The
Oppugnation
and
fierce
siege
of
Ostend
,
by
the
Arch-duke
Albertus
his
Forces
,
commanded
by
the
Duke
of
Ossuna
,
who
came
before
the
said
Towne
,
the
fift
day
of
Iuly
last
past
(
after
their
writing
)
1601.
shewing
what
hath
hapned
since
the
time
of
the
saide
siege
.
OStend
is
a
towne
scituated
on
the
Flemish
coast
,
lying
on
the
arme
of
the
riuer
Ype●le
,
thorowe
which
the
weast
Sluice
lately
ranne
into
the
sea
,
and
hath
there
made
a
sufficient
tide
hauen
,
which
(
like
as
,
for
the
most
parte
,
al
the
rest
of
the
Flemish
hauens
,
doe
ebbe
and
flowe
:
and
cannot
be
vsed
but
with
an
high
water
,
or
at
the
least
wise
,
at
halfe
flood
)
doth
notwithstanding
continually
holde
,
and
containe
the
ditches
of
the
Towne
full
of
water
,
by
reason
of
Dammes
and
Sluces
made
to
that
end
and
purpose
,
which
(
forasmuch
as
it
might
be
in
the
same
course
continued
,
returned
,
or
perhappes
by
the
ennemy
diuerted
)
they
of
the
Towne
haue
,
of
themselues
,
stopped
the
course
thereof
,
whereby
they
of
the
Country
of
Flaunders
,
haue
héene
forced
to
carry
and
conuey
the
same
by
the
Forte
of
Albertus
,
and
so
by
a
new
currant
into
the
Sea
.
In
times
past
,
it
was
but
an
open
village
,
yet
reasonable
great
,
and
well
peopled
.
First
,
after
the
comming
of
Don
Iohn
d'Austria
,
in
the
beginning
of
the
nowe
warres
,
for
the
fitte
and
commodious
scituation
thereof
,
it
was
made
a
Towne
,
and
enuironed
with
strong
walles
:
And
afterwardes
,
this
Towne
only
,
and
none
others
among
all
the
rest
of
the
sea
townes
of
Flaunders
remayned
,
and
at
this
present
doth
remayne
in
the
possession
or
amitie
of
the
vnited
prouinces
of
Holland
and
Zeland
,
howbeit
,
it
lieth
in
the
middle
(
as
it
were
)
of
the
ennemies
Countrie
,
and
farre
from
her
friendes
.
And
yet
maugre
all
the
forces
,
and
power
of
her
enuirouing
foes
,
hath
many
times
béene
valiantly
defended
against
sundry
besiegings
and
attempts
.
For
in
the
yéere
1583.
although
the
duke
of
Parma
,
with
his
victorious
hoste
(
after
he
had
taken
Dunkerk
,
and
Newport
,
the
next
adioyning
sea
Townes
westward
)
didde
in
most
furious
maner
besiege
it
,
vsing
all
warlike
meanes
hée
coulde
possible
to
conquer
it
,
was
forced
to
giue
place
,
and
after
that
he
had
continued
his
siege
fiue
dayes
,
sawe
how
bootelesse
it
was
for
him
to
spend
any
longer
time
about
it
,
and
therefore
departed
,
not
effecting
any
thing
agréeable
to
his
wished
attempts
.
Afterwardes
,
in
the
yeere
1585.
although
Monsieur
la
Motte
Gouernour
of
Graueling
,
did
,
with
great
force
and
difficultie
winne
the
olde
Towne
by
the
Strand
or
sea
side
,
which
at
that
time
was
onely
defended
with
a
simple
wall
,
or
Raueling
and
Pallisados
,
with
purpose
there
presently
to
intrench
and
defend
himselfe
,
was
againe
with
all
his
forces
,
like
shéepe
driuen
out
of
the
same
,
leauing
behind
him
fortie
of
his
principallest
Captaynes
and
Commaunders
with
all
their
furniture
and
prouision
.
This
Towne
,
without
all
question
,
is
a
place
of
great
aduantage
,
and
importaunce
,
yea
of
such
moment
,
that
it
serueth
as
a
bulwarke
and
strong
defence
,
for
the
whole
prouince
of
Zeland
,
and
so
contrariwise
,
if
it
shoulde
fall
into
the
enomies
hands
(
as
God
forbid
)
he
should
thereby
commaund
a
more
fitte
and
commodious
hauen
for
shipping
,
than
any
other
sea
Towne
nowe
in
his
possession
can
yeelde
him
.
Yea
our
intollerable
losses
,
not
to
be
recouered
doe
teach
vs
,
and
as
it
were
,
with
a
finger
poynt
vnto
vs
,
what
inestimable
domage
might
redound
vnto
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
if
the
enemy
should
commaund
in
this
Town
.
