ADVERTISEMENTS
OVT
OF
BRITANIE
,
IN
SEPTEMBER
.
1591.
SIR
,
by
my
last
letters
of
the
20.
of
August
,
I
did
acquaint
you
with
those
reasons
that
moued
the
Prince
de
Dombes
in
such
earnestnesse
to
vrge
,
and
my
Lord
Generall
to
yeeld
vnto
this
viage
of
the
South
:
which
conclusion
so
mightelie
perplexed
the
Inhabitantes
of
S.
Brieux
,
that
their
greeues
forcing
th'
ordinarie
passage
of
a
popular
discontentment
,
resolued
into
most
bitter
railinges
against
the
Prince
,
vpon
whom
they
publickly
exclaimed
:
That
hauing
sixe
moneths
since
supplied
his
armie
with
al
things
necessarie
,
(
entertained
both
him
and
it
14.
daies
in
their
Towne
,
and
lastly
yeelded
to
a
contribution
of
a
thousand
crownes
,
)
he
woulde
now
abandon
them
vnto
the
implacable
furie
of
their
professed
enemies
,
the
Lambalists
,
and
the
greedie
couetousnes
of
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
,
who
alreadie
had
extorted
1400.
crownes
from
them
:
Some
did
solemnly
vow
to
seeke
new
habitations
,
and
the
greatest
number
absolutelie
to
geue
themselues
vnto
the
League
.
How
be
it
in
verie
trueth
these
reasons
were
not
sufficient
,
to
binde
an
armie
to
the
conseruation
of
so
meane
a
place
,
which
by
neither
partie
can
be
otherwise
preserued
.
The
Gentlemen
of
those
partes
seeking
to
diuert
this
resolution
,
by
drawing
the
Prince
vnto
a
seconde
vndertaking
of
Lambalta
,
made
proffer
of
10000.
men
,
toward
the
better
performance
of
the
seruice
,
and
offered
an
hundred
of
the
best
of
them
,
vnto
the
first
breach
that
should
be
made
by
the
Canon
.
These
were
of
those
Gallants
,
which
left
vs
at
the
late
siege
of
Lamballa
.
who
contented
themseles
to
looke
on
at
the
cutting
of
our
throats
,
while
they
(
good
men
)
did
figure
vnto
themselues
no
other
care
,
but
the
fetching
in
of
haruest
,
and
the
conseruation
of
their
petie
menage
;
as
if
the
warres
of
their
Countreie
,
nothing
apperteining
to
themselues
,
were
onely
to
be
determined
by
her
Maiesties
Forces
.
But
seeing
the
armie
readie
to
march
,
and
that
reckoning
some
what
disappointed
,
knowing
withal
notwithstanding
,
the
Duke
de
Mercuries
safegard
,
which
the
most
of
them
haue
,
that
their
owne
neere
neighbouring
hungry
Garrisons
,
woulde
eternallie
praie
vpon
them
:
after
the
fayned
instance
of
Ixion
,
and
the
Aegle
:
they
became
vntimely
sutors
for
that
,
which
not
long
before
(
thorow
their
owne
endeuors
)
they
might
easilie
haue
conquered
vnto
them selues
.
Vpon
this
Text
you
must
geue
me
leaue
tonote
,
that
these
Petitioners
were
onlie
such
,
whose
whole
liuings
did
lie
subiect
to
the
dailie
incursions
of
the
Lamballists
.
Those
which
dwelt
but
six
leagues
from
Lamballa
,
were
neuer
moued
at
our
departure
,
no
more
doe
the
Britanes
otherwise
apprehende
this
general
quarrel
,
then
in
regard
of
some
particular
interest
:
which
error
,
the
King
(
being
assisted
with
her
Maiesties
Forces
)
may
easilie
reforme
.
The
Prince
being
taught
by
former
experience
that
those
fewe
particularities
could
bring
no
great
aduancement
to
the
Kinges
seruice
,
continued
his
former
determination
of
carrying
his
armie
into
the
South
,
where
a
great
supplie
of
forces
was
promised
by
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
and
others
:
and
according
to
that
,
our
army
dislodged
from
S.
Brieux
,
vpon
the
one
and
twentie
day
of
August
.
That
night
we
came
to
Kersoe
,
the
23.
to
Plemy
,
the
25.
to
Collinie
,
where
the
Prince
receiued
information
,
that
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
was
dislodged
from
Dinant
,
and
marched
that
night
toward
a
sdmal
village
called
Brun
:
by
the
oportunitie
of
which
place
,
he
might
,
to
his
reasonable
aduantage
,
charge
vs
in
our
next
daies
march
.
