bogge of fifty foot in breadth lying between both the armies, but rather per[waded his fouldiers ^dijdainmg the confrontment of the enemte,to endure their contumely, rather then to buy avitlory with

the danger of fo many worthy men, and patiently to attend Jome further opportunity. Which pajfage of Cefar, even in the fatd terms as it is there related, was urged to good purpofe by Sir Francis Vere in the year one thoufand fix hundred at a confutation before the battel of Newport. For the amy of the

Netherlander* being poffcfl of theVoVpns, which are fmallfweUing hils rifing unevenly along tfo fea- JJwre upon the coaft of Flanders, and the enemy making a fiand upon the fands at the foot of thofe hils, andfo cutting offthe pajfage to Oftend, it was difpit- ted by the Commanders, whether they fhould leave the Dozens, andgo charge the enemy where he flood imbat*

telled upon the fands, or attend him in the fajlneffe of

the IboVons "thereof they were pojfefl. The whole Council of war "were earneflly bent to forfake the

Downs, and to hazard the fight on equall terms , as

impatient that their pajjage and retreat to Oftend

fhould be cut off. 'But Sir Francis Vere well knowing how much it imported the bufineffe of that day to hold a place o ffuch gain and advantage, perffcaded Count Maurice by many reafons and fbecially by this Newport. 115

of Celar ,which 1 lafl alledgcd, not toforgo the help of

the Dofons, but to expeH the enemy in that place , and

Jo make uje ofthat benefit upon the firft encounter fa-

ther then to adventure thefucceffe of the battel in worfe terms, in hope of clearing tlye pajfage: and fhewing al/o many probable conjectures that the cnemie Would y not continue long in thatgaze.. Wherein as his opinion then prevailed Jo all that were prefent Were eye-wit-

his conjecture and ,the neffes both of the truth of ,

Joundnejfe of his judgement . For the enemy within a while after coming on to charge the troops oftheStates,

~toa* received "frith Juch a cowiterbuff from the btls, and Were violently beaten back in fuch rude maimer,

as our men had the execution of them for the j]?ace ofa quarter ofa mile or more, which was no fin all advantage to thefortune ofthat day. Touching the opportuni-

ty oftimej which Pmdarus calleth the Mother ofwor- thy exploits, & oftentimes dependeth upon the circum- fiance ofplace, a General ought carefully to advijc that

he neither precipitate nor foreflow the occafton? which

is "hell expreffed in this particular fervice of Labie* nus. For "inhere hispurpofeWas to draWthe enemy over a river that hadjleep <£r uneajie banks, and thereby of

a hard and difficult paffoge, he would net jhew his refolution until he had drawn them all over the rivcr.for

he Was well affured that the Romane legions Would fo charge the encmie upon their jirfi encounter with (he

unrefiflable weight of their piles, that in their giving back they could not ejeape the danger ofthe river. And therefore to make the ViElory more abfolute andcom-

pleat, he fuffered them all to come over the water, that

all might be endangered in their paffage back again.

And this is the benefit which opportunkis bringcth, l which The battel at which is the rather to be attended with all carefulneffe ) forajmuch as Non fxpe, ac dm, eadem occafio eft, a man hath neither often nor long theJame opportunity.

(oncermng the lajl circumjiance the apt and y of fit difpofitton of the forces according to Tune and Tlace which is neceffarily required m the dutie a y of General-, it is referred to this end onely that they may y be ranged infuch manner , that as one man is ajjijiant to another in theirJeVerall and ranks one troop files , fo

in fubfidiis > to another the may be afiflant \ to end that no part may naked or fall in the Jingle- Jland y its olon flrength but that one may Jvcond an* neffe of y thelaji. other from the firfl to C. Sempronius a Romane (onjul having fought unadvi)edly and re- y ceived an overthrow Julius the Tribune the people y of caufed Tempanius a horjman that was prejent at the

battel to be called, and as Livie reporteth it Coram y eis Sexte Tempam inquit., arbitrerisne C. Sem- ? y pronium Contulem, auc in tempore pugnam in*

iifle, autfirmaffe fubfidiis aciem ? hefaid thus them Sextus Tempanius, doyou belieue that before y C.Sempronius the (onjul chojeagood time to fight , or that he took orderfor afjifiantfupplyes to his army? for Livie faith he fought incaute inconfulteque y ? non fublidiis firmataacie, nonequite apte io-

cato, hecdleffely and Without good advice , neither jlrengthening his army withJupplies nor well placing y his caValry. And of the/e three circumflances conjljl-

eth the duty and office ofa Generally touching the direction a battel wherein whjoever faileth doth of y , hazard the prerogative of his command over that army which he leadeth according to that Ceiar in the y of

firji Newport.

firftof bis Qommentaries^ Se fcire, quibuscunq,- exercitus dicto audiens non fuerit, aut male re gefta fortunam defuifTe, aut aliquo facinore

comperto, avaritiae efle convidtunvW he kne~fr

well^ TbhenJoeVer an army refufed to be obedient to

it "fras their Commander , either becaufe upon fome ill Juccejfe they jaw he "teas unfortunate, or that by the difcoiVery ofJome notorious matter they found him con- Yit~l of avarice. Which Cefar himfeif needed not to fear, ifToe may believe Plutarch, "frho writeth, that he was indorsed by nature "frith an excellent prompti-

tude and aptneffe to take opportunitie in any bufi-

neffe. i tizidw i<

Cc And in the next Obfervation he adds •

/ "frill content my felf "frith a pratlife of our time at the battel of Newport, "frhere after divers

retreats and purfuits ^ eitherJide chafing the other , as

it were by turn and mutuall appointment and as it of-

ten falleth out in fuch confrontments : At laft com-

mandments as given to the Englifli to make head

again-and afterJome paufe to charge the enemie with a jhout: which being accordingly performed^ man might

haye feen the enemie ftartle before they came to the

flroke • and being charged home "frere routed , Jo 9 that they made not head again that day.

(K 3 The :i8 The fiege of

The fiege of OS TE ^QD.

the year of our Lord one thouiand fix INhundred and one. The States refolving to fend their army into Flanders, or a good pare thereof, to take thofc forts the enemy held about OJlend, and by that means to open the paflage into that Countrey for the greater an-

noyance thereof , made choice of my felf,

( though farre unfit and unworthy of io great a charge ) to command the faid forces as Ge- nerall. Of which intent I had firft but onely an inkling given me and w*s by fome princi- t pall perlons of the State encouraged to accept the fame, and to take upon me a journey in- to England to inform her Majefty of thatpur- pofe,,and,with all the necelTary circumftances, to frame her liking to the enterprife, and to induce her to the yielding of the fuccours of three thoufand bodies of her fubjects to be levied,tranfported and paid at their own charge, and to be in the Low^countreys by the tenth

of May , with thefe fpeciall inftructions for the manner of the enterprife. That for the better diverfion ofthe enemies forces from the quarter of Flanders, the Count

Maurice mould with the firft feafon of the year march towards

Etigltfi might be fent towards OJlend upon the firft , . . p

Fag. jis f'F LA iV ,| X> R I JSL s

S Fhances

I '^and-kilL a,. &liehray-.

1 if 1 1 1 iwi r—1 I Sch.oi±etjbui:ghjrMo£es tahle — 3; A Scale ofPerches afi^-foah |) FlaoienWrgK fo Jtforth^ -eilBulwarke. II PsTortK-Balwarte.

12, Eaif-Ga/te of PeReiL Icroftnc oj- 14 yBul\rarke nwnrou in Tke Spanish. Birlwar&e. ig a Gate and Bridge S\AnArcw - the Ship**. 19 y Entrance of

: into the town-cLitch. 2,0 Eait Bareime. JBgjrhunoTtk _ - it Spanish halfe-moone X] Half-raoone of y Slimmer^ 2,4 a Blockhowse Ibriaken

2,5" an halfmoone . 2,6.37 iSX.Bulwarke^ P^velin Ravelin. .36 . ,S . B ulwarke i> qrea-t «t Reclout ony angle afyPw ^ Ponider. pj, Half raoone of£ " 77 The Damme . Th^e Bridge mto y PouUer

zV an old Boate Sixnk. /> SoubkWe&Gate. fg ^9-40 \^&Bulwari*- i>Eavelm 41 Porc-Hipic

43, Helmpnt. , 43 Weit- haven w:\ylxenches 44 a-BricWe. mto SaudiulL man/:/, 4^ The olet Sluice. 4& a Bridge mto voldLTowne, 48 3otrUftex.s iod§mgs > j| 43 Blind* to Kf-ep oSShott .,' J- -.

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J N

J$/S\ The Battery of if Earlc t ofBuc<\iiey.

Oftend firft fummons. Which together with two thoufand fouldiers to be levied out of the

Garrifbns of Holland and Zeland , and the three thoufand they made account of out of EnglandftiouXd on a fudden be tranfported in- to Banders for the (aid enterprilc. With this errand I palled into England, delivered the whole plot to her Majefty , who liked and allowed thereof, and with iome difficulty ( as her manner was ) granted the men to be levied and tranfported in ten dayes warning, for Co the States defired^left the over- timely ftirring of them before their other troops were landed in F/Wm 3 might give the enemy an alarm, to the difficulting of the enterprife; willing me (the grant obtained ) to haften over. Before my coming into the Low-countreys, the Count Maurice was marched towards 'Bergh^&c the enemy^that had long threatned to befiegeO/?ew/,with a goodpart of his forces was fet down before that town; (b that it was now queftion rather of defending then of gaining more footing in that quarter. Xhe States therefore dealt with me to take upon me the charge of the place, for which they gave me Com- mifsion, not as Governour, but as Cenerall of the army employed in and about Oflend y with very ample power, as aforefaid, whereof I accepted. And they forthwith gave order to the Count Maurice, to fend into Holland the twenty Englijh companies he then had in the

army troop I was to into ; with which go Offend. At_ IZO The fiege of

At the firft he made fome difficulty to fend any having engaged himfelf in the fiege , of Bergb, his works for the defence of the quarter not finiftied, and^the enemy gathering head in 'Brabant to fuccour and relieve that

town • in the end with importunity he fent eight companies, with which my brother came. With thelc being by the States , put in good hope, the reft mould follow /«*nd

that I mould be liberally fupplied with forces, ammunition, and all necelfaries for fucha fer-

vice^ I went into the town, and landed ( as I

take it ) the eleventh of July one thoufand fix hundred and one, on the lands againft the middle of the old town. The enemy commanded the haven, fo as there was no entring

by it, and then the ufe of the Genie was not known and this place I landed at was to be } fubject to their Ordnance^ and the (eege of the lea luch, that no fhipping could lie there un- broken. At my landing Monfieur Vandemood Go- vernour gave me the keyes. In the town

I found about thirty companies of Nether-

landers , which made fixteen or feven- teen hundred newly divided into two Re-

giments j whereof Monfieur Vandmiood had the one, and Monfieur de Utenburgb had the other, and my eight companies might make eight hundred men. The enemy had thirty pieces of Cannon

placed on the Weft-fide , the moft within a harquebufe-lhot of the town- and fix on the ( Eaft-fide, Oftend.

Eaft-fide,with which they mot much into the town and did great harm to the buildings i and men. Their army judged at twelve thoufand men. The three parts on the Weft-fide quartered neat/ Albertus , a great Cannon- mot from the town, commanded by the Archduke himfelf. The other part upon, the top of the Downs on the Eaft-fide next the Geule. Thole of the town before my entrance had made a lally on the Weft-approaches , from which they were repulfed with the lolTe of three hundred men flain and hurt. The town to the land was well flanked and high, ram- pierd., but with a landy and mouldred earth.

The old town ( fuppofed free from battery ) was rather ftrong againft fudden attempts by

Paliladoes and luch helps , then by rampier and flanks, to abide the fury ofthe Ordnance, and force of approach; which notwithstanding was held the ftrongeft part of the town, as well for therealons above-faid, as for that it was hemmed in on the one fide with the Geule not paffable, and on the other with the haven, which was paflable onely fome four hours in a tide. The reft of the town befides the ditch ( which was broad and deep ) of water, was environed with a royall counterfcarp, with ravelines of good capacity and defence againft the Cannon covering all the , bulwarks of all the town, but that,which they called the Teckell or Eaft-bulwark , which needed not that help,as lying directly upon the Geule and not to be alTailed by any approach.

R Upon j !

The fege of Upon theSouth,South-eaftand South-weft of the town there is a plot of ground in the maner ofan Ifland., environed on the Eaft-fide with the Geule jlo the Southward with a chanel that runneth into the Geule from the faid Genie directly Weftward into the river,that in former times pafled through the old haven , and now had his courfe in the furtheft place from the town,not in diftance above a harcjuebufesfhot, to the Weftward by the old chanel of the faid river^by which it paflfed into the haven ,which. was now feparated from the ditch ofthe counter (carp by a low dam near the Toulder^buh>ark.

This plot of ground ( covering the town from the faid bulwark to the SpaniJJ?- bulwark which lieth upon the Geule ) had upon the South-weft angle (which is where the chanel from the Geule mingleth with that of the river

to the haven ) a little redoubt open behinde, and of no force to refift the Cannon. To the Southward of this Moulder-bulwark the coun-

trey is broken with many creeks 9 not paya- ble nor habitable for an army but by forced

means , in Ipring-tides for the moft part over* the Weft-fide the for flown ; on ground a har- cjuebufe-fhot from the river that runneth due Weft from the faid Moulder lay low, and fubject to the like overflowing at the fpring-tides ; but all the waters more pafTable having fewer and fhallower creeks. From this bottom the ground towards the Downs goeth higher. Be^ twixt thefe Weft-Downs which near the f town are more low and leyell then the Eaft, and Oftend.

and the Torc-ejpic ( which is a raveline in the counterfcarp that clofeth the new town on that fide by which the old haven pafleth into the town ) there lyeth a Down on which the beateth on the one fide and the water haven y of the ditch of the counterfcarp on the other, being the onely place about that town by which an approach might be made on firm ground to the wall of the town y and therefore was held the moft weak and dangerous place. But the cutting of the forefaid Damme and letting the lea-water into the ditch of the counterfcarp was held a lure arid fufficient means to prevent the enemy on that fide, io as indeed nothing was Co much to be doubted as the enemies pafsing into this piece of ground before mentioned , called the Moulder : by which means he might, notwithftanding our beft endeavour, in fliort time drain the ditches of the counterfcarp, and the town-ditch, and fo make his way to the rampier. My firft care therefore was to fortifie and (ecure the faid Moulder againft the enemy, and to make a lafe place for our (hipping to un- lade fuch provifions and commodities as from time to time mould be brought unto us : which I readily and eafily performed by opening a paflage in the counterfcarp near the Wefc-Toulder ofthe Spanifli-raveline,by which means the water from the Geule flowed into the town-ditch, in which , with their marts ftricken down , I have often feen above one hundred veffels lie fafe from the annoyance of R 2 the ilzj. The Jiege of

the enemies great (hot: which haven through the entry grew more dangerous by the ene-

mies approaches , which in procefle of time

they with much coft , labour, and art advan- for it lay within the high water-mark, ced i

(on which they raifed new batteries ) and was ufed during the fiege as the better in-let. Al- beit after to avoid the great harm the enemy

did to our (hipping at their going out, I made another cut betwixt the Eaft-raveline and the called the looking North- mount Mofes-zMc y ward and directly into the Tea, which ferved the turn and faved manyfhips.

When my twelve companies, which I expected from 7$ergb, were arrived, I began one night to entrench a piece of ground higher and firmer then the reft about it,lying nearer to the low Damme before mentioned,which feparated the river that by the old chanel had paffed into the haven from the ditch of the counter* fcarp: which piece ofground (ftretched out in the form ofa Geometrical oblique or oblmg)towards the Weft had a watered ditch,fuch as in thofe parts they ufe for inclolures^ and the whole plot of continent fufficient to receive eight or nine hundred men.

This field I entrenched taking the water-

ditch to advantage without giving it any 9 other form ufuall in fortifications (lb, as for the form and feat it was called the Wefl-fquare ) becaufe the Wcftermoft face of it was well flanked from the Weft-bulwark,and the Weft- ravelinej and the face South-weft from the an- gk

, . Oftend

glc ofthe Toulder,where the chanel or the Geule

and the chanel of the old haven meet , but

chiefly to hold as much room as I could. For

I expecting large numbers of men, doubted

more 1 fhould want means in chat town hemmed in with fo many waters and ditches, to lally and uie them abroad as occafion fhould require ( for which purpole this place ierved fitly) then bodies to guard that which I in- trenched. The morning after I had begun this work , the enemy turned diverfe pieces from the top of the Downs upon ic - which., notwithstanding my beft induftry., did much hurt amongft my men, till the work was raifed and thickened. This plot put in reafonable defence and part of the fupplies of the men granted by her

Majeftie now arrived , I began to caft up a redoubt upon the like piece of ground for firm* nefle, but not fully half fo big as the former, lying about half a harquebule-mot South- well from the angle of the Moulder dole to the river that pafleth from the faid angle Weft- ward, which ferved well to covert the Moulder on that fide, and to flank the Weft-face and South-flank of the Wcjl-fquare. The (poulder thus allured from fudden attempts, I began to raife in the faid TcuUerz rampier to refift the Cannon on the in-fide of the old chanel from the ditch of the Touider- ravelin of thecounterfcarp to the angle aforefaid of the Tnidder ,which broad-way es lay due Weft, and end=Ways North and South, and the

R 3 redoubt ^The fiege of redoubt upon the laid angle I railed of a good height,& Cannon-proof, in the form of a Ca- vallier to command over the laid rampier of the TouUer. All this while the enemy lying

ftill without making any approaches or in- trenchments, or attempting to hinder my works otherwife then by his Cannon*fhot, of which he was no niggard. Having, as I fuppofed, in this manner well provided for the fate defence of that quarter, I was dellrous to draw fome of the enemies from the fand-hils to dwell by us in that low watery ground to the South-weft and South ofthe river that runneth from the Weft to the

Toulder^ which I knew would caufe great ex- pence, great labour, and much lofle and con- iumption ofmen, on which, befides the plots

ofground I had taken, no trench,rror approach, nor lodging could be had, but luch as was forced- onely about a harquebufe-fhot Weftward from my redoubt on that fide, and upon the fame river was a pretty round height of ground on which lometimes they ofthe town of 0fiend had held a redoubt to the South- weft &. South, environed with a plafhie moor,into

which by the creeps the water flowed , fo as

the greateft part ofthe tide it was not paflable.