Further
,
it
is
to
be
noted
,
that
the
Country
of
Flaunders
,
beeing
in
peace
,
in
all
taxations
of
the
seauenteene
Prouinces
did
leuy
the
third
peny
:
whereunto
they
haue
béene
forced
by
this
Towne
,
not
only
during
the
time
of
these
wars
,
but
also
,
the
greatest
part
of
the
maine
land
hath
béene
constrained
many
yéeres
,
to
pay
toll
and
contribution
,
and
to
be
vnder
our
deuotion
.
For
which
causes
,
this
Towne
hath
with
great
care
and
mighty
charges
of
the
vnited
Prouinces
bin
daily
fortified
,
and
continually
strengthned
,
and
especially
in
the
yéere
last
past
1600.
as
also
in
the
fore
parte
of
this
present
summer
:
many
workes
,
I
say
,
haue
béene
deuised
to
withstand
,
and
preuent
the
cruell
attempts
of
the
bloody
ennemy
,
as
bulwarkes
,
counterpoynts
,
and
Rauelings
to
the
landward
,
neither
hath
that
part
lying
to
the
Sea
béene
forgotten
,
but
hath
béene
made
also
very
defencible
with
heades
,
bankes
,
and
ditches
,
and
especially
on
the
east
side
of
the
Towne
where
(
by
meanes
of
the
weakenesse
of
the
bankes
)
the
sea
,
with
great
force
is
mightily
broken
into
the
land
,
where
it
hath
skowred
,
and
pierced
a
great
depth
;
so
that
the
chanel
of
the
new
hauen
(
when
the
water
is
lowest
)
is
neere
twoo
,
pikes
déepe
:
and
doth
daily
waxe
déeper
and
déeper
,
without
all
doubt
,
the
determinate
worke
of
God
,
for
the
great
strengthning
and
playne
defence
of
the
Towne
.
They
of
Flaunders
generally
finding
what
annoyaunnes
and
great
discommoditie
this
Towne
threatned
daily
vnto
them
,
haue
solicited
and
by
all
meanes
possible
importuned
their
Gouernours
,
to
besiege
,
and
conquer
this
Towne
of
Ostend
,
their
daily
eie-sore
:
as
of
late
yéeres
(
yet
fresh
in
memorie
)
in
the
yeare
1596.
after
that
the
Archduke
Albertus
had
taken
the
Towne
of
Callice
,
in
Fraunce
,
they
required
him
then
to
take
in
hand
this
péece
of
worke
,
promising
to
giue
him
twelue
hundred
thousand
gilderns
within
three
moneths
time
(
which
in
sterling
money
is
one
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
poundes
)
wherevnto
,
after
his
Highnesse
had
made
shew
to
yéelde
,
and
promised
to
fulfil
their
desire
,
he
gote
some
parte
of
the
summe
aforesayde
into
his
handes
.
But
doubting
the
euent
of
the
attempt
,
or
knowing
howe
hard
a
matter
it
was
,
to
take
it
by
force
of
armes
,
or
how
difficult
it
woulde
be
to
constraine
the
souldiers
thereof
by
hunger
,
or
otherwise
,
thought
it
sufficient
to
shew
himselfe
before
the
Towne
with
his
forces
,
and
so
quietly
to
departe
.
They
of
Flaunders
herewith
nothing
at
all
pleased
,
and
gréeued
with
the
continuall
vexations
and
incursions
of
the
ranging
souldiers
,
and
payment
of
contributions
,
to
preuent
the
same
,
in
the
yéere
of
our
Lord
1599.
while
our
forces
were
imployed
in
the
defence
of
Bommel
,
had
good
leysure
to
make
sundry
forts
and
bulwarkes
,
for
the
strengthening
,
&
defence
of
the
wayes
and
passages
about
the
towne
of
Ostend
,
thereby
(
as
it
were
with
a
small
kinde
of
siege
)
continually
to
trouble
the
Towne
,
and
to
hinder
the
incursions
of
the
garison
:
which
deuice
was
put
into
their
heads
,
and
the
plotte
layde
downe
by
a
certaine
Corporall
of
the
Towne
called
Noel
,
who
hauing
before
long
serued
in
the
towne
,
and
hauing
good
experience
of
the
secrets
thereof
,
vppon
some
discontentment
receiued
,
forsooke
the
Towne
,
and
ran
to
the
seruice
of
the
enemy
.
