A
breefe
relation
of
what
is
happened
since
the
last
of
August
1598.
by
the
comming
of
the
Spanish
campe
into
the
Countries
of
Cleeue
,
&c.
DOn
Francisco
de
Mendossa
,
Admirante
d'Arragon
,
&c.
Generall
with
Earle
Frederick
van
den
Berge
,
as
Marshall
of
the
campe
belonging
to
the
Archeduke
Albert
,
in
the
Beginning
of
Septemb.
last
,
An.
1598.
came
to
the
Riuer
of
Rhine
,
at
Orsoy
,
with
62.
Ensignes
of
Spaniards
,
19.
Ensignes
of
Italians
,
2.
Ensignes
of
Irishmen
,
4.
regiments
of
Wallons
,
containing
43.
Ensignes
,
4.
regiments
of
Germaines
of
42.
Ensignes
,
together
with
168.
Ensignes
of
footemen
,
which
in
all
is
esteemed
to
be
22.
thousand
footemen
,
with
2.
thousand
horse
comprehended
in
28.
companies
,
aswell
Spaniards
,
Italians
,
Netherlanders
,
and
others
:
with
these
troopes
the
aforesaid
Admirant
,
desired
to
be
let
into
the
little
cittie
of
Orsoy
scituated
vpon
the
Rhine
,
a
mile
aboue
Berck
,
&
being
by
the
Marshall
of
Cleue
(
who
protested
as
Neutrall
)
denied
,
he
began
to
seale
the
cittie
,
By
letters
written
out
of
the
Campe
,
was
vnderstood
that
the
Admirant
had
taken
Orsoy
the
10.
of
September
,
with
intent
to
remaine
there
,
&
to
strengthen
the
same
on
both
sides
of
the
Rhine
,
before
that
he
would
attempt
any
thing
else
.
The
Campe
did
as
then
nothing
else
but
ouerrunne
,
and
robbe
the
land
of
Cleue
as
enemies
:
by
some
prisoners
was
vnderstood
that
they
meant
to
winter
in
the
Neutrall
Citties
,
to
spare
the
Brabanders
and
Flemmings
,
that
the
Souldiours
daylye
by
wante
of
money
runne
away
.
That
the
heads
in
the
campe
were
different
.
Earle
Frederick
counselled
to
go
towards
Ouer-ryssell
,
but
the
Admirant
would
passe
downe
alongst
the
Rhine
.
The
Cittizens
of
Orsey
,
made
pittifull
moanes
and
requests
to
their
Lord
the
Duke
of
Cleue
,
to
obtaine
of
the
Admirant
that
with
wife
and
children
they
might
peaceably
depart
,
leauing
all
their
goods
and
wealth
behinde
them
,
for
they
were
by
the
Spaniards
forced
to
worke
like
slaues
.
The
25.
of
September
,
the
cittizens
and
chéefe
in
Cleue
land
,
concluded
that
the
redeliuery
of
Orsoy
should
with
all
diligence
be
procured
,
and
that
if
in
case
the
Admirant
denied
to
doe
it
,
that
as
then
with
all
expedition
,
meanes
should
be
sought
to
leuie
men
,
for
the
defence
of
the
Country
,
which
of
many
was
little
estéemed
.
The
last
of
September
,
the
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The
cheefe
Counsellors
and
officers
touching
martiall
causes
.
Creyts
,
at
Dormont
being
assembled
,
concluded
to
send
the
Earle
of
Lippe
to
the
Admirant
to
procure
the
rendring
of
Orsoy
.
There
was
great
want
of
money
and
victuals
in
the
Campe
,
for
the
Country
aboue
fiue
miles
round
of
Orsey
was
destroyed
,
insomuch
that
the
souldiers
ran
away
in
great
number
,
as
well
Spaniards
as
other
.
The
sixt
of
October
,
some
part
of
the
Campe
departed
to
the
Castle
of
the
Earle
of
Brooke
,
situate
on
the
Roer
,
who
notwithstanding
that
he
shewed
all
good
neutrality
and
that
he
defended
his
libertie
they
forcibly
besiedged
,
beshot
,
tooke
and
pilled
(
as
enemies
)
his
Castle
,
and
place
of
residence
or
dwelling
,
his
wife
and
children
they
conueyed
to
a
monastery
:
the
Souldiers
of
Cleue
&
Berge
,
with
the
house-kéepers
,
which
were
flee
into
the
Castle
,
contrary
to
their
promise
and
agréement
,
they
flew
in
the
fielde
,
after
they
were
with
theyr
consents
departed
from
the
Castle
.
The
Earle
himselfe
they
vsed
as
a
criminall
prisoner
,
&
notwithstanding
that
he
answered
himselfe
as
being
a
Noble
man
belonging
to
the
Empire
,
and
appealed
therupon
,
&
that
he
had
yéelded
vp
the
Castle
vpon
condition
of
life
,
lands
&
goods
saued
,
for
himself
and
those
which
were
with
him
vpon
thesame
:
This
Castle
of
Brooke
being
thus
as
enemy
taken
,
without
in
any
sorte
respecting
their
promise
,
that
it
was
yéelded
vpon
condition
of
life
and
goods
saued
.
The
Admirant
of
Arragon
,
Don
Francisco
de
mendossa
,
durst
well
defend
the
same
to
the
Counsaile
of
Cleue
,
that
it
ought
not
to
be
badly
taken
what
his
men
did
,
that
there
was
occasion
giuen
:
And
that
those
of
Cleue
and
Berge
ought
not
to
reuenge
all
what
happeneth
,
but
ought
much
rather
to
haue
pacience
,
in
hope
of
a
good
ende
of
those
miseries
,
which
now
they
endured
through
néede
,
for
the
common
good
,
and
that
there
ought
no
enmity
to
be
shewed
,
to
the
end
not
to
bring
themselues
in
the
danger
of
the
furious
and
bitter
armes
of
the
angred
Souldiers
,
which
were
thereby
mooued
.
Moreouer
the
Iesuits
make
themselues
heard
,
that
those
which
resist
them
,
doe
make
themselues
subiect
to
the
cruell
punishment
,
and
that
they
are
rewarded
according
to
their
merits
,
and
that
they
haue
punished
them
to
the
example
of
the
others
,
to
the
ende
that
none
should
doe
so
any
more
,
but
holde
themselues
in
dutifull
obedience
,
and
forberance
in
this
especiall
néed
.
The
eleuenth
of
October
when
this
hapned
,
the
Admirant
set
some
number
of
men
to
Buricke
situated
on
the
Rhyne
beneath
Bercke
ouer
against
Wesell
:
the
Cittizens
being
Neutrals
refused
to
yéeld
vp
theyr
Citty
,
but
séeing
that
they
would
force
them
,
were
constrayned
to
yéeld
,
and
were
thereby
ouercharged
with
great
numbers
of
souldiers
.
On
the
same
day
happened
the
most
detestable
murder
,
of
the
Earle
of
Brooke
,
after
he
was
risen
from
the
Table
in
the
euening
,
The
fourtéenth
of
October
the
Duke
of
Cleue
sent
his
deputy
to
the
Campe
of
the
Count
Maurice
,
Counsaile
of
State
,
and
of
the
warre
,
protesting
that
all
what
the
Admirant
did
to
them
,
did
not
happen
by
any
consent
of
the
countrey
,
but
by
méete
force
,
and
against
his
will
and
the
countrie
.
This
yet
notwithstanding
the
opinion
in
the
vnited
prouinces
was
,
that
the
Spaniard
would
not
attempt
those
things
in
the
land
of
Cleue
,
without
the
expres
consent
of
the
emperor
,
according
to
the
Admirants
charge
giuen
him
by
the
king
of
Spaine
,
and
the
Archeduke
Albertus
,
and
confirmed
by
the
Emperour
in
Anno
1596.
who
then
willed
him
to
that
end
to
haue
his
forces
ready
,
that
they
●…ought
well
séeke
to
get
all
the
land
of
Cleue
into
their
hands
,
and
to
holde
the
same
,
with
the
Prince
thereof
,
inwardship
,
and
so
to
assure
themselues
,
the
lands
should
not
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
Princes
of
Brandenborgh
&
Swezbrugh
,
the
which
by
right
of
marriage
might
pretend
to
be
the
néerest
heyres
,
all
which
,
those
of
Spaine
&
Austria
would
〈◊〉
hinder
,
because
they
are
of
the
reformed
religion
,
and
might
in
〈◊〉re
to
the
vnited
prouinces
.
Of
these
and
such
like
complots
,
the
vnited
Prouinces
haue
diuers
times
aduertised
the
Counsell
of
Cleue
,
and
to
preuent
these
complots
,
they
had
also
proffered
to
make
certaine
agréements
to
the
fréeing
of
the
riuer
of
Rhine
,
and
as
then
thereby
to
haue
withstood
these
inuasions
,
but
it
was
at
that
time
not
estéemed
nor
beléeued
.
This
common
opinion
was
in
a
moment
more
and
more
spread
abroade
and
confirmed
in
the
thoughts
of
searching
spirits
,
because
that
newes
came
,
that
the
citties
of
Diuxlaken
and
Holt
were
likewise
taken
,
together
with
Essen
Wynendall
,
and
the
Forte
or
house
of
Hullen
,
vsing
them
most
odiouslie
,
killing
and
murdering
all
those
which
they
knew
to
be
of
the
reformed
religion
,
&
enemies
to
their
enterprises
:
also
they
broake
the
new
Neutrality
which
was
granted
to
Meurs
,
&
lodged
8.
companies
of
Horsmen
therin
.
The
Admirant
also
besought
the
citty
of
Bockholt
,
that
he
might
lay
500.
horse
in
their
cittie
,
and
to
those
of
Borckum
300.
horse
.
