THE
ORIGINALL
GROVND
OF
The
present
Warres
of
Swethen
.
Chap.
I.
The
daungerous
plots
laid
against
Gustovus
in
the
life
time
of
his
Father
:
His
flight
to
Lubeck
in
Germanie
in
the
habite
of
a
slaue
,
His
strange
entertainment
there
,
&c.
THis
is
like
a
briefe
Cronicle
,
that
comprehends
in
it
much
matter
in
few
lines
,
and
various
businesse
in
little
circumstance
.
It
presents
to
your
reading
the
dessignes
,
and
affaires
of
a
spatious
kingdome
,
and
reacheth
to
the
beginning
of
many
yéeres
past
.
Understand
therefore
that
the
Countrey
of
Swethen
,
before
if
was
aduanc'd
to
the
dignitie
of
a
kingdome
,
by
the
allowance
of
them
Empire
,
and
generall
consent
of
their
owne
State
,
was
a
long
time
gouerned
by
the
authority
of
foure
Dukes
,
bearing
the
Titles
of
the
foure
Prouinces
,
into
which
the
Country
is
deuided
,
The
first
is
the
Dukedome
of
Doland
,
hauing
in
it
a
Regall
Castle
,
called
Vpsale
,
where
the
kings
of
Swethland
be
Crowned
and
buried
.
The
second
is
the
Dukedome
of
Newland
,
where
the
Castle
of
Newkeeping
stands
.
The
third
is
the
Dukedome
of
Finland
,
where
the
Dukes
seat
is
called
,
Oua
Castle
.
The
fourth
is
Warmland
,
where
stands
the
Castle
of
Wasten
vpon
the
Mediterrenian
Sea
;
being
the
strength
,
and
Bulwarke
of
the
kingdome
.
The
Countrey
being
(
as
I
say
)
a
long
time
ruled
by
these
foure
Dukes
,
in
the
kind
of
an
Aristocratie
,
that
is
,
The
gouerment
of
the
Nobilitie
,
as
was
the
gouernement
of
the
first
and
former
Romane
Peeres
and
Consuls
:
was
in
the
end
of
the
Raigne
of
Henrie
7.
King
of
England
,
made
a
Monarchie
or
kingly
gouernment
.
The
first
Monarke
or
King
hereof
,
was
called
Gismond
.
whose
Sonne
,
named
Gustovus
succéeded
his
Father
in
the
Kingdome
.
This
Gustovus
(
being
in
the
life
time
of
his
Father
,
Duke
of
Doland
)
was
a
Prince
very
absolute
,
both
in
the
perfections
of
his
body
,
and
his
mind
,
excellently
composed
in
the
one
,
and
honorably
disposed
in
the
other
.
Of
an
indifferent
stature
,
neither
too
high
,
nor
too
low
.
His
complexion
sanguine
,
his
haire
bright
,
his
countenance
chéerefull
,
and
pleasant
to
looke
vpon
,
full
of
grace
,
and
Maiestie
.
In
warre
stout
,
and
industrious
,
in
Counsell
wise
and
full
of
respect
,
in
the
Court
he
carried
such
a
Port
and
State
,
as
attracted
all
eyes
to
gaze
vpon
him
.
In
priuate
places
full
of
affabilitie
and
delightsome
recreation
:
To
conclude
,
it
seemed
that
Nature
and
vertue
had
both
ioynd
together
to
frame
in
him
the
most
absolute
patterne
of
a
Prince
in
his
time
.
But
as
no
excellency
whatsoeuer
is
without
malignant
opposites
,
so
this
Prince
found
that
olde
saying
to
bee
true
,
Virtutis
comes
inuidia
,
plerunque
bonos
insectatur
.
For
the
Dukes
of
the
other
Thrée
Prouinces
,
being
ioynd
with
him
in
Commission
(
for
you
must
vnderstand
,
that
the
foure
Dukes
did
still
retaine
their
titles
,
and
authoritie
vnder
the
King
,
as
the
Senate
of
Rome
did
theirs
vnder
the
Soueraintie
of
Caesar
,
though
it
were
subordinate
:
)
The
other
thrée
(
I
say
)
enuying
that
greatnesse
,
loue
,
and
opinion
,
which
his
vertues
,
as
well
as
the
Nobiliti●e
of
his
blood
had
got
him
,
sought
by
many
deuises
to
betray
him
,
whom
no
honourable
mind
,
but
would
haue
defended
,
and
to
this
end
,
they
bent
all
their
courses
:
A
plot
(
no
doubt
)
ful
of
honour
and
regard
vnto
the
State
,
the
proiect
whereof
was
either
the
murther
,
or
disinheritance
of
so
lawfull
a
Prince
;
Falshood
and
Enuie
the
accusers
,
Suggession
and
Subornation
the
informers
.
Thus
was
the
plot
laid
,
The
Quéene
(
being
mother
in
law
of
Gustovus
,
and
hauing
a
Sonne
by
the
King
,
and
borne
since
the
kingdome
was
erected
)
as
farre
as
she
durst
(
for
she
yet
feared
the
greatnesse
of
Gustovus
)
did
many
times
buze
matters
of
iealousie
and
suspition
into
the
Kings
eares
,
of
his
sonnes
cariage
of
himself
in
the
kingdom
,
which
at
first
he
did
not
either
beleeue
,
or
dissemble
.
The
thrée
Dukes
knowing
the
Quéenes
mind
towards
the
Prince
,
added
fuell
to
her
fire
,
alledging
that
she
should
neuer
finde
a
sure
estab●ishment
for
her selfe
and
her
sonne
in
the
kingdome
,
if
Gustovus
were
not
made
away
.
The
heart
,
that
before
began
to
burne
with
this
desire
,
was
now
more
incensed
,
hauing
those
thrée
Noblemen
,
the
principall
Counsellours
of
State
in
the
kingdome
,
to
further
her
intendments
.
The
Quéene
being
throughly
instructed
by
the
Lords
,
takes
the
aduantage
of
time
,
in
her
complaint
to
the
king
,
Tels
him
that
his
sonne
aspired
,
and
would
shortly
aspire
against
him
,
that
he
affected
popularitie
,
receiued
like
Absolom
his
subiects
Petitions
,
not
in
loue
,
but
Ambition
:
That
he
kept
a
Court
,
and
Port
greater
then
the
King
,
and
that
all
his
actions
did
more
sauour
of
Soueraigntie
,
then
subiection
.
The
Lords
,
they
second
the
Quéene
in
her
vniust
information
,
alleadge
matters
probable
to
confirme
it
,
The
King
beleeues
,
and
in
the
error
thereof
,
hates
Truth
,
imbraceth
Treason
.
Thus
all
being
inuerted
,
Nature
rebels
in
the
Father
,
but
Loyaltie
remaines
in
the
Sonne
▪
The
plot
was
hereupon
laid
for
his
apprehension
,
Gustovus
being
then
at
Court
,
who
noting
a
straunge
alteration
in
his
Fathers
countenance
towards
him
,
began
to
suspect
the
drift
of
the
Queene
,
vpon
the
distrust
of
the
Noblemen
about
her
:
Himselfe
being
almost
abandoned
,
deuiseth
with
himselfe
how
to
auoyd
the
daunger
.
A
Gentleman
of
the
Kings
,
comes
secretly
to
Gustovus
,
and
tels
him
that
the
plot
was
laid
that
night
,
for
his
Attainder
.
The
Prince
being
amazed
at
the
suddaine
immiuence
of
such
a
perill
,
posteth
presently
from
the
Court
with
a
few
of
his
Retinew
,
and
the
next
day
recouers
his
Dukedome
of
Doland
,
where
he
meant
to
stay
,
till
he
heard
further
of
the
Kings
proceedings
.
His
departure
was
soone
made
knowne
,
at
which
the
Queene
,
and
the
Lords
(
though
they
mist
of
their
purpose
)
were
not
much
sorry
,
foreknowing
that
his
suddaine
flight
from
the
Court
in
that
manner
,
would
strongly
confirme
their
accusation
.
The
King
by
them
againe
is
incensed
,
and
messengers
sent
into
Doland
,
by
whom
the
Prince
was
Summoned
by
a
certaine
day
to
make
his
appearance
in
Vpsale
Castle
:
which
the
Prince
refuseth
to
doe
:
affirming
by
his
submissiue
Letters
to
the
King
,
that
though
he
knew
his
cause
to
bee
iust
,
and
his
heart
loyall
,
no
probable
suspition
of
any
misdemenour
from
him
,
either
in
act
,
or
intent
,
that
yet
neuerthelesse
he
durst
not
hazard
his
life
in
the
heat
of
the
kings
displeasure
,
for
that
he
knew
his
aduersaries
were
so
great
in
power
,
and
in
so
gratious
account
,
that
it
would
be
an
easie
matter
to
haue
his
Maiesties
grace
,
and
Nature
her selfe
peruerted
to
his
vntimely
and
vniust
destruction
:
And
that
the
onely
cause
why
he
retired
himselfe
into
his
owne
Countrey
,
was
to
stay
the
time
,
vntill
these
mists
of
his
Maiesties
iealousie
and
suspition
were
blowen
away
,
that
the
Sunne
of
his
alleagiance
might
shine
cleere
,
farre
from
the
cloudes
of
all
distrust
,
or
disloyaltie
.
This
answere
being
returned
,
but
not
accepted
,
the
King
by
the
Queenes
continuall
instigations
was
more
,
and
more
prouokt
,
insomuch
that
a
great
power
was
suddenly
raised
to
fetch
him
by
violence
out
of
his
Dukedome
.
Which
the
Prince
perceiuing
,
and
being
neither
able
,
nor
willing
to
resist
his
Fathers
forces
,
giues
way
to
necessitie
,
and
in
the
habite
of
a
slaue
,
purposeth
secretly
to
goe
into
Germanie
.
And
hauing
past
some
daungers
in
his
flight
by
the
Kings
pursuers
,
at
last
he
crossed
the
seas
,
and
holding
on
his
course
for
Lubeck
in
Germany
,
not
many
dayes
safely
arriued
there
,
All
this
while
he
kept
his
disguise
,
for
though
he
knew
that
the
Lubeckers
were
heretofore
beholding
to
him
,
yet
he
doubted
what
minds
they
would
put
on
in
this
chaunge
of
fortune
,
Remembring
Pompeyes
vsage
in
his
flight
by
Ptolomie
King
of
Egypt
,
and
the
like
of
Hanniball
by
Prusius
king
of
Bithinia
.
Chap.
II.
Gustovus
is
discouered
in
Lubecke
:
The
Lubeckers
take
his
part
,
The
King
his
Father
dies
,
He
recouers
by
their
meanes
the
Kingdome
of
Swethland
.
THe
newes
(
being
arriued
in
Germany
)
of
Gu●tovus
his
flight
out
of
Swethland
,
before
his
comming
thither
,
was
diuersly
intertained
in
Lubeck
:
Some
pittied
the
state
and
condition
of
the
young
Prince
,
that
so
Noble
a
Gentleman
,
so
full
of
hope
,
and
expectation
,
euen
in
the
prime
of
his
youth
,
should
in
this
vile
manner
suffer
violence
:
Others
spake
against
him
,
supposing
that
his
owne
naturall
Father
,
and
others
of
his
blood
,
would
not
in
this
manner
haue
proceeded
against
him
,
if
he
had
not
showne
himselfe
dangerous
vnto
the
State
,
as
the
mindes
of
the
people
are
in
this
case
diuersly
distracted
.
The
Prince
after
his
comming
to
Lubeck
staied
certaine
dayes
in
a
common
Inne
,
not
daring
to
discouer
himselfe
,
and
to
auoid
the
suspition
of
a
stranger
in
such
common
places
,
found
meanes
to
preferre
himselfe
vnto
a
rich
Merchant
of
the
Towne
(
if
such
a
place
in
the
meanenesse
of
his
fortune
at
that
time
may
be
called
preferment
.
)
Being
there
entertained
,
he
contented
himselfe
to
doe
any
bodily
labour
in
the
house
,
striuing
to
suite
his
minde
vnto
his
misery
,
yet
could
hee
not
so
well
counterfeit
this
part
of
his
sinister
fortune
,
but
that
the
Merchant
did
soone
suppose
him
to
be
a
better
man
,
then
hee
seemed
to
bee
,
and
perhaps
the
man
hee
was
.
So
hard
a
thing
it
is
for
Nature
to
learne
to
forget
her
custome
.
Staying
some
few
moneths
in
the
Merchants
house
,
hee
heard
of
a
Gasant
sent
from
the
king
to
the
State
of
Lubeck
,
being
supposed
hee
would
bend
his
course
thither
.
The
tenor
of
the
Gasants
message
,
was
to
deliuer
to
the
Lubeckers
that
the
kings
desire
was
,
that
either
they
should
not
entertaine
him
at
al
,
or
els
send
him
backe
to
Swethland
,
for
that
hee
was
knowen
and
proclaimed
to
bee
an
enemie
.
But
they
being
at
that
time
ignorant
of
the
Princes
abiding
,
answered
for
the
time
to
those
things
,
that
might
stand
with
the
Kings
pleasure
.
The
Gasant
being
dispatcht
,
Gustovus
liued
in
a
continuall
feare
of
being
discouered
,
as
well
for
that
many
great
men
in
the
Towne
had
before
seene
him
in
Swethland
,
and
might
then
remember
him
:
As
also
for
that
his
Master
would
many
times
prie
into
his
countenance
,
and
behauiour
,
and
vtter
strange
words
,
and
shew
strange
passions
,
euen
in
his
presence
,
sometimes
repeating
the
name
of
Gustovus
.
The
Prince
holding
thus
a
Wolfe
by
the
eares
,
in
doubt
whether
to
stay
or
goe
,
(
in
both
which
he
found
danger
)
was
wondrously
perplexed
:
Sometimes
he
thought
to
discouer
himselfe
,
opposing
his
mind
against
the
worst
of
fortune
,
that
if
the
Towne
did
betray
him
,
his
blood
should
be
shed
in
Innocence
,
and
he
be
rid
of
that
torment
:
wherin
his
mind
was
diuersly
distracted
betwixt
Hope
,
and
Feare
,
and
Feare
the
predominant
:
but
at
last
resoluing
with
himselfe
to
stay
,
hee
still
framed
his
mind
vnto
his
businesse
.