From this plot of ground I could difcover the back of their approaches on the Downs, and

from it withCannon could annoy them as wel

there , as in their (hipping and boats by , which their army was fupplied from 'Bruges and other ports of the countrey. If Oftend.

If they differed me to take this height and fortifie it, I had gotten two fpeciali advanta- ges, the annoying ofthem, and the fecuringof my works on that fide, which after I might

maintained fewer - if I have with men 3 were impeached by their fudden planting of Ord* nance and batteries, I knew they would pof- fefle the ground and piece-meal engage themfelves more and more in thole drownd lands, which was the other ofmy drifts. This piece of ground to move and provoke them the more, upon St. Jacques day ( being the Saint the Spaniards as their Patrone do moft fuperftitioufly reverence ) in the fore- noone I firft lent as it were to view and difcover , and anon after I lent for men and let them on work and drew down in a readineffe under the favour ofmyoutermoft redoubt,two

hundred fouldiers to make head , if the enemy came down to the other fide ofthe river to hinder my workmen with his fliot. The enemy no fooner perceived my men to work> but he turned certain pieces of Ord-

nance upon them from the Downs , and fliot at us,as did alfo thofe ofthe fort of Grootendorfl. But being farre of, the plot (mall and the men obferving the fhot, bowing their bodies in the hollowneffe of the old trench, did little harm.

Their foot«men in a great rage, as it feemed to me,ofthemfelves kindled with zeal with* out direction or order from their Chiafs,came down towards the river fide amain not arm- } ed u8 ( The fiege of

ed men in battel and troops, but fhotfeat- teringly as every one could firft and readilieft

cake his furniture , others with faggots in their hands, (whereof they had ftore in their

approaches ) began here and there in confufed manner to raife a trench from the Downs to the river -(for other trench and covert they had none) fo as they were a fair marke for our artillery from the town, and our muskettiers from the Weft-fquare, and the South-weft redoubt, which (pared no powder: Befides, the

two hundred muskettiers I had placed with me under the favour of fmal banks onthe edge ofthe river, held them back when they came nearer hand; fo as after much mooting and

hurt done ( the mod of the day being

fpent ) they gave over molefting us. And that

night I put the place into io good defence

againft the attempts of handy-ftrokes, that I

left a guard in it , and workmen to add more

ftrengthto it. In the morning betimes the enemy began

to batter it with two Cannons, which the fame night they had planted on a little height of ground on the other fide of the plafli directly Weft, and about the fourth part of the

way to their fort called Grootendorft , from whence they alfo (hot with a couple of demi- culvering, and thus they continued the whole day,infomuch as our new work to thenvward

was laid nat,and our men forced for fafeguard !

to make hollow trenches in the laid redoubt. •

About'an hour before fun^fet troops were feen [

to I

/ Oftend.

to march from Jlbertus towards Groatsndorft , which I gathered was to make an attempt upon the faid redoubt in the beginning of the evening before the breach could be repaired, for which purpofe the water being ebbed the time ferved very fitly.

I faw by their earneft proceeding that there was no ftriving to keep and maintain that plot, and therefore refblved to give way , but lb as I would feem to be forced from the place.

And therefore as I did fet men on work in the beginning of the evening to repair the breach to have confirmed the enemy ( if he had for- born his attempt that night) in the opinion that I would maintain the place : fb I gave order to the Officer I left in it with fome eigh= ty men to hold good watch on the fide of the plafh,if the enemy attempted to palTe,to fhew himfelf on the brink ofthe faid plafli with his mot, and difcharge upon them, leaving his pikes by the forthwith order if chey advanced to make his retreat to the South-weft redoubt, and there to hold good. Which directions were not well ob ferved, for the Officer forthwith when he had fight of the enemies ap= proach, ( which was about two houres within night) leaving his pikes in the redoubt, he with the fhot made for the plafh-fide and difcharged at the enemy, who being ftrong in number and refolved their , continued way, the Officer frill retiring hard to the redoubt and skirmifhing with him, as if his purpofe had been rather to have drawn the enemy in- c Thefiegeof

to fbme danger , then to (ave hirnfelf and his troop by a timely retreat. Which is an errour that many in like cafes fall into, to their utter deftruction- when fear to have their valour cal-

led in queftion , maketh them againft all rea* Ion fight againft a ftronger enemy,and engage themfelves, where they have neither purpole nor hope to obtain the victory. Thofe ofthe redoubt ftaid the return of their men, whom the enemy purfued fo hard, after he had gotten footing in the firm ground, that they both at an inftant came to the redoubt,

and by the way of the breach ( which yet lay open ) entred and overthrew foon our men, who fo taken at unawares, thought it fafer to fight then to run away: others they overtook before they could get over the Palifadoes on the other fide of the redoubt, fo as moft ofour pike-men were loft, but few or none of the

Ihot , who holpen with the darkneffe of the night and their good diligence efcaped. Upon the alarm having given order for

fome troops to follow, I hafted to the South-

weft redoubt , near which I met with thefe

fcattered men, which I ftayed and took with me into the faid redoubt; to which the enemy even now approached following their for-

tune, and hoping of like fucceffe , and on the other fide of the river toward the Northward from under the favour of the bank, to which ofpurpofe they had alfo drawn muskettiers to

flank and beat in the back our men , as they mould fhew themfelves to refift the attempt or Offend

of their men on the other fide ofthe water, fo

as of the fupplies that came from the town, I the re-inforced guard of the faid redoubt , by which means as alfo the difficulty they found in pafsing their grofle over the creeks, with

fome loffe to us , yet much more to them, they retired to the redoubt they had gotten.

Continuation of tht~> Jtege^ of OSTE^TV.

"TjEre endeth, or rather, here^rajfor off Sir

" moneths after-but whether it was becaufe he c ' thought it needleffe to give the world any

| " Reader may perhaps have a Curiofity to lee " the end of the flory,I fliall here prefume to <£ fubjoyn a brief account ofthe chief paffages Cc in the fequel of that according to | action,

" what I have met with recorded by others t6 £C my hand -that fb we may bring off Sir Francis Si " Vere I}* A Continuation of

" Vere with honour from fo great an engage- " ment, and deliver him fafe from the exceed- u ing hazzardof that employment; and this (C the rather, becaufe I think this was the laft lS a&ion of confequence wherein he was im-

y barqued. " General! Vere had no looner taken a lure u footing to himlelf, &, fitted the fcene where- te on the bloudy tragedy was afterwards to be " a&ed, but he gave a pledge of his reiblution cC to abide by it , refuting to quit his lodg* " ings^otwithftanding that the enemies Can* " non had pierced them through with many a " fliot, and quite battered down a little tower " belonging to them. But though his enemies

" leifethen thirty five thouland Cannon-lhot

" againft it ) and perceiving by the ftory, that " all the houies were like ere long to be beat= ££ en about their ears, and lb were likelier to

.-teftifie (f axes ) fo did they fufficientiy tla^ir « own refolution rather to interre themfclves c< in the graves which they had digged,then to "quit their pofTeffionof th? place unto the E enemy, " Hereupon the befiegers fhifted fails " counfels to tr^e and fuiting their 4 dilpojEtrjon

Cc of the EnghfJ? fouldiers., who a*e fooner won << by fair means then by foul, fhpt (trrofps wkh

"letters into the E?iglifl? quarters, promifing ' ' ten fti vers a day toilich as would ferve the { tC Archduke againft the town, but thefe offers « were flighted by the Engltjl), who hated fa lf- " ne(fe as much as they contemned danger; $c this deviie was looked upon by thofe of the j S 5 "town A continuation of the 1 u town as theproduct of languifhing counfels,

" fo thick ftuck with bullets , that the Ord- " nance could fcarcely moot without a tauto-

« to rriake the bulwark new , if they might " have had the bullets for their pains. Befides when ever they to aflault it,they mull < c meant e< refolve to force feven Palifadoes made of « great piles within the haven , before they

it (elf armed men "wark unmountable by ; and Jtege o^Oftend.

c t teen Cannon in the counterlcarp and other " convenient places charged with chained fhot Cc and rufty iron to fcowre Sa?id-bill if y need * fiiould require. Befides all this all c j was to

«of crowns to the Archduke , rather then he c fhould off from the So that ^ draw town. he

Ce took up a refolution not to ftirre^ and ( as o- his fugitives reported) once he iwore, that hd « would not rife from the table at which he " fate, before they of the town were made to

(( ferve him^but then they on the other fide laid

« a wager they would give it him fo hor,that it c< fhould burn his fingers.

Not long after the Lord of Cbaftillon met an being up- ^ with unhappy mifchance ,« for, cc on the high bulwark of Sand-hill with Colo- « nel Utenbruch and other Gentlemen, and men « of Command , he had his head ftruck off with i;<5 A Continuation | of

" with a Cannon-ftiot above the teeth, and " his brains daftit upon the Colonels left (C cheek. Which pofsibly might receive its di- " recltion from the felf-fame hand that did " more then once during this fiege (hoot a <£ bullet into the mouth of a charged Cannon, " which becaufe it would not be too long in- <£ debted for fuch a courtefie, taking fire with cc the blow, returned the bullet inftantly back ££ again attended with another of its own. As

" ditioned bullet, for it had left him the better

" half behinde however, I believe he would ; " rather have been contented with the leffer <£ half, then run the hazzard ofdividing again. u On the nineteenth of September Generall cC Vere being cured of his hurt returned from

" my perceiving, and that the town grew dai- " ly ftronger and ftronger , refolved to at- cC tempt it by treachery, taking the old verfe

? for their warrant \ -dolus an virtus quis in bofte " requirat I To that purpofe an Englifli man cC named N. Comsby ( as the French diary re- Cc lates) who had ferved them long in the qua- a lity of a Captain of foot in. their army re= ; cC

turned through France into England' where

- he prevailed io much by means of his

" fwers, and fometimes monie for his reward, failed not fetch [] which he to at the place ap»

u pointed. When he was difcovered , he had « drawn four men into his con(piracy among u ; others a Serjeant who was the means Qf re- pealing it. This Serjeant coming out of pri-

ce fon (where his Captain had caufed him to be

" laid Tome dayes in irons ) being all male- Ct content chanced to meet with Corns by , who J told him he was glad to fee him out of pri- c< Ton, withall asking him the reafbn of his fo

c< great and grievous punifliment , to whom K the Serjeant (railing upon his Captain) fware earneftly that he would be revenged for the l ( « wrong he had received, though it coft him

'< man fit for his purpofe, told him he might c eafily findethe means to be revenged, with- |

(e out lofing his life, and with his own profit

<< and advancement, and that if he would fol- £< low his counfel he mould want no monie. "The Serjeant began to liften to his words,

tc and feemed inclinable enough to fo advan-

ce tageous a defigne , and ready to follow his

<< refolution to fet fire on one of the Maga- 4. J " zines , for which purpofe himfelf had pre- a pared a certain invention ofpowder,lead, &

ct match,- this the Serjeant undertook to per-

<< form, which he faid could not be difficult for " him to do, being often fent to fetch powder for Jtege^ of Oitend. H9

* for the iduldiers. Lonisby allured him chat he had practifed more alTociates and that when ^ ? he fhould have made the number up twenty ( ^ rt he would then put the defigne in execution, « which was, that one of the Magazines be- w ins l~et on fire he would fo work it as to have ^the guard of a fluce in a bulwark near the ti enemy, who fliould then give on and be ad- * mitted into the town. The Serjeant feemed " to hug the device, demanding onely of Qo* " nisby fbme aflurance under his hand that he t( fliould have his recompence , when the « work fhould be performed; which having « once obtained, away he goes to the Generall, *c and difcovers the practife to him, whereup-

« on Conisby being apprehended , and put to «the rack confeflfed all, and that he came to " Ofiend with that purpole and intent, as alfo

|* what inftructions and promiles he had re=

« c ceived , and what complices he had made,- « who were likewile apprehended and put in cc prifon. This plot failing, the enemies onely hope of taking the town was by flopping

6 « of fupplies; to this purpofe,the old haven on " the Weft of the town having been made dan-x " gerous and ulelefle, and the defendants con- « ftrained to make a new one out of the Geule "on the Eaft.fide, the enemy had now fo f ftreightened this alfo by their float of great ^planks bearing Ordnance the Geule thzt on y

(.< they of the town were fain to make a fecond tc new haven agairift the midftof the old town; T 2 by A Continuation of

"by which means the enemies defignes were the C£ eluded, and fhips of fupplies admitted a into the town at pleafure. This dangerous thruft being fohandibm- " ly put by, the enemy had no other play left

< c him but to ftorm, which he refolved.upon, <'and prepared himfelf accordingly. But in

c< the mean while it will not be amilTe to take L notice of a paffage which happened in the « town. A French Gentleman difobeying his « Serjeant, and thereupon caufing a great tu- Cc mult, was committed to prifon, and eight <' dayes after, condemned by a Council of War

t cto be motto death; butbecaufe he was de»

«« fcended of a good Houfe, all the French Ca-

Generali Verc, and begged his life ; which was

c<. granted, upon condition that he mould ask "the Serjeant forgivenefle this when he ;

"could not by any means , or perfwafion be

{C brought unto , he had eight dayes refpite « granted him to refolve himfelf; which being

'< paft, and he continuing flill as obftinate as ? ever, he was brought forth unto the place execution, tied

<4 once he faw the Harquebufiers ready to dif=

tc unbounded promifing to perform the fen= * tence,& ask the Serjeant forgivenefle- which

'ed. So much eafier is it for pride and ra(h- c « ne(Te to commit a fault then heartily to ac- 5

" fo his lodging fliewed it, faying, Behold the

arm ivhich but at dinner did help its felloe. c| This

c < trenches^ which take in the words of one " " prefent at itf.

Sir FRANCIS VERE having been a- broad the part that night "too* laid dtfton mofl of y

to take his reft; but hearing the alarm that the Engliib trenches 'toere ajfaulted and knowing how great im- y of port that work was for the defence ofthe town fulling on his Jtbckins, *toith his ftoord in his hand, he ran in allhajle unbraced loith jome fouldiers and Qaptain Couldwell, and my felf into the work-, where he found his olt>n company at pujl? of pike upon a turn- crying in - pike Tbit/? the enemie y ( who Vrench , En trez,entrez, advancez, advancez., firove to enter

that "toay and to over-turn the turn-pike Tvith y fought their pikes fome his Gentlemen among the ) and of , refi Lieutenant-Colonel Proud ( who was afterwards

flaw at Maeftricht ) flajhing off the heads of their

pikes j "tohich he took notice o), and ftwrtly after made him , T j A Continuation of the

him a Lieutenant. 7 he enemy being repulfed and beaten Sir Francis Vere (to the end our men offy might give the better upon them from the town fire , bulwarks whichflanked this work both "with our and y Ordnance aridfmallJhot ) commanded thefouldiers to

take fome firaw from the huts 'within the work, and

making wtjps it to it on upon the parapet of } fet fire of the work and upon the heads their pikes, by "which y of

light the enemies were diJcoVered , Jo that our men

gave fire braVcly upon them from the town and the

work, andfl?ot into their battalions, which had fallen

on, and their men that were carrying off their dead > jo that upon this attempt the enemy lofl a matter offive hundred men, "which lay under our "work, and between

their trenches. The enemy being retreated into his works Sir Francis Vere called me to him faid 3 y and y Boy, come now pull up ray ftockins, and tie

my points^ andJo returned home again to )m reft.

" The next remarkable in the feries of this Ci famous fiege was that memorable Treatie, V which Generall Vere intertained with the Ct Archduke ; which I know none better able to ic give an account of, then Sir John Ogle, who "had much at ftakein the bufineffe, and was

: " well acquainted with the feverall pafTages " thereof; of which he hath left behinde him ct this following account.

Sir I Jiege o/Oftend.

Sir Francis Verc^j his parlie at OJlend, written by Sir fobn Ogle there prefent.

After the batttll o/Newport, the Archduke Albert defirous to clear Flanders, in the year followingfate downleitb his army before Oftend,^- to which the Lords the Statesft nt Sir Francis Vere, their General! to defend it. He havinggood numbers of men, thought it moft JerVtceable for the States to them a* he might keep the enemie at employ fo y arms- end and a fair diftance from the town. To this 9 purpofe he poffejfed himjelf oj feVerall advantageous pieces of ground fortifying upon them y>ell as the time would 9 fo give him leave • bqt they *it>ere morjels as wellfor the

enemies tooth 06 his and therefore cofl both bickering 9

and hloud on both fides, till at the Iaft, (what with numbers artillery, and better commodity 9 of acceffe ) he "too*forced to quit the mofl them and that ere he of 9 brought them to any perfection offtrengtb, whereby to make any refiftance. Such as iwre nearefi the t

fquares ) "frith fome fe*to others ) he kept and main-

tained as long as he there yet when by. pro- ftayed 9

tract time , and cajuallies war he found his of of 9

numbers "frafted, a?td himjelf ( the enemy creeping up-

on him ) fo ftreightned a* he Vom thrift meerly upon the defence hefawhewos )Wt in his proper element 9 9

nor indeed "teas he: for the truth is, his Vertues ( being rC4tjft>*ong and active required more elbovp-) com, g 9 ) having their Tvhere they the large beft luftre, had ft foil Continuation i44 A of I

"works 'Battel foil tofet them off. The of , LiVaJion,

and the like, were the proper objects of his fpirit. 7he limits of Oftend were much too narrow for him yet did he there many things "worth the obferVation and reputation ofjo great a Qaptain as he "was. Amongfi

the , that his Parley "was of moft eminent note- reft of y and as moft noted,fo moft and Tborft cenjured, and tl)at yea, his as well by fword as gown-men ; judgement 'which by his enemies hath often been ( even confeffed to be one of the moft able that ever our Nation delivered to the world m matters of his profefsion ) was in

this atlion taxed ( and that in print too ) for his manner of carriage in this buftneffe. No~w becaufe Iwas in Jome fort the onely inftru- in the tnamiaging thereof ment he ufed ', and beft ac-

quaintediwith allpaffages, lhaVe ( for the love 1 owe.

to truth , and his memory ) thought good toJet down "what delivered in"writing, I have heretofore ( by their

commandments ) to the Lords the States- Generall in

their Qouncil-clyamber , as alfo jometime after that to

the Prince Maurice of Naffau and the Earl Willi- am his cofen, concerning this matter.

