A
Iournall
,
wherein
is
set
downe
from
day
to
day
,
what
was
done
in
both
the
Armies
,
from
the
comming
of
the
Duke
of
Parma
into
France
,
vntill
the
eighteenth
of
May
1592.
according
to
the
French
computation
.
THe
Duke
of
Parma
perceiuinge
himselfe
,
notwithstanding
his
great
and
well
prepared
forces
assembled
,
namely
the
king
his
maisters
power
,
consisting
of
Spanyardes
,
Launceknights
Wallons
,
Italians
,
and
Neapolitanes
,
footemen
:
also
his
horsemen
Wallons
,
Flemminges
,
Italians
,
and
Rutters
:
together
with
the
late
Popes
forces
,
consisting
of
Suitzers
and
good
nombers
of
Italians
,
on
horsebacke
and
on
foote
:
likewise
the
aide
of
the
Duke
of
Mayenne
,
which
was
no
small
nomber
:
vnable
to
force
the
king
to
raise
his
sieg
from
before
Roan
,
determining
to
practise
the
Spanish
manner
of
Stratagemes
,
vsed
in
the
dayes
of
the
late
kinges
Lewes
the
twelfe
and
Fraunces
the
first
,
thereby
to
shonne
the
fury
of
the
French
:
retired
out
of
the
way
into
a
place
of
safety
,
there
waitinge
vntill
their
heat
were
ouer
,
and
all
the
French
army
in
processe
of
time
,
of
it self
●roken
vp
and
scattered
.
To
this
end
he
s●t
a
face
,
as
if
hee
purposed
to
besiege
S.
Esprit
de
Rue
,
a
place
lying
beyond
the
Riuer
of
Some
,
&
the
rather
at
the
request
of
the
Duke
of
Aumale
,
and
the
inhabitantes
of
Abbeuille
,
and
others
who
found
them selues
greatly
annoied
therby
:
still
lookinge
for
the
departure
of
the
kinges
French
troupes
,
wherein
he
was
no
whit
deceiued
:
For
the
French
,
who
for
the
most
part
serued
vpon
their
owne
charges
,
did
retire
,
as
being
perswaded
that
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
considering
hee
was
past
the
Riuer
of
Some
,
meant
onely
to
take
his
way
into
the
Low
countries
.
There
hee
lay
a
whole
moneth
,
prouiding
to
plant
his
artillery
before
Rue
,
but
vnderstanding
that
the
king
had
no
more
remayning
with
him
but
onely
of
French
fiue
hundred
footemen
,
and
as
many
horse
,
also
that
the
rest
of
his
army
,
consisting
of
straungers
,
was
scattered
into
seuerall
places
,
because
of
the
scituation
of
the
towne
of
Roan
,
which
was
enuironed
with
great
Barricanes
&
valleis
,
whereby
they
could
not
passe
from
one
lodging
to
an
other
in
lesse
then
two
houres
:
also
that
some
troupes
of
his
forces
were
in
the
subvrbes
of
S.
Seuere
,
beyond
the
riuer
of
Seyne
.
The
enemies
army
,
vpon
the
aduantages
that
their
leaders
found
themselues
to
haue
ouer
the
king
,
marched
toward
Roan
,
and
in
foure
dayes
approched
within
foure
leagues
thereof
.
Herevpon
his
Maiesty
retired
a
league
and
a
halfe
from
Roan
,
drawing
towardes
Pont-del-Arch
,
to
a
village
named
Gouy
,
there
to
assemble
his
forces
,
and
to
receiue
such
as
he
had
sommoned
out
of
the
Ile
of
France
,
out
of
Picardy
,
and
out
of
the
gouernements
of
Orleance
,
Chartres
,
and
Normandy
,
attending
the
ennemy
notwithstandinge
in
the
same
place
,
with
such
power
as
he
had
about
him
.
The
Duke
of
Parma
and
Mayenne
,
seing
Roan
set
at
liberty
,
hauing
tarried
there
about
two
dayes
,
where
the
Spanish
faction
boasted
greatly
that
they
had
remoued
the
king
,
whome
they
thought
certainely
would
passe
the
Riuer
of
Seyne
,
marched
thence
towarde
Caudebeck
,
a
village
lying
downewarde
vppon
the
same
Riuer
,
with
full
purpose
to
take
it
.
The
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
Aprill
,
the
king
vpon
the
arriuall
of
some
French
troupes
,
both
of
horsemen
and
footemen
,
marched
toward
the
enemy
,
and
lodged
at
Fountaine
le
Bourg
,
but
by
the
way
he
tooke
three
Castels
,
which
the
ennemy
had
before
seized
vpon
.
The
next
day
being
the
six
and
twentieth
,
the
Rendez-uous
was
at
Fresnoy
,
and
the
army
passed
on
to
Outeuille
and
there
abouts
,
where
the
Dukes
of
Montpensier
and
Longueuille
,
with
the
Countie
S.
