Newes from Dvnkirke being a speciall relation of certaine passages there : wherein is discovered the intentions and agitations of divers of this kingdome endeavouring to engage Don Francisco de Mela, commander generall of the King of Spaines forces in those countries, to set forth sundry Dunkirke Frigots into our seas : as also of divers priests and Iesuites, that lying there for transportation hither, were taken at sea by some of the states-men of war : with 3 barques sent by the said Jesuites for their transportation and the carriage of much ammunition and money intended for New Castle to relieve the malignants against the Parliament which priests are now imprisoned by the states at Roterdam / by G. H.
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             Newes from Dvnkirke being a speciall relation of certaine passages there : wherein is discovered the intentions and agitations of divers of this kingdome endeavouring to engage Don Francisco de Mela, commander generall of the King of Spaines forces in those countries, to set forth sundry Dunkirke Frigots into our seas : as also of divers priests and Iesuites, that lying there for transportation hither, were taken at sea by some of the states-men of war : with 3 barques sent by the said Jesuites for their transportation and the carriage of much ammunition and money intended for New Castle to relieve the malignants against the Parliament which priests are now imprisoned by the states at Roterdam / by G. H.
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           Melo, Francisco de, 1597-1651.
           Dunkerque (France) -- History.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           NEWES
           FROM
           DVNKIRKE
           .
           BEING
           A
           SPECIALL
           Relation
           
             of
             certaine
          
           Passages
           there
           .
        
         
           Wherein
           is
           discovered
           the
           Intentions
           and
           Agitations
           of
           divers
           of
           this
           kingdome
           ,
           endeavouring
           to
           engage
           
             Don
             Francisco
             de
             Mela
             ,
          
           Commander
           Generall
           of
           the
           King
           of
           Spaines
           Forces
           in
           those
           Countries
           ,
           to
           set
           forth
           sundry
           Dunkirke
           Frigots
           into
           our
           Seas
           .
        
         
           
             AS
             ALSO
             ,
          
           Of
           divers
           Priests
           and
           Iesuites
           ,
           that
           lying
           there
           for
           transportation
           hither
           ,
           were
           taken
           at
           Sea
           by
           some
           of
           the
           States-men
           of
           War
           ,
           with
           3
           Barques
           sent
           by
           the
           said
           Jesuites
           for
           their
           transportation
           ,
           and
           the
           Carriage
           of
           much
           Ammunition
           and
           Money
           intended
           for
           
             New-Castle
             ,
          
           to
           relieve
           the
           Malignants
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           Priests
           are
           now
           imprisoned
           by
           the
           States
           at
           ROTERDAM
           .
        
         
           By
           
             G.
             H.
             
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Iohn
             Iohnson
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           Newes
           from
           Dunkirke
           .
        
         
           DUnkirke
           is
           a
           Towne
           of
           Flanders
           of
           great
           strength
           and
           circuit
           ;
           some
           five
           leagues
           or
           houres
           going
           from
           Calice
           in
           France
           ,
           being
           indeed
           the
           only
           considerable
           Port
           of
           Flaunders
           ,
           Graveling
           ,
           Newport
           ,
           Ostend
           and
           Sluce
           ,
           though
           all
           bearing
           the
           name
           of
           Havens
           ,
           being
           indeed
           rather
           meer
           Fisher-Townes
           ,
           then
           worthy
           of
           that
           title
           ,
           ships
           of
           above
           sixty
           Tun
           ,
           being
           debarr'd
           entertainment
           into
           them
           .
           When
           over
           the
           sandy
           bar
           of
           Dunkirke
           ,
           at
           a
           high
           tyde
           safely
           may
           passe
           Vessels
           of
           foure
           and
           five
           hundred
           Tun
           into
           the
           very
           Towne
           wals
           ,
           nay
           within
           their
           out-works
           ,
           or
           safely
           ride
           if
           not
           in
           very
           great
           tempests
           ,
           under
           the
           protection
           of
           the
           Forts
           of
           Mardike
           ,
           and
           the
           woodden
           Fort
           ,
           which
           being
           a
           miraculous
           Fabricke
           of
           timber
           ,
           extended
           far
           into
           the
           maine
           Sea
           ,
           secures
           all
           there
           with
           its
           commanding
           Ordnance
           ,
           at
           least
           a
           large
           league
           and
           a
           halfe
           before
           you
           come
           to
           Dunkirke
           .
           This
           then
           is
           the
           rendevouz
           for
           all
           the
           King
           of
           Spaines
           ships
           ;
           this
           is
           that
           Towne
           which
           makes
           a
           benefit
           of
           that
           which
           is
           destruction
           to
           others
           ;
           they
           are
           
