A TRUE RELATION of the French King his good success, in winning from the Duke of Parma, his Forts and Trenches, and slaying 500 of his men, with the great Famine that is now in the said Dukes Campe. With other intelligences given by other Letters since the second of May. 1592. A most wonderful and rare example, the like whereof, never happened since the beginning of the world, of a certain mountain in the isle of Palm, which burned continually, for five or six weeks together, with other both fearful & strange sights, seen in the air, over the same place.   printer's device of John Wolfe, featuring a fleur-de-lis seeding (McKerrow 216) 
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A true Relation of the French King his good success, in winning from the Duke of Parma, his forts and trenches, and slaying 500 of his men, and the great famine that is now in the said Dukes Campe.  
MOst true it is which the Apostle saint Paul in the 13. to the Romans avoucheth of Kings and Princes, saying there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained by God. And no less true is that Golden saying of the princely Prophet David, speaking in the person of God: by me kings rule, and by me do princes exercise authority.  
Then it followeth necessarily, that as kings and princes upon earth are the ordinance of God, (and therefore those that do resist or rebel against them do resist the power of God, and purchase to themselves eternal damnation, as the same Apostle beareth record: so the Lord will, and daily doth (as we see by experience every day) bless the same his ordinance, confounding, scattering, and dispersing the practices, or rather the treacherous conspiraces of all those that rise up against his anointed.  
Which thing the Lord hath most notably performed even the last day upon the French King, that valiant soldier of his, giving unto him most happy and fortunate success against the Duke of Parma. Who albeit he be otherwise a man of puissance and valour, yet the Lord our God (blessed be his holy name therefore) to manifest to the world, how much his attempt in aiding the rebellious Leaguers, against their Sovereign King and liege Lord, doth displease him, he crosseth him in his actions, and as it were standeth before him, and fighteth against him, sometimes striking a sudden terror and fear into his heart, with the rest of his complices, and other-sometimes overthrowing them altogether in their own plaits and devices, according to the saying of the Psalmist, The wicked hath digged a pit for others, but is fallen into it himself.  
But to come to the matter, as it pleased god it fell out thus.  
The Duke of Parma having now the second or third time invaded the kingdom of France with a puissant and mighty Army, with intent to aid the rebellious Leaguers, against their lawful King, passing the confines, and entering (as it were) into the bowels of the Realm, approached with his army near unto the City Roan, who being pursued by the King and his people, drew himself farther off towards Newhaven, and there he encamped himself, raising most strong Forts, and erecting (as he thought) trenches invincible for his own and his soldiers better defence: yea so strongly had he entrenched himself there, planting ordinance, Baricadoes, and other military munition of infinite variety, that he thought himself not only able to countervail what strength the king should be able to bend against him, but also he supposed himself to be in effect inexpugnable.  
But as the prophet Esaias saith, there is no wisdom, there is no policy, there is no power, nor strength against the Lord, nor against his anointed.  
For the King by secret intelligences or spials, being advertised of the Duke his proceed, and how strongly he had fortified himself in Trenches and bulwarks, with all possible speed marched towards him, taking with him such a competent number of horsemen, and footmen, as he thought sufficient to withstand the forces of the adversary.  
Being come somewhat near the place, he caused his army to march forward both leisurely and advisedly, the better to prevent secret ambushes: and viewing with provident eye the manner of his enemies lying, their Forts, their trenches, and other their munitions, at the last with mature advise, and most peremptory resolution (as one that fighteth the Lords battles) in most fierce manner assailed his enemies on every side.  
And albeit the fight was both long and cruel, and seemed a great while to hang in equal balance, neither inclining unto the one nor to the other, yet it pleased God, who continually fighteth for his servants, that the King prevailed.  
And although he had not in his band so many as the Enemy was by odds, yet he wan the Duke of Parma his Forts and Trenches, maugre the heads of all his enemies, and forced his men to fly back and to retire to a more narrower place, being constrained to fortify themselves anew, in such place as they could get on the sudden, and it is verily thought that they can not be able to hold out long against the forces of the King.  
The Duke of Parma also (such was the mighty hand of God against him) not only lost his forts and trenches, but 500 of his chiefest soldiers also, besides other munition & great spoils.  
The Duke is now presently so driven to the wall, and so corbed up, all hope of new supplies of viands or victuals, being in some sort intercepted and cut off from him, that he with his whole army are so sore assailed with famine, as that they are forced to eat their horses for very hunger.  
Thus haste thou heard Gentle Reader the noble exploits of that valiant King of France, with his good success (which God continue:) and the present state of the duke of Parma with his retinue, whose hand the Lord of Hosts shorten, and strengthen that illustrious and renowned French King, that he may fight the Lords Battles still, that once (if it be his blessed will) popery, superstition and Idolatry may be clean rooted out, and true religion may universally be planted in all Christian kingdoms of the world, Amen.   