Jet ere 1 come to the relation, itJJ?all not be aymffe to wipe aloay two main afperJio?is which 1 haVe often ?nefwithall by way of objetlion, and are as well in e= Very mans mouth as in Emmanuel of Metteren Us book.

is Tlx firfl ( and that the Tbord ) it lucked well, judging the faci by the event, but rejervedly condemn-

ing the purpofe,for had not the flnpping come {fay they)

as it did, what "would have become of the town , he

would havegiven it up. Colonel Utenh oven a man oj note ,andyet living, one oftheir own Nation, a Go- Vernour thejtege of Oftend. 4*

Verftourof a ToUm, knows better j and the following make it appear otberwife and that Trcatifefhallalfo y le had not the leaft thought of rendring the town, though fuccour had not come to him at ally this point

therefore [hall here need no further inlargement. Thefecond is, That he might have carried the mat-

ter otherwtfe, and have drawn lejfe jealoujie upon him-

by acquainting the Qaptains with itjooner conft- felf y dering it 'toas done without the privity of the Lords the States nor Voas it fitting to bring an enemy through y juchjeeret parages.

This at the firjl view feems to fay fomelohat, as borrowingfirengthfrom the common proceedings in o- ther ordinary GoVernours^ "toho upon the a/fbell y point ere they enter ofTdrley as Article , into either with an enemy confult Jirji as it is ) with the Qaptains , ( ft of the Garrifons, and this (itfeems) was likewije expell- ed here • 'But upon lohat reajons ? was be fuch a Go-

? beVt>asaGenerall be Vernour y bad^Govemours under him. Did he intend (as commonly others do) to deliver the Town*, he meant nothing lejje as is partly y before, and fhall be hereafter largely proved. What account did the States ever require of him ilvbat dij- grace "too* there given him more then a free acknow- ledgement of his ftngular carriage and judgement in the mannaging of a bufineffe ofJo great importance* True tt is there was at a kitide y firft offaggermg "k'bicb the mifl partiall in* amongfithe befl y of fome formation fromJome malevolent perJon in Oftend had brought them to; but this foon cleared by his yt?as y firft own letters in and by me at large brief after more . y if not to them yet 1 dare to the mojl themoftof , fay de- creet and judicious amongjl them.. V But A Continuation of |

But let us now fee whether it had been either neceffary or convenient that thejecret of this Jlratageme fhould have been repealed fooner , either to the Lords

the States, or Qaptams of the Garrtfon. Tome it feems,that it had been to the States prepoflerous , to the

dangerous nay more, repugnant to Qaptains , fenje

and common reajon , and that for thefe reafons following.

Tkeprojetl it felf was but an Embryo, and had

been a meer abortive , had he delivered htmjelf of it

before the, attempt of the enemy : for from theyice it mufl receive both formand being, now that "toas uncer-

tain and unknown unto him, especially the time • he have no certain could therefore , befitting Jubjecl to

write to the Lords the States of this matter, till the deed Itere done, and the project put in pratlife- Tthtch

fo foon as it was, . he prejently dtjpatched a mejfenger, gtVtng them a due account of the caufe of his pro* ceedtngs, and that to their contentment.

It "was a jlratageme whofe power and venue con- fined wholy in fecrecie, it was alfo a thread, whereon

hung no leffe then the States To'ton, his oft»i honour, and the lives of all them that were with him,(

pofition ? Ipould they infiantly have been all of his

minde ? Tfr.ould no manfujpecl the handling ? Why did

they then after ? and that when it was confummated

andfinif?ed. 1 have heard Colonel Utenhoven Jay, That

/ tbejiege o/Oitend. j 14.7

hdVe That if the General! fhould made the proporti- the enterprife- and be kne"U> the on, be bad broken y befl incli?tations be t^as tbe mouth betwixt Captains , for the Generall and them, to dear thofejealoujies be Jaw

them apprehend in him. It tt>as therefore the jafefl to and heft way that could be taken-, Jet this bujlneffe abroach rather without their knowledge, then flatly a- gainfl it, and to hazard tbe interpretation ofthe acti-

on, rather thsn tbe action itfelf. tBefides, who ever yet knew tbe Generall V tie fo fimple orfo weak,as to avoid military forms ,"tohere they Toere neceffary or expedient I Wanted he judgement f his enemtes'toill notfay it. Had he not fylti be bad too many of them too great to lay open himfel) to their malice be "teas a better mannager his reputation, } of then to give them fo palpable,fogrojfe an advantage to build theirfcandal on. It Vas the publickfervice and

his ownjudgement that led him into this courje, there-

in if there were any danger for his part, it lay on my head, "tohicb he ventured for tbeJafetie of all.

Itfeems then that as it was not neceffary,fo had it

been exceedingly inconvenient, that tbe book ofthis fe- cretfhould have been fooner unclafped, before it IpasJet on foot, or to the Lords the States, before it^as ac- complijhed.

I come ?iov> to the relation, leaving the branch m the objection, touching tbe bringing in of the enemte,

as not Worthy to receive an anfwer. About the t welfth

of November it began tofree^exteedingly,tbe^md

being "North-weft, sphere it remained till Qniflmaffe

i\Y /ltti>\* klnmiYlfT rnv thpvnnfr si Ifi-rr rr/ilQ nitwit horn iir ajizr , piuwi/v/ jur ive inoji a Jiijj gate, ujan "*gp and jlormy: in this time noJhippmg came unto us, or

fuccours out of Holland or Xeland 7 nor could they V 2 for] A Continuation of for the wind; nor had "we any for Jomefe"w "weeks after. and daily the Our men, munition, materials "Wafled > fea and our enemy grew both upon us. At thejpring-tide we looked JIM "when that would decide the queflion touching the to"wn betwixt us and

our adverfuries ,fo exceeding high it was, and fwellmg through the continuance of the Nortb-ureft "bind, "which beat flat upon us, and brought extraordinary ftore of "waters from the Ocean into thofe narrow parts. Hands we couldfet very few to work, our places ofguard were fo many, our numbers fofmall, and thoje over-"watched. Two thoufand and an hundred men was ourflrength, tlx convenient competency for the town was at leajlfour thoufand: for "Workmen our need was more then ever for the whole town with j the new forts tJyerein lately begun by tloe General! the lay then in- ( "whofore-Jaw Jlorm) more half-open, fomuch that in divers places with little labour both

horfe and foot might enter. The North-weft raveltne (our Champion againfl thefea)was almoflwom alfray. The Porcupine ( or Porc-eipic) not well defenftble.

At all thefe places could the enemy come to puff? ofpike

"With us, when they lifl, at low "Water. Tins "was our condition, neither "was the enemy ig+

norant thereof , nor unmindfull to lay hold on his ad-

vantage, preparing all things from all pans fitting for

the advancement his that was to the of purpofe-} afjfault to"wn. Our Generall fa"w their proVifion and po*wer, and his o"wn weakneffe- but could prevent none them y of othefwife then by pratlice, his induflry flept not, Ins Vtgilancy appeared by his daily and nightly rounds he

made about the to"Wn and works, his courage the

highejl,"when his forces lowefl; for even then he mam- the fieg£~> of Often d. ! 14.9

made it known much that his he fefily fo y of ftore fur- ntjhed plenty to others.

One day going about the "balls he began to y difcourfe of our being preffed, and Jaid, He cared not what the enemy could attempt upon him- he was in one of the Strongest quarters of the town when he fyafe this ,and not unwilling that fuch as of tfamfelves faw it not, fhould be kept ignorant of the danger that hung over their heads. Ihe Qapuins ">and the Officers he com- mended for their care and indufhy in their watch and guardy more to ftir them up unto it, then really -con- gratulate that Vertue in tlxm: l?e jaid, A Captain

could receive nogreater blow in his reputation, then to

befurprifed- divers otter jpeedtes he ujed tending to incouragement, diffwadmg from Jecurity, and often amongst them interlaced theftYengtb of tl?e town. I, at the perceiving not began to firft hkmusk} put

him in minde offomeof the former particulars , the "whole towns weakneffe, and the Archdukes opportu-

nity^ but he told me quickly by hisiye, he would not have their ftrength touched in fuch an audience- fo my fpeecbts,be continued his pace and a la flighting y

volee his dijcourfe till he came to his lodging, there 1>e

called to me alone, and brake to me in thtfe terms.

I perceive you are not ignorant of our e-

ftate, and therefore I will be more open and

free with you - What think you ? are we not

in a fine taking here, ha ? I iwill tell you,Ca- ptain Ogle, there was never man of my for-

tunes and reputatipn ( both which have been cleared hitherto) plunged in greater extreami-

ty then I am now : here we difcourjed of our con-

dition before mentioned, whereupon )je inferred, That

V J he A Continuation of he was like a man that had both courage and judgement to defend himfelF, and yet muft fit with his hands bound, whileft boyes and de- vils come and box him about the ears. Yet this I will tell you too(Jaid he) rather then you (hall ever fee the name of Francis Vere fublcri- bed in the delivery ofa town committed to his cuftody \ or his hand to the leaft article of treaty ( though with the Archdukes own perfon ) had I athoufand lives I would firft burie them all in the rampier yet in the mean while ; judge you of the quality of this our being. I

told him, that 1 thought if he were m his former liberty, he Would bethink himfelf ere hefuffered himjelf to

be penned up infuch a cage again: he made no reply J?ut

addreffed himjelfto his buftneffe, and 1 to mine. What

his thoughts noWWere, 1 Will not enter into, unleffe I had more flrength to reach them. Sure I am they Wanted no fluffto work on: for the bone he had to gnaw upon, required a* good teeth as any were in Hanni-

bals head to break it, and had not his beenjuch,all the

hands we had there could not haye plucked it out oj our oWn throats. "Hot long after this the Generall calls a Council of

the Colonels and chief Officers j there he propounded points whether the numbers ihefe two ; Firfl, With formerly mentioned Toe could in time of affault Juffictent- ly furnifl) all parts. Secondly, or ifnot, whether in an extremity We ought not to borrow the troops fuch \

imploy edfor the guard of the Quarriers to, the pre- formation of the town. Tim Was more to jound our judgements, then of a - ny necefsity ,for him tojeek allowance ofhis. actions from \ I

the fiege~> of Often d. 151 from them : for Generalls ufe not to ask leave of their

Captains to difyofe of their guards , what they are to quit, and what they are to keep.

Our numbers they confeft Vpere too fe^V,yet mu/l the Quarriers at no hand he abandoned; but how to hold

them Sufficiently , and to providefor thofe places , on "tobich tlx fury oftheflorm was like to pour itfelfforth, no man gave expedient. The Voyces were federally

collected , and when it came to me, IJaid, That feeing

our il doth our breaches many and cafe fiandeth M y great, our numbers few to defend them, my opinion

"was, that whenweJhould fee the cloud commg,we quit tlx Quarriers:/^ I Know they were ordainedfor the cu/lody, not to endanger the bjfe of the town, that of inconveniences the leafl muft ever be chofen- that it were ill-husbandry to hazard the principall to JaVe

the mterefl, and as little difcretion to let thefire run on

to burn the palace, Drhileft we are bufie preserving the lodge.

The ttoo Qlonels (Roone and Sir Horace Vere)

whojj>ake after me ( for the chieff[>eake lajl ) f*ere of thefame minde, differmgonely injome arcumflances, not in fubftajice ofopinion.That the oilier Tt>ereJo Jcru- pulous in this point, is to be thought proceeded ratlw

from ignorance of our ejiate arid danger, or elfe an ap~

frehenjiongrounded upon common opinions ,which was,

lofe the Quarriers lofe the town-, or (it may be) the y fear of the interpretation that tin Lords the States IVould make ofjuch an advife; and that fear T*a* likely to be the greater, becaufe perhaps they were not fur* nifhed with ftrength of reajon to maintain tlmr opini-

on, or elfe they might finde it fittefl to lay the burthen

his on poulders that "teas befl able to bear it ( the Ge- nerail 152, Continuation | A of

?terall btmfelf). After this council there paffed fome few dayes till it was near Qmflmaffe. The Archduke was himfelf inperfon in the camp, theaffault refolved

on, and the time, the preparations brought dotfn to the approaches, and the army, they onely Hayed for low "Stater to give on. * Here began the Generalls projetl to receive being

till nolt> it had none- jieither "was it now time to call

the Ca ptains to a net* council , either to require their

advice, or to tell them his own. He had his head and

his hands full- ours had not aked now, had not his wa-

ked then more for ourfafeties , then ours could do for

our own. He beflirred him on all fides, his powers were quick and flrong within him, and thofe without

he difyofed of thus . His troops he placed moth on Sand-hill Porcupine or Porc-efpic the , ( ), North- eajl Ravel ine, theforts and curtain ofthe old toTt>n: thefe Voere the breadies, the other guards were

all furnifhed as was then fitting according to our numbers.

The Quarriers held thtir men till a Parley "was

commenced and by it theyfecured. The Falle-bray 7 "was abandoned by order, as not tenable in time of af-

fault , the Cannon in it difmounted, lefl itJhokld be fpoyled by our own in Helmont "which flanked it, and

the whole face o/Sand-hil. This Falfe-bray loos that dangerous paffage mentioned in the objetliongoing before, 'which I thought to have paffed over, but amfince otherwije advifed. It lay at the foot o/Sand-hil, in

the eye the. enemy and "was therefore as well knoH>n of 9 to them as to our Jelves and fo "was the way to it, for they (a~w daily our entry to thequard to be through a covert-gallery forced through the bottom ofthejaid bill x it

l — i —4 the fiegts of Offend. i &3

it was Jo narrow that tTvo men armed were the moft could paffe in front- when you were come out ofit, you Tcere prefently at the havens fide, and the ?ie^ tolvn,

Tvitlwut difcoVering any guard or lace , pajfage, f of importance as might any wayesgive the leaft ad- y fuch vantage to an enemies obferVation-, and Vpas (m truth) in nothing elfe Jeeret, but that it Ipas covered over-

headI the eye oj the hcaVens otherwije there was from y no paffage about the*tobole town lejfe prejudiciall then that. There is a bolt ofthefame quiver like^ijefallen into Emmanuel de Metterem book. There the Ge- neralIs judgement is (forjooth) controlled, and by the providence ofCaptain Sinklyer, andJome others ( as they think) much bettered. The GeneraU there is jaid to neglected the Falie-bray and that in a time have y

it it when was medfull to have defended j but Captain

Sinklyer Veitb other Qaptains provided for it. But how providedfor it * Sinklyer "frith fix muskettiers undertook it j the Captains promifed him two Compa-

nies tofecond him, the place could contain onegood one.

Buffrhy muskettiers alone , and not pikes ? Jince they

"frould make it good, why but fix, and that againjl the ? fury of an army . "frhat knowledge would they teach our Qannons to the Scots and kill the Spani- fpare y ards^"?^ joyned pefle-mefle? It is ridiculous. Captain

Sinklyer if he liVedj "frould be angry to have his

judgement thus "frmiged, and printed fo Jmall, as to undertake the defence of the Falfe-bray, when the Buhvark it felj Upas ajfaultable. (But J leave thefe poore detractions that bovray onely the detratlours

-freaknejfe-, andfo return to the matter.

On the two Bulwarks formerly mentioned ( Hel-

mont and Sand-hil ) "frith the mount Flaming- X burgh, -

154- Continuation of

burgh, he placed jlore of Artillery and Mortar, the

Mortars moft of all at Helmont , and much Ord- that (as the nance'j fqr IJatd before ) Jcolbred avenue oftlx enemies coming upon the Sand-hil, and the old town.

When he had thus ordered his affairs for defence, he his began to betake htm to flratageme ( Tbhicb indeed

wm our befi fhelter againft that ftorm ) . He fent

Captain Lewis Courtier ( whjpake good Spamjh) into the Porcupine (or Porc-elpic ) the neareft place of guard to tlx enemy, "kith order to defirefpeech "withfome them he called twice or thrice, or more, of } but none anfwered Ixm ,Jo he effecled nothing. The

Generall dijpleafed thereat me to the place on tlie y fent

fame errand. 1 called, but no man anfwered; beat a

drum, but they would not hear^upon that 1 returned to

the Generally and told him they expeSted form-, tf lye wouldJpeak with any ofthem, Imujlgo Without the

limits our "works he fired it, but fearing tlyey of } de

"wouldfhoot at me j Iput it to an adventure. Coming to the haVe?is-Jide 1 caufed the drummer to y beat, and at thefecond call one anfwered me. After a

little flay, the Governour of Sluys ( Mattheo Cera* no came to me each made his qualitie known to the ) y other, I my errand to him, that the Generall Vere defired to haVe jome qualified perjon of theirs fent into the toton to fpeak with him; he this to the Archduke:

1 attended his return , "which Iras j}eedy, and with ac-

ceptance-, he told me his affettion to our Nation of , bred and nouriJJ?ed through the good correspondency and neighbour-hood betwixt the Lord GoVernour of

Flufhing , Sir Robert Sidney , and him. He

"would take it as a courtejie that the Generall Vere "would ,

thefiege o/Ofend. 155

would nominate and defere him of the Archduke to be

imployed in this bufeneffe. This Was performed, and at our next meeting agreed, that 1 JJ?ould be a pledge

for him, that each jhould bring a companion Tbith h im, that health his jhould have Generall Veres,- 1 and

mine Don. Auguftinoes "Word for our fafety . that during the Treaty no hojlility flwuld be ufed on land i that againfl low-water we Jhould finde our Jehes there again at thefame place* This done, departed

each to his home.

