Nevves from Gulick and Cleue A true and faithfull relation of the late affaires in the countries of Gulicke, Cleue and Bergh, and what townes haue certainely been taken aswell by Marquesse Spinola, as by Graue Maurice, and how it stands with them in those parts at this present. Seruing also to confute the false relation lately published in English. Together, with Count Henrie of Nassau his very late expeditions in the country of Marck, &c. Faithfully translated out of Dutch by Charles Demetrius, publike notarie of London. Published by authoritie. 1615 Approx. 19 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 15 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A04713 STC 14838 ESTC S107971 99843662 99843662 8409 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Netherlands -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1556-1648 -- Early works to 1800. Germany -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. 2006-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-09 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-11 Celeste Ng Sampled and proofread 2006-11 Celeste Ng Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion NEVVES FROM GVLICK and CLEVE . A TRVE AND faithfull Relation of the late affaires in the Countries of Gulicke , Cleue and Bergh , and what townes haue certainely been taken aswell by Marquesse SPINOLA , as by Graue MAVRICE , and how it stands with them in those parts at this present . Seruing also to confute the false relation lately published in English . TOGETHER , With Count HENRIE of NASSAV his very late expeditions in the Country of Marck , &c. Faithfully translated out of Dutch by CHARLES DEMETRIVS , publike Notarie of LONDON . Published by Authoritie . LONDON , Printed for H. Holland , and G. Gibbs , and are to be solde at the Flower de Luce in Paules Churchyard , 1615. The translator to the Reader . COurteous Reader , thus haue you seene in the premises a faithful report of the trueth , & nothing but the truth , translated out of a Dutch coppie printed at Amsterdam by Nicholas van Gelkerken , a few daies sithence , together with a bewtifull mappe or platforme of all those countries before named , the Townes , Marches , Armies and Camps , euen as at this very instant they remaine : which for your better satisfaction , you may see in the hands of the printer heereof , if you repaire vnto him : And so fare you well . 20. October 1614. FINIS . A TRVE DECLARAtion of the great enterprise of both the Armies vnder the conduct of the Marquesse SPINOLA on the one part , and his princely Excellency Count MAVRICE of Nassau on the other party , together with the names of the places by each of them seuerally taken , and where the Campes are at this present lying . &c. GEntle Reader before we come to relate the preparation of defence taken in hand by the noble Lords , the Estates , vnder the conduct of his princely Excellency . We will first begin to speake of the Army conducted by the Marquis Spinola , whereof some three months past a great rumor went , aswell by taking vp of new forces , withdrawing of his olde Souldiers , as also his marches , sieges , and taking in of the towns & places , lying in the countrie of Gulicke , Cleue and Berch . In the moneth of August , the Marquis hauing gathered an Army together marched from Brabant to the towne of Tongeren , and so to Mastricke , where he increased his Armie , and here came his forces from all places marching . It was reported his campe was then twentie thousand strong aswell horse as foot . From thence he went with his whole Army the twentieth of August , marching through the Country of Valkenburch , towards the town of Acon or Aken ; before which he came the two and twentieth of August , deuiding his Campe in three quarters , the one at Bortset , the other at the Townes place of Execution , and the third at Saint Sauiours Hill , making presentlie his batteries close vnder the Towne , charging also euery Souldier to bring fiue fagots to assault the Towne fiercelie and with all speed , seeming to be somwhat incensed against this Towne . The Romish Catholikes within , seeing they were so fiercelie assaulted , fled altogether with their goods into the Cloisters . And those of the reformed Protestants Religion , seeing the same , were not a little amased , and thereupon thought it fitte to conferre with him ; whereunto the Marquisse Spinola seemed to bee vnwilling ; notwithstanding at the entreaty and request of Graue Henry vanden Berghe , the Prior of the Cloister of Acon , with the Abbesse of Bortset , who at three seuerall times humbly entreated for the Citizens or Burgars , he condiscended to a Parlee , and concluded vpon the foure and twentieth of August , and the keyes were deliuered into his handes , placing for Gouernour of the Towne the Earle of Ritbergen , brother vnto the Earle of Embden ; permitting the Souldiers , who on the behalfe of the Brandenburger lay within the town , to march forth with their full Armes , flying Ensignes , burning matches , &c. Placing for the Garrison of the Towne fifteen hundreth new entertained Lutzenburgar Souldiers , and so marched forward with his whole Armie towards Dueren . The which those of the town vnderstanding and perceiuing that he would assault them , durst not stay his comming , but resolued to meet him , and deliuered him the keyes at his first approach , and so yeelded themselues without compulsion or any shot of Canon . The Marquis placing his Souldiers therin , and so instantlie set forward towards Berchem : Where he sent part of his Souldiers towards Collen , to the end with the aide of the Burgers of Collen to spoile and deface the Town of Mulhem , the which with