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A08577	A true historie of the memorable siege of Ostend and what passed on either side, from the beginning of the siege, vnto the yeelding vp of the towne. Conteining the assaults, alarums, defences, inuentions of warre, mines, counter-mines and retrenchments, combats of galleys, and sea-fights, with the portrait of the towne: and also what passed in the Ile of Cadsant, and at the siege of Sluice, after the comming of Count Maurice. Translated out of French into English, by Edward Grimeston.; Histoire remarquable et veritable de ce qui c'est passé par chacun jour au siege de la ville d'Ostende. English.	Grimeston, Edward.	1604 (1604)	STC 18895; ESTC S113561	132,698	249

A TRVE HISTORIE OF THE MEMORABLE SIEGE OF Ostend and what passed on either side from the beginning of the Siege vnto the yeelding vp of the Towne Conteining the Assaults Alarums Defences Inuentions of warre Mines Counter-mines and Retrenchments Combats of Galleys and Sea-fights with the portrait of the Towne And also what passed in the I le of Cadsant and at the siege of Sluice after the comming of Count Maurice Translated out of French into English By Edward Grimeston AT LONDON Printed for Edward Blount 1604. To the right Honourable the Earle of Deuonshire Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and one of his Maiesties most Honourable priuie Councell Charles Mountioie Anagramma One A most Rich Iuel YOur good Lordship knowes that in no times of Peace Peace is so fixed but the varietie to which all things worldly are subiect may giue necessary and vndelayd occasion to the Theorie of warres if not their practise if neither yet the knowledge of both being by long and renowned experience so substantially turnd into the powers of your minde the vnequall subiect of this resolute and deadly siege cannot but adde one welcome forme to your discourse and finde some of your emptiest minutes fit to vouchsafe it acceptance The bloodlesse and quiet transformation it receiues from my tributorie labours wanting so much life of the death and actuall excitations it naturally presented I knew must want as much of the Honor and fire it should confer to the Protection and spirit of a Souldier but I know withall the lost liues of so many resolute and Honorable Commanders hauing a little restitution made them in this willing remembrance will finde no lesse cherishing and strength of propagation in your liuing disposition to whose true Nobilitie and generally lou'd vertues I thrice humbly submit these and whatsoeuer worthier causes of your graue consideration the vnworthy worke compriseth Your Lordships alwayes to be commanded Edw Grimeston The Author to the Reader THis latter age hath brought forth memorable exploits of war Flāders without straiing from our subiect to her losse hath not seene the least being vexed with continuall troubles since the yeere 1566. The sieges of Harlem Mastricke Andwerp and other townes haue beene goodly according vnto the Etimology which some giue vnto the word Bellum quod minime bellum and it seemes that the industry of men instructed by the inuentions of former ages and prickt forward by religion and other violent causes and coulours hath added what she could and as it were made the vttermost triall of her forces I leaue it vnto the reader to make a comparison betwixt this siege of Ostend and the rest but without doubt it exceedes them all in length of time the importance therof cannot be told being the most memorable occurrant of our age The opinion I haue that this small worke recommended by truth it selfe and as free from passion as voide of affectation should be pleasing vnto many is the cause I haue set it forth to represent as in a table the most remarkeable things that haue happened on either side at this siege Many being interessed in the cause as they say will desire to see it and spirits prickt forward by curiosity would not loose their partes In the yeere 1599. the Flemings being molested with the continuall courses of them of Ostend caused certaine forts to be made about the towne to bridle them It is aboue three yeeres since this fiege begā which was the fift of Iuly in the yeere 1601. we may thinke that the importance of the place hath during this time furnished both the one the other withal deuises possible for the well assayling defending of the Towne The discourse which is briefe frees me from giuing any censure and the Law which I haue prescribed my selfe opposeth Some not vnproperly call Ostend an Academie and an excellent Schoole for Gouernours Captaines Souldiers Ingeneurs Phisitions Surgions Pilots and Mariners and they finde it by experience that euery one of these persons which hath continued but three moneths in Ostend is become excellent in his art and vocation A Souldier when he comes forth speakes like a Maister in fortifications of Ramperes Bulworkes Spurres Counterscarfes Rauelins Trauerses Parapets halfe Moones Reduites or Blocke houses and such like I will alledge one example among many to shew the valour of the Souldiers of Ostend In the yeere 1603. the Arch-dukes men hauing surprized the Castel of Wastendonck the inhabitants resolued to retrench themselues against it setting their Garison to worke who were schollers newly from this Academie these good workmen made proofe in three houres what they could doe to the great amazement of the Spaniardes who