Paul
came
in
,
with
diuers
other
Lordes
,
some
together
with
them
,
others
leading
troupes
a
part
.
The
seauen
and
twentieth
day
,
the
king
vndertooke
to
passe
on
to
Iuetot
,
where
the
Dukes
of
Mayenne
and
Guize
were
lodged
,
who
were
somewhat
brauely
displaced
,
and
more
lustely
had
beene
,
but
for
certaine
ditches
that
enuironed
the
groundes
euery
way
,
whereby
the
Duke
of
Bouillon
could
not
passe
as
he
would
to
backe
the
Baron
of
Byron
,
yet
were
there
some
slaine
and
some
taken
,
among
the
rest
Blanque-Fort
who
is
one
of
the
saide
Barons
traine
,
tooke
young
Chastre
.
Iuetot
is
not
past
one
league
from
Lauetot
,
where
the
Duke
of
Parma
was
lodged
,
who
was
somewhat
abashed
,
when
he
perceiued
the
king
so
neere
him
with
his
army
,
&
hunting
after
him
,
whereby
finding
himselfe
enclosed
betweene
his
Maiestie
and
the
Riuer
of
Seyne
,
hauing
besides
receyued
a
harquebuze
shotte
in
hys
arm
,
at
the
siege
of
Caudebeck
,
which
was
not
worth
the
paines
,
and
being
in
great
necessitie
of
victuals
,
he
fortefied
his
lodging
with
trenches
.
After
the
king
had
remained
two
dayes
at
Iuctot
,
on
the
last
of
Aprill
he
drew
neerer
to
the
ennemy
to
a
village
named
Varicaruille
and
there
abouts
.
The
enemies
purposed
two
hours
before
night
to
set
vppon
the
English
,
wherevpon
the
king
returned
and
sent
the
Baron
of
Biron
to
conduct
the
English
,
who
were
gone
too
farre
out
of
their
lodginges
.
The
ennemy
came
with
some
fourteene
or
fiueteene
hundred
footemen
:
also
in
the
fore-fronte
there
were
a
nomber
of
horse
,
besides
sondry
other
troupes
that
followed
.
The
skirmish
was
hoate
,
but
in
the
end
,
coming
to
handy
blowes
,
the
Duke
of
Parmaes
horsemen
gaue
a
charge
,
of
whome
there
were
slaine
sixteene
or
seauenteene
parsons
of
accompt
,
euery
one
in
veluet
hosen
,
besides
diuers
others
,
and
fiue
and
twenty
or
thirty
wounded
.
The
Baron
Biron
,
in
the
view
of
them
al
,
stew
one
of
the
principals
,
and
Sir
Roger
Williams
Coronell
of
the
English
slew
an
other
.
At
which
tyme
they
also
tooke
one
Cornet
,
very
well
furnished
with
all
manner
of
weapons
,
and
some
that
carried
money
.
This
was
a
great
disgrace
to
their
whole
power
:
as
being
done
in
the
sight
of
the
rest
of
their
army
,
which
was
allmost
all
in
battaile
aray
,
and
the
Prince
of
Parma
the
Dukes
sonne
had
the
repulse
.
The
first
of
May
the
enemies
army
was
betimes
in
battaile
aray
in
their
fort
and
thereabout
:
yet
not
without
suspect
of
some
mening
to
dislodge
:
For
there
were
passed
some
troupes
both
of
horse
and
foote
towardes
the
wayes
,
whereby
they
receiued
their
victuals
,
namely
toward
Lislebonne
,
Tankeruille
,
Arfleur
,
Newhauen
,
Eescam
,
and
Honflew
,
which
standeth
beyonde
the
Riuer
,
so
that
the
same
day
there
were
taken
three
or
foure
thousand
loaues
,
about
400.
carriage
horses
that
were
gone
on
a
forraging
,
and
twenty
faire
horses
belonginge
to
the
artillery
.
There
returned
also
many
carriages
that
came
from
the
sayde
places
loaden
with
victuall
:
There
were
also
taken
some
horsemen
that
went
foorth
for
to
safeconduct
them
:
so
that
the
loafe
of
bread
that
was
worth
but
one
souse
before
,
was
now
sould
amonge
them
for
twelue
and
fiueteene
souses
:
and
the
pot
of
wine
,
the
worst
for
three
franckes
,
and
that
that
was
somewhat
good
was
sould
for
foure
.
This
first
of
May
was
the
Feast
of
Iames
and
Philip
and
it
fell
vpon
a
Friday
,
all
which
concurred
for
the
Spanyardes
to
lay
the
platformes
of
all
their
enterprises
and
purposes
:
howbeit
the
king
tooke
so
good
order
in
euery
quarter
,
that
we
incurred
no
inconuenience
:
but
contrarywise
the
enemy
finding
our
troupes
to
bee
(
as
they
terme
it
)
frollicke
,
stood
in
greater
doubt
of
being
assaulted
,
then
in
desire
to
assaile
.