One
day
cleauing
of
wood
,
in
the
strayning
of
his
bodie
,
a
button
that
held
the
flappe
of
his
Ierken
,
brake
,
and
there
withall
a
little
Chaine
of
gold
,
whereon
did
hange
a
Iewell
of
inestimable
price
,
fell
from
his
necke
:
Which
a
maid
seruant
in
the
house
(
beeing
by
)
perceiuing
,
was
desirous
to
see
it
:
but
hee
suddainely
snatching
it
vp
,
told
her
that
it
was
a
thing
of
no
worth
,
but
giuen
him
by
a
friend
of
his
,
in
the
remembrance
of
her
.
The
maide
dissembled
her
opinion
for
the
present
,
but
soone
after
told
it
to
her
master
.
The
Merchant
vpon
this
accident
,
confirmes
his
former
suspition
,
and
hauing
now
matter
more
relatiue
then
before
,
enformed
the
State
of
Lubeck
with
this
circumstance
.
The
Burgomasters
of
the
Towne
,
sitting
then
in
Counsell
,
sent
for
the
stranger
by
a
guard
,
to
come
before
them
,
How
the
Message
was
entertained
by
the
Prince
,
let
them
iudge
that
haue
vndergone
the
like
aduenture
.
There
was
no
deniall
,
nor
possibility
of
escape
,
Obey
he
must
,
And
it
is
a
hard
thing
when
Princes
must
obey
.
Being
brought
before
the
Magistrates
,
it
was
demaunded
of
whence
he
was
?
he
answered
,
of
Swethen
.
They
askt
him
of
what
degree
?
He
told
them
,
as
meane
in
birth
as
in
fortune
:
what
mooued
you
(
quoth
they
)
to
forsake
your
Countrey
?
The
Prince
replied
,
my
vnkind
vsage
there
.
A
principall
Senatour
of
the
Towne
looking
all
this
while
stedfastly
vpon
his
countenance
,
perceiued
that
it
was
Gustovus
,
and
whispering
the
rest
in
the
eare
,
assured
them
,
that
it
was
the
Prince
.
The
matter
was
before
concluded
what
they
meant
to
doe
,
Whereupon
this
great
Citizen
began
to
speake
in
this
manner
.
Your
birth
(
quoth
hee
)
is
farre
better
then
your
fortune
,
Therein
you
dissembled
,
but
your
fortune
beares
the
blame
,
your
first
and
last
answere
is
true
,
for
we
know
that
you
are
of
Swethland
,
and
your
name
is
Prince
Gustovus
,
and
the
vnkind
vsage
of
your
Countrey
hath
driuen
you
from
thence
:
what
we
meane
to
doe
,
you
shall
vnderstand
shortly
.
In
the
meane
time
repose
your selfe
securely
and
hopefully
in
the
rulers
house
.
The
Prince
acknowledged
himselfe
,
and
thankt
them
for
these
signes
of
their
good
will
.
And
if
you
shall
find
(
quoth
he
)
my
protection
,
or
defence
to
prooue
dangerous
vnto
your
State
,
Let
my
life
rid
you
from
that
feare
:
I
shall
be
well
content
,
so
I
may
free
you
from
danger
,
to
be
your
Sacrifice
;
Whereupon
they
all
imbraced
him
,
with
the
teares
standing
in
their
eyes
,
euery
one
honouring
him
▪
and
putting
him
in
great
hope
and
comfort
,
They
caused
him
presently
to
be
inuested
with
royall
ornaments
and
in
all
honourable
and
louing
manner
,
conuayed
him
that
night
to
the
●ulers
house
.
The
Prince
stayed
as
prisoner
,
but
honourably
attended
about
two
yeeres
in
Lubeck
.
During
which
time
,
the
king
his
Father
sent
diuers
Gasants
with
faire
words
,
and
large
promises
to
haue
him
deliuered
,
but
it
would
neuer
be
granted
;
Howbeit
they
promised
that
they
would
keepe
him
safe
from
attempting
any
innouation
.
The
Prince
during
his
stay
there
would
often
visite
his
old
master
,
whom
he
would
alwa●es
call
his
kind
master
,
affirming
that
if
his
discouery
had
not
bene
made
knowen
,
he
could
as
contentedly
haue
liued
a
poore
seruant
in
his
house
▪
as
he
did
then
a
princely
prisoner
in
the
Towne
:
The
Merchant
would
many
times
tell
him
,
he
had
much
adoe
,
to
keepe
himselfe
,
from
the
sinne
of
pride
,
for
that
it
was
his
fortune
,
to
be
master
of
such
a
seruant
.
Within
two
yeeres
after
,
the
king
his
Father
died
,
and
the
State
of
the
Countrey
proclaimed
the
Queenes
Sonne
,
King
of
Swethland
.
Gustovus
had
quickely
intelligence
thereof
,
as
such
newes
flies
euer
with
the
Swallows
wings
,
receiues
Letters
from
many
Noble
men
,
and
other
of
his
friends
in
the
Countrey
,
wherein
he
was
aduised
to
vse
all
means
possible
for
his
return
,
with
assured
confidence
of
their
assistance
The
Prince
shewes
the
Letters
to
the
Lubeckers
,
solicits
them
in
his
own
behalfe
for
aide
,
giues
them
princely
pomises
of
their
requitall
.
The
Prince
returnes
to
Swethen
full
of
hope
and
encouragement
,
His
friends
meete
him
in
great
multitudes
with
all
signes
of
loue
and
obedience
:
His
enemies
are
disperst
without
battaile
:
some
fled
,
some
taken
prisoners
,
the
Queene
with
her
sonne
conuaied
to
Vpsale
Castle
,
The
three
Dukes
beheated
,
and
all
the
rest
pardoned
.
When
all
things
were
established
,
and
the
summes
of
money
paid
backe
to
the
Lubeckers
,
Gustovus
was
shortly
after
with
all
solemnitie
Crowned
king
of
Swethland
,
and
not
long
after
was
honourably
married
out
of
Germanie
,
His
Queene
being
nobly
borne
in
that
Countrey
,
By
whom
he
had
foure
sonnes
:
Prince
Erick
the
eldest
,
Duke
of
Doland
,
Iohn
Duke
of
Finland
,
Magnus
Duke
of
Warmland
,
and
Charles
the
youngest
Duke
of
Estergutland
,
that
now
liues
and
inioyes
the
Crowne
of
Swethland
.
This
Gustovus
Raigned
peaceably
and
happily
,
Laden
with
many
yeeres
,
but
with
many
more
Trophies
of
honors
,
The
care
and
loue
hee
bare
vnto
his
subiects
was
well
seene
in
their
reciprocall
respect
to
him
.
His
sonnes
brought
vp
in
all
princely
knowledge
,
acknowledged
faithfully
their
naturall
duties
during
his
life
,
Though
after
his
death
they
fell
at
vnnaturall
debate
,
one
with
another
.
In
the
last
of
his
yeeres
he
shewed
the
best
of
his
affections
,
different
from
the
obseruance
taken
in
other
Princes
,
who
after
a
long
continued
Soueraignetie
,
doe
much
decline
from
the
gentle
behauiours
of
their
beginnings
.
But
at
last
(
as
euery
thing
is
vnstable
,
&
each
estate
,
that
hath
being
in
this
world
,
holds
his
vncertaintie
)
This
noble
king
deceased
,
at
that
time
,
wherein
his
life
was
most
desired
of
his
subiects
:
whose
loue
had
bene
the
like
vnto
his
sonnes
,
had
it
not
bene
crost
by
the
nature
of
the
tumultuous
times
that
followed
:
The
dead
corps
being
now
the
sadde
remnant
of
a
king
,
was
with
all
solemnitie
conuaied
and
enterred
in
Vpsale
Castle
:
His
friends
following
it
with
all
tokens
of
sorrow
,
calling
him
the
proppe
and
protector
of
Religion
,
the
defender
and
preseruer
of
his
Countrey
,
the
honour
and
glory
of
the
Swethen
Nation
.
His
fame
went
before
him
,
dilating
his
Noble
acts
,
and
princely
vertues
,
that
(
not
buried
in
the
graue
with
him
)
returned
backe
,
posting
through
the
world
,
and
still
sounding
foorth
the
prayses
of
Gustovus
,
whose
name
shall
neuer
die
,
so
long
as
the
memorie
of
the
Swethen
State
indures
.
CHAP.
III.
Ericke
is
crowned
King
of
Swethland
,
after
the
death
and
Funerall
of
his
Father
:
A
marriage
is
plotted
with
Elizabeth
Queene
of
England
,
That
failing
another
is
tendered
to
the
daughter
of
the
King
of
Poland
,
His
brother
Duke
Iohn
conspires
against
him
.
AFter
the
death
of
Gustovus
,
Erick
his
eldest
sonne
is
with
all
generall
applause
,
and
the
Countries
ceremonie
,
crowned
king
of
Swethland
about
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1559.
and
in
the
same
yeere
an
ouerture
of
mariage
was
made
with
Elizabeth
Queene
of
England
in
the
beginning
of
her
raigne
.
Duke
Iohn
his
brother
sent
Ambassadour
(
princely
appointed
)
in
this
negotiation
,
who
safely
arriuing
in
England
with
his
whole
Fleete
,
was
honourably
intertained
.
Howbeit
the
matter
of
his
Embassage
,
was
rather
flattered
,
then
graunted
,
rather
fairely
countenanced
,
then
embraced
,
For
some
noble
men
at
that
time
,
great
in
their
places
,
either
in
their
owne
respects
,
or
the
honour
of
the
Queene
,
stood
against
it
,
But
the
Queene
her selfe
did
fairely
intreate
the
Prince
,
royally
feasted
him
,
gaue
him
many
princely
gifts
,
Told
him
in
conclusion
,
that
she
tooke
the
Tenor
of
his
Embassage
in
very
gratious
manner
:
Sent
kind
commendations
to
the
king
his
Brother
,
with
this
hopefull
message
,
that
if
it
pleased
him
to
take
the
paines
to
come
into
England
,
she
would
take
such
order
for
his
entertainement
,
that
hee
should
haue
no
iust
cause
to
returne
discontent
.
For
(
saith
she
)
I
haue
made
this
vow
,
neuer
to
con●ract
my selfe
to
any
,
whom
I
haue
not
first
seene
.
The
Duke
thus
furnisht
with
this
answere
▪
takes
his
leaue
,
imbarkes
himselfe
,
boyseth
sayle
,
arriues
in
Swethland
,
and
deliuers
to
the
longing
languishing
King
this
hopefull
doubtfull
answere
▪
of
the
Quéene
.
The
young
King
imbraceth
this
newes
,
and
his
brother
for
them
,
flatters
his
fancie
,
kisseth
the
Quéenes
picture
,
beguiles
imagination
,
buildes
Castles
in
the
ayre
,
rigges
his
Fléete
at
Sea
,
exhausteth
his
Treasure
,
makes
himselfe
poore
to
enrich
his
hope
,
which
proued
indéed
,
farre
aboue
his
Fortune
.
The
Winter
following
was
spent
in
this
preparation
for
England
:
During
which
time
Frederik
then
king
of
Denmarke
,
a
Wise
and
politike
Prince
stoodmuch
against
this
Alyance
with
England
,
foreséeing
the
danger
that
might
redound
to
him
in
his
neighbours
marriage
,
with
so
potent
a
Princesse
:
sendeth
Ambassadours
to
King
Erick
,
shewing
both
the
inconuenience
that
would
happen
by
marriage
in
a
Countrey
so
farre
remote
,
as
also
the
dangers
that
were
like
to
ensue
,
in
ioyn●ng
with
a
Quéene
,
more
strong
then
himselfe
.
But
the
king
gaue
a
deafe
eare
to
this
Embassage
,
Continuing
his
preparations
still
for
England
:
Some
say
,
that
in
that
Winter
ryding
betwéene
Vpsale
,
and
Wasten
Castle
,
a
Maide
of
excellent
beautie
,
but
obscure
parentage
,
whose
name
was
Gondole
comming
amongst
others
to
behold
the
king
,
who
by
chance
,
casting
his
cies
vpon
her
,
was
so
sodainly
ensnared
in
her
beautie
,
that
that
poyson
which
he
drew
then
into
his
heart
by
his
eies
,
did
so
corrupt
the
whole
body
of
his
affaires
,
that
at
last
he
loste
both
his
life
▪
and
kingdome
:
but
others
say
it
was
the
winter
after
.
But
to
returne
to
our
voyage
for
England
,
The
kinges
fléete
being
royalty
rigd
,
and
all
thinges
ready
for
so
great
a
busines
,
the
king
tooke
shipping
about
the
beginning
of
May
▪
leauing
Duke
Iohn
his
brother
Uicegerent
in
his
place
,
and
sayling
along
the
Coasts
of
Norway
,
Report
saith
that
Frederick
king
of
Denmarke
had
procured
certaine
Witches
in
that
Country
to
drowne
,
or
dispearse
the
Fléete
of
king
Erick
,
and
by
their
spelles
,
and
deuillish
incantations
to
Confound
this
intended
Uoyage
,
whether
this
bee
true
or
no
,
I
know
not
,
but
this
is
certaine
,
that
the
king
being
vpon
the
coast
of
Norway
,
such
a
strange
foggy
,
thicknes
did
so
cloath
the
ayre
that
the
kings
Fléete
had
soone
loste
sight
of
one
another
:
And
then
followed
such
horrible
thunders
,
and
vnheard
of
Tempests
,
that
it
séemed
heauen
and
earth
had
met
together
in
the
disturbance
of
this
intendment
.
The
king
being
at
his
wits
end
long
before
hée
came
to
his
waies
end
was
so
perplexed
in
his
thoughtes
,
that
he
knew
not
what
to
do
,
either
to
goe
forward
or
to
returne
:
The
sight
of
the
Eye
was
so
taken
away
by
the
the
thicknes
of
Aire
,
the
beneūt
of
the
Eare
was
consounded
by
the
noyse
of
the
thunder
,
the
waters
rose
so
high
as
if
they
meant
to
kisse
the
Cloudes
:
Noe
light
but
what
the
flashes
of
lightning
made
which
amased
them
all
,
the
raine
fell
so
thicke
that
they
could
scarce
kéepe
the
Hatches
,
the
maister
calles
to
the
Boatson
,
and
is
not
heard
,
the
Sternes-man
cryes
to
the
Maister
,
and
is
not
regarded
.
