CREDIBLE Reports from France, and Flanders. In the month of May. 1590.  VBIQVE FLORET G. B.  printer's mark of John Wolfe, McKerrow 242: deivce of a fleur-de-lis with cherubs at top, and a satyr and a human figure at foot 
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Credible Reports from France, and Flanders.  
A Week since, came from deep a certain Bark the which arrived at Plymmouth which reported, that the governor of deep, was come to Diep after the battle sick of an ague, and that during his sickness, the Papists murmured, and would not suffer the exercise of Religion, conspiring to betray the town: But the Governor being certified of their ill intent, did banish out of the town about one hundredth and twenty of them which were the authors of the conspiracy, amongst which are many of the chiefest and richest of the towns men, and many of their wives, and the governor hath seized upon their goods.  
Cressy hath been taken by the Marshal Byrron: a man of Paris was their Captain, whose name was Pierre, for whose ransom was offered seven hundredth French Crowns, but the King caused him to be hanged, and five and twenty of the Chiefest with him.  
Beaumond sur Oyse hath been taken by the Duke of Longueville: there the Lord la Noah was hurt with a hargabuse in one of his thighs, but there is no peril: the duke of Longueville nevertheless hath caused the chiefest men of the City to be hanged.  
The Governor of Renes hath caused one friar to be hanged, and half a dozen of the chiefest of the City, who did call the King heretic.  

From Flanders.  
THe enemy battering the Sconce of Seven Berghen with great fury on the fourth of this instant, a breach being made, they had first provided a great ship to lie on the water, erecting a frame on the top of the mast propped up with other posts, where divers muskeeteers were placed to beat our men from the breach, giving an assault also at the instant with the choice men of their army, by chance fire falling from the top among certain powder lying in the ship, spoiled them all, to the number of two hundredth that were above and below: which the assailants seeing, partly failing of courage (but in truth by the resolution of our men) were repulsed. One other attempt was given, and in conclusion there was lost of them in this service eight hundredth men, and thirteen Captains of especial account, so that Count Mansfield chief commander there was enforced to retire with dishonour. The self same day, it was our hap with our troops of horse to overthrow two hundredth of their best horse, we having taken some five and thirty prisoners and one hundredth & forty horses, the rest being put to the sword: the enemy maketh head again at Furnholt, as it is thought for the relief of Numeghen, which our men have beleagerd: the Duke of Parma continueth at Brussels full of infirmity and discontentments, the minds of them all being so divided, by reason of the continuing hatreds between the Spaniards and Italians, so amazed with these daily misfortunes, and so weakened by reason of many overthrows we have given them, as a very reasonable force here, would work no slender effects, and without question divert many other dangerous resolutions.  
Berghen up Zoan this fifteenth of May. 1590.   

The late news from France.  
THey of Paris have made a sally, in the which they have lost a great many of their men: The Duke de Nemors their governor, and brother to the Duke de Main, issued out of Paris with them, and as it is thought is slain.  
The King doth prosper in all his actions.  
It is said that the King hath taken Pontoise & S. Denis.  
Paris is in great distress and in desperation.  
Roven is in like sort.  
The Duke de Maine is within Peronne, with very small hope of any great succour.  
The King hath taken guysor's.  
The Lord Vigues had besieged Ponterson, and had already made two breaches, the one of five and twenty paces, and the other of fifteen, and had given three assaults, in the which he had been repulsed, but he hearing that the Earl of Torigny was coming with great force to raise up his siege, he retired within mount Saint Michael, and wrote his Letters to the Duke of Mercury who was at Nantes, requiring him to come to his aid, for his honour and profits sake, or else he should be forced to yield  
He that carried the Letters, came strait to the Earl of Torigny, who did see his Letters, & sent the copy of it to the Prince of Ombes, who was between Saint Malo and Vitre, and forthwith sent the messenger to the Duke of Mercury with his Letters, who after he had seen them, did write by and by an answer to the Lord Viques, and prayed him to be strong, saying, that within three days he would come to his aid with three thousand men, to the end that their forces being joined together, they might set upon the Earl, being assured that he could not have the help of the Prince, because he knew him to be very busy in base Britain. The messenger came again to the Earl, and showed him the answer of the letters, the copies whereof were sent to the Prince, who caused all the horsemen to march in haste between Nantez & the Duke, when he did know that he was out of Nantez, and when the Duke did know that he was between two armies, he ventured to fight with the Prince, but whiles they were fight, the Earl came upon him, and the Duke was there so sore beaten, that he lost seventeen Ensigns and twelve hundred of his men, who were there slain, besides them that were taken and wounded, and he himself fled to a little Castle called Chasteau josselin, in the which he is besieged, and cannot long endure.  
This Castle josselin is in Britagnie, and is thought to be the strongest place in the world, being a tower, builded upon a high rock, and almost not possible to be batterrd.  
When the Lord Vignes understood this, he yielded, and to make his peace, he gave to wife his daughter and only heir, to the younger brother of the Earl Montgomery, who was his prisoner, and kept only mount Saint Michael for the safety of his person.  
The inhabitants of Dinau, which is the strongest place of Brittany, hearing the discomfiture of the Duke, did chase out of their City their governor, who is the Duke's brother, and did kill many of his men, amongst which was the chief of his Captains called Captain jean, and yielded themselves to the King.  
WIthin the river of Elbow, there are 4. great ships. In the Passage there are thirteen great ships & two pataches, that have been ready six weeks since, and have stayed only for the King's order: which was, that they should with all speed go to Saint Andrew's, there to take in men, biscuit, and other provosion for the whole Fleet, and from thence presently to go to Farole.  
At Farole there are six Pinnaces, of ten and twelve tons a piece.  
It is supposed that the King's force will be in this action one hundredth and fifty sails, that is, three score and ten, or four score great ships, eight galleys, four galliass, and three score and ten, or three score and fifteen pataches and pinnaces of small effect.  
It is said also, that he hath caused to be made certain broad Boats, for the landing of men, which the ships shall draw after them.  
There be three thousand oars carried out of Biskay to Farole.  
One hundredth Dutch gunner's are come into Spain, to go in this Fleet.  
Their greatest want is Mariners and gunpowder, but they have great store of other provision.  
The chiefest general in this Fleet, is Don ivan de Belsam, brother to the Marquis of Saint a Cruse.  
For sea Captains of same, there be few or none: but ordinary and new found fellows are allowed.  
The soldiers for this action are very simple and unexpert in wars.  
The Fleet is appointed to come forth in the end of May, or about the tenth of june.  
The report is, that this Fleet shall go for Bel I'll, or for Nantz, and some say, that it is only to keep their own coast, and not for England.  
There are in the Court of Spain divers Ambassadors, one is from the Duke de Maine, another from the Duke de Mercury, and another from the Duke of Lorain, and another from the whole body of the League.  
They demand three millions of gold, and thirty thousand men.  
There came of late to the Court of Spain, an Irish man, about forty years of age, as Ambassador, who was well received, and is well thought off: but what his business is, that is not known.  
There be six thousand Germans looked for in Spain, about the end of May.  
It is said that the king of Spain is very sick, and it is thought that he will hardly escape.   
FINIS.