I told the Generall Iphat had paffed, he perftoaded

{and that earnejily ) with the Netherlandifli

French , and Captains of other Nations , to have

feme one ofthem accompany me in this atlion • the rather to avoid that.interpretation ffhichhe fore-faw wouldfollow being mamiaged by him and his Englifh

onely but they all not*it>ithftanding he ; refujed, affured feeVerallofthem, his purpofewas no other then to gain

time, where myfelfcan tejlifie, that coming to him ai- mojl at lolo-water to know his further pleajure,lfound him "Very earnefl in perjwading with an old Captain called Nicolas deLeur, to Tbhom I heard htmfay Je vous afTeure ce n'eft que pour gaigner temps. J fbas not then fogood a Frenchman as that I durftfay 1 well underfood him, neither thepurpoje he had with

him • fence I have learned both better. This man

refujed as well as the reft, "thereupon the Generall in a

choler, willed to take "frith me whom 1 would my felf for he would appoint none. 1 took my old companion, and then familiar friend, Qtptain Fairfax. Cerano

and Octanes were then at the fbater-Jule, when ft>e

came- Simon Anthonio and Gamboletti , both y Colonels or Maiftros del campo brought them oyer X z on Continuation «<5 A of \

horsback to us- on the otherJide, Don Juan de on y Pantochi Ajudante received us , and Don Au*

guftino de Mexia at the battery ^ behinde which "was

the army ranged ready for the ajfault.

Theje two brought us to the Archduke , who loos

then come to the approaches , and accompanied as be-

came fo great a Trince- "toe performed thoje refpecls were fitting, he vouchfafed us the honour to move his

hat, and being informed by one Hugh Owen ( an

Englipman, but afugitive ) of our names and fami- that I could he conjured lies, as alfo ffeak Spanifh } me as lf^asa Gentleman, to tell him if there were any

deceit in this handling or no • 1 told him, ifthere 'were

it 'was more thai 1 knew : for "with my knowledge I would not be ufed as an infirument in a "work of that nature: he asked me then "what inftruftions lhad- I

told him, none- for we were come hither onely as pled* } ges to affure the return of them, to whom he had given his iriflruciions'y he asked me again, "whether 1

thought the Generall meant fincerely , or not; I told him, that I was altogether unacquainted "with his pur»

pofe, but for any thing IkneTb, he did. Upon this we were difmij]ed,and by Don Auguftino (whom Don Juan de Pantochi ever attended ) brought to his lodging, and there honourably and kindly entertained,

and Vifited by mofl of the Qnefs in the army, and alfo byfome Ecclejiaflicall perjons. There came an advertifement from the approaches of working in the town, this was occasioned by noife of

blocking in ( as they thought ) Tali^adoes, To give

order to the contrary , "we were after carried on horf-

thither having received that it "was back ; we anfwer , onely a cabbin of planksfet up to keep beer in^the noi/e of >. . 7 the fage^> o/ Often d.

that !pork and their ceafed together of y jufeition jet we flayedfome few houres at Gamboletti the Italian Co-

lonels guard , who at that time had the pointy and

Conde Theodoro Trivulci , andJome otlxr of the

QaValry accompanied us fome houres • after "which we returned to the cam^ and to Don Auguftino, and

our refl. In the morning "toe found our lodging tnVirO' ned "with a flrongguard, and underflood of the difcontentments of Cerano and Octanes being returned,

and /;oTb they had ?iot any fpeech with the General!.

This ftartled me and Fairfax , who dreamt of no fuch mattery nor of anyfuch manner of proceedings: Fair- fax thought 1 had fomefecrei inHruSiions tn particu-

lar, and defired me to tell what the Fox meant to do-,

Itold him (and it was truth) Ikjiew as little as he-, hut calling then to minde the difcourfe he bad in his

lodging , and mentioned formerly in this, and compa*

ring it with the atlion, Ifaid to Fairfax, that 1 Veri-

ly believed that he meant to put a trick upon them-, but

he) the trick put upon us, "toe ! ( quoth k me tinnhs , for

are prifoners , and in their po^er- they at liberty \ and our -judges, Don Auguftino coming to us gaVe an end to this

difcourfe, and beginning another with me apart in his o~wn chamber, where, with a grave and Jettled countenance, he told me of the Commifsioners return, their

entertainments and difcontentments , as aljo the Arclr-

dukes towards me, for abufinghvn, andefpecmlly he

urged thefe tM^o points, That Itold Cerano that the Generall defired Speech with fomefrom his Higbneffe,

which feemed not to be Jo, for he flatly refufed it : 1 hat

I had faid to his Highneffe him/elf, that 1 was not an

injlrumentof deceit, which alfo appeared otherwife,

2 and X \ •58 A Continuation of

and "would not (I muH account ) be fo [lightly pajfed

over i hereunto I anfwered, That the Commiftoners

are returned without Speech 'with the Generall is as

flrange to me , a* unexpected of them-, and lam the moreJenfible of this dtfcourtefie towards them through

I receive here I the kinde ufage of you j but as am not counfel in this manner proceedings I Know of of , fo

as little how to help it , a* I can reach the drift, Touching the other point of his Highnejfe dijpleajure towards me I hope noble Prince will admit no o- y fo a ther imprefiton of my perfon or atlions, then the inte-

grity of both fhall fairly deliver him '.for if I have deceived him, it is more then probable I am deceived my felf nor do I believe that his Highnejfe nor any ofyou

judge me fo flat, orfo Uupid,as upon knowledge ofjuch

a purpofe, in irritating his Highnejfe, I would deliver myfelfand friend as facrifices to make another mans

attornment. It is certain then, if the Generall hath fraud in this action, he borrows our perfons, not our

confents to work it by-, which though you have now in

your poTwer, yet will I not fear the leajl ill meajure, fo long as I have the word of Don Auguftino for my

Jafety. The noble Gentleman moVedl&ith my confi- dence, took me in his arms, affured me it again, as al-

fo any courtefie elfe during my flay there, andVeas indeed asgood as his word.

This thus pajfedj he told me heft>ould relate faith-

fully to the Archduke "what I faid- but yet ere he had y went, deftred to knoTb of me "tohat I thought "was to be

further done; I told htm, it could not be but there mujl

be a miflaking on the one fide or the other , that there-

fore to clear all doubts , I held it expedient for me to

"write to the Generall to let him know our prefent con' dition. theJiege c/Oltend. 159

dition, his Highnefje dijcontentment upon this manner

he ncs ofproceedings the danger expojed unto , and to underfiand his further purpoje for mr enlargement. This anjwer he carried presently to Us and Highneffe y was interpreted by Owen, then fait by a mefjenger in-

to the to")ib«; and thus *fr*s tins rub removed^ the Com- mtjsioners required andJem inland tlx Tdrky brdught upon the former foot again. The Oenerdl wa* not a Utile glad of their return,

for it redeemed the fear he had of ours, ft>ho ( as (Ca- ptain Charles Raflart told me after) was not a little

perplexed he Would Whatfhall I do for me-} oftenJay 9 for my Lieutenant- (olone I, and Wtjhedhe bad me back

again though he payed my ranfome fiSre times ow. he , would fometimes comfort himfelfwith hope of theiV ci-

vility my demeanour: fearing the faid » and worfl y he I could not fuffer better then for the publick caufti,

The reafon he hazarded Us, aitd handled them ft) as

to gain much more time tt?at was preaow to fo y for himfor the advancement ofhis Tborfa in the did tvwn>, to which through the benefit of this occafion of ceffa- tion of hoflility, he had now drdlbn moft of the hands could labour, gtVmg them fpades to work, and order to have their Weapons by them ready upon occafion to

fight: he handled the matterjo, that ere the Commifsi* oners returned avain^ the old town and Works were

Jlronger by a thoufand men . He could net have

done this ( at leaf Jo conveniently) had he begun con-

ference H ith them at their firfl enlrie > nor avoided that conference had he them in the town firfl , flayed f he at leaft ( every man hath his own ")Vaycs ) underflood itJo, and it Tfras a jure andJajc courje for him and his iforcaujing Edward Gold well, (a \ deflgnes

\ Gen- i6o A Continuation of

Gentleman that then waited on him in his chamber)

to make an alarm at their entry, he pretended there-

upon treachery on their part, ayid made it the caufe,

why he would neither let them flay in the tolbn, nor return the way they came. This bred difl>utes,Z

jengers faffed to and fro betwixt them and the Oe* neralL In the mean time theflood came in, and the

water waxed jo high that there Tt>ai nopafjage that

way without a boat-, whereof there 7?as none on that fide of the toTt>n, nor any brought,for that had been to

croffe his own purpofe. Tlx Qommijstoners dejired

earneflly to be fuffered toflay, though it were upon the

"toorfl guard ofthe foTbw- but it "too* denied: for he mufl rid himfelf of them, he could not do his buflneffe Jo tt>ell,if their eyes and ears "here fo near him- he jent them therefore to tlxir frtends on the EaU-fide, fore-

cafling rifely , that ere they could come there, and tlxnce by the South to the Wefl-fide again, then to have admittance to his^Higfoieffe, and there to have the matter debated in Council, he fhould not onelygam

the whole winter-night, but moflpart of tl?e next day for his advantage, whichfell out according to that cal-

culation, and beyond his expectation that it continued longer.

At the Commifsioners return , Ins later entertain* the he ment to them was better then firfl ; feafled with them, drank and difcour/ed with tlxm, but came to no direct overture article though they much of , preffed him-, that part ofjhe day and the whole night was fo

fyent, and in fleep. The like had "toe in the camp, ex* cept drinking whereof there was no but oj , exceffe, good chear and courtejie abundance. In the morning

Tfere difovered five fhips out of Zeland riding in the rode. )

thefiege o/Qftend.

rode they brought four hundred men Jome mate- y y and rials for the jea-Tborks the men were landed on the

firand with long boats andJhallops-^ the enemy fl)ot at their artillery but did no hurt. them with y The pretext of fuccour from the States the Gene*

rail took to break offthe Treaty , which he had not yet really entred into. The fommijsioners were on both

fides discharged in this order. Cerano catnefirft into

the army , it was my right to have gone for him, but I lent Captain Fairfax at the earneft entreaty ofDon de Pantochi and others who they Juan Jome , Jatdy fired my onely to have my company much the de flay y fo longer making me believe it was agreeable to them , y that I their - the rather for /pake Language y I was the more willing toyield becaufe I would not leaVe y any o- ther imfrejsion then that 1jaw they had received ofmy

integrity in this negotiation : Fairfax being in the tofpn, Ottanes made not long nor 1 flay y after him. The Generall was not pleajed that I flayed out of my turn- but when IgaVe him my reajons for it he y y feemed to be well contented.

cC Enerall Vere having now received part <£ VJof thelong-expe&ed fupplies, together " with the aflfurance of more at hand, ftrait- " way broke off the Treaty which, though

" ending (bmewhat abruptly, haa* ( it feerns Cc finifhed the part which was by him allotted

" it,- whereupon he fent the Archduke this f6l- fC lowing acquittance.

Y We A Continuation of

have heretofore held it nccef WEfaryfor certain reafom to treat with the Deputies which had authority fromyour Iiighnefe butwhilejl we were about to conclude upon the Condi- tions and Articles, there are arrived cer-

tain our flrips by whom we of of Wane, haue received part of that which we had need fo that we cannot with our Ho~ of • nour and Oath continue the Treaty, nor

proceed in it- which we^> hope^ that your

Highnejfe will not tal^e in illpart-^and

that neyerthelejfe, whenyour powerfloall

reduce us to the like ejlate, you will not

refufe as a mojl generous Trince to vouch- fafe us again a gentle audience.

From our Town of0fiend,

the of December 16 o\ . 25 }

Signed, FRANCIS VE\E.

f* ^|Ow wlioioever mall but confider how c£ i-^many and how great difficulties the " Archduke had ftruggled with to maintain the

had of taking the town • will eafily conceive " that he muft needs finde himfelf much dif- " compofed at fo unexpected a difappoint*

f tlewomen in her train- as it were valiantly " to ftroke this wild beanY, which he had now " laid fait in the toiles and to look upon the ic out-fide ofthe town before they entred into'

;• had by this means opportunity ( though tc no lcalure) to repair his works . wherein he Y 2 em- 1 6^ A Continuation of

c( employed above twelve hundred men for at

" leaffc eight dayes together^ during which lc time he ftood in guard in perfon at the time " of low-water in the night (being the time of u ? the greaterl: danger) which conduced much

the fiege of Oftend. " ed ) above two choufand (hoc on that fide <£ the town, all the bullets weighing fourty, Ce and fourty fix pounds a piece.

" After I was thus far engaged I happily

" him therefore I (hall willingly refigne the Cc ftory.

His Highneffe, the Archduke, then feeing himfelf thus deluded by Cenerall Vere his Farley , was much njexed thereat, and Very angry with the chiefof his Council of War, "tobo had diverted himfromgiYmg the affault upon that day when the'Parly was calledfor injomuch thatfome ofthem,for t*wo or three dayes after

(as it "toot credibly reported ) durjl not look him in the face-, others, topleafe him, perfwadedhim to give an affault upon the town. Hereupon his Highnejfe took a refolution to revenge himfelf of thoje within the town; Joying, He would put them all to the ffrord-, hps Com- manders andfouldiers takingiikewije an oath, that if

they entred, they would not jj? are man, woman, nor

chtlde in it. Till that the enemy hadjhot upon and into the tofbn, above an hundred Jixty three thoufand two

hundred fannon-fhot , to beat it about our ears fearce leaving a "whole houje /landing-, but ?/oTb to pur out his wrath and fury more upon m,on the JeVenth of Janu- ary aboVe-faid Very early in the morning he began , With eighteen pieces oj Qannon and half Cannon carrying bullets of fourty and fourly eight pounds a piece,

from their pile-battery , and that "which flood under their Cattzy upon thefoot of the T)o')Vns,to batter

Y 3 Sand- ,

\66 Continuation of

Sand-hil , the Porc-efpic , and Helmont, and that day till evening heJIm upon Sand-hil, and the curtain ofthe old town above Ctoo and twenty hundred

Qannon-fhot; injomuch that it might rather haVe been called Yron-hil then Sand-hil: for it ftuck fofuii of

bullets , that many of tlxm tumbled do"wn into tlx Falfe-biay, and otlxrs^flrikingon their own bullets , breaking in pieces fleTb up into tin aire a* high as a

fleeple.

During thisfurious battery the enemie all the day f long made great preparations to offauk us againfl

night - and to that end brought down jcalmg ladders great ammunition, hand-granadoes 7 ftoreof and diverfe otlxr inflruments and materials of TVar fitting thereunto-, and withall toward evening drew down his army and ordered his men this manner. y m (ount Farncze an Italian frould firslgiVe on with t*wo thoufand Italians & Spaniards upon Sand-

hil, tlx breach , and the curtain ofthe old tolvn • tlx Governour ofDixmunde with two thoufand Spani- ards and other Nations upon the Porc-elpic and Helmont. Another Qaptain with five hundred men

to fall on upon tlx WeJl-raVeline^nd another (Qaptain 'with five hundred men more upon the South--quarri*

ers, and the Spanijh SerjeatiUmajor-generall , which was an hoUage in Oftend, upon the Ifeft-quarriejs,

making in all eight thoufand men to affault the Wefl- jide^ 4sr tlx Count ofBucquoy "was to have affauLted

the Eafl-fide, the Eafl-raVeline , and the Mw-baVen^

as afecond for them which fell on upon Sand^il, and the old town on the Wefl-jide: and thus their men, time and place "was ordered. 7 Generall Vere knowing tlx enemies intent^ that he IVould the Jtege^ of Often d. \6y

would ajfault us at a low-water, (left not, but was ex-

ceeding carefull and ^vigilant all the day, to prepare

things neceffary to defend the to~frn, and "frith-ft and the enemie. And becauje there were no Spans, 'Beams, and Tali^adoes in the magazine ,he caufed divers hou- fes that were foot, to be pulled down, and taking the

'Beams and Sparrsfrom off them,he made the carpen- ters make Tali^adocs and Stockadoes of them: and at a htgh-^ater jhut the Wejl-fluces, and engroffed as much IVater as pofftbly he could into the old and ne"fr to"frn . And toward eve?iing drew all the men in the to~frn, that were able to fight, into arms, anddifpofed ofthem, as followed? . To maintain Sand-hil, and defend the breach, he placed his brother Sir Horace Ycxc,and Sir Charles Fairfax with twelve "freak companies, whereofJome were not above ten or twelve men firong, giving them double arms, a pike and a musket, and good flore of ammunition. Upon the curtain of the old town, between Sand- hil and a redoubt called Schottenburch,^ mofl dangerous place, which lye feared mofl^ being torn and beaten down with thefea and the enemies Qinnon, Sir Francis Vere himfelf with Captain Zeglin flood ? withfix "freak companies to help to defend it.

Within the redoubt o/Schottenburch itfelf, he appointed Captain Utenhoven^W Captain Haugh-

ton "frith their two companies.