Brun
is
somewhat
more
then
two
leagues
from
Collinie
,
and
not
a
quarter
of
a
league
from
the
hie-way
,
by
which
we
were
to
passe
vnto
S.
Meyn
.
Vppon
which
intelligence
,
the
Prince
,
with
some
of
his
principal
Counsellers
,
came
to
my
Lord
Generals
lodging
,
which
then
was
an
English
mile
from
Collinie
,
where
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
dilating
all
the
circumstances
of
that
late
receiued
aduertisement
concluded
with
these
two
doubtfull
considerations
.
The
first
,
that
in
regard
of
the
enemies
purposes
to
crosse
our
passage
into
the
South
partes
of
Brittanie
,
it
was
necessarie
to
consider
,
whether
our
Forces
were
sufficient
to
second
our
defences
.
The
other
,
that
in
holding
a
right
forward
course
,
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
might
cut
vs
from
al
supplie
of
victuals
,
comming
from
Reines
,
and
Monford
,
by
taking
his
lodging
at
S.
Meyn
.
Vnto
these
two
doubtes
,
being
the
onelie
matter
of
moment
propounded
by
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
my
L.
Generall
most
grauelie
and
resolutelie
answered
,
that
the
Prince
,
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
himselfe
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Princes
Counsaile
,
after
a
long
deliberation
,
and
most
earnest
opportunitie
,
hauing
embarked
themselves
,
and
him
into
this
course
,
it
was
not
now
to
looke
into
their
weakenesse
,
which
before
should
haue
beene
weighed
with
better
iudgement
.
Wherby
since
their
reputation
were
so
deepelie
engaged
,
hee
nowe
thought
them
all
tied
in
honour
,
to
march
directlie
forward
,
without
anie
regard
to
their
smal
numbers
;
and
that
to
take
any
other
course
,
would
altogether
sauour
of
an
exceeding
feare
,
vnto
the
second
,
that
Duke
de
Mercurie
could
no
more
anoy
vs
by
putting
himselfe
betweene
Reynes
and
our
armie
,
then
we
,
by
possessing
those
passages
which
leade
to
Dinant
and
S.
Malo
,
from
which
place
he
was
likewise
to
attend
his
greatest
reliefe
.
These
reasons
being
highlie
approoued
by
the
prince
,
and
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
himselfe
,
who
willinglie
would
haue
driuen
a
wider
course
by
Malletroit
and
Plermer
,
it
was
concluded
,
that
by
breake
of
daie
following
,
the
armie
should
dislodge
,
&
marche
directlie
towards
S.
Meyn
,
and
that
foorth
with
certaine
light
horses
should
be
sent
foorth
,
to
discouer
whether
the
enemie
was
that
night
come
to
Brun
,
or
not
.
The
order
of
march
,
and
the
place
whereunto
the
army
should
the
next
day
march
,
was
referred
to
the
morning
consultation
,
at
the
place
of
Kende●ous
.
At
the
Councel
,
I
remember
,
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
would
needes
prescribe
a
solemne
platte
of
battell
,
against
the
next
daies
expected
encounter
,
but
that
deuise
was
readelie
altered
by
my
Lord
General
,
who
affirmed
,
that
al
formes
of
fighting
were
euermore
tied
to
the
circumstances
of
those
places
,
wherein
men
were
to
fight
,
and
therefore
,
not
to
be
determined
,
til
the
place
were
first
viewed
.
The
26.
our
armie
dislodged
from
Collinie
;
and
because
the
Prince
was
certainly
enformed
by
those
light
horse
,
sent
foorth
the
night
before
,
to
discouer
that
Duke
Mercurie
was
not
come
to
Brun
,
it
was
resolued
that
the
armie
should
march
that
day
to
Saint
Meyn
:
But
through
the
vnreadines
of
al
things
appertaining
to
the
Cannon
,
whereby
the
best
part
of
the
morning
was
wasted
,
and
the
dishabilitie
of
our
weak
men
,
in
so
short
a
time
to
performe
a
march
of
such
length
,
this
course
was
cutte
off
by
the
waste
,
and
at
night
we
came
to
Medrimack
,
which
standeth
in
the
mid
way
betwixt
Collinie
,
and
Saint
Meyn
.
