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A68465	A true discourse historicall, of the succeeding gouernours in the Netherlands, and the ciuill warres there begun in the yeere 1565 with the memorable seruices of our honourable English generals, captaines and souldiers, especially vnder Sir Iohn Norice knight, there performed from the yeere 1577. vntill the yeere 1589. and afterwards in Portugale, France, Britaine and Ireland, vntill the yeere 1598. Translated and collected by T.C. Esquire, and Ric. Ro. out of the reuerend E.M. of Antwerp. his fifteene bookes Historicæ Belgicæ; and other collections added: altogether manifesting all martiall actions meete for euery good subiect to reade, for defence of prince and countrey.; Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis. English	Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535-1612.; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1602 (1602)	STC 17846; ESTC S105716	105,507	166

his valour and magnanimitie But as he had liued alwaies in honour excelling by the Lawrell and the Launce I am but Paruus Laodocus in re tam magna to describe his demerits of fame condignely so yet amongst others féeling in his life time his honourable fauour and finding after his death the want of his furtherance vnto my poore distressed Muse I cannot but in dutie honour his vertuous godly and learned life and with dolour deplore his vntimely death with his honorable actions then lastly performed as in the next yéere following hereafter shall appeare But to returne to the order and procéeding of the historie for this yéere 1585. aforesaid after that the said Generall Norice had disposed those seuerall companies vnder their seueral Colonels and Captaines and placed conuenient Garrisons in the frontier Townes before resigned to her Maiestie namely Briel Flushing Oftend and Berghenoptzome the very entries into Holland Zeland Flanders and Brabant the said Generall departed with his forces into Gelderland where by the speciall helpe of God his owne great valour and diligence of his souldiers he tooke the Sconce by Arnhem called Iselwerdt erected where the Isel falleth out of the Rhine wherein for better successe in the enterprise he placed fiue Ships and two Hoyes which sped very ill for that they were on ground and in the enemies reach knowing no way to escape the imminent daunger Which Captaine Hunnings on the said fifteene of Nouember that yéere 1585. perceiuing and seeking to escape the enemies hands being alreadie hurt very sore thinking to leape out of a ship into a boate but by reason of his armour somewhat heauie and lighting short hée was vnfortunately drowned Notwithstanding the said Generall Norice still continued his skirmish on land in a Sconce which he had butted against them so manfully that hauing sore discomfited them by meanes of his Fort and that hot assault the day drawing néere to an end they rested without any more adoe On the next day the Generall both in respect of his owne valour and his countries credit continued in his determination and purpose to giue a new assault But the enemies knowing the want of abilitie to withstand his force and being without hope of helpe voluntarily appealed to the law of Armes that they might depart with bagge and baggage and so they surrendring the Sconce into his hands the said Generall with no small credit to his countrie and honour to his name yéelding humble and heartie thankes vnto God for his clemencie entred the said Sconce of Arnhem in the which hée placed such a Garrison as was fit and conuenient for the kéeping thereof Moreouer the said Generall Norice determining to leaue no thing vnattempted that might any way annoy the enemie and profit his Prince and Countrie with a minde vnconquerable marched with his forces towards the citie of Nimeghem where by honourable force and Knightly chiualrie subduing another of the Enemies Sconces he partly cléered the Riuer Rhine by which déede he opened the passage from Colen and all the high Countries which was a very profitable and readie helpe to all the English Campe. This done by serious paines and industrie as a wise and politike Generall letting slip no occasion that might profit his purpose he raised a mount before the citie and that of such a height and strength that thereon he planted his Ordenance for that the situation of the towne was such that otherwise he could haue done it small hurt but by meanes of this new raised mount On the morrow he shot furiously into the Market place greatly terrifying the enemies and all the inhabitants of the citie The Prince of Parma hearing what had happened presently marched toward the succour of the citie purposing fully to haue giuen the said English