¶
THE
SPOYLE
of
Antwerpe
.
SInce
my
hap
was
to
bee
present
at
so
pitteous
a
spectakle
,
as
the
sackyng
and
spoyle
of
Antwerpe
,
(
a
lamentable
example
whiche
hath
alredy
filled
all
Europe
with
dreadfull
newes
of
great
calamitie
)
I
haue
thought
good
for
the
benefit
of
my
countrie
,
to
publish
a
true
report
thereof
.
The
which
may
aswell
serue
for
profitable
example
vnto
all
estates
of
sutche
condicion
as
suffred
in
the
same
:
as
also
,
answer
all
honest
expectations
with
a
meane
truthe
,
set
downe
beetween
th
extreme
surmises
of
sundry
doubt
full
mindes
:
And
encreased
by
the
manyfolde
light
tales
whiche
haue
been
engendred
by
feareful
or
affectionate
rehersals
.
And
therwithall
,
if
the
wickednesse
vsed
in
the
sayde
towne
,
doo
seeme
vnto
the
well
disposed
Reader
,
a
sufficient
cause
of
Gods
so
iust
a
scorge
and
Plague
:
and
yet
the
furie
of
the
vanquishers
doo
also
seeme
more
barbarous
and
cruell
,
then
may
become
a
good
christian
conquerour
:
let
these
my
few
woords
become
a
forewarnynge
on
bothe
handes
:
and
let
them
stande
as
a
Lanterne
of
light
beetween
two
perillous
Rockes
:
That
bothe
amendyng
the
one
,
and
detestynge
the
other
,
wee
may
gather
fyre
out
of
the
Flint
,
and
Hunny
out
of
the
Thystle
.
To
that
ende
,
all
stories
and
Chronicles
are
written
:
and
to
that
ende
I
presume
to
publishe
this
Pamphlet
:
protestyng
that
neither
mallice
to
the
one
syde
,
nor
parciall
affection
to
the
other
,
shall
make
my
pen
to
swarue
any
iote
from
truth
of
that
which
I
will
set
town
&
saw
executed
:
For
if
I
were
disposed
to
write
maliciously
agaynst
the
vanquishers
:
their
former
barbarous
cruelty
,
insolences
,
Rapes
,
spoyles
,
Incests
,
and
Sacriledges
,
committed
in
sundrie
other
places
,
might
yeeld
mee
sufficiente
matter
without
the
lawful
remembrance
of
this
their
late
stratageme
:
or
if
I
would
vndertake
to
mooue
a
generall
compassion
,
by
blazynge
abroade
the
miseries
and
callamities
of
the
vanquished
:
theyr
longe
susteyned
iniuries
and
yokes
of
vntollerable
bondage
:
theyr
continual
broyles
in
warre
:
their
doubtful
dreades
in
peace
:
theyr
accusations
without
cause
:
and
condempnations
without
proofe
:
might
enable
a
dome
stone
to
talke
of
their
troubles
,
and
fetche
brinysh
teares
out
of
the
most
craggy
rocke
:
to
lament
and
bewayle
the
burning
houses
of
so
neare
neighbours
.
But
as
I
sayd
before
,
mine
onely
entent
is
to
set
downe
a
plaine
truthe
,
for
the
satisfiynge
of
sutche
as
haue
hetherto
beene
caried
aboute
with
doubtfull
reportes
:
and
for
a
profitable
example
vnto
all
sutche
as
beeyng
subiect
to
like
imperfections
,
might
fall
thereby
into
the
like
calamities
.
And
to
make
the
matter
more
perspicuous
,
I
must
deriue
the
beeginnyng
of
this
discourse
a
litle
beeyonde
the
beeginnynge
of
the
massacre
:
That
the
cause
beyng
partly
opened
,
the
effect
may
bee
the
more
playnly
seene
.
It
is
then
to
bee
vnderstoode
that
the
sackyng
&
spoyle
of
ANTWERPE
hath
been
(
by
all
lykelyhoode
)
longe
pretended
by
the
Spanyerds
:
And
that
they
haue
done
nothing
els
but
lien
in
wayte
continually
to
fynde
any
least
quarrell
to
put
the
same
in
execution
.
For
proofe
whereof
,
their
notable
rebellion
and
mewtinye
beegun
in
the
same
,
when
theyr
watche
woorde
was
Fuora
viliauo
,
might
sufficiently
beewray
theyr
mallicious
and
cruell
intente
.
And
though
it
were
then
smoothly
colloured
ouer
,
and
subtilly
appeased
,
by
the
craftie
deuisers
of
the
same
,
yet
the
coles
of
their
choller
beynge
but
raked
vp
in
the
Imbers
of
false
semblance
,
haue
now
founde
out
the
wicked
windes
of
wilinesse
&
wrath
:
Whiche
meetynge
together
haue
kindled
sutch
a
flame
,
as
gaue
open
way
to
theyr
detestable
deuices
.
For
thus
estates
of
al
the
low
countries
beeyng
ouerweried
with
the
intollerable
burden
of
theyr
tyrrannies
:
and
hauynge
taken
armes
to
withstande
their
mallice
and
rebellyous
Mewtinyes
,
the
towne
of
Antwerpe
(
beeing
left
open
and
subiecte
vnto
the
Cytadell
)
did
yet
remayne
quiet
,
and
entred
not
into
any
martiall
action
.
Whereat
the
Spanyerdes
beeinge
mutch
mooued
,
and
hauinge
not
yet
oportunity
to
woorke
their
will
so
colourably
as
they
wisshed
,
beestowed
certayne
Canon
shot
out
of
the
saide
Castle
,
and
slew
certayne
innocent
soules
,
with
some
other
small
harme
and
dammage
done
to
the
edifices
:
Thinking
thereby
to
harden
the
harts
of
the
poore
flemynges
,
and
to
make
them
take
●ues
for
theyr
iust
defence
:
whiles
they
therby
might
take
occasion
to
execute
theyr
vniust
pretence
.
And
this
was
doone
on
the
xix
.
or
.
xx
.
of
October
last
.
Now
to
answere
all
obiections
,
I
doubt
not
but
it
wil
bee
alledged
,
that
the
Castle
beestowed
the
said
Canon
shot
at
the
Towne
,
because
they
of
the
Towne
did
not
shote
at
the
prince
of
Orenges
Shippes
,
which
lay
within
syght
thereof
:
But
alas
it
is
easy
to
finde
a
staffe
,
when
a
man
woulde
beate
a
dogge
.
