were comming forwarde in arraye of battell Whervpon some counselled the King to take downe his tentes but the King said I wil this day that my fielde be made and sette in as royall wise as may bee and all my riche tentes sette vppe whyche was done Then the King called the Lorde Darcie and commaunded him to keepe his fielde treasure ordinaunce and other stuffe who was loath to goe from his maister but by straight commaundement Then euery man prepared hymselfe to battell resorting vnto the standard the horsemen marched before the footemen by the space of a mile still came Curriours bearing tidings that the French armye approched The King bad set forward in the name of God and S. George The Almaines that serued the King séeyng this to what purpose it was not knowen suddaynely embattayled theÌ„selues on the left hand of the King and left the front or brest of the Kings battayle bare As the King was thus marching forward towards the battaile to him came the Emperoure Maximilian with thirtie me of armes he and all his company armed in one sute with redde Crosses then by the counsayle of the Emperoure the King caused certaine fielde pieces to be layde on the toppe of a long hyll or banke for the out-scourers Thus the Kings Horsemen and a few archers on Horsebacke marched forward The Kyng woulde fayne haue bin afore with the Horsemen but his Counsayle perswaded him the contrarie and so he tarried with the footemenne accompanyed with the Emperoure The Frenchmen came on in thrée rankes sixe and thirtie mens thicknesse and well they perceyued the Kings battaile of footemen marching forward the Earle of Essex Captayne of the Horsemen and Sir Iohn Peche with the Kings Horsemen and the Burgonions to the number of eleuen hundreth stoode with banners displayde in a valley The Lorde Wallon and the Lord Ligny with bastarde Emery Burgonions and their bands to the number of foure hundred Horsemen seuered themselues and stoode asyde from the Englishmen so then the Englishmen were but seuen hundreth yet they with banner displaied remoued vp to the toppe of the hil and there they mette with Sir Henrye Guilforde with an hundreth tall Archers on Horsebacke whiche had askryed the Frenchmen Nowe on the toppe of the hill was a faire playne of good grounde on the left hand a lowe wodde and on the right hand a fallow fielde The Lord Wallon and the Burgonions kept them aloofe then appeared in sighte the Frenchmen with banners and standerdes displayed Then came to the Captaines of the Englishmen of armes an English officer of armes called Clarenseux and sayd in Gods name set forward for the victorie is youres for I sée by them that they wyll not abyde and I will goe with you in my coate of armes Then the Horsemen did set forward and the archers alighted and were et in order by an hedge all along a village called Bomy the FreÌ„chmen came on with thrée and thirtie standerdes displayed and the Archers shotte apace and galled their Horses and the Englishe Speares set on freshly crying Saint George and fought valiantly with the Frenchmen and threw downe their Standerdes the dust was great and the crie more but suddaynely the Frenchmen shocked to their Standerdes and fledde and threwe away theyr Speares Swords and Maces and cutte off the bardes of theyr Horses to runne the lighter When the hinder part saw the former part flie they fledde also but the sooner for one cause whiche was this As the Englishmen mounted vp the hyll the Horsemenne of Albany commonly called Stradiotes were commyng downewardes on the syde of the hill before the Frenche host whych suddaynely sawe the banners of the English Horsemen and the kings battayle following vpwarde thinking to them that all hadde bin Horsemen then they cast themselues about and fledde the Frenchmen were so fast in aray that the Stradiotes coulde haue no entrie and so they ranne still by the endes of the raunges of the freÌ„ch army and when they behinde sawe the fall of the Standerdes and theyr Stradiotes in whome they had greate confidence returne they whiche were farthest off fledde fyrste then vppe praunced the Burgonions and followeth the chase whyche was pursued thrée myles Thys battell was of Horsemen to Horsemen but not in equall number for the Frenchmen were tenne to one whiche had not bin séene before tâ—me that the Englishe Horsemen got the victorie of the men of armes of Fraunce The Frenchmen call thys battell The Battell of Spurres bycause they ranne away so fast on Horsebacke This Battell was fought the sixtenth of August in the whyche was taken the Duke of Longuile the Lord Cleremonde and manye other noble men to the number of twelue score and also all the standerdes and banners which with the prisoners were broughte to the Kings presence The Burgonions kepte their prisoners and brought them not to sight The same wente that Monsieur de la Palice was by them taken and let goe But the other syue thousand