Nederlands opstand tegen Spanje, 1572-1575, Volume 3Kruseman, 1858 |
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Pagina xxx - ... they heard further from them. Before day we placed our ambush neere the ports, in such sort, that at the opening of the gates (had our men knowne the warres then as divers of them did since) we might have easily entred the towne. To say troth , those...
Pagina xxxii - Ardenш1шп!'е burgh the next day, with all the artillery and munition, in like order as wee found them. By a bridge we staid, and tooke a great number of boates laden with wolsackes and marchandize, which wee returned all into our quarter. To say troth, these three leaders named before were the minions at all attempts of our troups in those daies. The next TI...
Pagina xxx - The next morning , ours marched with great glory to receive the towne , as we thought. Beeing hard by the port, the Governour welcommed us with a good volley of shot; making us to retire faster than we came, by discharging their artillery against us.
Pagina xxx - Neverthelesse, halfe our troupes charging them resolutely, forced them to run one after another into the ports. At this alarum , Saras and Sir Humfrey hearing the artillery going off, marched with the rest. Beeing arrived, the Governour like an olde souldier, politickly to win time to advertise Duke d'Alva, held Sir Humfrey & Suras in a parley: as though he meant to deliver both towne and castle unto them.
Pagina xxxi - At their sight commandement was given unto us, to lie very close, uutill they were entred our ambush; which was on both sides of a great way, that passed through a small grove of wood. We had gotten some twenty or thirty iades or mares, whicli we trimmed up with olde saddles, cushings and halters, that we goth in boores houses as we passed.
Pagina 65 - France qu'il faut se méfier, et il est bon que celui-ci sache que le roi d'Espagne tient en son pouvoir des hommes capables de susciter de grands troubles dans ses états (3).
Pagina xxxii - Those we placed behiode the ambush; who had commandemeut to lie close, untill the ambush discharged their volley: then to charge with all resolution. These iades were in the charge of Ambrose Duke, the Wallone, an expert souldier; who had seene service on horsebacke often before.
Pagina xxx - Reux with certain horsemen into Bruges, and a good troupe of footmen marching after him. Notwithstanding, Saras and Sir Humfrey dislodged with our forces, and marched unto Bruges. At the breake of day, Sir Humfrey sent his trumpet to summon the towne. The trumpeters horse was kild with a shot from the rampier: and they made answere unto divers gentlemen, who were approached neare the walls, that the Count de Reux desired all our troupes to stay where...
Pagina xxxi - Ardenburgh two dayes, we had intelligence that there was marching from Gaunt to Bruges sixteen peeces of artillery, with some munition, conducted with one of the Counts Captaines like himselfe. Whereupon Saras and Sir Humfrey sent 300 English, French and Wallones, of the best sort; giving the charge unto Rowland Yorke , Lieutenant to Captaine Morgan, and unto Tristan, and Ambrose Duke, over the French and Wallones.
Pagina xxx - The next day our Governours were desirous to have the Captaine of Sluce his resolution. Who seeing he could not deferre them longer, requested them to take patience that day, and the next morning he would keep promise with them.