Thrée
daies
togeather
,
continued
these
thrée
nightes
of
darknes
,
wherin
was
séene
neither
sunne
Moone
,
nor
starre
:
the
kinges
Fléete
was
diuersly
dispearst
,
some
into
the
coast
of
Denmarke
others
back
againe
into
Swetland
,
the
king
himselfe
vpon
the
Coast
of
Norway
looks
euery
hower
for
his
buriall
in
the
Sea
.
At
last
entering
into
cogitation
with
himselfe
,
he
thought
that
God
had
suffered
his
pride
to
be
thus
punisht
,
for
that
he
vndertook
a
Mariage
with
such
a
Quéene
,
whose
fame
and
glory
was
so
great
,
as
well
from
her
State
,
and
gouernment
,
as
for
the
riches
and
strength
of
her
Crowne
,
and
kingdome
:
that
entering
into
cosideration
of
it
,
he
held
himselfe
much
vnworthy
of
such
a
fortune
.
Upon
this
,
the
king
rashly
vowes
that
if
it
would
please
God
to
deliuer
him
from
that
daunger
,
he
would
giue
ouer
his
ouer
high
attempt
,
returne
into
his
Countrey
and
learne
hereafter
to
suite
his
desires
to
his
estate
.
At
last
these
stormes
haue
end
,
the
king
returnes
according
to
his
vow
,
shortly
after
arriues
in
Swethland
,
And
thus
fayled
this
Negotiation
for
England
.
The
king
soone
after
his
landing
beginnes
(
say
some
)
renewes
(
say
others
)
his
loue
to
his
faire
Gondole
:
that
afterward
prooued
as
fatall
to
him
,
as
Cleopatraes
loue
to
Anthony
:
His
eies
were
seldome
off
either
her
person
or
her
picture
:
His
minde
museth
on
nothing
but
the
pleasures
of
her
body
,
his
tongue
speakes
of
nothing
but
her
delightes
,
and
praises
;
all
publicke
affaires
are
abandoned
,
the
pallaces
are
like
a
wildernesse
desolate
,
the
Court
is
kept
where
Gondole
hath
her
byding
;
reason
,
and
regard
of
gouerment
,
are
now
banished
,
pleasure
and
sensuallitie
made
his
Counsellors
of
Estate
.
The
Noble
men
would
oftentimes
aduise
him
,
but
all
in
vaine
,
his
brother
Duke
Iohn
did
still
smooth
the
Kings
humors
,
not
as
being
enamoured
o●
his
delights
,
but
as
from
hence
drawing
a
subiect
that
happyly
hereafter
might
serue
his
turne
,
in
case
the
Nobility
(
as
they
beganne
a
little
)
should
afterwards
wholly
withdraw
their
affections
from
him
.
Thus
whilest
the
king
followes
his
pleasures
Duke
Iohn
pursues
his
purposes
,
would
oftentimes
complaine
to
certaine
of
the
Rexen-Roade
,
which
we
call
The
Blood
Royall
,
of
his
brothers
effeminate
and
vnlikingly
gouernement
,
but
especially
to
Duke
Charles
his
youngest
brother
,
yet
no
further
engaging
himselfe
to
danger
then
he
knew
meanes
how
to
wind
out
againe
.
Not
long
after
,
another
Mariage
was
tendered
of
the
Polands
Daughter
,
which
the
king
Coulorably
entertained
to
satisfie
his
Nobility
,
whilest
his
heart
doted
vpon
his
Paramour
.
Duke
Iohn
his
brother
was
imployed
in
this
businesse
,
and
it
fell
out
as
he
desired
:
For
if
the
cardes
were
dealt
aright
,
he
might
happely
himselfe
mary
the
Polands
daughter
.
And
thus
with
a
false
heart
taking
a
faire
leaue
of
the
king
his
brother
being
furnished
with
all
accowtrements
fit
for
such
a
busines
shortly
after
arriued
in
the
Court
of
Poland
,
where
after
the
solemnitie
of
such
entertainements
he
deliuered
his
Message
with
such
a
Maiesticke
grace
both
in
his
spéech
,
countenance
and
cariage
of
himselfe
(
as
sure
hée
was
a
most
accomplisht
Gentleman
)
that
it
wan
him
great
commendations
in
the
kings
Court
especially
with
the
yong
princesse
,
in
whose
tender
heart
there
was
such
an
inward
breach
made
,
as
was
soone
outwardly
perceaued
,
for
her
eyes
that
conuayed
these
pretie
assaultes
vnto
her
heart
,
did
soone
betray
her
hidden
affections
:
which
the
Duke
perceiuing
laies
hold
vpon
the
occasion
,
Winnes
by
rewardes
many
tongues
to
speaken
in
his
behalfe
,
ioyes
with
the
greatest
of
the
Kings
Counsell
,
and
in
especiall
with
one
Fe●nsbecke
Duke
of
Leif-lande
.
He
told
them
that
the
condition
of
his
Countries
disordered
estate
,
occasioned
by
the
discordant
disposition
of
his
brother
,
mooued
him
rather
to
looke
with
a
publike
,
then
a
priuate
eye
:
If
he
ought
nature
and
dutie
to
his
Brother
,
he
ought
no
lesse
vnto
his
Country
,
and
it
was
his
countries
cause
(
to
the
which
hée
was
most
bound
)
that
made
him
inueigh
against
his
brother
?
Let
no
man
(
quoth
he
)
rashly
ce●sure
me
,
but
comparing
the
State
of
the
kingdome
to
the
condition
of
the
King
,
let
him
then
iudge
whether
all
is
not
like
to
ruine
,
if
preuention
be
not
made
,
which
in
the
Kinges
person
(
quoth
he
)
will
neuer
be
,
for
that
he
séemes
to
be
buried
in
his
his
owne
delightes
,
and
the
breath
which
he
himselfe
should
drawe
,
lies
not
in
his
owne
,
but
in
anothers
body
.
The
most
and
best
part
of
the
Nobility
being
by
these
and
the
like
suggestions
wonne
vnto
his
party
,
a
way
was
quickly
made
for
the
Duke
to
Wooe
for
himselfe
,
which
was
not
long
a
doing
for
the
heart
,
that
was
already
so
strongly
assaulted
,
was
soone
framed
to
yeeld
.
To
bee
short
the
young
Duke
Weddes
and
beddes
the
princesse
with
great
honour
,
and
delight
,
so
easily
is
the
pollicie
of
a
state
drawne
to
obey
the
necessity
of
the
time
:
the
newes
hereof
is
soone
brought
to
Swethland
,
wherein
the
wise
lookt
into
the
danger
of
the
King
,
how
be
it
the
King
himselfe
foresaw
no
peril
:
But
as
a
Man
wholly
deuoted
to
his
delights
,
doth
against
the
aduise
of
all
his
friendes
,
quickly
after
Marrie
the
said
Gondole
,
whereby
he
did
sodainly
runne
into
such
a
scandalous
hatred
of
his
owne
Subiectes
,
that
they
euer
after
held
him
vnworthy
of
his
Crowne
and
kingdome
:
Within
a
yeare
after
his
Mariage
he
had
a
Sonne
,
not
long
after
whose
byrth
Duke
Iohn
hauing
assured
promises
from
his
youngest
brother
Duke
Charles
,
procures
an
Army
to
be
leuied
by
the
King
of
Poland
,
his
Father
in
law
,
and
arriuing
in
the
Dukedome
of
Estergutland
,
was
louingly
entertained
of
his
brother
Duke
Charles
,
who
ioyning
their
forces
together
,
hauing
also
the
ayde
of
other
Noble
Men
in
the
Country
,
gaue
battaile
to
his
brother
King
Ericke
,
who
being
ouercome
,
and
flying
to
Stock-holand
,
was
there
by
his
two
brothers
taken
,
and
made
away
,
no
man
euer
knew
how
.
A
noble
man
in
the
Countrey
,
brother
to
Herrerick
Gusterson
,
and
deare
vnto
the
King
was
at
that
time
honorably
slaine
in
the
defence
of
his
Prince
.
The
Quéene
had
before
sent
her
young
Sonne
out
of
the
Land
,
foreséeing
the
danger
that
was
like
to
happen
.
Who
now
liues
as
an
Exile
in
the
great
Duke
of
Moscouias
Court
,
and
the
Quéene
her selfe
confined
to
Stickborrow
Castle
,
where
shee
yet
liues
a
sad
and
solitary
life
.
Thus
ended
the
vnfortunate
Raigne
of
King
Erick
,
who
might
long
haue
liued
and
gouerned
in
the
Land
,
had
he
but
subdued
his
owne
affections
.
CHAP.
IIII.
King
Iohn
is
crowned
king
of
Swethland
:
hath
a
Sonne
borne
called
Sigismond
:
The
King
of
Poland
dies
:
young
Sigismond
is
sent
for
to
be
King
of
Poland
:
Hee
staies
there
certaine
yeares
till
the
death
of
his
Father
,
and
is
then
sent
for
by
his
Vnckle
Duke
Charles
to
receaue
the
Crowne
and
kingdome
of
Swethland
.
DUke
Iohn
hauing
thus
by
his
brothers
murther
attained
vnto
the
Crowne
,
disposeth
with
his
best
Counsell
the
affaires
of
the
kingdome
,
disperseth
his
Army
,
satisfies
his
Subiects
in
the
cause
of
these
indirect
procéedings
,
against
his
brother
,
and
hauing
set
all
things
in
order
,
sendeth
for
this
Quéen
out
of
Poland
,
who
with
an
honorable
traine
being
conducted
into
Swethland
,
was
there
Royally
entertained
,
and
shortly
after
with
Duke
Iohn
her
husband
,
in
all
princely
manner
,
Crowned
King
and
Quéene
of
Swethland
at
Vpsale
Castle
:
Many
Statutes
he
repealed
which
the
King
his
brother
had
made
,
being
found
preiudiciall
vnto
the
Country
,
and
others
hee
enacted
,
that
were
held
more
profitable
:
To
all
Sutors
he
shewed
himselfe
very
gentle
and
gracious
:
And
because
the
treasure
of
the
kingdome
was
much
exhauste
in
his
expedition
into
Poland
,
he
was
driuen
to
borrow
many
great
Summes
of
money
both
there
,
and
of
his
Friends
at
home
:
Hee
kept
a
Princely
port
,
and
was
very
liberall
in
his
rewardes
,
delighting
much
in
all
Martiall
exerrises
.
His
liberality
was
equall
to
that
which
was
so
highly
commended
in
a
worthy
Captaine
of
Thebes
,
who
when
hee
had
obtayned
a
victory
against
the
Lacedemonians
,
tooke
onely
of
all
the
spoile
but
one
sword
,
distributing
the
rest
amongst
his
Souldiors
,
saying
,
Fellowes
in
Armes
this
I
Challeng
because
I
wrong
it
out
of
the
hand
of
mine
Enemie
.
Whatsoeuer
else
is
yours
,
as
the
reward
of
your
trauells
,
for
,
the
Theban
Senatours
warre
for
honour
,
not
for
treasure
.
The
Mercenary
Man
that
beareth
Armes
for
hier
,
and
for
his
ordinary
Paye
,
feareth
not
to
venture
his
life
in
the
face
of
his
Enemy
,
hauing
but
his
wages
,
hath
but
his
due
:
So
that
if
hope
of
spoile
,
and
the
bounty
of
his
Captaine
did
not
encourage
him
in
his
attempts
,
he
would
both
doubt
the
danger
of
his
person
and
scorne
for
so
little
gaine
to
ranne
vpon
such
imminent
perills
.
His
liberality
towards
his
associats
in
Armes
,
and
his
experient
wisedome
and
valour
in
Martiall
enterprises
made
him
both
honoured
feared
,
and
held
in
worthy
estimation
.
Thus
by
this
and
his
other
vertues
Duke
Iohn
in
short
time
Crept
into
the
hearts
of
his
Subiectes
.
The
first
yeare
of
his
raigne
the
Quéene
brought
him
a
goodly
Boy
which
was
Christened
by
the
name
of
Sigismond
,
the
Emperor
beeing
his
Godfather
,
which
Sisgismond
,
is
now
King
of
Poland
.
About
the
Tenth
yeare
of
his
raigne
,
King
Iohn
made
an
honorable
iourney
into
Russia
,
vpon
the
breach
of
a
League
made
betwixt
them
.
From
whence
he
returned
victorious
.
The
rest
of
his
raigne
was
quiet
and
peaceable
:
And
set
a
side
the
staine
of
his
brothers
death
,
he
was
doubtlesse
a
most
excellent
Prince
and
worthy
of
the
Crowne
and
kingdome
,
and
although
there
were
many
times
iarres
betwixt
him
,
and
his
brother
Duke
Charles
,
yet
alwaies
the
matter
was
so
handled
,
that
they
were
soone
reconcilde
againe
.
By
which
were
cut
off
all
occasions
of
Ciuill
warre
.
In
the
twelfth
yeare
of
his
raigne
his
father
in
law
the
King
of
Poland
dies
,
for
whose
death
the
Quéene
his
daughter
mourned
heauily
.
The
young
Prince
Sigismond
her
Sonne
was
elected
King
of
Poland
,
and
with
an
honourable
conuoy
being
guarded
thither
was
with
all
solemnity
in
all
Princely
manner
Crowne
King
of
Poland
:
Shortly
after
Marries
honourably
into
the
house
of
Austria
;
and
in
the
twelth
yeare
of
his
raigne
in
Poland
,
King
Iohn
his
Father
dies
:
whose
death
being
much
bewailed
of
his
subiects
,
he
was
with
appertaining
solemnitie
buried
in
the
Chappell
of
the
Kings
in
the
Castle
of
Vpsale
.
Duke
Charles
of
Estergutland
after
the
death
of
his
brother
sends
into
Poland
for
his
Nephew
Sigismond
to
come
to
receaue
the
Crowne
of
Swethland
,
Sigismond
takes
heauily
the
death
of
his
Father
,
and
deuines
before
hand
of
the
troubles
that
followed
in
that
kingdome
:
Great
preparation
is
made
for
his
iourney
into
Swethland
,
and
doubting
of
his
vnckles
minde
&
proiectes
,
carrieth
a
great
power
of
Poles
with
him
to
preuent
all
daungers
.