Horsemen that had bin appoynted to inuade the Earle of Sherewsbury came not downe but only skirmished with Sir Rice ap Thomas But the Citizens sallied and were valiauntly beaten backe by the Lorde Herbert After this victorie the Citie yéelded as also not long after dyd the famous Citie of Tournay ¶ Flodden fielde fought betweene Iames the fourth King of the Scottes and Thomas Earle of Surrey Generall for Henry the eyghte Kyng of Englande in Anno. 1513. out of Paulus Iouius WHilest Henrye the eyghte Kyng of England thus molested the Frenche Kyng in Fraunce Iames the Scottish King incited by the Frenche King and also egged on by hys owne naturall hate towarde England which he well hoped now in the absence of the Kyng greately to annoy proclaymed warres against the King of Englande and withall entred hys lande with a great armye besieged Norrham Castell tooke it and made it leuell with the grounde and from thence marched wasting wyth fire and sworde to besiege the strong towne of Berwike In the meane time the Earle of Surrey whome King Henry for his approued fidelitie and prowesse had left behinde him in Englande hys Lieutenaunt with a power to kéepe the borders towards Scotland leuying an army went against the Scotte who miserably wasted all the Countrey There were with him the Lord Dacres warden of the West marches a renowmed man for all martiall prayse Edward Stanley and Bastard Heron which Heron brought with him a strong troupe of Horsemen which he being of late banished both from England and Scotland had cunningly trained in robberies and other with aides whiche were leuyed in all partes by the Quéene for at the bruite of the newe warres not only the countreys néere vnto the Scots as lying opeÌ„ to the daunger but also the shires farre off of their owne frée willes rather for hatred than feare hasted to the Earle all men taking very vnpatiently the iniurie of violating the league lately concluded betwéene the two Kyngs Iames
smal dauÌ„ger in victorie for that vnknown aideâ— may come to the vanquished and with small labour defeate the scattered victors a thing which hath often happened the Emperour commaunded the men of armes to be called backe the retire to be sounded But incoÌ„tineÌ„tly after newes was brought vnto his maiestie that the Saxon was taken There were stain of the Saxons about ij M. footemen aboue vij C. wounded moe than vto C. taken of horsmen v. C. slaine farre moe taken yet many Germanes were let go by the Germanes of all the armye not aboue iiij C. horsmen so many footmen escaped to VViteÌ„berg Few of mark were slaine there were takeÌ„ beside the Saxon Ernest the Duke of Brunfwicke and Charles of Thuring and two of the Saxon his secretaries There were also taken xvij ensignes of footemen ix of horsemen great store of houshold stuffe money and martiall furniture two Culnerings iiij Demiculuerings foure Demicanons and fiue Falconets His eldest sonne Iohn being wounded in two places was throwne off his horse but being succoured by his frends he that had wounded him being slayne he escaped to VVittemberg There were slaine of the Emperials vnto the number of fiue hundreth bicause that the fight being begunne at eleuen of the clocke continued vntill seauen for the Saxons marched fighting fiftene myles from the riuer of Elbe After this victorie all Saxonie yéelded and also the Lantgraue came in and other Almaine states submitted themselues vnto the Emperour who was nowe absolute victor ¶ Muscleborough fielde fought in Scotlande betvvene Edvvard Duke of Somerset and Iames Hamelton Earle of Arraine Regents of Englande and Scotland during the nonage of Edwarde and Marie the Princes of the saide Realmes in Anno. 1547. Taken out of VVilliam Patens WHen that Marie the yong Quéene of Scottes was not deliuered vnto the Englishe nobilitie to be ioyned in happie mariage wyth Edwarde the sixt the yong King of Englande according vnto faithfull promise made Edwarde Seimar Duke of Somerset and Protector of his Maiesties person and dominions inuaded Scotlande the thirde of September with an armie by lande of ten thousande footemen of whome sixe hundreth were harquebusiers sâ—ure thousande men of armes and Demilaunces and two thousande light horsemen and of them two hundreth were hakbutters on horsebacke thirtene hundreth Pioners and fiftene péeces of great ordinance and a fléete of Lxv. vessels whereof the Galley and xxxiiii more were perfectly appointed for the wars and the resid ue for munition and vittayle The Admirall of this fléete was the Lorde Clinton The ninth of September the Englishmen were encamped within two myles of the Scottish power leuied and ledde by lames Earle of Arrane Gouernour of Scotlande The next morning the Scottes leauing their lodging which was very strong and of great aduauntage and to the intent that aswell none of their souldiours shoulde lurke behinde them in their campes as also that none of their