           g●owne
           abundantly
           wealthy
           by
           their
           spoyles
           ,
           taken
           both
           from
           the
           Hollander
           and
           French
           ;
           this
           is
           that
           Towne
           which
           in
           our
           lusts
           and
           former
           contentions
           with
           Spaine
           ,
           has
           infested
           so
           obnoxiously
           our
           Seas
           with
           the
           excursions
           of
           their
           nimble
           Frigats
           .
           To
           conclude
           ▪
           this
           is
           a
           Towne
           which
           for
           plenty
           of
           mariners
           of
           all
           Nations
           ,
           multitudes
           of
           souldiers
           ,
           and
           light
           ,
           nimble
           ,
           and
           serviceable
           Ships
           and
           Frigots
           ,
           gives
           place
           to
           never
           a
           Towne
           of
           Christendome
           of
           its
           dimensions
           ;
           Here
           constantly
           have
           those
           disturbers
           of
           our
           publike
           peace
           and
           seducers
           of
           our
           people
           from
           the
           true
           Religion
           ,
           those
           fugitive
           English
           Iesuites
           .
           Constantly
           in
           the
           Dutch
           Colledge
           of
           the
           same
           Society
           there
           ,
           their
           Agents
           resident
           ,
           who
           lye
           as
           it
           were
           intelligencers
           there
           ,
           to
           receive
           newes
           from
           their
           pernicious
           brethren
           in
           England
           of
           their
           succeeding
           there
           :
           For
           though
           the
           care
           of
           this
           present
           sacred
           Parliament
           have
           taken
           what
           possible
           order
           can
           be
           thought
           on
           for
           extirpation
           of
           that
           brood
           of
           Vipers
           ;
           yet
           in
           all
           this
           Session
           has
           there
           not
           one
           o●
           the
           Iesuites
           bin
           apprehended
           or
           brought
           to
           condigne
           punishment
           ,
           the
           sword
           of
           justice
           lighting
           only
           on
           the
           lesse
           hurtfull
           branches
           of
           that
           poysonous
           Romish
           Tree
           ,
           that
           would
           shadow
           all
           the
           corners
           of
           the
           earth
           ;
           the
           Fryars
           and
           secular
           Priests
           ,
           the
           Popes
           Assasine
           Champions
           ,
           the
           Iesuites
           ,
           though
           certainly
           many
           of
           them
           are
           obscured
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           nay
           in
           this
           very
           City
           ,
           under
           strange
           names
           and
           habits
           ,
           being
           as
           full
           of
           craft
           as
           their
           generality
           in
           the
           Devill
           ;
           keeping
           themselves
           not
           only
           from
           detection
           but
           surprision
           :
           But
           to
           our
           purpose
           ,
           these
           base
           bastards
           to
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           m●screants
           to
           Heaven
           and
           truth
           ;
           having
           these
           Agents
           in
           Dunkirke
           ,
           doe
           constantly
           give
           notice
           to
           their
           superiours
           at
           their
           fore-neighbouring
           Colledges
           ,
           Watton
           and
           Saint
           Omers
           ;
           the
           former
           being
           the
           Noviship
           or
           
             Domus
             probationis
          
           of
           their
           order
           ,
           three
           leagues
           and
           a
           half
           from
           Dunkirke
           ,
           the
           other
           their
           Seminary
           ,
           where
           they
           teach
           children
           onely
           the
           rudiments
           of
           Gramaticke
           learning
           ,
           a
           league
           and
           a
           halfe
           further
           off
           ▪
           All
           accidents
           that
           have
           hapned
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           in
           these
           lamentable
           and
           
           distracted
           times
           ,
           they
           againe
           transferring
           that
           notice
           by
           their
           Emissaries
           to
           their
           Agent
           at
           the
           Court
           at
           Bruxels
           ,
           who
           is
           now
           their
           Vice-Provinciall
           (
           their
           Provinciall
           being
           here
           in
           England
           )
           Father
           