At
Medrimack
the
Prince
was
truelie
enformed
,
that
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
,
the
day
before
in
al
secrecie
,
about
seuen
of
the
clocke
in
the
euening
,
dislodged
from
Dinant
with
his
armie
,
and
was
that
night
come
to
Plenaden
,
where
this
day
he
reposed
himselfe
,
meaning
thereby
(
as
afterwarde
it
appeared
)
the
better
to
couer
his
intention
,
which
was
,
with
a
speedie
march
in
the
night
following
,
to
possesse
Saint
Meyn
before
we
should
suspect
his
departure
from
Plenaden
,
which
is
foure
Leagues
from
S.
Meyn
.
From
Medrimack
thether
are
counted
but
three
leagues
:
but
this
fraud
was
easilie
discouered
by
my
Lord
Generall
,
who
aduised
the
Prince
,
our
Grose
being
not
able
to
performe
that
march
,
through
the
comber
of
the
Cannon
,
and
the
great
number
of
weake
men
,
that
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
hauing
foure
hundred
of
our
ablest
Footemen
ioyned
to
his
fourscore
Curaces
,
and
not
aboue
fiue
hundred
Harquebuzers
,
a
cheual
should
dislodge
about
midnight
,
and
assaie
,
if
by
a
speedie
diligence
he
coulde
disappoint
the
enemie
of
his
intended
lodging
at
S.
Meyn
;
which
was
accordingly
performed
.
My
Lord
Generall
,
most
exceedinglie
carefull
vpon
al
hazards
to
second
these
troupes
,
caused
our
armie
to
dislodge
from
Medrimack
the
next
morning
,
almost
two
howers
before
day
,
which
was
the
seuen
and
twentieth
.
In
our
march
the
Prince
receiued
aduertisement
from
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
that
Saint
Meyn
was
inuested
with
his
Forces
,
and
that
nothing
could
be
discouered
of
the
enemies
intention
that
way
:
So
that
all
seemed
to
be
very
sure
on
our
side
.
But
my
Lord
Generall
suspecting
that
which
in
trueth
folowed
,
perswaded
the
Prince
to
aduance
with
his
Caualarie
in
so
much
the
greater
speede
towards
S.
Meyn
.
And
to
the
ende
that
our
Footemen
might
follow
with
the
better
hast
,
his
Lordship
commanded
the
Cannon
and
baggage
to
be
placed
after
the
Rerewarde
,
and
for
the
guarde
thereof
appointed
certaine
Launceknightes
.
The
euent
did
shew
some
spirite
of
diuination
of
what
should
follow
.
For
the
Prince
had
not
beene
three
quarters
of
an
houre
in
S.
Meyn
,
when
a
very
warme
report
was
brought
vnto
him
,
that
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
with
his
whole
armie
,
was
within
halfe
a
league
of
the
Towne
.
The
trueth
of
these
matters
was
verie
sensible
,
for
the
reporter
brought
with
him
two
Spanish
Captaines
,
whom
he
and
his
companions
,
being
all
but
common
Soldiers
,
had
presently
made
prisoners
:
the
one
of
these
two
did
afterward
sweare
Bota
dios
,
that
hee
was
taken
per
Caritad
in
their
march
,
and
going
to
their
succours
;
they
were
taken
by
those
French
companions
,
which
came
thether
A
la
picoree
,
not
two
hundred
pace
from
the
head
of
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
his
armie
.
Some
wil
say
,
that
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
did
this
day
forget
himselfe
:
for
comming
by
sixe
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
to
Saint
Meyn
,
hee
did
neither
send
foorth
his
light
horses
,
(
pour
batre
le
strado
,
)
whereby
the
enemies
approaches
might
haue
been
aduertised
in
time
conuenient
;
nor
imploy
the
seruice
of
his
foote
in
garding
the
enemies
,
but
in
a
plaine
securitie
of
all
that
might
happen
,
he
lodged
himself
and
his
in
a
village
,
halfe
a
league
from
Saint
Meyn
,
quite
opposite
from
the
way
the
enemies
should
take
,
and
left
our
foote
embattailed
in
the
towne
,
rather
for
a
Parade
,
then
to
any
other
seruiceable
purpose
.
By
the
like
carelesnesse
in
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
the
Countie
Soysons
was
two
yeeres
since
taken
at
Shateau-giron
,
his
armie
absolutely
defeated
,
and
himselfe
did
meete
with
a
very
narrowe
escape
:
but
our
leisure
at
that
time
did
not
verie
well
serue
vs
to
dispute
of
errors
.