He
also
besought
those
of
Wesel
to
take
in
2000.
footmen
of
his
,
and
1000.
horse
:
or
else
that
they
should
make
vp
200.
thousand
Crownes
,
and
a
monthes
breade
for
his
Campe
,
and
to
deliuer
hostages
at
Burick
,
that
the
Count
Maurice
should
attempt
nothing
about
Wessell
and
Lippe
,
with
many
other
such
vnséemely
and
shamefull
demaunds
and
fearefull
threates
:
vaunting
himselfe
of
the
facte
of
the
Earle
of
Brooke
,
threatning
to
vse
all
other
in
like
sorte
:
yea
to
vse
the
Earle
of
Lippe
,
no
lesse
then
the
Earle
of
Brooke
,
and
that
therefore
,
they
should
not
trust
vpon
any
ayde
,
for
that
there
was
none
in
the
Dutch
nation
which
should
dare
to
touch
him
.
The
cittizens
of
Wessell
being
in
great
feare
and
distresse
were
forced
vpon
the
22.
of
October
,
to
come
to
an
agréement
,
that
they
should
giue
for
their
citty
,
and
the
citty
of
Rees
,
150.
thousand
Gilders
,
and
a
thousand
measures
of
Rye
,
and
caused
a
Bridge
,
to
be
made
ouer
the
Lippe
which
was
accordingly
effected
vpon
the
23.
of
October
.
Those
of
Santen
promised
18.
thousand
Gilders
,
and
other
places
more
.
With
this
money
he
paide
his
men
which
had
long
called
for
money
,
and
passed
the
Lippe
,
and
sent
all
about
the
citties
of
Munster
for
money
:
Also
they
raunsomed
many
Gentlemens
houses
,
many
whereof
they
moste
wickedly
ransacked
and
pilled
.
They
also
robbed
the
villages
of
Winterswicke
and
Alten
&c.
commaunding
those
of
Emmerick
to
make
a
bridge
ouer
the
Water
of
Hetter
.
Also
hee
sent
some
men
with
Ordinaunce
towardes
Rees
,
demaunding
the
citty
for
a
time
to
lay
his
men
in
,
vpon
their
refusall
he
caused
more
Ordinance
to
be
brought
to
it
,
and
so
feared
the
citty
,
Vpon
the
second
of
Nouember
,
the
Admirant
demaunded
passage
for
his
Ordinaunce
through
Emmerick
by
which
meanes
he
made
himselfe
master
of
the
citty
and
leauing
a
great
number
of
men
therein
,
departed
with
his
campe
to
Elton
.
Also
hee
tooke
Yselborgh
where
many
cittizens
were
wickedly
murthered
.
The
Prince
of
Cleue
had
his
Embassadour
by
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
who
besought
the
Duke
to
write
to
the
Admirant
and
to
the
Regent
at
Brussell
,
that
the
countrie
might
be
fréed
from
this
trouble
.
Also
he
vndertooke
to
mooue
the
King
of
France
(
the
land
of
Cleue
being
concluded
in
the
peace
)
to
that
end
to
send
to
Brussell
.
A
copie
of
the
Letter
which
the
Emperours
Legat
wrote
to
the
Admirant
.
ILlustrious
and
worthy
Prince
,
it
is
knowne
aswell
to
your
excellencie
,
as
to
me
,
what
at
two
seuerall
times
hath
béene
betwéene
vs
done
and
effected
:
First
in
the
cittie
of
Gelder
,
when
your
excellencie
first
approached
these
countries
with
your
campe
:
and
afterwards
,
when
by
charge
and
commaundement
of
his
Emperiall
maiestie
,
I
treated
about
the
mariage
of
the
illustrious
prince
of
Cleue
,
Gulich
&
Berge
,
with
the
daughter
of
Lorraine
,
I
haue
declared
,
that
the
said
illustrious
duke
of
Cleue
,
is
very
badly
,
&
vnreasonably
dealt
withall
.
The
citty
of
Orsoy
being
forcibly
taken
from
him
,
and
the
kings
souldiours
run
vnbridled
,
vsing
all
manner
of
crueltie
,
in
murthering
,
spoiling
,
&
burning
,
as
enemies
and
robbers
,
not
fauoring
the
liues
nor
goods
of
many
.
And
where
before
I
stedfastly
beléeued
,
that
a
Prince
(
whose
worde
ought
to
be
sure
)
and
had
by
so
many
promises
bound
himselfe
,
would
be
found
true
,
as
concerning
that
the
cittie
of
Orsoy
should
within
10.
or
at
furthest
within
20
dayes
,
be
discharged
of
those
expences
,
and
redeliuered
.
Item
that
the
Campe
should
bee
remooued
out
of
these
Neutral
lands
,
as
soone
as
Berke
shuld
be
rendred
.
And
the
more
did
I
beléeue
that
this
should
haue
béen
fully
accomplished
,
because
that
the
same
hath
at
diuers
times
bin
promised
and
confirmed
,
by
worde
and
sealed
letters
to
the
Illustrous
Prince
of
Cleue
and
his
sister
.
I
now
finde
my selfe
greatly
deceiued
,
sith
I
perceiue
nothing
but
breaking
of
promises
and
néedlesse
delaies
,
yea
more
,
there
is
nothing
followed
vpon
the
promises
,
but
foe-like
enterprises
,
and
the
iust
contrariety
of
the
said
promises
.
For
being
departed
I
haue
vnderstood
,
how
the
one
Citty
after
the
other
hath
béen
forcibly
taken
,
and
others
constrained
to
paye
great
summes
of
moneys
and
quantities
of
corne
:
all
the
which
comming
to
the
Court
I
found
to
be
true
:
and
more
ouer
heare
and
sée
some
Citties
taken
,
and
other
some
with
great
cruelty
forced
to
pay
great
exactions
.
Any
one
,
who
willingly
would
haue
his
country
fréed
from
such
troubles
may
easily
iudge
howe
the
Emperour
(
in
whose
behalfe
I
am
héere
appointed
,
to
take
care
for
the
country
and
the
Prince
thereof
)
with
all
the
other
Germaine
Princes
:
yea
all
other
Princes
of
Europe
,
will
be
mooued
at
the
report
hereof
,
for
this
is
a
matter
which
toucheth
them
in
generall
.
The
house
of
Lorrayne
shall
by
this
marriage
be
ioyned
and
bound
to
that
of
Cleue
:
also
the
house
of
Lorraine
,
shall
by
a
new
brotherhood
be
knit
to
the
King
of
France
.
And
many
Princes
,
doe
belong
to
this
house
aswell
by
bloud
as
mariage
.
Therefore
one
ought
to
take
care
,
that
all
these
together
,
be
not
vexed
nor
vrged
by
the
great
dishonour
and
shame
which
is
done
them
,
and
so
to
renue
and
teare
vp
the
olde
wound
,
which
is
yet
scarce
whole
,
which
I
wishe
his
Catholique
Maiesty
,
(
as
being
one
of
his
welwillers
)
to
looke
vnto
.
Where
are
there
any
so
vnwise
and
vnexperienced
that
vnderstand
not
,
that
it
greatly
hindreth
and
disturbeth
the
seruice
of
God
,
that
a
Catholique
Prince
,
who
hath
with
such
zeale
and
innumerable
charges
defended
and
vphelde
the
Catholique
religion
in
the
middest
of
the
streames
and
stormes
of
heresie
,
should
bee
thus
suppressed
and
spoiled
,
and
his
kindred
be
dispised
?
That
leauing
the
enemy
vnassaulted
,
the
whole
power
of
the
warre
with
the
worst
and
basest
rascals
that
can
be
found
in
the
world
,
shall
be
bent
against
the
Kings
couzens
and
bloud
kindred
.
That
the
Churches
shoulde
bée
pylled
,
and
the
Monestaryes
robbed
:
the
spirituall
men
thrust
away
and
beaten
.
The
young
Virgins
(
deuoted
to
God
)
rauished
,
and
all
holines
tredden
vnderfoote
.
Also
that
the
Embassadour
(
which
among
the
heathens
are
frée
)
are
with
publique
force
apprehended
,
as
is
happened
to
my
owne
person
,
and
the
Embassadours
of
other
Princes
,
some
daies
past
when
I
came
by
water
to
Cleue
.
Where
can
any
one
(
I
say
)
be
found
so
simple
and
sencelesse
,
that
doeth
not
perceiue
and
marke
,
that
this
stretcheth
to
the
dispising
and
hindraunce
of
Religion
?
Besides
,
that
which
is
greatly
to
be
doubted
,
that
is
that
the
honour
of
the
renouned
house
of
Austria
,
will
be
dispised
of
euery
man
,
the
which
vntill
nowe
for
their
iustice
,
and
kindnesse
,
the
simplicity
of
their
enterprises
,
and
honorable
déeds
,
hath
béen
fauoured
ouer
all
,
as
also
,
because
they
haue
alwaies
wisely
shunned
,
the
suspition
,
of
friends
or
foes
,
of
bearing
armes
in
any
wrongefull
warres
:
yea
it
is
to
be
suspected
,
that
the
Catholique
Kinge
,
and
all
other
raisers
and
authors
of
those
cruelties
,
shal
be
by
God
most
iustly
punished
,
the
guiltlesse
bloud
which
they
spyll
.
crying
for
reuenge
.
For
(
O
beloued
)
what
prosperity
are
those
to
expect
which
themselues
fauour
nothing
,
nor
leaue
nothing
vnspoiled
:
which
lay
their
hands
vpon
(
and
molest
)
their
kindred
as
straungers
,
their
friendes
as
enemies
,
the
worthy
as
malefactors
,
and
the
guiltlesse
as
the
guiltie
?
I
am
forced
by
my
office
to
aduertise
his
imperial
maiesty
of
these
bloodie
tyrannies
,
euen
in
a
rowe
as
they
are
happened
.