             Sibesden
             ,
          
           right●y
           
             Bedinfield
             ,
          
           a
           man
           of
           much
           precious
           sanctity
           ,
           but
           inward
           and
           reall
           craft
           ,
           who
           makes
           what
           use
           he
           can
           of
           those
           advertisements
           to
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Catholique
           cause
           ,
           as
           they
           call
           it
           ,
           hearing
           therefore
           as
           
             quae
             regio
             in
             terris
             nostri
             non
             plena
             laboris
             ,
          
           of
           the
           still
           emergent
           distractions
           between
           His
           Majesty
           and
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           certainly
           tooke
           their
           Originall
           from
           some
           Iesuiticall
           counsellors
           .
           This
           
             Sibisdin
          
           or
           
             Bedinfield
             ,
          
           call
           him
           whether
           you
           please
           ,
           has
           lately
           been
           very
           urgent
           with
           
             Don
             Francisco
             De
             Mela
             ,
          
           the
           Spanish
           Prefect
           now
           in
           Flaunders
           ,
           and
           with
           his
           Councell
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           Iesuites
           have
           no
           small
           party
           to
           command
           of
           the
           Dunkirke
           Frigats
           ,
           to
           be
           made
           ready
           and
           fraught
           with
           such
           souldiers
           as
           are
           there
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           under
           the
           Regiment
           of
           Colonell
           
             Guy
             ,
          
           with
           such
           Ammunition
           as
           the
           Iesuites
           his
           fellowes
           could
           provide
           at
           their
           owne
           charge
           to
           be
           sent
           into
           the
           North
           of
           England
           ,
           to
           be
           landed
           there
           for
           the
           assistance
           of
           the
           malignants
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           intimating
           to
           him
           how
           acceptable
           that
           service
           would
           be
           to
           his
           Holinesse
           ,
           and
           the
           Conclave
           at
           Rome
           ,
           how
           advantagious
           to
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Catholicke
           cause
           ,
           and
           re-establishment
           of
           their
           Religion
           here
           in
           England
           ;
           nay
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           even
           in
           part
           of
           his
           honour
           engaged
           to
           returne
           these
           souldiers
           back
           :
           His
           Majesty
           the
           King
           of
           England
           now
           he
           had
           need
           of
           them
           ,
           himself
           when
           he
           had
           bin
           so
           courteously
           permitted
           to
           condiscend
           to
           the
           Spaniards
           assistance
           ,
           and
           lastly
           ,
           that
           this
           action
           would
           not
           only
           be
           unpre
           judiciall
           to
           the
           league
           now
           in
           force
           with
           England
           ,
           but
           rather
           an
           additament
           to
           cement
           it
           faster
           .
           It
           being
           made
           with
           the
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           to
           whom
           the
           Parliament
           was
           refractory
           ,
           and
           with
           open
           armes
           sought
           to
           diminish
           His
           Royalty
           ,
           and
           bring
           in
           instead
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           (
           which
           was
           lesse
           opposite
           to
           theirs
           )
           Puritanisme
           ,
           Brownisme
           ,
           or
           Anabaptisme
           .
           So
           malicious
           
           are
           these
           miscreants
           ,
           and
           apt
           to
           traduce
           the
           Parliaments
           honourable
           ,
           just
           and
           religious
           proceedings
           .
           
             Don
             Francisco
             de
             Mela
             ,
          
           a
           Portuguise
           by
           Nation
           ,
           a
           person
           of
           a
           sound
           and
           solid
           judgement
           ,
           not
           easily
           to
           be
           misled
           by
           such
           
             Ignes
             faetui
             ,
          
           or
           false
           fires
           ,
           mildly
           answered
           his
           reverence
           ,
           that
           though
           he
           wished
           as
           well
           to
           the
           Catholique
           cause
           as
           any
           ,
           and
           ought
           His
           Majesty
           of
           England
           as
           much
           service
           as
           any
           forraine
           Prince
           whatsoever
           ;
           yet
           that
           he
           durst
           not
           without
           expresse
           command
           of
           the
           King
           his
           Master
           ,
           send
           any
           of
           his
           Frigats
           to
           their
           places
           ,
           or
           imploy
           them
           to
           other
           uses
           ,
           then
           to
           the
           guard
           of
           the
           Flemish
           Coast
           against
           their
           inveterate
           adversary
           the
           Hollanders
           who
           ,
           for
           the
           alliance
           they
           have
           to
           the
           State
           of
           Engl.
           to
           which
           they
           were
           engaged
           ,
           would
           be
           sure
           to
           interrupt
           them
           in
           their
           passage
           ,
           that
           for
           the
           English
           Regiments
           ,
           though
           they
           were
           King
           
