❧
Of
the
great
treason
and
syege
of
And
werpe
/
that
was
in
Iuly
last
past
by
Marten
of
Rossen
which
came
forth
of
Gelderlande
with
xiiii
.
M.
men
of
armes
.
BUt
now
of
late
dayes
/
arose
some
suspeccyon
of
warre
in
Gelderlande
vpon
the
watersyde
called
the
Mase
/
where
a
small
company
of
Soldiours
other
wyse
called
Landes
kneyghtes
were
sene
gatheryng
together
/
whose
nombre
encreased
daly
more
and
more
.
Which
Souldyours
behaued
them selfe
well
/
payeng
for
their
meat
with
all
other
thynges
that
they
toke
lyberally
/
and
entreated
the
people
very
well
/
Which
souldyours
kept
very
secrete
their
entent
and
purpose
/
so
that
no
man
greatly
susp●●●●●
〈…〉
rather
a
rauenynge
wolfe
/
came
to
And-werpe
/
in
the
chefe
of
Syngsons
marte
/
other
wyse
called
Pentecost
Fayre
nowe
last
/
where
as
he
bancketted
/
&
taryed
by
the
space
of
.iiii.
wekes
or
ther
about
with
his
countre
men
the
Gelders
that
dwelt
in
And
werpe
/
&
marked
/
vewed
and
espyed
well
the
Towne
/
&
beheld
the
great
abundaunce
of
all
maner
of
ryches
that
was
as
then
ouerflowynge
in
that
Cytye
/
which
tyches
farre
surmounted
all
the
ryches
of
any
Cytie
in
the
world
/
by
the
iudgement
of
all
men
that
haue
well
traueled
¶
This
Captayne
afore
sayde
founde
in
this
aforsayd
Towne
certayne
traytours
fyt
for
his
purpose
which
conspired
with
hym
and
consented
at
a
day
appoynted
(
the
whiche
shulde
haue
ben
the
.xxv.
or
.xxvi.
daye
of
Iuly
last
past
)
to
rayse
fyre
in
the
to
wne
/
as
in
the
great
church
with
dyuers
of
〈…〉
partes
of
the
same
/
but
For
all
Realmes
Christe
shuld
haue
smarte●
for
it
/
if
the
towne
had
come
into
theyr
handes
/
besyde
the
great
murther
/
the
wold
a
ben
there
.
Therfore
now
acknowledge
and
say
all
people
:
Great
is
our
LORD
&
great
is
his
power
ye
his
knowledge
is
infinite
.
This
aforsayd
Martyn
Rossen
Capitayne
with
his
hoost
/
beynge
come
before
the
towne
at
the
day
appoynted
/
which
shuld
haue
gyuen
assaulte
when
this
fyre
shulde
haue
ben
raysed
in
the
Towne
:
At
which
tyme
his
frendes
/
&
traytou●s
aforesayd
were
apoynted
/
that
they
shu●d
haue
counterfayted
keyes
to
open
the
gates
of
the
Towne
.
Thus
had
they
deuised
with
many
other
thynges
that
shulde
haue
ben
fyt
for
theyr
vnhappy
purpose
.
¶
And
beyng
also
of
theyr
wycked
councell
and
coniuracyon
/
dyuers
substa●●ial
men
〈◇〉
the
Towne
/
that
bare
office
〈…〉fered
paynes
of
〈◇〉
●ccordyng
to
the
law
of
the
Towne
an●●●untre
/
&
in
all
is
taken
of
these
Traytours
/
to
the
nombre
of
one
C.
and
more
that
wolde
haue
set
the
Towne
on
fyre
/
to
thentent
the
the
enemyes
without
the
Towne
myght
haue
had
the
better
theyr
purpose
.
But
now
to
returne
agayne
where
I
left
/
T
is
Martyn
after
he
had
concluded
with
the
other
traytours
of
this
towne
departed
from
thence
to
the
hoost
and
augmented
his
company
to
the
nombre
of
.xiii.
M.
and
came
ouer
the
water
and
tyuer
of
the
Mase
/
approchyng
towarde
the
Towne
of
And
werpe
/
which
beyng
ones
there
knowen
/
great
fear
came
ouer
all
them
that
were
therin
.
