From
Bergen
op
Zoom
,
Noucmb
.
12.
WE
receiued
Letters
from
Bergen
op
Zoom
bearing
dare
this
twelfth
of
Nouember
,
1624
,
that
the
handmaid
of
Warre
,
and
scourge
of
great
armies
,
a
cruell
Pestilence
,
rageth
and
reigneth
in
his
Excellencies
armie
in
the
Netherlands
:
by
the
contagion
whereof
more
haue
perished
then
by
the
enemies
sword
or
bullet
.
It
doth
not
onely
rage
in
the
field
,
as
at
Rosendale
and
Longstraten
,
where
the
Prince
of
Oranges
forces
lye
encamped
,
but
the
next
good
townes
feele
a
portion
of
this
calamity
,
as
Breda
,
Bergen
op
Zoom
,
and
others
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
euery
good
man
,
was
grieuously
sicke
of
this
malady
,
but
God
be
thanked
,
hee
is
reasonable
well
recouered
,
to
the
vnspeakable
comfort
of
al
those
who
fight
vnder
his
banners
.
The
enemies
did
much
reioyce
at
the
report
of
this
disaster
:
and
it
was
giuen
out
in
the
Spanish
quarters
,
that
either
he
was
dead
,
or
else
so
desperately
sicke
,
that
hee
was
past
all
recouery
.
Quae
volumus
,
facile
credimus
:
It
being
an
easie
matter
to
beleeue
those
things
which
our
wils
with
affectation
and
earnestnesse
doe
desire
.
But
yet
he
liues
,
and
long
may
liue
to
fight
the
battels
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
and
defend
the
innocent
from
the
sword
of
the
oppressor
.
But
see
how
the
Sunneshine
of
this
ioy
is
suddenly
ouershadowed
with
a
cloud
of
sorrow
for
my
Lord
Wriothesly
,
sonne
and
heyre
to
that
honourable
Lord
my
Lord
of
Southampton
,
who
went
ouer
in
this
last
expedition
into
the
Netherlands
,
Captaine
of
a
foot
Company
vnder
his
fathers
command
,
being
Coronell
of
one
of
the
foure
new
Regiments
,
fell
sicke
at
Roscndale
in
the
Princes
Leaguer
;
and
to
auoid
the
discommodities
of
the
field
,
he
retired
himselfe
to
Bergen
op
Zoom
,
a
towne
not
farre
distant
,
there
to
vse
the
best
meanes
he
could
for
the
recouery
and
re-establishing
of
his
health
.
But
marke
how
Gods
prouidence
ouerswayeth
mens
prouisions
and
purposes
.
He
had
not
lyen
there
many
dayes
vnder
the
tortures
of
this
contagion
,
but
he
exchanged
this
mortall
life
into
immortality
,
deceasing
vpon
Sunday
last
was
a
sennight
,
it
being
the
seuenth
of
Nouember
.
His
noble
father
comming
to
visit
his
son
to
Bergen
,
fell
sicke
of
this
Pestilence
also
,
and
what
with
the
violence
of
the
sicknesse
,
and
the
griefe
of
mind
for
his
sonnes
decease
,
hee
gaue
vp
his
glorious
and
now
glorified
ghost
into
the
hands
of
his
Creator
,
the
Wednesday
following
,
the
tenth
of
Nouember
.
These
two
,
both
the
father
and
the
sonne
,
wee
cannot
too
much
condole
nor
mourne
for
their
losses
,
they
being
as
truly
honorable
in
their
conditions
,
as
they
were
in
their
dignities
and
callings
.
My
old
Lord
in
his
younger
yeares
had
tooke
a
taste
of
the
French
and
Netherland
warres
,
and
after
that
he
was
thought
worthy
by
Queene
Elizabeth
of
famous
memory
,
to
be
Generall
of
her
horse
in
that
expedition
,
which
was
made
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
against
the
Earle
of
Tiroan
,
and
other
Rebels
of
Ireland
,
where
he
caried
himselfe
brauely
and
vnblemished
.
He
was
a
braue
Souldier
,
both
for
his
execution
and
knowledge
,
and
likewise
learned
,
as
hee
was
military
and
valiant
.
Besides
he
was
a
great
fauorer
and
Mecaenas
vnto
Armes
and
Artes
,
and
a
liberall
acknowledger
and
rewarder
of
those
who
could
challenge
any
dignity
from
these
professions
.
