A
Dialogue
and
complaint
vpon
the
siedge
of
Oastend
,
made
by
the
King
of
Spaine
,
the
Archduke
,
the
Infanta
,
the
Pope
,
the
Prince
Morrice
,
and
the
eldest
sonne
of
Sauoye
.
The
Archduke
.
O
Mightie
God
,
what
misfortune
,
O
what
cruell
mishap
it
is
to
see
this
small
place
which
hath
stayed
the
valour
of
so
many
good
souldiours
,
and
cause
an
armie
to
be
consumed
before
this
pettie
place
.
Alas
it
was
well
tolde
me
what
discommoditie
I
should
indure
before
this
citie
:
A
citie
I
may
●erme
it
,
for
Caesar
before
Munda
:
howbeit
much
good
was
lost
,
yet
not
such
store
of
people
,
as
I
haue
lost
before
this
:
for
I
may
with
trueth
say
,
that
I
haue
within
these
foure
moneths
lost
fiue
thousand
men
,
or
little
lesse
,
and
among
them
many
valiant
Collonels
and
Captaines
,
and
yet
I
sée
not
apparence
to
get
the
same
.
The
Infanta
.
My
brother
is
strong
enough
to
beare
all
,
both
men
and
money
required
to
this
warre
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
Sister
,
whatsoeuer
I
could
do
for
the
preseruation
of
this
Flemish
countrie
,
I
sweare
I
haue
effected
to
my
power
.
The
Archduke
.
Sir
,
your
maiestie
hath
sufficiently
satisfied
the
promise
of
the
late
Catholick
king
.
The
king
of
Spayne
.
To
my
Father
I
haue
promised
for
euer
to
maintayne
the
Apostolique
siege
,
and
that
which
he
gaue
to
you
.
The
Archduke
.
Sir
your
greatnesse
is
sufficiently
knowne
in
persuing
of
this
with
so
great
charges
.
The
king
of
Spayne
.
I
must
kéepe
this
countrie
in
awe
,
least
if
in
France
came
troubles
,
I
might
hereof
possesse
my selfe
.
The
Archduke
.
That
shall
neuer
be
séene
?
No
Frenchmen
hath
desire
to
sée
(
as
they
haue
séene
)
the
Spaniards
in
their
townes
.
The
king
of
Spayne
.
Some
foole
will
be
found
among
so
many
vnfit
,
who
for
gould
will
aduance
my
power
.
The
Archduke
.
The
Frenchmen
haue
a
king
,
who
is
not
to
be
prouided
,
and
I
do
more
feare
that
they
will
enter
in
this
countrie
whilst
I
am
busie
here
,
and
cause
the
countrie
wholy
to
rebell
.
The
king
of
Spayne
.
This
king
was
at
Calles
,
whereat
I
greatly
meruaile
:
for
I
cannot
conceiue
what
he
had
to
doe
there
.
The
Archduke
.
He
was
at
Calles
not
without
hauing
some
affayres
,
but
it
hath
troubled
my
braynes
to
thinke
what
it
should
be
.
The
king
of
Spayne
.
Do
you
thinke
that
this
king
would
haue
falsefied
his
fayth
,
and
he
would
endeauour
to
get
his
countrie
by
craft
.
The
Archduke
.
The
falcifying
of
his
promise
imported
not
so
,
he
thereby
may
get
good
profit
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
There
neuer
was
french
king
who
would
so
wrong
himselfe
as
to
breake
the
promise
of
Fraunce
.
The
Archduke
.
It
hath
little
béene
séene
,
that
any
heretofore
such
,
haue
such
recompense
as
this
king
should
haue
by
falcifying
his
oath
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
I
do
greatly
wonder
to
what
purpose
the
Duke
of
Biron
went
to
England
.
The
Archduke
.
I
durst
lay
,
that
it
is
about
war
and
nothing
els
that
he
made
that
voyage
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
And
the
Duke
of
Anguillon
who
came
towardes
you
,
of
what
did
he
speake
to
you
of
peace
or
of
warre
.
The
Archduke
.
He
was
sent
to
yéeld
,
such
as
he
hath
done
by
the
great
master
of
my
horse
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
Then
to
this
peace
let
vs
not
repose
,
but
it
is
requisite
that
euery
one
be
ready
to
resist
.
The
Archduke
.