The
Allarum
amongst
our
French
,
you
may
be
sure
,
was
verie
hotte
,
the
Prince
confused
,
and
those
about
him
,
who
in
calmes
would
ouer-rule
all
councels
;
in
this
little
storme
did
knowe
,
neuer
a
point
in
the
Compasse
.
The
enemy
was
within
halfe
a
league
of
S.
Meyn
,
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
had
bestowed
himselfe
and
his
troupes
so
farre
,
or
farther
off
from
vs
.
The
French
horse
that
came
with
the
Prince
,
had
alreadie
lodged
themselues
in
villages
,
and
where
the
Prince
was
,
were
onlie
left
those
four
hundred
,
sent
the
night
before
with
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
and
my
Lord
Generals
Cornets
of
horse
:
Our
Vantgarde
was
at
the
least
a
long
league
and
a
halfe
from
vs
.
In
which
harde
plight
,
neither
the
Prince
,
nor
those
about
him
,
could
apprehende
anie
other
course
of
proceeding
,
but
what
they
did
see
with
the
eies
of
a
most
desperate
feare
.
But
my
Lord
Generall
,
with
a
most
chearefull
countenance
,
and
excellent
perswasions
,
full
of
all
comfortable
assurance
,
did
first
winne
the
Prince
vnto
a
better
opinion
of
his
fortune
,
and
then
,
to
repose
himselfe
onlie
vpon
his
seruice
.
By
his
Lordships
commandement
,
the
English
troupes
were
presentlie
drawn
out
of
the
towne
,
and
by
himselfe
placed
in
those
waies
which
did
leade
directly
towards
the
enemie
.
First
,
the
horse
were
appointed
to
aduance
the
foot
some
quarter
of
a
mile
.
The
dikes
and
hedges
were
lyned
with
shotte
,
to
the
best
aduauntage
that
might
bee
thought
on
:
and
in
the
high-way
which
was
somewhat
large
,
our
pikes
were
disposed
into
three
seuerall
standes
.
Meane
while
,
the
Prince
had
sent
for
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
,
and
the
rest
;
so
that
hauing
a
greater
encrease
of
horse
,
discouerers
were
sent
somwhat
further
off
,
to
see
what
course
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
did
take
,
who
being
certainlie
enformed
,
that
the
Prince
had
alreadie
inuested
S.
Meyn
,
became
sodenlie
more
perplexed
in
the
field
,
then
his
Countreimen
were
in
the
towne
:
his
armie
was
exceeding
weary
,
for
the
same
had
marched
all
that
night
.
To
make
anie
faire
retreite
they
could
not
;
to
tarrie
and
fight
with
vs
they
durst
not
;
much
lesse
to
force
vs
from
our
lodging
at
S.
Meyn
,
where
they
supposed
all
our
armie
was
:
So
that
the
confusion
amongst
the
enemie
became
verie
great
,
and
it
was
verely
beleeued
,
that
at
that
time
,
with
two
thousand
English
men
,
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
and
all
his
armie
,
might
easilie
haue
beene
defeated
.
But
how
so
euer
,
certaine
it
is
,
that
in
a
verie
gentle
feare
hee
retired
to
Luedilliack
,
which
did
verie
wel
appeare
,
for
not
finding
that
place
of
such
strength
as
hee
ordinarilie
vseth
to
encampe
in
,
and
nothing
liking
our
neere
neighborhood
,
Luedilliack
being
but
one
league
and
a
halfe
from
S.
Meyn
,
hee
was
contented
to
dislodge
from
that
place
.
After
that
the
Logas
for
the
Cor-degard
Fiers
were
laide
together
,
and
to
encampe
at
Saint
Iohn
.
Whereby
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
did
find
the
meane
,
to
put
a
reasonable
good
riuer
betweene
him
and
vs
,
and
to
lie
two
long
leagues
and
a
halfe
from
S
Meyn
.
Thus
with
a
handfull
of
men
,
and
my
Lord
Generals
carefull
foresight
,
the
Prince
was
deliuered
from
the
greatest
hazard
that
euer
he
was
in
,
and
we
became
quiet
possessors
of
our
lodging
at
S.