For
the
truth
is
,
that
those
Ships
did
no
greater
hurt
,
either
to
the
towne
or
Castle
,
then
frendly
to
waft
vp
al
manner
of
Grayne
and
victualles
,
for
the
sustenance
of
the
said
towne
:
which
euen
then
began
to
want
sutch
prouision
,
by
reason
that
the
sayde
Spanyerds
had
builte
a
Forte
on
Flaunders
syde
vpon
the
same
Riuer
:
And
thereby
stopped
all
sutch
as
brought
Uictuall
to
the
sayd
Towne
:
burnynge
and
destroyinge
the
countrie
neare
adioynyng
,
and
vsynge
all
terrour
to
the
poore
people
,
to
the
intent
that
ANTWERPE
might
lack
prouision
.
And
about
the
same
time
also
the
Spanierds
cut
of
a
Brydge
,
which
was
the
open
passage
beetween
Antwerpe
and
Machlen
,
at
a
village
called
Walem
.
A
manifest
proofe
of
their
playne
intent
to
distresse
the
sayd
town
,
and
to
shut
vp
the
same
from
all
the
rest
of
Brabant
.
Since
they
were
walled
in
with
the
Riuer
on
the
one
syde
,
and
on
that
other
the
Spanish
horse
men
occupied
all
the
countrie
,
and
so
terrified
the
poore
people
as
they
durst
not
bring
theyr
commodities
to
the
same
.
All
this
notwithstandynge
,
the
chiefe
rulers
of
the
sayde
Towne
of
Antwerpe
,
appeased
the
people
and
put
vp
these
iniuries
vntill
they
might
bee
better
able
to
redresse
them
.
Soone
after
the
Spanierdes
(
assysted
by
the
treason
of
certaine
high
Duches
)
entred
the
towne
of
Maestrecht
vpon
a
sodeyne
,
and
put
the
same
to
sacke
:
killynge
,
and
destroying
great
numbers
of
innocent
people
therin
:
a
thing
to
be
noted
.
For
that
Maestrecht
had
neuer
reuolted
,
but
stoode
quiet
vnder
their
garisons
as
faithfull
subiectes
to
the
kinge
.
And
the
one
halfe
therof
perteyned
also
vnto
the
bishop
of
Liege
,
who
had
yet
medled
nothing
at
all
in
these
actions
.
The
cheife
rulers
and
people
of
Antwerpe
perceiuing
therby
the
cruell
entent
of
the
Spanyerds
,
and
doubtinge
their
Dutche
garyson
which
was
of
the
Counte
Euersteines
regiment
(
as
they
were
also
which
betrayed
Maestricht
,
)
beegan
to
abandon
the
towne
,
leauyng
their
houses
&
goods
beehinde
them
:
and
sought
to
withdraw
themselues
into
some
place
of
safer
abode
.
Whereat
the
estates
beynge
mooued
with
compassion
,
and
doubtynge
that
the
towne
would
shortly
bee
left
desolate
,
leuied
a
power
of
three
thousand
footemen
,
and
eight
hundreth
,
or
one
thousand
horsemen
,
and
sent
the
same
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Marquise
d'Haurey
,
the
yonge
Counte
d'Egmont
,
Mounser
de
Capres
,
Mouns
.
de
Bersel
,
Mouns
.
de
Goōnie
,
and
other
nobles
&
gentlemen
to
succour
&
defend
the
towne
of
Antwerpe
,
agaynst
the
cruell
pretence
of
the
sayd
Spanierdes
:
And
they
came
beefore
the
gates
therof
on
Friday
the
second
of
this
instante
:
at
a
Porte
on
the
west
or
southwest
syde
thereof
called
Kybdoerporte
:
Wherat
the
Spanierds
beeynge
enraged
,
discharged
sundrie
shotte
of
greate
Artillerie
from
the
Castle
,
but
to
small
purpose
.
At
last
Mouns.
de
Champaigne
,
who
was
gouernour
of
the
Towne
:
and
the
Counte
d'Euersteine
which
was
Colonel
of
the
Garysone
,
demaunded
of
the
States
wherefore
they
approched
the
towne
in
sutch
order
:
who
answered
that
they
came
to
entre
the
same
as
freinds
,
&
to
entrenche
&
defend
it
from
the
Spanyerds
:
protesting
furder
,
that
they
wold
offer
no
manner
of
violent
domage
or
iniury
to
the
persons
or
goods
of
any
sutch
as
inhabited
the
same
.
Hereupon
the
sayd
Mouns
.
d'Champaigne
and
Counte
d'Euersteine
went
out
vnto
them
and
conferred
more
priuately
together
by
the
space
of
one
houre
,
and
returned
into
the
towne
leauing
the
estates
power
at
a
village
called
Burgherhout
.
On
the
morrow
beeing
the
third
of
this
instant
,
they
were
permitted
to
enter
,
and
came
into
the
towne
.xxi.
ensignes
of
footemen
,
and
.vi.
cornets
of
horsemen
.
Immediatly
after
their
entrie
,
the
inhabitantes
brought
them
sackes
of
wooll
and
other
sutch
prouision
,
wherwith
thei
aproched
the
yeard
or
playne
grounde
which
lieth
beefore
the
Castle
.
And
placing
the
same
at
th
endes
of
fiue
streets
which
lye
open
vnto
the
sayd
Castle
yearde
,
entrenched
vnder
them
with
sutch
expedicion
that
in
lesse
then
fyue
howers
,
those
streetes
endes
,
were
all
reasonably
well
fortified
from
the
Castle
for
any
sodaine
.
At
this
time
and.
xii
.
dayes
beefore
I
was
in
the
sayde
towne
of
Antwerpe
vpon
certeine
priuate
affaires
of
myne
owne
:
so
that
I
was
enforced
to
become
an
eyed
witnes
of
their
entry
and
all
that
they
did
.
As
also
afterwards
(
for
all
the
gates
were
kept
fast
shut
&
I
could
not
departe
)
to
beeholde
the
pittifull
stratageme
which
folowed
.
The
Castle
thondred
with
shot
at
the
towne
:
but
it
was
a
very
mysty
day
,
so
that
they
could
neither
finde
their
markes
very
wel
,
nor
yet
see
how
the
streetes
endes
were
entrenched
.
It
was
a
straunge
thing
to
se
the
willingnes
of
the
inhabitants
,
and
how
soone
many
hands
had
dispatched
a
very
great
peece
of
worke
:
for
beefore
midnight
they
had
made
the
trenches
as
highe
as
the
length
of
a
pike
:
and
had
begun
one
trenche
for
a
Counterskarfe
between
al
those
streets
&
the
Castle
yearde
:
the
which
they
perfected
vnto
the
halfe
way
from
S.
