THus
farre
our
warlike
Newes
,
of
Confederations
and
Vnitings
so
many
Princes
in
a
Holy
League
(
as
themselues
Christen
it
)
has
betrayed
it selfe
to
you
in
English
,
which
so
perfectly
and
boastingly
before
spake
nothing
but
Spanish
.
And
to
strengthen
this
Report
,
here
is
another
Confirmation
sent
by
a
friend
out
of
Spaine
,
to
his
acquaintance
in
London
,
in
this
manner
.
Sir
,
albeit
I
make
no
doubt
but
that
the
extraordinary
preparations
of
the
Spanish
Fleet
,
are
by
Letters
arriued
in
England
,
yet
by
reason
of
the
frequent
houering
of
the
Spanish
here
in
Marseilles
,
I
presume
,
you
cannot
meete
a
more
exact
knowledge
of
the
Particulars
,
then
these
which
I
send
you
,
holding
my selfe
bound
to
acquaint
you
with
the
Truth
.
The
certaine
place
of
their
intended
Inuasion
,
is
not
published
;
but
common
muttering
whispers
in
our
Eares
,
that
it
is
for
England
,
Ireland
,
and
the
Netherlands
,
yet
some
suspect
,
it
is
against
the
Venetians
.
But
leauing
that
,
be
pleased
to
cast
your
Eye
on
these
Particulars
following
,
which
are
accounted
here
for
truths
,
and
so
we
receiue
them
.
|
Galleasses
|
200.
|
|
Ships
built
after
the
English
fashion
|
120.
|
|
Hulkes
|
020.
|
|
Pinkes
|
020.
|
|
Catches
|
020.
|
|
In
all
|
330.
|
|
Land
Souldiers
|
60000.
|
|
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
being
|
8000.
|
|
Voluntaries
|
8000.
|
|
Saylers
|
13000.
|
|
Great
Peeces
of
Ordnance
|
70.
|
|
Poysoned
Bullets
for
Ordnance
|
47000.
|
|
Hollow
Bullets
filled
with
wild-fire
|
20000.
|
|
Muskets
and
Caleeuers
|
12000.
|
|
Partizans
|
1000.
|
Besides
double
Cannons
,
field
Peeces
:
dry-fats
filled
with
old
Nayles
,
and
broken
Iron
,
store
of
Carriages
:
necessaries
for
Sea
and
Land
,
without
number
,
three
thousand
Speares
,
Armours
of
Musket-proofe
,
Wines
,
Biskets
,
Bacon
,
Cheese
,
Beefe
,
Rice
,
Beanes
,
Pease
,
Oyle
,
Lampes
,
Pipes
for
fresh
water
,
Torches
,
Candles
,
Lanthornes
,
Hides
,
large
Hogsheads
,
Wheele-barrowes
,
Wheeles
,
Spades
,
Mattocks
,
Shouels
,
Galthrops
,
Baskets
,
Boygh-ropes
innumerable
,
and
thirtie
thousand
Pikes
pointed
with
Iron
.
The
Commanders
of
this
Fleete
are
to
meete
with
Spinola
,
who
is
to
bee
Generall
of
the
Forces
.
With
Spinola
,
come
Tyrone
,
and
the
Earle
of
Argile
,
with
a
great
number
of
Horses
,
and
are
to
be
transported
in
flat
Boats
.
The
Duke
of
Sauoy
his
Sonne
is
Admirall
of
the
Spanish
,
Sir
Robert
Dudley
Reare
Admirall
:
Sir
Griffin
Markham
,
and
Sir
William
Stanley
Colonels
of
the
Regiments
,
and
one
Neuill
who
termes
himselfe
Earle
of
Westmerland
,
hath
likewise
a
great
command
.
There
are
lately
arriued
at
Lisbone
twentie
armed
Elephants
from
Persia
,
for
what
imployment
t
is
incertaine
.
And
this
is
the
most
remarkable
Newes
of
this
Fleet
;
of
which
the
Turke
is
so
iealous
,
that
hee
stands
vpon
his
guard
.
With
so
much
does
a
Letter
sent
from
Marseilles
acquaint
vs
,
but
from
Malaga
come
these
tydings
.
That
there
was
neuer
such
warlike
prouision
and
preparation
as
is
now
in
Spaine
:
Wine
,
Oyle
,
and
Vineger
to
a
great
quantitie
,
being
made
readie
with
ten
thousand
barrels
of
small
shot
,
a
thousand
Kintals
,
sixe
thousand
Breames
,
or
Bottels
,
sixe
thousand
Baskets
for
Pioners
,
with
an
incredible
number
of
Spades
,
Shouels
,
Scoops
,
and
Mattocks
,
with
powder
and
wild-fire
.