             Charles
          
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           they
           were
           King
           
             Philips
          
           souldiers
           there
           ,
           ere
           hee
           came
           to
           the
           government
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           was
           resolv'd
           to
           leave
           all
           things
           in
           those
           Provinces
           as
           hee
           found
           them
           ;
           that
           hee
           could
           not
           with
           the
           safety
           of
           his
           wisdome
           or
           allegiance
           to
           his
           Masters
           service
           ,
           dimisse
           so
           many
           able
           and
           experienc'd
           souldiers
           ,
           dangers
           both
           from
           neighbouring
           France
           ,
           and
           not
           farre
           distant
           Holland
           ,
           threatning
           on
           every
           side
           those
           Countries
           ,
           that
           for
           the
           quarrell
           or
           contention
           betweene
           his
           Majesty
           of
           great
           Britaine
           and
           his
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           unconcern'd
           in
           it
           ,
           so
           he
           was
           resolv'd
           not
           to
           intermeddle
           in
           other
           mens
           businesse
           ,
           but
           to
           preserve
           the
           league
           nnviolate
           ,
           and
           for
           their
           reverences
           ,
           the
           Fathers
           of
           the
           society
           ,
           purchasing
           amunition
           to
           transferre
           hither
           ,
           
             Don
             Francisco
          
           told
           Father
           
             Silisden
             ,
          
           that
           they
           might
           
             Con
             muy
             buena
             gana
             ,
          
           with
           all
           his
           heart
           use
           their
           own
           discretion
           ,
           doe
           with
           their
           money
           what
           they
           please
           ;
           he
           would
           neither
           give
           them
           commission
           for
           transportation
           ,
           or
           laying
           any
           such
           provision
           ,
           nor
           yet
           impeach
           their
           purpose
           ,
           and
           so
           desir'd
           to
           be
           excused
           from
           any
           further
           trouble
           in
           the
           motion
           of
           that
           businesse
           which
           he
           could
           neither
           in
           honour
           nor
           
             salva
             obedientia
          
           to
           his
           Master
           ,
           put
           in
           practice
           ;
           Father
           
             Silisden
          
           intimating
           this
           unexpected
           resolution
           
           of
           
             Don
             Francisco
             ,
          
           to
           Father
           
             Iarret
          
           and
           Father
           
             Worsley
          
           the
           Rector
           of
           
             Watton
          
           and
           Saint
           
             Omers
             ,
          
           and
           by
           the
           counsell
           of
           Father
           
             Freeman
          
           the
           Rector
           of
           
             Gaunt
             ,
          
           and
           Father
           
             Spencer
             ,
          
           the
           Rector
           of
           
             Leige
          
           (
           these
           being
           all
           the
           Rectors
           and
           Colledges
           of
           those
           demy-Divels
           in
           those
           Countries
           ,
           out
           of
           their
           cōmon
           treasury
           levied
           the
           summe
           of
           ten
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           and
           from
           their
           great
           friends
           and
           intimates
           ,
           the
           wealthy
           Benedictine
           Nuns
           at
           
             Buxels
             ,
             Gaunt
          
           and
           
             Cambray
             ,
          
           all
           English
           Voteries
           ,
           they
           borrow'd
           six
           thousand
           pounds
           more
           ,
           which
           summes
           deliver'd
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           one
           
             Coldwell
          
           an
           English
           man
           of
           ability
           in
           
             Dunkirk
             ,
          
           and
           a
           Brewer
           ;
           after
           he
           had
           purchast
           therewith
           much
           match
           ▪
           Pistols
           ,
           Carabines
           ,
           Powder
           ,
           and
           other
           amunition
           ,
           and
           waited
           for
           an
           opportunity
           to
           transport
           it
           into
           the
           North
           of
           England
           in
           the
           Coleships
           ,
           which
           bring
           that
           much
           esteemed
           Jewell
           from
           
             Newcastle
          
           hither
           ,
           but
           failing
           of
           those
           intentions
           by
           directions
           from
           his
           great
           Patrons
           the
           aforesaid
           Jesuits
           ,
           hee
           made
           purchase
           of
           three
           good
           tall
           barks
           ,
           (
           which
           are
           very
           good
           cheap
           at
           