Georges
Churchyearde
vnto
the
waters
side
by
S.
Michels
,
&
there
left
from
worke
,
meaning
to
haue
perfected
it
the
next
day
.
That
Counterskarfe
had
been
to
mutch
purpose
if
it
had
been
finished
,
as
shall
appeare
by
a
Model
of
the
whole
place
,
which
I
haue
annexed
to
th
end
of
this
treaty
:
by
view
wherof
the
skilfull
reader
may
playnly
perceiue
th
execution
of
euery
perticularitie
.
These
thinges
thus
begonne
&
set
in
forwardnes
,
it
is
to
bee
noted
that
the
Spanyerds
(
hauing
intelligence
of
the
states
power
when
it
set
forwards
from
Bruxelles
:
and
perceuing
that
it
bent
towards
Antwerpe
)
had
sent
to
Maestricht
,
Liere
,
and
Aelst
,
to
drawe
all
the
power
that
could
be
made
vnto
the
Castle
of
Antwerpe
.
So
that
on
Sunday
,
the
fourth
of
this
instant
in
the
mornyng
,
they
al
met
at
the
sayd
Castle
.
And
theyr
powers
(
as
farre
as
I
could
gather
)
were
these
.
There
came
from
Maestricht
very
neare
to
a
thousand
horsemen
,
led
by
Dom
Alonso
de
Vergas
,
who
is
the
generall
of
the
horsemen
:
&
fyue
hundreth
footemen
or
more
,
gouerned
by
the
Campemaster
Francesco
de
Valdes
.
There
came
from
LIERE
,
fiue
hundreth
footemen
or
more
,
gouerned
by
the
Campemaster
Iuliane
de
Romero
.
There
came
from
Aelst
two
thousand
footemen
,
which
were
the
same
that
rebelled
for
their
pay
&
other
vnresonable
demaunds
immediatly
after
the
winning
of
Zierickzee
.
These
had
none
other
conductour
then
their
Electo
(
after
the
maner
of
sutch
as
mewtine
&
rebel
)
but
were
of
sundry
companies
:
as
Dom
Emanuels
&
others
.
Neuerthelesse
I
haue
ben
so
bould
in
the
Model
as
to
set
downe
the
sayd
Dom
Emanuell
for
their
leder
:
bothe
because
I
think
that
(
their
mewtiny
notwithstanding
)
he
led
them
at
the
exployte
,
and
also
because
,
he
was
slayn
amongst
them
at
their
entrie
.
Thus
the
nwmbre
of
spanierds
was
.
iiii
.
M.
or
there
aboutes
,
besides
some
help
that
thei
had
of
them
garison
within
the
castle
:
And
besides
a
M.
high
Almaynes
,
or
more
,
whiche
came
from
Maestricht
,
Lyere
,
and
those
partes
.
And
were
of
three
sundry
regiments
:
viz.
Charles
Fuckers
,
Poelderuills
and
Froemsberghs
:
but
they
were
led
all
by
charles
Fucker
.
So
that
the
whole
force
of
the
Spanierds
&
their
complices
,
was
fiue
.
M.
and
vpwards
:
the
which
assembled
&
met
at
the
castle
,
on
the
said
fourth
day
about
.
x.
of
the
clocke
before
dinner
.
And
(
as
I
haue
hearde
credibly
reported
)
would
neyther
stay
to
refresh
themselues
(
hauing
marched
all
night
and
the
day
before
)
nor
yet
to
conferre
of
any
thing
,
but
only
of
the
order
how
they
should
issue
and
assaile
,
protesting
and
vowing
neyther
to
eat
nor
drinke
vntill
they
mighte
eate
and
drinke
at
liberty
and
pleasure
in
ANTWERP
:
the
which
vowe
they
performed
contrary
to
all
mans
reason
and
expectacion
.
Their
order
of
entry
into
the
Castle
yarde
,
and
of
their
approch
to
the
trenches
,
I
did
not
see
,
for
I
could
not
get
out
of
the
town
:
neyther
did
I
thinke
it
reasonable
to
be
Hospes
in
aliena
republica
curiosus
:
Yet
as
I
heard
it
rehearsed
by
sundry
of
them selues
,
I
wil
also
here
rehearre
it
for
a
truth
.
The
Horsemen
and
footemen
,
which
came
from
Maestrecht
and
Lyere
,
came
through
a
village
on
the
east
syde
of
the
town
called
Burgerhout
,
about
ten
of
the
clock
before
noone
,
as
before
sayd
:
The
Gouernour
and
estates
being
thereof
aduertised
,
sente
out
presently
parte
of
their
Horsemen
and
Footemen
to
discouer
and
take
knowledge
of
them
:
But
before
they
could
issue
out
of
the
gates
,
the
Spanyardes
were
passed
on
the
Sonth
west
syde
of
the
towne
dyche
,
and
entred
at
a
gate
which
standeth
on
the
Counterscarfe
of
the
castle
yeard
,
called
the
Windmil
porte
:
there
entred
the
Horsemen
,
and
al
the
footemen
,
sauing
the
high
Almaynes
,
who
marched
round
about
the
Castle
,
by
a
village
called
Keele
and
trayling
their
pikes
on
the
ground
after
them
,
came
in
at
a
small
Posterne
on
the
Brayes
by
the
Riuer
,
and
on
the
east
side
of
the
Castle
.
Those
which
came
from
Aelst
,
came
through
the
sayd
vyllage
called
Keele
,
and
so
through
the
Castle
:
issued
out
of
the
same
at
the
fore
gate
,
which
standeth
toward
the
towne
.
Being
thus
passed
,
and
entred
into
the
Castleyard
about
eleuen
of
the
clock
,
they
of
Aelst
and
of
the
Castle
,
cast
themselues
into
foure
Squadrones
:
they
of
Maestricht
and
Lyere
,
into
two
Squadrones
:
and
their
Horsemen
into
a
trowpe
behind
them
:
and
the
high
Almayns
into
one
Squadrone
,
or
Batallyon
,
by
the
ryuers
side
.
Being
thus
ordered
,
and
appoyntment
giuen
where
euery
Squadrone
should
charge
and
indure
,
they
cast
of
certayne
loose
shot
,
from
euery
Squadrone
,
and
attacqued
the
scarmouch
:
the
which
continewed
not
one
hower
,
before
they
drew
their
Squadrones
so
nere
vnto
the
Counterscarfe
and
trenches
,
that
they
brake
&
charged
pell mel
.