said they could not be men seeing the Canon did not force them to retire a foote or els that euery one had a new life in his cofers As for Phisitions and Surgians Mounsieur Moerbeke of Haigh is held for a Phoenix Alexander Courtmans of Andwerp is very famous all such as haue practised in Ostend haue purchased a prerogatiue aboue the rest The like is of all men that haue bin imployed there finally this little booke is good for Souldiers who shall learne therein many excellent points of their profession tried at the cost of other men and ready to be put in practise neither shall it be vnprofitable to any seeing that we liue in this peruerse age towards the dissolution of the world threatned of all sides with wars like vnto a poore traueller which sees the Heauen ouercast threatning a storme in the midst of a plaine Champion As for delight If any one seeke to please his taste the variety of the discourse will minister sufficient matter My intention in writing these simple remembrances free from all other affection was onely to serue the publike If my labour may be as friendly accepted be pleasing to all good men to those whose iudgements are not obscured nor transported with passion neither that haue coniured against the trueth I haue attained to my desire and thinke my paines well imployed Farewell A. V. A description and the names of the Forts of the Towne of Ostend 1. Sand-hill 2. False-bray 3. Schottenbruch or the Scottish fort 4. Becc-af here was the Church of the olde Towne whereof the steeple onely stands 5. The menteur or liar 6. The new hauen the which is not yet finished 7. Moises table 8. 9. Flamenburch vpon the West of the new Hauen where they haue planted a Batterie to shoote against the Arch-dukes men when as they go to their battery which is towardes the Saulcisses 10. The Bulworke vpon the Northwest with a Blockhouse vpon the Hauen by the which the ships doe now enter 11. The North Bulworke with a battery thereon 12. The East gate 13. The Rauelin at the East gate 14. The Bulworke of Pekell 15. A Battery vpon the Bulworke of Pekel in the which there are 9. demie Culuerins to shoote at the Arch-dukes approches which he makes vpon the

was for that they expected the Arch-duke there and that they had prepared a great number of bridges vpon wheeles and many great sackes full of Sand to stoppe the mouth or at the least the opening or hole vpon the West and that they had tried this inuention at the Sluces and found it good and therefore they had caused a great number of these sackes to be made throughout all Flanders And that vpon the East there was great store of Bowes great stones and many tumbrelles to build a fort according to the aduice of the Ingeners And hee saide also that the Arch-duke had caused a Fourrier or Harbinger a volontarie Gentleman and a Corporall to be put in prison for saying that in their opinions the Towne was not ready to be taken and that they were in danger to be hanged that the Spaniards were wonderfully incensed against them of Bruges as hauing aboue all other pursued the siege of Ostend saying they were all traitors to the king of Spaine and to the Arch-duke The 20. of September the Earle of Northumberland an English man came to Ostend with the Lord of Kessel brother to the Lord of Lockeren one of whose seruants had his arme shot off with a Canon The same day the enemies did raise and fortifie their neerest trenches towards the Polder of the English The 21. of September there entred 14. ships more into the Towne with victuals and munition at whom the enemie made many a shot but could not hit any The same day the besieged had eight peeces of Canon sent them out of Zeland and they sent back some that were spoiled The 22. a Burges of Scluse came to Flessingue who brought newes of the siege of Ostend saying that the Arch-duke was resolued not to abandon it vntill he had taken it although he were the last should loose himselfe there and that the Souldiers were very ill payed and might happily mutine and that the countrie six leagues round about was spoiled and vndone and that the Souldiers were vp to the knees in water in their trenches and had made little bankes to sit vpon and to keepe their armes drie and that all the Hospitalles of Flanders Brabant Lisle and all the neighbour Townes were full of hurt men which were in all seauen thousand at the least The same day there came towards night eight saile more into the Towne with munition and victuals at whom the Arch-dukes men did not shoote being not able to see them by reason of the darknesse The 23. of September it was written from Ostend that Colonel Vehtenbruche had beene slaine in the English quarter with a Musket shot the night before which strooke him in the backe and came out at his throate and that a little before a French Captaine named Pomerade had likewise beene slaine with a Musket in the head The same day there entred two ships by the mouth or gollet laden with all kinde of Munition and victualles and two Dromlers laden with bowes the same night the enemie brought great store of bowes vpon the East-side vnder the Fortes labouring very much betwixt the Catteyes and Reisern-heubt they brought also vpon the South a great number of Wagons laden with bowes as if they ment to stay there ten yeares On the other side they of the Towne laboured as earnestly in the English trenches vpon the West and Southside of the Towne and ioyned them