I
admonish
and
earnestly
pray
your
honour
,
to
desist
from
vsing
of
violence
henceforward
,
but
to
the
contrarie
to
giue
and
render
againe
to
the
hands
of
the
illustrious
Prince
of
Cleue
,
his
taken
Citties
,
Castels
,
and
forts
,
to
transport
your
Armie
for
some
other
continent
,
to
make
amends
and
restitution
of
the
damages
doone
,
and
to
giue
no
occasion
of
further
displeasure
or
discommoditie
.
All
the
which
although
it
were
,
lawfull
,
iust
,
lawdable
and
beséeming
to
a
Prince
,
yet
will
I
by
the
bearer
héereof
,
expect
a
reasonable
and
discréete
answer
,
I
commit
your
Honor
to
the
protection
of
God
.
From
Cleue
the
last
of
October
,
1598.
Vnderstood
.
Carolus
Sonderpuhill
,
Legat
of
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
.
Superscription
.
To
the
Noble
and
worthie
Lord
,
Carolus
Sonderpuhill
,
Knight
of
Ierusalem
,
Counsellor
and
Legat
of
the
Emperour
:
my
especiall
goodfriend
.
NOble
and
Worthy
Lorde
,
wee
haue
with
all
reuerence
the
seuentéenth
of
Nouember
,
receiued
your
honors
Letters
,
dated
the
last
of
October
,
wee
haue
also
vnderstood
each
point
of
the
same
.
First
we
commend
and
praise
your
honors
seruice
&
care
,
in
the
executing
of
the
commaundement
of
his
imperiall
maiesty
,
touching
the
encreasing
of
the
honour
and
welfare
,
of
the
Illustrous
Prince
of
Cleue
,
and
the
defence
of
his
countries
and
subiects
.
Your
honor
séemes
at
this
present
iustly
displeased
,
by
reason
of
many
faults
and
misdemeanors
,
which
(
being
first
beheld
and
not
sufficiently
grounded
)
would
greatly
agrauate
the
Kings
campe
and
vs
,
except
that
from
the
beginning
and
first
enterprise
,
the
cause
could
be
prooued
,
that
those
which
are
accused
should
haue
sought
and
procured
,
miserie
and
calamitie
,
instéed
of
helpe
and
counsaile
,
insomuch
that
these
troubles
must
be
moderately
applyed
to
the
circumstance
of
the
matter
and
cause
,
of
the
time
,
of
the
place
,
and
necessity
.
I
wish
that
your
honour
were
well
informed
of
the
estate
of
this
matter
,
and
of
the
right
wherewith
his
royall
Maiesty
maketh
those
warres
,
of
the
méekenesse
which
is
vsed
therein
:
as
also
of
the
good
affection
and
seruice
of
his
royall
Maiesty
,
and
the
Estate
of
the
Empire
,
together
with
their
iudgement
of
the
cruell
tyrany
of
the
obstinate
.
Item
of
the
necessity
of
this
enterprise
,
and
the
things
which
are
hapned
:
as
of
néedfull
maintenance
,
the
scituation
of
the
places
of
the
illustrous
Prince
of
Gulich
,
the
necessity
in
altering
of
the
●…p●…
,
according
to
the
oportunities
of
the
warres
:
Item
of
the
good
déeds
of
his
royall
Maiestie
,
and
of
his
true
affection
,
as
also
of
the
most
illustrous
Prince
of
Gulion
,
and
the
whole
Empire
.
Of
all
which
,
and
many
other
causes
,
if
that
your
honour
were
fully
according
to
the
truthe
informed
(
which
we
hope
shall
shortlye
happen
)
we
doubt
not
in
the
least
,
but
that
your
honor
would
as
fréely
and
willingly
as
other
,
vnderstand
the
whole
reason
and
disposition
héereof
,
imputing
the
faulte
of
the
trouble
to
the
authours
,
and
wholy
excuse
his
royall
Maiestie
,
yea
and
haue
compassion
of
them
,
since
that
for
their
great
and
laudable
déeds
,
they
are
vnreasonablie
and
falslie
belyed
and
blamed
.
Your
honour
should
also
interpret
for
the
best
,
excuse
and
defend
our
déedes
,
affections
and
care
,
before
the
Prince
and
his
subiects
,
in
respect
of
the
furthering
of
the
discipline
,
and
the
patience
of
the
vnease
which
we
endure
,
by
reason
of
the
greatnesse
of
the
campe
,
and
the
differing
of
payes
.
Also
your
honour
could
double
the
seruice
shewed
vnto
the
illustrious
.
Duke
of
Lorraine
and
other
Princes
,
and
dayly
with
all
dilligence
and
care
,
hinder
the
feare
of
the
difficultie
,
and
vn
ease
of
the
French
Kings
side
,
who
is
to
be
feared
in
the
Empire
,
and
will
not
séeke
the
aduauncement
of
the
Prince
of
Cleue
.
Your
Honor
should
also
mooue
his
emperiall
maiestie
,
and
the
estates
of
the
Empire
,
to
the
ioyning
in
this
war
,
against
the
common
perrill
of
Christendome
,
to
wit
,
against
the
causers
of
this
great
mischiefe
.
But
this
all
shall
more
manifestly
,
by
the
déede
and
experience
of
the
matter
,
as
also
of
the
royall
Maiestie
,
and
the
illustrious
Archeduke
Albert
,
and
our
care
,
together
with
the
estates
of
the
Empire
and
other
Princes
,
he
brought
to
light
,
we
esteeme
according
to
the
oportunitie
of
the
time
,
to
haue
sufficientlie
satisfied
the
illustrious
Prince
of
Cleue
,
Gulich
,
&c.
by
our
last
letter
,
which
also
we
did
imparte
to
your
honour
,
and
also
esteeme
that
they
ought
by
the
same
to
be
found
good
:
what
toucheth
the
rest
,
I
beseeche
your
honor
,
by
the
loue
and
goodwill
which
you
beare
,
to
his
emperiall
Maiesty
,
to
his
royall
Maiesty
,
to
the
Archduke
Albertus
,
and
the
Illustrous
Prince
of
Gulich
(
which
by
fraternity
are
bound
together
)
as
also
by
the
loue
which
your
honour
beares
to
the
preseruation
of
the
Catholique
religion
,
yea
whole
Christendome
,
to
continue
constantly
in
the
good
affection
and
reason
,
as
your
honor
hath
already
begun
,
to
be
ayding
with
his
counsaile
and
déedes
to
the
common
causes
and
vs
,
and
to
guide
and
gouerne
the
matters
with
the
illustrious
Prince
and
his
counsaile
according
to
your
wisedome
.
We
beséech
God
to
graunt
your
honor
health
,
constancy
,
mercy
and
strength
,
to
finish
such
a
holy
péece
of
worke
.
From
the
campe
before
Deutecum
the
12.
of
Nouember
.
1598.
Vnderstood
.
Your
honors
wholy
deuoted
.
Don
Francisco
de
Mendossa
,
Great
Admirant
of
the
Realme
of
Arragon
,
Marquesse
of
Quadelles
,
de
Valde
penas
,
of
the
Stately
Calatrononian
order
,
Steward
of
the
Catholique
King
,
as
also
Counselour
at
Standes
,
and
of
the
Martiall
affaires
,
chiefe
Steward
in
the
Court
of
the
most
Illustrous
Archeduke
Albertus
:
And
Captaine
Generall
of
the
Carrabins
.
IS
not
this
an
euident
and
reasonable
answere
,
iustly
might
wee
euery
where
bée
exclaimed
on
,
and
called
barbarous
and
bastardes
,
not
worthy
of
the
name
of
Netherlands
,
if
wee
should
resigne
to
the
Spaniardes
(
whereof
the
moste
parte
are
but
Baptised
Iewes
)
our
right
and
fréedome
,
which
to
mayntaine
,
so
many
thousandes
of
vertuous
men
haue
loste
theyr
lyues
,
and
the
earth
béen
dyed
with
their
bloud
,
haue
we
no
compassion
on
our selues
?
let
vs
call
to
minde
the
miserie
which
our
wiues
and
children
are
to
expect
,
if
that
we
be
mastered
by
the
Spaniards
,
eyther
by
force
,
or
their
deceiptfull
treatise
of
peace
.
Wee
are
bound
to
take
care
for
them
,
since
they
themselues
haue
not
the
wit
:
Let
vs
then
make
it
appeare
that
there
is
yet
a
valliant
Lyons
heart
amongst
the
Netherlands
,
for
the
preseruation
of
the
true
Catholique
Religion
,
or
priuiledges
and
fréedomes
,
and
for
the
turning
off
of
slauery
and
seruitude
.
Vpon
the
7.
of
Nouember
the
Admirant
assaulted
the
Towne
of
Deutecum
in
the
County
of
Zutphen
,
About
this
time
there
was
an
assembly
in
the
Cittie
of
Dortmont
,
of
the
Deputies
of
the
Princes
and
Lords
,
belonging
to
the
Westphalian
Creyts
,
whereof
the
Chiefe
is
the
Earle
of
Lippe
,
whether
all
the
complaintes
of
the
Neighbour
countries
were
brought
.
In
which
assembly
was
resolued
,
to
write
Letters
on
the
13.
of
Nouember
to
the
Emperour
,
and
to
the
foure
Princes
Electors
,
of
the
Rhyne
,
that
they
also
might
write
to
the
Emperour
,
and
to
the
Admirant
,
and
at
Brussell
to
the
Cardinall
Andrew
of
Austria
,
Gouernour
of
the
Netherlands
.
Appointing
to
méete
againe
at
Collin
in
Ianuarie
.
When
the
Admirant
,
by
the
resistance
of
Count
Maurice
,
and
the
Campe
of
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
had
béen
forced
to
retyre
.
Fearing
want
of
victuals
and
other
necessaries
,
he
departed
the
16.
of
Nouember
for
the
Bishopricke
of
Munster
,
leauing
fiue
Ensignes
at
Deutecum
,
with
a
Banner
of
Horsemen
of
Mendo
a
Spaniard
.