It
is
well
the
right
meane
to
preuent
that
no
ill
hap
come
to
vs
,
but
men
cannot
resist
euery
where
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
What
is
then
to
be
done
?
you
must
answere
to
this
point
?
doe
you
hope
shortly
to
be
maister
of
this
place
.
The
Archduke
.
It
doth
consist
in
God
to
effect
such
wonder
and
not
in
any
humaine
power
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
What
doe
you
then
hope
?
that
in
looking
on
the
same
it
will
through
wearysomnesse
it
will
yéeld
it selfe
.
The
Archduke
.
If
it
had
not
béene
for
your
maiesty
,
I
durst
not
haue
vndertaken
to
come
neare
the
same
by
halfe
a
leage
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
It
hath
béene
Spingnola
who
caused
me
to
be
commanded
quickly
to
take
the
same
,
to
the
end
there
to
place
gallies
.
The
Archduke
.
Your
maiestie
ought
not
to
haue
promised
to
take
this
place
,
or
at
the
least
not
so
soone
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
We
haue
to
moch
spoke
thereof
tell
me
I
pray
you
sonne
,
whether
you
meane
to
take
it
,
or
els
to
depart
from
thence
.
The
Archduke
.
If
it
had
not
béene
for
shame
,
I
would
before
this
time
haue
gone
away
from
thence
,
for
I
through
obstinacie
haue
wholy
ruyned
my
campe
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
Séeing
you
cannot
get
it
,
leaue
off
your
will
which
you
haue
so
bent
against
the
same
place
.
The
Archduke
.
Flaunders
hath
furnisht
all
which
my
army
would
haue
,
therefore
I
cannot
from
hence
depart
without
dishonor
?
but
they
would
be
weary
I
know
their
humour
.
And
then
when
they
would
,
they
are
at
such
great
charges
that
they
haue
not
that
power
to
support
the
same
.
And
though
I
should
yet
remayne
here
foure
monethes
,
expecting
good
succes
▪
I
neuer
shall
haue
hope
to
take
the
same
,
I
did
well
thinke
at
the
first
what
would
become
hereof
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
Doe
you
beléeue
that
this
Morrice
would
make
peace
if
hée
were
thereto
requested
by
some
mighty
prince
.
The
Archduke
.
I
haue
heretofore
promised
him
the
prouince
of
Holland
,
so
he
would
yéelde
to
be
my
subiect
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
Well
séeing
he
had
refused
the
same
,
what
shall
we
then
doe
to
get
him
with
vs
.
The
Archduke
.
To
pray
the
Pope
to
be
a
meanes
therein
,
for
perchaunce
he
may
perswade
him
thereto
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
That
cannot
be
so
,
for
it
is
〈◊〉
them
to
frequent
him
by
reason
of
their
beliefe
.
The
Archduke
.
This
peace
may
be
concluded
like
that
of
France
for
he
dooth
onely
fight
for
liberty
.
The
King
of
Spaine
to
the
Pope
.
Holy
father
I
am
now
come
to
your
holines
with
prayers
vnto
you
,
to
take
so
much
paines
as
to
perswade
(
if
it
be
in
your
power
)
the
estates
to
yéelde
themselues
,
and
to
promise
vnto
Morrice
and
them
that
yéelding
themselues
to
me
,
they
shall
be
most
happy
for
I
will
promise
them
liberty
of
their
conscience
.
The
Pope
to
the
King
of
Spaine
.
My
sonne
you
haue
wrong
,
For
all
my
skill
doe
I
imploy
to
draw
those
people
from
their
erronious
way
,
wherein
they
doe
persist
,
and
will
you
haue
me
suffer
them
to
continue
therein
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
Holy
father
pardon
him
,
who
with
griefe
doe
not
know
what
to
say
,
I
speake
it
for
a
trueth
.
The
Pope
.
I
would
satisfie
you
,
if
it
did
consist
in
my
power
and
that
I
had
authority
ouer
them
but
the
estéeme
not
of
me
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
Holy
father
you
haue
the
one
halfe
of
the
shame
and
I
haue
the
other
halfe
,
and
all
the
dammage
.
The
Pope
.
Sonne
,
it
is
very
difficult
to
finde
an
end
,
I
know
that
you
haue
receiued
great
losse
and
dammage
,
and
losse
against
those
people
many
regiments
of
Spanish
souldiers
,
and
eke
many
armies
of
other
nations
,
but
all
those
which
there
do
dye
,
haue
full
forgiuenes
of
their
sinnes
,
which
cannot
chuse
but
to
be
a
great
comfort
to
you
.