Generall the repulse who for the better and more easie accomplishment thereof intēded to trauell secretly in the night thinking thereby to take the Englishmen vnprouided for their comming As indéede so they had done if the commendable and diligent care of our Espials had not preuented that inconuenience by fore warning the Campe of their comming who at that instant were not farre off At length the enemies approching hauing for their guide and gouernour the said Prince of Parma a man of great force and dexteritie in feates of warres and the English hauing for their Gouernour the said noble Generall Norice a man of no lesse courage then actiuitie he with a most valiant heart and cheerefull voyce encouraged his souldiers to the encounter wherein he himselfe for better emboldening of all vnder his charge and for their only euident example of valour and courage gaue the first charge and that so terrible to the enemies that turning their backs they fled away as mē amazed not being able to sustaine the force of his hands which the Englishmen well perceiuing most venturously followed their fleeing fainting foes with such furie that the Spaniards were by heapes laid leuell with the ground In which conflict were slaine of the enemies to the number of thrée thousand at what time also there was taken from them in the field nine Ensignes which losse was no small griefe to the enemies greatly bewayling their vnfortunate successe which was done with very small losse of the English as it was found by the due suruey and view made of such as were then missing This skirmish was sought on Monday the 15 day of Nouember in the said yéere 1585. after our English Generall with those worthie Knights Colonels and Captaines were employed in the said Low Countries as aforesaid For which gracious victorie by God giuen vnto them at this present great and memorable thankes and praise with singular ioy and comfort as well by the actors as by the inhabitants of those Countries were rendred vnto Almightie God and made manifest amongst them with mutuall consolation inspeakable And not thereabouts only where this honourable exploit was performed but also where and when the said Generall and the Campe returned thence to Briel being made Gouernour thereof vnder and for her royall Maiestie he was in most honourable manner receiued by all the States and Burghers with great triumph and ioy who in euery corner of the Citie made great bonfires in euery Church rung their bels and many a great volley of shot for to welcome him into the Citie where all the people with lowd voyces euery where said God saue good Queene Elizabeth God saue the good Queen of England The names of such Captaines as were hurt before this conflict at Arnhem Sconce were these Captaine Thomas Louell Sergeant Maior Captaine Borowes Captaine Thomas Knowles now Sir Thomas Knowles Captaine Charles Blunt now Lord Mountioy Captain Vauisor brother to the now Sir Thomas Vauisor and Captaine Thomas Wilson In all sixe Captaines hurt at that time The number of the English slaine at this conflict at Nemeghem as Captaine Thomas Louell told me was some 60. persons and not aboue The

Duchesse of Suffolke widow of that nobly renowmed Souldier Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke being borne at Wesell in Duchland in Quéene Maries time his parents making their iourney out of England for the profession of the Gospell by the tender care and good education of his parents being named Peregrine as borne in a strange countrie in processe of time from his youth forwards to his manhood proued pregnant in wit prompt in knowledge and practised especially in Martiall or Militarie actions whereby he became the most rare and surpassing ornament of his noble progenie and a most honourable and worthie Instrument for the seruice of his Prince and Countrie In somuch as his first seruice wherein the Queenes Maiestie employed him was when in his Adolescencie he was sent her Ambassadour vnto Fridericke the second of that name king of Denmark towards whom he so wisely behaued himselfe from whom he so discreetly demeaned himselfe towards her Highnes in his returne and answer that seldome a better or the like Ambassade hath beene in the like case found in one of so young yeeres for her Royall Maiestie vnto any forraine parts either before or since his time Next after that his Heroicall spirit yet further affecting Militarie affaires as one more desirous to serue his Prince and Countrie it pleased her Highnes with the aduise of her most Honourable priuie Counsell vpon the great good opinion and liking they had conceiued of his dexteritie when the Erle of Leycester was the first time returned into England to send him ouer to the Netherlands as