The
Earle
Fredricke
tooke
Bockholt
,
and
also
Borcken
,
Dortmont
,
Essen
,
Dorsten
,
which
they
shot
at
,
Coesuelt
,
Steenwort
,
Rekelinckhuesen
,
and
many
Gentlemens
houses
.
They
were
also
twice
before
Oostdorp
,
but
were
faine
to
retyre
:
those
of
Ham
resisted
them
also
valiantly
.
They
threatned
the
Bishopricke
and
county
of
Osnaburgh
with
fire
,
demaunding
an
hundred
thousand
Dollars
,
but
it
was
denyed
,
and
they
tooke
Souldiers
to
them
.
Barlote
was
sent
to
Emmerick
,
where
on
the
23.
of
Nouember
he
would
with
more
men
bee
let
in
:
but
being
that
there
were
thrée
Ensignes
belonging
to
the
Earle
of
Bye
,
the
Cittizens
with
their
(
forced
)
helpe
,
held
Barlote
out
.
Who
thereat
greatly
spyted
at
his
departure
from
thence
,
threatned
the
Citty
greatly
.
To
excuse
this
refusall
there
was
sent
the
Deacon
with
certaine
of
her
persons
to
the
Admirant
,
declaring
that
Neutrality
had
been
graunted
them
,
and
that
there
was
no
reason
the
same
should
be
broken
.
The
Admirant
gaue
for
answere
,
that
the
time
,
the
seruice
of
God
and
the
King
required
such
,
and
therewith
they
ought
to
haue
patience
:
Whereupon
the
Deacon
replyed
that
it
would
be
a
great
shame
and
reproach
before
God
and
the
world
,
and
to
the
name
of
the
Catholique
Spaniards
,
that
all
promises
and
contents
may
bee
broken
and
answered
with
the
seruice
of
God
and
the
King
,
Shortly
after
the
tenth
of
December
the
Spanish
Garisons
were
forced
to
abandon
Emmericke
by
the
Count
Maurice
with
the
Army
of
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
where
the
Admirant
laye
at
Rees
with
thrée
thousand
men
,
and
Barlot
at
Doornicke
,
and
diuers
other
there
abouts
,
and
could
not
hinder
the
same
.
For
on
the
4.
of
December
,
some
of
the
Count
Maurice
his
men
marched
vp
aboue
Rees
,
and
thrust
the
ditches
through
,
which
notwithstanding
were
guarded
by
souldiers
,
they
scarce
being
able
to
saue
themselues
from
the
water
,
and
were
faine
to
bee
carried
in
boates
out
of
the
houses
wherein
they
had
hidden
themselues
:
and
Emmericke
was
succoured
to
kéepe
themselues
Neutrall
,
taking
in
some
of
their
Princes
souldiers
for
their
defence
.
In
this
sort
the
Spanish
Campe
forced
the
Citties
of
the
Bishopricke
of
Munster
,
to
take
in
their
Garrison
,
also
the
Bishopricke
of
Essen
ouerrunning
the
houses
and
Castles
belonging
to
the
Earle
of
Benthem
&
Scouwenburgh
,
taking
,
pilling
and
ransacking
of
churches
and
monestaries
,
robbing
all
the
country
people
,
with
an
vnruled
crue
of
Souldiers
,
surprising
,
afflicting
and
murdering
them
with
such
horrible
cruelty
,
that
it
is
vnpossible
to
expresse
it
,
&
all
vnder
the
coulour
of
the
seruice
of
God
&
the
king
.
The
Protestant
princes
assembled
againe
in
Ianuary
at
Collen
,
for
they
are
so
tormented
that
many
of
them
are
constrained
to
abandon
their
houses
,
wel
perceiuing
what
they
ought
to
feare
.
Those
of
Osnaburgh
denied
the
Spaniards
the
demaunded
ransome
of
the
Citty
,
opposing
and
defending
themselues
with
their
Lord
and
Bishop
(
who
is
of
the
house
of
Bruynswicke
)
against
the
Spaniards
.
The
like
is
done
by
those
of
the
citty
of
Munster
and
take
in
souldiers
to
their
ayde
,
so
that
the
enterprise
which
the
Spaniards
had
vndertaken
(
by
the
winking
or
eye
shutting
of
the
Prince
Elector
of
Collen
)
,
is
failed
them
.
It
is
manifest
that
they
procured
to
make
the
house
of
Austria
great
,
and
that
they
would
sée
that
all
the
Netherlandes
,
Cleue
and
Gulich
with
their
neighbors
,
might
fall
vnder
the
same
,
rather
then
that
they
should
be
inherited
by
Protestants
or
their
lawfull
Princes
.
Heereupon
the
Princes
had
appointed
to
méete
at
Ausborch
in
December
last
.
The
citties
in
the
Dukedome
of
Cleue
were
perswaded
,
that
the
Spaniardes
would
not
any
more
vndertake
any
séedges
or
to
surprise
any
thing
more
by
violence
:
wherfore
those
of
Calcar
,
Goch
,
Cleue
&
others
,
resolued
,
to
resist
them
and
to
stand
by
,
and
asist
one
another
,
to
defend
themselues
with
their
weapons
,
and
not
to
let
in
their
enemy
:
yet
notwithstanding
that
those
of
Calcar
are
great
Catholiques
,
and
their
Cittizens
greatly
enclined
to
the
olde
Religion
.
They
were
moste
fearefully
assaulted
by
this
Catholique
Spanish
campe
.
For
when
the
cittizens
had
begun
moste
valiantly
to
resist
and
defend
themselues
,
and
beate
downe
their
enemies
:
there
was
no
remedy
nor
fauour
found
,
but
were
after
the
most
rigorous
sorte
so
assaulted
,
and
enemy-like
battered
,
their
gates
throwen
downe
,
and
after
many
liues
lost
,
the
Citty
was
taken
vpon
the
Christmas
euen
last
,
which
brought
such
terrible
astonishment
to
the
other
citties
,
that
the
people
fled
in
great
heapes
,
and
were
forced
in
the
colde
winter
to
leaue
the
country
.
By
reason
whereof
those
of
Goch
sent
Embassadors
to
the
Admirant
at
Rees
,
to
make
an
agréement
with
him
,
as
also
did
the
other
citties
:
but
it
was
in
vaine
,
he
sends
his
men
thetherwards
and
deceiptfully
entred
Wees
,
(
lying
an
houres
going
from
Goch
)
which
they
ensconced
strongly
and
summoned
the
cittie
of
Goch
to
take
in
500.
footemen
and
thrée
companies
of
horse
of
his
:
Many
cittizens
flying
were
defended
by
the
horsemen
of
Nimmeghen
,
insomuch
that
the
enemy
durst
not
touch
them
vpon
the
Plaine
betwéene
Goch
and
Cleue
.
The
souldiers
were
suffered
to
enter
,
but
as
the
horsemen
being
come
before
the
citty
,
the
entraunce
was
by
the
Cittizens
(
in
shutting
their
gates
)
hindred
,
wherat
the
chieftaine
of
the
said
horse
threatned
them
:
meane
while
the
cittizens
got
sauegard
from
the
Prince
&
Emperor
,
which
is
the
cause
that
in
February
there
returnd
many
of
Goch
thetherwards
again
.
What
wil
follow
,
time
&
experience
will
teach
:
But
it
séemes
that
the
Admirant
,
knowing
well
enough
how
he
standeth
with
the
house
of
Austria
,
will
not
passe
much
for
sauegards
,
but
will
prosecute
his
intent
.
For
conclusion
we
will
(
for
this
time
)
commit
the
cause
to
God
,
beséeching
him
to
preserue
&
defend
al
louers
of
the
patrimony
,
from
al
such
imoderate
,
cruelty
of
the
Spanish
tyrants
,
which
are
neuer
glutted
with
spilling
of
guiltlesse
bloud
,
and
more
then
brutall
rauishing
of
yong
Virgins
,
and
chast
matrons
,
and
vnmeasurable
murtherous
robberies
,
Their
obstinacy
,
which
they
vse
to
their
frée
Countries
is
so
great
,
that
it
cannot
be
thought
nor
expressed
in
more
odious
sort
,
but
they
will
surpasse
all
in
wickednesse
,
not
respecting
any
of
what
religion
soeuer
,
young
or
olde
.
This
(
louing
and
kinde
Reader
)
is
a
faire
glasse
for
vs
,
wherein
we
may
speculate
and
ouercast
what
wee
should
he
to
expect
of
these
notable
gallants
,
if
they
should
suppresse
vs
.
Therefore
let
euery
one
,
watch
and
pray
to
the
omnipotent
God
,
for
mercy
and
assistaunce
,
that
hee
will
giue
vs
all
a
valient
vnited
heart
,
whereby
wee
may
preuent
all
these
said
cruel
tyranies
of
the
Spaniard
.
To
his
honour
and
glory
,
and
the
good
and
saluation
of
vs
all
.
Amen
.
The
Whale
of
Berckhey
.
Or
A
description
of
the
great
Fish
which
stranded
or
came
on
shore
at
Berckhey
in
Holland
,
the
third
of
Februarie
1598.
With
a
breefe
relation
of
such
things
as
happened
therevpon
and
since
the
same
.
I
IT
is
most
certaine
and
true
,
I
will
for
breuities
sake
,
omit
al
signes
&
tokens
which
haue
happened
in
the
heauens
,
or
the
ayre
,
at
diuers
times
,
and
will
onely
tell
some
histories
of
some
Sea-monsters
,
being
that
the
subiect
of
our
writing
,
is
of
a
Sea-monster
.
In
the
time
of
the
Romish
Pope
Eugenius
the
4.
(
as
Bapt.