The
second
day
most
of
the
enemies
army
stood
still
in
battaile
ray
,
parte
of
them
passinge
into
a
wood
,
which
lyeth
betweene
their
Forte
and
the
kinges
army
,
which
was
but
fiue
hundred
paces
from
one
of
their
trenches
,
&
was
enuironed
with
a
very
deepe
ditch
,
the
trees
standing
on
both
sides
in
manner
of
a
hedge
,
so
enterlaced
that
it
was
almost
vnaccessible
albeit
there
were
none
to
defende
the
same
.
The
third
day
the
king
with
his
chiefest
Captaines
,
went
to
take
a
view
of
the
head
of
the
enemies
army
,
to
the
end
there
to
endeuour
to
woorke
some
effect
.
He
found
that
the
enemy
had
made
fiue
rauelinges
about
the
said
wood
,
which
flancked
the
champion
whereby
he
was
to
goe
to
the
head
:
also
that
he
had
lodged
two
thousande
footemen
in
certaine
houses
that
stood
as
in
a
villadge
vnder
the
side
thereof
,
compassed
with
the
same
ditches
yet
in
some
place
ther
were
three
ditches
one
with
in
an
other
that
deuided
the
fieldes
from
the
sayd
head
,
which
was
with
in
the
reach
of
a
smal
coluering
on
the
one
side
of
the
Switzers
lodgings
,
so
that
planting
the
Canon
he
might
haue
strooke
into
some
of
our
lodginges
,
namely
into
the
Englishmens
.
Neuer
the
lesse
the
king
,
hauing
taken
counsaile
in
the
field
,
resolued
to
seaze
vpon
the
said
wood
together
with
the
vilage
therein
comprehended
,
which
was
one
of
their
chiefest
lodginges
,
and
to
that
effect
appointed
all
his
troopes
to
be
in
place
before
day
in
battaile
array
,
so
to
giue
the
assault
at
the
breake
of
daye
:
but
the
darknesse
of
the
night
was
in
parte
the
cause
that
some
that
were
lodged
farre
of
were
not
so
dilligent
but
that
it
was
almost
eight
of
the
clocke
before
they
arryued
in
estate
to
perfourme
the
purposed
effect
.
Neither
could
this
assembly
be
so
secrete
,
but
that
the
enemie
did
some
what
perceiue
it
,
which
caused
him
to
beleue
that
it
was
neuer
gathered
with
out
intent
to
enterprize
some
matter
whatsoeuer
:
they
for
their
parts
put
them selues
in
battail
,
vsing
all
diligence
to
fortify
&
raise
the
said
rauelings
,
shoting
of
two
canons
to
aduertize
all
their
troupes
,
where
vpon
some
were
of
opinion
to
referre
the
enterprise
to
an
other
time
.
But
the
king
finding
al
his
troupes
full
of
courage
and
heat
,
resolued
to
assault
them
in
sundry
places
.
On
the
one
side
the
English
and
Wallons
and
the
rest
to
support
them
:
on
an
other
side
the
French
&
the
lance
knights
to
support
them
.
The
first
,
who
were
as
aduenturers
,
strok
in
so
valeantly
that
they
entred
the
trenches
with
hard
sight
,
rather
with
the
pike
and
sworde
,
then
with
the
harquebuze
,
and
forced
the
enemy
out
of
the
said
wood
and
village
,
albeit
they
were
two
thousand
men
,
&
some
Spanish
Captaines
that
were
come
at
the
bruite
of
the
assembly
of
our
forces
.
There
were
left
dead
vpon
the
place
aboue
three
hundred
men
,
whereof
some
were
Spaniards
and
some
Wallons
:
Amongst
them
were
six
or
seauen
Captaines
,
and
the
Liefetenant
Coronell
of
la
Verlette
and
he
himselfe
wounded
,
without
any
losse
of
ours
,
except
two
or
three
slaine
,
and
seauen
or
eight
hurt
.
The
Lord
Baron
Biron
aduaunced
himselfe
according
to
his
Office
of
Marshall
Generall
of
the
field
,
whereby
hee
beheld
the
countenance
and
retraict
of
the
enemies
,
and
aduertised
the
king
therof
,
who
sent
him
fifty
horse
,
led
by
the
Lord
of
Maligni
,
Vidam
of
Chartres
.
Vpon
their
comming
he
pursued
them
that
fledde
,
euen
vntill
they
came
within
fifty
paces
of
their
first
entrenchment
,
where
their
army
stood
in
battaile
ray
.
Here
were
also
slaine
betweene
six
and
seauen
score
,
with
the
losse
of
onely
one
of
ours
,
who
passed
so
farre
that
he
was
slayne
at
the
foote
of
the
trench
.
So
likewise
were
there
some
horses
slaine
and
some
hurt
:
yea
there
were
some
such
enemies
slaine
as
offered
tenne
,
six
,
and
foure
thousand
crownes
.
The
king
stood
about
eight
houres
offering
the
battaile
,
hauing
to
that
end
aduaunced
his
Switzers
,
horsemen
and
artillery
.
