AFter
the
winning
of
the
Towne
of
Guingcamp
,
the
purpose
of
the
Prince
was
,
to
haue
assailed
the
Towne
of
Morlaix
,
to
the
ende
to
haue
reduced
the
sayd
Town
,
and
the
rest
of
Basse-Britagne
to
the
Kings
obedience
:
howbeit
vnderstanding
that
the
D.
of
Mercoeur
was
remoued
from
Pontiuy
,
where
he
ioyned
with
4000.
Spaniards
,
vnder
the
leading
of
Don
Iuan
de
Lagula
and
was
marching
towards
Morlaix
,
by
the
way
of
Corlay
:
the
Prince
therevppon
discouering
the
forces
of
the
saide
Duke
,
which
were
of
seauen
hundred
horse
,
foure
thousand
Spaniards
,
and
two
thousand
Harquebusiers
French
:
considered
how
dangerous
it
might
be
to
ingage
his
Army
before
a
towne
,
vntill
he
were
Maister
of
the
fielde
,
the
enemy
being
of
more
strength
then
he
,
and
in
a
countrey
of
aduantage
,
and
where
he
might
bee
assisted
with
a
multitude
of
peisants
,
long
before
armed
and
resolued
for
the
enemy
.
Vpon
these
difficulties
,
the
Prince
made
stay
about
the
Towne
of
Guingcamp
,
aswell
to
amend
the
fortifications
,
as
to
repaire
the
breach
made
by
hys
Canon
,
(
the
better
to
assure
the
Towne
from
the
enemy
)
as
to
attend
the
bringing
of
two
Canons
,
&
two
Culuerings
,
drawne
from
Brest
to
Lagnon
,
with
certayne
powder
,
bullets
,
and
other
munition
,
conuayed
out
of
England
to
Pinpaoul
,
to
the
end
that
the
same
being
in
place
of
assurance
,
the
enemy
might
not
take
occasion
to
driue
the
Prince
from
his
other
enterprises
.
The
seuenth
of
Iune
,
the
D.
de
Mercoeur
arriued
at
Corlay
,
within
three
leagues
of
Guingcamp
,
a
castle
pretending
to
hold
for
the
king
,
but
in
the
possession
of
Madame
de
Guymenay
,
whose
brother
,
Monsieur
de
Boydolphin
is
Lieutenant
to
the
D.
de
Mercoeur
,
so
that
it
seemed
the
partie
was
made
before
hand
,
for
that
the
next
day
after
they
did
arriue
,
the
castle
rendred
without
seeing
the
Canon
,
and
the
Captain
remayned
with
the
enemy
:
&
from
that
place
the
Duke
sent
to
the
Prince
a
Trompeter
about
certaine
prisoners
of
ours
,
taken
at
Corlay
,
who
signifyed
to
the
sayd
Prince
that
he
had
in
charge
from
the
D.
to
entreat
him
to
appoint
som
day
&
place
of
battel
:
wherunto
the
Prince
made
answere
,
that
it
was
the
most
acceptable
newes
that
could
be
brought
vnto
him
,
and
a
thing
which
he
had
often
sought
and
desired
,
and
wherevnto
at
this
time
,
he
hoped
to
enforce
the
said
Duke
to
whom
he
would
not
return
answer
by
the
mouth
of
a
Trompeter
,
which
might
be
disaduowed
,
but
by
a
writing
signed
with
his
owne
hand
,
which
was
accordingly
performed
as
followeth
.
The
Prince
de
Dombes
Gouernour
for
the
King
in
Daulphine
,
and
Generall
of
his
army
in
the
Prouince
of
Britaigne
.
VPPon
a
message
deliuered
to
the
sayd
Prince
by
a
Trompeter
sent
to
him
from
the
Duke
of
Mercoeur
,
for
other
causes
,
by
the
which
hee
was
sollicited
to
assigne
and
make
choise
of
some
day
&
place
of
battaile
,
desired
by
the
Duke
:
he
considering
how
speaches
of
that
nature
deliuered
by
a
Trompeter
,
might
be
disadvowed
,
and
desiring
as
euer
sithence
his
first
comming
into
that
Countrey
,
that
some
like
occasion
might
be
offered
whereby
the
miseries
and
calamites
of
the
same
might
haue
an
end
,
which
he
had
made
appeare
by
effects
,
thought
meet
for
the
better
aduancing
of
so
good
a
worke
,
by
this
writing
signed
with
his
hand
,
and
sent
by
a
Trompeter
of
his
owne
,
to
signify
to
the
sayd
D.