Fulg
writeth
)
there
was
taken
on
the
shore
,
a
Sea-knight
,
whose
shape
was
much
like
a
man
,
excepting
that
on
his
head
he
had
two
small
hornes
,
and
but
two
fingers
on
each
hand
,
his
feete
like
tailes
,
and
at
his
armes
he
had
two
little
wings
,
like
vnto
those
of
a
Bat.
Heerevpon
presently
ensued
the
bloody
warres
which
the
Dolphin
of
Fraunce
,
sonne
to
Charles
the
7.
made
against
the
Switzers
by
the
instigation
of
the
said
Pope
Eugenius
,
who
would
(
against
the
Emperour
Sigismund
his
will
)
haue
had
the
synod
which
was
appointed
at
Basel
,
to
be
helde
in
Italy
.
Also
the
said
Pope
was
the
cause
that
Ladislaus
the
young
King
of
Hungarie
,
broke
the
truce
which
was
made
with
Amurath
the
Turkish
Emperour
,
in
discharging
him
by
his
Papall
power
,
of
the
deere
and
great
oathe
wherwith
the
said
peace
was
confirmed
and
assured
,
wherewith
Amurath
being
mooued
and
spited
,
assembled
a
mightie
hoast
of
horse
,
men
and
footemen
,
to
reuenge
himselfe
vppon
Ladislaus
.
It
chaunced
that
both
armies
ioyning
together
,
the
Turkes
began
to
faint
,
which
Amurathe
perceiuing
,
lifting
vp
his
eyes
and
hands
to
heauen
,
said
:
See
Iesus
Christ
,
this
is
the
truce
which
thy
Christians
(
in
swearing
by
thy
name
)
haue
made
me
.
If
now
thou
beest
a
rightfull
God
,
defend
thine
and
mine
honor
.
These
wordes
were
no
sooner
spoken
by
Amurath
,
but
the
Hungarians
and
the
Polonians
were
put
to
flight
,
and
the
most
of
them
slaine
:
amongst
the
rest
the
King
Ladislaus
and
Iulianus
Cesarinus
,
the
Popes
Embassadour
.
This
happened
neere
vnto
Varna
,
Anno.
1444.
the
10.
of
Nouember
,
according
to
the
writing
of
Bonfino
lib.
6.
c.
3.
Shortly
after
this
,
Eugenius
was
deposed
,
and
a
Duke
of
Sauoye
set
in
his
place
.
You
that
say
that
one
is
not
bound
to
keepe
any
oathe
or
faith
vnto
Heretickes
,
chawe
and
rechawe
this
accident
.
An other
example
.
In
Anno.
1281.
it
happened
that
some
Fishermen
caught
in
their
net
a
Sea-monster
,
much
like
a
Lyon
,
which
as
soone
as
it
was
aboue
water
,
began
to
moane
and
lament
,
as
a
man
that
is
greeued
,
and
was
brought
aliue
to
Rome
to
the
Pope
Martin
the
4.
Shortly
after
ensued
the
Sicilian
Vespers
,
which
is
the
time
when
(
in
the
Papistrie
)
are
sung
the
Vespers
,
there
being
through
the
intisement
of
Pope
Nicolas
the
third
,
and
through
the
complot
of
the
king
of
Arragon
(
on
the
Easter
daye
)
murdered
all
the
Frenche
garrisons
,
which
the
French
king
had
in
Sicilia
.
In
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1522.
there
was
seene
at
the
sea
side
neere
Rome
,
a
Sea-monster
,
hauing
the
face
of
a
woman
with
great
brests
,
her
haire
all
intangled
,
with
long
eares
like
a
Beagle
,
but
in
shape
more
like
an
Ape
then
a
man
.
At
that
time
Sultan
Soliman
,
sunne
to
the
Turkish
Emperor
Zelim
,
besiedged
the
Knights
of
S.
Iohn
which
kept
Rhodes
,
and
so
strongly
assaulted
them
,
that
he
made
himselfe
maister
of
the
whole
Iland
.
A
little
before
that
,
Posthumes
Albinus
the
Romaine
Generall
,
with
his
whole
armie
,
was
by
the
French
discomfited
:
It
seemed
in
many
places
,
that
the
Sea
was
on
fire
,
which
was
a
signe
of
the
ensuing
burning
warre
,
which
at
that
time
was
kindled
in
many
places
of
the
worlde
.
that
God
hath
often
declared
through
tokens
and
signes
in
the
ayre
,
the
earth
,
and
from
the
deapth
of
the
seas
,
that
his
mightie
hand
was
raised
,
to
punish
lands
and
nations
,
for
their
wickednesse
,
by
warre
,
pestilence
or
famine
:
peruse
the
holye
Scriptures
,
reade
the
olde
Chronicles
,
and
that
which
I
tell
you
héere
will
be
manifest
vnto
you
:
and
yet
although
euery
man
can
espie
a
token
,
yet
can
none
deuine
what
they
signifie
.
It
hath
pleased
God
Almightie
to
hide
that
from
vs
,
thereby
to
kéepe
vs
more
in
awe
and
feare
.
II.
For
when
that
in
the
yéere
1598
,
the
Sea
had
vomited
a
mightie
Whale
on
our
shore
at
Berckhey
,
who
in
euery
ones
sight
was
horrible
to
beholde
,
I
also
was
amazed
and
admired
so
rare
a
thing
,
and
(
as
all
the
rest
)
doubted
that
some
strange
matter
would
ensue
thervpon
,
and
that
God
was
displeased
:
but
no
one
could
imagine
what
would
follow
,
nor
what
God
had
ordained
thereby
.
Vntill
that
out
of
Brabant
there
came
tumbling
a
pamphlet
,
wherein
at
large
the
full
signification
thereof
was
disclosed
,
no
otherwise
but
if
God
had
tolde
the
writer
what
he
had
disposed
.
III.
I
helde
my
peace
,
my
mouth
and
my
pen
,
hoping
that
God
ere
long
,
would
shew
that
he
had
not
caused
that
Whale
to
strande
in
Holland
,
as
a
token
that
he
ment
to
reduce
these
Netherlands
vnder
the
yoake
of
that
cruell
monster
,
who
séeketh
nothing
else
but
through
fire
and
sworde
,
to
destroye
these
excellent
countries
,
he
is
like
a
Whale
,
who
whatsoeuer
he
catcheth
in
his
chops
,
he
swalloweth
,
teareth
,
and
deuoureth
without
mercie
,
for
I
haue
hoped
alwayes
that
God
would
make
the
Spanish
tyrant
starue
for
hunger
,
like
the
Whale
did
after
two
dayes
and
thrée
nights
.
IIII.
This
Monster
was
24.
elles
in
length
,
22.
téeth
he
had
,
which
all
like
hornes
long
and
sharpe
fitted
the
one
within
the
other
in
the
hollow
vault
of
his
mouthe
,
his
eyes
smal
,
standing
déepe
within
his
head
,
[
*
](A10588-e20640-b)
*
Membrum
virile
.
the
thing
was
great
and
long
,
two
finnes
he
had
,
each
of
two
elles
long
,
&
broade
¾
and
½
,
he
had
a
toung
of
huge
bignesse
,
in
his
throate
lay
a
monsterous
bladder
like
an
Oxe
gut
,
which
vomitted
aboundance
of
filthe
,
which
with
great
streames
flowed
from
his
body
,
in
so
much
that
what
through
his
stincke
,
and
what
through
his
bignesse
,
he
was
most
horrible
in
euery
ones
sight
.
V.
This
all
fits
right
well
with
Signor
the
Admirant
,
who
(
[
*
](A10588-e20680-b)
*
Conueniunt
rebus
nomina
sepe
suis
.
The
Generall
of
the
male-cōtentish
campe
,
is
,
Franciscus
Mendosus
Admirandus
Arragonie
Marchio
Quadelles
Valdepenas
&c
Mendosus
,
a
,
um
,
is
as
much
as
a
man
that
is
full
of
lyes
or
faults
:
Admirandus
,
a
wonderfull
and
notable
fellow
:
Valdepenas
,
is
as
much
as
one
who
greatlye
plagueth
and
molesteth
other
men
,
and
shall
in
the
ende
,
greatly
be
punished
for
the
same
.
And
that
these
names
agree
with
his
conditions
,
he
shewed
as
soone
as
he
was
passed
the
Rhine
,
for
hauing
taken
the
cittie
of
Orsay
,
and
the
Castell
yet
holding
out
,
he
went
himselfe
in
person
accompanied
with
a
hangman
,
and
a
Fryer
,
to
the
castell
,
threatning
them
,
that
if
they
were
not
resolued
to
render
vp
the
Forte
,
they
might
prepare
themselues
to
be
confessed
,
and
that
the
hangeman
was
there
ready
to
hang
them
:
nay
more
,
himselfe
tooke
the
halters
out
of
the
hangmans
hands
,
and
lifting
them
on
high
,
shewed
them
vnto
the
besieged
.
I
beleeue
not
,
that
on
our
side
,
there
be
any
captaine
or
commaunder
,
that
would
haue
helped
the
hangman
so
well
in
his
office
.
"
That
which
some
esteeme
for
a
great
miserie
and
calamitie
,
(
viz.
to
leese
house
and
lands
)
those
of
Cleue
&
Munster
,
esteeme
it
a
great
happinesse
,
and
are
very
glad
,
that
in
abandoning
all
,
they
may
escape
bare
and
naked
out
of
the
tyrants
hands
.
as
his
name
signifies
)
is
parlous
gallant
,
with
24000.
men
he
passed
the
Rhine
,
and
first
tooke
Orsay
.
Euery
one
was
affrighted
through
out
all
the
land
,
each
cittie
imagined
that
they
leueld
at
them
,
yea
séemed
that
at
a
clappe
he
would
haue
taken
all
the
Citties
which
lye
héere
belowe
on
the
banke
.