Captaines shoulde be able to flée from their enterprice hauing caused all their tentes to be let flatte downe to the grounde ere they came out and then all aswell nobles as others fewe except that were not horsemen appointed to leaue their horses behinde them and to march on with their souldiours on foote hasted towardes the Englishmen who were also marching against them but neither side any whit ware of the others intent But the Scottes staying a while vpon the waye our Galley shot of and slue the maister of Greyme with xxv neare him and therewith so scarred the foure thousande Archers brought by the Earle of Arguill that where as it was sayde they shoulde haue bene a wing to the foreward they coulde neuer after be made to come for warde Herevpon did their armie hastily remoue and from thence declyning Southwarde tooke their direct waye towarde an hill called Fauxside Braye Of this Sir Râ—fe Vane Lieutenant of all our horsemen quickly aduertised my Lorde Protector who thereby did readily conceyue much of their meaning which was to winne of vs the hill and thereby the winde and the Sunne of it had shyned as it did not for the weather was cloudie and louring The gaine of which thrée things whether partie in fight of battell can happe to obteyne hath his force doubled against his enimie In all this enterprise they vsed for haste so little the helpe of horses that they pluckt forth their ordinance by draught of men whiche at thys time began fréely to shoote of towardes vs whereby we were further warned that they ment more than a flâ—rmish Herewithall began euery man to be smitten with the care of his office and charge and therevpon accordingly to apply himselfe aboute it and also my Lordes grace and the Councell on horsebacke as they were fell streyghte in consultation The sharpenesse of whose circumspect wisedomes as it quickly espyed out the enimies intents so did it among other things promptly prouyde therein to preuent them as needefull it was for the time asâ—ed no leysure Their deuise was this that my Lord Gray of VVilton Marshall of the armie and Captaine Generall of all the horsemen shoulde with his bande of Bulloners and with my Lorde Protectors bande and the Earle of VVarwickes Lorde Lieutenant of the armie bande all to the number of xviij C. horsmen on the one halfe Sir Rafe Vane with Sir Thomas Darcie Captaine of the Pencioners and men of armes and my Lorde Fitzwaters with his band of Demilances all to the number also of xvj C. to be readie and euen with my Lorde Marshall on the west halfe and thus all these togither afore to encounter the enimies a front whereby eyther to breake their araye and that waye weaken their power by disorder or at the least to stop them of their gate and force them to stay while our fore warde might wholy haue the hilles side and our battel and rerewarde be placed in groundes next that in order and best for aduantage And after this then that the same our horsemenne shoulde retire vp the hilles sides to come downe in order afresh and infest them on both their sides whiles our battels shoulde occupy theÌ„ in fight a front The policy of this deuise for the state of the case as it was to all that knew of it generally allowed to be the best that coulde be euen so also taken to be of no small daunger for my Lorde Marshall Sir Rafe Vane and other the assaylers the which neuerthelesse I knowe not whether it were more nobly or wisely deuised of the Councell or more valiantly and willinglye executed of them For euen there wyth good courage taking their leaues of the Counsell my Lorde Marshall requiring only that if it went not well with him my Lordes grace woulde be good to his wife and children he sayde he woulde méete the Scottes and so with their bandes these Captaynes tooke their way towardes the enimie By this were our fore warde and theirs within two flyght shottes
battell nor to pursue any that flieth stoode still a great part of the day fearing lest the French horsmen incited either through the policie of their Captaines or theyr owne shame would come backe againe and appresse them while they were busied in spoilyng the deade But their enimies ranne awaye wyth suche feare and pertinacie that Trivulzi galloping to fro all dustie and hoarse with crying vnto them was not able eyther by faire or foule speache or the aucthoritie of Generall to stay the ensignes or to retaine the horsemen that casting awaye their launces gallopped awaye foremost It is well knowen that Grittie the Venetian Prouiditor who being a companion of this vnluckye iourney ran awaye with them oftentimes sayde among this company of hasting horsmen Yee olde horsemen that flyng awaye so faste vppon the spurre to day bee not the men of armes of the Venetians but those noble Gentlemen of France that vsed to cal them women runaways Certes it neuer happened before that Captains at all other times inuincible and fortunate being