Meyn
,
which
was
a
seruice
of
great
consequence
,
principallie
,
in
regard
of
the
multitude
of
our
sicke
men
,
who
otherwise
had
beene
left
vnto
many
harde
discomfits
:
besides
,
the
enemies
disgrace
hereby
receyued
,
was
not
little
.
As
for
the
rest
of
the
armie
,
they
came
not
vnto
vs
in
two
long
houres
after
the
enemies
retreit
,
and
it
was
almost
night
before
the
arriual
of
our
Canon
.
This
is
the
summe
of
that
daies
worke
.
And
because
it
was
the
nexte
day
founde
that
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
dislodged
not
,
the
Prince
was
aduised
by
some
,
in
whose
heartes
(
peraduenture
)
some
relicks
of
the
former
daies
feare
yet
remained
,
to
follow
his
course
towards
Reines
,
which
he
might
very
wel
doe
,
hauing
aboundantlie
satisfied
his
reputation
in
his
laste
confronting
the
enemie
,
and
crossing
his
purposes
.
But
my
Lorde
Generall
directlie
opposed
himselfe
against
this
councell
;
affirming
,
that
if
we
dislodged
first
,
the
enemie
would
be
encouraged
to
pursue
vs
,
and
beating
still
vpon
the
taile
of
our
weake
armie
,
trauel
the
same
with
continuall
paine
and
trouble
,
which
could
not
be
tollerated
;
besides
the
performance
of
his
former
vaunt
,
which
was
,
that
he
would
driue
vs
before
him
into
Reines
.
That
it
was
therefore
better
for
the
Prince
,
to
send
for
such
succors
as
might
be
drawen
from
Reines
,
and
other
places
not
farre
off
,
to
make
good
the
place
whereof
they
were
alreadie
possessed
,
and
to
attend
,
either
the
enimies
first
dislodging
,
or
some
good
opportunitie
,
whereby
hee
might
be
forced
vnto
the
same
.
This
counsel
was
folowed
,
and
such
diligence
vsed
in
the
execution
thereof
,
that
by
the
next
morning
two
hundred
horse
were
come
vnto
vs
,
and
two
Cannons
sent
from
Reines
,
were
alreadie
aduanced
as
farre
as
Monford
.
Vpon
the
arriuall
of
this
small
supplie
,
it
was
presently
resolued
,
that
our
armie
should
dislodge
the
next
day
,
and
encamp
within
a
quarter
of
a
league
of
Saint
Iohn
.
But
the
Duke
de
Mercury
(
who
al
this
while
did
but
seek
to
countenance
himselfe
with
his
staie
at
that
place
)
vnderstanding
the
resolution
of
our
armie
,
dislodged
the
next
morning
before
tenne
of
the
clock
,
and
marched
foure
leagues
,
vnto
a
village
called
Ereat
,
where
(
for
him selfe
and
his
Spaniardes
)
hee
founde
a
lodging
of
great
strength
.
Certaine
knowledge
being
geuen
,
that
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
had
made
his
retreate
to
Ereat
,
the
Prince
streitelie
commaunded
,
that
all
our
armie
should
be
in
readinesse
by
nine
of
the
clocke
in
the
night
,
to
march
towardes
the
enemie
.
For
it
was
presupposed
,
that
by
the
aduauntage
of
that
march
in
the
night
,
we
should
fall
vppon
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
his
army
,
weary
,
and
not
looking
for
vs
,
and
so
perform
some
great
peece
of
seruice
;
or
at
his
next
mornings
rising
,
distresse
the
rereward
of
his
armie
.
Our
sicke
men
and
baggage
were
left
at
S.
Meyn
,
and
an
hundred
of
ours
for
their
gard
.
My
Lord
Generall
being
wel
acquainted
with
the
weakenesse
of
our
armie
,
and
obseruing
the
thin
repaire
of
those
that
were
sent
for
,
did
very
much
oppose
himselfe
against
this
course
,
the
rather
,
because
at
that
time
ther
was
not
one
in
our
army
,
that
coulde
iustly
enforme
the
state
of
the
Enemies
lodging
.
But
the
Prince
,
to
satisfie
my
Lord
herein
,
told
him
in
great
secresie
,
that
al
was
but
Pour
fair
la
Meyn
;
and
that
after
some
two
leagues
march
,
it
was
meant
that
we
should
returne
.