But
it
was
not
so
,
the
case
goes
otherwise
,
he
whetteth
his
téeth
in
the
lands
of
Cleue
&
Munster
,
"
where
he
so
abuseth
both
men
and
women
,
that
no
body
can
endure
by
him
.
VI.
By
the
small
eyes
of
the
Whale
,
is
signified
the
little
foresight
and
vnaduisednesse
of
the
Admirant
,
who
was
so
gréedy
to
conuay
his
great
hoast
déeper
into
the
countrie
,
that
he
tooke
no
care
for
his
foode
,
[
(a)
](A10588-e20870-b)
(a)
All
wise
Generals
,
forecast
,
where
and
from
whence
the
campe
may
be
best
victuailed
:
but
this
wonderfull
fellowe
comming
ouer
the
Rhine
when
the
Corne
was
ripe
,
would
not
giue
the
countrimen
of
Zutphen
any
sauegarde
,
whereby
in
lying
peaceably
in
the
countrie
,
they
might
haue
victualed
the
Campe
.
But
willingly
gaue
them
respite
and
leasure
,
to
flie
into
the
strong
Citties
:
insomuch
,
that
shortly
after
,
his
Souldiours
through
hunger
were
constrained
to
eate
Coletwort-stalkes
,
and
clodded
blood
of
beasts
:
rootes
,
and
hearbes
,
&c.
And
whilest
that
the
land
was
full
of
food
and
victuals
,
they
said
,
it
is
not
royall
,
nor
honourable
inough
,
for
the
King
to
take
contribution
of
his
subiects
:
but
now
when
the
clownes
were
fled
,
he
graunteth
them
sauegarde
.
for
the
Countrie
people
fled
,
and
conuayed
the
Corne
and
cattle
away
,
insomuch
,
that
Signor
,
through
famine
was
constrained
to
eat
Colewort
stalkes
,
for
they
could
not
get
any
bread
:
yet
when
this
hungrie
crew
,
came
into
the
[
(b)
](A10588-e20900-b)
(b)
So
I
call
the
citties
of
Cleue
and
Munster
:
but
truly
the
Spaniards
doth
not
now
esteeme
or
holde
them
for
Neutrall
,
but
as
his
owne
,
and
respecteth
them
no
more
then
hee
dooth
Deutecum
,
which
alwayes
heeretofore
hath
beene
on
our
side
.
And
euen
as
the
Pope
did
giue
this
king
of
Spaines
predecessors
,
the
land
of
America
,
(
whereof
the
Heathen
king
Artibalyba
greatly
wondered
saying
:
Surely
this
Pope
must
needs
be
some
great
foole
,
to
giue
my
countrie
and
citties
,
wherein
he
hath
not
a
foote
of
right
,
to
an
other
.
)
Euen
as
great
right
and
reason
hath
he
to
giue
Albertus
(
who
is
one
of
his
best
sonnes
)
the
Lordships
of
Cleue
and
Munster
,
if
so
it
may
please
his
holinesse
:
But
to
whom
soeuer
the
said
Prouinces
belongeth
of
Cleue
and
Munster
,
the
Spaniards
supposeth
to
haue
good
right
in
them
,
saying
that
at
the
time
when
Knipperdolincke
and
Iohn
Becolt
of
Leyden
,
with
the
Annabaptists
in
Anno.
1533.
had
made
themselues
maister
of
the
Cittie
of
Munster
,
the
Bishop
beeing
not
able
ynough
to
take
the
Cittie
againe
,
and
to
beate
out
the
Annabaptists
,
he
besought
those
of
the
house
of
Burgundie
for
ayde
,
promising
that
himselfe
and
his
subiects
at
any
time
thereafter
,
should
bee
thankfull
vnto
them
for
it
.
Now
is
it
the
right
time
(
saide
the
Spaniards
)
to
accomplish
that
promise
,
and
therefore
they
thinke
they
may
lawfully
call
in
their
debts
and
to
pay
themselues
.
See
how
easily
a
staffe
is
found
when
one
will
beate
the
dogge
,
if
one
cannot
finde
a
straight
one
,
a
crooked
one
will
serue
the
turne
.
Neutrall
citties
and
there
lodged
in
[
c
](A10588-e21060-b)
c
Some
poore
Cittizens
,
which
with
their
hands
and
the
sweate
of
their
browes
get
their
liuing
,
are
pestered
with
ten
,
fifteene
,
yea
twentie
souldiers
in
their
housen
,
other
some
25.
30.
36.
more
or
lesse
,
which
eate
and
consume
all
what
the
miserable
Inhabitants
of
the
neutrall
citties
,
are
able
any
way
to
get
.
My
Lords
they
sit
at
the
table
making
good
cheere
.
The
hoast
like
a
Page
must
stand
behind
them
,
bare
headed
to
serue
them
,
yea
he
must
see
them
with
money
,
before
they
will
vouchsafe
to
touch
one
bit
of
the
good
meate
which
is
set
before
them
.
Where
Signior
the
Spaniard
hath
any
gouernment
,
there
the
Gentlemen
and
Cittizens
of
the
Citties
must
stand
with
cap
in
hand
,
and
bow
themselues
to
a
filthie
rotten
,
pockie
,
Spanish
basketmaker
,
and
such
a
one
must
bee
called
Signior
,
as
is
woorse
then
the
most
basest
Boore
in
all
the
Netherlands
.
heaps
,
listen
what
they
did
:
Browne
bread
,
and
powdred
flesh
they
scorned
to
eate
,
throwing
it
at
their
hoasts
féete
,
[
d
](A10588-e21080-b)
d
Yea
so
wicked
and
immodest
are
these
pockie
abhominable
wretches
,
and
heathnish
Christians
,
that
they
will
not
respect
wenches
of
eight
,
nine
,
tenne
,
eleuen
,
or
twelue
yeares
of
age
.
and
through
their
villanies
they
haue
vndone
many
a
maide
and
honest
woman
.
VII
Through
the
vnnecessarie
and
vgly
tongue
of
the
whale
is
signified
,
Iulius
Caesar
,
and
others
,
which
were
wont
to
say
:
Si
violandum
est
Ius
,
regnandi
causa
violandum
est
.
Alpen
,
Anholt
,
and
Meurs
,
vnto
which
the
Cardinall
vnder
his
hand
and
Scale
had
graunted
neutralitie
,
haue
notwithstanding
by
the
Admirant
bene
taken
.
that
the
promises
which
the
Spaniarde
maketh
vs
,
are
vaine
and
of
no
woorth
.
It
is
stinke
,
it
is
filth
,
burning
and
murthering
which
stickes
in
his
heart
,
and
herewith
his
minde
is
stuffed
&
puffed
vp
like
the
bellie
of
the
whale
,
with
filthie
infection
.
[
f
](A10588-e21200-b)
f
The
Spaniard
seemes
to
haue
minde
vpon
nothing
so
much
,
as
vpon
the
Romish
religion
,
and
the
furtherance
thereof
.
In
so
much
that
his
Catholicque
Maiestie
,
the
king
of
Spaine
is
esteemed
to
be
the
truest
and
faithfullest
seruant
vnto
the
Romish
seate
.
Vnder
this
hypocriticall
vaile
,
they
seeke
to
cloake
their
insatiable
ambition
,
couetousnesse
,
and
bloodthirst
.
Euery
where
that
they
lie
in
Cleueland
,
they
do
no
more
fauour
the
Catholicques
,
then
those
of
the
reformed
religion
or
others
,
yea
the
places
could
be
named
where
they
haue
broken
the
Churches
and
monuments
which
by
our
people
were
leaft
vndefaced
.
Shew
of
holinesse
and
pariurie
are
the
two
sinnes
,
wherewith
hee
purposeth
to
subdue
the
Netherlands
.
He
hath
heretofore
done
many
an
exployt
,
but
since
that
his
deceit
came
to
light
a
very
litle
.
Al
his
deuices
are
deceit
,
enormious
in
each
ones
sight
,
euery
one
feares
his
crueltie
,
be
they
protestants
[
g
](A10588-e21230-b)
g
I
speake
of
some
such
Papists
,
which
hauing
tasted
the
Barbarous
cruelties
of
the
Spaniards
,
know
full
well
that
they
fauour
none
,
but
euen
such
ouer
which
they
haue
no
power
.
Those
which
long
and
wish
for
the
victorie
of
the
Spaniards
wish
for
their
own
destruction
,
be
they
whatsoeuer
they
may
be
,
or
Papists
,
they
know
his
dealings
.
VIII
.
The
Whale
lying
on
the
strand
,
euery
one
that
came
thither
shortned
his
taile
,
cutting
a
péece
thereof
.
The
Spaniardes
taile
is
also
well
shortned
,
for
by
reason
of
the
hunger
which
the
poore
Souldiers
endured
,
many
haue
dyed
,
and
many
other
haue
beene
slaine
by
our
men
,
also
many
fled
away
,
both
by
day
and
by
night
,
insomuch
that
his
hoast
is
lessened
by
the
one
halfe
,
[
*
](A10588-e21270-b)
*
When
the
enemy
marched
vp
to
Deutecum
,
his
excellencie
forsooke
the
place
where
he
lay
,
ensconsing
himselfe
vpon
the
dyke
in
battaile
arraye
,
a
long
while
expecting
the
enemie
,
who
with
his
campe
laye
at
Elterberch
,
about
a
halfe
league
from
our
campe
.
The
enemy
euery
moment
was
at
an
allarum
,
where
his
excellencie
neuer
made
any
,
neither
was
this
lustie
Spaniard
so
bolde
as
with
his
great
armie
,
once
to
assaile
our
little
heape
.
This
is
the
right
sitting
vnder
the
defence
of
the
highest
,
and
to
dwell
vnder
the
shadowe
of
the
almightie
,
Psal
91.1
.