From Schottenburch along the curtain to the old

Church, "frhich the enemy had [hot down, he placed Co- lonel Lone with three hundred Zelanders that 7 into the town came the day the Parley brake off. From the old Church along the curtain and the {links A Continuation of

flanks to the North-part fiaptain Zithan commanded over fix weak companies. Upon the (Redoubt called Mofes-ta£/e Was Qaptain Montefquir dc Roques {aWorthy French Qaptam, whom Sir Francis Vere loved entirely for the Worth and "valour that wot in him) "frith two French companies. For the guarding of the North-raVeline, he appointed Qaptam Charles Raflart with four weak companies: the reft of the curtain {by reajon of the flanks upon the cut of the new-haven, being reasona-

ble Well defended ) were left unmanned. Upon the curtain ofthe new town under Flaming-

burgh , Were placed five "freak companies to fecond Mofes-taWe, if need did require.

Upon Flaming-burgh , two whole cannon and two field-pieces wen planted tofcowre the old town.

Upon the Wefi-raveline two companies were like*

wife placed, and a whole cannon,and two halfcamions

planted upon it. For the defending ofthe Porc-efpic^d place of great importance, lying under Helmont, Sir Fran-

cis Vere placed four of the ftrongefl companies that could be found in the town. Upon the bulwark called Helmont, which flanked direflly the breach and Sand-hil, and fcoWred a-

long thefirand between the enemies pile-battery, the old-haven over which they Were to pafje to come to S and-hil ,and the curtain ofthe oU-toWn, winch alfo did help to defend the Porc-elpic.,/;e placed tenWeak companies whereof the Generalls company Was one* , and had upon it nine brajfe andyron pieces, laden with

chained- bullet s, boxes with musket-bullets, and cart* ridre

i .

the ftegkb ofOilcnd. l6?

ridge-Jhot. Tbefe ten companies "were kept as a re-

JerVe> to be employed as a fecond Inhere mojl occafion required, andloere commanded by Captain Metkirck and Serjeant-major- Carpenter.

The reft of the bulwarks,)-ampler s, and the coun-

terscarp about the toVpn , "were but [lightly manned with a few men, in regard the enemie could come to attempt none ofthe, till he became mas~ier of the former. Hereyoufee a great many companies thus dijpojed of but all, or the moft of them, "were exceeding "weak, and Jome of them not above Jeven or eight men ftrong, which in all could not make above twelve hundred able

fighting-men j to rejift an armie of ten thoufand men, that jtood ready to affault them. TJ?e Ordnance and other inftruments and materials of warre the Generall difpofed ofm thisJort; upon the cafement of the Weft-bulloark he planted t*wo "whole and two Cannons "which Hel- half 7 flanked mont and the Poroeipic^w/fco~wred along the-oid- haVen, down as far as the Ton-beacon, beyond their

pie-battery, next to that place where they were to

paffe over the haVen at a low-Heater. Theje Ordnance

were like^ptje charged "with musket-bullets , chained-

bullets, and yron-bullets

Upon all thefe batteries, efrecially thofe "whichflanked the breach and played directly upon the y firand, Sir Francis Vere difpofed of the befl Cannoniers

in the town-, among the reft an EngfyJJ?man called Francis the Gurmer, an excellent Cannonier, which had been the death of many a Spaniard. And becaufe they ftould be Jure to take their mark right upon then-

cog, before it gre")V dark he commanded them to let flie two or three Cannon-bullets upon the ftrand, and to- Z. wards A Continuation of wards the ne"to-haVen, tofee for a triall Drhere their

bullets fell, that they might finde their ground the bet'

ter in the night , Vphen the enemy 'toas to fall on. upon the top the breach, and along Moreover } of the curtain of the old to*ton Vvtrejet firkins oj afl?es to be tumbled dolon the wall upon the enemie to bltnde

them-, aljo little firkins with fri^e-ruyters , or qua-

drant tenter ^nails , three flicking in theground, and one upright; which were likeVoije to be cajl down the

rampier to prick them, when they fought to enter.

Then many great heaps of fiones , and brick-bats, which the fouldiers brought from the old Church they

had fhot down, to throle amongfl them : then we had

ropes of pitch, hoops bound about withfquibs and fire- "frorks to throlo among them ;greatflore of hand-gra=

nadoes, and clubs, which Ti?e called Hercules-- clubs, with heavy heads of wood, and nails driven into the fquares ofthem, iflxfe andfome others ( becaufe the enemy hadJworn all our deaths) the Generall provided to entertain and Welcome them.

When it began togrolf darkijh, a Utile before low-

Doater. in the interim while the enemie 7t>as a cooliw ofhis Ordnance, Tbhich had playd all the day long upon the breach and the old town, the Generall taking ad-

Vantage of this precious time , commanded Qaptain

Dexter and Qaptain Clark Tbitb fome fiftie flout workmen, who had a rofe-noble apiece for a quarter of an houres work, toget up to the top of the breach, which the enemies cannon had made Very mountab'e,

and then Hpith all expedition to cajl up a Jmall breajU

work , and drive in as many Tali^adoes as pojsibly they could, that his brother Sir Horace Vere, and the rejl of the Captains and fouldiers which he command- thefeege of Qirend.

manded^itght have fome littleJ1?elter , the better to rcpulje the defend the breach , and enemie Tt>bcn he 'firU

Ved to enter : which ( bleffed be God ) 'frith the loffe of a few men they performed.

This being done , Sir Francis Vere ttent through

thefally-port down into the Falle-bray, and it being

twilight, called for an old Jouldier, a Gentleman of his company, togo out Sentinel^perdu, and to creep out to

the and between ffro gabions giving him fir , expreffe

command , that ifhe faw an enemy, hejhouLl come m unto him ftlently, without giving any alarm at all.

He crept upon his belly as far as he could, and at lafl dijcoVered Count FarnezCj above mentioned, wading and putting over the old-haVen above their pile-batte-

ry^ with hi* two thoufand Italians, which Tcere to fall

on firfi-, and a* they "fraded over, he dre'fr them up into

battalions and diVifions-, "frhich this Gentleman having dijcovered, came Jilently to Sir Francis in Vere ( as

"to 1 he had commanded him), ho asked him, What news .

My Lord (Jaid he ) 1 fmell good ftore of gold chains,

buff=\erhns Spanijh^cajfocks , and Spaniflnblades. , Ha, {(ayes Sir Francis Vere) Jayefl thou mefo': 1

hope thou Jhalt havefome of them anon • and giVm* him a piece ofgold, he went up. again th ough thefilly ? fort to the top of Sand-hil, where he gave exprejfe

order to Serjeant^najor Carpenter to go to Hel-

mont, and every man to his charge, and not to take

any alarm, orJJwot off either cannon or musket -fiot

till he himfelfgave thefignalh, and then to give fire

"frith the Ordnance jmall both and jhot y as fafi as ever they could charge and dijeharge.

When the enemy had put over his two thoufand Ita-

lians, he hadalfoa fignall to give notice thereof to the Z i Qount _ A Continuation of

Count Bucquoy, that they were ready tofall on of f shoje jignal was the p?ot of a cannon from their pile- battery, Sith a hollos-holed- bullet into the fea to-

wards his quarter, which made a humming noyfe. When Generall Vei e had got them under thejwoop he powred a of his cannon and jmall-fhot , Volley of cannon and musket-[hot upon them, raking through

their battalions, and making lanes amongfl them upon

the bare flrand >, shich didfo ama^e and flartle them, that they Sere at a non-plus, whether they foould fall on, or retreat back again yet at las~l taking cou- ;

rage , and tumbling over their dead bodies ,t1)ey rallyed them/elves, and came under the foot of Sand-hil^W along the foot of the curtain of the old town, to the Ve- ry piles that were flrook under the wail- where they

began to make ready to fend u* a Volley. Which Sir Francis Vcrefeeing that they Sere a prefenting, and

ready to give fire upon us, ( becaufe indeed all the breafl-Sork and parapet So* beaten doSn flat to the rampier that day with their Ordnance) and we {land-

ing open to the enemiespot, commanded all the foul-

diers to fallflat doSn upon the ground, while the ene-

mies piot fits like aJbower of hail over their heads- shich for thereafons aboVe'fatd,faVed a great many mens lives. Hois being done, our men rifingfaw the enemy halting to come up to the breach, and mounting up the wall ofthe old town. Sir Francis Vere flourijhmg his [word, called to them in Spani/h and Italian vien-

neza, caufing thefouldiers as they climbed up, to caft and tumble doSn among them thefirkins of ajhes,the barrels of Fri^e-ruyters, the hoops ,flo?ies, and brick' bats, which Sere provided for them. The -

the Jiege~> ^Oltend.

Tin alarm being given y it was admirable to fee with what courage and rejolutinn our men fought yea, y the Lord did as it were injuje frejh courage and flrength into a company ofpoorfnak.es and fuk jouU diers- which came running out of their huts up to the

wall to fi^ht their flyares- and the women 7»itb their laps full of powder to fupply them, when they hadfliot away all their ammunition.

Noa> Ipere the VpoIU of Oftend all on a lightfire, and our Ordnance thundring upon themfrom our bulwarks-, now Vpos there a lamentable cry of dying men among them .for they could nojooner come up to the

top the breach to enter it or peep up between Sand- of y hil and Schottenburch.,te they loere either knock-

ed on the head "toitb the flocks our muskets our of y Hercules-clubs or run through with our pikes and y fwords. Twice or thrice when they firiVed to enter,

they were beaten ojj and couldget no advantage up- y on us.

Thefight upon the breach and the old to"ton continued hotter and hotter thejpace above an houre for of y the enemie falling on at the fame mflant upon ' the

. Porc-efpiCjHelmont^k Weft-raVeline

The enemy fainting , and having had his belly fully

thoje on the Wefl-fide beat a dolefull retreat , while the Lord of Hofls ended our dilute for the to"ton, crown" ed us with Victory and the roaring notje our y of Cannon, rending the aire, and rolling along theJuper- f^ith fcies of the water , the Vtind being South , and us carried that night the news thereof to our iends y fr in England and Holland.

Z } Gene- .

Continuation 1 7^ A of

Generall Vere perceiving the enemy to fall offy commanded me to run as fajl as ever I could to Serje- ant-major Carpenter, and the Auditour Fleming,

who were upon Helmont, that they fl)ould presently open the Wefi-fluce, out of which there ran Juch a

firearn and torrent down through the chanel of the

Wejl-haVen, that upon their retreat it carried away

many theirjound and hurt men into the and of fea y befides, our men fell down our "walls after them, flew

a great many of their men a* they retreated , and took prijoners pillaged and and Jome , firipta great many, brought in gold-chains, Spanifi-pifiols buff-jerkins, 9 blades /words targets a» Spamp-caffocks , , , and ; mong the rejl one, "therein Upas enammeled in gold the JeVen Worthies, "worth feVen or eight hundred gilders

and among the reft, that fouldier, "which Sir Francis Vere had fent out to dtjcover, with as much booty as ever he could lug, faying, That Sir Francis Vere was now as good a* his 'word. Under Sand-hil ,and all along the "walls of the old the town , Porc*e{pic and Wefl-raVeline , lay whole

haps of dead carcafes, fourty orfifty upon a heap, naked goodly young men, Spaniards and ltali= Jlark , ans: among'which,fome (bejides other marks to know

them by) had their beards clean (haven off. There lay alfoupon the fand Jome dead horje, with baskets of

> behinde hand-granadoes } they left alfo them their

fcalingdadders , great flore of Jpades, and Jhowels, bills, hatchets, and axes "with other materials. 9

« Here

i the Jiegt-j o^Oilend. j 175 " Here the French diary adds, that thole who gave the aflault upon the old town, fur- \ t were

< c neer unto Sand-hill ,who (as was conjectured tc by her wounds) had been (lain in the aflault, " having under her apparell a chain ofgold let

% with precious (tones, befides other jewels &

(c filver. And that during this affault the Arch- duke diipofed of himfelf behinde the battery " of the Catteys, and the Infanta remained at the

" fort Ifabella.

Upon the Eaft-jide aljo they flood in three great battalions before the town upon the Gullet , but the tide coming in they came too late-fo that they could , notJecond thofe on the Weft-fide- ^and fall on Tbhere they were appointed • to wit upon our ne"V>-ha)?en y y ftohich lay upon the ISLorth-eajl-fide of the town. For the tpater beginning to rife it did ama%e thejouldiers, y and they feared^ they any longer they could if flayed , not be relieved by their fellows- howJoeyer for their honours they *toould doJo?nething, and refohed to give on upon our Spanifh halfmoon , lobich lay oyer the Gullet on the South-eaft part of the town. But a fouldier of ours falling out of it {a policie of Sir Francis Vere) dijappointed tbisdefigne, andyielded

himfelf prijoner unto them telling them that there j tttere ,

xytf A Continuation of

"were but fourty fouldiers in the half-moon, and offered

to it "which did, they to lead them 5 he and took tt

eaftly.

For General! Vere ("frith great judgement) had left

it thus ill manned^ to draw the enemit on the Eafl-fide

thither , to Jeparate them from their felloes on the

Wefl-ftde, to make them lofe time ; contenting himfelf to guard the places of moft importance, affuring himjelf that he fhould foon recover the other at his

pleafure.

The Archduhs men haying thus taken the half- moon, and being many therein, they began withfyades,

JhoVels, pick-axes, a?id\ other inflruments, to turn it

up againjl the to"frn. 'But all prevailed not,for it lay o- pen towards the town, and thoje of the to"frn began to fhoot at them from the South and Spanifr-bulwarks

both "frith Cannon and musket-fJ?ot "frith fuch as y fury, many them and withall jeeing the they flew of i tide

come in more and more, they began tofaint : whereupon Generall Vere fent Captain Day with fome troops to beat them out of it, who with great courage chajed them out of it, with theeffufion of muchbloud: for the next day they told three hundred men flam in the thofethat were dro"frned half-moon , befides and hurt. In this generall affault, "which on both fides of the to'frn continued above Vfro hourcs upon all the places above-mentioned the Archduke , ( befides fome that "frere carried into the fea) loft above two thoujand men. Among the "which there were a great nutnber ofNo- ble-men, Chiefs, and Commanders. Amongfl the rejl,

the (jaunt a lmbero , an Italian, TW;o offered as

much gold as he did weigh for his ranfome , and

yet he ipos (lain by a privatefouldier • Don Duran- thejuge~> o/Oftend. i j jj go Maiftrodel campo, or (yloncl^ Don Al- vares Suares Kjiight ofthe Order of Saint Jaques;

Simon Anthonio Qolonel • the Serjeant-major-

Generall , who had been hfiage tn Often d on the twenty fourth and twenty fifth of December \6o\. and the Lieutenant-Goveniour of Antwerp, with diverje others.

On our fide there were flain between thirty and fourty jouldiers and about a** hundred hurt. The y men of command flam were Qaptain Haughton, Captain Nicolas va-nden Lier,d Lieutenant ofthe

7iel» Geux • t^o Englijh Lieutenants an Ancient y y and Captain Haughton* two Serjeants, and Ma- (ier Tedcaftle Gentleman Sir Francis Vere* i of horfe^ho ww flain between Sir Francis Vere and my felf (his Tage) with two mutket-bullets chained together • and calling to me bad me pull his gold y off

his little it to his ring from off finger , andfend fifler as a token oj his I afl good-night, and fo commending his Spirit into the hands the Lord died. Sir Ho- of y race Vere was likewife hurt in the leg "with a Min- y tcr that flew from a Qalizado. And thus much briefly of the affault , and the repulfe they received in Oftend, that day and night, in memone of the he- roick. actions of Sir Francis Vere ( of famous memone ) my old MaHer* u After this bloudy fhower was once over, ^ the weather cleared up into its ufual temper, e and (o continued, not without good ftore of i c t artificial thunder and lightning on both fides

< c daily, but without ^ny remarkable alterati- " on untill the feventh of March then next en

A a luing i i 7 8 A Continuation of\ &c.

