❧
THE
DISCOVRSE
of
the
last
skirmish
fought
the
fyrst
day
of
August
.
BEING
EARNEstly
requested
by
a
verye
freende
of
mine
,
to
set
down
the
certentye
of
such
exploites
,
as
were
lately
done
:
I
haue
thought
good
so
to
doe
,
for
two
principall
causes
,
the
one
that
I
see
manye
tales
goe
,
and
men
are
desirous
to
kno
the
truth
.
Secondly
for
that
I
vnderstand
my
countrey
men
shewed
them selues
such
Lampes
of
light
in
that
Skirmish
,
that
worthilye
I
am
forced
to
make
it
knowen
,
to
such
as
are
welwillers
to
our
Countrey
.
The
fyrste
daye
of
this
present
month
being
Lammas
day
,
a
daye
which
the
Spaniards
haue
in
great
honour
,
they
determined
to
doo
some
great
exployte
(
against
the
States
of
the
low
Country
)
that
they
might
be
remembred
,
which
is
theyr
common
order
,
they
sent
two
of
their
common
souldiours
out
of
Louen
,
in
bare
and
symple
apparrell
too
view
the
Princes
Campe
,
which
laye
within
fowre
myles
of
them
at
a
Towne
called
Leyre
,
that
they
might
burne
all
the
Houses
that
were
neere
the
Princes
Campe
,
to
the
ende
that
they
there
by
might
bee
occupyed
about
the
slakyng
of
the
fyre
,
and
that
then
they
might
sodaynly
set
vppon
them
beinge
vnprouided
,
which
practise
beyng
vnderstood
by
takyng
of
the
sayde
two
Souldiours
accordyng
to
theyr
examination
was
preuented
and
prouided
for
.
The
number
of
the
Spaniardes
that
issued
out
of
Louen
,
was
4000.
Horsmen
.
and
7000.
Footmen
,
of
which
number
Mountdargon
was
chiefe
,
although
it
is
certainly
knowne
that
Don
Ioan
and
the
Prince
of
Perma
was
there
,
They
were
recountred
by
our
English
men
,
Skots
and
Frenchmen
,
our
Englyshe
men
being
on
the
vautgard
woone
great
fame
.
Monser
de
Bossew
was
General
of
the
fyelde
for
the
States
whole
Armye
.
The
Battayle
was
betwixt
Louin
and
Leyre
,
the
Skermish
was
hote
and
great
and
continued
long
:
begining
at
.
ix
.
a
clock
in
the
morning
,
&
continued
til
.
iiii
.
a
clocke
of
the
same
daye
,
wherein
the
States
had
the
better
,
and
in
the
end
put
them
to
flight
,
and
followed
them
in
Chase
three
english
myle
,
and
by
the
way
as
the
Spaniardes
should
haue
passed
,
there
was
a
bridge
,
whiche
they
must
passe
ouer
,
for
that
they
had
no
other
way
to
goo
,
which
bridge
by
the
Princes
meanes
&
the
states
,
was
plucked
down
and
layd
in
the
ryuer
:
wherupon
the
States
following
them
in
Chase
,
they
were
forced
to
leap
in
and
swim
throw
,
horsemen
and
foote
men
,
and
some
were
drowned
,
and
some
were
siayne
by
theyr
enemies
and
our
freendes
.
Yet
for
all
this
hast
did
the
Spaniardes
cary
away
with
them
an
number
of
dead
corses
,
some
in
waginnes
,
and
some
they
drawed
after
them
in
ropes
,
to
the
intente
theyr
enemyes
should
not
see
howe
they
had
spoiled
thē
:
yet
as
neere
as
they
could
gather
and
learne
,
there
was
.
500.
of
thē
slaine
that
day
at
the
least
besyds
them
that
were
drowned
.
And
of
the
States
Company
betwixt
.
80.
and
a.
100.
the
most
were
of
Englishmen
and
Skots
.
In
this
Battaile
there
was
one
Captaine
Marcom
a
Nottinghamshire
man
gaue
the
Onset
,
and
sought
valiantly
against
his
enemies
,
hauing
woone
great
commendacions
therfore
as
by
diuers
letters
appeare
that
haue
bene
sent
into
England
from
the
States
in
his
commendations
.
M.
Norris
my
Lorde
Norrisses
Sonne
,
who
was
Coronall
of
our
Englishmen
,
fought
that
day
valiantlye
against
the
enemy
,
hauing
three
Horses
slaine
vnder
him
that
daye
,
and
after
valiantlye
pursued
the
Chase
with
his
sworde
&
target
.
O
valiant
wightes
of
Brittaine
blood
,
whome
strangers
rightlye
terme
,
a
second
Hercules
,
a
second
Hector
,
nay
a
second
Sampson
.
For
sure
in
some
of
theyr
letters
,
this
discription
the
States
haue
made
of
them
for
theyr
valyencie
.