de
Mercoeur
,
that
the
thing
he
most
desired
,
was
to
come
to
the
issue
of
so
happie
a
day
,
and
therfore
would
yeeld
to
him
the
choyse
of
the
day
and
place
for
that
encounter
,
so
that
the
place
of
meeting
might
be
capable
to
receiue
the
two
armies
in
order
of
Battaile
,
and
to
auoyd
the
delayes
that
might
growe
by
want
of
resolution
herein
,
he
thought
the
Lawne
of
Menay
very
fitte
for
this
purpose
,
concluding
,
that
if
this
honorable
resolution
should
chance
to
be
differred
vpon
any
alteration
whatsoeuer
on
either
part
:
he
the
said
Prince
doth
protest
before
God
and
the
world
,
that
the
honour
and
reputation
of
him
that
shall
herein
make
default
,
shall
incur
the
staine
and
preiudice
that
shall
grow
thereof
.
Dated
at
the
Campe
before
Guingcamp
,
the
seuenth
of
Iune
.
1591.
The
8.
of
Iune
the
Duke
of
Mercoeur
remooued
from
Corlay
to
Saint
Gilles
,
two
small
leagues
distant
from
Chasteau-Laudran
:
The
same
day
also
the
Prince
departed
from
Guingcamp
,
about
three
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
and
lodged
that
night
at
Chasteau-Laudran
,
where
his
own
Trumpeter
with
the
Trumpeter
of
the
Duke
de
Mercoeur
met
him
,
and
deliuered
an
answere
from
the
said
Duke
signed
with
his
hand
,
the
contents
whereof
followe
.
The
Duke
de
Mercoeur
and
of
Penthieure
Peere
of
France
,
Prince
of
the
Holy
Empire
,
Lorde
of
Martigues
and
Gouernour
of
Britaine
.
HAuing
perused
the
writing
of
the
Prince
de
Dombes
,
sent
,
vpon
the
challenge
of
battel
,
deliuered
by
his
trumpeter
:
euen
as
he
hath
many
times
sought
the
occasion
,
and
desiring
nothing
more
,
then
by
a
battel
to
free
this
Prouince
from
the
miseries
wherwith
it
hath
bin
ouerwhelmed
,
by
the
repaire
of
the
said
Prince
into
the
same
,
and
to
withstand
the
apparant
ruine
thereof
like
to
ensue
,
by
the
domination
of
an
hereticall
king
,
with
the
ouerthrow
of
our
holy
Catholike
religion
:
for
the
desire
he
hath
to
see
the
issue
of
so
happy
a
day
,
and
because
the
day
and
place
is
referred
to
his
election
,
is
resolued
to
be
ready
with
his
army
on
Thorseday
next
at
ten
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
in
the
fittest
place
for
such
an
action
betweene
Corlay
and
Guingcamp
,
and
to
come
onward
the
best
part
of
the
way
:
which
ought
not
to
be
refused
or
diferred
in
seeking
of
any
place
more
remote
or
vnfit
with
out
dishonour
:
the
said
Duke
protesting
before
God
(
from
whom
as
fighting
in
his
cause
he
hopeth
of
victorie
)
that
he
neuer
had
other
intent
,
and
that
if
the
saide
Prince
shal
either
refuse
or
diferre
this
offer
,
he
shal
shew
to
the
world
,
that
his
actions
are
not
answerable
to
his
bragges
,
and
shal
thereby
blemish
his
honour
and
reputation
.
Dated
at
the
Campe
at
Corlay
the
8.
of
Iune
1591.
Hereunto
the
Prince
for
many
good
resons
,
gaue
such
reply
as
the
Duke
might
perceiue
,
hee
woulde
not
contende
with
him
onely
in
tearmes
,
but
to
giue
him
all
the
prouocation
that
possible
hee
might
to
come
to
handes
returned
him
this
answere
.
The
Prince
de
Dombes
Gouernour
of
Daulphine
,
Lieutenant
Generall
for
the
King
in
his
armie
in
Britaigne
.