             Dunkirk
          
           )
           French
           bottoms
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           passe
           without
           examination
           from
           the
           Hollander
           ,
           and
           in
           them
           landed
           this
           Ammunition
           :
           committing
           the
           care
           thereof
           ,
           and
           the
           Barks
           to
           some
           English
           Marriners
           ,
           of
           which
           there
           are
           plenty
           alwayes
           at
           that
           towne
           ,
           and
           so
           with
           a
           good
           Gale
           of
           winde
           ,
           they
           set
           forth
           for
           the
           Coast
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           after
           two
           dayes
           being
           at
           Sea
           ,
           off
           from
           the
           Coast
           of
           Holland
           ,
           some
           of
           the
           States-men
           of
           Warre
           ,
           continually
           hovering
           about
           those
           Coasts
           ,
           had
           espyed
           them
           ,
           and
           taking
           them
           for
           French
           ,
           both
           by
           their
           building
           and
           Colours
           ,
           friendlily
           had
           permitted
           them
           to
           passe
           ,
           had
           not
           they
           had
           an
           expresse
           command
           to
           stay
           all
           Vessels
           ,
           passing
           along
           those
           coasts
           ;
           and
           examine
           them
           whither
           they
           were
           bound
           ,
           and
           how
           laden
           ,
           lest
           they
           might
           either
           be
           Danes
           ,
           or
           bound
           thither
           with
           amunition
           ,
           so
           being
           hal'd
           abord
           ,
           they
           knowing
           it
           was
           in
           vaine
           to
           resist
           ,
           strucke
           their
           tops
           ,
           and
           came
           in
           ,
           affirming
           themselves
           French
           ,
           bound
           from
           Saint
           Maloes
           ,
           to
           Boston
           in
           Lincolnshire
           ,
           but
           they
           having
           examined
           their
           
           lading
           ,
           and
           found
           most
           of
           its
           Ammunition
           ,
           began
           to
           aske
           for
           their
           Cockets
           ,
           which
           produced
           ,
           testifies
           what
           they
           had
           declared
           ,
           but
           one
           of
           the
           States
           Soldiers
           ,
           an
           Englishman
           ,
           running
           betweene
           Decks
           ,
           found
           there
           in
           their
           admirall
           ,
           some
           twenty
           yong
           and
           middle-aged
           men
           ▪
           which
           by
           their
           complexion
           appeared
           rather
           French
           ,
           then
           making
           bolts
           therefore
           to
           search
           some
           of
           their
           pockets
           by
           divers
           letters
           he
           found
           ,
           both
           what
           they
           were
           ,
           whence
           they
           came
           ,
           and
           whether
           they
           ,
           and
           their
           ladings
           wert
           bound
           ,
           giving
           notice
           of
           it
           with
           certaine
           ,
           that
           the
           men
           were
           Priests
           ,
           for
           so
           indeed
           they
           wete
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           new-made-ones
           ,
           that
           this
           
             Micha●lmachado
          
           startet
           out
           of
           their
           Colledges
           at
           Rome
           Civil
           ,
           and
           Valladolid
           in
           Spaine
           ,
           out
           of
           a
           desperate
           bravery
           intending
           hither
           to
           defie
           our
           just
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           seduce
           the
           people
           with
           their
           false
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           die
           as
           they
           beleeve
           instead
           of
           Malefactors
           ,
           which
           indeed
           they
           are
           Martyrs
           :
           the
           Captaine
           instantly
           conjecturing
           ,
           and
           they
           upon
           examination
           ,
           confessing
           whither
           they
           were
           bound
           ,
           and
           from
           whom
           sent
           with
           those
           Provisions
           ,
           made
           lawfull
           prise
           of
           them
           ,
           sending
           them
           after
           to
           Rotterdam
           ,
           where
           both
           the
           Marriners
           and
           Priests
           are
           in
           prison
           Thus
           we
           may
           see
           what
           plots
           the
           wicked
           have
           against
           us
           ,
           and
           how
           the
           Lord
           in
           his
           mercy
           bring
           the
           practises
           of
           the
           heathen
           to
           nought
           ,
           so
           that
           we
           may
           hope
           he
           will
           give
           us
           peace
           and
           safety
           in
           our
           dwellings
           ,
           which
           God
           grant
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .