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A47710	Memorable accidents, and unheard of transactions containing an accout of several strange events: as the deposing of tyrants, lamentable shipwrecks, dismal misfortunes, stratagems of war, perilous adventures, happy deliverances, with other remarkable occurrences, and select historical events, which have happened in several countries in this last age. Translated from the French, printed at Brussels in 1691. and dedicated to his present Majesty William King of England, &c. Published in English by B.B.	B. B.; Léonard, T.	1693 (1693)	Wing L1100A; ESTC R217274	108,650	193

Memorable Accidents AND Unheard of Transactions CONTAINING An Account of several Strange Events As the Deposing of Tyrants Lamentable Shipwrecks Dismal Misfortunes Stratagems of War Perilous Adventures Happy Deliverances with other remarkable Occurrences and Select Historical Events which have happened in several Countries in this last Age. Translated from the French Printed at Brussels in 1691. and Dedicated to His present Majesty William King of England c. Published in English by R. B. LONDON Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultrey near Cheapside 1693. THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO HIS Brittanick Majesty SIR THough Your Majesty be wholly busied in the greatest Affairs of State in the most Illustrious Assembly that was ever held I presume nevertheless to believe that You will not be offended that I take the liberty to interrupt You for a moment and offer unto Your Majesty this small Treatise the reading of which can only surprize those that are ignorant of Your Majesties Life for since this containeth the most celebrated Events of History extracted out of the Writings of the most famous Authors all the World will own that the Miracles which make Your Character surpass the greatest and most astonishing Exploits here related It is for this cause Sir that my silence will better express the profound Veneration that I have for the Grandeur of Your Majesties Actions than all the Elogies wherewith the ardor of my Zeal were able to Inspire me Nevertheless Sir if I may be perswaded to judge of Your Intentions by Your Proceedings all that Glory which shineth so bright in the Eyes of Men is not that which dost most affect You by so many Great and Heroick Actions You aspire to something yet greater You know Sir that Kings who are truly so esteem not Soveraign Power but as a thing ever ready to furnish them with opportunities of meriting the Love of Nations by being Authors of the Publick Happiness Your Majesty hath this Great Truth Ingraven upon Your Heart and if in the beginning of Your Reign we have admired in Your Majesty the Hero and the Conqueror we hope ever to Adore the Restorer of the Common Liberty of Europe I am with a profound respect SIR Your Majesties Most Humble and Most Obedient Servant T. LEONARD TO THE READER HOW great soever the Diversion and Pleasure be that we find in Reading Romances nevertheless true History hath all the advantage over it that Truth hath over a Fable If we search Books for Examples whereby to regulate our Behaviour those that we know to be false can they ever gain any Empire over our Minds For Example Can the Heroical Actions that we read in Cleopatra have so great Authority over us as to engage us to imitate them And shall we set imaginary Persons for a Model before us It is not so with History and the reading thereof produceth more certain Effects When a Man whose Inclinations are Warlike observeth there that a private Soldier hath by his Valour rais'd himself to the greatest Dignities he conceiveth as high an Idea of the Success as a great Merit is capable of he perswadeth himself that he may Atchieve the like Adventures since they have been before really perform'd and this thought authoriz'd by the Truth of History is able to determine him to the boldest Exploits This is it Reader which hath oblig'd me to publish this Collection the Events of which I have selected out of the General and Particular Histories Memoirs Voyages and other most famous Works that have lately appeared I hope it will meet with a favourable acceptation because it containeth Adventures as rare as any that are to be found in Romances here you are entertain'd with Shipwracks overthrown Fortunes Revolutions of Kingdoms and the surprizing Effects of the Commotions of all the Passions In fine this Collection evidenceth that Virtue is of both Sexes of all Ages Countries and Conditions Memorable Accidents AND Unheard of Transactions In several Nations in this last Age. The Shipwrack THE King of Portugal had sent to the King of Siam a very splendid Embassy To answer the civility of this European Prince the King deputed three great Mandarins in Quality of his Ambassadors with six other younger Mandarins and a considerable Retinue to go to the Court of Portugal We embark'd for Goa in the year 1684. where we abode eleven months and departed thence for Europe in a Portugal Vessel Jan. 27. 