The
king
arriues
safely
in
Sweathland
,
is
with
all
honor
and
signe
of
loue
receaued
by
his
vnckle
Duke
Charles
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Nobilitie
of
Swethland
,
He
is
honorably
conueyed
to
Vpsale
Castle
,
where
hee
was
louingly
receaued
of
the
Quéene
his
Mother
,
whom
he
comforteth
being
a
sorrowfull
widdow
for
the
death
of
King
Iohn
her
husband
.
Shortly
after
he
was
crowned
K.
of
Swethland
without
any
disturbance
.
A
Rex-day
was
held
in
the
castle
of
Vpsale
,
where
all
things
being
established
,
Duke
Charles
is
made
vicegerent
of
the
kingdome
:
hauing
with
him
ioynd
in
Comission
foure
Noblemen
,
of
the
Rexen-road
whose
names
were
Hergusten
Bonner
,
Hersten
Bonner
,
his
brother
,
Herrerick
Spare
,
and
Hartor
Belk
:
These
fower
Noble
men
,
being
great
in
the
kingdome
but
not
very
great
with
the
Uicegerent
,
were
of
purpose
ioynd
by
the
King
in
commission
with
the
Duke
to
curbe
or
Controule
all
ouer
haughty
and
headstrong
attempts
,
that
the
Duke
might
happely
Commit
by
the
greatnesse
of
his
place
and
power
in
the
absence
of
the
King
,
who
was
then
ready
to
returne
to
Poland
.
The
Duke
perceaues
the
drift
,
but
dissembles
it
.
before
the
Kings
departure
,
order
was
set
downe
by
the
King
with
the
Duke
and
the
Commissioners
for
the
payment
of
certaine
sommes
of
money
,
which
King
Iohn
his
Father
did
owe
vnto
many
Souldiours
,
that
were
yet
vnpaide
since
the
time
of
expedition
into
Russia
,
and
vnto
many
Merchants
of
England
,
Scotland
and
other
Nations
for
the
prosecuting
of
that
warre
.
After
all
things
were
thus
setled
and
ordered
,
the
King
returnes
to
Poland
,
leauing
behinde
him
that
fire
that
afterward
consumed
the
peace
of
the
whole
Kingdome
:
for
the
Noblemen
,
the
Commissioners
being
commanded
by
the
King
,
(
that
was
euer
iealous
of
his
Unckle
Charles
)
to
obserue
and
enforme
his
Maiestie
of
the
manner
of
his
gouernment
,
did
so
oppose
themselues
against
him
in
all
his
procéedinges
,
and
especially
in
the
payment
of
this
money
,
that
the
Duke
plainely
perceiued
,
that
this
new
gouernment
was
but
laide
as
a
trap
to
ensnare
his
life
,
A
Rex-day
was
holden
at
Vpsale
,
no
order
Concluded
,
nor
money
paide
,
and
much
adoe
there
was
to
kéepe
them
from
factions
,
the
Commissioners
would
haue
these
summes
paid
out
of
the
Subiectes
purses
,
the
Duke
out
of
the
Common
Treasury
:
which
the
commissioners
refuse
,
alleaging
the
Kings
want
of
money
,
The
Duke
writes
faithfully
,
The
Lords
falsly
to
the
King
.
To
whom
they
intimate
feare
of
innouation
,
and
that
the
Duke
by
all
likelyhoods
aimed
at
the
Crowne
,
that
he
had
paid
parte
of
the
money
due
to
the
Souldiours
out
of
the
Reuenues
of
the
Dukedome
,
to
draw
their
affections
to
him
,
that
he
sought
to
further
the
State
,
and
wealth
of
the
Commons
more
then
stood
with
the
loyall
nature
of
a
Subiect
,
that
he
kept
the
Porte
and
State
of
a
King
rather
then
a
Deputie
,
and
that
it
was
not
like
he
would
long
yeeld
his
honors
vnto
Uassalage
,
whose
fortunes
in
such
a
minde
and
State
as
his
might
attaine
to
Soueraignty
,
if
preuention
were
not
spéedily
made
.
The
Duke
intercepts
these
letters
,
and
sends
them
inclosed
in
his
own
vnto
the
King
,
to
whom
he
writes
very
humbly
,
and
with
all
protestations
of
duty
,
and
alleagance
:
the
king
receaues
the
letters
,
but
beleeues
the
Lords
and
dist●usteth
the
Duke
,
sendeth
secretly
to
the
Commissioners
that
they
should
sodainely
surprise
him
,
depose
him
from
his
gouernement
,
and
to
that
end
he
sent
his
authority
:
and
finally
to
kéepe
him
prisoner
,
his
wise
and
children
,
during
life
in
a
castle
built
of
purpose
for
that
stratageme
within
the
dukedome
of
Litto
:
Oh
that
the
nature
of
fortune
should
be
so
fickle
and
vncertaine
,
neuer
singular
either
in
her
frownes
or
fauours
,
but
that
commonly
in
the
height
of
any
hope
it
produceth
some
crosse
accident
of
vnhappy
misfortune
.
The
Duke
notwithstanding
hauing
intelligence
of
this
plot
,
beganne
to
looke
about
him
,
hasted
into
his
owne
dukedome
and
raised
a
great
power
of
men
,
Some
say
that
if
hee
had
but
staide
one
hower
longer
in
Vpsale
,
the
plot
had
beene
effected
,
and
the
Duke
vtterly
vndone
.
The
Lords
were
in
a
maze
vpon
the
Dukes
departure
,
knowing
that
their
deuise
was
discouered
,
they
now
perceaued
their
owne
weakenesse
to
resist
the
Duke
,
being
in
power
,
place
and
opinion
,
and
farre
aboue
them
,
And
though
they
had
the
Kings
authority
,
yet
was
he
farre
from
them
,
and
they
néer
vnto
their
danger
,
they
knew
not
well
what
course
to
take
,
sometimes
they
purposed
to
flie
to
the
King
,
and
then
they
feared
the
waies
were
forelayd
.
To
stay
in
the
Castle
of
Vpsale
were
no
safety
,
it
being
a
place
of
pleasure
,
not
of
defence
:
whereupon
they
determined
to
depart
from
thence
:
Thrée
of
them
vnto
the
Castle
of
Wasten
in
the
Dukedome
of
Finland
,
and
Hartourbelk
to
Calmer
Castle
.
Hauing
theis
▪
Castles
deliuered
vnto
them
,
they
purposed
to
stay
there
to
vnderstand
the
Dukes
procéedings
,
and
in
the
meane
time
dispatcht
letters
vnto
the
King
of
the
particulars
of
these
troubles
:
The
Duke
(
as
I
sayd
before
)
hauing
raised
a
great
power
of
men
,
marcheth
spéedily
towardes
the
castle
of
Vpsale
,
but
vnderstanding
of
the
Lords
departure
towards
Wasten
,
bends
his
course
thither
.
It
is
a
world
to
sée
what
numbers
of
men
came
vnto
the
Duke
from
all
parts
proffeting
their
seruice
to
him
:
All
which
hee
gently
welcomed
.
Some
he
entertained
,
and
the
rest
sent
home
againe
with
speciall
charge
to
looke
vnto
the
Kinges
peace
,
signifying
further
that
the
cause
why
hee
was
now
vp
in
Armes
,
was
but
to
right
himselfe
of
such
wronges
done
by
those
Lords
,
who
neither
loued
the
King
nor
him
.
The
Lords
that
were
in
the
Castle
of
Wasten
vnderstanding
of
the
Dukes
approach
with
such
a
power
of
men
,
sodenly
forsooke
the
castle
,
and
not
being
able
to
defend
it
,
fled
in
all
hast
to
Poland
,
whome
the
Duke
would
not
pursue
,
but
taking
the
castle
put
in
a
strong
Garrison
,
and
presently
hast●d
to
the
castle
of
Calmer
,
which
Hartourbelk
had
a
little
before
taken
in
the
Kings
name
,
who
standing
at
defence
and
defiance
with
him
,
the
Duke
besiegeth
both
the
Citie
and
castle
,
the
cittizens
more
willing
to
entertaine
him
,
then
resist
him
.
The
Duke
plants
his
ordinance
against
the
Gates
of
the
Citie
,
and
thereupon
the
Citizens
resisting
the
command
of
Hartour
Belk
,
open
the
citie
Gates
and
recaue
him
in
:
The
Duke
besiegeth
the
castle
,
and
in
short
time
by
the
helpe
of
the
Towne
Winnes
it
,
takes
and
keepes
Hartour
Belk
prisoner
,
and
dischargeth
all
the
rest
.
From
hence
the
Duke
sent
letters
to
the
King
,
informing
truly
the
cause
of
these
troubles
,
That
the
vniust
attempts
of
the
Commissioners
against
him
,
did
moue
him
to
raise
these
powers
in
defence
of
his
state
and
liberty
,
not
in
the
disturbance
of
his
Maiesties
peace
,
nor
to
make
any
innouation
in
the
Land
,
&
beseeching
him
that
no
false
or
fained
suggestions
of
his
aduersaries
,
might
stand
as
a
barre
betwixt
his
Maiesties
grace
towards
him
and
his
owne
fidelitie
:
Affirming
further
that
it
lay
in
his
power
to
stopp
their
passage
into
Poland
and
that
hee
would
at
the
Kings
pleasure
disperse
his
forces
,
surrender
vp
the
castles
,
that
he
had
taken
,
be
content
to
resigne
his
charge
of
gouernment
,
to
whomsoeuer
it
pleased
the
King
,
Prouided
that
hee
might
bee
assured
of
the
quiet
enioyment
and
peaceable
possession
of
such
Lands
and
honors
,
as
he
was
born
vnto
by
Nature
:
and
this
(
quoth
he
)
I
learne
of
necessity
,
which
teacheth
euery
creature
to
defend
it selfe
.
The
King
receiues
the
Dukes
letters
,
but
giues
no
credit
to
his
protestations
.
During
the
time
of
the
Dukes
stay
in
the
City
of
Calmer
,
and
vnderstanding
of
many
disorders
,
and
misdemeanors
that
were
commited
in
a
Nunnery
,
standing
in
the
Towne
,
One
daye
Came
to
visit
the
Nuns
,
accompanied
with
certaine
gentlemen
of
his
house
,
and
vnderstanding
some
of
their
mindes
to
be
discontent
with
their
orders
,
and
some
of
their
bodies
well
knowne
to
the
Friers
,
dissolues
the
Nunnery
,
and
transposeth
the
Nunnes
,
according
to
their
own
disposing
,
Some
into
other
nunneries
,
many
to
their
Friends
,
the
most
to
Mariages
.
The
King
by
this
time
had
answered
the
Dukes
letters
very
coulorably
,
that
hee
was
sorry
for
the
tarres
that
happened
betweene
him
,
and
the
Lords
,
That
as
soone
as
his
businesse
would
giue
him
leaue
,
he
would
visit
the
Lordes
,
and
him
.
In
the
meane
time
he
requested
that
hee
would
deliuer
Hartourbelk
,
or
intreat
him
kindly
.
The
Duke
though
hee
beléeued
not
what
the
King
had
written
,
yet
hee
receaues
the
letters
gladly
,
and
honourably
feasted
the
messenger
.
In
this
time
another
dangerous
plot
was
laide
,
to
entrappe
Duke
Charles
,
and
to
enforce
him
Prisoner
,
in
the
Castle
of
Litto
aforesaid
,
whereupon
there
were
forces
very
secretly
,
and
sodainely
raised
in
Finland
,
The
king
hauing
a
purpose
to
winne
to
that
powre
,
other
forces
that
he
meant
himselfe
to
bring
out
of
Poland
,
and
appointed
a
day
of
meeting
in
Stock-holland
.
CHAP.
V.
The
Duke
hath
intelligence
of
the
plots
that
the
King
and
his
aduersaries
had
deuis'd
against
him
.
He
encounters
part
of
the
Kings
army
,
and
discomforts
them
,
with
other
accidents
.
THe
Duke
hauing
intelligence
of
this
dangerous
plot
,
deuised
against
him
by
the
king
,
assured
himselfe
to
finde
no
fauour
at
his
hand
&
that
no
submission
would
serue
the
turne
:
For
him
to
disperse
h●s
powers
,
and
to
stand
rather
vpon
the
protestation
of
his
allegeance
then
his
guard
,
were
to
put
his
neck
vppon
the
block
,
and
to
indure
the
stroke
:
for
raging
str●ames
are
not
stayed
with
gentle
hands
.
Wherefore
calling
his
friends
about
him
,
hee
told
them
that
it
was
now
no
time
to
dally
.
That
the
king
by
his
aduersaries
was
so
prouokt
against
him
,
that
nothing
but
his
death
or
depriuation
would
satisfie
the
kings
displeasure
.
These
vnwilling
armes
(
quoth
hee
)
that
I
now
beare
,
are
for
the
defence
of
you
,
and
my
Country
,
vnto
which
I
owe
my
life
,
and
wha●soeuer
else
is
deere
vnto
mee
.
I
sée
(
quoth
hée
)
the
drifte
of
the
king
,
and
my
aduersaries
,
is
to
ouerthrow
our
customes
,
and
to
gouerne
you
according
to
the
Polish
Pollicy
,
which
is
vnfit
for
any
frée
state
.
To
pursue
this
,
and
to
lay
heauy
yoakes
vpon
your
necks
,
my
life
is
sought
after
,
which
I
shall
bée
alwaies
ready
to
spend
or
end
to
doe
you
or
my
Country
seruice
.