The
Castle
had
all
this
while
,
played
at
the
Towne
and
trenches
,
with
thundring
shot
:
But
now
vpon
a
signall
geuen
,
ceased
to
shoote
any
more
,
for
feare
to
hurt
their
owne
men
:
wherin
I
noted
their
good
order
which
wanted
no
direction
,
in
their
greatest
furye
.
The
Wallonnes
,
and
Almaynes
,
which
serued
in
the
Trenches
defended
al
this
while
very
stoutly
.
And
the
Spanyerds
with
their
Almaynes
,
contynewed
the
charge
with
such
valure
,
that
in
fyne
they
won
the
Counterscarf
,
and
presently
scaled
the
Trenches
,
with
great
fury
.
The
Wallonnes
and
Almaines
hauing
long
resysted
without
any
fresh
reliefe
or
supplye
(
many
of
them
in
this
mene
while
being
slayne
and
hurte
)
were
not
able
any
longer
to
repulse
the
Spanyerds
:
so
that
they
entred
the
trenches
about
twelue
of
the
clock
,
and
presently
pursued
their
victory
down
euery
streate
.
In
their
chase
,
as
faste
as
they
gained
any
crosse
streate
,
they
flanked
the
same
with
their
Musquets
,
vntill
they
saw
no
longer
resistance
of
any
power
:
and
then
proceeded
in
chase
,
executing
all
such
as
they
ouertooke
.
In
this
good
order
they
charged
and
entred
:
in
this
good
order
they
proceded
:
and
in
as
good
order
their
lackeyes
and
Pages
followed
with
Firebrands
,
and
wyldfyre
,
setting
the
houses
on
fyre
,
in
euery
place
where
their
maysters
had
entred
.
The
Wallonnes
and
Almaynes
,
which
were
to
defend
the
town
being
growen
into
some
security
,
by
reason
that
their
Trenches
were
so
high
,
as
seemed
inuincible
:
and
lacking
sufficient
Generals
&
directors
,
were
found
as
far
out
of
order
,
as
the
Spanyerds
were
to
be
honored
for
the
good
order
and
direction
which
they
kepte
.
For
those
which
came
to
supplye
&
relieue
the
trenches
,
came
stragling
and
loose
:
some
came
from
the
furdest
side
of
the
towne
:
some
that
were
nearer
came
very
fearefully
:
and
many
out
of
their
lodginges
,
from
drinking
and
carousing
:
who
would
scarsely
beleeue
that
any
conflicte
was
begonne
,
when
the
Spanyerdes
nowe
mette
them
in
the
streates
to
put
them
out
of
doubt
that
they
dallyed
not
.
To
conclude
,
their
carelesnesse
and
lack
of
foresyght
was
such
that
they
had
neuer
a
Corps
du
gard
to
supply
and
relieue
their
trenches
,
but
only
one
in
the
market
place
of
the
town
whiche
was
a
good
quarter
of
a
myle
from
their
fortifycations
:
and
that
also
was
of
Almaynes
,
who
(
when
they
spied
the
Spanyerds
)
did
gently
kneele
down
letting
their
Pykes
fall
,
and
crying
Oh
lieue
Spaniarden
,
lieue
Spaniarden
.
Now
I
haue
set
downe
the
order
of
their
entrye
,
approch
,
charge
,
and
assaulte
:
together
with
their
proceeding
in
victory
:
and
that
by
credible
report
,
both
of
the
Spanyerdes
them selues
,
and
of
others
who
serued
in
their
company
:
let
me
also
say
a
litle
of
that
which
I
sawe
executed
.
I
was
lodged
in
the
Englishe
house
vt
supra
,
and
had
not
gone
abroade
that
morning
by
reason
of
weighty
businesse
which
I
had
in
hand
the
same
day
.
At
dinner
tyme
the
Marchauntemen
of
my
Countrey
whiche
came
out
of
the
towne
,
and
dined
in
my
chamber
,
told
me
that
a
hote
scarmouch
was
begon
in
the
Castleyeard
,
and
that
the
furye
thereof
stil
increased
.
Aboute
the
middest
of
dinner
,
newes
came
that
the
shot
was
so
thick
,
as
neyther
ground
,
houses
,
nor
people
could
be
discearned
for
the
smoke
thereof
:
and
before
dinner
were
fully
ended
,
that
the
Spaniardes
were
like
to
win
the
trenches
.
Whereat
I
stept
from
the
table
,
and
went
hastily
vp
into
a
high
Tower
of
the
sayd
English
house
:
from
whence
I
might
discouer
fyre
in
fower
or
fiue
places
of
the
towne
,
towardes
the
Castleyeard
:
and
thereby
I
was
wel
assured
that
the
Spanyerds
in
deede
were
entred
within
the
Trenches
.
So
that
I
came
down
and
tooke
my
cloake
and
sword
,
to
see
the
certainty
thereof
,
and
as
I
passed
toward
the
Bource
,
I
met
many
,
but
I
ouertoke
none
:
And
those
which
I
mette
were
no
Townsmen
,
but
Souldyeres
:
neither
walked
they
as
men
which
vse
traffique
,
but
ran
as
men
whiche
are
in
feare
:
Wherat
being
somwhat
greued
,
and
seeing
the
townsemen
stand
euery
man
before
his
doore
with
such
weapons
as
they
had
,
I
demaunded
of
one
of
them
,
what
it
mente
?
Who
aunswered
me
in
these
wordes
,
Helas
mounsieur
,
il
ny
a
poynt
de
ordre
,
&
voila
la
ruine
de
ceste
ville
.
Aiez
courage
mon
amy
(
quoth
I
,
)
and
so
went
onwardes
yet
towards
the
Bowrce
,
meeting
all
the
way
more
&
more
which
mended
their
pace
.
At
last
,
a
Wallon
Trompeter
on
horsback
(
who
seemed
to
be
but
a
Boy
of
yeres
)
drew
his
sworde
,
and
layd
about
him
crying
,
Ou
est
que
vous
eufuiez
canaille
?
faisons
teste
pour
le
honeur
de
la
patrie
.
Wherewith
,
fyfty
or
three
score
of
them
turned
head
,
and
wente
backewardes
towardes
the
Bource
.