Many
of
iudgement
&
vnderstanding
,
esteeme
,
and
hope
that
the
Lord
of
hoasts
hath
ordained
this
yeare
many
great
victories
to
his
excellencie
,
as
in
the
yeare
last
past
.
without
any
hurt
or
hinderance
to
ours
.
Oh
a
shrewd
knocke
for
these
blood
thirstie
hounds
,
how
vnaduised
was
he
,
that
counsailed
them
to
come
into
these
watery
landes
,
in
the
which
already
they
haue
endured
so
great
shame
.
IX
.
As
héeretofore
the
warlicke
Romaine
[
*
](A10588-e21340-b)
*
The
renowned
Hanniball
had
at
diuers
times
discomfited
the
Romaine
boasts
,
especially
the
victorie
which
he
obtained
by
Cannas
in
Apulia
,
is
worthy
of
memorie
,
where
so
manye
thousands
of
Romaines
dyed
,
that
Hannibals
souldiers
besides
other
spoiles
,
got
from
the
hands
of
the
slaine
,
three
bushels
of
Rings
,
and
if
Hanniball
at
that
time
had
followed
on
his
victorie
,
he
might
easily
haue
taken
Rome
,
and
subdued
all
the
Romaine
Empire
.
Shortlye
after
he
came
with
his
armie
(
which
alwayes
was
woont
to
vanquish
,
)
into
Italye
,
at
which
time
the
Romaines
made
Q.
Fabius
a
Dictator
,
who
perceiuing
the
insatiable
desire
of
Haniball
,
his
experience
and
order
in
the
warres
,
ensconced
himselfe
wel
,
and
would
not
for
any
thing
giue
Hanniball
battaile
,
but
laye
still
,
by
reason
whereof
he
was
of
euery
one
esteemed
a
coward
,
but
he
cared
not
for
that
,
and
so
long
he
lay
still
with
his
forces
,
vntill
Hannibals
Campe
,
with
the
long
lying
had
consumed
it selfe
,
and
came
to
shame
,
wherof
the
Romains
gaue
him
this
praise
.
Vnus
homo
nobis
canctando
restituit
rem
.
Fabius
in
sitting
still
,
vanquished
the
valiant
venturous
Hanniball
.
So
hath
also
our
Lorde
the
noble
Count
Maurice
shewed
his
great
experience
in
the
martiall
affaires
,
in
driuing
the
enemie
with
all
his
mightie
troupes
out
of
the
land
,
without
blow
or
shocke
.
O
noble
blood
of
Nassau
,
O
prince
of
Orange
,
mightest
thou
once
cast
downe
thy
eyes
and
bebolde
how
Iacke
of
Spaine
is
bearded
by
[
“
](A10588-e21540-b)
“
Good
reason
had
Earle
Peter
of
Mansuelt
,
to
say
(
when
he
heard
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
(
of
laudable
memorie
)
had
a
sonne
borne
,
whose
name
was
Mauritius
,
)
If
this
childe
haue
his
Fathers
wisdome
,
and
the
vallour
of
his
Graund-father
Mauritius
the
Prince
of
Saxonie
,
he
will
giue
the
King
of
Spaine
enough
to
doe
.
Maurice
thy
sonne
,
mightest
thou
once
sée
how
hee
hath
clipped
and
shortned
his
taile
,
thy
heart
would
reioyce
,
and
thy
ioyes
be
redoubled
,
in
beholding
thy
sonnes
vallour
and
vertues
.
X.
Next
to
[
a
](A10588-e21650-b)
a
Earle
Adolph
of
Nassau
was
made
Emperor
in
Anno
1292.
and
raigned
6.
yeares
,
maintaining
greate
warres
against
Albertus
duke
of
Austria
.
Adolph
of
Nassau
came
to
the
Empire
Albertus
,
a
Prince
of
the
house
of
Austria
.
Adolph
suffered
each
one
to
kéepe
and
hold
his
goods
and
lands
,
each
their
Citties
and
their
people
in
peace
.
[
b
](A10588-e21740-b)
b
And
beeing
that
the
Historie
whereof
we
haue
here
spoken
,
is
worthie
of
memorie
,
for
the
resemblance
of
the
matters
which
happen
now
,
and
being
that
it
is
aboue
three
hundreth
yeares
ago
that
they
happened
,
and
therefore
not
so
well
knowne
,
I
wil
for
the
delight
of
the
wel-willing
Reader
,
rehearse
the
summe
thereof
,
as
it
is
written
by
Iosias
Smilers
,
lib
1.
de
Repub.
Heluet.
Albertus
was
a
great
enemie
and
an
enuior
of
the
freedome
of
the
Switzers
,
he
had
many
children
.
All
which
hee
intending
to
inrich
,
sought
to
stretch
out
his
commaundement
farre
and
nigh
about
his
Empire
,
and
hath
rent
and
torne
diuers
Lordships
from
the
same
,
and
ioyned
them
to
his
house
,
as
his
owne
:
hee
was
very
troublesome
and
dammageable
vnto
all
his
bordering
neighbours
,
he
feared
not
,
nor
was
not
ashamed
,
(
with
dishonourable
and
lawlesse
reasons
)
yea
with
open
might
to
demande
and
make
his
owne
,
that
which
belonged
vnto
others
.
The
spirituall
persons
which
were
rich
and
wealthie
,
hee
endeuoured
to
bring
the
matter
to
such
a
passe
,
that
they
should
sell
him
their
rights
,
or
that
they
would
acknowledge
him
and
his
children
for
euer
,
for
their
hereditarie
Defendors
,
Lords
,
and
Protectors
.
Also
he
besought
the
Earles
and
Barrons
of
Switzerland
to
acknowledge
the
Lords
of
Austria
for
their
Land-Lords
,
which
before
were
subiect
to
none
but
to
the
Romaine
Emprour
.
Hee
also
forcibly
detained
the
paternall
inheritance
of
his
brothers
sonne
,
ouer
whom
hee
was
appoynted
Tutor
.
Some
citties
did
Albertus
(
what
through
prayers
,
faire
promises
and
threats
)
teare
and
separate
from
the
Empire
,
and
clouted
them
to
the
house
of
Austria
.
But
the
most
part
haue
denied
his
importunate
requests
,
and
would
not
in
any
wise
submit
themselues
to
him
.
Shortly
after
that
the
Embassadors
were
returned
,
many
of
the
Citties
and
Lordships
of
the
Switzers
sent
vnto
him
certaine
persons
,
beseeching
his
Emperiall
Maiestie
that
it
might
please
him
,
to
confirme
them
the
rights
and
preuiledges
which
his
predecessors
had
graunted
them
.
Wherevpon
in
great
rage
he
answered
,
that
hee
would
doo
that
which
they
requested
,
euen
as
they
had
granted
him
his
demaundes
:
and
further
,
that
hee
had
ordained
certaine
Gouernours
which
he
would
send
them
,
and
by
them
they
should
vnderstand
his
will
more
at
large
.
And
for
Gouernours
,
hee
appoynted
one
named
Grislerus
,
and
another
named
Peregrinus
Landenbergius
.
These
Gouernours
of
the
Emperours
at
the
first
dealed
very
kindly
and
discreetly
with
the
people
,
thereby
seeking
to
steale
the
hearts
of
the
communaltie
,
&
to
make
them
obedient
to
Albertus
.
But
seeing
that
they
profited
nothing
that
way
,
they
assayed
what
crueltie
and
tyrannie
would
worke
.
For
breuities
sake
,
wee
will
passe
ouer
many
things
wherewith
Albertus
Gouernours
tried
the
good
Switzers
,
and
onelie
tell
what
Grislerus
hath
done
,
who
was
Gouernour
of
Switz
and
Vri.
He
builded
a
strong
Castle
by
his
Lords
command
neare
Altorf
,
which
in
their
tongue
he
named
Twing
Vri
,
&c.
Which
is
as
much
as
the
yoake
by
which
those
of
Vri
shall
be
brought
to
the
vttermost
slauerie
and
obedience
.
This
Castle
being
finished
,
he
caused
within
Altorff
to
be
set
vp
a
high
Pole
,
and
vpon
the
top
,
a
flat
Cap
,
commaunding
that
euery
man
with
vncouering
of
the
head
and
bowing
of
the
knee
,
should
honour
the
said
Cap
,
as
much
as
if
the
Emperour
or
himselfe
in
person
were
present
,
knowing
well
that
those
which
hated
the
Emperor
&
him
,
would
neuer
doe
the
same
,
but
he
did
it
to
the
end
that
he
might
haue
occasion
to
attache
those
which
were
suspected
.
It
chaunced
that
one
William
Tell
,
at
sundrie
times
passing
by
the
Cap
,
honoured
not
the
same
,
which
being
reported
to
the
Gouernour
,
he
sought
to
excuse
himselfe
,
in
saying
,
that
he
knew
not
that
the
matter
was
of
such
importance
.
But
Grislerus
not
content
heerewith
,
tooke
one
of
William
Tels
sonnes
(
whom
he
knew
the
Father
loued
best
,
and
laying
an
Appell
vpon
the
childes
head
,
said
,
vnlesse
then
you
shoote
of
this
Appell
without
hurting
the
childe
,
thou
shalt
dye
.
The
Father
answered
that
hee
would
rather
dye
then
aduenture
it
.
Well
(
quoth
the
Gouernour
,
)
except
that
thou
doost
it
,
both
thy selfe
and
thy
sonne
shall
dye
.
William
Tel
perceiuing
,
that
prayers
would
take
no
place
there
,
tooke
the
Bowe
into
his
hand
,
and
there
through
Gods
helpe
,
shot
off
the
Apell
without
touching
the
childe
.
The
Gouernour
had
marked
that
William
Tel
had
taken
two
arrowes
out
of
the
Quiuer
,
whereof
the
one
he
had
stucke
at
his
girdell
,
wherfore
he
asked
what
he
ment
thereby
.
William
Tel
answered
,
that
he
ment
nothing
thereby
but
that
it
was
the
order
of
Archers
.