1686. but on the 27th of April we unhappily run aground on the Cape of the Needles and that in this manner That very day several Mariners were order'd to ascend the Masts to observe the Land that we descry'd a little towards the right hand by their relations the Captain and Pilot judg'd that it was the Cape of Good Hope so without observing themselves whether the Mariners spoke truth or not they continu'd their course till two or three hours after Sun-set when they believ'd they had already past the Land we had before discover'd then changing the course they bore a little more towards the North. I know not what presage of the misfortune that threatned us had so fill'd me with restless thoughts that I could not so much as close my eyes to sleep I then came out of my Cabbin and amus'd my self with beholding the Ship that seem'd to fly on the top of the waters Casting my eyes a little further I perceiv'd on a sudden a very dark shadow near our right side this sight struck me with terror and immediately I said to the Pilot Is it not the Land that I see As he approach'd to look we heard them crying out in the Fore-castle Land Land before us we are lost The Pilot run to the Helm to change the course but we were so near the shore that the Ship in veering struck thrice with her Poop upon a Rock which made her stand still without any manner of motion They run to the Poop but not one drop of water had yet enter'd Immediately they made all efforts possible to save themselves from Imminent ruine by felling the Masts by the board and unloading the Vessel but they had not time for the Wind drove the Ship upon the shore These Mountains of Water breaking into foamy Billows upon the points of the Rocks that jutted out into the Sea lifted up the Vessel to the Clouds letting her fall on a sudden upon the Cliffs with such violence that she could not hold out long You might have heard her already cracking on all sides some parts of her falling off from the rest and at last this great Mass of Wood being for a while thus dreadfully shaken and toss'd from Wave to Rock was dash'd to pieces with a horrible noise The Poop bore the first shock and accordingly was the first part that bulg'd To no purpose they cut down the Masts and threw over-board the Guns and all that lay in their way all their precautions were in vain for the ship struck upon the Rocks so often and

sending his Wife to the House of the Lord of Woerden her Father with a command to give him an account of the whole Fact which she did accordingly adding That she hoped her Father would not be angry with her for the dishonour that had happened to his Family since it was acted forcibly and violently under the pretence of Kindness and Hospitality Gerard consulted with his Father-in-Law what should be done and how he were best to govern himself in this affair swearing and protesting upon his Honour that he would never suffer so horrid an abuse to pass unrevenged after which he never came to Court but studied continually how to execute his intended Vengeance The Lord of Woerden was likewise very sensibly touched for the dishonour of his Daughter and Family and from that time became a Mortal Enemy to Count Floris These two drew Gisbert of Amstel their Kinsman into a Conspiracy against the Earl and by the Advice of these two Lords Gerard secretly sent for the Bishop of Duras for the King of England the Earl of Cuyck in the Name of the Duke of Brabant and two Councellors for the Earl of Flanders who being met at Cambray Gerard declared the detestable Treachery of Floris with all the rage and aggravations that could be invented which so incensed them that after mature deliberation they concluded to attempt all means to seize upon the Earls Person and to send him to the King of England there to end his days in Prison and in the mean time to send for John of Holland Son-in-Law to Floris out of England where he then resided to come and take possession of the Earldoms of Holland and Zealand as Heir by Marrying his Daughter Elizabeth and now descended to him by the Civil Death of his Father which he had justly deserved for expiation of so foul and Villainous a Fact Count Floris wholly ignorant of this Conspiracy and Resolution went to Vtrecht to compose a difference between the Lord of Zulyn and some of his Councellors two of whom were the Lords Amstel and Woerden the Earl going to Church with his Guards and Houshold