furnished wyth so great an army were defeated by a fewe footemen fortune nowe listing to sporte a little It is reported that the French horsemen might haue bin all wholy destroyed in their flighte if Maximilian Sforza had had but two hundreth men of armes for not one of the French horsemen caried launce beyonde Sesithes so greate was their heate to escape yet a while after Siluio Sabello and Corradino Cribelly with certaine light horsmen pursued them euen to the towne of Trecato But the Contadmes or Pesantes running out of the fieldes and â—ainlets vnto the spoile cruelly slue where they sawe any bootie the dispersed and fearefull Frenchemenne wearyed and quite spente at ditches hedges and all other places that didde lette their course The same daye the Switzers gathering togither the slaine bodies of their countrymen caried them on their shoulders into the Citie that the laste honoures myght iustly be done vnto them that had singularly wel deserued of the common wealth There were slaine of them in this victory aboute a thousande three hundreth of whome they broughte into the Towne aboue seuen hundreth torne into péeces with the great ordinaunce and almoste as many were wounded But on the Frenche part were slaine to the number of eight thousande of all sortes Among the Captaines of the Switzers the almoste monstrous valor of Jordin of Vnderwalde was specially noted who by the credible report of many slewe twenty of his ennimies with his halberde carying away the iuste rewardes of assured praise But Maximilian being very ioyfull for so happy successe called the Souldiours togither and the teares trickling downe his chéeks scarfe able to speake for ioy he gaue them all harty thankes and that whych might be a gift of present pleasure hée gaue them in rewarde of their prowesse all the victualles that was taken to be deuided among them besides the ordinaunce and all the spoyle and praye that was gotten But the trenche that was taken from the enimie hee sette vppe in a publique place as a monumente of the victorye And forasmuche as wée haue seene the maner of the making thereof wee doe thinke it good to describe the same that it may be both a paterne and also profitable vnto the posteritie A square plotte of fifty paces euerye waye like vnto a small Campe being measured out foure strong postes sharped at the ende were driuen into the grounde at euery angle one standyng aboue the grounde nauell highe the sides were defenced with lesser posts or stakes a certaine space being lefte betweene post and post betweene the postes went rayles which they might take off and on they being fastened togither with yron bookes or claspes The Almaines stoode within this munition which was defenced rounde about wyth almoste an hundreth Harquebuzers a crocke Through the defence thereof Sedan had thought verily that the force of his assayling enimies woulde not only haue bene susteined but cleane dashed broken and defeated for he was of the belefe that the Switzers before they could come to vse their pikes and to hande strokes shoulde be paide for their inconsiderate inuasion It being likely that the esquadron terrible for their pikes and safe and inuincible for their strength wold defend the trench and at length opening the munition breake out vpon the disordered enimies and so obteyne an vndoubted victory But this engine inuented by a warlike witte and brought ouer the Alpes with so greate labour and charges as it did greatly delight the eyes of the beholders both for the noueltie of the fashion and the hope of victory so Fortune after hir wonted guise scorning such subtill inuentions tooke successe quite away from reason and the woorke when it shoulde haue taken moste effecte But thys deceyued the Almaines that they thought it not nedefull that day to set vppe their trenche which lay in the Wagons seeing the camp did then go backe from the enimie When wee conferred wyth Tremouille at Bolongne about these matters he did not fondly laye the faulte in Trivulzi as thoughe that hee woulde not encampe as Tremouille hadde perswaded hym on hys owne landes for destroying of the grasse that then was ready to be mowen But Trivulzi as he that had neuer bene vanquyshed before when hee declared muche of the euente of this battell did referre it wholly vnto the iniurie that was fatall vnto hys renowne for hee sayde that the skilfullest Captayne in the worlde coulde not by any me anes redresse rashe men and Souldiours made starke staring madde by degenerate feare The Battel of Ginghat fought in Picardie betvveene Henry the eight King of England and Monsieur de Piennes generall for Lewes the French king in Anno Domin 1513. WHen that HENRY the eight king of Englande besieged the Citie of Tyrwin with three camps of whom himself coÌ„ducted one the Earle of Shrewsbury an other and the Lord Herbert the third he had intelligence that Lewes the Frenche king had leuied an armie