The
which
encouraged
mee
(
per
companie
)
to
proceede
:
But
alas
,
this
comforte
indured
but
a
while
:
For
by
that
time
I
came
on
the
farder
syde
of
the
Bource
,
I
might
see
a
great
trowpe
comming
in
greater
haste
,
with
their
heads
as
close
togeather
,
as
a
skoule
of
yong
frye
,
or
a
flocke
of
Sheepe
:
Who
met
me
on
the
farder
side
of
the
Bource
,
toward
the
market
place
:
And
hauing
their
leaders
formost
(
for
I
knewe
them
by
their
Iauelines
,
Borespeares
,
and
Staues
)
bare
me
ouer
backwardes
,
and
ran
ouer
my
belly
and
my
face
,
long
time
before
I
could
recouer
on
foote
.
At
last
when
I
was
vp
,
I
looked
on
euery
syde
,
and
seeing
them
ronne
so
fast
,
began
thus
to
bethinke
me
.
What
in
Gods
name
doe
I
heare
which
haue
no
interest
in
this
action
?
synce
they
who
came
to
defend
this
town
are
content
to
leaue
it
at
large
,
and
shift
for
themselues
:
And
whilest
I
stoode
thus
musing
,
another
flocke
of
flyers
came
so
fast
that
they
bare
me
on
my
nose
,
and
ran
as
many
ouer
my
backe
,
as
erst
had
marched
ouer
my
guttes
.
In
fine
,
I
gotte
vp
like
a
tall
fellow
,
and
wente
with
them
for
company
:
but
their
haste
was
such
,
as
I
could
neuer
ouertake
them
,
vntil
I
came
at
a
broad
crosse
streate
which
lyeth
betweene
the
English
house
&
the
sayd
Eource
:
there
I
ouertooke
some
of
them
groueling
on
the
ground
,
and
groning
for
the
last
gaspe
,
and
some
other
which
turned
backwards
to
auoyd
the
tickling
of
the
spanishe
Musquets
:
who
had
gotten
the
ends
of
the
sayd
broad
crosse
streate
,
and
flanked
it
both
wayes
:
And
there
I
stayde
a
whyle
till
hearing
the
shot
increase
,
and
fearing
to
bee
surprysed
wyth
suche
as
mighte
follow
in
tayle
of
vs
,
I
gaue
aduenture
to
passe
through
the
sayde
crossestreate
,
and
(
without
vaunte
be
it
spoken
)
passed
through
fiue
hundred
shotte
,
before
I
could
recouer
the
English
house
.
At
my
comming
thether
,
I
founde
many
of
the
March●untes
standing
before
the
gate
:
Whom
I
would
not
discomforte
nor
dismay
,
but
sayd
that
the
Spanyerdes
had
once
entred
the
towne
,
and
that
I
hoped
they
were
gone
backe
agayne
:
Neuerthelesse
I
wente
to
the
Gouernour
,
and
priuily
perswaded
him
to
drawe
in
the
company
and
to
shut
vp
the
gates
:
The
which
he
consented
vnto
,
and
desyred
me
because
I
was
somewhat
better
acquaynted
with
such
matters
then
the
Marchauntes
,
to
take
charge
of
the
Key
:
I
tooke
it
willingly
,
but
before
I
coulde
well
shut
and
barre
the
gates
,
the
Spanyardes
were
nowe
come
forewards
into
the
same
streat
:
And
passing
by
the
doore
,
called
to
come
in
?
bestowing
fyue
or
sixe
Musquette
shotte
at
the
grate
where
I
aunswered
them
,
whereof
one
came
very
neare
my
nose
,
and
pearcing
thorowe
the
gate
,
strake
one
of
the
Marchants
on
the
head
,
without
any
greate
or
daungerous
hurt
:
but
the
heate
of
the
pursute
was
yet
such
,
that
they
coulde
not
attend
the
spoyle
,
but
passed
on
in
chase
to
the
new
towne
:
where
they
slew
infinite
nombers
of
people
:
And
by
three
of
the
clocke
,
or
before
retourned
victors
,
hauing
slayne
or
put
to
slight
all
their
ennemies
.
And
nowe
to
keepe
promise
,
and
to
speake
wythout
parciality
:
I
must
needs
confesse
,
that
it
was
the
greatest
victory
,
and
the
roūdlyest
executed
,
that
hath
bene
seene
,
red
,
or
heard
of
,
in
our
age
:
and
that
it
was
a
thing
myraculous
,
to
consider
,
how
Trenches
of
such
a
height
should
be
entred
,
passed
ouer
,
and
won
both
by
Footemen
,
and
Horsmen
:
For
immediately
after
that
the
Footemen
were
gotten
in
,
the
Horsemen
founde
meanes
to
follow
:
and
being
many
of
them
harquebuziers
on
horseback
,
did
passe
by
their
owne
Footemen
in
the
streates
,
and
much
hastened
both
the
flight
of
the
Wallones
,
and
made
the
way
opener
vnto
speedy
execution
.
But
whosoeuer
wil
therein
most
extoll
the
Spanyardes
for
their
vallure
and
order
,
must
therewithall
confesse
that
it
was
the
very
ordinance
of
god
for
a
iust
plague
and
scourge
vnto
the
Towne
:
For
otherwise
it
passeth
all
mens
capacity
,
to
conceiue
howe
it
should
be
possible
.
And
yet
the
disorder
and
lacke
of
foresight
in
the
Wallons
did
great
helpe
to
augment
the
Spanish
glory
and
boast
.
To
conclude
,
the
County
de
Euersteine
was
drowned
in
the
newe
Towne
:
the
Marquise
de
Haurcy
and
Champaigne
escaped
out
of
the
sayd
new
Towne
,
and
recouered
the
Prince
of
Orenges
shippes
:
only
the
yong
Counte
de
Egmont
was
taken
fighting
by
S.
Myghels
.
Mouns.
de
capres
,
&
Mouns.
de
Goonie
:
were
also
taken
:
but
I
heard
of
none
that
fought
stoutly
,
sauing
onely
the
said
Counte
de
Egmont
,
whom
the
Colonel
Verdugo
,
a
spanyard
of
an
honorable
compassion
and
good
mind
,
did
saue
with
great
daunger
to
himself
in
defending
the
Counte
.
In
this
conflicte
there
were
slayne
sixe
hundred
Spanyerds
or
thereaboutes
:
And
on
the
Thursday
next
folowing
,
a
view
of
the
dead
bodies
in
the
town
being
taken
:
it
was
esteemed
at
.
17000
men
,
women
,
and
children
.