How
be
it
,
in
our
march
one
peece
so
pulde
on
another
,
that
la
Mein
was
quite
forgotten
,
and
something
before
day
light
,
we
were
come
within
two
miles
of
the
enemies
lodging
:
where
,
(
and
that
not
without
good
cause
)
a
stande
was
made
,
and
it
was
solemnlie
demaunded
,
what
could
be
done
vpon
the
enemie
.
The
state
of
their
lodging
was
freshly
enquired
after
,
whereunto
answere
was
made
by
a
French
Gentleman
,
dwelling
in
those
partes
,
that
there
were
but
two
Riuers
betweene
vs
and
the
enemies
Grose
of
his
armie
:
wherof
the
one
was
hardlie
to
be
foorded
.
And
that
from
thence
,
the
way
to
Ereat
was
exceeding
streite
.
By
meanes
whereof
,
wee
did
now
begin
to
learne
how
our
Canon
might
haue
beene
lost
,
and
our
enemies
notablie
engaged
.
Vpon
which
considerations
,
euerie
man
began
to
disauow
this
councell
:
first
la
Verdun
,
then
Momertin
,
Bastine
,
and
the
rest
:
yet
God
of
his
goodnes
did
saue
all
our
honesties
;
for
while
the
Prince
,
my
Lord
General
,
and
the
rest
were
in
councell
,
some
of
vs
had
taken
a
priest
and
a
peazaunt
:
by
whom
they
were
informed
,
that
a
compaine
of
the
enemies
hargabuzers
a
cheuall
,
did
lodge
within
halfe
a
league
of
vs
,
and
that
there
were
nothing
more
easie
,
then
the
cutting
them
in
peeces
.
To
the
seazing
of
this
pray
,
la
Verdun
,
and
Monsieur
de
Bastine
,
with
thirtie
Curasses
,
and
three
hundred
Hargabuzers
a
cheuall
,
were
presentlie
sent
foorth
,
(
for
in
sodaine
enterprises
it
was
thought
better
to
vse
the
seruice
of
those
French
shot
on
horseback
,
then
on
foote
.
These
following
their
guides
,
found
not
onlie
that
compaine
,
but
three
French
Regiments
lodged
al
estart
,
euerie
man
in
a
sounde
sleepe
,
and
not
so
much
as
one
Centronel
to
geue
the
allarum
,
which
being
wel
perceiued
by
Bastine
,
he
willinglie
would
haue
sent
for
foure
hundred
of
our
shot
and
pikes
,
wherewith
questionles
all
the
skirtes
of
the
enemies
armie
might
haue
beene
handsomelie
cutte
off
.
But
la
Verdun
,
either
in
an
emulation
towards
vs
,
in
too
great
impatiencie
with
himselfe
,
with
his
Curasses
farre
inough
off
,
he
sent
those
Herga
a
Chi
to
the
enterprise
,
who
finding
no
kinde
of
resistance
,
slewe
an
hundred
and
twentie
of
the
enemie
.
In
which
number
Captaine
Messandere
was
one
:
and
at
that
time
la
Mott
Cheure
was
taken
prisoner
,
who
commaunded
another
compaine
of
Herga
a
Chi.
The
rest
which
were
not
,
but
might
very
well
in
like
sorte
haue
beene
assayled
,
receiued
the
allarum
by
their
companions
laste
cries
,
and
so
saued
themselues
.
The
armie
likewise
warned
by
these
,
did
presentlie
put
themselues
in
armes
.
This
seruice
thus
perfourmed
,
wee
did
stande
three
long
houres
imbattelled
vppon
a
faire
spatious
heath
,
not
halfe
a
league
from
the
Duke
de
Mercury
his
Armie
,
but
when
it
was
perceyued
,
that
neither
honour
,
nor
losse
,
could
driue
him
vnto
a
tryall
of
Armes
(
although
besides
his
French
forces
,
it
was
certen
that
he
had
then
with
him
aboue
three
thousand
Spanyards
)
that
it
was
not
possible
to
passe
any
further
without
apparant
losse
,
the
Prince
thought
good
to
commaund
our
retreite
.
Wee
poor
soules
were
not
this
day
able
to
march
twelue
thousand
strong
:
but
had
you
seene
theyr
notable
resolutions
,
and
earnest
desires
to
fight
,
you
would
peraduenture
greeue
that
such
men
,
and
a
commaunder
of
my
Lords
woorth
,
should
be
exposed
into
so
great
an
inequalitie
as
hitherto
wee
haue
mette
with
.