There
was
in
this
fyght
three
of
the
Binghams
Captaynes
,
whereof
two
of
them
were
slaine
in
that
syght
,
the
best
of
them
is
yet
liuing
and
valiantlye
playd
his
pagent
in
this
fyghte
,
there
was
slaine
also
one
Captaine
Legens
an
Irish
man
,
and
one
Captaine
Edwards
a
Welchman
at
the
same
tyme
:
No
other
Captaines
were
hurt
at
that
tyme
,
thankes
be
to
God
.
As
they
followed
the
Chase
,
there
was
found
a
wagen
of
the
Spaniardes
,
wherein
were
.
37.
dead
courses
found
.
There
was
a
Spanish
Captaine
ouertaken
in
the
Chase
by
an
Englishe
man
,
I
could
not
learne
eyther
of
theyr
names
,
where
they
fought
a
long
time
together
,
hand
to
hand
▪
and
the
Englishman
fought
so
valiantly
,
that
hee
made
the
Spaniard
to
retyre
and
put
him
in
grea●…
danger
:
so
that
he
feared
himselfe
▪
wherevpon
hee
tooke
his
Rapyer
,
and
pickt
it
at
him
,
and
slewe
him
.
An
other
English
man
a
simple
felowe
whiche
was
counted
but
a
strageler
comming
after
,
and
saw
the
cowardly
part
of
the
Spanyarde
immediatlye
with
his
sworde
thrust
him
throw
the
backe
,
and
so
they
were
both
slayne
,
and
so
hee
got
the
spoyle
of
them
both
which
did
much
aduantage
and
profit
him
for
he
was
but
poore
,
as
afore
time
it
did
appeare
.
There
is
among
the
Princes
Campe
a
valiaunt
Captaine
called
Monsor
Mouraunte
who
is
a
Captaine
ouer
two
hundred
light
horsmen
,
whiche
for
his
worthynesse
is
by
Duke
Mathyas
made
a
Knight
,
and
yet
it
is
not
long
synce
that
hee
was
a
Butcher
by
Occupation
,
and
hee
lyued
long
on
that
trade
,
but
now
yee
maye
see
how
it
hath
pleased
God
to
rayse
hym
,
so
that
hee
is
become
one
of
the
valyauntest
Captaines
amongst
the
Dutchmen
,
all
men
are
in
great
admiration
of
his
excellencie
in
counsell
,
his
prowesse
in
warre
,
and
comperable
to
any
man
.
You
maye
perswade
your selfe
my
deare
and
welbeloued
that
all
the
States
power
are
verye
well
victuled
and
monyed
,
and
our
Englishe
Captaynes
haue
valiaunt
hartes
,
and
thus
according
vnto
my
bounden
duety
I
haue
sente
you
that
whiche
I
knowe
to
bee
most
true
:
I
praye
you
imparte
these
newes
vnto
all
our
Country
men
,
that
they
maye
knowe
our
desyre
and
in
your
prayers
commend
vs
vnto
almighty
God
.
By
yours
to
commaunde
.
W.
C.
¶
A
PRAYER
VNTO
almighty
God
,
to
defende
vs
in
these
daungerous
dayes
.
DEfende
and
preserue
by
thy
mighty
protection
(
O
Lord
)
this
little
I
le
of
England
:
Saue
by
thy
diuine
power
thy
handmaide
,
our
noble
Queene
Elizabeth
,
represse
the
rage
of
all
rebels
:
make
thy
trueth
to
be
known
throughout
the
whole
world
,
make
that
myghty
Nabogodonozor
,
to
stoupe
with
the
ryng
of
thy
glorious
Gospell
,
that
he
maye
once
knowe
the
right
waye
to
serue
thee
:
We
beseech
thee
deare
father
,
to
strengthen
our
Iudeth
,
that
shee
with
the
sword
of
thy
worde
,
maye
stricke
downe
that
proude
Holifernus
,
whose
intent
is
to
ouerthrowe
thy
house
:
Saue
by
thy
mercyfull
prouidence
our
brethren
,
which
haue
taken
sword
in
hand
,
for
the
defence
of
thy
Gospell
,
confounde
O
Lorde
those
that
go
about
to
aduance
that
strumpet
of
Roome
,
the
maintainer
of
al
Herisies
.
Thou
seest
deare
father
the
strife
of
our
neighbours
beyonde
the
Seas
,
who
onely
seeke
safely
to
do
worshippe
to
thy
holye
name
:
let
thy
Arme
bee
seene
thys
time
to
helpe
them
,
that
the
other
may
know
,
what
it
is
to
offend
such
a
mighty
God
,
as
thou
art
,
O
Lord
whose
power
is
omnipotent
,
whose
mercy
is
euerlasting
,
to
thee
we
appeale
,
to
thee
we
cry
for
mercy
,
deare
father
bend
down
thy
fauorable
eyes
vpon
vs
,
to
the
glory
of
thy
holy
name
.
Amen
.