Lieutenant Generall of the English forces there Anno 1586. where his noble courage so conioyned with dexteritie and his forwardnes with such fortune that he himselfe was formost in all attempts and enterprises of his forces fiercelie like a Lyon he assayled the enimies fought with them spoyled them and foyled them wheresoeuer he came So verilie and in such sort as the Duke of Parma then himselfe confessed of this worthie Lord Willoughbie and his seruice for foure yeers space in those Countries neuer anie English man enterprised more boldlie to meete his enimies in the face more brauelie encountered them nor more painefullie pursued and sought them out neere and farre off to their disgrace spoile and foyle wheresoeuer he found them At Sutphen as before is mentioned when the Prince of Parma came thither to releeue that Town this worthy Lord Lieuetenant Willoughbie vnder the Erle of Leycester who came not into the fight being in place more forward then the rest marched well mounted met the enimies couragiouslie brake his Launce in the middest of them made way with his sword euerie where and so forciblie aduentured his noble person through the thickest of them that all his men nearest him much feared when his bases were bereued from his bodie his plumes pluckt awaie from his head his Armes be battered with blowes except God would then mightilie preserue and protect him aboue all expectation he should vtterlie haue beene foyled in the fight and spoyled both of life and all things els about him he was so desperately endaungered euery way Yet so mightilie God himselfe doubtles preuailed with him and for him in the instant hazard of his life that hee pressed through the thickest of them without any bodilie harme and in this hot broile with his owne hands caught hold of Seignior George Cres●yonyer Albanoys before mentioned page 88. one of Parmaes ch●ef● Commaunders of his horse carried him away prisoner perforce and maugre all resisting force of the enimies sent him to the Estates to be kept their Captiue No Conuoy could at anie time escape his victorious hands neyther durst anie enimie approch the Towne of Berghen where and while he was then Gouernour Such by the fauour of God was his vertue ioyned with his fortune in his said gouernment that he was highlie honoured of his owne garrison and also greatlie feared of his enimies when he often times made chalenge of the brauest of them as namelie the Marquesse of Guasto a Nobleman of chiefest account with the Duke of Parma who yet for all that refused to encounter with him hand to hand After the returne of the Erle of Leycester Generall of her Maiesties forces in the Netherlands this worthie Lord Willoughbie as Leiutenant with great wisedome circumspection diligence fidelitie discharged his dutie so honourablie and vprightly in all points and at al times that he withstood the enimies attempt gained the good will of the people of those Prouinces appeased their troubles and ended all controuersies in the Townes of Medenblick and Narden in Holland and also of Camphere and Armude in Zeland to the great peace and common quiet of the same Townes and Countries For when Counte Maurice and the Estates had with their forces ensconced the Towne of Medenblick aforesaid and had opposed their forces against the souldiers in that Towne they did what they could to surprise and take the spoile of the Towne from Mounsier Snoy Gouernour thereof but little therein did they and their forces preuaile vntill by her Maiesties most Princelie care and chargeable expences this worthie Lord Willoughbie treated a reconciliation betweene the States and those townes so as those townes were rendred into the States hands againe without bloodshed After all this the Enemies hauing vainly inuaded the Isle of Thole lost foure hundred of their men They then marched with their forces towards Berghen opt Zome néere the Riuer of Schalde which citie they prepared to besiege seeing they could not obtaine the Isle of Thole being therein hindred by the watchfulnes vertue and valour of the Count Solme who in his owne person watched night and day in the Fortresse all the time that the Duke of Parmaes souldiers besieged Berghen This citie or Marquisate of Berghen opt Zome hath a dignitie which after the death of the last Marques of that house named Iohn being poysoned in Spaine Anno 1567. descendeth vnto his Sisters daughter begotten by the Lord of Merode and Peterson who is maried to the Lord of Bersole Baron of Brabant a follower of the Spanish Kings warres and his adherents yea though he dwelt at Leyden This citie is situate in Brabant by the Riuer of Schalde and is very large and commodious builded at the flood Zoma now by ouerflowings somewhat distant from Schalde but with a fit Hauen stretching toward Schalde where it hath a certaine head or foreland which being inuironed with strong Ramparts and munitions a Garrison did vse to kéepe the same sometime There was the same time Gouernour of that Citie a certaine Colonell named Sir Thomas Morgan since for his valour knighted a Welshman borne he succéeded that worthie Knight Sir William Drury in that gouernment The Garrison in that Citie were Englishmen vnto whom were adioyned some few Netherlandish horsemen amongst all these certaine aduenturers which made great spoyle and tooke many booties from the enemie and