together with certaine forts that is with the Boulwarke which is within the Polder without the Towne and the two abandoned trenches with the halfe Moone the which is before the trenches on the west part so as these foure peeces were made all one without all danger of water in Winter The English trench vpon the West was made stronger and thicker and also more aduanced towardes the South and North euen vnto the causie the which is about 50. or 60. foote long where before it was open so as the enemy might easily shoote vpon the Polder Bridge and did commonly hurt and kill some souldiers The halfe Moone on the West side was ioyned with Cattey fort to the West trench with a Ditch and Piles and Yron pikes before it so as this halfe Moone was exceeding strong Those of the Towne placed two Canons in the casemate the which is betwixt the West Boulwarke and Helmont to batter the enemies trenches right against the Porke-espicke the enemie did all he could to dismount and breake them and in the end they drew downe a double Canon against the Porke-espike and from thence plaied vpon these two peeces but they shot so furiously from the Towne as the enemie was forced to cease his battery being broken after that the enemie brought downe two other peeces vpon the waters side which runnes by the little broken ditche with the which they shotte against a Palisadoe which they of the Towne had made round about the Porke-espike to defend the foote of this fortification least the force of the water should carry it away those of the Towne hauing discouered their desseigne plaied vpon this batterie from Sand-hill and the False-Bray which is vnder Helmont and from the West-port so as they were forced to cease About noone a Frenchman of the enemies armie came and yeelded himselfe into the Towne where he had sometimes serued He said that Count Boucquoy had beene made Lieutenant generall in the place of Don Catris and that they without made a chaine to carrie vpon boates from the Old-hauen thinking therewith to doe some great exploite being in their power The same day a Marriner and a Souldier fled out of the Towne to the enemie The 24. of September a Souldier of Lorraine came from the enemies campe into the Towne who said that many Souldiers fled from the campe and that they were out of hope to take the Towne and that those of the Towne did so annoy them with their Canon as the company vnder which he was being at the first a hundred and ten men was reduced to 40. both by reason of the Towne Canon as of such as were run away for want of pay That night three Shippes with a Barke entred the Towne being laden with victuals at whom the enemy discharged some vollees of Canon shot and slew in one of them a woman with a childe They brought out of the English trenches into the Towne 22. men slaine and hurt by the enemies Canon which shott among them that laboured Vpon the West side they discoured great store of Bowes Trees and such like things which the enemy caused to be brought in Carts Vpon the West-Bulwarke of the towne they planted a new batterie with defences about it to play vpon the enemies trenches and vpon their battetie which was belowe betwixt Reisernheubt and the Cateis They also made an other batterie vpon the entrie of the Hauen in the new Towne along the bridge by which they passe from whence they plaied vpon the Cateys to dislodge the enemies shotte which

as would with their Colours flying Drummes sounding their Matches light and Bullets in their mouthes with foure peeces of Ordinance and Bullets Poulder for tenne shotte and two hundred Wagons to carry away their stuffe besides all the Shippes within the Towne that were laden and the rest to be laden with their baggage and householde stuffe their wiues and children leauing the rest of the amunition behinde the chiefe whereof was shipt before they left about eight peeces some not mounted others crackt broken with two or three morters and some 80. bartels of Poulder the rest was shipt away or made vnfit to vse And so there went forth about foure thousand tall Souldiers by the Stronde towards Blankenbourg hauing beene feasted and banketed by their enemies both within the towne and without in Spignolas Tents and had a conuoy to conduct them their ships departed in like sort they lodged that night at Blankenbourg and the next day they came to Prince Maurice his campe before Sluice where all the Colonels Captaines and chiefe men were kindly entertained and welcomed by his excellencie and the Baylife of Ostend was made Baylife of Sluice There remained no Inhabitants in Ostend only one old man and a woman or two but all retired leauing it as heapes of earth and sand The Arch-duke came thether with the Infanta to see the place and from thence they went in pilgrimage to our Lady by Dunkerke to whom they did ascribe the victory All the countrie people there abouts were commanded to bring in stuffe of wood and Bauins to repaier the Towne against the Sea The Arch-dukes Campe is disolued and the soldiers are dispersed into the citties townes of Flanders which were forced to receiue them for garrisons to withstand the incursions of the garrisons of Sluice and Ardenbourg the which his excellency had fortified with many Bulwarkes leauing there this winter some 7. or 8000. foote and 2000. horse in garrison hauing built stables for their horses in Ardenbourg and Isendicke Monsier Vander Noot being made Gouernour of Sluice vnder Cont Hendrik Fredricke of Nassaw brother to Prince Maurice FINIS An Explanation of the figure of the retrenchments of Ostend 51 A Halfe Moone before Helmont in the which they of the towne kept garde a long time 52. Helmont cut off from the Towne marked 42. in the whole carde of the Towne represented in the Historie 53. A Bulworke on the West where a mine played the 16. of Iune and the next day an assault was giuen in the whole mapp 39. 