" fuing,which was in the year one thoufand fix " hundred and two. Then did Generall Vete t y

i t having lately repaired the Poulder and Weft- " fquare, refigne up his Government of OJlend ^unto others appointed by the States to fuc-

<< bove eight moneths againft all the Archdukes

(t thither. So the fame night both he and his << brother, Sir Horatio Vere^ imbarqued them-

r PT 7\TT V

I '79 PRjELIUM NUPORTANUM

Tierum-i fide-j tradebtf

IS. T>0\ISLAUS. J. a

j£viebat adhuc inter liberos vi- i 6 o o. ftosque Belg&s civile Bellum, a- vidum fanguinis., pecuniae pro- digum,raptis per mutuas clades

tot fortibus animis, <3c egeftis in terra? pun&um veteris iimul 6c novi orbis immenfis opibus-cum, xrarii & fti- pendiorum inopia, HtfpanicM legiones Seditio incefsit. Vetus ilia militia malum,initio ftatim fecularis anni in rabiem proruperat otto a } vexillariis per Brabantiam prarfldia agitantibus initio, 8c tractis pari vel necefsitate, vel pra> dandi lubidine WMomm Germanorumo^xt numeris, qui Qre'Vekeuratn , 8c ad Mojjt VahalisQpxz confluentes S . Andrea munimentum infide- bant. Exciverat earesfolito maturius,& ver* gente adhuc hyeme, Mauritium Orangti Princi- pern, properum gnarumque occalionis. Et ille quidem, non territis magis quam emptis fe- ditioforum animis, acceptilque in deditionem munimentis, clara in prxlens viftoria, & in pofterum ufui, adulto jam vere, Hagam rever* (us eft. Suftulerantanimos hoc fucceflu liberi Beljrtt-Sc in Ordinum Conventu diflerebatur- In- A a 2 ttan- 180 Pradium J\(uj)ortanttln.

ftandum cceptis 8c famae, dum fluxaaerarii 8c militum fide, vis dolulque adverfumdifcordes & iratos ex aequo valcrent: HifpanheKegem, imminutis ob praeclufa commercia vedtiga- lium fructubus, attenuato lndiarum proventu, effufis priori anno in claflem rurfus AnglU mi- nacem & irritam opibus, laefaque apud Italos fide, non fufficere necefsitatibus belli: Archi- ducem Albertum^ primo ftatim in 'Belgium in- greffu, Imperii primordiaTributis 8c odiis o- neiavifle: ab lpfis provinciis jampridcm bello attritis equitum peditiimque vim, damna 8c ,

injurias aegre tolerari.Quare fi acrius ipfi incu- buerinc, externo fimul impulfu, 8c incerno motu ruiturum hoftem. Multo haec inter pro- ceres adfenfu celebrabantur &pleriquefump- ; tuum 8c pecuniae parci, verbis egregii & pene nimii erant. Sed Hollandi in quos tota impen- y diorum moles inclinaverat, varie diflerebanc, de magnitudine xris alieni, inopia quaeftuum, & immenfis civium oneribus^ deiblari urbes dilapfu opificum- mercatores exhauftos,- vires animamque Reipublicae elidi praedationibus Vunkerkanorum: abnuebantque ulteriores in x* ftatem fumptus, praeterquam pacando mari,& rapiendaepraedantium iedi. In idem Zelcuidt^&c acrius pertendebant, quanto gravioribus ob

viciniam damnis afflictabantur . Deftinatio haec praepotentium TroVmctarum lpecie 8c ufu omnibus magnifica, fed afpera inceptu, per- j

fectu ardua prudentibus videbatur : ea pars, j quo fuipec~tior follicicis, Trinapi placebar- cu-

juspulcherrimum animum difficultas operis, i ' ' 8c :

Pralium 3\(uportanum. i&i

8c patrandi per id belli gloria exlt-imuUverantv Veruntamen cun&ator natura, cautis potius quamacnbus coniiliis lummam expeditions trac~tabat,quaecrebra cum rerum belHque prudentibus habebantur. Ibi maturifsimiis quif- queoportunitates Oflend^ loqui, qua? praefidns 8c dirione Ordinum in ora Vldndr'td tenebatur: iliac invehi Oceano exercicum, &« inde planick littoris p raster Nuportwn Jub Dnnkerkam duci in promptu eiTe^fubiecutura clafle cum Tdfmentis 8c annona militari- impulfo fimul terfajfirrtui mari bello. Inftantior aliis fecuritacis eura-, riec imperatorium rebantur, ante captam Nwpor- tUftt Dunkerkam aggredi: ubi tergo confulue'- f rint^haud magna mole expugnari urbem ne- ? que litu, neque manu validam, fluxis aevo & incuna munimencis. Praecipiiufn fiduciaf alt - mentum erat Seditio Hifranorum, pfipedifUfa' fubfidium obfefsis- 8c fi forte motus confede- rint, impar equitatu 8c minor hoftis flCtfi au- furus novifsimum dilcrimen. Aderat confilio

f Franafcus Venus • quo nem»0 il'la tempeftate rei militaris callidior habebatur: iilemuko uftf fui & hoftium gnarus, pares 8c aiictente's pugnae Alberti copias, inceifuraique pradio i'nti'a- quartum & decimum a Mauritii in Vlan&ii&ii appulfu diem, praefagus loquebatur. Eran€Gfu£ nonnulli coniiliantium quibus tuta magis , cum ratione quam prolpera ex cafu placebant hi modeftius diflerebant. BeUum fufcipi avio1 itinere., hoftili littore, inter rncerta- ventorum 8c maris: feditiofos ad obfequium fte&i ingen tibus promiisis quantulacunqueftipendio- ) & rum Aa 3 i8z Praelium J\(uportanum.

rum portioned imo ruituros ultro, ut afferta in hoftem capitali urbe, uberrimos JrlandrU agrds 8c opes excufatius rapiantin praemium & pva:-

danv. 8c, fi rem dari in cafum oporteat, fruftra

equitem jadtari, meliori hoftium pedite , in quo praecipuum robur:modicum vi£toriaepre= tium efle commercii fecuritatem, fuba&a uibe infidiatrice maris 8c raptubus infami: at fufo

exercitu,cladem immenfam_ <3c nihil reliquum )

vi6tis > uno pradii turbine, mari, commercio, libertate 8c patria excufsis. Inexcufatum viris tot per annos belli fapientiam profefsis pra:- ceps confilium: haefuramque temeritatis infa- miam, tuncquoque cum pericula erTugiflent. Salutariahaec, fed injucunda flagrantibus Hoi- 3 landorum animis in Dunkerkam , exitiabilem mercaturae, 8c publicis aerarii fructubus gva- vem. Ita vi&is tandem plurium confenfu no- lentibus, in Flandriam decernitur exercitus^ in* gentibus animis, nec minori paratu: mille na- vium clafsis in peditem equitemque diftiibu- ta- curruum 8c Tormentorum ingens nume- rus- annonaf permagna vis. Placebatque confilium, ne fpatiis itinerum attereretur exercitus, impofitos navibus militem, equos, com- meatum, 8c extra fluminum ora in Oceanum evectos, exponere in portu Oftendx, ad ufum belli terra manque oportunac. Sed bene con- fultis, claflique jam inter Zelandix acftuariaal- labenti fortuna ventique reflabant- ccdente in Auftrum ccelo enavigantibus adverfum. Qua- re, cum prima nonproveniflent, quode pra> fentibus uberrimum erat, iiibducta fuit clafsis ad Prxlium 3\(uportanum.

ad lllam FlandrU oram, quam kZelandia Seal- J^jam fluvii & maris ambiguus abfeindit. f Ibi juxta Caftellum, cui vocabulum Tbilippina, incicante fefe x&u, naves in vadum adaclx., qux, relabente pelago, in udi mollisque foli crepidine, utpote lata alvo, 8c pandis more

gentico carinis, fine noxa fidebant \ adeo uc i horarum quinque ipatio toca belli moles haud fane gravi labore in terram redderetur. Ipsa fpecie exfeendentis exercitus territi hofles, qui (philippiiiam infederant., fefe dediderunt. Turn

luftratx copix equitum pedicumque: illae ter, hx duodecim miliium; difpertitaeque in tres manus, viribus & dignicate pares alternante inter duces, more militia^frontis 8c tergi vice. ducebat Erneftus comes Harum unam y Najja- egregius 8c cui Vius, vir belli j nunquam ratio,

nonnunquam fortuna defuit : altera Everardo habebatur Comiti Solmenji, clara 8c veteri per

Germama nobilitate : tertiam regebat Francifcus Verim, domi egregiis natalibus, foiis ingenti- bus aufis factisque celebratus. Confultor omnibus 8c autor aderat prxeratque Mauricius 0- YMgianu*^ columen partium. Modicis deinde itineribus, per depreflum FlandrU agrum,prope Ekeloam 8c Brugas inclytam olim opibus 8c mercimoniis advenarunr, tranfductus exercitus apud Oldenburgum, quarto ab Oflenda milli- ari,2eftu fitique peruftus consedit: flagrantif- fimis quippe folibus., ardente Junio., iter fece- rant- 8c omnis illo tractu aqua turbida, & uli- gine decolor eft, potiique nocens. Aperuerat hoc Caftellum defefsis hoftium fuga,fimulque viam PraJium 3\(uportanum. viamqua; Oftendam pertingit: unde cibariorum & cereviiia? afrluenti copiatoto iefetriduo mi= les refccit. Ibi confultatum inter militia? pro- ceres, ccquo primum molimine famam aufpi= caventur 6c bellum. Id maxime ambigebatur^ utrum ad decus ufumve potius foret^oppugna- tamne Kuportum hofti eripere- an vero exuere eundem Caftellis^quae fallaces inter 6c humen- tes campos veluti clauftra Oftendd iniidebat. ISLuporti obiidio primo pluribus-mox omnibus placuit. Turn pnmores Or^wm^comites itineris &.confilium ducibus additi jOftendam con- celsere^tutam mari, viriSjmurifque urbem- ut exempti dubiis belli, fummae rerum fervaren- tur: unaque Solmeti/is fua cum rnanu, qua bre- vifsimum iter, Oftendam praemiflus, ut capto Caftello, cui nomen Albertm^ viam, qua? ab 0- stenda TSLuportum ducit, incurfu 6c periculis ho ftium exloh eret. Et huic quidem fua vis 6c praefidii metus racilem vi(5toriam dedere. Ex- inde Mauritius motis ab Oldenburgo caftris per , interiora VlandrU Nuportum verius ducebat exercitum; rapturus in tranfitu Dammam, Caftel- lum ignobile quidem, fed accumbens flumini, quod praetervehens ISluportum forbetur mari. At Oldenburgum 6c vicinas arces, vacuas metu & fuga hoftium, iuis ipfe mihtibus dilcedens firmaverat- nam operibus munitae erant- ut hoftemfi forte exekum, illo viae compendio pra?cluderet objectaretque labori

queponderi fubiidens humus ab itinere defti- nato avertit: igitur, cum in tenui viculo prope Hemskerkam pernoctaviftet exercitus., flexo in dextram 8c maritima itinere, per laeta 8c pin- guia pafcuorum viam moliebantur verfus planitiem littoris- oppletis pafsim,dum incedunt, humilioribus fofsis- 8c latioribus alveis, aut quibus altior gurges eft, ponte jun&is; non e- nimalia incilibus diiTectior 8c fcecundior a- quarum regio eft. Ita tandem perventum ad colles littori prxtextos caftraque polka prope ; munimentum,quod captum ante Solmen/i mc- moravimus. Prima ftatimluce fulsere figna in planitie littorea^ laetoque 8c compolitoagmine

Nuportutn ductae legiones • fluviumque, quo littus diffinditur, fidenteaeftu, vado tranfiere. Ardebat interim Hiffranorum Seditio, flagrantif- fima vi illorum^qui, occupatis Diefta Brabanti* 8c conterminis HanonnU, terrore 8c minis pe- cuniam 8c fpolia dviunx, velut ex hofte prae- dam, conve&abant. Hi pernicie 8c lue exempli integros quoque traxerant- egreflofque ab Ar- ehiduce Legatos, hos irrifu 8c ludibrio, alios impullu 8c verberibus proturbaverant- donee IJabella Infans Hijpanht, Alberto nupta, timens dotali BelgWj ire Ipfa 8c opponere fanguinis Majeftatem furentibus non muliebriter conftituit- ingensanimi Heroina^ 8c virilibus Tub

patre Th'dtppo curis iupra fasminam exercita. Il- ia per decus Htfpani nominis 8c ante-actor mili- tias obteftabatur, ne ie, ne maritum, hofti in- ultos Flandri* agios rapienti in prardam relin- querent- admonebatque milites optatx 8c elu* Bb fe Prdium Stuportanum. iae toties pugna^ nunc montibus, mari, armis cin&um hoftem: necullum deprenfis iter,niil quod fcrro aperiant: lrent^properarent culpam vertere 8c in decus i imponerentque triginta quatuor annis magnum diem: fed finis fermo- num in promiiTo mercedis 8c prxmioruni; id* que dftis obfidibus firmabatur : turn preces valuere.Reverfos ad oblequium cupido involat eundi in hoftem piaculum furoris: fecutufque ; ardorem militum Albertus, quantum in pra>

fidiis copiarum eft, Tub fignis educit: undecim millia pedicum equites mille 8c quadrin* , gentos, veteranum militem & expertae virtu- cis: rapiebatque exercitum adeo citus & pra?- ceps, utfamamfui praeveniret: vir acer bello, 6c quantam modeftix famam in purpura , tantam militia vigoris laudemapud pofteros meritus. At fecurus hoftium Orangjanus exercitus loca caftris apud Nuportum ceperat, tuta oppugnaturis ar&atura obfeflbs, difpertita- 9 que munia circummcenientibus: premenda- rum urbium artifice Maurtt'u ingenio. Jam- que clafsis, dives annona:, cum omniinftru- mento militari appulerat: pontemque contex- tunavium clafsiarh inceperant fternendofluvio qua is coit arctior ut caftra 8c tendens in illis cis ultraque miles, virjbus 8c uiu promptius mifcerenturrcumjquarto quo haec properantur die, trepidi ab Oflenda nuncii attulere, hoftem virium famaque ingentem prope Oldenbtir- gum confedifTe. Sane (Riyajtm, Hijpanus mul- J tis ftipendiis et belli gnarus oftentandis cir- y ca Slujam copiis, 8c rumor e iupra veruni au* ciis. Praelium 3\(uportanum. .87 ctis jNuporti obfidione avertcre Mauritium, jam ante agitaverat. Quare., vocato concilio, cum plenq nocam jactantiam fpernerentjfi- ; ^jyafu mulatione virium illudentis timori praelidio-

rum ; Venus temper magna belli, mox ingens pars praclii, memor augurir, &c tenax prioris fententiae, contra diflerebat : Haud dubie in- gruerehoftem cum robore exercitus Sc praelio ineedere; quare repentino difcrimini unum effe rcme'dium, fi,relicl:a Nuporto ,tota. belli mole protinus occurrant antequam vel minando y exterritis, vel vi obtritis Oldenburgi Sc Snaesker- k4 pradidiis, perruptoque itineris obice, medi- um fe OJlendam inter Sc Nuportum hoftis objici- at porfe, fi univerfi feftinaverint, fimul praefi- j diis fuis reddi falutem, Sc hoftium Caftellis, inter merfa Sc uliginofa camporum^laudi aditum exitumque: pretium laboris haud inglori- uni; 6c paulo ante capture Nuporti k prudentibus aequatum. Haec quidem haud fruftra mo- neri Mauritius fatebatur^ fed cunctator natura, dum percoquit conlilium, corrupit. Sub no- (Stem, aerioribus., Sc alium alio urgentibus nuntiis adferebatur hofti magnum Sc infeftum ; agmen eiTe, inftructumque Tormentis : mox, militi in Oldenburgi pradidium agitanti ab Ar- chiducis Alberti fcecialibus minaciter impera- tam deditionemj neque poft multo, impares tutelae fui imminentem pernicicm tempeftiva deditione praevenifle. Nox ducibus inquies e- rat Sc pervigil, turbidis nuntiorum rumori- bus,et expendente rurfus belli conftlia Principe. Igitur Verms , quoniam prima confiliorum Bb i fro- Pradium J\(j4portanum. fruftra ceciderant, perruptis munimentis, inter quae fifti hoftem lperaverat, hortari, orare, ut motis confeftim caftris ? arriperent inliderentq- citeriorcm illius itineris exitum, quod per de- prcfla pafcuorum ct humida paludum , ab Hemsfarka adufque colles littoreos,obrutis fof- fis, ja&uque pontium fibi tranfituris conftra- verant : non enim alium hofti in littus aditum eiTe, nili flexu, et per avia circum errand. Ha- 6tenus Verian* fententiae Mauritius acceflerat,ut Erneflum TSlajfaVwm cum undeviginti pedicum fignis, equitibus quingentis, Tormentis duo* bus et cetero paratu militari, juflerit praemit- 5 ti,fauces itineris immuniturum^ ipfecum reliqui exercitus viribus, ubi res pofcerer, adfutu* rus. At Verim carpi vires & difpergi copias omnes vinci, pugnantibus fin- abnuebat ; Gepe gulis: fas enim credi^hoftem^occafionum haud fegnem, cum milite primi agminis ante em* pturumexanguftiis,quam ilix occupari pof= lint ab Erneftianis^ quos, numero et viribus impares, objici veterano exercitui., et (ucceiTubus feroci: cnimvero motis fimul omnibus copiis,

parem fore cum hofte congreflumj et locis ac-

quis aequam fortunam, fi totus transient: at II modo partem fui explicuilTet e faucibus tranfi- tus; uti anguftiae viarum et temporis,incertaq ; no&is perfuadebanr, in promptu victoriam:

quod fi citi, et omnes, hofti praevertant, itineris et belli arbitrium, occupantium fore. Jam adulta nox erat, cum acceptis, uti juflum fue* rat, Solmenfibus copiis quae metatae ultra fluvi- ., um expeditioni promptiores erant, Erncfim di- sre= Prxlium ^uportarmm.

greditur. Sequebantur ducem figna Scotorum

duodecim : Zelandi centuriis fepteni; quinque equitum turmae: le&us miles^ et fide meliori quam fortuna. Vixdum orcodie aggereiri viae ingrefsis, adventare hoftem exploratores nun- tiavere. Interfluebat in medio rivus, quem ponte Mauritius junxerat; hunc patiter 8c viam hofti auferre, immifsis ocyus equitibus Erne- jubet; nam limola circum loca aut paludi- fius ? bus incerca erant. Sed inve&i non minore impetu Htjpani pontem anteceperant. Hoc irrito conatu, arma corporaque hofti objiciunt; ftru- &£ acieinviae anguftiis; nulla quidem boni fpe, fed aemulatione oblequii, 8c cura decori exitus. Irrupic hoftis ferox 8c iracus totaque j exercitus mole incubuic: at illi, numero facoq, difpares., firmati inter ie, denfis ordinibus ex- cipere impetum, obniti prementibus., 8c m- quietare vi&oriam. Obruti adverfis, 8c falva virtutis fama,cecidereomnes contrariis vulne-

ribus., verfi in hoftem: adjacentibus prope fra* £tis haftilibus &. infelicibus armis. Hocpedi- } tes fato finivere. At Erne/lum Edmundium^ Sco- torum Tribunum, pernix equorum virtus 0- flendam intulit: lubfecuto omni fere equitatu, cui vitae major quam gloriae cupido. Ibi atro-

ci nuntio perculfi Ordines 8c ad preces ac fup- y plicia verli nimias fpes 8c praeceps confilium

execrabantur. Verum Archidux Ai'ber tut^blan- diente coeptis fortuna, cumulos fuper 8c recen- tiacaede veftigia evectus properabat in litcus: ipfe prxlii avidus 8c ieditiolorum 5 maxime vocibus inftindtus, qui,rapturi imperium ni

B b 3 duce- Prxlium 3\(uportanum.