all things distressed he takes his way towards the Abbey of S. Bernard from thence purposing to passe ouer the riuer Schaldis and Dermonde the Citizens of Antwerpe with all festination sending their shippes of war against him doe stoppe the way at Macklin in Brabant Hereupon also forthwith was the noble Generall Norice addressed with 23 Ensignes of English men and Scots into the countrie of Waste to withstand his passage that way who out of hand drowneth a great part of the countrie néere vnto Dermond with the waters there abouts but the Duke necessitie so constrayning him with great hazard passeth at Duffle ouer the riuer Nete and so with no little shame returned home into Fraunce where he afterwards for very sorrow sore repenting him of these things ended his life in such manner as I shall declare truelie reported in the historie thus procéeding This Duke of Aniow and late Duke of Brabant by the Sates so created as before you haue heard thus being sore abashed at his owne indirect dealing and returning as he came first with his powers by Dunkerke into Fraunce when he was there ariued the Duke of Parma presentlie beséegeth the same towne of Dunkerke and taketh it with certaine other Cities left at all aduentures being therein aided by the Citizens of Gaunt and by the Prince of Chymay the Gouernour And the said Duke of Aniow then being in Fraunce notwithstanding all former inconueniences tolerated by the States they yet once againe séeke for mutuall reconciliation with him and offer their friendships to receiue him againe vpon good assurance of better expectation but he newlie returned with his souldiers dismissed scattered abroad and discouraged as well falling sicke in bodie as wearied in minde with thinking vpon his former great misfortunes saw in himselfe now y t which he loathed being laughed to scorne of his aduersaries and besids that little accounted of with manie others by reason he was at some discord and ods with the King his brother Againe the Quéene mother a woman of most subtill wit and perillous mind who had first fostered the discord betwéene these her two sonnes to the end shée might preuaile in her purpose otherwise then practized to reduce them to vnitie and brought the matter to that passe that the Duke as humble suter for fauour acknowledging his fault should craue pardon of the King his brother Being constrained so to doe that hée might againe insinuate a renued mind into the affections of the States to make the former breach a more firmer knot of amitie concord and league with them who had by experience well learned that the Duke without the king his brothers countenance and supportation could not well accomplish any thing answerable to their expectation for they hoped hereby only the French forces shuld the rather returne vnto them and by his more carefull consideration all should yet againe be amended which before was farre amisse And in this behalfe the States beforehand prudentlie prouiding for their securitie do send the Lord Schonwalley as their Ambassadour vnto the French king and the said Duke his brother but or euer this ambassage could take effect or once be solicited the said Duke of Aniow remouing himselfe to the Castle of Theodor incontinentlie fell most grieuouslie sicke the blood gushing out of all the pores of his bodie as if his veines had béene burst with too much vehement ryding So as at length refusing naturall sustenance after the fortieth day of his sicknes come gone he died on the 10. of Iune in the yéere of our Lord 1584. At his death being in good mind memory it is affirmed he would not haue anie Monke or such other person for his Confessor He acknowledged professed and protested to such as were present at his death That hee reposed all his hope in the bloodshedding of Iesus Christ onelie as his onelie and alone Sauiour which thing for certaine the author of this historie had related vnto him by credible persons then present which his death some say was not without suspition of poysoning His desire before he died was to be buried as Gouernour and Duke of Brabant with his coate armour shields of