But
as
the
experience
of
the
last
yeare
giueth
sufficient
proofe
,
that
all
the
strength
of
these
Fortes
is
not
able
to
hinder
,
or
defend
the
entrance
of
an
Hoste
,
so
also
it
is
most
manifest
that
by
the
continuall
charge
of
the
Garrisons
of
these
Fortes
,
the
Country
hath
receiued
more
domage
and
discommoditie
,
then
before
it
did
by
the
contribution
to
their
enemies
,
and
Towne
of
Ostend
;
wherefore
they
haue
been
forced
to
renewe
their
Importunate
sute
vnto
his
Highnes
,
and
to
sollicit
him
againe
to
the
besieging
of
Ostend
,
and
especially
at
this
instant
,
knowing
our
forces
to
be
remoued
farre
from
them
,
and
to
be
sent
into
Dutchland
lying
at
the
siege
of
Berck
,
where
they
should
(
as
they
imagined
)
haue
long
worke
:
And
for
the
better
perswading
,
and
more
easily
drawing
of
the
Archduke
to
harken
to
this
their
sute
,
haue
promised
to
pay
him
extraordinarily
,
thrée
hundreth
thousand
gilderns
Monthly
(
which
is
30
thousand
pounds
stārling
)
during
the
time
of
the
siege
,
and
after
the
taking
of
the
towne
to
pay
him
farther
(
for
the
space
of
two
years
)
ninety
thousand
gilderns
euery
month
(
which
is
9000.
l
starling
.
Hereupon
thārchduke
gathred
together
al
his
souldiers
:
yea
such
as
were
about
the
riuer
of
Ryne
&
the
Mase
,
for
the
succor
of
Berck
were
sent
for
,
to
make
their
repaire
into
Flaunders
and
to
serue
vnder
the
commaund
of
the
Duke
of
Osluna
,
who
not
long
since
was
to
that
end
sent
for
out
of
Spaine
,
by
reason
that
the
Archdukes
campe
(
thorow
the
long
imprisonment
of
the
Adinirant
of
Arragon
,
and
the
last
ouerthrowe
in
Flaunders
)
was
wholy
left
destitute
and
vnprouided
of
a
sufficient
Commaunder
,
and
experient
Leaders
,
and
for
that
the
naturall
Lordes
of
the
land
,
are
in
no
wise
respected
nor
trusted
.
VPon
the
sift
day
of
Iune
(
after
the
new
stile
)
the
enemie
came
before
Ostend
,
about
noone
,
with
eight
regiments
of
footmen
,
which
were
eight
thousand
men
strong
,
desides
the
horsemen
(
notwithstanding
the
Spaniards
generally
disliked
of
this
enterprise
,
and
counselled
the
contrary
,
who
(
as
is
reported
)
do
wholly
dislike
of
this
siege
:
and
among
the
rest
,
twoo
common
souldiers
that
hadde
béene
the
last
yeare
prisoners
in
Ostend
,
obstinately
maintaining
the
invincible
strength
of
this
Towne
,
were
presently
taken
and
hanged
:
for
the
extreame
want
of
the
thrée
hundred
thousand
gilderns
,
to
be
payed
monthly
,
as
before
is
saide
,
comming
very
fitly
for
the
payment
of
the
mutined
souldiers
,
and
also
the
hope
to
drawe
our
forces
from
the
siege
of
Bercke
,
into
Flanders
,
for
the
better
furnishing
of
him selfe
,
&
preuenting
of
such
wants
as
might
happen
to
Ostend
:
and
perhaps
thinking
sodainly
,
and
with
al
his
force
to
ouercharge
the
towne
before
it
should
be
succored
,
haue
bin
the
resons
to
bring
th
Archdukes
forces
now
before
Ostend
.
The
Duke
of
Ossuna
presently
sought
to
pacisie
the
garrison
of
Issabella
,
which
had
before
mutined
for
their
pay
:
and
the
next
day
folowing
,
being
the
fixt
day
of
Iuly
,
mounted
six
péeces
of
ordonance
against
the
east
side
of
the
towne
vpon
the
Downes
,
and
with
the
same
beganne
fiercely
to
play
vpon
the
Towne
.
There
were
then
in
the
towne
in
garrison
one
and
twenty
Ancients
of
sundry
Regiments
,
and
one
company
of
Burgers
,
or
Townesmen
,
all
vnder
the
direction
and
commaund
of
Captayne
Vander
Noote
.
These
presently
prepared
themselues
to
their
defence
,
making
harmelesse
,
and
displacing
some
of
the
enemies
artillerie
:
And
labouring
hard
,
to
make
a
new
way
or
hauen
,
betwéene
the
heads
,
to
the
end
the
passage
of
boates
and
shipping
might
be
fréeed
from
the
ordonaunce
of
the
ennemy
.