ducerentur , occupari Orangianos in tranfitu fluminis. cxtingui reliqua belli poflulabant. ) & Ceterum, digrediente e caftris Emeflo^ impera- tum ceteris ducibus fuerat, ut, albente ftatim coelo, fua quilque figna ad ripam fluvii fifte- rent^alveum traniitura fimul acaeftus detumu* iflet. Quare curam ducum ftudia militum aequaverant, dubia adhuc luce, compofitis ordinibus flumini adftantium . Ibi, dum oppe- riuncur donee fefe aeftus evolveret, Mauritium, haud procul acepto ponte, procerum corona circundatum, nuntius perculitde clade Eniefti} hoftemque, jamtranfitis collibus, infefto agmine appropinquarein littore. Subftitit Trin- ceps defixus illaetabili imagine, & magnae cogi- tationis manifeftus: obverfante fcilicet ingen- tis diei fpecie, qua libertaterrijdccus, opes fpem 3 Reipublicae novifsimam, in paucorum manu* bus &. armis fortuna collocaverat. Sed diu bello exercitus, & triftium laetoriimque fciens, nihil infracto animo unum glifcentibus periculis remedium docet, fi, tranfmiflo ftatim exercitu, ulteriorem ripam hofti praeripiant; ni feftinaverint, deprenfis claufifque inulto fanguine pereundum. Ordoducendi agminis illo'diead Verium^ ritu militiae, redierat. Hunc, prioris gloriae virtutifque admonitum,ire propere,& agmen fuum tranfmittere, unique Lu* doYicum ISUjfavium qui equitatui pra:erat,prom- ? ptum aufis & laudi juvenem, tranfgredi jubet: ut, imminence fortuna certaminis, maturo annis & (pectato bellis re&ore uteretur. Neque certis tamen mandatis Vmum "Mauritius inftt u- xerat, Pr#Iium ' J\j4portanwn .

xerat,pio re, loco, tempore, fuoque belli y&fo;

confulturum : tanta virtutis 8c fidei opinione erat. Neque Verio celtatum, quin alciores adhuc inter undas agmen luum transduceret per catervas 8c euneos praelio compofitum \ adeo propere, ut militi tegmina detradturo, ne ma- rina immadefcerenr,:tantillum mora? negave- rit addito propinquis hoftibus^ inanem effe 5 , veftimenti curam : Suum enim cuique vel fu* pervacuum ante noctem,. vel ficcum 8c opu- lentius praedae & ufui futurum. Ita»tradud:os equitem peditemque : hos Oceanum inter 8c colles fubliftere jubet in a?quorelittoris illo9 ; correpto lpatio propius invehit in hoftem

(eminus adhuc tamen, ut.cerni pofsit , ince- , dentem in littore ) ) non quidem irritando pr«- lio- fed iegendo, li qua pofsit7 aequiori loco, in quo impetum adventantium hoftium excipe- retfuftentaretque: unum hocetenim arti Im* peratoria* reliquum fortuna fecerat. Nam lu= bricum ilium 8c verfatilem in omnes flexus cohortium motum,quo Mauritiana militia prf- pollere Htfyanic

erat,ne introrfum.,&.qua tumor collium fubli- dic per incuftodita tranfgreflus hoftis harren- 3 tem vadis in navali Nuportano claffem incendio

popularetur . Nam ad Meridiem , inter ima collium &imperviapafcuorum,laeve virentis dorfum porrigitur equiti peditiq campi ; firmu juxta 8c inorTenfum. Huic obviam dilcrimini ^mwJibat; cum, quatuora Nuporto pafluum millibiiSjadvertit inter colles locum,ubi tumulorum faftigia celfius in Septentriones., in Me- ridiem lenius efferuntur; fimiilque univerfam collium molenijtranfveriocavaevallis interje-

&u diductam penitus abfcindi : caftigatiori

ibidem latitudinis (patio , 8c cui occupanda: non impares copiae, hinc introrfus & per cam* pi dorfum, inde planitie littoris tranfiturum hoftem infeftis fuperne telis incefsiturae. Hac regione, oportunis citra vallim, quam memo- ravijCollium tumulis, expectare hoftem 8c for- cunam praelii conftituit. Igitur ex agmine fuo jam procederc juflo mille virorum robora ex-

cerpfit : Praetorianos Mauritu ducentos & quinquaginta-haftatos fclopetariosque: Anglos

paribus numero 6c armis : Frtfios duplice nu- meroj fed omnes fclopetarios. Et Jyiglos quidem, admiftis quinquaginta PrartorianiSjlum-

mitati coll is lmpofuit., qui in finum memora-

tae convallis projectior ceteris excurrit pr

e vallo 8c lorica propugnaret. Pone hunc coU \ ?

lem i '

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lem pa {liium ducentorum intervallo infurgit alter, praecelib 8c infigni faftigio: ilium iniide- re reliquos Prxtorianos jubet, fuopte ingenio juxta validum, 6c addito levi manuum opere,

haud minus tutum : connectit utrumque velut aggeftus arena: perpetuus, paris naturae, fed deprelsiori faftigio, qui rectus ad orientem So- lem, latere in Auftrum obtenditur- fubjacente intra vim 8c ja<5tum telorum omni campo, quern inter infldapafcuorum 8c collium radices pervium memoravi. Hujus infeiTum 8c tu- res telam Fnfits attribuit ; jufsis, ubi ad manus veniilet^tela fua 8c vulnerainMeridie fpargere^ qua: turn coeli regio dextra erat in hoftem ob- verfis. Sed aggeftus huj us quern diximus, ab ? liniftra., qua Oceanum ipe&at, inter prrerupta

8c confuia collium , locis naturatutis muni- tisq Anglos collocat feptingentos, vultu 8c ar- 5 , mis verios in Boream_,& in vicinam fubjeclaq- littoris planitiem., integris ordinibus, ubi ufus

pofceret , facile prorupturos : hos tela fua 8c iulgura vibrare in oculos 8c ora hoftium jufle-

rat, fi forte tranfitum in littore molirentur. Se- cundum hos in ipfa planitie., quam verberat Oceanus,fed paulb in Ortum productius,quic-

quid reliquum Anglorum , 8c erant admo-

dum fexcenti explicuit gemino agmine , 8c , acquis frontibus. Modico port Anglos inters

vallo , et propiores mari , bis mille Trijti

quatuor agminibus , fed binis in frontem aftitere. Denlatis arctatisque manipulorum

ordinibus , ipfa agmina patentioribus ipatiis difcreverat,utpoftremorum inter primos facili C c rece- 194. Pradium j"\(j4pcrtanum.

receptu , viribus &c audacia mutuis finguli au- gerenturj Sc interim nonobumbrantibus alias

aliis, univerfas fimul copiae, majore ipecie liti. hoftiumoculos implerent Equites, fignisde- , cem, Oceano proximi, & omnium in Orien-

tern primi , nudatam acftu arenam tenuere. Vixdum primorem aciem Venus inftruxerat, cum Mauritius, comitante tota Procerum manu, ante prima fignaecjuo advedhis, tractarc palam ccepitconfilia viasqueprafliiicircumfa-

j fos militia: Principes percun^tatus, num il is in veftigiis opperiri hoftem, an ire cornin us &. ultro iaceiTevejConftantius foret. Nihil xaui indecorum viris militaribns quam ai'goi tiaw-

ris. Igitur, abrupta confultandi mora , D*iees certatim proclamant> Capicnda arma dutcudum 9

in hoftem, nonimpetu modo, led ratione : Mi- norem fcilicet hoftibus ainmiim fore, quo majorem ipfi praetulennt audacia concilia-

n rortunam • & ilqua: ipeciolius jaciat mili-

taris facundia : at cun&ari , Sc lummae rei trahere propius difcrimen , formidinem eflfe, cujus opinione vel aliturum hoftem fiduciam fui, vel ufurum mora cun&antium ?-d

ufum belli - intercepto interim caftris limite

qui Oftendam ducit . unde arch & infefti un-

dique commeatus • inexplicabilis recep: . Ad ea Verius multa militari prudentia diffe*

rebat : Hoftem, improvifo tumultu excitum,

inopem efle copiarum • aeftate jam prxcipi-

ti , inanibus horreis, & attrita reaione: Qua* re fruftra timeri, utpofitis ibi caftris fubfidat^ in moliturus famem exercitui j cui congefta naves Prdiimi 3\[uportanum.

naves cibaria ec apertus fubvectioni Oceanus: I Nec vereri ie vanam illam fiduciam et cito de- fluxuram, ubi pofttanta itinerum fpatia, per- ufti Solis ardoribus,et attriti inter collium arenas veftigiis infidas ec arduas adfcenfu fefsi

cum integris , turbati cum compofitis con-

grefsi , non loco minus quam virtute pelleren* tur. Ipfos fatis cito vidturos, ubi provifum foret ne vincerentur. At Duces eo pervica- cius confilium fuum amplexi, clamore jam et ftrepitu^Vn«/«obturbabant: neclequius ille, ammo, voce, 8c oculis ardens, fuis le fenten-

tiaautloco motum iri negabat, non fi totius

oibis impulfu urgeretur j donee animorum fententiariimque difcordiam, approbate Verii confilio, Mauritius compofuic: ftatimq ad or- ; dinandas ceteras acies,quae jam fluvium trans- lerant, reve&us eft: & illis quidem, reforbente aeftu prout arena: nudaverant, expanfis in litto* re, fuum cuiqueagmini equitemafrudicacor- finiftro quod Oceano proximum. nu , At fexTormenta in frontem Veriarit agminis pro- moveri jufsitj ingenti mox ad victoriam ad- jumento. Sic inftrueti intentique hoftem e- minus adftantem opperiebantur. At ille, cum duabus horis loco non movifTet, devius tandem a littore , collium impedita transverlb itineris flexu pertranfiitj ad quorum radices, ubi in campos definunt, pares iterum ho- ras refovendo militt abmmpfit. Unde opinio rumorque invaluitj hoftem obfepiendo iti- neri caftia in medio poiiturum: fed apud gna- ros militiar, & confilia hoftium ex rerum actu C c 2 riman* Praelium 3\(uportamm. \<)6 rimantes,inania rumorum rationibus revince- bantur. Ideo fcilicet feftinatum hofti, ut ipfos vel tranficu fluminis praecluderet, vel impedi-

tos in tranfitu aggrederetur : tantx fpei irri- tum, 6cnoc1:urno praelio et matutino itinere feffum fubftitifle in littore^ haud abfurde opi- nantem, ipfos ( quibus in loco necefsrtas, una falus in armis ) ultro incubiturosj primum fpe propioris ab Ernefto auxilii, forte copias 0-

recepent; mox cupidinc ultionis fi cla- ftendam 5

dem nuntii patefecerint : Nunc compcrta ip- fbrumloco fe tenentium conftantia,& urgentc

annonac penuriaremdareincafum, pretulifTe 1 fqualori littoris commoditatem camporum,ad requiem militis: iimul expectare, donee adla- bente pelago, et ftagnantibus vadis corripiatur planities, ne veteranus pedes, et nulla pradio* rum fortuna attritus, patentibus locis equeftri procella fundcretur. His rerum argumentis et fententiam et locum prudentes tuebantur. Me* dio fere intumefcentis Oceani aeftu, hoftium copiae,transmifsis iterum collibus regreffe in littus, incedebant praelio^praccurrentibus haud modicoanteacicm intervallo aliquot levis ar- mature equitibus quorum unus fponteruens ; et praefeftinans capi protra&usque ad Mauriti- , wWjClara \occ Ernefit cladem^imminens praeli- y um, robur et virtutem Hifyanorum, et cuncta in majus extollebat. Et quanquam, Mauntii juf= fu, os declamanti clauderetur- proximi tamen militum quae triitia acceperant cumulata y mcerore in vicinos et illi rurfus in alios, 5 vel voce, vel vuku enuntiabant. At fPrincepi pugnan- Praelium ^(uportanum. pugnandi cercus,, 6c tumente jam aeftu, enavi- gareclalTem jubec, quo, fublaca fpe fugx, rna- nus 6c arma miles relpicerec, 6c in illis omnia.

Aderat illi frater Hmrkus-Frederkiit prima ju- venca: hunc monuit, ucafcenla navi, fi quid criftius facapararenc, fe Reipublicae redderec. Verum illeafpernans, nec degenerem fead pericula ceftacus, uc manerec, virtutemque illo in campo ex fratre Imperatore diiceret, cum la- crymis exorabac : jam nunc inftincl:us cupi- ieculi fui invidi- dine glorix; qua poitmodum am pariter 6c laudes fupergreflus eft. Propin- quabac .interim legionum hoftrliUm acies • praefulcante equitatu, infigrti fpecie^ fed adeo diftanti fpatio, ut tocus in pugnam paterec 6c caium: itaque Verim equitemprimi agminis invehi fuaferat quiacri aliquot armatorum , impetu velitantes hoftium Garabinarios retro impingeret in agmen turmarum^ &aufisrur- fus inftanteique turmas, (pon-te refugus elice-

rctiubic1:um Tormentorunv, 'tic pilis disjecta? perculfxque totaprotinus e'quicum vi protere*

rencur. Verum LudoYtcus ISLaJfaYiws dignationis anxius, aipernatus recl:orem 6c confilium^nullo adiulcu impecuque in hoftem invehi; fed turmis lente ingruentibus cedere paulacim, 6c referri in fuos. Cum acriter confulcis extecucio deeiTet; 6c non ica procul abeflenc hoftium curmx; librari Toimenta Verius jubet: nec ir-

ritis libracorum ic~cubus mortes 6c vulneraco- to agmine lparguntur: undeobliti dedecoris e- quices,crepida ruga, et lolutis ordinibus, vici- norum collium latebris fe cuebantur: quse res

C c 3 maturam ip8 Praeiium 3\(jiportanum. |

maturam 6c incruentam victoriam Najfavia-

wjjequitibus praebuiflct, fi prompti Scalacres, fractis Scobtritis hoftium turmis., nudatas e- quitum pradidio legiones perrupiflent. Aemu- latione, 8c occulta invidia, pulcherrimi facino-

ris occafio defluxit. At pedites hoftium extra vim cafumque fulminum., nihil labante fidu- cial continuato per littus itinere, Torraentis ante aciem longius evectis.,cladem illatam non vanis ignibus ulcifcebantur. Dum haec gerun- tur, adcreyerant undae magnaque fui parte , ftagnabat planities; adco ut utriufque exercitus

miles ar&ioribus manipulatim ordiaibus il- ligaretur. At hoftis, inopino flexu avertensa littore, cum omnibus copiis in edita collium

cnitebatur: five confilium id fuit,- ut equite mi- nor, peditum robore inter impedita valeret; fivemetus intonantium in littore Tormento- rumj certenon adeo maris ignarus erat, ut, improvila aeftuum vice, deftinatione fua excu- teretur. Unde iicyt agminum, ita novae conli- liorum formae oriebantur. Et hoftium quidem equitatus,tranfverfo per colles itinere evectus, virenti ilia, quam fupra mcmoravi, inter infi- da camporum, tumulorumque arenas, planitie fubftitit. In Mauritiano exercitu prima acies, mutatis leviter ordinibus, locis penitus iifdem

inhaerebat: at fecundampoftremamque e littore in colles fubductas, paribus a latere 8c tergo intervalliscura Ducum difcreverat,quibus an-

tea in littore diftinctae fteterant; ita ut trium a- cierum frontibus omnis collium latitudo cx-

pleretur: equites, eadem ilia planitie turmis hoftilibus Prxlium 3\[uportanum. hoitilibus oppoini, tenui agmine, pro loci an= guftiis, exporrigebantur. Compofito jam pu- gnxexercitu, Tormenta duo, monftrante Ve- rio, 8c Mauntio jubente, in faftigium tumuli fubvecta funt • quorum telis omnis ilia plani- cies quam equitatus occupaverat, fuperne in- ? feftaretur. Sic omnibus ad novifsimum cafum paratis, digrefliiri ad iua quifq munia Duces ; ? gravibus fane Mauritii animum argumentis pervicerunt, ut poftremam Ipie aciem pra?(ens curaret minoribus periculis immixtus, ; non majoribus non defuturus. Venus ad primam advectus, ubi alacrem inftincliimque milicem in vertice collis, quern prominere videt ; prx ceteris invallem, & infelTum Anglis Prastoria- nisque fupra retuli, velut in Ipecula conftitit ; arduus, 8c vago in fubje&a profpe&U; unde 8c hoftem obfervaret 8c regeret fuos. Elegerat hunc, ut defenfantibus opoitunum 8c irru- pturis iniquum,in quo cumfatodiei tranfige- ret: et quamvis ratio pradii frequentem tota acie Ducem pofceret, qui promptos laude, labantes ope, dubios exemplo firmaret prohibe- ? bat tamen ratio fitiisque loci, inarquali regio= ne^ubi inter obliquos 8c implicatos collium anfra&us, nec ipfe vilu hoftem, nec illius imperium miles vel oculis vel auribus afleque- rentur. Jam pra?currentes a principiis hoftium fclopetarii, quos vitae prodigos 8c obvios mom, militari vocabulo Tcrditos vocant occu- ? patis collium valli imminentium fuperciliis, Verii milite glandium conjedtu laceflere, dum prima fuorum acies adventaret:qua adpropin- quante, zoo Praelium 3\(uportanum.