A
pittifull
massacre
though
God
gaue
victory
to
the
Spanyerdes
.
And
surely
,
as
their
vallyaunce
was
to
be
much
commended
,
so
yet
I
can
much
discommende
their
barbarous
cruelty
,
in
many
respectes
:
For
me
thinkes
,
that
as
when
God
geueth
abundaunce
of
welth
,
the
owner
oughte
yet
to
haue
regarde
on
whome
he
bestow
it
:
euen
so
,
when
God
geueth
a
great
and
myraculous
victory
,
the
conquerours
ought
to
haue
great
regard
vnto
their
execution
:
and
though
some
,
which
fauour
the
Spanish
faction
,
will
aleadge
sundry
reasons
to
the
contrary
:
yet
when
the
blood
is
cold
,
and
the
fury
ouer
,
me
thinkes
that
a
true
christian
hearte
should
stand
content
with
victory
,
and
refrayne
to
prouoke
Gods
wrath
by
sheadding
of
innocente
blood
.
These
things
I
rehearce
(
the
rather
)
because
they
neither
spared
age
,
nor
sexe
:
time
nor
place
:
person
nor
countrey
:
profession
nor
religion
:
yong
nor
olde
:
rich
nor
poore
:
strong
nor
feeble
:
but
without
any
mercy
,
did
tyrannously
tryumphe
when
there
was
neither
man
nor
meane
to
resist
them
:
For
age
and
sex
,
yong
and
old
,
they
slew
great
nnmbers
of
yong
children
,
but
many
moe
women
more
then
fowerscore
yeares
of
age
:
For
time
and
place
,
their
furye
was
as
great
ten
dayes
after
the
victory
,
as
at
the
tyme
of
their
entry
:
and
as
great
respect
they
had
to
the
church
and
churchyeard
,
(
for
all
their
hipocriticall
boasting
of
the
catholique
religion
)
as
the
Butcher
hath
to
his
shambles
or
slaughter
house
:
For
person
and
Country
,
they
spared
neither
friende
nor
foe
:
Portingal
nor
Turke
:
for
profession
and
religion
,
the
Iesuites
must
geue
their
ready
coyne
:
and
all
other
religious
houses
both
c●yne
and
plate
with
all
shorte
endes
that
were
good
and
portable
.
The
ryche
was
spoyled
because
he
had
:
&
the
poore
were
hanged
because
they
had
nothing
:
neither
strength
could
preuayle
to
make
resystaunce
,
nor
weakenesse
moue
pitty
to
refrayne
their
horrible
cruelty
.
And
this
was
not
onely
done
when
the
chase
was
hotte
,
but
(
as
I
earst
sayd
)
when
the
blood
was
colde
,
and
they
now
victors
without
resystaunce
.
I
refrayne
to
rehearce
the
heapes
of
deade
Carcases
whiche
laye
at
euery
Trench
where
they
entred
:
the
thicknesse
whereof
,
did
in
many
places
exceede
the
height
of
a
man
.
I
forbeare
also
to
recount
the
huge
nombers
,
drowned
in
the
new
Toune
:
where
a
man
might
behold
as
many
sundry
shapes
and
formes
of
mans
motion
at
time
of
death
:
as
euer
Mighel
Angelo
dyd
portray
in
his
tables
of
Doomes
day
.
I
list
not
to
recken
the
infinite
nombers
of
poore
Almains
,
who
lay
burned
in
their
armour
:
som
th
entrailes
skorched
out
,
&
all
the
rest
of
the
body
free
,
some
their
head
and
shoulders
burnt
of
:
so
that
you
might
looke
down
into
the
bulk
&
brest
and
there
take
an
Anatomy
of
the
secrets
of
nature
.
Some
standing
vppon
their
waste
,
being
burnte
of
by
the
thighes
:
&
some
no
more
but
the
very
toppe
of
the
brain
taken
of
with
fyre
,
whiles
the
rest
of
the
body
dyd
abide
vnspeakable
tormentes
.
I
set
not
downe
the
ougly
&
filthy
polluting
of
euery
streete
with
the
gore
and
carcases
of
men
and
horses
:
neither
doo
I
complaine
,
that
the
one
lacked
buryall
,
and
the
other
fleing
,
vntyl
the
ayre
(
corrupted
with
theyr
caryon
)
enfected
all
that
yet
remained
alyue
in
the
Towne
:
And
why
should
I
describe
the
particularitie
of
euery
such
anoiance
,
as
commonly
happen
both
in
campes
&
Castels
,
where
martiall
feates
are
managed
?
But
I
may
not
passe
ouer
with
sylence
,
the
wylfull
burning
and
destroying
of
the
stately
Towne
house
,
&
all
the
monuments
and
records
of
the
Citie
:
neither
can
I
refraine
to
tel
their
shamful
rapes
&
outragious
forces
presented
vnto
sundry
honest
Dames
&
Uirgins
.
It
is
a
thing
too
horrible
to
rehearse
,
that
the
Father
and
Mother
were
forced
to
fetche
their
yong
daughter
out
of
a
cloyster
(
who
had
thether
fled
as
vnto
Sanctuary
,
to
keepe
her
body
vndefyled
)
&
to
bestowe
her
in
bed
betweene
two
Spaniards
,
to
worke
their
wicked
and
detestable
wil
with
her
.
It
is
also
a
ruthfull
remembrance
,
that
a
poore
English
marchant
(
who
was
but
a
seruaunt
)
hauing
once
redeemed
his
Masters
goods
for
three
hundreth
crownes
,
was
yet
hanged
vntyl
he
were
halfe
dead
,
because
he
had
not
two
hundreth
more
to
geue
them
:
and
the
halter
being
cut
downe
,
and
he
commen
to
him selfe
againe
,
besought
them
on
knees
with
bytter
teares
,
to
geue
him
leaue
to
seeke
&
trye
his
creditte
and
friendes
in
the
Towne
,
for
the
rest
of
theyr
vnreasonable
demaund
.
At
his
returne
because
he
sped
not
(
as
indeede
no
money
was
then
to
bee
had
)
they
hong
him
again
outright
:
and
afterwards
(
of
exceeding
curtesie
)
procured
the
Friars
Minors
to
burie
him
.