And
the
ninth
day
of
Iuly
,
after
that
they
had
sent
away
the
most
parte
of
their
wiues
and
children
,
they
receiued
into
the
towne
(
out
of
Zeland
)
28.
companies
of
souldiers
,
with
great
abundance
of
victuals
,
and
all
other
prouision
of
war
.
The
tenth
day
sir
Frances
Vere
,
with
eight
companies
of
Englishmen
entred
into
the
Towne
also
,
who
presently
issued
out
of
the
Towne
with
his
people
,
entrenching
himselfe
on
the
drie
plottes
of
ground
next
vnto
the
walles
,
on
the
west
side
,
from
whence
the
enemy
might
haue
endomaged
the
towne
,
and
battered
the
walles
.
The
thirtéenth
day
of
Iuly
,
the
sayde
sir
Frances
Vere
,
with
great
force
and
resolution
sallied
vpon
the
enemy
with
eight
hundred
men
,
on
the
west
parte
of
the
towne
,
and
set
vpon
the
Campe
,
which
lay
farre
off
diuided
from
each
other
,
with
waters
and
marish
grounds
,
and
can
not
easily
,
or
in
short
time
come
to
ayde
each
other
.
In
which
sally
,
the
ennemy
lost
(
as
was
certified
by
Letters
from
Antwerpe
)
aboue
eight
hundred
men
,
and
among
the
same
,
one
cornet
of
horsemen
:
and
,
if
the
whole
force
of
the
ennemies
horsemen
,
had
not
the
sóoner
come
to
their
ayde
,
it
was
most
apparant
to
all
mens
iudgements
,
that
sir
Frances
had
drouen
the
footemen
to
great
confusion
,
and
taken
from
them
their
Ordonance
.
The
fiue
and
twentieth
day
sir
Frances
Vere
did
agayne
issue
out
of
the
Towne
with
fifteene
hundred
men
,
and
beganne
to
intrench
betwéene
Issabella
and
Grootendorst
,
on
a
high
ground
,
which
in
times
past
was
an
old
Churchyard
,
where
they
of
Issabella
and
Grootendorst
were
accustomed
to
bury
their
dead
,
and
is
a
very
fitte
and
apt
place
,
to
seperate
and
cutte
off
these
two
Fortes
from
each
others
helpe
,
and
to
open
a
faire
way
to
those
of
Ostend
,
to
the
flatte
and
plaine
land
.
To
which
place
of
buriall
,
the
next
day
,
béeing
the
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
,
the
ennemy
came
with
thrée
thousand
men
,
and
after
hée
had
béene
thrice
repulsed
,
and
put
to
the
woorst
,
tooke
the
place
,
but
was
presently
with
great
force
and
dexteritie
driuen
from
it
agayne
.
The
same
day
tenne
companies
of
souldiers
arriued
at
Ostend
,
and
were
receiued
into
the
Towne
,
which
were
sent
thither
by
her
Maiestie
from
London
,
so
that
now
the
Towne
was
furnished
(
within
the
walles
and
without
)
with
sixtie
and
seauen
companies
,
which
made
vp
neere
the
number
of
seuen
thousand
men
:
these
tenne
companies
aforesayde
,
were
presently
employed
against
the
enemy
,
who
shewed
themselves
very
valorous
,
and
did
,
both
then
,
and
since
,
passing
good
seruice
,
although
many
men
were
of
opinion
,
that
they
would
prooue
vnsitte
for
any
seruice
by
reason
they
were
rawe
,
and
had
not
béene
trayned
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Arch
duke
daily
strengtheneth
and
encreaseth
his
Campe
,
as
well
with
souldiers
,
as
with
ordonance
,
playing
continually
on
the
west
side
with
26.
péeces
,
and
on
the
east
side
with
nine
péeces
of
ordonance
,
but
most
of
his
shotte
liteth
vppon
the
houses
,
whereof
many
are
defaced
and
beaten
downe
:
For
,
this
sixe
and
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
,
and
before
,
there
had
beene
discharged
vppon
the
Towne
sixtéene
thousand
shot
,
and
against
the
ennemie
from
the
Towne
had
béene
counterchanged
six
thousand
.
Moreouer
,
there
were
also
receiued
into
the
Campe
some
parte
of
the
new
souldiers
which
came
out
of
Italie
,
and
had
béene
appoynted
for
the
succour
of
Berke
,
for
first
there
arriued
eight
hundred
men
of
those
companies
,
and
afterwards
fiue
and
twenty
hundred
more
were
sent
for
,
part
Italians
,
and
part
Spaniards
:
and
besides
these
,
xx
.
men
more
out
of
all
the
other
Ancients
vnder
the
gouernment
of
the
Erie
of
Barlamont
and
Bucquoy
,
who
,
for
this
cause
,
were
forced
to
discharge
their
wagons
,
and
other
prouisions
,
before
by
them
taken
vp
,
and
meant
to
be
vsed
in
raising
the
siege
before
Bercke
.