His
friends
embrac't
him
,
willed
him
to
go
forward
,
promised
their
aide
,
to
the
vttermost
of
their
powers
,
and
the
Duke
le
ts
slip
no
time
,
but
presently
seizeth
vpon
the
Nauy
of
Swhethland
hauing
it
before
vnder
his
command
,
maruelling
much
that
the
King
had
not
before
that
sent
to
seize
vpon
it
himselfe
,
but
thereby
belike
hee
thought
hee
should
haue
ministred
matter
for
the
Duke
to
suspect
his
deuice
,
The
Finland
Fleete
being
vpon
the
Coast
some
few
daies
before
the
day
appointed
,
the
Duke
hauing
furnished
the
Nauy
with
men
and
munition
,
tooke
the
Opportunitie
of
Time
,
and
with
all
expedition
made
hast
to
meete
them
before
their
ioyning
with
the
Kings
power
,
with
whome
had
they
met
,
they
had
put
the
Duke
to
a
great
hazard
,
The
Finland
Fleet
consisted
of
thrée
score
and
ten
saile
most
of
them
vessels
of
great
burthen
,
and
in
them
14
thousand
fighting
men
,
the
Dukes
forces
by
Sea
were
scarce
so
many
.
The
Duke
deuides
his
Nauy
into
two
parts
,
the
Fiulinders
into
thrée
.
The
Duke
bearing
as
great
a
breadth
in
the
front
of
his
Nauy
,
as
his
aduersaries
did
,
doubting
least
he
should
be
engirt
.
The
charge
being
giuen
by
the
Duke
was
semblably
answered
by
the
contrary
party
,
and
now
the
voice
of
the
Ordinance
,
(
that
was
many
yeares
a
stranger
in
those
parts
)
carried
such
hideous
noyse
in
the
Land
,
as
much
amazed
the
quiet
mindes
of
the
inhabitants
,
when
they
heard
that
the
haruest
of
their
Peace
was
now
like
to
be
reap't
by
the
vngentle
hand
of
warre
:
Then
began
they
to
forethink
the
troubles
that
were
like
to
follow
these
fearfull
beginnings
,
but
happely
not
to
remember
the
causes
thereof
:
it
is
either
a
naturall
or
Customary
stupidity
in
man
to
be
senselesse
in
the
vnderstanding
of
their
owne
offences
,
Pride
,
Blasphemy
,
Auarice
,
Extortion
,
Luxury
,
and
other
the
like
enormities
are
in
particular
men
the
generall
causes
of
the
disturbance
,
nay
sometimes
of
the
depopulation
of
a
whole
kingdome
,
when
the
mindes
of
Princes
corrupted
with
Ambition
are
stirr'd
vp
,
though
in
their
owne
respects
,
euen
by
the
power
and
sufferance
of
the
almighty
to
plague
(
by
warre
his
consuming
Minister
)
the
vnrepented
sinnes
of
the
people
.
But
to
returne
to
Sea
,
where
the
fight
continued
little
more
then
two
howers
,
during
which
time
the
ayre
was
so
troubled
with
smoake
,
that
the
shippes
at
Sea
could
not
see
one
another
,
and
the
beholders
at
lande
might
iudge
by
the
eye
,
that
they
were
turn'd
into
a
clowde
.
But
at
last
the
Admirall
of
the
Finlanders
béeing
struck
betwéen
winde
and
water
,
did
sinke
in
the
midst
of
them
all
:
Their
fléete
began
to
take
about
to
hoise
vp
their
Sayles
and
flye
,
the
Duke
followed
them
as
far
as
he
durst
,
but
being
doubtfull
of
the
Kings
approch
,
made
his
returne
the
sooner
,
Landed
his
powers
,
and
hasted
with
his
army
to
Stockholland
.
Upon
his
comming
to
Stock-holland
hee
vnderstood
of
the
Kings
landing
at
Ca●mer
Castle
,
his
whole
Nauy
consisting
of
a
hundreth
Sayle
,
or
there
abouts
,
whereof
there
were
eight
and
twentie
English
shippes
,
which
the
King
had
hired
of
the
Marchants
being
then
resident
in
that
coast
bearing
in
the
whole
Fléete
eight
and
twenty
thousand
fighting
men
:
Duke
Charles
béeing
aduertised
of
the
newes
,
doubted
what
hee
were
best
to
doe
,
Sometimes
hée
was
in
minde
to
giue
place
vnto
his
aduersaries
,
considering
the
miseries
that
were
like
to
attend
this
vnciuill
warre
,
And
though
hee
knew
himselfe
well
lyned
with
friends
,
in
the
kingdome
,
and
that
it
might
bee
in
his
power
to
resist
the
king
,
yet
when
he
reduced
into
his
mind
the
Calamities
that
might
happen
vnto
the
Land
by
the
maintenance
of
this
warre
,
He
did
often
perswade
himselfe
with
Otho
,
rather
to
giue
place
to
Vitellius
,
then
to
resist
a
Tyrant
to
the
ouerthrow
of
his
Counter
,
but
being
otherwise
aduised
by
his
friendes
,
that
counselled
him
either
to
take
vpon
him
the
soueraigntie
,
or
at
least
to
maintaine
himselfe
in
his
place
,
as
well
for
their
liues
as
his
owne
,
hauing
all
gone
so
farre
that
they
could
not
retyre
without
irreuocable
danger
,
His
courage
ouercomming
his
feare
,
and
the
respect
of
the
generality
aboue
his
own
particular
,
he
resolued
to
prosecute
the
war
but
yet
in
such
manner
,
that
al
the
worlde
might
vnderstand
hee
did
it
rather
to
defend
himselfe
then
offend
the
king
howsoeuer
his
actes
might
be
mistaken
.
Whereupon
the
duke
remooues
from
Stock-holand
into
the
hart
of
the
countrey
to
a
hold
called
the
castle
of
Lynnkeeping
.
By
the
way
the
King
had
taken
the
castle
of
Calmer
,
and
detained
the
Captaine
of
the
castle
(
placed
there
by
the
Duke
)
close
prisoner
.
And
though
the
Town
was
surely
guarded
by
the
King
,
and
alwaies
by
him
forelayd
,
to
intercept
all
newes
,
yet
a
certaine
Townesman
vndertooke
to
carry
the
Duke
intelligence
therof
,
with
the
consent
of
the
principall
in
the
Town
,
such
was
the
loue
they
bare
vnto
him
.
The
Messenger
because
he
could
not
passe
the
ports
was
let
downe
at
a
priuie
,
ioyning
to
the
Towne
Walle
,
and
hauing
past
the
kings
Scowt-watch
,
that
lay
in
diuers
places
houering
about
the
Town
,
tooke
so
circumspectly
the
aduantage
of
the
time
,
that
in
two
daies
he
recouered
the
Dukes
Army
being
vpon
march
,
to
the
castle
of
Linnekeeping
,
The
tenor
of
his
message
was
,
that
on
no
conditions
hee
should
trust
the
King
,
for
that
as
well
by
the
vsage
of
his
officers
in
the
castle
of
Calmer
,
as
other
principall
intelligence
giuen
to
some
(
that
loued
the
Duke
too
well
to
keepe
it
close
)
that
the
king
purposed
his
vtter
destruction
,
and
that
there
was
no
agréement
to
be
made
but
onely
coulorable
(
vpon
any
reconcilement
)
to
foregoe
a
further
mischiefe
.
The
Duke
though
sad
to
heare
these
newes
,
yet
imbraced
,
and
rewarded
the
messenger
.
And
vnderstanding
there
of
the
kinges
remooue
from
Calmer
to
the
castle
of
Sterborrow
to
his
sister
Preking
Anne
,
he
bends
all
his
forces
thither
,
and
within
three
daies
after
came
w●thin
sight
of
the
castle
:
he
pitcht
his
Tent
within
a
myle
of
the
Towne
,
before
hee
attempted
any
thing
in
any
hostile
maner
,
sent
some
of
his
principall
friends
vnto
the
king
,
and
humbly
desired
him
to
know
the
cause
of
th●se
vniust
warres
vndertaken
:
If
the
fault
lay
iustly
in
the
Duke
or
any
of
his
adherents
,
they
were
content
either
to
submit
their
liues
to
the
law
,
or
to
the
kings
mercy
,
If
any
fault
were
supposed
,
or
but
suggested
,
they
desired
an
indifferent
Iudge
:
And
if
the
fault
were
found
(
where
in
déede
it
lay
)
they
desired
the
same
vpon
their
aduersaries
.
Finally
he
besought
his
Maiestie
that
he
would
measure
the
nature
of
ill
tongues
,
not
by
their
sound
but
by
their
quality
,
for
there
were
some
about
him
,
that
nether
loued
him
nor
them
,
nor
the
land
.
The
king
receiued
these
messages
,
gaue
faire
but
dissembled
words
,
that
if
he
would
disperse
his
Army
he
would
discharge
his
,
Confirme
vnto
him
his
place
of
gouernment
,
and
other
offices
he
enioyed
in
the
kingdome
,
Prouided
that
Hartourbelk
whom
he
detained
as
a
prisoner
,
might
be
deliuered
,
and
he
with
the
rest
of
the
Lords
reconciled
.
The
Duke
answered
to
the
first
,
that
if
it
would
please
his
Maiesty
to
disperse
his
Army
,
hée
would
doe
the
like
,
and
for
the
other
vpon
due
consideration
he
should
find
him
conformable
.
Twelue
daies
were
thus
spent
in
messages
interchangeably
between
them
The
Duke
meaning
faithfully
,
the
King
otherwise
,
Both
their
Armies
they
still
retaynd
during
which
time
,
the
trapp
was
laid
to
intrappe
the
Duke
.
That
vpon
an
interuiewe
betwixt
them
in
the
sight
of
both
their
Armies
Fe●●becke
Duke
of
Leif-lande
should
rush
in
,
and
vpon
the
sodaine
surprise
the
Duke
,
take
him
prisoner
,
and
carry
him
to
the
Castle
aforesaid
.
But
missing
of
his
purpose
beeing
throughly
countercharged
by
the
Duke
,
his
minde
was
much
perplexed
in
the
vncertaine
euent
of
his
expectations
,
His
cogitations
fought
within
themselues
,
when
sometimes
hee
would
lay
the
fault
vpon
such
,
as
hee
imployed
in
those
businesses
,
Sometimes
he
would
place
one
,
somtimes
displace
another
.
In
his
owne
iudgement
thinking
such
a
man
fit
to
bee
a
Commander
and
sometimes
another
:
Hée
would
like
one
to
daye
,
and
to
morrow
vtterly
distaste
him
.
To
submit
hee
thought
dishonorable
,
and
worse
then
death
,
for
by
open
disgraces
,
the
fame
of
men
growes
odious
.
In
this
conflict
of
minde
,
the
King
retyres
with
the
Duke
Ferns-becke
to
Steckborow
,
knowing
that
the
fortune
of
warre
had
not
so
done
her
worst
,
but
that
she
might
beginne
a
new
Tragedy
,
and
the
rather
for
that
his
strength
was
weakened
in
the
former
assaults
,
hauing
lost
two
thousand
of
his
men
in
the
same
:
The
Duke
returning
to
the
Leager
,
and
resting
there
that
night
.
The
next
day
the
sonne
had
no
sooner
stept
from
the
bed
of
Aurora
,
but
the
Dukes
Fléet
remoues
from
Finland
to
Stock-borow
,
beeing
distante
an
hundreth
leagues
.
The
Kings
fléete
lies
in
a
ha●●n
betwéene
two
rockes
.
Duke
Charles
his
Fléete
ryding
in
the
Mayne
,
and
the
King
perceiuing
how
he
was
charged
by
Sea
and
Land
began
to
be
diuersly
distraughted
,
sometimes
hee
resolues
to
vndergoe
a
meane
estate
,
alleaging
that
medium
est
tutissimum
,
and
Auli
ca
vita
,
splendida
miseria
.
Cares
are
the
Contiunall
Companions
of
a
Crown
,
when
rest
remaines
in
a
lowe
condition
and
fortune
.
Low
shrubs
féele
least
tempest
,
In
valleys
is
heard
least
thunder
.
In
Country
rooms
is
great
rest
,
and
in
little
wealth
the
least
disquiet
.
Dignitie
treadeth
vpon
glasse
,
and
honor
is
like
a
fading
herbe
,
that
when
it
bloometh
most
gorgeous
then
it
blasteth
.
Sometimes
hee
thought
to
disguise
himselfe
&
with
his
cloathes
to
change
his
thoughts
,
that
beeing
poorely
attyrde
,
hee
might
bee
mearely
minded
,
and
measure
his
actions
by
the
present
fortune
,
not
by
his
former
estate
.
Yet
in
the
summons
of
these
diuers
thoughts
and
cogitations
hee
had
some
respectiue
regard
of
his
honour
,
though
all
false
,
yet
his
heart
should
not
faint
,
for
the
courage
of
a
man
is
shewed
in
his
resolution
.
In
the
middest
of
his
extreames
hee
held
it
his
safest
course
,
to
flye
by
night
with
all
his
power
,
sister
,
and
friends
,
with
a
full
purpose
to
attempt
the
winning
of
Wasten
Castle
,
being
thrée
or
foure
daies
iourney
from
Steckborow
.
But
the
Duke
that
had
waded
through
many
dangers
,
and
in
many
aduentures
both
prosperous
and
lucky
,
had
gotten
such
reputation
,
that
he
was
highly
preferred
in
the
estimation
of
that
Country
put
the
King
into
such
a
Continuall
feare
of
his
pursuite
knowing
his
strength
vnable
to
match
his
Enemy
.
The
Duke
vnderstanding
the
King
to
be
vnstayed
in
his
resolution
,
and
to
stand
thus
wauering
betweene
warre
and
peace
(
which
danted
the
hearts
of
his
people
to
bee
seene
in
field
,
leades
his
Army
,
plants
his
ordenance
against
the
Castle
of
Steckborow
and
takes
the
kings
fléete
with
seuen
tunne
of
Gold
,
and
all
his
regall
Ornaments
.
The
King
had
conuaied
himselfe
to
the
Castle
of
Linnekeeping
,
and
was
there
royally
entertained
,
howbeit
in
the
middest
of
Solemnities
,
the
sad
newes
of
that
vnhappy
accident
was
brought
thither
vnto
him
:
At
the
hearing
&
relation
wherof
,
though
hee
was
much
agast
,
yet
with
that
kingly
courage
that
his
vnfortunate
successe
had
left
him
,
he
burst
out
into
this
or
the
like
passion
.
If
my
moderation
(
quoth
hée
)
in
prosperity
had
béene
answerable
to
the
greatnesse
of
my
birth
,
and
state
,
or
the
successe
of
my
last
attempts
to
the
resolution
of
my
minde
,
I
might
haue
come
to
Linnekeeping
,
in
my
accustomed
honour
,
and
Royalty
,
and
not
as
a
man
thus
wasted
and
spoiled
,
and
to
be
rather
gazed
vppon
,
then
honourably
entertained
.