To
conclude
,
of
the
seuentene
thousande
carcases
,
which
were
viewed
on
the
Thursday
,
I
thinke
in
conscience
,
that
fiue
thousand
or
fewe
lesse
,
were
massacred
after
their
victorye
,
because
they
had
not
readye
money
,
wherewith
to
raunsome
theyr
goods
at
such
prices
as
they
pleased
to
set
on
them
:
At
least
all
the
world
wyll
beare
mee
witnes
,
that
ten
(
yea
twenty
dayes
)
after
,
whosoeuer
were
but
poynted
at
,
and
named
to
bee
a
Wallon
,
was
immediatlye
massacred
without
furder
audience
or
tryall
.
For
mine
owne
part
,
it
is
wel
known
that
I
did
often
escape
very
narrowly
,
because
I
was
taken
for
a
Wallone
.
And
on
Sunday
,
the
eleuenth
of
this
instant
(
which
was
the
day
before
I
gat
out
of
the
Towne
)
I
saw
three
poore
soules
murdered
in
my
presence
,
because
they
were
poynted
to
be
Wallons
:
and
it
was
well
proued
immediatly
that
one
of
them
was
a
poore
artyficer
,
who
had
dwelt
in
the
Towne
eight
yeares
before
,
&
neuer
managed
armes
,
but
truely
folowed
his
occupation
:
Furthermore
the
seede
of
these
and
other
barbarous
factes
brought
forth
this
crop
&
fruite
:
that
within
three
daies
Antwarpe
,
which
was
one
of
the
rychest
Townes
in
Europe
,
had
now
no
money
nor
treasure
to
be
found
therein
,
but
onely
in
the
hands
of
murderers
and
strompets
:
for
euery
Dom
Diego
must
walk
ietting
vp
&
downe
the
streetes
with
his
harlotte
by
him
in
her
cheine
and
bracelettes
of
golde
.
And
the
notable
Bowrce
which
was
wont
to
be
a
safe
assemblie
for
Marchaunts
,
and
men
of
all
honest
trades
,
had
nowe
none
other
marchaundize
therein
,
but
as
many
dycing
tables
as
might
be
placed
round
about
it
al
the
day
long
.
Men
wyll
boast
of
the
Spanierds
that
they
are
the
best
&
most
orderlye
Souldiours
in
the
world
:
but
sure
,
if
this
be
their
order
,
I
had
rather
be
coumpted
a
Besoigner
,
then
a
braue
Souldiour
in
such
a
bande
:
neither
must
wee
thinke
(
although
it
hath
pleased
God
for
some
secreete
cause
only
knowne
to
his
diuine
Maiestie
,
to
yeelde
Antwarpe
and
Maestrecht
,
thus
into
their
handes
)
that
he
wyll
spare
to
punish
this
theyr
outragious
crueltie
,
when
his
good
wyl
and
pleasure
shall
be
to
doo
the
same
:
for
sutely
their
boasting
and
bragging
of
iniquitie
,
is
ouer
great
to
escape
long
vnskorged
.
I
haue
talked
with
sundry
of
them
,
and
demaunded
why
they
would
commaund
that
the
Townehouse
should
be
burned
?
And
their
aunswer
was
,
because
it
was
the
place
of
assembly
where
all
euyll
counselles
were
contriued
.
As
though
it
were
iust
that
the
stockes
&
stones
should
suffer
for
the
offence
of
men
.
But
such
is
their
obstynate
pride
and
arrogancie
,
that
if
they
might
haue
their
wyll
,
they
woulde
altogether
raze
&
destroy
the
Townes
,
vntyll
no
one
stone
were
left
vppon
another
.
Neither
doeth
their
stubborne
blindnes
suffer
them
to
perceiue
that
in
so
doing
they
should
much
endomage
the
King
their
Master
,
whome
they
boast
so
faithfully
to
honour
,
serue
and
obey
.
As
for
the
iniuries
done
by
them
vnto
our
owne
nation
particularlie
,
I
wyll
thus
set
downe
asmuch
as
I
knowe
.
We
were
quiet
in
the
house
appointed
for
the
mansion
of
English
Marchaunts
vnder
safe
conduct
,
protection
and
Placard
of
their
King
:
hauing
neither
medled
any
waye
in
these
actions
,
nor
by
any
meanes
assisted
the
estats
of
the
countrey
with
money
,
munition
,
or
any
kinde
of
ayde
.
Yea
the
Gouernor
and
Marchauntes
(
foreseeing
the
daunger
of
the
tyme
)
had
often
demaunded
pasporte
of
the
Kinges
gouernours
and
officers
to
depart
.
And
all
these
with
sundrie
other
allegations
,
wee
propounded
and
protested
vnto
them
before
they
entred
the
English
house
:
desiring
to
be
there
protected
according
to
our
priuiledges
and
graunts
from
the
King
their
Maister
.
And
that
they
would
suffer
vs
there
to
remaine
free
from
all
outrage
,
spoile
or
raunsome
,
vntill
wee
might
make
our
estate
knowne
vnto
the
Castellane
,
and
other
head
officers
which
serued
there
for
the
sayd
King
.
All
which
notwitstanding
,
they
threatned
to
fyre
the
house
,
vnlesse
we
would
open
the
doores
:
and
being
once
suffred
to
enter
,
demaunded
presently
the
raunsom
of
twelue
thousande
crownes
of
the
Gouernor
:
Which
summe
,
being
not
in
deede
in
the
house
,
neyther
yet
one
third
part
of
the
same
:
they
spared
not
with
naked
swordes
and
daggers
to
menace
the
sayde
Gouernour
,
and
violently
to
present
him
death
because
he
had
not
wherwith
to
content
theyr
greedie
mindes
.
I
wyll
not
boast
of
any
helpe
afforded
by
me
in
that
distresse
:
but
I
thanke
the
Lorde
God
,
who
made
mee
an
instrument
to
appease
their
deuill●sh
furies
.
And
I
thinke
that
the
Gouernour
and
al
the
company
wyll
confesse
that
I
vsed
mine
vttermost
skyll
and
ayde
for
the
safegarde
of
theyr
lyues
,
aswell
as
mine
owne
.
But
in
the
ende
,
all
eloquence
notwithstanding
,
the
Gouernour
being
a
comlie
aged
Man
,
and
a
personne
,
whose
hoarie
heaires
might
moue
pittie
,
and
procure
reuerence
in
any
good
minde
,
(
especiallye
the
vprightnesse
of
his
dealing
considered
)
they
enforced
him
with
great
danger
to
bring
forth
all
the
money
,
plate
,
and
iewelles
,
which
was
in
the
house
:
&
to
prepare
the
remnant
of
twelue
thousand
crownes
,
at
such
dayes
,
and
tymes
as
they
pleased
to
appoynt
.