There
are
eightéene
companies
appoynted
euery
night
out
of
the
Towne
,
to
garde
sir
Frances
Veres
trenches
on
the
south
west
parte
of
the
Towne
,
who
daily
falleth
out
vppon
the
ennemy
,
with
other
souldiers
of
the
Towne
,
and
haue
oftentimes
slayne
many
of
the
ennemies
,
&
wounded
more
,
which
haue
béene
sent
to
Bruges
from
the
Campe
,
so
that
their
Hospitalles
are
full
of
wounded
souldiers
,
and
many
Captaines
,
and
men
of
great
accompt
,
aswell
Spaniardes
,
Italians
,
and
others
,
haue
béene
slaine
in
these
conflictes
,
and
amongest
the
rest
,
a
Colonell
of
the
Spaniardes
was
brought
to
Dunkerke
,
and
there
first
buryed
in
his
armour
,
and
afterwardes
taken
vp
againe
,
and
put
into
the
earth
in
a
Friars
wéede
,
with
great
solempnitie
.
On
Sonday
,
being
the
sixe
and
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
last
past
,
was
a
great
skirmish
with
the
ennemy
,
which
continued
very
long
,
and
was
with
great
furie
,
valour
,
and
resolution
maintained
on
both
sides
,
the
ennemy
supplying
his
souldiers
with
fresh
companies
,
bringing
thrée
,
foure
,
and
fiue
companies
at
a
time
,
and
they
of
the
Towne
seconding
their
parte
continually
with
newe
supplies
,
and
with
like
numbers
,
so
that
in
the
end
,
it
seemed
rather
a
little
battell
,
than
a
skirmish
,
sometime
our
people
being
ouermatched
with
the
fresh
companies
of
their
ennemies
,
were
forced
to
giue
ground
:
but
presently
againe
,
with
their
new
supplies
from
the
Towne
,
couragiously
pressed
into
the
thickest
of
the
enimies
,
making
them
likewise
to
retire
into
their
trenches
:
and
thus
it
continued
long
,
sometimes
the
one
parte
,
and
sometimes
the
other
giuing
ground
,
vntill
the
ennemies
horsemen
came
in
,
to
succour
their
footemen
,
wherevppon
our
men
returned
into
their
trenches
,
and
into
the
Towne
,
after
they
had
slaine
and
spoiled
many
of
their
enemies
both
horse
and
foote
.
But
if
our
men
had
béene
furnished
with
horsemen
,
the
ennemy
had
lost
many
more
men
than
hée
did
,
both
in
this
skirmish
,
and
all
others
before
:
but
héerein
,
the
enemy
hath
had
the
vantage
of
vs
during
this
siege
,
notwithstanding
it
hath
béene
written
from
Callice
,
that
after
this
fight
,
there
were
carried
out
of
the
Campe
to
Bruges
thrée
score
and
ten
wagons
laden
with
wounded
men
,
and
in
euery
wagon
was
tenne
men
at
the
least
:
but
when
they
were
brought
to
Bruges
,
they
of
the
Towne
woulde
not
receiue
them
,
saying
that
they
had
their
Hospitalles
alreadie
full
,
and
coulde
receiue
no
more
,
and
therefore
required
that
they
might
be
conueyed
to
some
other
townes
.
It
was
afterwardes
reported
,
that
the
ennemy
lost
in
this
shirmish
450.
men
,
besides
those
that
were
wounded
:
neyther
was
this
attempt
accomplished
,
without
losse
on
our
side
.
Saterday
,
being
the
first
day
of
this
present
moneth
of
August
,
they
of
the
Towne
issued
againe
vpon
the
ennemy
,
and
with
great
furie
(
after
they
had
continued
skirmish
som
halfe
houre
)
forced
them
to
retire
to
their
trenches
,
slaying
some
80.
of
their
enemies
,
as
néere
as
could
be
iudged
:
but
the
horsemen
of
the
enemy
comming
in
vpon
our
souldiers
,
they
returned
into
the
Towne
,
with
small
losse
on
our
part
.
It
is
reported
by
some
that
came
very
lately
from
Callice
,
that
on
wednesday
last
,
being
the
fift
day
of
this
present
moneth
of
August
,
there
was
a
great
Skirmish
begunne
by
those
of
the
Towne
,
to
hinder
the
enemies
approach
vnto
the
walles
,
which
was
with
fierce
resolution
long
continued
on
both
sides
,
and
that
they
of
the
towne
(
with
great
slaughter
of
their
enemies
)
had
taken
thrée
or
fiue
péeces
of
ordonance
,
and
brought
the
same
into
the
Towne
,
but
how
certaine
this
is
(
being
but
a
reporte
)
I
cannot
write
,
the
trueth
thereof
will
he
hereafter
better
knowne
.