But
what
cloud
soeuer
hath
darkned
my
present
state
,
yet
haue
the
heauens
,
and
nature
giuen
me
that
▪
in
birth
&
mind
,
which
none
can
vanquish
or
depriue
me
of
.
I
sée
that
my
enemies
make
their
triumphs
,
the
subiect
of
my
miseries
,
and
in
my
calamity
as
in
a
myrour
may
bée
beheld
their
owne
glory
:
yet
let
them
know
this
,
that
I
am
,
and
was
a
prince
,
furnished
with
strengh
of
men
,
and
abiliments
of
warre
,
and
what
maruell
is
it
,
if
it
be
my
chance
to
loose
,
séeing
experience
teacheth
,
that
the
euents
of
warre
are
variable
,
and
the
successe
of
policy
guided
by
vncertaine
fates
:
The
desire
of
souerainty
admits
no
limitation
,
and
if
Duke
Charles
must
command
all
,
then
all
must
obey
.
For
mine
own
part
whilst
I
am
able
,
I
will
make
resistance
,
and
will
bee
vnwilling
to
submit
my
neck
to
a
seruile
yoake
:
For
so
farre
the
law
of
nature
alloweth
euery
man
to
defend
himselfe
,
and
to
withstand
force
by
force
.
This
passion
of
the
King
filled
the
peoples
hearts
and
eies
with
wonder
,
and
delight
,
and
with
their
best
comfort
and
encouragement
they
promised
their
ioynt
performances
of
duty
.
Insomuch
as
the
King
did
therewith
attempt
the
taking
of
Wasten
Castle
.
But
hee
whom
fortune
had
before
striued
to
make
vnfortunate
did
in
this
also
faile
,
and
hath
nothing
left
him
to
glory
in
that
attempt
,
but
his
lossé
of
men
,
and
of
much
expectation
.
These
crosse
accidents
sat
néer
the
Kings
heart
,
who
with
much
cares
and
trauells
had
wearled
his
spirits
,
and
greatly
spent
the
strength
both
of
himselfe
▪
and
his
people
.
For
whatsoeuer
hee
determined
,
was
not
carried
with
any
such
secret
or
politike
course
,
but
that
by
some
meanes
or
other
the
Duke
had
some
notice
thereof
,
and
still
apprehended
his
drifts
.
For
this
was
no
sooner
plotted
,
but
the
Duke
sends
letters
secretly
to
the
Captain
,
that
he
should
not
deliuer
the
Castle
with
his
priuity
.
The
King
lying
in
Linnekeeping
sends
fiue
hundreth
men
secretly
to
surprise
the
Castle
,
yet
was
the
same
able
to
defend
it selfe
as
indéed
it
did
,
and
the
Captaine
therein
performed
the
Dukes
will
,
and
retainde
his
credit
,
without
impeaches
of
his
valor
.
Questionmēt
were
made
whether
they
might
enter
into
the
Castle
in
the
kings
name
,
but
a
peremtory
answere
was
returned
,
that
without
mandatory
letters
from
the
Duke
,
there
was
nothing
there
to
be
expected
but
resistance
:
vpon
this
the
kings
mind
was
disquieted
,
and
a
world
of
inward
Conflictes
encountred
his
cogitations
,
as
he
stood
doubtfully
distract
,
what
he
were
best
to
doe
:
at
last
as
fire
cannot
he
hid
in
straw
,
nor
the
nature
of
man
so
concealed
,
but
that
at
last
it
will
breake
out
,
and
haue
his
course
:
Soe
fares
it
with
the
king
,
who
perceiuing
his
pleasure
to
be
like
Sicke-mens
wills
that
are
parall
(
which
hauing
no
hand
nor
seale
,
are
the
lawes
of
a
Citie
written
in
dust
,
and
are
broken
with
the
blast
of
euery
wind
)
commanded
that
forthwith
the
Duke
and
all
his
adherents
,
should
bee
proclaimed
to
stand
in
the
state
and
nature
of
Traitors
.
CHAP.
VI.
The
Kings
Armie
,
and
the
Dukes
ioyne
:
Many
on
the
Kings
side
slaine
,
and
taken
prisoners
.
IT
Was
not
long
before
this
newes
of
the
Kings
procéedings
,
in
this
manner
against
the
Duke
was
made
knowne
vnto
him
:
at
which
the
Duke
beganne
to
put
on
a
furious
countenance
,
able
to
amaze
any
that
made
attempts
against
him
,
and
looking
like
Hercules
when
hee
aduan●te
himselfe
against
Achelaus
,
he
followes
the
King
to
Linnekeeping
with
all
his
power
:
〈◊〉
in
a
mi●●y
morning
the
morrow
before
Micha●●mas
day
,
ryses
early
,
calles
his
Souldiours
togeather
,
deuides
his
Army
(
consisting
of
fiftéene
thousand
men
)
into
thrée
seuerall
bodies
.
One
Iames
Hill
an
English
m●●
〈◊〉
the
leading
of
the
first
:
Captaine
Scot
being
his
Lie●●●●●nt
,
●ndreas
Lemeston
Leades
the
second
the
Duke
himselfe
with
the
thirty
takes
a
wood
within
a
mile
of
the
Kinge
lodging
:
Here
might
you
sée
these
thrée
,
shine
like
thrée
meteors
in
the
firmament
,
all
in
steele
,
their
Courtes
were
campes
and
none
Court●●●s
,
but
Souldiours
.
Such
effect
did
the
fier
of
discention
worke
in
the
hearts
of
these
Enimies
.
Fortune
turned
the
whéele
of
the
Swethen
and
Polish
state
with
vnsteady
hand
,
and
had
now
almost
brought
it
to
the
point
she
meant
they
should
sit
:
shee
tooke
her
fauours
from
them
?
Or
rather
,
to
speake
of
a
power
that
controules
fortune
,
and
whose
very
finger
throwes
downe
kingdomes
to
vtter
confusion
,
or
holdes
them
vp
in
their
greatnes
,
whether
the
generall
sinnes
of
the
people
deserued
this
,
or
whether
the
people
were
punished
for
the
particular
faults
of
the
Princes
,
or
for
what
other
causes
soeuer
,
the
rodd
of
vengeance
was
laide
vpon
these
Nations
,
It
is
in
man
to
thinke
vpon
,
and
feare
,
but
not
to
examine
.
Yet
sure
it
is
,
that
as
fire
catching
hold
at
first
but
of
some
meane
cottage
in
some
end
or
corner
of
a
City
,
hath
oftentimes
(
ere
the
fury
of
it
could
bée
put
out
)
swallowed
vp
in
his
flames
the
goodliest
and
most
beautifull
buildings
,
that
stood
euen
farthest
out
of
reach
:
So
did
the
Clouds
of
discention
burst
open
th●ir
vaines
,
and
let
fall
the
poison
of
them
on
these
seuerall
kingdomes
.
In
the
expedition
of
these
warres
,
one
Lucas
Righter
vndertakes
to
performe
the
Dukes
pleasure
in
the
proclamation
of
his
intended
procéedings
vnto
the
Kings
Army
,
(
which
consisted
of
foure
and
twenty
thousand
men
)
.
The
tenor
of
the
Dukes
proclamation
made
knowne
his
greeuances
which
although
it
be
not
answered
to
expectation
,
Yet
Lucas
Righter
making
his
returne
,
is
royally
rewarded
by
the
Duke
,
and
appoin●ed
that
day
to
attend
the
Dukes
person
.
The
next
day
following
the
mist
breakes
vp
,
and
Armies
discouer
one
another
,
A
ryuer
being
betwixt
the
King
and
the
Duke
,
right
thousand
of
the
Kings
Souldiers
were
appointed
to
make
good
the
bridge
.
Captaine
Scot
full
of
Courage
and
valour
,
giues
the
Charge
,
but
receaues
the
ouerthrowe
:
the
like
successe
had
Captaine
Hill
Andreas
Lemerson
seconds
them
,
and
bides
the
Shock
.
The
Duke
perceiuing
this
,
issues
out
of
the
wood
alone
hartens
his
Souldiers
,
fills
his
ordinance
(
wanting
shot
)
with
pibbie
stones
,
and
makes
choice
to
encampe
himselfe
and
his
hoast
,
euen
on
the
top
of
a
Hill
naturally
defenced
from
passage
and
if
any
were
,
those
hee
stoppped
vp
with
heapes
of
stones
in
manner
of
a
Kampier
:
neare
the
foote
whereof
ranne
a
Riuer
,
with
an
vncertaine
ford
▪
where
a
troope
of
his
●●st
Souldiours
were
set
in
order
to
receaue
the
Enemy
,
and
the
more
to
animate
the
mindes
of
his
men
,
the
leaders
went
about
exhorting
,
and
encourageing
the
Souldiers
,
taking
all
occasion
of
feare
from
them
,
and
putting
them
in
hope
with
all
inducements
of
warre
.
And
the
Duke
himselfe
coursing
hither
and
thither
,
protested
that
that
day
should
bee
the
full
end
of
their
misfortunes
,
and
the
beginning
of
their
happinesse
,
or
else
his
owne
perpetuall
seruitude
and
bondage
.
The
Souldiers
vpon
this
shewde
as
great
forwardnesse
,
and
as
Ecchoes
redoubled
his
wordes
,
vowing
neuer
to
yeeld
,
eyther
for
woundes
or
for
life
,
which
they
were
all
ready
to
sacrifice
in
the
cause
of
their
Country
:
which
resolution
appearde
in
the
squadron
of
Captaine
Hill
,
who
leading
his
Army
,
mette
the
Enemy
with
such
a
showre
of
shot
,
that
many
were
slaine
,
and
many
wounded
:
Andreas
Lemerson
giues
the
second
charge
,
and
that
with
so
fierce
an
encounter
,
that
he
seizeth
vpon
the
enemies
ordinance
,
and
turnes
the
same
vpon
them
.
In
this
conflict
the
Kinges
Army
is
discomfited
,
eight
thousand
of
them
being
slaine
,
drowned
,
and
taken
Prisoners
.
Upon
this
sad
successe
,
the
King
being
in
the
Castle
of
Linnekeeping
calles
a
Parley
.
The
Duke
vpon
knowledge
of
the
Kings
pleasure
,
is
willing
to
entertaine
it
,
Messengers
are
sent
enterchangeably
,
and
vpon
hearing
and
debating
the
gréeuances
one
of
another
,
the
conditions
are
agréed
vpon
,
the
Duke
to
haue
pardon
for
what
was
past
,
and
whereas
hee
had
one
of
his
aduersaries
already
in
his
custody
,
it
was
likewise
agréede
,
that
he
should
haue
the
other
These
deliuered
into
his
hands
,
being
the
fowre
Commissioners
that
disturbed
the
peace
of
Swethen
,
which
was
performed
accordingly
,
so
as
the
Duke
detaines
them
prisoners
with
their
wines
and
children
:
After
this
friendly
coherence
,
the
Duke
rides
to
the
King
with
sixeteene
of
his
men
,
leauing
charge
notwithstanding
with
Lemerson
,
that
if
hee
returned
not
,
nor
sent
word
to
the
contrary
within
halfe
an
howre
,
hee
should
come
to
him
with
his
whole
Army
.
The
King
and
the
Duke
doe
so
well
concord
and
agree
,
as
they
dine
together
,
and
are
feasted
very
royally
:
all
matters
are
pacified
on
eyther
side
,
so
as
a
Rex-day
is
appointed
,
and
it
is
determined
that
the
King
shall
haue
his
owne
,
the
Duke
his
,
and
the
disturbers
of
the
peace
their
due
.
The
King
returneth
to
Steckborow
to
his
Fléete
,
the
Duke
to
Carborowgh
where
the
Dutches
lay
.
The
Peace
being
thus
concluded
,
the
Duke
dismisseth
his
Souldiers
,
and
receiues
Letters
from
the
King
,
●hat
hee
purposed
to
passe
into
his
Country
with
a
thousand
men
,
and
desires
prouision
for
them
:
The
Duke
receiues
his
message
very
kindly
,
and
returnes
this
answere
to
the
King
,
that
if
it
pleased
him
,
hee
should
finde
prouision
for
two
thousand
.
As
this
prouision
was
preparing
,
Fernsbecke
Duke
of
Liefland
perswades
the
King
to
returne
with
his
power
to
Poland
,
and
not
to
stand
to
the
Articles
of
agreement
,
but
to
renew
the
warre
,
alleadging
that
he
could
neuer
be
absolute
King
of
Swethen
,
so
long
as
D.
Charles
liued
:
And
this
was
the
onely
ground
of
the
Ciuill
warre
that
followed
.
CHAP.
VII
.
The
King
returnes
to
Poland
,
Duke
Charles
renues
the
warre
against
the
King
his
Nephew
,
winnes
the
City
and
Castle
of
Calmer
,
and
setleth
the
state
of
the
Dukedome
of
Finland
.
THe
King
hauing
thus
falsified
his
own
promise
,
and
deceiued
the
Dukes
expectation
,
returned
with
all
expedition
into
Poland
,
landing
at
Danske
with
his
Army
,
leauing
the
Castle
of
Calmer
and
certaine
other
holds
adioyning
,
strongly
manned
and
victualed
for
a
yeare
:
Duke
Charles
being
much
discontented
with
this
vnkingly
breach
of
his
Nephewes
promise
,
knew
now
that
it
was
no
time
to
capitulate
,
and
that
no
solicitation
,
nor
any
submissiue
meanes
would
serue
to
appease
the
Kings
anger
,
and
to
reintegrate
himselfe
into
his
loue
and
good
opinion
,
called
his
chiefe
friends
about
him
,
to
haue
their
aduise
what
was
best
to
bee
done
in
this
weighty
businesse
:
They
all
agréede
that
if
it
were
possible
they
should
recouer
the
Castle
of
Calmer
that
winter
,
and
certaine
other
holds
lately
manned
and
victualed
by
the
King
:
whereupon
the
Duke
with
his
Army
marcheth
to
Greenekeeping
,
a
little
City
in
Swethland
,
where
hauing
certaine
dayes
rested
and
refreshed
his
Army
,
he
hasted
to
besiege
the
Castle
of
Calmer
.
