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A08453 The fountaine and vvelspring of all variance, sedition, and deadlie hate Wherein is declared at large, the opinion of the famous diuine Hiperius, and the consent of the doctors from S. Peter the Apostle his time, and the primitiue Church in order to this age: expresly set downe, that Rome in Italie is signified and noted by the name of Babylon, mentioned in the 14. 17. and 18. chapters of the Reuelation of S. Iohn. Ocland, Christopher, d. 1590? 1589 (1589) STC 18778; ESTC S113367 31,748 48

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delicate chéere so amplie so plentifully so aboundantly that the best sort in the Countrey had him in admiration the second and meanest praied wished and desired that he might continually dwell among them How did he tender the poore redresse wrongs restraine and bridle the enemie from iniurying those vnder his charge win many strong townes castles and forts and as it were wall Holland and that part of Zeland that the enemy might not approch but with great danger and difficulty And at the two yeares end came away from thence with great honor loosing in fight very few especially of fame and name but that noble hardie and most worthie knight sir Phillip Sidney who béeing hurt in a very hot and bloudy skirmish with a musket shot a farre of afterward returning to Arnam died of his wound whose fame glory no age at any time shall weare away The noble king Carolus Iacobus Sextus king of Scotland and diuers others of the Nobility of the same country beside infinite numbers of euery degrée in England mooued with his vertues valour and prowes made Latine verses most learnedly lamenting his vnripe death happening in the flower of his age Truly yea most truly there was nothing els sought either by the puissant Quéene Elizabeth the Lords of her Counsell either by the said noble earle but to preserue true and pure religion that it might not be troden vnder the foot and to stop effusion of bloud which otherwise would haue bene much And that ought to be the care and studie of euerie Christian king and Quéene to stoppe and inhibit outrage of spilling of Christians bloud Finally the gouernement of the said Noble Earle of Leycester in his abode beyond the seas hath bene such that the wise and well disposed euery where grauely consindering vpon the same giue to it condigne praise to the great benefites of the Countrey where he hath bene and to no small strengthening of vs Englishe at home in such sort that the Low-Countreis reaped thereby the benefite of quietnes and rest from the molesting of the enemie which otherwise would haue assailed them most sharpelie to their vtter confusion and vndoing This also haue wee English to ioy and to comfort our selues with all and to deliuer the same for an euerlasting memoriall to our posteritie that the last yeare it pleased God of his infinite mercie and goodnes to giue victorie by Sea to the right noble and valian● Lord the Lord Charles Howard Lord high Admiral of England vpon and ouer the Spanish Armado or fléet so huge so strong so great so furnished with double Canons and Canons and Culuerins and all other sort of geat ordinaunce and small as musket shot calyuer and others so fraught with Captaines souldiers and marriners to the number of 28000 so garnished with armor all maner of weapons so laden and stuffed fully with euerie kind of victuall to serue for long time all which did so farre passe surmount and excéed that it was Vique ad mundi miraculum Euen to the wonder of this age that the Spaniardes vpon the confidence they had in the same their owne strength were so puffed vp with pride that they had denoured all England in their hearts whilest they were yet in Spaine and before they came any thing néere our coast Neither is this here to be vntouched how the said Lord Charles Howard Lord Admiral with the nauie of England went to the Seas in the moneth of December beeing the deepe of winter to expect the enemies comming and so continued till August following What watch what labour what paines especially in winter What stormes and foule weather this noble man and his company did sustaine and abide and indure out during these nine monethes It cannot be vnknowen to al those which haue experimented voyages by Seas And in the Comming approching of the Spanish Armado to the west part of Cornewall which was about the 19 of Julie 1588. How ready desirous glad the said Lorde Howard was to méet and encounter with the Spaniard it doth by this appeare that the said Lord Admiral accompanied but with fiftie saile not exspecting the rest of the Queenes Nauie or any further aide so come did begin and enter fight with the Spaniards and so continued pressing and chacing the Duke of Medina Sidonia high Generall of the enemies companie and his hundreth and thirtie two saile from Sonday till Saterday following by the space of seuen daies night and day forbearing sléepe and bodilie rest which nature of man doth exact and require Al which time my Lord Thomas Howard my Lord Shiefield Sir Edward Hobby knight of yeares but young yet for the gifts of the mind wit learning knowledge boldnes and courage equall to the best Captaines and many other Gentlem●n in this our English Nauie of good and ancient houses for the loue zeale and dutie they did beare to the Quéenes Maiestie their Countrey and my Lord Admirall did voluntarilie not without their great charges as it were not onlie offer but intrude them selues into the seruice of the sea in this warre to winne honour and same and most couragiouslie and with lyons hearts did assault pursue and terrifie the Armado that where their purpose and pretence was to inuade and land in Englande they durst not once drawe néere to any shore but kept their course still in the chanell and déepe streame alwaies flying and seeking by night if it might bee in the darke to leese the sight of our ships On saterday night when y e enemies came to an anker afore Calis th'english anchored hard by thē y ● they could haue no rest expecting still when our men should boord them And it was deuised by the Lord Charls Howard the next night following by sira●ageme well known and therefore not needful at large to be here rehearsed to fire all the Spanish ships which in part was done and had taken further effect but the enemie for saking the rode leauing Ankers cables behind them for hast set vppe saile and fled And the next morning being Monday my Lord Admirals number being augmented aboue the Spanish with my Lord Henrie Seimers fléet of warlike shippes a feesh fight began the Spaniard flying afore to the north towards Scotland and the English folowing the chace with most sharpe bloudy fight In all which Battaile of nine daies together continuing both great wisedome and manhood was vsed by the said Lord Charles Howard by the Lords and Knights in hys company Mariners and souldiours and marueilous force was bent against the enemy For one of the ships of the Quéenes on Monday the last day of the fight shot in eight houres fiue hundreth and 32. great pellets out of her great ordinaunce hard vnder the sides of the Spanish Armado What number may we thinke all the rest of the great shippes did discharge that day They of this great fléete of the enemies beside the great