And
as
god
wold
/
they
perceyued
one
of
the
afore
sayd
traytours
to
be
busy
about
the
gates
in
the
night
.
Vpon
suspeceyon
the
rulers
of
〈◇〉
Towne
dyd
apprehende
〈…〉
me
/
〈…〉
of
the
same
/
but
of
Orange
/
&
the
Counte
&
Lor●
&c.
with
great
prouision
made
〈…〉
Towne
of
Andwerp
for
the
p
therof
.
And
in
the
way
comm
〈…〉
Towne
/
the
Prynce
encount
〈◇〉
●●myes
or
he
was
ware
/
and
so
〈…〉
his
men
/
&
he
had
moch
to
do
t
〈…〉
●●●selfe
vntaken
/
which
prynce
ha●
〈…〉
two
hundreth
horse
men
/
and
a
〈…〉
foote
men
and
more
/
yet
parte
〈…〉
that
fled
came
afore
into
that
to
w●●●●
the
Prynce
was
slayne
/
which
〈…〉
loked
backe
/
for
if
they
had
/
t
◇
〈…〉
haue
sene
the
prynce
folowyn●
◇
〉
all
the
hast
that
he
mought
.
〈…〉
had
a
hole
in
his
harnes
behy●●
〈…〉
his
body
was
not
hurt
.
¶
Furthermore
the
fyrst
day
〈…〉
●nemyes
came
/
they
sent
to
the
〈…〉
e
/
for
to
haue
them
〈…〉
〈…〉
walles
by
straglers
so
neare
〈…〉
as
one
of
theyr
company
slayn
ked
continually
that
theyr
fren
〈…〉
tours
within
shuld
haue
ray
〈◇〉
●●●●hin
the
Towne
.
But
through
〈…〉
stion
/
that
was
preuented
by
〈…〉
all
the
sellers
full
of
erth
and
〈…〉
ge
the
stretes
.
And
great
abū〈…〉
〈…〉ghtes
was
kept
in
the
stretes
〈…〉
/
so
that
no
man
might
walke
〈…〉
s
or
passe
without
examination
〈…〉
were
taken
lepynge
ouer
the
〈…〉
e
rydynge
in
the
watche
/
and
〈…〉
●aken
by
the
Women
hauynge
〈…〉
dre
and
other
preparacions
of
〈…〉
●urthermorē
the
gonshot
went
〈…〉
that
nyght
/
that
the
enemyes
〈…〉
●●d
not
pytche
theyr
campe
thē
〈…〉
no
meanes
coulde
they
make
〈…〉
that
nyght
.
And
in
〈◇〉
me
/
〈…〉
in
the
couerte
of
the
smoke
.
w
〈…〉
the
Cytte
perceyued
/
one
Bu
〈…〉
taine
&
a
Spaynyard
issuede
〈◇〉
him
thre
hundreth
men
to
hau●
but
whan
he
was
gone
a
flyg
Captayne
aduised
him
wel
a
〈◇〉
backe
agayn
into
the
towne
.
〈…〉
their
abundaunce
of
gonne
sh
all
the
nyght
longe
/
discomforte●
◇
〉
●●●mies
/
so
that
they
durst
not
ap
〈◇〉
assaulte
the
Towne
/
the
whic●
ded
to
assaulte
a
Bulwarke
th
¶
And
in
the
thyrd
mornyng
〈…〉
ted
from
Andwerpe
burnyng
〈…〉
a
ryche
and
a
frutefull
countre
〈…〉
resistinge
them
to
this
daye
.
〈…〉
departing
/
they
sent
to
the
P
〈…〉
range
that
he
shuld
raunsome
〈…〉
●●●dreth
of
his
men
/
that
they
had
t
〈…〉
men
of
warre
be
now
scat
〈…〉
Yet
there
were
at
that
tyme
〈◇〉
〈◇〉
Towne
of
Antwerp
aboue
an
●●ousand
of
fightinge
men
.
And
〈◇〉
●●●se
the
Lady
Regent
had
a
gret
〈◇〉
●f
men
with
her
.
And
the
great
〈…〉
Flaunders
had
another
gret
〈◇〉
●ith
diuers
other
in
the
coū
yet
they
wolde
not
with
〈…〉
their
.
CC
.
thousand
and
more
/
as
it
is
reported
not
set
vpon
them
.
FINIS