HAuing
seene
the
answere
of
Duke
Mercoeur
of
the
eight
of
this
moneth
signed
with
his
hand
,
vpon
the
offer
made
of
the
day
and
place
of
battel
to
be
giuen
,
saith
,
he
was
sent
into
this
prouince
to
chastice
and
punish
those
that
are
traiterously
rebelled
against
the
King
,
of
whome
the
saide
Duke
being
chiefe
,
doth
manifest
how
he
shunneth
and
feareth
the
presence
of
the
said
Prince
,
and
the
paine
and
punishment
of
his
rebellion
:
and
in
regard
of
the
lewd
imputations
giuen
by
his
answer
to
the
King
,
&
to
the
said
Prince
,
he
saith
he
lyeth
,
and
shal
lie
as
often
as
he
shall
so
say
.
At
the
Campe
at
Chasteau-Laudran
the
ninth
of
Iune
.
1591.
This
Cartel
was
sent
by
a
trumpeter
,
and
deliuered
to
the
Duke
in
the
presence
of
many
of
the
principal
men
of
his
army
.
THe
Duke
greatly
moued
with
this
Cartell
,
did
openly
by
a
solemne
o
the
vowe
,
within
3.
daies
to
offer
battaile
to
the
Prince
,
and
on
the
9.
of
Iune
being
wensday
,
dislodged
,
&
that
day
incamped
at
Quelenec
a
Village
about
a
league
and
a
halfe
from
Chasteau-Laudran
,
scituate
at
the
foote
of
a
high
hill
,
which
by
deepe
hedges
,
ditches
and
inclosures
,
confronted
a
little
heath
of
two
miles
compas
,
to
which
Heath
vpon
the
discouery
of
the
approach
of
the
enemy
by
our
army
,
the
Prince
mounteth
on
horsebacke
,
and
goeth
to
discerne
and
make
choise
of
the
place
for
the
battaile
betweene
the
ennemy
and
him
,
and
findeth
about
three
quarters
of
a
league
of
the
Village
aforesaide
,
a
large
plaine
or
Heath
,
skirted
in
the
side
of
the
ennemie
with
a
Coppice
,
a
litle
hill
,
&
the
ground
raised
with
ditches
of
great
aduantage
for
the
enemie
,
who
by
three
large
passages
might
without
any
difficulty
,
enter
into
the
said
Heath
.
The
tenth
day
of
Iune
,
the
ennemy
,
within
one
quarter
of
a
league
of
the
Heath
,
sheweth
his
whole
army
in
order
of
battaile
vpon
the
top
of
a
hill
:
the
Prince
on
the
other
side
put
his
troups
in
ordonance
within
the
Heath
,
disposing
the
same
by
the
aduise
of
Sir
Iohn
Norreis
into
three
Battallions
,
whereof
the
infanterie
English
made
two
,
&
the
Lancekneights
the
third
.
This
day
was
spent
with
some
light
skirmishes
,
entertained
by
our
men
,
and
followed
euen
to
the
maine
of
the
enemies
army
.
The
11.
of
Iune
being
Friday
,
the
enemy
drew
his
army
to
the
foot
of
the
hill
,
and
placed
his
artillerie
vpon
the
side
of
the
Heath
,
in
a
place
of
such
aduantage
,
as
it
commanded
in
the
nature
of
a
Cauallier
all
the
whole
Heath
,
where
he
possessed
the
ground
neare
about
him
,
&
bordred
al
the
hedges
with
shot
:
and
by
the
time
that
this
was
perfourmed
our
army
was
marched
into
the
Heath
in
order
of
battaile
,
and
presently
sent
out
two
hundred
footemen
to
viewe
the
countenance
of
the
ennemy
,
who
aduauncing
themselues
,
charged
the
ennemy
,
draue
them
to
their
strengths
,
put
them
from
their
hedges
and
Barricades
,
and
slewe
diuerse
of
them
.
Vpon
the
retrait
of
these
two
hundred
men
,
the
Duke
put
forth
fiue
hundred
French
,
and
three
hundred
Spaniardes
to
repossesse
the
places
,
whom
he
followed
with
the
great
of
his
arme
.
