AFTER it had pleased the Quéenes most excellent Maiestie , with the consent of her graue and honorable counsaile to send succour to the poore afflicted and distressed people of the lowe Countries , whereby they might be defended from the oppression and crueltie of their bloudie enimies , which hath so many yeares endured the miserie of deadly warres , and onely for their auncient libertie , and the cause of their consciences , which hath against right bene holden from them by the meanes of the King of Spaine : whereby the countrie hath bene consumed , the inhabitaunc● spoyled , and all things brought almost into dessolution : in so much the poore people remained suckerlesse , till it pleased her graciou● Maiestie to yeelde them reliefe . Since which time her Noble Armie haue not spent their time in vaine , but to the honour of their countrie , and the ioy of all her Maiesties faithfull subiectes , haue so valiantly behaued themselues , that by the helpe of the moste mightie God ( who hath wonderfully prospered their procéedings ) they haue giuen their enimies the repulce from diuers places , and gained sundrie Tounes and Cities vnto the Quéenes Maiesties vse . If then the magnanimitie of noble mindes may bee iudged by outward workes , and zealous hartes towardes God and Prince , may be measured and made apparant by manfull exploites and cruell conflictes tending to no lesse then the losse of liues , and confusion of common weales , what may wee saye of these late victorious conquestes , gained by Gods prouidence , and their aduentures , who haue put themselues in the hazard of so many enimies-hands , whose insatiable panche● haue bene glutted with the bloud of so many good and faithful professours , whose bullets rebounding from the breasts of our valiant defenders , hath recoyled into their owne bosomes , as in Flaunders hath of late bene seene acchiued , by those worthy men the only instruments appointed by Gods grace and her Maiesties prouidence , to represse the tyrannie of those proude , insolent and presumptuous Spaniardes , whose f●rce the most part of these people haue felt , to their great griefe , and our immortall glorie : by ●●ose painefull prowesse , and dexteritie in marciall affaires , the frontiue townes of Holland and Zealand be alreadie giuen vp to her Ma●●stie● 〈…〉 in them 〈…〉 at Bull , and in Fl … ng , b●sides 〈…〉 and Burga … on , the very entrie● into Fl●●●ders and Br●ba●t : Likewise 〈…〉 , 〈…〉 e , Williamstut , and the land of … agon . All which 〈…〉 her Maiesties gouernment besides that valiant and hard captaine M. Norris is now in G●●derland , whereby 〈◊〉 and … e he hath made such an 〈…〉 that many multit●●●s Spaniardes can hardly repute it againe , so many bulwarkes hath hee beaten downe : and so many mightie walles hath hee cast vnderfoote . Also by force of Armes and the helpe of God he hath taken the Sconce of Arn … , which was erected hard by a riuer side : wherein M. Norris for the better successe in the enterprise , placed fiue ships , and two dayes , which sped very 〈◊〉 for that they were 〈◊〉 g … d , and in the enimies reach , knowing no way to escape the ●●●●ent daunger : Which captaine Hunnings perceiuing , and seeking to escape the enimies handes , being already sore hurt , thought to leape out of a ship into a boate : but by reason of his Armour which he had on that time , he lighted short , and by that meanes , was vnfortunately drowned Notwithstanding M. Norris still continued his skermish on land ( in a sconce which he had butted against them ) so manfully , that hauing sore discomfited them by meanes of his force and hote assalte : and the day drawing neere to an ende they rested .

Thus haue you heard the true reporte of these last exploytes in Flaunders , which God increase for the glorie of his name , and prosper all their Counsailes , and affaires , in this their godly and rightfull cause to the comfort of the poore afflcted people of that troublesome countrey , and the honour of her royall Maiestie by whose mercifull and bountefull hand the opressed are defended & relieued . For whose happie and continuall raigne all faithfull subiectes may hartely pray that many yeares she may raigne ouer vs .