Sir
Frances
Vere
without
the
Towne
doth
daily
fortify
his
trenches
:
and
the
Gouernour
within
the
Towne
,
with
earth
raiseth
the
walles
,
thereby
to
auoyde
the
daunger
of
the
enemies
shot
,
which
his
Highnesse
spareth
not
,
but
bestoweth
so
liberally
vpon
the
Towne
,
as
if
he
found
shot
and
powder
aboundauntly
in
the
Downes
,
or
sand-hilles
:
and
withall
,
laboreth
to
raise
a
new
Cauallirie
,
with
bauen
and
earth
,
thereon
so
plant
more
ordonaunce
,
and
to
shoote
into
the
Towne
,
on
the
south
southwest
side
.
Thus
they
are
earnestly
busied
on
all
sides
,
the
one
,
nor
the
other
sparing
any
cost
or
labor
to
annoy
their
enemy
,
and
to
defend
themselues
,
and
that
thing
which
to
day
is
not
thought
vpon
,
is
the
next
day
put
in
practise
,
with
new
deuises
and
warlike
stratagems
,
the
one
raising
vp
,
the
other
with
his
ordonance
beating
downe
his
ennemies
works
,
that
the
same
may
not
be
finished
,
or
brought
to
perfection
.
It
is
also
written
from
Antwerpe
,
that
the
Infanta
is
in
person
come
into
the
Campe
,
and
that
the
Archduke
is
in
Ondenburgh
,
to
the
end
he
may
himselfe
in
person
giue
order
in
these
affaires
:
time
will
teach
vs
to
knowe
what
profite
hée
shal
reape
by
these
his
trauels
&
inestimable
charges
.
But
at
her
returne
from
the
Camp
to
Bruges
,
shée
broght
with
her
sundry
Companies
of
Souldiers
,
but
they
of
the
Towne
denyed
to
receiue
them
,
saying
they
had
no
néede
of
any
new
Garrison
,
but
if
it
pleased
her
highnes
to
come
into
the
Towne
with
her
accustomed
trayne
,
shée
should
be
welcome
:
but
as
for
her
Souldiers
,
they
were
not
minded
to
take
them
into
the
Cittie
.
Such
as
haue
come
out
of
Ostend
very
lately
,
and
likewise
from
Vlushing
,
reporte
for
certaine
,
that
within
the
Towne
of
Ostend
,
there
wanteth
not
any
thing
,
fit
for
the
defence
thereof
,
and
that
all
victualles
are
very
plentifull
,
English
béere
is
solde
for
twoo
stiuars
the
kanne
,
great
measure
,
for
which
there
is
no
excise
payde
.
Sir
Frances
Vere
giueth
the
enemie
daily
so
much
to
doe
,
and
kéepeth
him
so
well
occupied
,
that
he
knoweth
not
well
which
way
to
turne
him
,
or
what
hée
may
well
beginne
to
annoy
the
Towne
:
and
it
is
thought
by
many
men
of
good
iudgement
,
that
hée
wisheth
he
had
not
come
to
besiege
Ostend
,
seeing
he
findeth
so
small
hope
to
carry
it
,
but
would
rather
be
with
his
camp
from
thence
,
if
he
knew
how
with
credite
to
departe
.
Lately
the
enemy
remooued
nine
péeces
of
his
ordonance
,
from
the
east
to
the
weast
side
:
his
ordonance
made
it
verie
dangerous
to
enter
by
the
accustomed
hauen
,
except
it
were
in
the
night
time
,
but
since
the
making
of
the
last
,
or
middle
hauen
,
all
things
are
carried
in
and
out
without
any
daunger
of
the
enemies
shot
.
And
on
the
southwest
side
the
ennemy
bringeth
great
store
of
brush
and
bauen
fagots
towards
the
trenches
of
sir
Frances
Vere
,
thinking
by
that
meanes
so
to
mount
some
ordonaunce
,
that
hée
may
beate
sir
Frances
from
his
trenches
,
and
so
bring
his
battering
péeces
néerer
vnto
the
walles
,
or
else
,
to
beate
the
Towne
on
the
south
southwest
side
.