His
Sonne
was
the
True
Image
and
Character
of
his
Father
,
so
that
without
wronging
others
by
way
of
comparrison
,
he
was
as
hopefull
as
any
young
Noble-man
in
Christendome
whatsoeuer
.
But
Is
feare
me
that
my
poore
Panegericke
,
and
commendation
doth
rather
disgrace
them
:
then
dignifie
their
Worthynesse
;
wherefore
I
will
fall
from
it
and
a
little
looke
vpon
Marquis
Spinolaes
:
Leagur
,
where
you
shall
see
the
sicknesse
raine
as
bad
,
as
in
our
Mauritian
Quarters
.
The
Famine
griping
the
hungry
maw
of
your
poore
souldier
,
the
Itallians
and
Spaniards
two
Nations
who
can
better
indure
the
Schorching
heat
,
then
the
cold
of
Winter
,
most
vehement
for
the
most
partes
in
these
Northerne
Countries
,
cursing
the
ambition
of
their
Prince
,
which
must
make
their
bodies
fight
against
the
insufferable
difficulties
of
nature
;
and
therefore
for
these
respects
inclining
to
mutiny
and
hardly
to
be
commanded
.
To
aggriuate
which
calamities
,
the
Marques
his
Souldiers
runne
away
by
parties
euery
day
,
their
pay
falls
short
,
and
their
Conuoyes
which
bring
their
Ammunition
bread
and
other
victualls
,
are
dayly
cut
off
by
the
States
Souldiers
comming
from
Rosendale
,
Long
straten
and
elsewhere
.
Amongst
the
rest
it
is
commonly
reported
,
and
most
certainely
auerred
by
Letters
written
from
Geertruydenbergh
,
and
dated
the
ninth
of
this
Moneth
,
that
my
Lord
of
Essex
,
and
my
Lord
of
Oxford
,
going
out
vppon
a
party
to
seeke
some
aduenture
,
met
with
a
Conuoy
of
the
enemies
as
they
were
trauailing
from
the
further
most
parts
of
Brabante
,
vnto
Marquesse
Spinolaes
quarter
.
Our
English
greedy
of
the
pray
and
Honour
besides
,
giue
in
roundly
vpon
these
Conuoyes
,
and
after
some
resistance
make
themselues
Masters
of
the
Waggon-men
,
and
victualls
.
But
yet
it
was
not
Incruento
Victoria
,
for
some
men
were
lost
of
both
sides
,
and
my
Lord
of
Oxford
carryed
away
an
Honorable
Skarre
,
and
the
testimony
of
his
vallor
,
being
wounded
in
this
conflict
.
There
were
twenty
waggons
or
vpwards
lost
by
the
Enemies
with
diuers
spoyles
of
good
vallew
,
which
was
truely
and
equally
deuided
amongst
the
Souldiers
who
were
Actors
in
this
exployt
.
Newes
from
SPAINE
.
Wee
receiued
certaine
information
by
letters
dated
at
the
Growine
,
about
the
middest
of
this
last
Month
,
that
there
is
great
preparation
for
a
mighity
Fleete
in
Gallicia
,
Bisca
,
and
other
the
more
Southerne
parts
of
Spaine
.
There
are
besides
the
Sea-men
and
Marriners
,
ten
thousand
Land
Souldiers
to
bee
embarkt
in
this
action
.
And
few
of
these
are
Behemies
or
fresh-water
Souldiers
,
but
such
as
are
of
the
Tertiues
of
their
old
Garrisons
.
There
is
likewise
a
great
impresse
and
stay
of
shipping
of
seuerall
Countries
,
as
English
,
Scots
,
French
,
and
Easterlins
to
the
great
griefe
and
discontent
of
their
poore
maisters
and
owners
,
who
are
like
to
suffer
great
detriment
and
losse
by
this
meanes
.
The
coniectures
of
this
new
preparation
are
diuerse
:
For
some
giue
out
that
it
is
for
scouring
the
Leuante
and
strengthning
of
their
Garrisons
in
Naples
,
Sicilia
,
and
Lumbardy
:
Others
thinke
it
is
against
the
Grande
Signior
,
and
his
Vice-royes
of
Tunes
and
Argiers
,
who
make
their
Sanziake
ships
,
and
those
Harbours
which
are
in
them
a
receite
of
custome
for
all
Pirats
.