The
enemies
trenches
were
raised
very
high
in
respect
as
they
were
at
the
beginning
in
the
field
,
and
they
somewhat
annoyed
vs
with
their
artillery
:
but
the
king
placed
his
forces
els
where
,
in
place
where
the
Canon
could
not
hurt
.
His
Maiesty
perceiuing
after
so
long
expectation
,
and
the
night
comming
on
,
that
the
enemies
made
no
countenaunce
to
come
foorth
of
their
Fort
,
returned
euery
man
to
his
lodginge
,
vntill
further
occasion
to
do
more
,
hauing
by
this
effect
with
their
great
hurt
,
giuen
the
enemies
to
know
that
our
footmen
are
as
good
or
better
then
theirs
,
at
the
cost
of
the
Spanish
brauery
and
presumption
,
who
can
now
graunt
that
the
footemen
the
which
the
king
now
hath
are
very
good
:
for
of
his
horsemen
they
make
no
doubt
,
considering
the
many
proufes
that
they
haue
had
.
The
next
day
being
the
fifth
of
May
,
about
eleuen
of
the
clock
,
ther
came
other
aduice
,
that
the
ennemie
dislodged
from
their
Forte
,
whereof
grew
sondry
opinions
,
the
greatest
importing
that
they
meant
secreately
to
steale
away
to
Roan
,
and
from
thence
to
the
Forrest
of
Andely
,
which
is
but
three
leagues
thence
leauing
in
Roan
their
munition
and
most
heauiest
baggage
,
and
truly
had
they
ben
able
so
to
haue
done
and
to
gotten
sixe
or
seauen
houres
before
hand
whereby
to
haue
〈◊〉
into
the
〈◊〉
,
with
that
aduantadge
they
might
easily
haue
sent
their
horsmen
and
baggage
before
,
and
lefte
their
footmen
vpon
the
tayl
,
whome
our
horsemen
could
not
haue
broken
or
fought
withal
in
the
forrest
neither
could
our
footmen
haue
marched
in
time
to
ouertake
theirs
,
but
that
afterward
through
this
forrest
they
might
haue
retired
euen
to
New
castel
or
toward
Beauuais
.
The
king
here
vpon
sent
out
some
to
vew
the
enemie
,
who
returned
answeare
that
they
dislodged
,
then
in
the
morning
he
sent
more
&
stronger
troops
,
who
gaue
him
to
wit
that
the
enemies
were
departed
ouer
night
&
that
they
were
broken
:
here
vpon
his
Maiestie
resolued
to
bring
his
maine
battayle
toward
Clayre
,
so
to
winne
the
fore
part
of
the
said
forrest
,
whiles
himselfe
with
his
horsmen
folowed
the
enemie
in
the
taile
to
the
end
truly
to
learne
the
order
of
their
march
,
what
way
they
toke
,
&
what
iourneys
they
might
be
able
to
make
:
leauing
the
Lord
Marshall
Biron
to
conduct
the
armie
&
to
cause
it
to
march
in
order
.
His
maiestie
had
not
marched
farre
but
he
perceiued
that
he
had
not
had
certaine
aduice
,
for
within
halfe
a
league
of
the
fort
where
the
enemy
was
lodged
,
he
found
them
in
battail
array
,
&
for
a
token
that
they
went
not
scatering
they
discharged
some
canons
.
But
had
he
bene
truly
aduertized
,
he
would
surely
haue
brought
his
army
,
&
so
vndoubtedly
we
had
had
battaile
,
&
that
with
aduantage
,
or
at
the
least
in
equal
ballance
,
which
is
the
thinge
that
the
king
chiefly
desireth
.
The
king
seyng
how
the
case
stood
,
sent
word
to
marshall
Biron
to
stay
the
army
where
it
was
,
also
to
consider
how
to
lodge
,
like
wise
soon
after
hesent
the
Lord
Baron
of
Biron
sonne
to
the
saide
Marshall
to
appoint
the
seate
,
which
hee
dyd
at
Iuetot
,
twoo
leagues
from
the
ennemies
campe
,
who
began
allready
to
fortefie
,
notwithstanding
the
strong
scituation
thereof
,
which
was
vpon
a
hill
betwene
two
valleis
,
neither
was
there
any
accesse
vnto
it
,
but
at
one
onely
heade
,
and
that
very
difficulte
,
as
being
flancked
with
wood
and
vallies
,
besides
that
attending
vntill
the
trenches
were
made
,
they
had
placed
at
the
saide
heade
three
rowes
of
carriages
,
whereof
they
had
great
plenty
.
The
king
seeing
his
army
too
farre
off
,
namely
that
his
Rutters
,
were
lodged
three
leagues
off
,
and
diuers
of
his
troupes
so
farre
away
,
that
they
could
not
come
together
vntill
it
were
very
late
,
determined
to
retire
vntill
the
nexte
morninge
,
and
then
to
see
whether
hee
coulde
woorke
any
good
effect
.