great rage of the Burgars of Collen , and the Soldiers of the Marquis Spinola was begun , and after that they had beaten downe the walles , they instantlie beganne to fall vpon the new houses , but by the commandement of the Newburger , vpon paine of death , it was left vndone , so as the Protestant inhabitants remaine as yet reasonable peaceable in their seuerall houses . A garrison onelie there remaining . Then hee marched forward in good order with the whole Campe through the countrie of Gulicke towards Rynbercke , where when he came , hee made a Bridge ouer the Ryne , where the whole Armie of the Marquis marched ouer , ioining themselues to the forces of Lingen and Oldenseel , who had long expected his comming thither , marching all together towards Wesel . And by the way with those of Gelder and Berck , he went tovvards Orsoy , as hereafter follovveth . There first entred in fiue or sixe horsemen of Bercke earely in the morning when the Milke maides went out , and for that there was but slender watch held , they kept the gates , and the other being presentlie at hand , marched without making any shot , hauing by them two peeces of Ordinance , and about sixe hundred men strong . Then the Marquesse marched towardes Wesel , and betweene the riuer of Lip and Wesell lyeth strongly entrenched towards the field side of Lip , neare the towne . And then a great part of the Campe in all haste attempted to shoote vpon the towne , and by force to compell the same , euen as with all speed they did , causing such a feare in short time in the City , that the Burgars who being couragious , with that hast were astonished , & being altogether discouraged , found it conuenient to agree with the Marquesse , which happened on the fifth of September , condicioning libertie of religion , and reseruing their old priuiledges , but the Towne should be kept with the Garrison of the Marquesse Spinola . The Ordnance and Munition of the Brandeburger beeing in the Towne , some daies after was sent downe the Ryne , towards the towne of Rees , after long conference and deliberation thereabout held , betweene the Marquesse , and the Duke of Newburgh . And in the Marsh before Wesell , the Marquesse Spinola hath made a strong Sconce to compell the towne , and to hinder the passages of shippes by the Rhyne . As also three halfe moones the Marquesse hath caused to bee made before the three gates of the towne , placing his Centinells or the outward watches toward the Campe of his Excellency of Nassau . Now shortly after that the Marques had gotten Wesell , hee purposed to haue made himselfe Master of Rees , to the which end hee had already sent forces , but his excellency was come there about an houre before , who in good time enuironed the towne and tooke it in . Also it happened that the Marquesse had gotten Santen an houre before that his Excellency with his forces came there . And euen so it remaines at this instant with the Marquesse Spinola and his whole army . Now therefore come wee to speake of his Excellency of Nassau and his army as followeth . THE DESCRIPTIon of the Armie of his euer-renowmed Excellencie . THE noble Lords the Estates with his princely Excellency their Generall , vnderstanding of the great preparation of the Marquesse Spinola , also hauing knowledge of the taking in of Acon , Duren , and other places , that hee also purposed to come downe neere towards Wesel , ( the Marquesse of Brandeburgh crauing by Embassage their assistance ) they resolued to goe against him , and leauied souldiers out of all quarters , & first sent them vp toward Sgrauen weert , Elten , and therabouts , his Princely Excellency himselfe in person with all speede from the Haghe , ( accompanied with the noble Earles , Graue William , Graue Iohn , Graue Earnest , of the house of Nassau ; and the Prince of Portugall , ) trauelling by day and night came thither . First and formost making himselfe sure , and tooke in the towne of Emericke with the forces hee had with him , presently marching from thence towards Rees , which he also in good time , as is aforesaide , had gotten before the Marquesse came : yea and had not his Excellency staid the longer at the Haghe , vpon the comming of his Maiesty of Great Britaine , and the French Kings Embassadors , vpon a treaty of peace , the Marquesse certainely might haue cast his cap after Wesell . Then the Gouernour of Nymegen , by command of his Princely excellency , marched out the tenth of September towards the towne of Goch , with three great Cannons , and comming about the village of Moock , there came to him fiue companies more , marching in hast toward Goch aforesaid , presently demanding vp the towne , but the cleargy would not yeeld thereunto : the Gouernour vnderstanding this , presently caused the parcullise of the gates to bee set on fire , which they within seeing , did bulwarke vp the gates with dung & other dirt , but the Gouernour presentlie began to shoote with his Ordnance which he had at hand , and to assault the towne : the burgars seeing he was so furiously bent , fearing to bee surprised , made composition with him , and the eleuenth of September , yeelded vp the towne vnto him , who presently put in garrison the souldiers of the Duke of Brandenburgh . The twelfth of this said Moneth the Gouernour aforesaid marched towards the Towne and Castle of Gennep which he presently tooke , wherein he also put in garrison the Brandenburgers men , sending also some forces towards Cleue , Rauesteyn , and Sousbeck . From the Campe where his Excellency first assembled , he sent the new Souldiers to aide the Brandenburger , where hee lay some few dayes after . Then his Excellency caused to bee made a Bridge