And
of
the
rest
of
our
Nation
,
which
had
their
goodes
remaining
in
their
seuerall
packehouses
,
&
lodgings
elsewhere
in
the
Towne
.
they
tooke
such
pitty
,
that
fowre
they
slewe
,
and
diuerse
other
they
most
cruelly
&
daungerously
hurt
:
spoyling
and
raunsoming
them
to
the
vttermost
vallewe
that
might
be
made
or
esteemed
of
all
their
goodes
.
Yea
,
some
one
they
enforced
to
raunsome
his
goodes
twise
,
yea
thrise
:
and
all
that
notwithstanding
,
tooke
the
sayd
goodes
violentlye
from
them
at
the
last
.
And
al
these
iniuries
being
opened
vnto
their
chiefe
Gouernors
in
time
conuenient
,
&
whyles
yet
the
whole
summe
set
for
seuerall
raunsomes
of
our
countreymen
and
the
Englishe
house
in
generall
,
were
not
halfe
paide
:
so
that
iustice
and
good
order
might
partly
haue
quallified
the
former
rygors
proffered
by
the
Souldiours
,
the
sayde
gouernours
were
as
slowe
and
deafe
,
as
the
other
were
quicke
and
light
of
hearing
to
finde
the
bottome
of
euerie
bagge
in
the
Towne
.
So
that
it
seemeth
they
were
fullye
agreed
in
all
thinges
:
or
if
any
contention
were
,
the
same
was
but
stryfe
who
or
which
of
them
might
do
greatest
wrongs
.
Keeping
the
sayd
Gouernor
&
Marchaunts
there
styl
(
without
graunt
of
passeport
or
safeconducte
)
when
there
is
scarcely
any
bittualles
to
bee
had
for
any
money
in
the
Towne
,
nor
yet
the
sayd
marchaunts
haue
any
money
to
buye
it
,
where
it
is
.
And
as
for
creditte
,
neither
creditte
nor
pawne
can
nowe
finde
coyne
in
Antwarpe
.
In
these
distresses
I
lefte
them
the
twelfth
of
this
instant
Nouember
1576.
when
I
parted
from
them
,
not
as
one
who
was
hastie
to
leaue
and
abandone
them
in
such
miserye
,
but
to
solycite
their
ruefull
causes
here
:
and
to
delyuer
the
same
vnto
her
Maiestie
and
councell
in
such
sort
as
I
beheld
it
there
.
And
this
is
in
effecte
the
whole
trueth
of
the
sacking
and
spoyle
of
so
famous
a
Towne
.
Wherein
is
to
be
noated
,
that
the
Spanyerdes
and
their
faction
,
being
but
fyue
thousande
,
the
trenches
made
againste
them
of
suche
height
as
seemed
inuincible
:
the
power
within
the
Towne
fifeteene
or
sixteene
thousand
able
fighting
men
well
armed
,
(
I
meane
the
Townesmen
ready
armed
being
coumpted
:
)
it
was
charged
,
entred
,
&
wonne
in
three
howres
.
And
before
sixe
howers
passed
ouer
,
euery
house
therein
sacked
or
raunsomed
at
the
vttermost
vallew
.
The
which
victory
being
miraculous
and
past
mans
capacitie
,
to
comprehend
how
it
should
be
possible
,
I
must
needs
attribute
vnto
Gods
iust
wrath
powred
vpon
the
inhabitants
for
their
iniquitie
,
more
then
to
the
manhoode
and
force
of
the
Spanyerdes
:
and
yet
I
meane
not
to
robbe
them
of
their
deserued
glorie
,
but
to
confesse
that
both
their
order
&
vallure
in
charging
and
entring
was
famous
:
And
had
they
kept
halfe
so
good
order
,
or
shewed
the
tenth
part
of
such
manly
corage
,
in
vsing
theyr
victory
,
and
parting
of
their
spoyle
:
I
must
then
needes
haue
sayde
that
Caesar
him selfe
had
neuer
any
suche
souldiours
.
And
this
must
I
needs
say
for
them
,
that
as
theyr
continual
training
in
seruice
doth
make
them
expert
in
all
warrelyke
stratageme
:
so
their
daily
trade
in
spoiling
hath
made
them
the
cunningest
ransackers
of
houses
,
and
the
best
able
to
bring
a
spoyle
vnto
a
quicke
market
,
of
any
Souldiors
,
or
Mastertheeues
that
euer
I
heard
of
.
But
I
leaue
the
skanning
of
theyr
deedes
vnto
God
,
who
wyll
bryddle
theyr
insolencie
,
when
hee
thinketh
good
and
conuenient
:
And
let
vs
also
learne
out
of
this
rewfull
tragedie
to
detest
&
auoyde
those
synnes
,
and
prowde
enormyties
,
which
caused
the
wrath
of
God
to
be
so
furiouslye
kindled
and
bent
against
the
Towne
of
Antwerpe
:
let
vs
also
(
if
euer
wee
shoulde
be
driuen
to
lyke
occasion
,
)
(
which
God
forbidde
)
learne
to
looke
better
about
vs
for
good
order
&
dyrection
,
the
lacke
whereof
was
theyr
ouerthrow
.
For
surely
the
inhabytantes
lacked
but
good
guides
and
leaders
:
for
hauing
none
other
order
appointed
,
but
to
stande
euerye
man
armed
in
readynes
before
his
doore
,
they
dyed
there
(
many
of
them
)
fighting
manfully
,
when
the
Walloners
and
high
Duches
fled
beastly
.
Let
vs
also
learne
to
detest
the
horrible
cruelties
of
the
executions
in
all
executions
of
warlike
stratagemes
,
least
the
dishonour
of
such
beastly
deedes
,
might
bedymme
the
honour
wherewith
Englishe
Souldiours
haue
alwayes
bene
endowed
in
theyr
victories
.
And
fynally
let
vs
praye
to
God
for
grace
to
amend
our
lyues
,
and
for
power
and
foresyght
to
withstande
the
mallyce
of
our
enemyes
:
that
remayning
and
continewing
in
the
peaceable
protection
of
our
most
gratious
Soueraigne
,
we
maye
geue
him
the
glory
,
and
all
due
and
loyall
obedience
vnto
her
Maiestie
,
whome
God
nowe
and
euer
prospere
and
preserue
.
Amen
.
¶
Wrytten
the
.xxv.
daye
of
Nouember
.
1576.
by
a
true
English
man
,
who
was
present
at
this
pytteous
massacre
.
Vt
supra
.