On
the
south
side
,
the
ennemy
hath
raised
a
mount
,
from
whence
hée
beateth
the
houses
,
but
specially
the
Church
and
Stéeple
,
which
is
wholy
defaced
,
otherwise
,
he
doeth
small
annoyance
to
the
Towne
,
sometimes
with
his
shot
killing
a
man
:
but
such
as
come
out
of
the
Towne
affirme
,
that
for
euery
one
the
Towne
looseth
,
the
enemy
looseth
fiue
or
sixe
.
They
of
the
Towne
,
haue
themselues
,
vntiled
and
taken
downe
many
houses
,
and
also
vnpaued
the
stréetes
,
to
shend
the
same
might
with
the
enemies
shot
,
the
lesse
annoy
them
.
The
Gouernor
and
sir
Frances
are
not
ydle
,
but
employ
all
their
labour
and
industrie
,
both
within
the
Towne
and
without
,
to
raise
mounts
,
and
to
finish
such
other
workes
,
as
are
most
behoouefull
for
the
strengthening
of
the
Towne
against
the
enemies
forces
,
and
to
that
end
,
such
souldiers
as
will
worke
,
and
employ
their
time
that
way
,
eyther
by
day
or
night
,
haue
xii
.
d.
the
day
,
and
xii
.
d.
the
night
.
And
because
the
enemy
shall
the
better
be
kept
from
approching
the
walles
,
they
of
the
Towne
haue
cutte
the
Sea
banckes
,
so
that
the
Sea
water
enuironeth
the
Towne
on
the
south
side
,
from
the
east
to
the
weast
parte
,
in
so
much
that
the
towne
séemeth
to
stand
in
an
Iland
,
which
threatneth
great
hurt
to
the
land
and
countrie
thereabouts
,
and
may
(
in
time
)
growe
very
daungerous
.
The
enemies
perceiuing
them
of
the
towne
to
be
very
stil
,
and
those
likewise
of
sir
Frances
Veres
trenches
to
hold
them selues
more
quiet
than
they
had
bin
accustomed
,
sent
out
a
souldier
to
espie
their
doings
:
one
of
the
souldiers
that
came
from
London
spying
this
stragler
,
demanded
of
such
as
wer
next
him
in
the
trenches
,
what
he
meant
thus
to
approache
their
trenches
:
it
was
answered
,
they
knew
not
,
except
hee
came
as
a
spie
:
then
quoth
the
English
souldier
,
I
will
goe
out
and
talke
with
him
:
presently
he
made
toward
this
stragler
,
and
making
but
few
wordes
,
they
sell
to
blowes
,
and
so
continued
a
good
space
,
the
camp
on
th
one
side
,
and
the
town
on
thother
,
beholding
them
,
&
noting
which
did
best
:
In
the
end
they
were
both
wounded
,
and
so
departed
:
the
Englishman
brought
with
him
his
enemies
hat
,
and
a
staffe
or
halfe
pike
,
which
he
valiantly
won
,
and
broght
into
the
trenches
.
Since
the
besieging
of
this
Towne
,
the
fiue
Gallies
of
Sluice
were
at
sea
,
and
(
méeting
with
twoo
ships
laden
with
marchandize
,
which
came
from
Doit
in
Holland
,
hauing
a
shippe
of
warre
for
their
conuoy
and
defence
)
there
began
a
hote
fight
on
both
sides
,
and
it
continued
long
:
the
shippe
of
warre
bestowed
his
shot
so
well
,
that
hée
did
great
spoyle
to
the
Gallies
,
and
slewe
many
of
their
men
,
but
in
th
end
,
the
Gallies
boorded
the
shippe
,
(
and
firing
her
)
did
,
without
mercie
,
put
seauentie
sixe
men
to
the
sworde
,
and
saued
onely
ten
persons
,
which
,
for
the
most
part
,
are
shorn
,
and
made
slaues
.
It
was
reported
,
that
this
shippe
of
warre
was
,
by
ouersight
,
set
on
fire
with
their
owne
powder
:
but
by
Letters
out
of
Holland
,
it
séemeth
to
be
otherwise
,
for
it
is
writcen
from
thence
,
that
it
pleased
God
to
saue
one
man
verie
myraculously
,
who
(
committing
himselfe
to
the
mercie
of
God
,
and
of
the
mercilesse
Seas
,
vppon
a
péece
of
a
Maste
)
rather
than
hée
woulde
fall
into
the
handes
of
his
bloody
ennemies
:
after
hee
had
so
floated
vpon
the
waues
of
the
Sea
an
houre
or
twoo
,
he
was
taken
vp
by
an
other
ship
,
which
(
by
Gods
prouidence
)
had
spyed
the
man
thus
driuing
on
the
water
.
This
man
(
after
his
comming
into
Holland
)
made
true
reporte
héereof
,
as
is
aboue
declared
.