The
seauenth
day
of
the
saide
moneth
of
May
,
the
king
departed
with
some
of
his
forces
,
to
lodge
at
a
place
called
Saint
Katerines
,
from
whence
hee
might
plainely
discouer
the
ennemies
Campe
,
but
perceyuing
that
hee
was
first
to
passe
twoo
greate
vallies
hee
returned
to
the
former
lodging
.
The
eight
day
,
some
went
to
discouer
the
ennemies
army
,
who
found
them
within
a
great
trench
which
they
had
augmented
.
The
ninth
day
,
the
king
tooke
counsaile
to
assaile
the
ennemies
horsemen
,
who
were
lodged
along
a
valley
,
for
the
commodity
of
water
,
and
in
three
villages
beneath
their
army
:
Herevppon
hee
gaue
charge
to
Baron
Biron
to
take
hys
Regimente
,
wherein
were
sixe
hundred
French
footemen
,
one
hundred
English
pikes
,
and
one
hundred
Musquettiers
,
and
as
many
Wallons
,
likewise
the
Launce
knights
,
to
seise
vppon
this
lodging
.
Hee
also
appoynted
that
the
Lorde
Marshall
de
Aumont
,
shoulde
marche
after
wyth
hys
Regimente
,
also
that
when
they
were
neere
the
execution
,
he
should
take
on
to
the
lefte
hande
,
so
to
keepe
that
side
from
hinderinge
the
same
,
as
also
to
sette
a
fa●●
,
as
if
hee
would
fighte
with
such
as
should
gather
together
,
namely
wyth
the
laste
villages
,
or
else
wyth
the
whole
army
.
The
Duke
of
Bouillon
was
likewise
expresly
appointed
wyth
hys
Regimente
to
take
on
to
the
righte
hande
,
towarde
the
ennemies
Campe
,
where
hee
gotte
vp
aboue
on
to
the
top
of
the
valley
,
and
marched
towarde
the
ennemies
trenches
within
the
volley
of
a
small
culuering
,
whereby
hee
stopped
the
ennemies
from
comming
foorth
of
their
Campe
to
succour
those
lodginges
.
The
Lord
Marshall
Biron
marched
after
with
eight
hundred
French
,
two
hundred
footemen
English
and
Wallons
,
most
of
them
pikes
,
and
then
his
owne
Regiment
.
Being
come
to
the
first
village
hee
slayed
and
sent
foure
hundred
hargabuziers
into
the
wood
on
to
the
right
hand
,
to
support
the
Duke
of
Bouillon
,
if
neede
should
require
,
also
two
hundred
to
his
sonne
the
Lord
Bar●●
of
Biron
.
The
kinge
remained
on
the
toppe
of
the
Hill
,
to
the
ende
to
make
heade
against
the
army
,
in
case
it
should
passe
out
at
the
ende
or
beginninge
of
the
valley
with
his
Cornet
,
his
Regiment
,
and
the
Regiments
of
the
Dukes
of
Montpensier
and
Longueuille
,
the
counties
of
Saint
Paul
and
Do.
for
it
was
to
bee
feared
that
the
ennemy
would
passe
that
waye
to
hinder
and
disturbe
the
execution
aforesaid
.
The
fight
was
sore
,
for
ye
are
to
note
,
that
where
commonly
men
set
vppon
lodginges
by
night
,
the
king
would
haue
this
done
by
day
,
to
the
ende
that
if
the
ennemy
shoulde
offer
any
attempt
,
he
might
bee
seene
comminge
,
and
to
bee
fought
withall
.
Besides
of
the
kinges
troupes
some
tarried
ouer
long
:
others
shewed
themselues
in
the
view
of
the
ennemies
campe
,
so
that
when
the
sayd
Lord
Baron
drew
neare
the
lodgings
,
he
found
doble
ward
of
Rutters
and
launces
,
and
almost
all
the
troopes
taking
horse
,
being
in
nomber
betwene
thirtie
&
fortie
cornets
,
seuen
companies
of
men
of
armes
of
the
ordinances
,
and
the
Rutters
.
The
said
Lord
Baron
had
but
few
men
,
in
respect
that
the
passage
was
narrow
:
albert
in
deede
the
Lord
great
Maister
of
the
horse
came
vnto
him
with
some
fiueteene
or
twenty
of
the
kinges
Cornet
,
and
the
County
of
Chasteau-Roux
Marshall
de
Auments
eldest
sonne
,
accompanied
with
some
gentlemen
was
also
with
the
said
Lord
Baron
.
The
sayd
Lord
Ba●●n
seeing
some
threescore
and
tenne
or
fourescore
Rutters
comming
to
charge
vpon
him
,
turned
to
them
,
albeit
but
meanely
accompanied
,
in
respecte
that
parte
of
his
company
had
taken
an
other
way
,
by
reason
of
a
hedge
,
where
were
fiue
and
thirty
men
.