From
Dunkirke
and
other
places
in
the
Net
herlands
vnder
the
King
of
Spaine
,
are
expected
eightie
ships
to
be
ayders
in
this
great
Expedition
.
Of
Spanish
Ships
,
these
are
prouided
.
|
In
Auero
|
20.
|
|
In
Valencia
|
20.
|
|
In
Lisbone
|
20.
|
|
In
Guinny
|
50.
|
|
In
Cales
and
Auero
Poole
|
20.
|
|
In
Saint
Sebastians
|
20.
|
|
In
Naples
|
40.
|
|
In
Barcelon
|
50.
|
|
|
240.
|
Malaga
thus
(
as
Marseilles
did
before
)
hauing
thundred
out
her
story
of
vproares
and
threatned
deuastation
:
Here
steps
in
a
third
Trumpetter
,
and
proclaymes
other
newes
,
sounding
as
harshly
as
the
former
.
Don
Fredericke
of
Toledo
is
generall
of
the
Army
by
Sea
,
and
the
Marquesse
by
land
,
who
hath
vowed
to
lay
his
bones
in
England
.
The
Generall
of
the
Cauallery
,
is
Don
Carolo
of
Columbo
:
Commissions
being
granted
to
leuy
three
thousand
Horse
,
aswell
Burgonians
,
as
Lorrainers
,
and
some
out
of
Luremberg
.
If
the
Peace
be
made
in
Italy
,
the
greatest
part
of
these
Forces
,
are
to
goe
by
Sea
,
and
so
to
fall
into
the
Spanish
Army
,
which
is
to
set
forth
on
the
first
of
Iuly
.
Spanish
Leaders
and
their
Companies
.
Don
Iohn
of
Fuentes
hath
a
Regiment
of
tenne
Companies
.
|
Don
Ferdinando
of
Arragon
|
10.
|
Don
Diego
of
|
10.
|
|
Coronell
Bayard
|
10.
|
|
Marquesse
of
Beluedore
|
10.
|
Three
hundred
men
being
in
euery
Company
,
which
in
the
fiue
Regiments
,
amount
to
15000.
besides
two
other
Regiments
,
the
names
of
whose
Coronels
,
I
haue
forgotten
;
so
that
the
whole
Army
consisteth
of
one
and
twentie
thousand
.
Italian
Leaders
.
Pedro
Aldobrandino
Companies
|
10.
|
|
Marquesse
of
Gonzales
|
10.
|
|
Pedro
of
Gonzales
|
10.
|
Don
Carolo
Spinola
commands
all
the
Italians
.
|
The
common
rumour
is
,
that
they
intend
their
course
for
Ireland
;
but
the
most
knowing
,
say
for
England
,
the
Dunkerkers
(
as
it
is
reported
)
hauing
sownded
all
the
Sea-coast
,
and
assuring
them
an
entrance
free
from
all
danger
.
Amongst
all
the
Engines
and
warlike
furniture
,
which
comes
alongwith
them
,
they
also
bring
store
of
Ouens
,
and
Mils
made
of
Iron
or
Brasse
,
and
will
make
their
issue
by
the
motion
of
wheeles
,
on
which
they
are
mounted
.
Thus
this
great
Archer
of
the
World
(
whose
Bow
reacheth
from
the
East
to
the
West
Indies
,
and
whose
string
is
twisted
together
by
the
Hands
and
Hearts
of
Confederated
Kings
and
Princes
)
shoots
his
Arrowes
at
this
our
Kingdome
of
England
,
making
account
to
come
and
cleane
the
glory
of
it
,
and
then
to
march
backe
into
Spaine
as
a
Triumphant
Conquerour
.
This
Nimrod
is
a
mightie
Hunter
,
and
by
his
good
will
,
would
strike
downe
none
but
whole
Nations
:
Hauocke
hee
cryes
what
Parke
so
euer
hee
comes
into
;
and
the
goodlier
the
Herds
are
,
the
more
cruelly
does
hee
scatter
them
.
Millions
of
poore
murthered
Indians
being
the
Trophies
of
his
bloudy
Shambles
.
But
as
the
beginning
of
the
first
Nimrods
Kingdome
,
was
Babell
,
so
the
end
of
this
second
(
Gods
Almightie
Arme
tumbling
downe
the
buildings
of
his
Ambition
)
shall
bee
Confusion
.