The
King
of
Spaine
.
I
doe
feare
that
in
time
they
will
presse
mee
so
sore
placed
in
Ambassage
,
tell
me
I
pray
you
from
whence
come
those
words
.
Truly
from
Madrill
towardes
this
troublesome
repose
,
who
séeing
he
cannot
get
vs
by
the
way
of
armes
,
dooth
go
about
to
entice
vs
with
his
flattering
charmes
,
but
let
him
not
trust
to
it
,
he
shall
effect
nothing
therein
.
Men
shall
sooner
sée
the
decease
of
vs
all
,
then
a
Spaniard
commaund
in
this
countrie
of
Holland
.
Therefore
trouble
not
your selfe
any
more
about
this
peace
,
but
rather
pray
to
God
for
the
decease
of
the
king
of
Castile
,
that
you
may
repaire
thether
and
succéede
him
,
and
of
his
crowne
possesse
your selfe
.
And
touching
the
Archduke
,
feare
not
,
for
I
do
hope
that
he
will
not
long
liue
,
and
then
that
it
shall
be
my
fortune
to
be
married
with
your
Aunte
,
so
you
may
pray
to
God
for
her
and
mee
together
,
and
I
hope
wee
shall
well
agrée
.
FINIS
.
A
true
discourse
of
that
which
is
hapned
in
the
Towne
of
Ostend
since
the
fourth
of
Februarie
.
1602.
SIthence
the
generall
assault
done
vppon
Ostend
last
by
the
Archdukes
forces
,
there
hath
not
beene
any
great
matter
attempted
,
for
in
the
Campe
was
some
mutinie
for
paye
,
but
with
money
and
with
seuere
punishment
suppressed
againe
,
and
more
forces
were
sent
for
some
helpe
of
mony
,
of
fiue
hundreth
thousand
duccats
out
of
Spaine
,
are
apaying
at
Antwarp
,
and
they
say
,
that
there
was
hope
of
some
millions
should
be
destinated
thetherward
,
for
to
furnish
monethly
two
hundreth
and
fifty
thousand
duccates
,
so
that
by
the
naturall
obstinacie
of
the
house
Austria
,
the
siedge
is
resolued
to
continue
,
yet
the
Artchduke
is
sayd
to
be
subiect
to
the
falling
sicknesse
,
and
that
he
hath
fallen
vpon
his
sword
and
somewhat
hurt
his
left
side
.
The
vnited
prouinces
are
likewise
resolued
to
defend
the
towne
,
and
do
send
more
men
,
and
change
the
olde
garison
for
new
,
and
some
two
companies
out
of
the
towne
had
their
mast
shotten
off
,
and
so
did
driue
vpon
the
strand
a
ground
,
and
taken
,
and
are
all
carryed
to
Bridges
,
but
it
is
thought
they
shall
passe
by
ransome
as
they
do
accustome
,
they
within
haue
made
of
late
some
notable
sallies
with
great
victory
,
and
distroyed
likewise
some
platforme
a
making
without
,
by
the
which
their
shippes
vpon
the
coast
of
Britayne
,
some
seauen
Spanish
ships
vittelars
which
meant
to
go
to
Kensall
,
and
more
other
nations
,
it
is
sayd
some
eight
or
nine
hundreth
men
to
be
drowned
there
on
shoare
.
In
In
Scotland
the
Quéene
is
deliuered
of
another
sonne
.
In
the
vnited
Netherlandes
is
made
an
association
for
to
trade
in
the
East
Indies
,
wherein
be
comprehended
all
the
cittizens
of
Amsterdame
for
a
halfe
,
they
of
Zealand
for
a
quarter
part
,
they
of
Enckuysen
and
they
of
Rotterdame
for
another
quarter
part
.
In
which
company
euery
man
is
admitted
that
bringeth
in
his
mony
,
so
that
the
same
trade
wil
be
of
a
great
consequence
.
From
Ostend
.
Since
the
day
aforesaid
is
reported
that
some
32.
companies
are
of
late
entred
into
the
towne
,
also
how
that
the
Archduke
is
gone
to
Brussell
,
being
sickly
,
and
how
that
the
Infant
his
wife
should
be
minded
to
leaue
the
Netherlands
,
and
become
Quéene
of
Sicilly
or
Portugall
.
FINIS
.