For
he
considered
that
if
he
should
retire
from
before
this
troupe
,
it
mighte
bree●e
some
daunger
of
feare
,
to
the
rest
of
those
that
came
behinde
,
and
therefore
he
resolued
to
set
vpon
them
.
There
followed
some
store
of
Pistoll
shotte
and
handye
blowes
,
wherein
the
sayd
Rutters
were
ouerthrowne
,
and
so
he
entred
the
village
,
where
he
found
certaine
Spanyardes
that
stoode
at
defence
,
and
therevpon
the
sayd
Lord
Baron
staid
for
hys
Harguebuziers
,
to
distodge
them
from
the
hedges
and
ditches
,
where
the
County
Chasteau-Roux
was
hurte
on
the
legge
,
which
was
great
pittie
,
in
respect
hee
was
both
valiant
and
forward
.
Those
that
parted
from
the
said
Lord
Baron
,
did
report
that
they
met
with
a
troope
of
lancers
whom
they
withstod
,
to
the
end
so
to
fauour
the
excecution
,
which
was
great
both
in
slaine
,
wounded
,
and
prisoners
:
as
also
was
the
spoyle
and
losse
.
For
the
ennemyes
doe
giue
out
that
they
lost
foure
hundred
horse
of
seruice
and
sixtene
hundred
other
,
a
great
deale
of
baggage
and
moueables
,
and
much
siluer
in
vessel
and
coyne
.
There
were
sundrye
conflicts
,
and
the
Lord
Baron
of
Biron
fought
three
or
foure
times
against
both
horsmen
and
footemen
,
who
,
gathered
together
both
in
the
lodginges
and
among
the
hedges
and
ditches
,
yet
in
the
end
they
were
all
broken
,
&
the
rather
for
that
the
Lord
Marshall
de
Aumont
put
some
of
the
spanish
troops
in
feare
,
as
also
those
that
gathered
again
together
.
The
duke
of
Bouillon
was
forsed
to
put
selfe
vnder
couuert
from
the
ennemyes
artilery
.
The
king
also
sent
a
great
troope
of
horse
toward
the
enimies
campe
or
trenches
,
to
hold
them
still
in
feare
that
the
said
troup
wold
enter
theyr
Campe
,
whilest
the
rest
of
the
army
assaulted
the
trenches
.
This
execution
perfourmed
,
the
Lord
Baron
began
to
cause
those
whome
he
brought
,
to
retire
,
but
in
great
disorder
by
reason
of
their
booty
,
and
those
two
hundred
fresh
harguebuziers
,
whome
the
Lord
Marshall
had
sent
him
,
stoode
them
in
good
stead
:
When
most
of
hys
troupes
were
on
their
way
,
himselfe
began
also
to
retire
toward
the
right
hande
,
at
which
tyme
the
Duke
of
Bouillon
beganne
to
discend
into
the
valley
,
being
seconded
by
the
small
shotte
that
was
sent
into
the
wood
and
hedges
.
All
these
troupes
aforesaid
thus
passed
,
the
Lord
Marshall
Biron
,
sounded
the
retreat
,
with
his
booty
,
and
the
ennemies
sette
a
face
as
they
would
haue
followed
in
the
taile
,
but
they
were
so
well
wellcommed
,
that
sondry
of
them
were
slayne
and
hurte
:
And
heere
came
his
sonne
the
Lord
Baron
vnto
him
,
wyth
sondry
men
of
acaccompt
that
were
with
him
.
This
was
perfourmed
thus
honourably
for
the
execution
of
the
kinges
purpose
to
the
ennemies
great
losse
as
is
aforesayde
:
and
hys
Maiesty
was
also
come
downe
to
see
how
thinges
wente
,
from
whence
hee
commaunded
whatsoeuer
was
requisite
.
The
eleuenth
day
of
May
,
the
king
was
aduertised
,
that
the
enemy
had
brought
a
great
many
of
boates
,
which
he
caused
to
bee
fastened
by
two
and
two
,
making
thereof
small
bridges
to
passe
ouer
:
and
that
they
transported
vppon
each
bridge
,
some
sixty
horse
with
many
footemen
and
some
baggage
in
the
bottome
,
so
to
get
ouer
the
Riuer
of
Seyne
.
A
matter
scarse
to
bee
imagined
.
Also
that
as
for
forrage
,
there
came
great
plenty
a
long
the
way
towarde
Lislebonne
,
and
along
the
riuer
,
likewise
that
they
had
some
store
comming
a
longe
from
towarde
Newhauen
,
Harfleur
,
Fescam
,
&c.
Herevpon
the
king
determined
to
follow
their
army
,
to
the
ende
to
cutte
of
their
victuals
and
forrage
,
also
to
assault
Caudebeck
,
or
compell
the
ennemies
to
battaile
.
The
which
day
hee
departed
from
Iuetot
,
and
came
to
lodge
in
a
village
called
Lauetot
.