armes and such other appurtenances to the same dominions vsuall and accustomed but his brother the French kings Counsellors thought it not so conuenient for fauour that they bare to the king of Spaine He was somewhat aboue the meane stature of men well compact of bodie of a swart complexion blacke eyed blacke head curled of a hie forehead a greater nose then anie his ancestors had he was very fierce of nature wittie eloquent affable nobly minded bountifull ambitious nothing blood thirstie or desirous of reuenge but mercifull and curteous not contemning anie man for religion sake yet vnquiet quicke and hastie in his doings but for all this as his disposition sufficientlie well shewed a peaceable person as appeared by his indeuours when hee went vnto the king of Nauarre now king of Fraunce as then being his aduersarie the Ambassadors of the Low-countries then thither accompanying the said Duke Men say that he two dayes before his death sent a copie of his testament vnto the king his brother and therein declared the great sorrow of his heart in that he had offended his Maiestie with his doings and enterprises he requested of him manie things especiallie he humbly beséecheth him to bee gratious Soueraigne Lord vnto many his retained Nobles and Officers at armes lately seruing him in the Low-countries and there impouerishing themselues And further where he in conscience was touched with consideration of a certaine debt to the summe of 300000. Florens which he had not yet satisfied he humblie besought his Maiestie of all brotherly loue betwéene them to take some order for the payment thereof acknowledging touching his presentabilitie that he could not leaue behinde him sufficient restitution or satisfaction neither should he carrie away with him out of this world into his graue anie other riches but the teares and sighes of sorrowfull persons to conclude he desired neither sumptuous nor statelie funerall but wished the monument of his memorie to be founded and fixed in the mindes of his friends and vassals Whose funerall in decent and honourable maner the king his brother accordingly accomplished within the Citie of Paris in the month of August that yéere 1584. Thus much for the manner of the gouernment actions life and death of the said Duke of Aniow after he was Gouernour in the Low-countries being for the space of two yéeres and a halfe as before is declared You haue heard hitherto what interchange of Gouernours haue béene on both sides as well for and vnder the king of Spaine as for the States what wars what slaughters of men and what infinite charges and troubles it hath béene for all parts and yet no placart of peace purchased at the Pope and King of Spaines hands but rather the one more like blood thirstie

they returne other moe words of answere by the said Sir Thomas Hennage to be related vnto her Maiestie at large by word of mouth Actum Amsterdami in Hollandia 25. die Martij Anno Christi 1586. This was the manner of the answere made by the Estates to the Queenes Maiestie concerning the authoritie wherwith they had inuested the Erle of Leycester as Gouernour Generall in those countries and although her Highnes was with this excuse somewhat pacified yet saith my Authour the Erles authoritie was amongst manie by reason hereof little empaired or diminished In the Erle Generall his name were receiued all manner of contributions payments taxes and tallages leuied for maintenance of the warres and for defence of those people and Prouinces which might amount yeerelie to the summe of 2500000. Florens besides the commodities of licences and other common prouision made for the seruice by sea and the assistance or help of the Queenes Maiestie but vnto the Erle for his ordinarie expences the Prouinces allowed 100000. Florens to be leuied and deliuered yeerelie After this be publisheth orders of militarie discipline and by a decree of the 4. of Aprill 1586. at Vtrecht hee forbiddeth the transporting or carrying away of all manner prouision of corne armour and munition or any marchandise vnto the enimies and their confederates yea and to the places or ports of such others as were neutrall Moreouer he forbiddeth all traffique and naturall trade by letters contracts or whatsoeuer other couenants with the enimies to the Queenes Maiestie and to the Estates and people of the Netherlands Besides all this he leuieth impositions and contributions vpon all Marriners and Shipmaisters of whatsoeuer forraine Nation comming thither into anie Port within the vnited Prouinces for their priuate affaires Here I am now to report of a Honourable true and rare peece of seruice performed immediatlie after the Erle of Lecister had taken his oth at Haghe and then comming to Vtrecht