54. The Gallery or Corredor from Polder Bulworke to the Counter-scarfe 55. Here a mine was blowen vp the second of Iune and an assault was giuen 56. Here they of the Towne had a halfe Moone and kept garde where they made a mine 57. The Bulworke of the South-west 35. 58. The Castall or stable of Kine the South Bulworke 59. A halfe Moone within the Counter-scarfe where they of the Towne kept garde 60. A halfe Moone taken by the besieged cutt off and seperated from the towne 61. A Rauelin 62. The West Rauelin 63. The Porke-espike a part whereof the enemie blew vp ane seazed on the rest 41. 64. A Blocke-house before the North gate 65. A Bridge 66. A Rauelin 67. New Helmont 68. The new Bulworke of the West 69. Sure gardes or vrigandes 70. A Plat-forme vpon the market place whereon they haue made three batteries marked with the numbers of 71. 72. 73. Afterwardes it was changed to the new West Bulworke number 69. the which is of eight peeces to play vpon the enemies Catteyes and is changed as occasion serues as you may see in the portrait Description and situation of Ostend The Port. A new Gollet A new Port. A discourse of the estate of the towne since the warres and fortification therof Those of Ostend abandon the Polder Importance of Ostend Forts built about Ostend Expences in garding these forts Cause of the siege Diuersitie of opinions in counsell vpon the siege of Ostend Ostend besieged The olde hauen cut off by the enemy Graue Maurice sendes to Ostend Succours from England A Sallie A Sailie The enemies trenches 2200. canon shot in one day against the Towne The Arch-dukes men stand vpon their guard Ships from Zeland Of the Gouernors lodging beaten downe with the Canon and not by him abandoned Fugitiues taken Bullets of 40. pounde shot into the towne Generall vere hurt The Arch-dukes men forced to retire by the tide 35000. canon shot against the towne Letters shot into towne with arrowes The tide amazeth the townes men 2000. English come into the Towne 20. Ensignes of French other nations Prisoners brought into the Towne The Arch-dukes inuention Inuention for an assault The forme of the siege and of the Archdukes campe The Lord of Castillion slaine The estate of the besieger The Flemings out of hope to take Ostend Many of qualitie goe to see Ostend A new Hauen at Ostend Generall Vere returned to the Towne The Arch-dukes rigour The Earle of Northumberland the Lord of Kessel came to Ostend Fortification of the besieged Conut Bucquoy made Lieutenant generall to the Arch-duke The Arch-duke resolues to raise the siege Six or seauen horsemen giue the alarme to the Towne The Arch-dukes men approched neerer by a 130. yardes Traitors taken in the towne Great treason discouered in the towne The townsmen make a new Hauen This was on the 17. of Nouember stilo veteri Sicknesse in the towne Assault at the English Trenches and repulsed An assault giuen and the enemy repulsed with losse A treatie with the Arch-duke to winne time 1602. A furious and bloudy assault Assault vpon the East Assault at Helmont and the English trenches The Generals wisedome The Arch-duke looseth aboue 2000. men Noble men slaine The commanders names for the Arch-duke at the assault The Spaniards mutine for want of paie Complaints of them of Antwerp Great necessitie in the campe Generall Vere leaues Ostend A new Hauen at Ostend Prince Maurice comes into Brabant Prince Maurice besiegeth Graue Sickenesse in Ostend and in the Campe. Ostend new built Galleys of Spaine vnder Spignola The Galley S. Philip sunke The Galley called Aurora sunke 1602. A proclamation proscription against the mutiners 1602. 1603. 250000. bullets shot against Ostend The towne spēt a 100000. shot Nomber of the dead on either side A furious assault The Polder taken The number of the slaine Good orders in Ostend Combate at Sea Spignola slaine The nomber of the dead A salie of 1000. men Cruelty of the enemy 1604. Pompeies Chariot The Gouernour of Ostend slaine Baraque signifies a lodging The resolution of the Estates and of Prince Maurice 4000. vessels furnish an army The Arch-duke deuides his army into three The siege of Isandicque Prince Maurice before Escluse Isandicque sommoned by a trumpet was slaine Compotion of the fort of Isandieque Aerdeburg a ruined Towne Dam a Towne in Flanders Assault at Ostend the 5. of Iune Bossempierre slaine An assault the 17. of Iune The Arch-duke compounds with the mutiners Conclusion end of the booke Ostend A mine at Polder Bulworke A Sallie Spignola sicke Retrenchments of the besieged The besieged forsake the olde rampere A Sallie Spignola generall of the Campe before Ostend P. Maurice intrenched before Sluice Sluice in extremity 1604. Spignola marcheth to releeue Sluice Spignola repulsed at Sluice Sluice surrendred the 10. of August Spignola returned to Ostend Sandhil taken by the enemy Reasons vppon the continuance of the siege of Ostend They resolue to yeeld it vp Ostend surrendred the 12. of September 1604. The Articles