The
twelfth
day
hee
wente
to
take
the
view
of
Caudebeck
,
where
he
found
that
they
had
made
a
Fort
at
halfe
the
mountaine
,
wherein
were
a
good
nomber
of
people
,
&
likewise
in
the
towne
,
But
his
Maiesty
had
brought
but
few
troupes
,
and
therfore
he
referred
al
to
the
next
day
,
being
the
thirteenth
.
Likewise
hee
might
beholde
the
boates
loaden
with
menne
horse
,
and
baggage
,
passing
ouer
the
Riuer
with
all
diligence
.
The
same
day
hee
marched
with
part
of
his
army
and
some
artilery
,
and
at
the
coming
of
our
footmen
the
enimies
began
to
retire
to
a
place
of
execution
where
they
made
as
it
were
a
litle
fort
,
but
passing
forward
they
habandoned
their
fort
,
which
was
at
the
mid
mountain
,
neither
could
we
any
lenger
perceaue
the
number
of
boats
at
the
kay
:
But
the
most
of
them
marched
toward
Roan
,
and
as
for
their
forces
they
wer
al
alredy
passed
ouer
the
riuer
sauing
those
that
marched
as
it
is
aforsaid
toward
Roan
and
foure
hundred
of
the
towne
garison
.
Hard
by
the
other
side
of
the
riuer
the
enimies
had
before
made
a
fort
for
the
safetie
of
the
passage
,
where
they
had
7.
peeces
of
ordinance
,
which
being
taken
forth
of
their
boates
they
left
behinde
them
.
In
the
forte
had
they
lefte
some
men
,
also
in
a
smale
vilage
thereby
some
both
horsmen
and
footmen
,
who
set
themselues
in
battail
aray
without
the
daunger
of
the
canon
,
which
the
kinge
caused
to
be
often
times
discharged
against
those
that
were
in
the
forte
and
about
the
peces
.
Herevpon
the
enimies
sent
three
teemes
of
horse
to
draw
away
the
said
pieces
against
the
which
we
shot
sundrie
times
and
slew
some
of
their
horses
,
which
notwithstanding
,
they
drew
them
away
one
after
another
.
The
king
lefte
certaine
French
in
the
aforenamed
fort
aboue
the
towne
,
with
some
Wallons
and
English
,
also
some
artillery
vpon
the
toppe
of
the
mountayne
and
ther
he
lodged
the
Suitzers
.
Likewise
some
of
the
shippes
approched
and
shot
off
,
howbeit
but
few
.
The
fourteenth
day
of
May
,
the
king
caused
his
company
to
shoote
into
the
towne
:
they
that
were
within
,
made
a
brag
,
wherevpon
the
king
sent
them
word
,
that
he
would
hang
them
all
:
But
towarde
eueninge
they
craued
parley
,
and
so
the
king
sent
the
Lord
Baron
of
Byron
,
to
make
the
composition
.
There
came
foorth
of
the
towne
of
Caudebeck
foure
hundred
men
,
whereof
two
hundred
were
Spanyardes
,
whose
composition
was
the
easier
,
to
the
ende
they
mighte
haue
no
cause
of
delaies
or
longer
stay
.
Because
it
is
hard
to
plant
a
siege
,
also
that
the
water
stood
in
many
partes
of
the
ditch
,
and
could
not
be
voyded
.
There
were
also
threescore
and
tenne
artillery
horses
,
that
coulde
not
passe
away
,
and
some
mulets
,
namely
the
Prince
of
Parmaes
owne
.
Besides
the
king
determined
to
departe
and
to
follow
the
ennemy
,
and
therefore
tooke
his
way
to
Pont-del-Arch
there
to
passe
ouer
the
Riuer
of
Seyne
,
to
keepe
the
ennemy
from
temporising
on
the
other
side
of
the
Riuer
,
and
to
force
him
to
some
action
.
The
king
being
on
the
way
to
Pont-del-Arch
had
aduice
that
the
enimies
horsmen
that
could
not
passe
at
Caudebeck
but
tooke
to
Roan
,
had
passed
the
Riuer
at
Roan
,
and
so
marched
wholy
toward
Paris
,
wherevpon
he
resolued
with
diligence
to
make
way
to
learne
the
trueth
,
where
the
ennemy
would
become
.
He
left
his
French
horsemen
,
with
the
Duke
of
Montpensier
to
proceede
forward
,
also
his
footemen
with
the
Lord
Marshall
Biron
to
the
ende
vpon
aduertisement
from
himselfe
,
to
passe
ouer
Seyne
,
or
to
march
toward
Paris
,
either
to
passe
ouer
the
Riuer
of
Oyse
at
Creil
,
or
at
Ile-Adam
,
so
to
cut
off
the
ennemies
retraict
into
the
Low
countries
.
The
sixteenth
day
,
the
king
receyued
letters
from
the
Lord
of
Archant
gouernour
of
Eureux
,
importing
the
ouerthrow
of
a
great
nomber
of
the
ennemies
,
whome
hee
surprised
,
lodged
in
the
suburbes
of
the
saide
towne
,
of
whome
fifty
were
left
deade
in
the
place
,
and
many
were
taken
prisoners
.
