engraving of Saint George, armoured on horseback, killing the dragon with a lance   

THE CONTINVAL FOLlowing of the French king up on the Duke of Parma, the Duke of Guise, the Duke of Maine, and their Armies. From the seventeenth of April, until the 20. of the same month. Together with the Honourable attempts of Sir Roger Williams and his men.  
LONDON. Printed by john Wolf, and Edward White, and are to be sold at the sign of the Gun.   

The continual following of the French king upon the Duke of Parma, the Duke of Guise, the duke of Maine, and their Armies, from the 17. of April, until the 20. of the same.  
THe 17. of this month the king departed from Angleca velea: understanding that the Duke of Parma besieged Caw debeck hoping to enclose him there, but that morning he was advertised of the yielding of that place, and that the Duke had encamped himself in the plain field one league from Euetote, where he had en●●ēched himself. And the Duke of Guyes and Maine, with two thousand horse, and a thousand and two hundred foot at Euetote: Whereupon the king marched towards them withal his troops in battle ray, and ten pieces of 〈◊〉 till within three quarters of a league of 〈◊〉, and there causing his army to stay. He with 500 horse made forward to discover his enemies order of encamping: the Duke de Maine showed himself with a thousand horse, thinking to drive us to retire: but the king charged his men with two troops, and made them retire into their quarter with dishonour, and the loss of Monsi●r Countenaw: who was taken prisoner, and did assure the king, that the Duke de Parma was but newly advertised of his coming, and that he did not think that the K. durst abide him: which pleased the king very well.  
And further he said that the Duke did resolve to give the King battle, whereunto also the king prepared himself against the morrow, the said next day, the king seeing that the Enemy came not forward, resolved to take by force the village of Euetote, and to lodge there in despite of the enemy, or else to constrain them to fight.  
Whereupon he sent out Cuirasses and harquebuses upon horseback, to observe what countenance the enemy kept, who as then were coming on with horse and foot: but perceiving that the king came, with a resolution to charge them, they retired, shamefully forsaking their quarter and setting fire on it, and went away in great disorder, until they were come unto the Duke de Parma his quarter.  
The 〈◊〉 followed them and killed diverse, and took some Gentlemen prisoners, and amongst the rest, the Baron de la Chastre, the Duke de Maine was almost taken, his horse being clean out of breath.  
In this conflict there wear of them about four score slain: that day we lodged at Euetote, and the villages beyond, which we had won of the enemy within three quarters of a League off the Duke's trenches, whereat the D. was much astonished, and imagined he was betrayed by the French. The nineteen. day we offered them many skirmishes, but the Duke was very cool and would not stir.  
The King as well to come by victual himself by saint Vallarie and Diep, as also to hinder the coming of any to the enemy, removed from Euetote and came towards Newhaven. After we were lodged, the enemy laid an ambuscado for us, and sent some of his horsemen to toll us on. Thereupon the king sent for sir Roger Williams to come unto him with two hundred Muskets, and an hundred and fifty Pikes, which were presently charged by five Cornets of Spaniards and Italians, who were so well received, that two of their Coronets were taken.  
Some of the Commanders of those horsemen were killed, and many hurt in the mean time vi. hundred Musketers and corselets of the enemy, which were also backed by other companies maintained a hot skirmish with our men, but in the end the enemy was forced to retire with shame and loss, there were in this conflict forty English hurt, and eight slain. The king doth greatly exalt the English, and fir Roger Williams for their valour showed at this service, who have also gotten therein great good spoil and booties of the enemies.  
The Gallion of Roan was lately taken by some ships that lie in the river, and which doth also hinder the coming of victual unto the camp.  
There was a letter of the Duke, unto the king of Spain intercepted, wherein he rehearseth the misery that he is in, for want of sufficient strength to meet the king, and his great want of victuals, and the small means he hath to make a good retreat.  
He also complaineth of the duke de Maine & the other french saying, that they have in a manner betrayed him, & concludes that he cannot retire without fight, and hassarding the loss of his army,  
He hath received a shot in the arm, and is like as his Physician saith, to lose it: for although the hurt of itself be not dangerous, yet by reason of distemperature and other accidents which commonly follow upon such hurts they stand in great doubt of it, he is carried in a ●●tter and cannot yet ride on horseback. The king is resolved to assail him in his trenches, if he will not otherwise accept of battle.  
We fear nothing but that he will steal away in the night. The king hath at this time 2600. French Cuirasses, and 800. Harquebushers on horseback, besides three thousand French footmen which are daily expected: he hath also sent for all his garrisons round about him, and the longer the duke doth stay, the more forces the king will have.  
FINIS.