vnder the conduct of the Lord Piennes for to victual the Citie whiche was sore oppressed wyth penurie Whervpon king HENRY passed ouer the riuer with all the retinue of his owne camp his ordinance for to impeach the Frenche passage in that parte In the meane season a French man beeing taken in skirmishe in hope of pardon of his raunsome declared that the Frenche armie with their full power and strength were comming from Blangie to the number of fifteene thousande horsemen to ayde Terwyn on that side of the water And to the intent that the armie of the Earle of Shrewsbury and she Lord Herbert should not ayde the King there were appointed fiue thousand of the fifteene thousand on the other side of the water to inuade them on the other side of the water The Kyng had no sooner pitched his field and sette in order his ordinance but that he was aduertised by the Northern prickers that the Frenchemen to the number of twelue thousande
had then lodged his armye on the toppe of an hill whyche the inhabitants do call Floddon in a place very strong both by arte and nature for on the left hand a great marishe and slimie gulfes ouergrowen with tuffes of Willowes did possesse all the playne vnderneath the hill On the right hande ranne the riuer of Tyl at the foote of the hill with déeper Chanell and swifter streame than coulde be passed ouer by foorde Their backes were defensed wyth stiepe hylles and very thicke woddes But at the front where nature had only left a gentle comming vp and only way vnto it king Iames had cast vp a ditche and placed all his ordinance on the inner banke thereof and so strongly defensed himselfe that to be entrenched round or assaulted from the lower ground he could not without pernicious encounter When Surrey was come thither he woÌ„dering at the iniquitie of the place thought it not good to assault the Kings Camp but sent an Harauld vnto the Scottishe King with a message the summe wherof was this That king Iames in breaking the solemne oth of peace and in polluting the rightes of most holy inuiolable kinred and affinitie by inferring warres vnto Henry when he was nowe absent by burning his Townes wasting hys Countreys and murthering hys Subiectes when they feared no such thing had done most wickedly cruelly therfore he was come with an armye to reuenge the saide iniuries King Iames himselfe should choose an indifferent place and certaine day to darreine battell for he woulde without any staying or doubting giue him battell as soone as euer he would permitte any equalitie Then Iames as he was a Prince of a stately stomacke and tryed hardinesse courteously speaking vnto the Harrolde thanked Surrey and openly commended hym that of his owne accord he desired the fielde whereas he had long feared with wofull and troubled minde that he would by all sleightes rather haue auoided the same and therefore according vnto that courage he should make readie his weapons and the thirde daye after expect the araunged battels of the Scottes in the open fields that there he woulde seuerely sette in iudgement vpon those iniuries whiche he hadde vntimely and reprochfully mentioned and at the daye prefixed make an ende by annes both of all olde and new controuersies Surrey was encamped in a playne thrée miles from the enimie and there raunged his army but Iames although he were ready to fight yet kept hymselfe within his campe and munitions bycause all the most expect of his nobilitie much misliked to ioyne in battell but aboue all other the Earle of Huntley than whome there was none in that army accompted eyther more valiaunt or more politike spake in the counsell Chamber so loude that the guard also might heare him that there was nothing more foolishe or vayne than to fight at the appoyntmente of the enimie and at his will and pleasure to aduenture the fortune of a pitched field that the King should kéepe hymselfe in that commodious place and by lingering â—lude his fierce foes considering there was in the eminies camp greate penurie of bread neyther could victuals be easily brought out of the inwarde partes of Englande the way béeyng very foule by reason of continuall raine that had fallen that the King within short time by sitting still and doing nothing rashly should not misse to fight very fortunately and giue the enimies beyng tamed by the iniquitie of the place and lacke of victuals a safe slaughter vnto his Souldyers Besides these words of HuÌ„tley many things accompted for foretokens although they were thought to be vayne and procéeding of chaunce hadde stryken Religion and new terror into the Kyngs heart for as he was sytting in counsell with the Captaynes deliberating about the manner of the battayle an Hare lept out of his tent and being stryken at with a thousand weapons escaped vntouched through the middes of the station Moreouer the Myce had grawen asunder the string and buckle of his headpéece and the report went that