He
writeth
moreouer
that
vppon
Friday
the
fiueteenth
day
of
thys
moneth
of
May
,
the
Prince
of
Parma
,
sonne
to
the
Duke
,
had
passed
a
long
not
farre
from
Eureux
,
accompanied
with
seauentene
ensignes
of
footemen
and
two
maine
troupes
of
horse
,
who
marched
the
one
before
,
and
the
other
behind
,
so
disorderly
and
fearfully
,
that
it
had
bene
an
easie
matter
with
a
thousande
horse
,
to
haue
defeated
them
all
:
and
that
he
marched
directly
towarde
Paris
where
he
hoped
vpon
the
Sonday
after
,
being
the
seauenteenth
of
the
same
moneth
,
to
arriue
.
The
king
purposeth
shortly
to
returne
to
the
assault
of
Roan
,
who
hath
found
her
death
in
place
where
she
hoped
for
health
.
For
the
same
towne
hath
had
no
supply
of
the
thinges
that
it
standeth
in
moste
neede
of
,
neyther
neede
wee
to
feare
,
so
long
as
the
king
is
maister
of
the
fielde
and
keepeth
the
Riuer
of
Seine
shut
vp
,
that
the
ennemies
shall
deliuer
themselues
from
their
misery
and
want
of
victuals
.
By
letters
of
the
eighteenth
day
from
the
Campe
neere
to
Caudebeck
,
wee
heare
that
the
Duke
of
Parma
remayneth
at
Roan
sicke
of
his
hurt
:
also
that
the
Duke
of
Mayenne
is
likewise
sicke
in
the
towne
,
of
a
sore
and
in
a
manner
incurable
disease
:
likewise
that
the
most
parte
of
the
saide
Dukes
army
is
also
there
enclosed
:
and
most
certaine
it
is
that
the
Switzers
are
there
shut
vp
.
There
is
newes
come
sence
that
the
Duke
of
Parma
hauinge
passed
the
Riuer
of
Seyne
,
and
vnderstanding
that
the
king
lay
for
him
toward
Paris
,
hath
passed
the
Riuer
of
Marne
at
Charenton
bridge
toward
Meaux
,
also
that
the
said
Duke
is
very
sicke
.
The
Lord
of
Fay
is
at
Guillebocus
which
he
fortefieth
,
as
being
a
place
that
may
greatly
hinder
all
trafficke
betweene
Roan
and
Newhauen
.
The
Lorde
Marshall
Biron
,
on
the
nine
and
twentieth
day
of
May
,
entered
vpon
Newcastle
,
and
it
is
thoughte
that
the
businesse
will
not
bee
long
.
Roan
is
brought
into
great
extremity
,
as
being
victualed
but
from
day
to
day
.
The
king
purposeth
very
shortly
to
kepe
it
shorter
.
Other
newes
there
is
written
from
Genes
the
fifth
of
Aprill
1592.
the
which
are
confirmed
by
diuers
letters
.
The
Duke
of
Sauoy
is
retourned
out
of
Prouence
vnto
Nice
,
thence
to
departe
to
Thurine
to
take
order
for
the
affaires
of
Piedmont
where
they
greatly
feare
the
comming
of
the
Lorde
of
Diguieres
.
That
both
before
and
since
hys
departure
from
the
same
place
hee
hath
still
lost
,
namely
the
good
willes
of
the
people
:
also
that
particularlye
Aix
was
reuolted
against
him
:
and
had
expelled
all
the
straungers
hys
adherents
:
had
chaunged
magistrates
and
slayne
the
consull
&
three
counselers
.
That
the
gouernor
of
Antibe
hauing
receiued
monie
of
the
duke
for
deliuery
of
the
same
to
him
,
had
mocked
him
,
and
with
the
canon
chased
away
foure
hundred
souldiers
sent
to
take
the
possession
.
The
Marquse
Seralin
is
come
out
of
Spaine
into
Piedemont
to
serue
the
Duke
in
his
warres
of
Prouence
,
as
also
to
the
same
effect
there
are
leauyed
new
forces
in
Lombardy
.
The
states
of
Arragon
,
Catalogne
and
Valence
by
comon
accord
&
consent
sent
vnto
king
Philip
to
complaine
of
his
executing
of
the
cheife
Iustice
of
the
state
of
Arragon
,
whereto
he
aunswered
that
he
executed
him
not
as
in
qualitie
of
chiefe
Iustice
but
as
a
perticuler
rebell
,
wher
of
they
craued
declaration
in
writing
togither
with
the
confirmation
of
theyr
priuiledges
:
Furthermore
in
as
much
as
it
seemed
that
the
king
ment
to
send
some
men
toward
the
Pirinean
mountaynes
,
they
withall
besought
him
not
to
sende
aboue
fiue
hundred
at
once
according
to
their
saide
priuiledges
,
whereto
the
king
hath
as
yet
returned
no
aunswere
.
FINIS
.