quante., quingenti numcro Hijpani, non tarn haftis iclopiiq- quam virtute 8c animis arma-

tij nullo praelato vexillo, neque certo imperio,

laeti periculis, 8c decoris avidi., imperii in ardua fa<5to, quanquam gravibus fuperne i<5tu- bus affli&arentur, perrumpere Ver'u collem in- iigni patientia vulnerum annitebantur. Eo- demque momento primae aciei cques per planitiem erupit in Mauritianos- quos Toilers Du- cum cura a latere medii agminis retrorfum inftruxerat.Statim fulminantibus evertice tumu-

li Tormentis, promptiikimi quiq- prorueban- tur- reliqui praeter latus Veriani agminis pro-

grelsi, a quingentis illis quos fupra memora- ? vi, Frifiis in Meridiem colli neantibus, tarn infefta fcloporum grandine verberabantur ut y perculfi turbatique poftprimum Mauritiamrum impetum, fceda retro fuga in peditum agmen impingerentur. lbi fugae temperatum 8c cxdi. Majonbus animis pedites collem aggrefsi fa- tum provocabant &gloriam- adjuti firmatiq ; creberrima vi telorum, quibus prima Hifj?a?io- rum acies fuis e faftigiis Veriani collispropu-

gnatores fuperurgebat. At Verius , incrude- fcente ferocia hoftium, ex Anglit feptingentis., quosinBoream obverlos, proximis littori jugis arcendo iliac hofri locaverat, centum hgni unius milites accerfiri jubet., occultts inter pro- minentia collium grefliibus repentino impetu 3 in latus oppugnantium incurfaturos. Illi cum impigre paruilfent imperio, majoremq quam ; pro numero terrorem inferrent, Verimk ium- collis mo vertice ? per obte(5tum caviimque defcen- Praelium 3\(uportanum. 201 defcenfum, fexaginta fubfignanos in frontem praeliantium demifit. Obftupcfecit hoftem ruentium alacntas; pulsisque gradu, et proti* nus in fugam , Verianus miles tota valle inhaerebat, multapernicie, donee aciei prima: fuf- fugio protegerentur. Indenovus iterum glo- bus integri militis,neque numero,nec animis, nec impetu minor, fuis quifque fignis & ordinibus foluti , aemulatione gloria: proruunt, protrudiintque Vertanos > quorum acerrimus quifque fequentium , versa pugna? fortuna, fu- gacultinius erat. Surgebanc in ipfa valle aliquot colliculi , modico tumore : hos Htfyam, dum cedentibus mftant, arripiunt, ingenti lo- corum oportunitate,- obtectis deje&u laterum haftatis, &c erectis in vertices fclopctariis- un= de acrior propiorque vis glandium in velitantes Verli vexillarios ingruebat. Ipfe terram fuis eripi flagitii ratus, centenos iterum ex Anglis cuftodibus littoris,exckos 8c permiftos ceteris, ire ocyus, &.deturbare tumulis hoftem jubet. Praelium ibi atrox, variunijancepsj his, rurfus illis^ exitiabile. Modo glandibus, volatili ma- lo, faepe collato gradu, manubus, corpore, ar- misannixi implexique , fternebant &. fterne- bantur^ a fronte, a tergo; cominus, eminus^fed certior eminus pernicies: patenti quippe valle^ nec colliculorum modo,ad quos pugna exarfe- rat, fed infefibrum utrinq- collium ignibus & procellis telorum infefta. Unde milTus hinc inde in fubfidium miles, feftinato per valle cur- fu, ruere in latera tumulorum, ubi a longin* quis 5c inultis ictubus tuti, honefta morte non Dd in- ioi Pradium ^(uportanum. ]

inglorii caderent. Neque fegnius qui tumulos infederantjimpellcre fcandentes detrudere ob- ? vioSj ferire fclopis, fodere pugionibus: utrinq- pudor, utrinque gloria: utrobiq- vuinera, fan- guiSj caedes, ftragesque, variapereuntium for* ma, Sc omni imagine mortium- donee, obfti- natis inter fe Ver'tani*, labantes Hifpanorumco- piae tumulis proturbarentur. Dum in valle

mutuis invicem cladibus inter primanos fae-

vitur : media hoftium acies per arduum pro- grefla ad primam propinquaverat, eodemque, quo prima, pofitu, in dextra collium ad iini- ftram primae, levi intervallo, Sc adaequata am= barum fronte, conftitit: primum apertior,mox adverforum collium telis percufla, cautius, Sc flexis aut prominentibus jugis obumbrata magis quam obtecta. Ex hac, fceta viris animisq., rurfus in vallem, Sc infedentes Verianos prom- ptifsimi ruebant: plerique militiae veteres, Sc clari bello, aucta ltipendia Sc fua quifque de* cora praeferentes. Neq., Venus ceiTabat fuis cur* fu pugnaque fefsis, 6c recentium robore impe- tiique inclinantibus.,&, impulfis, integros fub- mittere, quorum virtute inftauratum denuo praelium, & a^quata pugna eft. Sic alternante, prout fubfidia invaluerant, fucceflli., hi, rurfus

illi, pellebant et pellebanturj dato hauftoquc non modico (anguine. Par utrinque ftudium rapiendas vallis, Sc in tuenda non impar virtus

& pertinacia : fola collium oportunitas, pro- vifu ducis, tenants aequior erat, ftabili gradu Sc tanquam e vallo vulnera dirigentibus in hoftem^male tectum in collibus in valle aper* ? turn: Praelium 3^(uportanuni.

| tumiunde crebnor in ilium c.rdes glades dam- nofior: & obftinaverat animo Venm in fe & ? primam aciem, quamvis diuturnitate pugnx exhauftam & inrrequentem, totam Hifyam ex-

crcitiis molem avertere • ut attrito carptim ? hoftium robore^legnis poftea<3&imbeliior nume- rus, fulfil impecuq. reccntium exterriti a me- ? dia et poftrema Mauritiancntm acie perrupti ob- tererentur. Non improfpere interimjaciei me* diar proprius eques fuo in campo ruebat in

Mauntianos^ qui mcceflu priori s pugna? fero-

ces, avidius quam coniultius , excra cohortis Frifid tutelam proruperant; fed iila labantibus et retro ver lis contra vim clademque, conje- y cTtis deiuper in lequentes telis., munimento fu*

it : Ita impetus ftetit, et manubus acquis ab- keffum. At poftrema hoftium acies ad fini- ftram collium prove<5t,a impetu et (pecie fere- 7 baturincubituraein mediam ukimamq- ritiajiorum; quae intra conje<5tum teli pone Veri- anum agmen inftru£foe & nulla adhuc hoftium > vi lacelsitar fuerant: fed hi praetervecti dextrum cornu Verianx manus, ubi intectum latus fVi- yiif inter oportuna tumulorum collineantibus ? aperuerant, atroci & improvisa telorum tem-

peftate confternabantur • deflxisque pudore li- mul & metu, neque gradum inferre, neque fugam confeifcere in promptu fuit- donee in vallem vicinam inter inatquales arenarum adge- ftus flnuatam defcenderent. His erga partes meritis Frijii, diu hoftium equiti nunc pedi - ? turn agmini graves, diem &c nomen decorave- re. Sed e valle rurlum, acerrimus qui{q.. 3c a- 5 D d 2 nimo 20^ Praelium 3\(uportanum.

nimo vel robore validus, effundebanturjfoluti fignis, fparh* conglobative, hoftis laudisqj cu- pidine, Auftralia collium armis 8c tumultu permifcebant: cum his pugnam 8c arma per montofa fpargentibus-Jecta toto Mauritiano ex- crcitu virorum robora, aequa virtute, fed ini-

locis , in quern ex edito et quis hofti certabanc } occulto collium, praegrandibus fcloporum tu- bis, tela 8c caedes inulta ingerebantur. Minus acri diicrimine equites novifsimi agminis, &, parciori fanguine, fortuna collidebat: oftenta- ix enim hinc inde turmx, poft brevem impetum, extra teli hoftilis adje&um Tub praeiidia fuorum revehebantur^ diversa omnium, quae

fere accidunt, praeliorum facie : Nam cum ple- raeq- peditum fortune equeftrium pugnarum fato temperentur-hic e contra, ipes 8c equitum virtus vi 8c oportunitate peditum nitebantur: nec exui campis fugarive eques poterat, quoad potens collium peditatus, armis 8c loco prae- pollebat- tutela pulfis, 8c prementibus infe- ftus. Interim nihil remiflb ad tumulos ardore pugnaej primani fecundanique hoftium 8c Verianus miles, ferali invicem laniena, multa cum ftrage implicabantur. Haerebatque vir

viro, 8c pedepes • nulloque mifsilibus (patio, gladiorum 8c haftarum mucronibus vita 8c

fanguis prarliantium hauriebantur : adfluen-

tibus hinc inde auxiliis , vel fpe , vel metu,

indomabili pertinacia . donee univerfa An- glorum cohors praeter paucos qui , fumma

collium infederant , difcrimini immifcere- tur. Nec fane multi apud hoftium acies labo- Prxlium 3\(uportanwn. 205 kborum periculorumque exfortes fupererantj nomenmagis legionumquam robur : abdu-

£tis cohortium viribus , ec oportuna collium, velcxforum apud tumulos veftigia occupan- tibus. Solus hoftium eques compofito agmine,et frequens apud fignaerat: inillo,integris adhuc ordinibus, unicum robur , fed im* par, et cito defluxurum in fugam, ubi nudi fu= orum pradidiopeditum, ab equite Maunt'tano, recentium lcgionum pedicibus immifto, im- pcllerentur. Itaque Vmus patefactam in , hoftem racus occafionem novifsimi caiiis, fimulque reputans militem fuum numero minorem, ni validioribus fubfidiis firmetur, fuperante ex adverfo multitudine vel vi hoftium, vel fua lafsitudine periturum } perni- cibus nuntiis Frifios aciei prima! pedites, quos in littore inftru&os fupra retuli, acciri jubetj fimul Mauritio, quo fuse, quo res hoftium loco fint, exponi additis precibus fubmitterec h y propere fecundi agminis equitem; eriperetque devotam morti legionem. Acprout hofti per* culfos prementi ferocia, ita nunciorum auxi- lia implorantium preces acrius intendeban- y tur. Ipfe periculo iuorum, fummaeque rei per- culTus, relicto colle, quern inftiterat, defcendit in vallem, praelioque eques occurrit : ftatim advecto crus glande trajicitur j nihil vulneie territus,huc Sc illuc volicans, fcrire hoftem, hortari fuos firmare animos minuendo metu., ? ?

accendcndafpe , & omnibus belli incitamen- tis. Ita ruenti, & aegre fuftentanti aciem mifr j file rurfus plumbum graviori vulnere femur

D d 1 trans- Prselium 3\(uportanum.

transadigit : fed ille fupremi difcriminis anxius , fui incuriofus, nec oftentationem vulneribus neque fomenta adhibuit • certus non excedere praelio, ne fra<5ti pugnantium ani- mi hoc velut omine confternarentur : Et fane tot annorum ftipendiis tarn dura & ex- ; ercita militia, Neque Vucem militis> neque milites y Ducts unquam poemtuerat. Igitur durare in vim extremam conftituit - & ii fortuna contra da- ret, rcceptum non minus quam arma tempe*

rare confiliis & cxemplo - adverfa tolerans y

fpe fubfidiorum , qua: tot nuntiis exciverat. illis ad pugnam inpromptis certe Sed } non

fans properantious, Vertanm miles , numeris

obrutus, mifceri primo & turbari , turn refer-

repedem, cedere loco , mox turbine irruen- tium impelli. Nullum in ilia trepidatione Verm Ducis ofricium, milidsve omifit. In- crepare paventes retinere dubios retrahere ^ i fiigientes,. confilio, manu, voce/ infignis ho-

fti confpicuus fuis contra fortunam obniti: | fed impetu turbatorum abreptus propulfiisq- cefsit ad extremum ingruenti tempeftati ul- y

timus 6c invitus . Cedentibus fpes novifsima cratin praefidioTormentorum^ itaque elucla-

ti altitudinem arenas inter collium falebras ;

illuc non effufo quidem < intento tamen per plana littoris gradu fe recipiebant: impigro ad fequendum hoftium equite, et tergis gravi. In

littore obvias habu£re Frtfiorum cohortes \ (e- rum et inane auxilium. quae neq turbatis con - ; ftantiam addidere, et alieni pavoris contachi in fugam auferebantur. At Vent cedentis equus Pralium Stuportanum. io7 plunbus in pugna vulneribus fuffoilus, multa tandem mortc procumbens, pondere herum & toto cadavcre implicuitrneque militum quis neque famulorum prxfto erat ferenda? opi; & prope hoftisaberat ferocia ardens & fucceflu. Inlignem dies ilia virum vidit Thomam Higha- mium domo non .obicurum- led civis Ducifq } ; fervati gloria nobilem- is e familia fyberti Vt u- rii equitis Angli, Sc inter pal.mtes Domino fuo comes, fimul equo &c hofti incumbentibus fubreptum Ducem impofuit in tergum equi, quo Ttrurius vehebatur. Sic adve<5tus fub Tor- menta Verius , fratrem ibi reperit Horatium nonindecorem fratri, & multisin bello !BW- gico palmis iaepe memorandum . Adftabant cum lllo centuriones ^Angli lanienx luper- ftiteSj &accifa? reliquiae pedites trecenti; loco certe, nondum fpe & animis exculsi- arma quippe iuprema viclis folatia retinebant. , j Hos immoto gradu confiftere pro Tormen- tis- & ipfa in hofrem toto jam littore voiican- tem explodi Venus jubet. Verterat hue lortuna ferme eodem momento duas equitum turmas, quarum unaproprius Veni miles; alteram Ba- lenius decurio prarfens regebat, acer &c clarus militia: his imperat prorumpere in hoftem pilarum turbine attonitum- miiTo ftatim fratre, qui equeftrem impetum, pedeftri impref-

fione fubfequeretur . Redierat jam fortuna virtufque vi&is equi- ; tantaque vi pcditum tumque manus, numero exigua, animis in* gens, incubuit in hoftem-, ut quanto ferocius illefiducia vi&oria: accurrerat tanto acriuspul- } Dd 4 fus Praelium 3\(uportanum. fus in fugam disjicerctur: Ingens ibi ftrages.,& plurimum fanguinis, perfulcante planitiem e- quite, 8c ardente in cardem^ hxrentefque fu- gacium tergis vittores in fufFugiacollium ir- rupere^ planaque & edita pari tcrrore 8c exitio pcrmiicebant. At hoftium acieSjquae fub fignis vexilKfque fumma collium, expcrtes praelii,in- federanr, admonitaepericulis excitabantur: nec ulturorum commilitones ille motus erat fed ; confulentium fibi; dabantque fe incautos 8c indefenfos telis Verianorum^ qui faftigiis fuis immoti,in hoftem apertum& expofitum atroci proccila detonabanc. Simul ceteri Jnglorum, cxciti profpero clamore, 8c infigni ferocia vi* ctoriaefe mifcentes, incurfabant nutantes hoftium acies impellebantquc, fulgentes quidem fignis, fed nudatas 8c infrequentes milite,ab- ducto jam ante 8c attrito in iubfidia pugnae fclopetariorum robore, quorum locis inxqua- libus prxcipuus ufus eft. Inclinata demum fpe hoftium, fecundam aciero, equitem juxta peditemque, in confternatos invehi Mauritius jubet. At hoftis fugam circumfpectans., pulfu, fbnituque, 8c nube ipfa invadentium fuper- fundebatur. Turn vero atrox ubique fpe<5ta- culum-, fugere, capi., vulnerare, trucidari: paf- fim arma 8c corpora, 8c laceri arms, 8c cruen- ta humus. Fortiisimus quifque ex Hifpams, quantum peditum erat, funduntur. Rapta figna vexillaque centum 8c viginti, modico equi- tumfanguine. Apud Maurttianos diipan fato,

cruentati equites : dux peditum acies prope illxfe. Afperrima Knglorum fortuna fuit, o- ctingenti Pradium 3\(uportanum. ctingenti milites in pugna bccifi. trucidati o&o Centuriones^eliqui, duobus exceptis, vulne- rati: Et fere nemo in illis cohortibus, vel ordi- ne, vel animo ante valgus fuit, quern non dies ifta ficuti virtute, fie tefte Virtutis vulnere in- figniverit. ,

AUttbv^Agexti. after line 21.

" Concerning what was done wichin the during the Treaty "town \ Henrf Hexham < c gives us this further account upon his own " knowledge.

THe next day towards evening the enemies Qom- mifsioners , Cerano and Ottanes, returned a- gain : Generall Vere his loft entertainment of them

I/pas letter then his firfl . for he tlienfeafled them,

made them the befi chear he could,drank many healths

as the Queen 0/ England'* , the King of Spaing

the Archduke'*, Trince Maurice'* , and divers o- thers, and di/courfedlVith them at the table before his

brother Sir Horace Vere, and the chief Officers of the town, Vehom he had invited to keep them companie ; and halting drunkfreely led them into his own cham-

ber ^ and laid them in his own bed to take their refls.

Hie Qommiffionersgoing to bed, the Generall took

his leave of them , and presently after went to the old town, wljere hefound Captain Dexter, and Qaptain

Clark "with their men filently at work, and having

been TVith them an houre or two to give them diretli-

ons what theyJJ?ould do, returning to his lodging, he laid him dolon upon his quilt, and gave me charge,

that an houre before day Iflwuldgo to Ralph Dexter

and command him from him, not to draw off his men till the dawning ofthe day, but that theyJlwuld follow

their Tbork luftily. And coming to him at the tune ap-

pointed, according to my Lord* command, after the

break of day H>e looked out towards the fea, and ejj)ied^ fivemen of War come out of Zeland, riding in the rode, rode,iphich had brought foure hundred men, andfome materials for the fen-works- and coming borne I Wa- y kened my Mailer, nnd told him the firfi news of it. He prefently jent for the Qaptain of the [hallops and

long-boats , which lancing out landed them on the

firand, by our ne"w middle-haVen: and notwithflanding the enemyfhot mightily upon them with their Cannon from their foure batteries on the Enfi and Weft-fide to fifth them, and hinder their landing, yet did they no

other harm , but onely hurt three Mariners.

Thefe pieces ofOrdnnnce routed Cera no from his

nnhed bed, Tbho knocking asked me, whnt 1\>as the reajon ofthisfl?ooting: 1 anftoered him in French, II y avoit quelque gens d'Armes des noflres en-

tires dans la ville thereat he was much 5 amazed, and would hardly give credit to it, till Captain Potley,

who came with thefe fiips, and tt>hom he kne*to "well

was brought before him, and affured him it was Jo.

FI3VJS.