Within
the
Towne
,
néere
vnto
the
west
end
,
they
haue
raised
a
mount
,
whereon
is
planted
twelue
cannons
,
and
sixe
demy
cannons
,
wherewith
they
beate
downe
,
and
deface
the
ennemies
workes
without
.
Lastly
,
such
as
came
on
wednesday
last
out
of
Ostend
,
being
the
fift
day
of
this
present
moneth
of
August
,
(
notwithstanding
the
former
report
from
Callice
)
affirme
that
th
enemie
hath
these
viii
.
dayes
layne
stil
,
and
doone
nothing
,
and
affirme
,
the
souldiers
of
Ostend
to
be
of
an
inuincible
courage
,
not
esteeming
any
force
of
the
enemy
,
and
that
there
is
no
cause
of
feare
,
nor
want
,
for
all
things
are
daily
in
most
plentifull
sort
brought
vnto
them
,
assuring
themselues
,
that
the
ennemy
shal
(
in
the
end
)
be
forced
to
depart
with
shame
and
dishonor
,
and
perhappes
with
greater
losse
than
he
now
thinks
vpon
,
which
God
for
his
mercies
sake
grant
,
Amen
.
SInce
the
former
Impression
of
this
Pamphlet
,
wee
haue
not
heard
of
any
to
be
come
from
Ostend
,
neither
haue
any
Letters
béene
receiued
from
Zeland
.
But
from
Callice
it
is
written
,
by
the
Poste
,
which
came
thence
with
the
Antwerpe
Letters
,
thrée
dayes
past
(
namely
the
thirtéenth
day
of
this
moneth
of
August
)
that
it
is
generally
reported
by
those
that
come
out
of
Flaunders
to
Callice
,
that
the
ennemie
beginneth
to
waxe
colde
,
hopelesse
in
his
attempts
before
Ostend
:
and
all
men
which
are
not
partiall
,
iudge
al
his
labour
lost
,
and
his
excessiue
charges
to
be
spent
in
vaine
.
And
further
,
it
is
sayde
for
certaine
,
that
vpon
friday
being
the
seuenth
day
of
this
moneth
of
August
,
the
winde
blowing
a
great
gale
from
the
northwest
,
brought
such
plentie
of
water
vpon
the
Flemish
coast
,
that
the
ennemy
stoode
aboue
their
knees
in
water
,
in
some
of
their
trenches
,
and
that
the
Sea
washing
and
vndermining
the
foundation
of
the
last
mount
,
made
by
the
enemy
on
the
south
west
side
of
the
Towne
,
the
same
sunke
,
and
is
wholy
defaced
:
at
what
time
they
of
Ostend
issued
out
,
and
making
great
slaughter
of
their
enemies
,
brought
one
péece
of
ordonance
into
the
towne
.
But
some
do
report
that
the
enemy
lost
then
fiue
péeces
,
and
that
the
rest
which
lay
vpon
the
sayd
Mount
(
being
foure
péeces
more
)
were
,
by
our
souldiours
,
so
choaked
and
nayled
,
that
in
long
time
the
same
cannot
be
made
agayne
seruiceable
.
Furthermore
,
on
friday
last
being
the
fouretéenth
day
of
this
present
moneth
of
August
,
there
arriued
héere
in
the
Thames
,
twoo
small
Pinckes
which
came
with
fish
from
Terueare
in
Walkerland
,
who
report
that
the
twelue
hundred
men
(
of
the
number
of
the
last
two
thousand
which
were
pressed
,
and
sent
by
her
Maiesty
)
are
in
safety
arriued
at
Vlushing
,
where
they
as
yet
remaine
,
for
that
in
the
town
of
Ostend
they
haue
sufficient
forces
,
as
well
to
defend
the
Towne
,
as
to
guard
their
trenches
without
.
And
also
,
that
the
Countie
Maurice
was
come
into
the
Haege
in
Holland
,
most
of
his
footemen
béeing
in
Zeland
,
and
his
horsemen
at
Bergen
ap
Zome
,
expecting
his
comming
thither
:
but
,
where
hee
meant
to
vse
his
forces
(
as
good
reason
is
)
was
vnknowne
.
At
their
comming
from
Terueare
,
it
was
generally
imagined
,
that
they
should
bée
imployed
in
the
land
of
Waste
,
which
is
the
most
fruitfull
and
fertilest
part
of
all
the
Prouince
of
Flaunders
,
and
where
his
Excellency
may
most
endomage
the
enimy
.
Time
will
manifest
the
truth
,
God
graunt
him
good
successe
in
all
his
attempts
,
and
to
those
of
Ostend
,
courage
and
magnanimity
,
valiantly
to
resist
the
forces
of
their
bloodthirsty
enemies
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.