The
City
being
indefensible
,
yeelded
vnto
him
at
his
first
approach
:
The
Duke
hauing
made
his
entrance
into
the
City
,
deliuered
sayre
speeches
to
the
Citizens
,
the
iust
cause
that
was
giuen
him
to
renue
the
warre
,
and
that
no
ambitious
desire
or
turbulent
spirit
of
his
owne
,
drew
him
so
violently
to
these
actions
of
hostility
,
but
that
he
was
full
Master
of
his
owne
affections
,
and
the
necessity
of
the
time
in
the
Kinges
incensed
hate
against
him
,
did
moue
him
to
these
Armes
,
that
being
(
quoth
he
)
at
the
first
but
priuate
betwixt
him
and
the
three
Dukes
his
aduersaries
,
that
alwayes
maligned
his
estate
,
might
very
well
without
the
generall
disturbance
of
both
kingdumes
,
haue
been
ended
long
agoe
,
and
nexther
hee
helde
guilty
,
nor
the
land
defiled
with
the
shedding
so
much
Polish
and
Swethish
blood
,
But
sith
the
king
had
so
vnkindly
taken
part
with
strangers
against
a
kinsman
,
and
had
so
vnnaturally
laid
their
treacherous
plots
against
his
loyalty
,
nature
and
iustice
were
the
faire
protectors
of
his
quarrels
,
that
should
defend
the
equity
of
his
cause
against
the
mouth
of
enuy
,
or
any
such
calumnious
tongues
whatsoeuer
.
The
Citizens
that
alwayes
affect
peace
rather
then
war
,
looking
into
the
condition
of
the
disturbed
States
,
were
much
perpleed
in
mind
,
and
seuerally
distracted
in
their
opinions
,
being
vncertaine
how
to
stand
affected
:
They
knew
that
the
right
and
title
was
in
the
King
,
but
the
power
and
authority
in
the
Duke
:
The
king
had
the
commaund
of
the
Castle
,
the
Duke
the
possession
of
the
City
.
Their
feare
exceeded
their
distrust
,
for
both
the
Dukes
Army
that
lay
in
the
City
committed
many
outrages
,
notwithstanding
the
Dukes
strict
Proclamation
,
and
againe
the
ordinance
of
the
Castle
augmented
their
feare
,
and
if
Hergusten
Boner
that
commaunded
the
Castle
had
had
his
wil
,
the
Ordenance
had
béene
bent
against
the
Towne
.
The
Duke
satisfying
aswell
as
he
could
the
feare
of
the
Citizens
,
beleaguers
the
Castle
of
Calmer
,
there
being
a
great
mutiny
within
the
Castle
betwixt
the
Poles
and
the
Swethians
,
which
serued
excellently
well
for
the
Duke
,
for
Hergusten
Boner
that
commaunded
the
Castle
vnder
the
King
,
agréede
with
the
Poles
to
haue
battered
the
City
,
which
the
Swethean
Souldiers
resisted
,
insomuch
that
from
wordes
they
fell
to
blowes
,
in
which
conflict
the
Swethens
hauing
the
better
,
tooke
Hergusten
Boner
Prisoner
,
together
with
all
the
Poles
,
being
to
the
number
of
thrée
hundreth
,
and
knowing
this
Act
to
bee
unanswerable
to
the
King
,
submitted
themselues
,
yeelded
the
Castle
,
and
gaue
vp
their
Prisoners
to
Duke
Charles
.
The
Duke
gently
entertaines
al
but
Hergusten
Boner
(
his
old
enemy
)
whome
hee
sent
Prisoner
to
Greephollam
,
where
hee
remaines
to
this
day
.
All
the
Poles
hee
sent
new
apparrelled
with
white
staues
in
their
hands
,
fairely
entreated
,
to
the
King
.
The
Duke
hauing
thus
fortunately
recouered
the
City
,
and
Castle
of
Calmer
,
did
strongly
Manne
them
both
,
and
comforting
the
Ditizens
in
the
best
manner
he
could
,
with
the
rest
of
his
Army
marched
into
the
Dukedome
of
Finland
,
it
being
a
part
of
Swethland
,
bordering
vpon
Russia
,
and
there
beleaguerd
the
Castle
of
Oua
,
and
in
few
dayes
wanne
it
,
still
fairely
entreating
the
Kinges
Souldiers
,
which
in
all
places
wanne
him
great
commendations
,
&
hauing
in
short
time
quieted
the
Dukedome
returned
backe
with
his
Army
to
Stockehollam
,
where
he
rested
the
remainder
of
that
winter
.
Chap.
VIII
Duke
Charles
inuades
the
Dukedome
of
Liefland
,
surpriseth
most
of
the
Townes
and
Castles
of
that
country
,
and
is
in
a
manner
absolute
possessor
of
the
whole
Dukedome
.
DUke
Charles
knowing
his
principall
aduersary
with
the
King
to
bee
Fernes
beck
,
Duke
of
Liefland
,
(
which
countrey
notwithstanding
it
ioyneth
with
Swethland
in
law
and
language
,
had
neuerthe
lesse
a
kind
of
absolute
power
and
authoritie
within
it selfe
)
thought
it
best
to
beginne
the
warre
in
that
countrey
,
that
the
eye
of
his
aduersaries
looking
into
his
actions
there
,
the
Kinges
forces
might
not
be
bent
against
his
owne
countrey
,
the
peace
whereof
hee
much
desired
,
and
to
this
end
in
the
beginning
of
the
Sommer
following
hauing
reinforced
his
Army
,
Marched
into
the
dukedome
of
Liefland
,
The
chiefe
Citie
whereof
called
Rauell
yelded
vnto
him
,
into
the
which
he
triumphantly
entered
.
The
Cittizens
themselues
,
whether
for
feare
of
his
power
,
or
loue
of
his
person
,
shewed
such
tokens
of
submissiue
dutie
,
that
there
little
letted
a
Contestation
of
their
allegiance
.
Hauing
there
rested
certaine
daies
he
rayseth
his
Army
and
marcheth
towards
the
Castle
of
Whettensten
,
which
in
short
time
was
yeelded
vnto
him
.
From
thence
he
came
to
the
City
of
Perno
,
which
he
likewise
tooke
in
,
placing
there
a
strong
garrison
.
He
marched
from
thence
to
another
strong
Citie
called
Durpe
,
and
in
fiue
daies
forced
the
Towne
:
fiue
hundreth
Polish
Souldiours
within
the
Towne
submitted
vnto
him
with
tender
of
their
seruice
,
whom
he
gently
intreated
,
&
entertained
.
They
euer
after
seruing
him
in
all
his
wars
very
faithully
.
The
Lieflanders
themselues
,
noting
the
gentle
behauiour
of
Duke
Charles
wisht
in
their
hearts
all
good
successe
vnto
him
,
though
they
durst
not
shew
it
outwardly
,
forfeare
of
their
Lordes
displeasure
,
who
in
his
rule
bare
euer
such
a
rough
hand
ouer
them
,
that
hee
séemed
a
Tirant
or
an
vniust
Usurper
,
rather
then
an
honorable
gouernour
,
or
a
naturall
prince
.
Duke
Fernesbeck
hauing
some
intelligence
of
the
sodaine
inuasion
of
his
countrey
,
raiseth
with
all
the
hast
hee
could
,
all
the
powers
hee
could
make
,
being
constituted
by
the
King
,
Generall
of
his
warres
,
and
within
a
few
daies
landed
in
Liefland
,
whereof
Duke
Charles
hauing
vnderstanding
,
and
fearing
to
be
preuented
,
sent
very
secretly
and
spéedily
fifteene
hundreth
souldiours
vnder
the
command
of
coronell
Hill
to
surprise
the
citie
of
Venden
,
but
(
I
know
not
how
)
the
plot
being
discouered
,
and
Ambuscadoes
laide
in
the
way
by
Fernesbeck
,
they
were
sodainly
charged
,
and
being
weary
and
faint
through
a
long
marche
,
were
soone
ouerthrowne
,
and
slaine
,
only
the
Coronell
with
seauenteene
of
his
fellowers
,
the
poore
remaine
of
so
many
hundreds
,
making
way
with
the
sword
,
through
the
fury
of
the
Enemy
,
did
wounderously
escape
,
bringing
this
sadnewes
backe
to
their
Lord
.
The
Duke
,
though
it
somewhat
troubled
him
,
yet
shewed
no
signe
either
of
feare
or
sorrow
,
but
hartned
on
his
souldiours
to
the
reuenge
of
their
fellowes
deaths
.
There
was
nothing
that
aduantaged
him
more
then
his
Celeritie
in
all
his
attempts
,
for
whensoeuer
any
aduantage
was
proffered
,
hee
would
neuer
pretermitte
the
least
occasion
.
Duke
Charles
vpon
the
newes
of
this
ouerthrow
,
vnderstanding
of
new
succours
shortly
to
come
out
of
Poland
in
the
aide
of
Fernesbeck
sodainly
raiseth
his
(
Army
,
his
Enimies
supposing
that
the
late
ouerthrow
had
much
quaild
his
courage
,
and
nothing
lesse
suspecting
then
what
he
intended
)
marcheth
with
all
spéed
to
the
Citie
of
Venden
,
into
which
Duke
Fernesbeck
but
two
daies
before
had
made
his
triumphant
entrance
.
The
march
was
so
speedily
and
secretly
made
,
that
they
of
the
Towne
vnderstood
not
of
his
remooue
from
Durpe
,
till
they
saw
him
with
his
Army
before
the
walls
of
Venden
.
Ferns-beck
staying
within
the
Towne
,
euery
hower
looking
for
his
new
supplies
,
when
he
saw
himselfe
(
thus
vnlookt
for
)
confronted
by
the
Duke
,
and
his
Army
,
stood
so
amazed
that
a
long
time
he
was
in
doubt
what
it
were
best
to
doe
.
At
last
made
a
shew
of
resistance
of
the
Enemy
,
and
defence
of
the
Towne
;
till
the
approach
of
the
night
following
,
In
which
time
he
deuised
such
a
plot
,
that
vtterly
lost
his
honor
,
and
the
Loue
of
all
his
friends
within
his
Dukedome
.
For
in
the
beginning
of
the
night
hauing
throughly
instructed
his
Commanders
,
and
followers
,
what
hee
meant
to
doe
,
No
Townesman
supposing
what
he
purposed
,
made
an
absolute
spoile
of
the
Towne
,
ransacking
euery
mans
house
,
and
carying
away
their
plate
,
money
and
iewels
,
flyes
closely
away
and
leaues
the
Towne
abandoned
.
Duke
Charles
had
sodaine
intelligence
hereof
,
and
with
all
hast
pursues
him
,
and
in
the
way
he
takes
certaine
of
Fernesbeckes
Espials
,
whome
hauing
threatened
,
was
by
them
conducted
to
the
place
where
Duke
Fernbecke
that
night
encamped
,
and
hauing
giuen
the
charge
to
Coronell
Hill
,
that
was
desirous
to
reuenge
himselfe
of
his
late
ouerthrow
,
sodainely
set
vpon
them
being
at
rest
,
slew
the
most
part
of
them
,
recouers
the
goods
taken
a
little
before
so
violently
and
dishonourably
out
of
the
City
,
Fernsbecke
himselfe
with
a
few
of
his
followers
hardly
escaping
.
Duke
Charles
hauing
thus
recouered
his
late
losse
,
returnes
with
his
Army
to
the
Citie
of
Venden
,
where
,
with
all
acclamation
of
ioy
hee
was
honorably
entertained
:
Being
thus
seated
in
Venden
,
within
two
daies
after
his
aboad
in
the
Town
he
sendeth
Eight
hundreth
men
vnder
the
conduct
of
one
Peerslompe
,
a
gallant
Swethish
Captaine
,
to
surprise
the
Castle
of
Newhall
bordering
vpon
Russia
,
which
was
by
him
fortunately
atchieued
,
who
returning
to
the
Duke
gaue
him
presently
the
command
of
fiue
thowsand
men
,
Coronell
Hill
being
Steward
of
the
feeld
.
The
proiecte
was
to
besiege
Cokenhouse
,
being
then
and
at
this
day
the
strongest
Castle
in
christendome
.
The
duke
thought
if
he
could
gaine
this
castle
,
he
were
then
thoroughly
possest
of
all
the
dukedome
,
hee
himselfe
purposed
shortly
after
to
second
him
.
This
gallant
young
gentleman
with
all
speed
,
and
with
a
full
spirit
marcheth
to
this
honorable
exploit
,
and
encampeth
his
Army
close
to
the
walles
of
the
Towne
,
which
being
very
strong
,
&
faithfull
to
their
Lord
,
endured
a
long
siege
with
great
effusion
of
blood
on
both
sides
,
but
at
the
comming
of
the
Duke
,
the
Towne
was
taken
,
and
vpon
a
breach
in
the
entrance
of
the
Towne
,
this
young
captaine
was
vnfortunately
(
but
honorably
)
slaine
with
the
shot
of
a
Musket
in
his
priuities
,
sent
from
the
castle
:
Duke
Charles
was
very
sorry
for
his
death
,
making
a
vow
that
he
would
neuer
raise
his
Army
,
till
he
had
either
forced
the
castle
,
or
followed
the
fortune
of
this
gallant
captaine
.
Three
moneths
the
Duke
lay
before
the
castle
with
continuall
batterie
,
and
in
the
end
takes
it
,
and
keepes
it
at
this
day
.
Upon
the
taking
of
the
castle
he
was
sufficiently
reuenged
for
the
death
of
Peereslompe
.
Thus
all
the
castles
,
houlds
,
and
fortresses
,
in
Liefland
,
were
in
this
Summer
brought
vnder
the
command
of
Duke
Charles
,
onely
the
castle
of
Ree
,
which
was
second
to
none
but
Cokenhouse
,
was
yet
left
vnassaulted
.