the vayles of his inner tent were in the morning besprinckled with a bloudy dewe When the King for these causes came not forth into the field Surrey who for sundry incoÌ„modities could no longer stay in those morish foule filthy places neither dyd think that the King would fighte vnlesse he were compelled by extreame necessitie dislodged and leauing the enimie on the left hand and passing ouer the riuer of Tyl marched vnto a better place at the ende of Barme wodde that he mighte there in a more fertile and safe place refreshe hys Souldyers whome with greate iourneys and thinne dyet all those thrée days he had sore wearyed and in the meane time expect new power and according to the mouings of the enimies who had with their multitude filled the next hylles he likewise should follow a new trade in administring the warres Nothing deuided the two Campes but only the Riuer of Tyl neyther dyd eyther partie absteyne froÌ„ tempesting with great ordinaunce and other shot But a hill at the hither side of the riuer rising vp gently a mile high serued Surrey to great vse for it defended the front of his Campe from all iniurie of the enimies ordinaunce From that hill Thomas Lord Howard Surreys son a yong Gentleman of passing prowesse surueying the hilles the lay about it vpon whome the enimie was encamped and the playne beneath sheweth his father that the Scotte might easily be excluded from Scotlande or else being gotten out of his strong lodging be brought to fighte if he woulde agayne transport hys army ouer Tyl in that place where before he had come ouer and fetching no greate compasse aboute woulde shewe hymselfe on the backe of the enimie as farre within as the streightes of the hyll woulde suffer Surrey who hadde whollye bente hys mynde to fyghte sente certayne menne verye skilfull in the Countrey and also in martiall discipline to viewe the place who vppon theyr returne when they reported vnto hym the verye same and hys sonnes counsell was confirmed by all mens opinions hée incontinently commaunded the army to dislodge and thrée miles from thence passed ouer the Riuer by two bridges in two companyes at one time But Iames coniecturing Surreys intente least by remayning still on those hylles and beeyng intercluded from Scotlande muche agaynste hys dignitie hée should léese frée libertie to forage and therewithal too whyche hée thoughte muche apperteyned to reteyne his authoritie least by detracting the fyghte and béeyng lyke vnto one besieged he should séeme to repose more trust in the place the munitions than in the prowesse valor of hys Souldyers straight way dislodged and marched directly to take the nexte hyll whereof hée greately feared hys enimie would haue preuented him but it was broughte to passe thorough hys owne celeritie and the industrie of the drudges of the armie who had at the Kyngs departure as was commaunded them fylled all the Countrey with one smoke and blacke
the least wise not came vnto my knowledge As the battell fought betwene the â—olonâ—â—e Orsini mentioned by Iouius in the summariâ— of biâ—â— booke wherein the Orsine were ouerthrowne And the battel at Swatzwald where the Switzers vanquished the Almaines whereof Iouius maketh mentioÌ„ in the summarie of his vp booke And also the foure ciull battels betwene the Switzers in the yeare one thousand fiue hundreth twenty nine The two battels fought in the yere 1â—59 betwere Selius and Baiazzet sonnes vnto Soliman the great Turke The ouerthrowe giuen in the year one thousande fiue hundreth sixtie and seuen vnto the Moscouâ—te by the Polonian where seuen thousande Moscouâ—tes were slayne and taken prisones and two thousande drowned in the riuer of Dwyâ—da And two conflictes by sea in the yeare one thousand fiue hundreth sixtie and foure betwens the Dane and the Swedan And also one civill battell in Scotlande at the Long side where the Quéene and hir fauourers were discomfited And also sundrie battels both by sea and lande fought in base Germanie in these late ciuill troubles as in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth seuentie and two the Lorde Ienlis with almost fire thousande Frenchmen going about to enter Mons in Henault was ouerthrowne by Federicke sonne to the Duke of Alua and almost all the Frenche men slayne As also the nexte yeare he defeated and tooke prisoner the Baron of Batenburg comming with an armie well furnished to relieue the besieged town of Harlaw And the dattell of Maâ—icin in Clauâ—lande where the power of Dewes Earle of Nassow was defeated and himselfe with Christophâ—â— the Palsagâ—â—â—â— sonne slayne by Sanchie Dauila the Castellan of Antwarpe But on the water the Duke of Medina Celi discomfited by the Guise before Flissingen and sixtene of his ships drowned and foure taken being shippes of infinite riches And also the Conte Bossis discomfited on the water in Holland by the sayd Genses who also put to flight at Terguse a