Which
perceiued
by
the
Prince
,
remaining
on
the
Heath
with
Monsieur
de
la
Hunauldaye
commanding
the
auantgard
,
and
hauing
his
regiment
of
horse
in
battaile
on
the
right
hand
of
the
white
Cornet
,
and
General
Norreis
(
who
in
this
action
gaue
good
proofe
of
his
wisedome
and
valour
)
Monsieur
de
Pogny
,
de
Pruneaux
,
de
Monmartin
,
and
de
Bastenay
,
order
was
giuen
for
the
putting
foorth
of
three
hundred
footemen
,
commanded
by
Captaine
Anthony
Wingfield
Sergeant
maior
,
and
captaine
Morton
,
and
the
English
horse
lead
by
Captaine
Anthony
Sherley
,
and
the
skirmish
hotely
prosecuted
,
the
enemy
let
slippe
a
great
number
of
shotte
vnder
the
defence
of
the
hedges
,
thinking
to
lodge
them
on
the
left
hand
,
&
to
haue
taken
some
two
or
three
houses
,
&
a
small
wood
vpon
the
edge
of
the
Heath
.
The
Prince
commaunded
to
be
drawen
out
of
the
Battallion
of
the
Lancekneights
one
hundred
men
,
shotte
and
pikes
,
and
one
hundred
and
fiftie
shotte
French
,
lead
by
the
Baron
de
Molac
,
backed
with
forty
light
horse
,
conducted
by
Monsieur
de
la
Tremblaye
,
appointed
to
force
the
enemy
from
the
place
they
had
taken
.
This
direction
was
valiantly
prosecuted
by
ours
,
but
specially
by
the
English
,
so
as
the
enimies
horse
and
footemen
which
were
in
the
plaine
were
forced
to
flie
,
many
slaine
,
and
the
rest
driuen
to
saue
them selues
wythin
their
Artillerie
,
where
the
whole
strength
of
Spaniardes
,
with
the
rest
of
their
armie
was
placed
.
There
was
taken
in
this
charge
Monsieur
de
Guebrian
Colonell
of
the
footemen
of
the
ennemy
by
Monsieur
de
la
Tremblay
,
and
slaine
Don
Roderigo
,
chiefe
Mareschall
of
the
Spaniards
,
a
Spanish
Captaine
,
and
to
the
number
of
two
hundred
French
,
and
three
score
Spaniards
.
This
resolute
charge
so
amazed
the
army
of
the
enemy
,
that
our
men
were
suffered
within
tenne
paces
of
their
Cannon
to
disarme
the
dead
,
lead
away
prisoners
,
and
retired
at
their
ease
,
the
enemy
neuer
proffering
to
followe
.
In
this
charge
Captaine
Anthony
Sherley
gaue
such
an
example
to
the
French
horse
,
as
was
admired
and
much
commended
in
al
the
army
,
and
the
commanders
on
foote
perfourmed
their
partes
with
no
lesse
valour
and
reputation
,
namely
,
the
Sergeant
Maior
,
Captaine
Dolphin
,
and
Lieutenant
Long
,
who
behaued
himselfe
most
valiantly
,
and
receiued
in
his
body
fiue
harquebuz
shotte
:
but
all
such
as
by
Gods
helpe
within
fewe
dayes
he
will
be
able
to
returne
againe
into
the
field
.
The
residue
of
the
day
wherein
this
charge
was
giuen
,
was
spent
in
slight
skirmishes
and
canonades
.
The
twelfth
of
Iune
,
the
enemy
made
a
very
great
shewe
to
come
foorth
to
the
battaile
,
but
at
the
last
,
sent
out
some
number
of
shotte
to
the
skirmish
,
against
whom
captaine
Anthony
Sherley
with
fifteen
horse
and
a
fewe
foote
,
made
head
,
and
put
them
speedily
to
their
heeles
,
pursuing
them
to
their
Barricades
,
where
his
horse
was
shotte
in
the
head
,
and
Maister
Kempe
a
Gentleman
of
that
Cornet
slaine
,
and
Maister
Charles
Blunt
his
horse
killed
vnder
him
with
the
Canon
,
and
himselfe
somewhat
wounded
.
The
thirteenth
of
Iune
,
the
ennemy
also
offered
some
light
skirmishes
,
but
woulde
not
abide
anie
charge
either
of
horse
or
foote
.
On
Monday
the
14.
of
Iune
we
expected
the
battaile
,
as
vndertaken
by
Don
Iuan
de
Lagula
General
of
the
Spaniards
,
in
the
honor
of
S.