For
I
protest
vnto
you
before
the
liuing
God
,
that
our
soldiours
onely
haue
borne
the
entire
burden
of
this
Sommers
seruice
.
At
Lamballa
we
were
not
assisted
with
three
hundred
French
,
which
may
seeme
very
straunge
,
but
what
I
write
is
most
true
:
and
how
farre
my
Lord
Generall
will
in
all
seruice
aduenture
his
owne
person
,
is
so
well
known
vnto
you
,
that
I
shal
not
neede
to
mention
the
same
.
Vpon
euerie
opinion
of
encounter
with
the
Spanyards
,
,
a
faire
blew
scarfe
(
in
likelyhoode
presented
by
some
honourable
Lady
)
is
fastened
to
the
ende
of
his
Pike
:
for
his
Lordshippe
vnderstanding
that
Don
Iohn
de
Laguilla
had
vsed
some
braue
speeches
:
did
sende
him
worde
by
Monsieur
Gibrian
,
that
by
that
fauour
hee
would
make
himself
knowne
at
their
first
meeting
.
After
our
returne
to
Saint
Meyn
,
the
Prince
perceiuing
that
the
Duke
de
Mercury
meant
that
daye
to
dislodge
from
Ereat
,
and
that
the
place
of
our
abode
,
did
yeelde
no
kinde
of
comfort
vnto
our
weake
armie
,
other
then
such
as
came
thither
from
Reines
and
Vittrie
,
which
was
sometime
cutte
off
by
the
way
,
thought
good
likewise
to
dislodge
the
day
following
,
and
so
for
this
time
the
Duke
de
Mercurie
and
wee
did
part
compaine
.
He
vppon
the
thirtith
day
leauing
Ereat
,
did
take
the
way
towards
Iocelin
:
we
vppon
the
day
following
dislodged
from
S.
Meyn
,
and
so
to
Hendet
:
the
second
of
September
to
Breall
,
the
third
to
Noyall
,
where
the
Prince
did
accord
vnto
vs
twentie
daies
rest
at
Shatteau-grion
,
for
the
refreshing
of
our
weake
men
:
at
this
place
wee
arriued
the
fourth
of
September
.
The
day
following
,
my
Lord
Generall
was
solempnly
inuited
by
the
principall
Magistrates
of
Reines
to
visite
their
Cittie
,
and
the
thirde
day
after
was
receyued
into
the
same
with
all
those
testimonies
that
might
assure
a
most
kinde
and
frendly
welcome
.
The
Prince
in
the
meane
time
hauing
three
hundred
men
,
and
three
Cannons
from
Vittrie
,
did
inuest
the
Castle
of
Chattillion
,
vpon
the
seuenth
of
this
instant
.
But
after
three
dayes
triall
,
finding
those
forces
nothing
sufficient
(
for
he
had
but
those
three
hundred
French
,
and
fiue
hundred
Launce-knights
)
he
sent
vnto
Reines
for
sixe
Cannons
more
,
and
to
my
Lord
Generall
,
in
all
earnestnes
,
to
assiste
him
with
sixe
hundred
English
.
His
Lordshippe
considering
,
that
after
such
a
deduction
,
the
remainder
would
be
verie
weake
,
and
by
such
a
seperation
subiect
vnto
hazard
,
thought
good
with
all
his
companies
to
remoue
to
Saint
Aubin
de
Cormer
:
whereby
the
strength
of
our
Armie
might
stande
still
vnited
,
and
the
Prince
,
according
to
his
desire
,
readily
enough
assisted
.
For
from
Saint
Aubin
to
Chattillion
are
but
three
little
leagues
.
In
the
meane
season
his
Lordshippe
sent
two
hundred
shotte
and
pikes
,
to
attend
the
Cannon
of
Reines
,
whose
seruice
afterwards
the
Prince
vsed
to
great
purpose
.
Thus
not
hauing
staide
sixe
dayes
at
Shatteau-giron
,
wee
dislodged
vppon
the
tenth
of
September
,
and
incamped
that
night
at
Shatteau-burga
,
the
next
day
to
Saint
Aubin
.