But
those
whose
iudgements
are
most
curious
:
Iudge
these
preparations
to
be
made
against
the
Hollander
for
the
recouering
of
Todos
los
Sanstos
in
Brasilia
,
which
we
may
the
sooner
be
indust
to
beleeue
,
if
we
shall
but
once
consider
,
how
loath
the
Spaniards
are
to
part
with
any
thing
which
they
haue
once
appropriated
and
made
their
owne
.
Out
of
Swisserland
the
25.
of
October
.
His
Maiesty
of
France
leauieth
yet
dayly
many
men
,
and
our
Commissioners
which
haue
beene
sent
to
his
Maiesty
are
come
backe
againe
with
great
satisfaction
,
and
haue
reported
that
they
dispatched
their
affaires
according
to
their
owne
minde
,
and
that
he
hath
promised
to
lend
vs
continually
his
helping
hand
,
and
hath
moreouer
giuen
charge
to
Monsieur
Ladiguera
to
looke
to
vs
and
to
leauy
yet
eight
regiments
of
foote
,
and
2000
horse
to
assist
vs
.
They
of
Basil
being
affrayd
of
a
siedge
,
haue
receiued
yet
3000
men
into
their
City
,
besides
great
store
of
powder
and
lead
,
and
they
are
moreouer
fetching
dayly
more
prouision
of
victualls
for
them
out
of
the
Country
there
about
:
Monsieur
de
Chrich●
as
was
mentioned
before
,
is
with
15000
foote
,
and
2000.
horse
gone
into
Sauoy
:
And
Monsieur
de
Convre
who
hath
taken
some
passages
of
great
importa●ce
in
Veltolina
,
hath
both
there
and
in
Swisserland
,
leauied
many
thousands
of
Souldiers
:
And
the
three
Sonnes
of
the
Gouernor
of
Lyons
haue
likewise
gotten
Patents
to
leauy
each
a
Regiment
.
Those
Souldiers
which
are
leauied
in
the
City
of
Bearne
,
and
are
many
thousandes
strong
,
haue
had
the
first
sk●●mish
with
them
of
the
house
of
Austria
,
which
are
in
the
Veltolina
,
and
haue
slaine
many
of
them
,
and
haue
s●op●
all
the
passages
about
Chur
,
with
a
resolution
to
besiedge
the
same
Towne
:
whereupon
the
Gouernour
of
chur
hath
written
to
the
Arch-duke
Leopoldus
for
ayde
.
They
of
the
house
of
Austria
doe
m●●he
meane
time
likewise
what
they
can
,
and
fortifie
the
Castles
of
Cleue●
,
and
of
Della
Riva
,
and
prouide
them
with
all
manner
of
necessaries
.
From
Amsterdam
the
9
of
Nouemb.
With
the
last
Letters
of
Spaine
we
vnderstand
that
they
were
there
very
confused
,
by
reason
of
the
confirmation
of
the
last
newes
,
namely
how
that
the
Generall
L'Hermite
hath
not
onely
taken
and
Pillaged
Lima
,
Arika
,
and
Poidsi
,
but
likewise
many
other
strong
Holds
,
and
Fortes
,
and
was
●ortifying
himselfe
vpon
the
Sea-coasts
of
Peru
,
where
was
come
such
a
feare
amongst
the
Inhabitants
,
by
reason
of
the
great
ayde
which
hee
hath
of
the
King
of
Chilly
,
that
they
forsooke
in
many
Places
both
Houses
,
and
Lands
.
They
write
from
Bremen
,
that
the
Drumme
was
there
dayly
sounded
,
to
leauey
both
Horse
and
Foote
,
for
the
High
and
Mighty
Lords
,
the
States
Generall
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
,
and
that
the
Count
of
Lippe
was
likewise
gone
into
the
Lan●
of
Hessen
,
to
leauie
there
a
Regiment
of
Foote
for
Count
Mansfield
.
Moreouer
we
vnderstand
by
seuerall
Letters
,
written
out
of
the
Dukedome
of
Gelderland
how
that
some
souldi●●
▪
of
the
Marquis
of
Brandenborg
,
and
of
the
Stat●
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
haue
lately
taken
d●u●rs
Townes
in
the
County
of
Marke
from
the
●p●nish
.