before Embricke ouer the Rhyne , where the new Souldiers marched ouer , and went vp higher into the country . The Campe of his Excellency lyeth at this present on the Northside of Rees in very good order , vnto whom dayly more men come , with horsemen round about . His Excellency also caused an other Bridge to bee made ouer the Rhyne before Rees , with the halfe Moone , where a great number of ships lie , yea so many , that it is a great pleasure to see , and dayly yet more come out of Holland . Here are already many men marched ouer the bridge on the side of Santen , and Marien-bome , which his Excellency also hath gotten : and here men thinke it will come to blowes . And which is not to bee forgotten , neere vnto Rees , his Excellency hath a goodly troupe of horsemen which lie for a watch . At a village called Bislicke , diuers meetings on both sides , haue been to come to an agreement , but euery time as yet they haue parted in vaine . THE DESCRIPTION of the March of Count HENRIE of Nassau , to and in the countries of Marck , as he departed out of the Campe of his Excellency his brother , likewise the description of that which happened vntill this present day , also is hereunto added what the Souldiers of the town of Gulicke of late haue effected and what towns they haue taken . AFter that his Princelie Excellencie , had lain a certaine time between the Towne of Emerick and Rees : & had taken those Townes before named , also the places and Townes which his Excellencie caused by the Gouernour of Nimmegen , to bee taken , and garrisons therein to bee put , his campe in the meane time grew stronger both with horse and foote , which came from all quarters . And hauing this strong Armie of men together , a generall Muster was made , which the Marquis Spinola hearing , thought they would come vpon him , and caused instantlie a battery to be made on the way of Rees : he had a day before also , sent out som troopes higher vp into the country with certain Wagons who spoiled and robbed the poore countrimen of all that they had , to the ende our Souldiers comming thether should find nothing : but what blessing hee got thereby of the poore Countrymen , I leaue euery one to iudge . The Marquis strengthning himselfe before Wesell , and not comming into the field out of his trenches , yet his Excellency did vndertake some thing , and sent his brother Count Henry of Nassau accò„panied with a good troope of horse and foote , and some wagons with Ordinance , munition and victuals to the countries of Marck & Rauensbergh , &c. to take in March , Ham , Vnna , Soest , Camen , Dortmondt , with others : whereof this Count Henry hath already taken manie , and put Garrisons therin . They report also that Count Henry had sent some Souldiers towards Borkelo , lying ( between Groll and Lochum ) to take it in , and to put a Garrison therein , for certaine reasons between the Earle of Stierum , and those of the towne of Munster . Neither haue those of Gulick beene idle , but as valiant souldiers haue also attempted some thing , and the newes are currant that they haue taken in these places following , namely , Linnich , Wassenberch , Rangelrayd , Geilkercken , Gangelt , Sittert , &c. The Marquis seeing the course of his victory in taking of the Towne of Wesel , stayed for that his Princely Excellencie came into field , and lay so close vnder his wings , found It fit for the first to make strong and to intrench himselfe , endeauouring to make a strong Fort neare to the Rhine before Wesell , whereunto his Souldiers haue as greate desire as a thiefe hath to bee hanged and doe plainely say this , we make for our enemy , as wee made the Skonce of Saint Andrew . Also they say , that the Marquis ( because hee will not make the Burgers of Wesell altogether his bitter enemies ) hath consented that the Souldiers lying in the houses shall buye and prouide their owne victuals : for the which those of the towne must euerie weeke disburse two thousand Gilders , euery one according to his ability . Moreouer , there is newes come out of the Campe of the Marquis Spinola , that the Regiment of the Colonell Palant , being strong ; about twelue companies with three peeces of Ordnance , is marched towards Venlo and Geldor , and it is thought they goe to take the other remaining small townes , namely Brughe , Dulken , Dalen and Glabberck . In fine , euery one hath a snatch at that he can gette , but the poore countriman must looke to himselfe , therefore the olde Prouerbe is true , euery one for himselfe . It is reported also that his excellency will attempt some other matter of no small moment , but where and what , the time will shew . There is preparation in hand to make a stronger bridge of shippes for the passage of wagons ouer the Ryne : and according to that preparation : It is also thought hee will march higher vp the Ryne then Rees . Aliquid latet quod non patet . The Clergy haue procured and effected so much this yeare , for to aide his Holinesse louing new-borne sonne the Duke of Newburgh that a multitude of men are already come to the field vnder the conduct of the Marquis Spinola , who haue already vtterly vndone many thousand poore men . But what confusion of seuerall nations of people , hee to aid the Newburger bringeth into the country he himselfe doubtlesse will find in time . If he had had such a prosperous cesse as he had in the beginning , he had gone more forward in his designes , and also the Arch-Duke should haue gained more by his twelue years truce , then by a long continuall warre , and hee had had fit time in these fiue yeares to haue made conquest of these countries , beeing friends to the vnited Prouinces : and then to come vpon vs. FINIS .