The
Gouernour
not
content
therewith
,
would
needs
know
the
grounde
of
the
matter
,
promising
him
,
that
if
hee
would
tell
him
the
trueth
,
his
life
should
not
be
touched
.
William
Tell
vpon
these
promises
,
said
:
that
his
intent
was
(
if
he
had
slaine
his
sonne
with
the
one
arrow
)
to
haue
killed
the
Gouernour
with
the
other
.
O
wicked
wretch
(
quoth
Grislerus
)
thy
life
will
I
not
take
,
but
I
will
commit
thee
to
a
prison
,
where
thou
shalt
see
neither
sunne
nor
moone
,
nor
speake
to
any
body
,
and
there
thou
shalt
end
thy
daies
.
And
causing
his
hands
and
feete
to
be
bound
,
tooke
him
with
him
in
a
ship
going
from
Vri
to
Cusnac
.
When
being
in
the
middest
of
the
lake
,
there
arose
such
a
mightie
storme
,
that
they
esteemed
themselues
lost
,
the
Marriners
not
being
able
to
guide
the
Ship
,
abandoned
the
same
,
to
the
mercie
of
the
windes
and
the
waters
,
and
Grislerus
in
this
distresse
,
asked
if
there
were
no
meanes
to
get
a
shore
,
whatsoeuer
it
might
cost
.
Wherevpon
one
of
his
seruants
replyed
,
that
he
doubted
not
but
they
should
get
a
shore
,
if
William
Tell
might
stand
at
the
Helme
,
for
he
was
a
strong
man
,
and
very
expert
at
Sea
,
which
they
hearing
,
vnbound
William
Tell
,
and
set
him
at
the
Helme
,
where
he
laboured
greatly
to
bring
the
Ship
neere
the
land
,
which
within
a
while
did
:
and
espying
a
great
Rocke
(
which
at
this
day
is
yet
called
Tels
Rocke
)
he
steered
the
Barke
fully
thereupon
,
and
at
the
approaching
,
leauing
the
Helme
,
and
catching
his
bowe
and
arrowes
,
leapt
ouer
boorde
vppon
the
Rocke
,
and
withall
his
might
launching
the
Barke
againe
,
ranne
into
the
countrie
,
and
the
Barke
after
long
tossing
,
some
dayes
after
got
to
Brunnen
,
from
whence
Grislerus
trauailed
towards
Cusnac
by
land
.
William
Tell
beeing
well
acquainted
with
the
wayes
,
hid
himselfe
behinde
certaine
bushes
in
a
Valley
,
through
the
which
hee
knewe
Grislerus
should
passe
:
and
hauing
his
Bowe
in
a
readinesse
,
at
the
tyrants
passing
by
shot
him
thorough
,
which
done
(
because
that
he
would
not
be
taken
)
he
fled
to
some
cheefe
persons
which
hee
knew
to
be
great
enemies
of
the
Emperours
and
Gouernours
,
vnto
which
he
declared
the
matter
,
and
hauing
consulted
vppon
it
,
tooke
heart
,
and
by
little
and
little
,
droue
all
Albertus
officers
out
of
the
lande
,
thereby
recouering
their
lost
freedome
,
which
vntill
this
daye
they
holde
.
Compare
our
Albertus
with
his
Cardinals
flatte
Cap
,
to
this
Albertus
wherof
we
haue
spoken
,
and
you
shall
finde
,
that
two
Egges
laide
by
one
Henne
cannot
resemble
one
another
better
.
Beholde
the
ende
.
Assoone
as
Albertus
got
the
Scepter
in
his
hande
,
hee
made
strife
and
debate
in
Switzerland
.
The
which
with
subtiltie
,
and
afterwardes
with
strife
and
odio●s
practises
he
sought
to
ioyne
to
his
house
.
But
Albertus
aymed
amisse
,
the
valiant
sturdie
Switzers
haue
(
for
their
countries
fréedome
)
spared
neyther
goods
nor
blood
,
they
ioyned
togither
and
played
the
men
,
vntill
such
time
as
they
had
banished
Albert
out
of
the
land
.
XI
.
The
noble
bloud
of
the
house
of
Nassau
,
[
a
](A10588-e22270-b)
a
His
excellencie
hauing
driuen
the
enemy
out
of
Emricke
rendered
the
same
willinglye
into
the
hands
of
the
Duke
of
Cleue
,
without
any
wayes
touching
any
one
in
life
or
goods
.
holdeth
yet
the
same
steps
which
Adolph
long
agoe
shewed
them
.
Albert
likewise
followeth
the
paces
of
his
Graund-fathers
,
who
tyrannized
Switzerland
:
he
séeketh
to
teare
and
seperate
the
land
of
Cleue
from
the
Empire
,
as
euery
one
may
see
.
[
b
](A10588-e22330-b)
b
These
bloud-suckers
were
not
contented
,
in
hauing
taken
the
good
Earle
of
Brookes
Castell
,
and
imprisoned
him
,
but
haue
against
their
promises
most
wickedly
murthered
him
,
and
burnt
his
body
to
Ashes
.
Oh
cruell
tyrants
:
but
O
worthie
Earle
,
who
in
dying
in
the
right
beleefe
,
didst
witnesse
the
true
religion
with
thy
blood
.
The
goods
of
this
good
Lord
were
publikely
with
the
sounde
of
Drum
and
Trumpet
,
solde
in
the
campe
,
euen
as
the
souldiours
are
vsed
to
fell
the
bootie
and
pillage
,
got
of
their
open
enemies
.
When
the
Earle
of
Valkensteine
and
Brooke
,
&c.
would
haue
defended
his
countrie
,
he
was
imprisoned
,
murdered
,
and
burnt
to
Ashes
.
You
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
how
long
will
you
suffer
this
,
how
long
will
you
sléepe
with
open
eyes
,
is
it
not
yet
enough
,
the
Spaniarde
himselfe
saith
,
that
you
are
Lyons
[
c
](A10588-e22370-b)
c
That
some
thinke
that
Albertus
with
his
ayders
,
vpon
the
writings
and
requests
of
any
King
or
Prince
,
would
leaue
and
abandon
the
confederate
citties
,
is
in
vaine
;
But
will
do
as
of
late
yeares
did
the
Earle
Tunis
of
Oldenborch
,
who
hauing
forcibly
taken
the
house
or
castell
of
Dolmerhorst
with
the
appurtenances
.
Those
of
Spier
,
in
the
Emperours
name
,
wrote
vnto
him
,
that
he
should
render
the
same
againe
to
those
vnto
whom
it
did
lawfully
belong
.
The
Earle
hauing
receiued
the
Letters
(
after
the
contents
read
)
helde
them
a
prittie
while
to
his
eare
,
saying
.
I
heare
no
Gunnes
,
as
if
he
would
haue
saide
,
what
I
haue
purchased
by
force
of
armes
,
I
will
not
suffer
to
bee
taken
awaye
againe
by
papers
.
but
bite
not
.
XII
.
O
thou
God
of
hoasts
,
vouchsafe
mercifully
to
beholde
thy
countrie
,
and
defend
the
same
with
thy
strong
arme
,
against
these
halfe
white
Moores
:
Suffer
them
not
O
Lord
,
to
execute
the
rancour
of
their
hearts
,
against
the
people
which
thou
hast
chosen
for
thy
heritage
.
It
is
true
that
we
deserue
to
be
wholie
cast
from
the
sight
of
thy
sacred
face
.
We
haue
deserued
to
be
robbed
of
thy
holye
worde
,
which
now
thou
teachest
vs
:
yet
Lorde
for
thy
names
sake
,
fauour
vs
yet
and
alwayes
,
shew
thy
mercie
to
thy
Church
.
XIII
.
O
you
states
of
the
vnited
lands
,
who
haue
chosen
for
your
Lieutenant
the
Counte
Maurice
,
melt
all
your
spirits
together
,
beséech
GOD
continually
to
encrease
in
you
(
through
his
goodnesse
)
the
spirit
of
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(a)
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(a)
Concordia
res
parue
crescunt
.
concorde
[
(b)
](A10588-e22510-b)
(b)
It
is
an
olde
saying
:
Romanus
sedendo
vincit
.
wisedome
and
[
(c)
](A10588-e22530-b)
(c)
Woe
to
the
lande
whose
king
is
a
child
,
eyther
in
years
or
vnderstanding
.
vnderstanding
to
the
building
of
his
church
,
and
the
countries
good
.
But
first
séeke
for
Gods
kingdome
,
further
(
by
all
meanes
)
his
Church
,
then
will
hee
cast
his
blessing
vpon
this
land
,
and
abolish
all
Achitophels
complots
:
and
at
your
soules
departure
from
hence
,
receiue
them
vp
to
him
in
his
celestiall
dwelling
.
[
(d)
](A10588-e22550-b)
(d)
Religio
verè
ligat
,
Where
the
hearts
of
men
are
not
through
the
bonde
of
true
religion
bound
together
,
there
is
no
foundation
.
Therefore
,
all
those
which
seeke
the
countries
welfare
,
must
also
and
especially
procure
the
furtherance
of
the
true
Catholicke
reformed
religion
,
in
euery
place
where
it
is
possible
,
setting
wise
and
learned
men
to
preache
the
same
,
and
ordaining
good
Schooles
,
wherein
youth
may
bee
well
educated
and
taught
,
not
onely
in
speach
and
sciences
,
but
especially
in
the
true
religion
,
to
which
ende
the
Emperiall
goods
ought
to
be
vsed
,
which
doone
,
there
shall
be
no
occasion
giuen
to
the
enimies
of
the
religion
and
the
patrimonie
,
to
say
,
that
we
driue
away
the
Monckes
and
Fryers
,
not
so
much
through
zeale
of
religion
,
as
because
we
might
get
the
fingering
of
the
spirituall
goods
.
FINIS
.