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AFter
the
discomfiture
giuen
to
the
common
enemy
at
day
of
Ianuary
,
was
bruted
thorough
and
other
chiefe
townes
nowe
holding
for
the
king
of
Spaine
,
and
that
of
that
small
number
that
efc●ped
,
some
were
returned
to
these
townes
before
named
,
to
giue
notice
of
their
ill
fortune
:
at
this
time
I
say
there
was
much
lamentation
made
for
the
death
of
many
Commanders
.
And
many
priestes
in
their
mumbling
maner
sung
solempne
dirges
,
and
breathed
out
many
bitter
curses
against
the
honourable
alders
of
our
miserable
distressed
Countries
of
Flaunders
:
namely
,
sir
and
sir
rai●ing
on
them
with
such
vnreuerent
tearmes
as
in
this
place
is
not
fit
to
be
spoken
.
But
at
last
seeing
&
knowing
it
preuailed
not
,
they
ceassed
not
sending
the
names
of
certain
saints
to
the
souldiers
written
in
small
peeces
of
paper
to
weare
on
their
breasts
pind
,
sanctified
with
many
ceremonies
against
the
next
time
they
shoulde
encounter
vs
or
any
enemies
whatsoeuer
.
After
which
,
vpon
the
Sunday
seuen-night
after
,
being
the
of
the
same
moneth
〈…〉
Souldiers
and
the●●
〈…〉
into
an
orchard
,
or
〈…〉
walking
,
where
the
people
vse
their
holydaies
recreation
,
and
drinke
that
on
the
Sunday
which
they
got
the
wecke
before
,
which
was
some
three
Englishe
miles
from
in
the
way
to
where
they
dranke
so
much
,
and
sware
so
abhominably
,
that
on
the
sodaine
God
did
shew
them
a
fearefull
example
,
as
marchant
,
and
affirmed
,
who
were
at
the
same
time
,
and
did
by
credible
●●tters
maintaine
asmuch
:
the
maner
whereof
is
heere
set
downe
as
neere
as
may
be
gathered
.
F●●st
there
was
heard
a
fearefull
and
greeuous
thunder
about
two
a'clocke
in
the
afternoone
,
and
sodainly
the
winde
began
to
blow
very
violently
:
●t
which
sodaine
alteration
one
in
the
〈◊〉
called
●ried
sacrament
,
〈…〉
owns
land
now
?
and
thinking
to
rise
pu●●ing
his
cloke
and
swearing
very
blasphemously
,
was
by
a
tree
that
the
winde
blew
down
presently
killed
,
others
holding
their
hands
out
▪
stood
looking
for
the
lightning
laughing
,
saying
,
now
the
diuel
come●
againe
:
but
God
to
shew
his
omnipotent
power
,
and
to
warne
others
from
blaspheming
his
name
or
abusing
his
sabothes
,
strook
some
of
them
dead
with
thunderbolts
,
and
some
blinde
with
lightning
:
so
that
few
escaped
,
but
that
God
did
shew
them
some
marke
or
other
of
his
heauy
indignation
,
for
their
drunkennesse
and
blasphemy
.
Also
there
was
seen
ouer
the
towns
Saint
in
the
aire
,
foure
horsemen
in
blacke
armour
,
and
black
lances
following
one
another
with
mightie
haste
,
running
toward
the
West
,
as
it
were
against
the
Sunne
:
But
at
last
the
sunne
angry
it
seemed
with
their
menaces
,
grewe
blacke
,
and
sodainly
caused
fearefull
lightning
and
thunder
,
the
clowds
opening
and
shutting
very
fearefully
:
Insomuch
they
thought
it
had
been
doomes
day
.
And
thus
they
continued
for
three
houres
togither
,
and
after
that
there
was
found
bloud
in
the
high
way
to
which
those
of
the
towne
affirmed
to
raine
from
heauen
.
Insomuch
that
some
of
the
souldiers
of
the
towne
being
in
the
fieldes
playing
at
hand-ball
one
came
into
the
towne
albedropt
with
bloud
.
Likewise
being
inforced
by
the
bloud
that
rained
to
leaue
their
sport
and
flie
to
houses
,
many
of
which
went
to
And
see
how
this
fell
as
a
fatall
signe
to
them
:
for
the
very
same
night
certaine
souldiers
of
the
count
of
saint
and
the
marshall
hauing
deuided
themselues
into
companies
appointed
to
meete
at
this
village
,
called
vnderstanding
that
those
souldiers
had
passed
the
riuer
of
Some
some
ten
dayes
before
,
and
got
spoiles
in
the
marshall
and
count
saint
quarters
,
and
therfore
they
vowed
in
this
saly
of
free
boot
to
reuenge
themselues
at
full
,
&
so
they
did
:
for
in
the
night
they
came
and
fired
the
village
and
seased
on
all
they
could
find
worth
the
carriage
for
their
lawfull
purchase
;
by
occasion
of
which
fire
,
many
were
forst
to
leape
from
windows
,
and
falling
,
brake
their
legs
,
neckes
and
armes
,
which
the
countie
of
saint
souldiers
seeing
departed
,
thinking
themselues
sufficiently
reuenged
.
Also
the
very
same
night
those
of
the
townes
did
see
in
the
aire
an
angell
with
a
crown
on
his
head
,
and
a
sworde
in
one
of
his
handes
,
which
twise
or
thrise
appeared
like
a
sword
of
fire
,
still
remoouing
vp
and
down
Callice
.
Israel
.
Flaunders
,
Anwarpe
,
Brusel●
,
Gant
,
Ard
,
Callice
,
Grauelin
.
Dunkercke
,
Pharao
,
Israel
:
Quient
:
Hugh
Alee
,
Edward
Alee
Worcester
,