Duke
Charles
hauing
thus
in
a
manner
the
entier
possession
of
Liefland
,
and
being
now
wearied
with
this
long
toyle
,
hearing
no
newes
of
Duke
Fernesbeckes
returne
,
in
the
latter
end
of
the
Sommer
,
hauing
ordered
his
affaires
in
that
countrey
returned
to
his
dutchesse
into
Swethland
,
lying
then
in
Stock
holland
,
before
his
going
he
left
the
cities
&
castles
in
the
dukedome
,
being
thoroghly
maned
,
vnder
the
gouernment
of
his
friends
.
The
rest
of
his
Army
rested
vnder
the
command
of
Coronell
Hill
,
who
hauing
directions
from
the
Duke
at
his
departure
,
to
attempt
the
taking
of
the
Towne
of
Ree
,
together
with
the
castle
,
set
forwarde
with
hope
and
courage
,
while
the
Duke
was
vpon
his
iourney
into
Swethland
,
and
encamped
before
the
Towne
of
Ree
,
burnt
the
suburbes
,
assaulted
the
Towne
,
battered
the
walles
,
&c.
But
finding
it
stronger
manned
,
then
either
it
was
supposed
,
or
stood
at
that
time
with
his
power
to
force
,
returned
according
to
his
directions
to
the
Duke
.
CHAP.
IX
.
Duke
Charles
winters
in
Swethland
:
takes
order
for
the
renewing
of
the
warre
:
The
Sommer
following
is
fought
withall
in
Liefland
by
Duke
Fernsbeck
,
and
discomfited
:
His
strange
escape
,
and
recouery
of
Swethland
.
DUke
Charles
made
his
abode
with
his
Dutches
the
Winter
following
in
Swethland
,
hauing
still
priuy
intelligence
from
Poland
of
the
Kings
plotts
,
&
procéedings
.
That
Winter
nothing
was
attempted
,
but
in
the
prime
of
the
Spring
following
Fernesbeck
returned
to
Liefland
with
fiue
thousand
men
.
A
greater
power
beeing
appointed
shortly
to
second
him
.
Upon
his
landing
he
marched
to
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Ree
,
where
he
reposed
himselfe
to
vnderstand
what
Duke
Charles
intended
to
doe
:
Manie
blamed
the
Duke
for
that
hee
let
slip
the
taking
in
of
the
Castle
,
which
if
it
had
béene
,
Fernsbeck
had
had
no
place
to
haue
retyred
to
in
all
his
kingdome
.
But
it
is
an
casier
matter
for
a
man
to
Censure
then
to
act
:
wordes
are
soone
spoken
,
so
are
not
deeds
performed
,
for
Coronel
Hill
Attempted
with
the
remainder
of
the
army
,
to
do
what
was
possible
to
be
done
,
but
the
winter
being
at
hand
,
which
in
that
coast
is
very
extreame
,
his
men
wearied
and
weakned
with
a
long
sommers
toyle
,
euery
mans
naturall
desire
in
the
Country
to
rest
themselues
in
their
stones
,
the
winter
season
tooke
away
al
possibility
of
winning
the
Castle
Duke
Charls
understanding
of
his
Enemies
arriuall
at
Ree
,
let
slip
no
time
,
but
suddenly
raised
his
powers
to
the
number
of
fiftéene
thousand
men
,
tooke
shipping
at
Stock-holland
and
landed
with
his
whole
Army
safely
within
two
daies
,
within
15.
myles
of
Ree
.
His
purpose
was
to
haue
sodainely
beleaguerd
the
Castle
before
the
rest
of
his
enemies
forces
were
Landed
out
of
Poland
,
which
he
vnderstood
were
ready
to
bee
shipt
:
and
to
that
end
(
hauing
refreshed
his
Army
)
hee
marched
speedily
and
out
of
order
,
in
the
latter
end
of
the
day
towards
the
Castle
of
Ree
,
supposing
by
the
benefit
of
the
night
following
,
the
better
to
haue
ensconc't
and
fortified
himselfe
.
But
as
no
man
,
though
neuer
so
circumspect
,
can
warrant
to
himselfe
the
assurance
or
continuance
of
successe
,
and
especially
in
the
actions
of
warre
,
where
fortune
bears
a
sway
so
this
noble
Duke
found
the
nature
of
her
fauours
,
which
shee
had
powred
vpon
him
,
to
be
so
vnstable
,
that
in
a
Minute
she
snatcht
from
him
,
what
a
long
time
before
she
had
prodigally
bestowed
.
For
Fernsbeck
hauing
intelligence
of
the
Dukes
landing
,
sodenly
issued
out
of
the
Castle
with
thrée
thousand
of
his
followers
,
and
hauing
a
place
of
great
aduantage
about
thrée
myles
from
the
Castle
,
the
way
that
Duke
Charles
must
of
necessity
passe
,
tooke
the
benefit
of
the
place
and
the
night
,
lying
there
in
Ambush
for
the
Dukes
comming
,
and
giuing
directions
not
to
stirre
till
the
vantguard
of
the
Dukes
Army
had
past
them
,
and
then
sodenlie
to
charge
the
battaile
,
and
the
Rereward
to
giue
the
Alarum
to
the
Castle
,
At
which
time
a
Polish
Captaine
with
thrée
thousand
Poles
was
appointed
to
charge
the
vantguard
of
the
Dukes
:
which
on
all
sides
was
accordingly
accomplisht
.
The
Duke
being
in
the
Battaile
,
finding
himselfe
so
sodainely
and
dangerously
inuiron'd
,
gaue
(
according
to
the
Tyme
)
the
best
directions
,
resist
hee
must
of
necessity
,
Retyre
he
could
not
▪
wherfore
ryding
chéerefully
vp
&
downe
his
Army
,
gaue
encouragement
to
his
Souldiours
,
making
still
the
danger
lesse
then
it
was
,
But
Fernesbeck
stirrd
vp
with
a
desire
of
reuenge
,
and
recouery
of
his
dukedome
,
and
hauing
aduantage
of
the
place
,
so
violently
assayled
,
that
at
the
first
Charge
he
made
a
great
breach
into
the
body
of
the
Dukes
battaile
,
she
like
was
performed
at
the
instant
vpon
the
rereward
by
one
Stockland
,
a
gallant
young
Polish
Captaine
.
Thus
all
parts
of
the
Army
beeing
assaulted
,
that
before
was
weary
,
weake
,
and
fainte
,
through
a
long
Marche
,
they
were
sodenly
put
into
such
a
fear
,
as
begat
much
amazement
in
them
,
so
as
men
desperate
of
all
hope
to
resist
,
they
flong
away
their
weapoas
and
fled
,
hoping
to
saue
themselues
that
way
,
wherein
was
least
hope
of
safeguard
.
The
Duke
did
what
lay
in
his
power
to
stay
his
flying
Souldiers
.
But
in
this
perplexed
face
of
flight
,
where
nothing
but
the
Caracters
of
feare
and
despaire
could
be
séene
,
no
words
could
suffice
,
nor
any
commanders
tongue
be
regarded
,
but
in
this
confused
manner
they
ran
vpon
their
deaths
,
whilst
the
enemy
stood
ready
to
receaue
them
.
And
in
this
horrour
of
blood
and
massacre
,
the
Dukes
horse
was
slain
vnder
him
,
he
himselfe
hurt
,
and
perceiuing
no
hope
either
by
fight
or
flight
,
hee
fell
downe
(
as
dead
)
among
the
dead
Carcasses
,
reteyning
a
hope
that
way
happely
to
saue
himselfe
.
Of
fifteene
thousand
men
,
fourtéen
thousand
and
odde
were
put
to
the
sword
,
the
rest
fled
to
their
shippes
.
Euery
man
supposing
the
Duke
to
be
slaine
.
The
sad
newes
of
this
fatall
ouerthrow
and
of
the
Dukes
supposed
death
,
was
soone
brought
into
Swethland
,
which
vpon
the
hearing
thereof
,
shewed
such
a
general
face
of
sorrow
,
as
if
the
whole
land
had
put
on
one
entire
mourning
garment
,
to
attend
his
sad
and
vntimely
funerals
They
now
saw
their
Prince
sodenly
snatcht
from
them
in
the
spring
time
of
their
hopes
,
&
in
the
prime
of
all
his
glory
,
they
found
themselues
naked
,
and
open
to
the
Polish
Tyranny
.
They
feared
their
Religion
and
gouernment
would
now
be
forced
and
adulterated
by
the
tyrannous
command
,
and
superstitious
customes
of
Poland
,
wherewithall
they
knew
their
King
was
wholly
corrupted
.
No
heart
so
Noble
,
no
head
so
circumspect
,
no
hande
so
victorious
,
to
order
the
state
,
manage
the
affaires
,
and
fight
the
battailes
of
their
Countrey
,
Now
he
was
dead
all
hope
was
buried
,
and
all
their
happines
,
and
fréedom
should
be
laid
in
the
graue
with
him
,
and
last
but
not
least
of
their
sorrow
,
they
wanted
his
body
to
giue
it
honorable
funerall
.
But
as
this
false
newes
made
them
true
mourners
,
so
this
passion
of
sorrow
for
his
supposed
death
,
was
afterward
turned
into
the
contrary
passion
of
ioy
,
for
the
Dukes
strange
and
vnknowne
deliuery
:
to
whome
wee
will
now
returne
,
hauing
left
him
before
among
the
dead
carkases
of
his
Souldiers
.
There
was
a
young
Gentleman
of
Swethland
,
attendant
to
the
Duke
(
whose
name
I
could
not
learne
)
that
saw
the
Duke
when
he
fell
,
thinking
him
with
the
rest
to
haue
beene
slaine
,
and
desirous
to
doe
the
last
seruice
to
his
Prince
,
kept
close
(
hauing
a
place
fitte
for
his
purpose
)
hoping
to
recouer
the
body
of
the
Duke
,
and
finding
in
the
darke
of
the
night
,
a
certain
Gentleman
of
Poland
,
newly
slaine
,
shifteth
armour
and
apparrell
with
him
,
and
hauing
the
Polish
tongue
,
vndertooke
as
one
of
Fernsbecks
souldiers
to
rifle
the
dead
bodies
,
and
hauing
found
the
place
where
the
Duke
lay
,
all
imbrued
with
the
bloud
of
his
Souldiers
,
and
comming
neere
to
raise
the
body
,
the
Duke
beganne
to
striue
:
The
Gentleman
amased
,
askt
in
fayre
termes
if
he
were
aliue
:
to
whome
the
Duke
replyed
,
Art
thou
my
friend
?
the
Gentleman
told
him
his
name
and
purpose
,
and
sith
he
was
aliue
,
he
should
horse
him selfe
vpon
the
Gentlemans
horse
,
and
flie
vnto
his
ships
,
vsing
the
benefite
of
the
night
for
his
escape
,
while
hee
himselfe
would
make
what
shift
he
could
to
follow
after
.
The
Duke
being
thus
raysed
from
this
graue
of
bloud
worse
then
Golgotha
,
embracced
him
,
thankt
him
,
and
spake
these
words
,
God
prosper
thee
,
whome
if
it
please
,
that
thou
shalt
liue
to
out
liue
the
fortunes
of
this
night
,
there
was
neuer
man
so
deare
,
as
thou
shalt
be
to
thy
Lord
:
wherevpon
the
Duke
mounted
,
and
with
all
speed
hasted
to
his
shippes
,
where
the
ioy
of
his
comming
was
so
much
the
greater
,
by
how
much
the
feare
before
of
his
death
was
the
stronger
.
The
Gentleman
whom
hee
left
behind
,
being
vnluckely
discouered
,
was
vnfortunately
slaine
,
which
though
the
last
,
was
not
the
least
honour
he
atchieued
,
to
die
in
the
safegard
of
his
Prince
.
The
Duke
stayed
long
for
his
returne
,
but
at
length
suspecting
that
which
had
happened
,
hoyst
saile
and
safely
arriued
in
Swethland
.
It
is
a
world
to
heare
the
concourse
of
people
that
from
all
parts
came
to
sée
him
:
Upon
the
newes
of
his
landing
,
they
strewd
flowers
in
the
way
,
as
thinking
the
Earth
vnworthy
to
beare
him
:
they
shewed
all
signes
and
tokens
of
ioy
,
as
now
holding
themselues
free
from
those
feares
,
which
the
report
of
his
death
had
before
possest
them
with
.
Now
as
men
newly
reuiued
,
they
beganne
to
entertaine
new
hopes
,
and
to
flatter
themselues
with
a
perpetuall
stability
of
their
estates
:
The
Sunne
,
which
they
supposed
had
made
an
eternall
Set
from
their
Horizon
,
did
now
shine
againe
in
the
middest
of
their
H●mispheare
,
and
this
glad
day
,
after
their
sad
night
,
they
made
a
generall
vow
sor
euer
to
consecrate
.
Thus
as
in
a
triumphant
manner
the
Duke
helde
on
his
course
,
to
Stockeholland
,
where
the
triumphes
for
his
deliuery
he
found
doubled
,
with
the
Dutches
his
wife
,
his
kindred
and
his
neerest
friends
,
that
in
ioy
of
his
returne
feasted
many
dayes
together
.
Duke
Fernsbecke
proud
of
the
late
victory
,
let
slippe
no
time
▪
but
hauing
the
seconds
of
his
power
,
safely
landed
out
of
Poland
,
recouered
many
of
his
townes
and
Castles
which
hee
before
had
lost
,
and
which
he
holdeth
at
this
day
:
Duke
▪
Charles
did
little
that
Summer
,
but
that
hee
sent
certaine
forces
to
strengthen
those
principall
townes
and
〈◊〉
in
Liefland
,
which
he
yet
holdeth
.
And
in
this
Summer
,
not
from
any
ambitions
desire
of
his
owne
,
but
the
policy
of
the
time
,
in
the
state
of
the
Kingdome
,
so
requi●●●●
,
at
the
speciall
instigation
of
his
friends
,
for
the
coun●●●●s
good
,
but
principally
vpon
respect
of
the
churches
peace
,
〈◊〉
tooke
vppon
him
the
Crowne
and
Scepter
of
Swethland
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
,
1604.
which
hee
doth
still
no●ly
and
peaceably
gouerne
,
as
the
state
of
the
Time
doth
suffer
.
The
wars
being
for
the
most
part
transferred
into
the
Dukedome
of
Leifland
.
And
thus
as
I
〈◊〉
enformed
,
standeth
the
condition
of
the
affaires
of
that
kingdome
at
this
time
.
FINIS