for special seruice of the land which the States most earnestlie required for the releefe of the Citie called the Graue being a key into Gelderland which was betweene the months of Aprill and May Anno 1586. The said Erle of Leycester with the consent of the States sent for that honourable great souldier Sir Iohn Norice from Arnhem demanding of him his opinion of the said releefe of Graue To be short his answere was that if it would please his excellencie to send him with a sufficient force of Foote he would be readie to performe the vttermost of his seruice therein Whereupon Counte Hollock was appointed to goe vp the riuer of Graue with certaine Ships of war for that seruice a little higher then Battenborow and there staid vntill Sir Iohn Norice then colonell Generall of the said land forces came vnto the same Iland on this side Battenborow bringing with him some eight Ensignes all English and sending for Captaine Iohn Pryse who was at that present Sergeant Maior of the Armie he came from the City of Amersford with eight Ensignes moe al English marching towards Sir Iohn Norice And so soone as Captaine Pryse was come y e said Sir Iohn Norice rose with his troupes marched within halfe a mile of Battenborow Castle which the enimie then possessed which was vpon a dike for most part and there the campe set downe for a day or two vntill they had further direction Presentlie the said Sir Iohn Norice went aborde of Counte Hollocks Ship where they tooke counsaile how they should relieue the Graue for the enimie was set downe being 12000. strong before it and had also chained vp the riuer with a bridge made ouer for their men to passe to and fro and a sconce at eyther end of the bridge The said Count Hollocke Generall Norice concluded that there should be a certaine Loope sconce set vp within a little English mile of the enimies bridge and so to come nearer and nearer to the enimie whereupon the said Generall sent vnto the said Captaine Pryse who in his absence had the commaund of the troupes to bring him 200. Pioners and 200. chosen souldiers Who so soone as they came fell to worke and cast vp the said Sconce and working most part of that night and the next day the enimie imagining and seeing plainelie that they were about such a matter sent out 2000. men and procured a small skirmish with vs wee hauing aduantage vpon the saide ditch but what with Counte Hollocks men of war playing vpon them and the land forces they were enforced that afternoone to retire to their Campe. But this great souldier Sir Iohn Norice knew very well it was needfull to fall to his worke againe very hard for he knew well that the next day the enimie would be doing with him againe and would not suffer him there to rest and therefore he called vnto him the said Captaine Pryse and willed him to goe backe againe to the Campe and to choose out 300. mo souldiers out of the 8. Ensignes of the best and choise men which the said Captaine did send him with his owne Lieutenant called Anthonie de Boys And besides all this the said Generall Norice sent to the said Captaine Pryse that he should come himselfe and bring with him 7. whole Companies which were in all 800. men and be with him by breake of day or there abouts But before the said Captaine Pryse could come with these Companies the enemie was approached and come to the said Generals sconce with 4000. braue choise men of his Armie the said Generall being in the Sconce with 500. choise men and a braue Captaine with him named Sir Iohn Burgh mother to the late Lord Burgh the enimie and Generall Norice being in fight a long houre vpon the Sconce at the push of the pike there were manie slaine on both sides so as the said enimie getting the Sconce the said Generall was hurt Sir Iohn Burgh lost one of his fingers and was hurt verie sore besides also the enimie following in chase and killing our men vntill such time as the said Captaine Pryse came with his 7. Ensignes who hauing great care in placing of his men to gaine all the vantage of the dike had put with a Sergeant 50. Musketiers on the one side of the dike which was of some good bredth and 50. moe with another Sergeant below the dike on the other side and also placed two or three Officers in the Reareward giuing them streight charge that if anie man should retire or runne away to kill him Presentlie the said Captaine Pryse met with the said Generall Norce all bloodie about his mouth which was no small griefe to the saide Captaine to see the same Quoth the said Generall O Captaine Pryse welcome now for the honor of England behold there is the enimie which was hard at his heeles Captaine Pryse hereupon commanded all his Shot couragiouslie to deliuer a vollie in the verie teeth of the enimie and