Servants a Woman delivered him a small Paper containing these Verses of the Psalm My dearest Friend whom I did trust With me did use Deceit And those who daily eat my Bread Did for my Soul lay wait My Lord said she consider well and remember this complaint of King David The Earl contemned this advertisement and went to Dine with the Noblemen and Prelates of Vtrecht where he was very merry after Dinner he laid himself down to sleep awhile designing the remainder of the day for Sport and Pleasure when the Lord of Amstel waking him invited him to ride abroad with his Hawks saying They had found a brave flight of Herns and other Wild Fowl The Count who much delighted in Hawking instantly mounted his Horse with a Hawk on his Fist and a very small Attendance When he had rid about half a mile from Vtrecht he was led into the midst of the Ambush of the Conspirators who issuing out upon him incompassed him on all sides Gerard Van Volsen who thought himself most wronged was the first that offered to lay hold on him but the Couragious Prince casting his Hawk from his Fist drew his Sword to defend himself choosing rather to dye than to be taken but being over-powred by number and unable to make any further resistance they seized him and designed to have conveyed him privately that Night to the Castle of Muyden and from thence to send him into England down the River of Flye The principal Conspirators was the Lords of Woerden Amstel Velson Beuschop Cragenhorst Thelingen Van Zanthen and divers others The News of the surprizal of the Prince soon alarm'd the whole Country so that the Kennemers Waterlanders and West Frizons instantly Armed themselves going aboard their Boats and Shallops to deliver their Lord the Conspirators having notice of their coming fled away carrying the Earl through Marshes and By-paths to prevent his being discovered but the people of Naerden who first went in search of them happened to meet them just in their passage who being much perplexed knew not which way to make their escape The Counts Horse to which he was bound being little and weak and unable to accompany them fell into a Ditch with him they laboured to get him out but not daring to stay because they found themselves closely pursued Gerard Van Velson full of Rage and Revenge fearing to lose the Prize seeing there was a necessity to abandon him the rest of his Companions being already fled he resolved not to part with him without satisfaction for his wrongs and therefore desperately fell upon his Natural Soveraign giving him one and twenty Wounds with his Sword most of which were Mortal and then mounting upon a swift Horse he made his escape to his Castle of Cronenburg The Kennemers arrive soon after and find the Earl almost Dead and Speechless in the Ditch being scarce able to draw his breath some of the Servants of the Murderers were taken and cut in pieces before the Earls face and having drawn him out of the Ditch they carried him to Mount Muyden where he in a short time expired after having Governed Holland Zealand and Friezland forty two years He was a Generous Prince of a comely Stature and Presence Courteous and Elegant in discourse a good Musician and very Charitable in short he had all that could be wish'd for in a Prince had not his Virtues been sullied with the Vice of Incontinency and this last Treacherous Adultery Count Floris had two Grey-hounds which always followed him when he went abroad these were found lying in the Ditch by him where he was Wounded and when his Body was put into a Boat to be conveyed to Alkmer they leaped into it and would neither eat nor drink though it was offered them and would certainly have starved themselves if they had not by force been drawn away from the Earls dead Body Thus have we seen Revenge acted to the height on one side let us now observe how it pursued the Actors of this Bloody Tragedy several of the Assistants to this Murder fled out of the Country the Lord of Woerden wandred about like a Vagabond and at length died miserably in a Forreign Land The Lord of Amstel who was a good Man but drawn in by the rest had all his Estate seized and fled into Germany The common people were so inraged at this horrid Fact that they vowed Revenge against the chief Actors and went to besiege the Castle of Cronenburg those within it continued quiet pretending that neither Gerard nor his Accomplices were there though indeed they were An account of this Murder was sent to all the Friends of Count Floris particularly to the Earl of Heynault and to Count John his Son who came before the Castle and planted their Engines of Battery against it The Earl of Cuick who was present at the consultation at

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