fléete sent by Alua in the yeare one thousande fine hundreth seuentie and thrée And the next yeare one of foure score sayle sent by the Commendador of Castile then Gouernour vnder the conduct of Iulian de Romero to victuall Middleburg of whome seuentene were lost And perhaps manyé other such lyke As agayne I haâ—e omitted diuers other bicause I doe not â—éenie them worthie the name of pitched fielded or battels As the foule flight of the Venetian fléete vnder the conduct of Grimani as soâ—e as euer they attached fight with the Turkishe manie whereof Ionius writeth in the suminarie of his â—irt booke And the like of the Venetian armie by lande conducted by Balemie at the first fight of Gascon of Feix As also that notorious incommeth bitle â—iflicted on Solimaâ—â— the Turke in his returne oute of Persia in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth thirtie and fiue when that Delmeathes the Persian Captame did one moste tempestuous night sodenly inuade his Campe with a power of light horsemen and slue infinite Turkes and rifled almost the whole campe and returned backe in safetie Nor that shamefull retire or flight of Andrew Doria Admirall of the mightie nauie of the Emperour and Venetians as soone as euer he had attached fight with a farre inferiour power of Turkish galleys in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth thirtie and seuen Nor the discomfiture by ambushe of the power of Reneé the Prince of Orange by Martin van Rossem neare vnto Antwarpe in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth fortie and twoo And the battell of Sulway mosse where the Scottes frantickly fledde feared with their owne imagination as though the Duke of Norffolke who had lately roaded Scotlande with a goodly armie had bene now returned againe when that they were fette vpon by Thomas bastarde Daker and Iacke of Musgâ—aue with one hundreth men and they had left a stale on the hill for to make their fearefull foes beléeue it was another power approching In the which conflict were taken the Lorde Maxwell the Generall with a greate number of Earles and Lordes Nor that lamentable losse in the yeare one thousande fiue hundreth and sixtie when that the Duke of Medina Celi returning from the coÌ„quest of the Island of zerbi in the coast of Africa met with the innumerable Turkish floete the fight whereof caused him in continently to flee without once striking stroke léesing xxvij galleys and a great number of hulkes laden with souldiours and victuals and abandoning sixe thousande valiant souldiours whome he had left in garrison in the Isle to be murthered by the mercilesse Turkes These conflictes and other of lesse fame I haue willingly and wittingly omitted bicause they deserue not the name of battels and also for that by the enarration of them the like pleasure and profite will not redound vnto the reader The which two things haue specially impelled me to collect this painefull worke FINIS * That was when Charles wan the kingdome Nauâ—rro was Generall of the Spanish footmen a man of great skil in vndermining Pescara his auncestors came out of Spaine ¶ A Table expressing the names of such battels as are set forth in this Historie also in what yeare and by whom they were fought THe battell of Tarro fought in the yere 1495. betwene Charles the French king and the Venetians Out of Iouius Fol. 1. The battell of Seminara fought in the kingdom of Naples the same yeare betwene Ferdinand king of Naples and the French power Out of Iouius Folio 23. The battell of Eboli foughte in the kingdome of Naples the same yeare betwene the Neapolitan French power Out of Iouius fol. 27 The battel of Terranoua fought in the kingdom of Naples betwene the French and the Spanish power in the yeare 1506. Out of Iouius The battell of Gioia fought in the kingdome of Naples betweene the French and Spanish power the same yeare Out of Iouius Fol. 35. The battell of Cerignola foughte in the kingdome of Naples the same yeare betweene the Spanishe and French power Out of Iouius Folio 38. The battell of Giaradda fought in Lumbardie betweene Lewes the French king and the Venetians in the yere 1509. Out of Francis Guicciardine folo 41. The battell of Rauenna foughte in Romagna betwene the power of the French king and the Spanishe and his confederates in the yeare 1512. Out of Guicciardine fol. 44. The battell of Ginghat foughte in Picardye in the yeare 1513. betweene Henrye the eyght king of Englande and the French power Out of Hall. fol. 64. The battell of Nouara foughte in the Duchie of Milan betweene the Frenche power and the Switzers in the same yeare Out of Iouius fol. 54. Flodden fielde fought betweene Iames the fourth king of the Scots and the Englysh power in the same yeare Out of Iouius fol. 67. The battell of Vlmo or Vicenza fought in Venetia betwene the Spanyshe and the Venetian powers in the same yere Out of Iouius fo 78. The battel of Borysthenes