Iohn
whose
day
it
was
with
them
,
but
nothing
was
done
:
and
that
day
seemed
to
ende
their
choler
,
for
that
the
Duke
did
prepare
the
same
night
to
dislodge
,
withdrawing
his
Cannons
from
the
place
where
they
were
planted
,
and
the
day
following
repassed
the
hil
where
he
first
appeared
,
and
from
thence
retired
to
Quelenec
,
where
yet
he
remaineth
.
The
Prince
hereuppon
after
he
had
continued
his
army
on
the
Heath
,
from
Friday
the
eleauenth
of
Iune
,
till
the
fifteenth
of
the
same
,
alwayes
in
a
readines
to
haue
giuen
battaile
(
the
weather
hauing
bin
for
the
most
part
exceeding
wet
)
withdrew
his
artillerie
,
dislodged
his
army
,
and
returned
euery
troupe
to
the
seuerall
quarters
,
where
they
had
before
lodged
,
expecting
the
intention
of
the
enemy
,
thereby
to
aduise
of
the
meanes
to
attempt
vpon
him
.
The
two
armies
continued
encamped
the
one
neere
to
the
other
by
the
space
of
sixe
dayes
,
in
all
which
time
the
enimy
neuer
durst
presume
to
draw
his
army
into
the
Heath
,
nor
make
choise
of
ground
for
battaile
,
notwithstanding
the
brauery
of
his
challenge
.
On
Wednesday
the
sixteenth
day
of
Iune
,
Monsieur
de
la
Nouë
with
the
troupe
of
the
Conte
Montgomery
being
an
hundred
Curates
,
and
the
Conte
de
Combourg
came
vnto
Chasteau-Laudran
,
whose
arriuall
giueth
hope
of
good
successe
in
the
Kinges
affaires
,
to
the
ruine
and
confusion
of
his
enemies
.
The
Prince
de
Dombes
in
a
particular
Letter
of
the
twentith
of
Iune
,
sent
to
the
Kings
Embassadour
heere
resident
with
her
Maiesty
giueth
this
testimony
of
the
valour
of
our
Generall
and
Nation
.
I
Send
this
briefe
discourse
of
the
late
action
,
wherewith
you
may
acquaint
her
Maiestie
,
protesting
truely
vnto
you
,
that
I
obserue
daily
more
and
more
the
valour
and
woorth
of
Generall
Norreis
,
who
hath
so
worthely
carried
himselfe
in
all
these
actions
,
that
he
hath
wonne
greate
honour
and
reputation
here
,
and
so
haue
all
the
Captaines
and
Souldiours
of
that
Nation
vnder
his
conduct
:
and
if
the
Spaniardes
had
had
courage
and
valour
like
to
these
English
troupes
which
it
hath
pleased
her
Maiestie
to
send
vnto
vs
,
we
had
made
an
ende
of
the
miseries
of
this
Prouince
,
by
the
happy
issue
of
a
battaile
.
And
Monsieur
de
la
Nouë
in
a
Letter
of
the
21.
of
Iune
to
the
saide
Embassadour
,
yeeldeth
his
opinion
of
the
actions
,
and
of
the
General
and
our
Nation
in
these
termes
:
THe
enemy
was
retired
two
leagues
from
our
Army
before
my
arriuall
,
and
is
sithence
gon
further
off
:
beleeue
mee
there
was
made
a
braue
attempt
vppon
him
,
as
Generall
Norreis
can
best
signifie
vnto
you
,
who
was
present
at
all
that
was
offered
.
Our
determination
is
still
to
draw
them
to
Battail
,
which
can
not
at
al
times
at
our
choise
bee
effected
,
as
well
by
reason
of
the
qualtiy
of
the
Countrey
,
as
that
the
Duke
of
Mercoeur
will
commit
nothing
to
hazarde
.
Without
the
succour
sent
hither
by
the
Queene
of
England
,
Brittaigne
had
beene
greatly
in
danger
,
(
I
meane
so
much
thereof
as
is
possessed
by
the
King
)
who
in
that
respect
is
greatly
bound
vnto
her
Maiesty
.
It
is
a
verie
faire
and
gallant
troupe
of
men
,
and
are
commanded
by
a
most
braue
Captain
Generall
Norreis
,
a
man
very
tractable
,
and
with
whom
we
are
well
fitted
in
disposition
.
FINIS
.