THE CHIEF OCCVRrences of both the Armies, from the Eight of April, till the seventeenth of the same month. With other intelligences given by credible letters. VBIQVE FLORET G B printer's device of John Wolfe, with cherubs at top and a satyr and human figure at bottom; it is signed 'G. B.' (McKerrow 242) LONDON. Printed by john Wolf, and are to be sold at the little Shop over against the great ●●uth door of Paul's. 1592. The chief occurrences of both the armies, from the 8. of April, till the 17. of the said month. THe Prince of Parma at his first arrival into France, with intent to raise the siege before Rouen finding the King to be able to beard him and to keep still the siege afore the said Town, seemed to withdraw his forces into Artoys again, and departing from Newcastle, went over the river of Some in Picardy, which when the king did understand, dismissed a great part of his forces, and gave them leave to withdraw themselves to their own houses. The Prince of Parma having taken notice thereof by his intelligences: suddenly thought to have surprised the king, and his army lying before Rouen, and the King being gone to Deep the eight day of April, news were brought to sir Roger Williams, by one who had served sir Thomas Morgan, that the prince of Parma had fully determined and purposed to lodge in Darnetall on Monday being the tenth of the said month: whereupon aswell as upon other advertisements, Sir Roger Williams dispatched in all haste letters unto his Majesty, who at the receipt thereof presently the next day in the evening repaired to the Camp then before Rouen: and at his arrival sent the Duke of Boillon, otherwise the viscount of Touraine with eight hundred horses to discover the enemy. The Duke brought news to the king of the enemies near approach, very early in the morning, being the tenth of the said month. Whereupon the king riding to the ships that lay in the river on the side of New-haven set such order unto them as seemed most meet unto his majesty, and causing fire to be put in Crotchet, being the place where the ships lay, sent and dispatched certain chief officers of the army, to withdraw the siege from Rouen, & to retire towards Pont de L'Arches, all which being done as the king had appointed himself, his Majesty gathered a head of all his forces, between the tenth of April, and the fifteenth of the said month. The fifteenth day of April, the king began to march with such forces as were come of strangers, and his other nobility towards the enemy, and quartered the same night in Fontaine Le Bourg, three leagues from Rouen, and eight leagues or thereabout from the Prince of Parma his Campe. The sixteenth of the said month, the king having appointed his Rendezvous about a League and a half from Angleville in a great plain near a Windmill: his forces failed not to find his Majesty at the place appointed: and marching thither in battle array: the number of the horsemen were in sight at the least between seven and eight thousand horses, and about 16000 footmen besides the troops of the Duke Monpensier, and the Martial d' amon's, who were expected to meet the king at the next Rendezvous, the 17. of April, and were at Pont de l' Arches the 15. of the said month. The Baron Byron, being sent by the king, to lie in Ambuscado with twelve hundred horses, between New-haven, and the Duke of Parma his army, discomfited a certain convoy coming from the Governor of New-haven, and sent the 16. of April late in the evening, some Wagons with provision of war, and six Spaniards, prisoners to the king. The King marcheth towards the Enemy with twenty pecces of Ordinance as well great as small, and the sixteenth day of April caused them to be discharged at his arrival at Angeville, his quarter that night being five leagues from the Prince's Camp, to give notice of his coming to them of Caudebeck. Victuals were somewhat scarce in our camp▪ because Diep was shut up and nothing could come thence, by reason of the Prince of Parma his marching between our Army and the said town, but assoon as the King had sent a Convoy from his quarter, victuales and all other munition were sent by the governor of Diep to our Campe. The kings ships have hindered the Prince of Parma for planting his Ordinance to batter the town of Caudebeck, and have had a fight with certain vessels laden with Wine, & other provision of war to relieve the prince of Parma, and having taken some and sunk the rest, sent those that were taken into Diep. The king hath stopped the passage where the Prince of Parma entered first into France, with five thousand horses, under the leading and conduct of the duke Longueville: and in forces, courage, & magnanimity, is very forward God be thanked to encounter his enemy. By other letters credibly reported. The king understanding by divers of his spies, how that the Prince of Parma had left some of his companies in several villages, thither the king made and hath slain them all, among the which the Duke of Parma's son is slain, it is credibly reported also that the duke himself is shot into the arm lying before Caudebeck. They of New-haven did send out twelve vessels, in each vessel a hundredth men to clear the river, and to convey wine and other necessaries for war to the Duke of Parma, but the Hollanders that lie there and keep it for the K. did so mightily resist them, that of the Hollanders Admiral there is but twelve men left alive, and some of the twelve vessels are overthrown, and other some taken, and those that be taken are brought to Diep and the merchandise sold there and all their men slain. The king looks daily for more companies to come to help him. The Duke of Parma is now at Tankaville, which is about eight miles from Newhaven and the king is at Yuerot, which is about six miles from Tankeville, keeping the way from Roan, Diep, and Caudebeck. All the king's people are fully determined to fight the battle, if they can any way get their enemies to it: and it is verily thought that if the Duke of Parma do not find the better means to retire the sooner, he is like to remain enclosed and therefore it is thought the Duke doth draw himself toward Newhaven, there to receive more succour, or else to get away by Sea. FINIS. depiction of St. George slaying the dragon