What
though
fiue
Kings
complot
,
combine
,
and
incorporate
their
Forces
in
One
,
to
fight
against
Iosua
?
Let
not
vs
feare
,
but
send
vp
our
Cries
to
Heauen
,
as
the
Men
of
Gibeon
(
a
great
and
Royall
Citie
)
sent
theirs
to
Iosua
,
euen
to
the
Host
at
Gilgall
,
and
as
they
to
Him
,
so
let
vs
call
to
God
,
and
say
,
Withdraw
not
thy
Hand
from
thy
Seruants
;
Come
vp
to
vs
quickly
,
and
saue
vs
,
and
helpe
vs
;
for
all
the
Kings
of
the
Amorites
(
Spinolized
and
Spaniolized
Tyrants
)
thine
and
our
Enemies
,
which
dwell
in
the
Mountaines
,
are
gathered
together
against
vs
.
Wee
must
shake
off
our
sinnes
when
wee
doe
thus
,
and
not
cry
with
a
faint
and
distrusting
voyce
that
hee
will
not
heare
vs
,
for
if
we
speake
to
him
as
wee
ought
to
doe
,
Hee
himselfe
will
say
thus
to
our
Ioshua
;
Feare
them
not
,
for
I
haue
giuen
them
into
thine
hand
:
None
of
them
shall
stand
against
thee
.
And
as
the
Lord
kept
his
Word
with
Him
,
so
will
hee
with
vs
:
Hee
will
smite
these
Colleagued
Enemies
to
his
Truth
and
Gospell
,
euen
to
Azekah
,
and
Makkedah
,
(
their
Gibraltars
and
Magellanes
)
and
as
they
are
chased
to
Beth-horon
(
into
Spaine
)
hee
will
(
for
their
poysoned
Bullets
prepared
to
shoote
at
vs
)
cast
downe
great
stones
from
Heauen
vpon
them
,
vntill
more
dye
by
that
haile
,
then
by
the
sword
.
Then
shall
these
Confederated
Kings
of
Ierusalem
,
Hebron
,
Iarmuth
,
Lachish
and
Eglon
,
flye
to
their
Caues
(
their
Spanish
Dens
)
vntill
the
Chiefe
Men
of
this
our
Israell
by
our
Ioshua's
command
,
fetch
them
forth
to
set
their
feete
vpon
the
neckes
of
such
insolent
Insulters
.
Shall
I
reade
to
you
,
another
story
of
comfort
?
Hearken
then
to
it
.
When
Benhadad
the
King
of
Aram
,
had
assembled
all
his
Armie
,
with
two
and
thirtie
Kings
to
assist
him
,
hauing
great
numbers
both
of
Horses
and
warlike
Chariots
,
hee
besieged
Samaria
;
and
sending
a
disdainfull
message
to
Ahab
King
of
Israell
,
thus
hee
commanded
those
that
went
to
terrifie
him
,
Tell
Ahab
(
quoth
hee
)
that
thy
gold
is
Mine
,
also
thy
women
and
thy
faire
Children
are
Mine
;
or
else
,
I
will
send
my
seruants
vnto
thee
(
as
the
King
of
Spaine
would
now
his
Ianizaries
into
England
)
and
they
shall
search
thine
House
,
and
the
Houses
of
thy
Seruants
,
and
whatsoeuer
is
pleasing
in
thine
eyes
,
they
shall
take
it
in
their
hands
,
and
bring
it
away
.
But
Ahab
taking
Counsell
of
the
Elders
,
did
at
the
second
sending
,
refuse
to
part
from
any
thing
.
Herevpon
Benhadad
in
a
rage
fel
a
rauing
,
and
said
,
The
Gods
do
so
to
me
,
and
more
also
,
if
the
dust
of
Samaria
,
be
enough
to
all
the
people
that
follow
me
,
for
euery
man
a
handfull
.
Poore
Samaria
was
now
in
a
terrible
feare
,
Benhadad
roared
,
Israell
trembled
:
but
God
casting
an
Eye
of
Compassion
vpon
their
Calamities
,
and
an
Eye
of
Scorne
on
the
others
tyrannies
,
sent
a
Prophet
to
Ahab
,
who
told
him
this
good
tydings
(
after
one
Army
ouerthrowne
by
Ahab
the
yeere
before
)
I
will
deliuer
this
great
multitude
into
thy
hands
again
,
and
yee
shall
know
that
I
am
the
Lord
.
His
word
was
true
,
the
children
of
Israell
stood
in
the
field
in
the
day
of
Battaile
like
two
little
flockes
of
Kiddes
,
but
the
Aramites
couered
the
whole
Countrey
:
yet
the
poore
Handfull
had
the
victory
:
the
Sheepe
beate
the
Lions
,
and
slue
in
that
day
a
hundred
thousand
Aramites
(
all
footmen
.
)
It
is
not
Number
that
preuailes
,
but
goodnesse
of
the
Cause
.
When
Iustice
guardes
the
Standard
,
Safetie
is
Generall
of
the
Field
.
No
matter
what
proud
defiance
,
a
daring
Philistine
throwes
into
our
faces
,
there
is
an
Arme
Omnipotent
can
direct
a
Peeble-stone
(
beeing
but
put
into
a
Sling
)
to
sticke
in
the
Giants
fore-head
,
both
to
strike
him
dead
,
and
confound
the
whole
Armie
that
comes
along
with
him
.
Regard
not
the
Braues
of
a
blaspheming
Rabshecay
sent
from
Senacherib
King
of
Ashur
,
to
the
Cities
of
Iuda
,
For
a
voyce
from
the
mouth
of
the
God
of
Hosts
,
shall
come
to
an
Hezekiah
,
saying
thus
much
.
As
for
Ashur
,
Hee
shall
not
enter
into
this
Citie
,
nor
shoote
an
Arrow
at
it
,
nor
come
before
it
with
a
Shield
,
nor
cast
a
Mount
against
it
;
but
hee
shall
returne
the
way
he
came
,
and
shall
not
come
into
this
Citie
.
What
followed
vpon
this
comfortable
promise
?
The
same
night
,
the
Angell
went
out
,
and
smote
in
the
Campe
of
Ashur
,
one
hundred
fourescore
and
fiue
thousand
men
.
Senacherib
escaped
from
the
slaughter
,
but
not
from
Gods
vengeance
;
for
afterwards
,
as
in
his
Temple
be
was
worshipping
Nisrech
(
his
God
)
Adramelech
,
and
Sharezer
his
owne
Sonnes
,
slew
him
with
the
sword
.
Many
Examples
to
this
purpose
may
bee
brought
into
the
Field
,
of
infinite
Armies
,
of
Idolatrous
Nations
fighting
against
Iuda
and
Israell
,
and
yet
were
then
still
(
so
long
as
they
held
in
with
God
)
by
weake
and
wasted
troupes
confounded
.
For
,
God
hath
still
a
Red
Sea
to
stand
vp
an
end
on
either
side
of
Moses
and
the
Israelites
like
a
double
Brazen
wall
to
guard
his
people
,
but
to
fall
downe
in
rough
billowes
,
to
ouerwhelme
Pharao
and
his
Host
.
Yet
wee
must
not
presume
too
much
vpon
Gods
fauour
,
as
if
we
were
his
onely
Darlings
,
and
all
other
Nations
,
Cast-awayes
.
No
there
is
no
such
excellence
in
vs
,
that
hee
should
dote
vpon
our
beautie
,
which
is
nothing
else
but
a
lothsome
Deformitie
.
We
haue
beene
scourged
lately
,
with
one
of
Dauids
whips
,
but
the
Beating
is
forgotten
,
and
therefore
we
were
best
take
heed
,
lest
this
second
Rod
drawes
bloud
indeed
.
Our
sinnes
are
in
our
hearts
,
when
our
swords
are
in
our
hands
,
and
the
mustering
of
the
One
,
frights
vs
from
striking
with
the
other
.
Turne
away
the
first
,
and
God
will
teach
vs
how
to
turne
the
second
vpon
the
bosomes
of
our
Enemies
.
It
is
folly
to
goe
into
the
field
to
fight
,
vnlesse
God
sends
out
his
Priest
,
to
haue
vs
serue
vnder
his
Colours
:
Let
vs
take
his
pay
and
wee
must
needs
prooue
Noble
Souldiers
:
Euery
Englishman
make
but
peace
with
his
owne
Conscience
,
and
be
carefull
that
it
betrayes
him
not
,
and
hee
needs
not
feare
any
Spanish
Inuasion
.
Spanish
Inuasion
!
These
Thunderings
and
Lightnings
,
may
bee
but
Terrors
talked
of
,
and
not
seene
:
or
if
seene
,
not
certainly
ayming
where
to
doe
mischiefe
:
they
may
hurt
others
sooner
then
Vs
:
These
Spanish
Canons
,
happily
carrie
no
Bullets
in
them
,
but
giue
onely
a
false
fire
.
These
Rumours
and
Tumours
,
Whirlewinds
,
Vproares
and
Combustions
,
filling
the
Christian
World
with
Amazement
,
and
vs
with
expectation
of
some
dreadfull
Monster
to
bee
presented
to
all
wondring
eyes
,
may
perchance
bring
forth
onely
That
ridiculous
Mouse
,
of
which
the
Mountaynes
were
so
long
in
labour
.
It
is
well
,
if
it
bee
so
:
The
Beati
Pacifici
is
a
string
which
makes
heauenly
Musicke
in
a
Kingdome
.
Yet
,
if
wee
lift
vp
our
heads
,
to
obserue
what
eyes
the
Spaniard
casts
at
vs
,
and
what
good
Prayers
he
shoots
after
vs
;
Wisdome
may
soone
perswade
,
that
hee
does
not
loue
vs
;
if
not
loue
vs
,
wee
are
not
to
trust
Him
,
(
albeit
hee
lyes
still
)
no
more
then
to
trust
a
sleeping
Lion
or
a
Mastiffe
:
and
therefore
(
not
to
dandle
our selues
too
much
vpon
the
knees
of
securitie
)
let
vs
rowse
vp
our
English
Spirits
,
and
bee
armed
,
against
this
spotted
Beast
doe
come
,
albeit
hee
bee
not
comming
,
lest
with
his
pawes
hee
teare
vs
in
pieces
,
when
wee
are
not
prouided
for
his
dreadfull
Encounters
.
Spanish
Bulles
are
fierce
at
the
stake
,
and
worse
loose
,
and
although
in
Madrill
,
Siuill
,
and
others
Cities
,
they
baite
them
for
pleasure
,
in
England
they
would
yeeld
no
such
pastime
.
If
Fame
therefore
,
hath
taught
her
thousand
Tongues
to
tell
Truth
,
and
that
these
Castilian
Ecchoes
mocke
vs
not
with
Lyes
,
Is
it
not
high
time
for
euery
man
to
girt
his
loynes
with
the
sword
,
and
to
fight
Gods
Battaile
,
for
this
Quarrell
is
against
Him
?
If
this
holy
League
be
knit
together
,
to
teare
Anointed
Kings
,
out
of
their
hereditary
thrones
,
and
to
turne
Nations
out
of
their
Natiue
Countries
;
It
is
not
a
Holy
,
but
a
Deuillish
League
:
A
Confederacie
of
vncleane
Spirits
:
An
Vnion
of
Discord
,
and
Hellish
Musicke
.
Let
those
then
,
who
haue
commands
ouer
Narrow
Seas
(
whose
Nursing
Armes
most
louingly
embrace
our
Kingdomes
body
,
busie
themselues
in
their
Nauall-Military
Preparations
;
whilest
they
on
Land
muster
together
to
guard
our
Kingdomes
Heart
.
Let
our
English
Nobles
giue
Heroicall
Confrontations
to
the
Spanish
Grandees
and
Dons
:
the
Gentry
hearten
on
the
Commons
,
and
the
Commons
goe
with
cheerfull
faces
,
against
this
Enemie
,
as
their
Fore-fathers
haue
done
,
when
they
fetched
Honour
from
other
Countries
.
Whilest
the
Diuine
prayes
at
home
,
for
successe
abroad
:
whilst
the
Lawyer
spends
some
of
his
Golden
Fees
,
to
the
maintenance
of
Souldiers
,
in
so
glorious
a
warre
:
whilest
Citizens
open
bounteous
Purses
,
(
though
they
goe
not
in
Person
)
to
defend
themselues
,
and
Country-men
:
whilest
the
strong
runne
to
fight
,
and
the
weake
looke
to
their
Houses
at
home
:
whilst
the
Rich
emptie
their
bagges
,
to
maintaine
the
poore
Souldiers
in
good
clothes
and
wholsome
diet
:
Nay
,
whilest
euen
the
very
Blinde
and
Lame
(
when
they
can
doe
nothing
else
)
send
vp
their
heartie
wishes
to
Heauen
(
night
and
day
)
to
crowne
our
Land
with
Conquest
,
to
confound
all
bloudie
and
execrable
Confederations
with
ruine
and
shame
,
and
to
send
home
this
second
Armipotent
Armado
(
if
any
such
there
be
)
in
Tempests
,
Whirle-winds
and
Wracks
,
as
that
was
in
Eighty
eight
.
To
which
all
true
hearted
Englishmen
will
crie
Amen
.
FINIS
.