The
Prince
hauing
receyued
those
Canons
sent
from
Reines
,
and
planted
the
same
,
vppon
the
twelfth
of
September
,
were
discharged
some
lost
volleys
vppon
the
defences
of
the
Castle
:
The
morning
following
my
Lord
came
to
the
Prince
with
three
hundred
English
more
,
and
then
the
battery
was
pursued
with
such
furie
,
that
by
twelue
of
the
clocke
the
breach
was
made
very
faire
and
assaultable
:
which
beeing
well
perceiued
by
the
defendants
,
they
came
to
a
parley
,
and
from
the
Prince
receyued
these
last
conditions
:
That
all
Gentlemen
and
Captains
within
the
Castle
should
become
prisoners
:
That
the
soldiours
should
haue
their
liues
,
only
except
twentie
,
which
should
rest
at
the
Prince
his
discretion
:
for
he
ment
to
make
some
examplary
punishment
of
them
.
While
the
enemie
did
entertaine
somewhat
too
long
time
in
the
acceptance
of
these
conditions
,
our
launce
knights
in
a
hungrie
desire
after
spoyle
,
drew
themselues
(
vncommaunded
)
towardes
the
assault
:
my
Lord
Generall
perceiuing
the
same
,
and
doubting
that
some
touch
in
honour
to
the
Prince
might
thereby
arise
,
partly
by
perswasions
,
and
sometimes
by
threatnings
,
did
stay
them
from
that
purpose
a
long
half
houre
:
but
in
conclusion
they
offered
violence
to
their
Coronel
,
disobeyed
all
their
commanders
,
forced
the
breach
,
where
they
founde
no
resistance
,
and
of
two
hundred
and
thereescore
that
were
within
the
Castle
,
left
not
twentie
aliue
.
But
in
the
eager
pursuite
after
spoyle
,
they
fiered
(
vnawares
)
some
barrels
of
powder
,
with
the
furie
whereof
thirtie
of
them
were
presently
slaine
,
and
at
least
fiftie
more
came
from
thence
,
the
most
miserable
creatures
that
euer
I
did
behold
.
The
iudgement
of
God
was
most
iustly
executed
vppon
them
both
;
in
these
for
their
disobedience
;
in
the
enemie
,
for
their
notorious
spoyles
and
infinite
outrages
committed
vppon
the
country
:
it
is
constantly
affirmed
,
that
these
companions
did
yearely
spoyle
La
vall
,
Vittrie
,
and
Reines
,
of
more
then
twelue
thousand
crownes
.
They
of
Fougiers
were
so
terrified
at
the
taking
of
Shattillion
,
that
in
doubt
of
our
next
remoue
towardes
them
,
they
did
beginne
the
verie
same
day
to
burne
their
Suburbs
,
which
(
peraduenture
)
was
but
a
needlesse
feare
:
for
in
plaine
English
,
we
haue
neither
men
,
nor
meanes
,
to
vndertake
the
siege
of
such
a
place
.
Monsieur
de
la
Verdun
did
leaue
the
Prince
at
I.
Iendit
,
and
promised
to
return
within
three
weekes
with
three
thousande
footemen
,
and
fiue
hundred
horse
.
His
preparations
(
for
ought
that
I
perceiue
)
doe
come
but
slowlie
forwarde
,
and
yet
I
know
the
King
hath
of
late
vrgentlie
hastened
the
same
,
our
men
doe
now
begin
to
die
,
and
that
verie
faste
:
so
that
without
a
present
supplie
,
wee
are
like
to
haue
but
a
poore
armie
.
The
Spaniardes
paie
arriued
at
Blanett
,
about
the
eighteenth
of
August
last
.
The
same
was
brought
thether
in
foure
Galliasses
.
The
Duke
de
Mercurie
is
gone
to
Nantes
,
where
a
Spanish
Countie
,
of
the
house
of
Tolledo
,
hath
these
daies
past
attended
his
comming
thether
,
sent
by
the
King
of
Spaine
to
negotiate
about
the
affaires
of
Brittaine
.
Vpon
the
promise
of
some
honest
bribe
,
you
may
peraduenture
winne
me
to
sende
you
a
true
report
,
both
of
what
is
past
in
the
last
yeeres
trafficke
,
and
in
this
present
negotiation
betweene
the
King
of
Spaine
,
and
Madame
de
Mercurie
,
for
it
is
she
that
doeth
swaie
the
ballance
.
And
so
hoping
that
you
will
be
as
wearie
in
the
reading
,
as
I
am
in
the
writing
hereof
,
I
commit
you
to
the
comfort
of
your
best
desires
:
and
vs
both
to
the
blessed
protection
of
the
Almightie
.
From
our
poore
armie
at
Saint
Aubin
de
Cormer
,
this
sixteenth
of
September
,
1591.