By letters received on the second of May. 1592.  
ON Thursday last being the seven and twentieth day of April, 1592. The Duke of Parma did go away by night to Clear, which is within four leagues of Roan, without any drum or trumpet sounding, and on the next day being Friday, the king followed him with a number of his horsemen, to move him to the battle. The Duke left behind him his artillery, and his baggage.  
On the Saturday before, the king had taken the Duke's Trenches, and one Fort which he had made, and at the same time there was about eight hundred of the Duke's men slain.  
The Duke of Savoy, hath been forced to retire out of Provence.  
The city of Aix, which held for the said Duke of Sauoie, who married the king of Spain his daughter is revolted from him, and now presently holdeth for the king.  
The Muscovites have given a great overthrow to the Tartarians.  
There is in Germany some rumour of civil wars amongst themselves.  
Cicilia and Italy do fear an other great dearth this next year.  
FINIS.   

News out of the Low Countries.  
THe County Mauritz having assembled a great power is now before Steinwiche in Frizeland, with fifty good pieces of ordinance and doth besiege it fiercely, with purpose to recover the same if by any possible means it may be performed. The Lord grant such success as may stand with his glory, and the good of his church, Amen.  
FINIS.   

A MOST Wonderful and rare example, the like whereof, never happened since the beginning of the world. OF A CERTAIN MOVNtaine in the isle of Palm, which burned continually, for five or six weeks together. With other both fearful, and strange sights, seen in the air, over the same place.   printer's device of John Wolfe, featuring a lion, tiger or dragon's head facing outward (not in McKerrow) 
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TO THE COVRTEous Reader: Grace and peace.  
GEntle Reader, thou hast here before thine eyes a most rare example, and no less strange instance, of the wonderful works of God, the truth whereof is such, as is avouched by divers, both honourable and worshipful, and others of good credit. Wherefore read it with judgement, make thy profit of it, and give God the glory, who be blessed and praised for ever.   

A most  and rare example, the like whereof never happened since the beginning of the world, of a certain mountain, in the isle of Palm, which burned continually, for five or six weeks together, with other both fearful and strange sights, seen in the air, over the same place.  
IN the Gospel of S. Matthew, the 24. Chapter, our saviour Christ telleth us of many signs and tokens, which shall be sent unto us and appear before the day of judgement, as that the son shallbe darkened, the Moon shall lose her light, the Stars shall fall from heaven, the earth shall tremble, and shake under us, the hills shallbe supplanted and removed out of their places: the Seas shall roar and make a hideous noise, there shall be wars and rumours of wars in all countries, and such like. All which signs and tokens we see to be come to pass already. For if we take the son in that place, for the son of God Christ jesus (as all sound expositions and interpreters have done:) how often have we seen him darkened, and obscured with the filthy mists, and stinking vapours of men's traditions. The Moon that is the Church of God, how was she darkened, yea almost deprived of her light under the tyranny of Antichrist the pope of Rome and his shavelings? The Stars, that is the pastors, and ministers of the Church, how were they driven away amongst the Papists, from the firmament of sound doctrine, and pure conversation. But if we take these signs literally, how many times have we seen the sun and moon to be eclipsed, and almost many times to lose their whole light. What wonderful and strange conjunctions of Stars of signs and planets, threatening even an universal consummation of all things have we seen of late years. The like was never seen of many years before. What fiery meteers, blazing Stars, Comets, and other fearful impressions have we seen in the air of late years? What inundations and overflowings of the seas and waters? What fearful earthquakes? What removing of hills out of their places? What Abortives, fearful and monstrous births? What wars and rumours of wars in all countries, do we hear of in these days? All which are infallible tokens, and apparent arguments that the day of judgement is at hand, and as it were before the doors. But although the Lord our God hath and doth daily as well by these signs and tokens above named, and the like, as also by others of infinite variety, summon us to the doom, and warneth us to be always ready and prepared, yet hath he not in any age, nor to any people, sent a more fearful, strange, or wonderful example (as it were a warning or caveat to all the world) than this that followeth, the truth whereof was thus.  
There is a certain Island called Palm near to the Ingenio of Tertia court, three leagues from the City, and a league and a half from the sea side, wherein grew a certain mountain or hill of three hundred faddam in height, and a league and a half in compass. This mountain or hill, the 19 of May began to burn, and so continued still burning till the 19 of julie next after, in most strange and fearful manner.  
Upon the top of which hill there seemed to be a great cave or gulf: whereat issued out great flames of fire; burning in such forcible and vehement manner, as they raised up withal and cast forth huge and mighty stones into the air, stinging them up with great violence, which stones at the length descending down again forth of the air, fell down at the foot of the same hill. And yet notwithstanding that it continually burned in this sort, and cast forth infinite great and monstrous stones, yet the said hill remained still in all men's judgements as big as it was before. The heat of which fire was such, and so great that the inhabitants thereabouts were sore annoyed thereby, having their vineyards and their corn scorched and burnt up thorough the rage and violence of the flames of fire that issued thereout. And in this sort it continued until the 20. of julie about midnight at which time the said mount or hill, broke in sunder, and shivered in pieces, caused such great cracks and roringes, as though it had thundered, or a hundred cannons had been shot off, to the great terror of the hearers.  
It being thus dissevered and broken, continued burning: And burning (contrary to the nature thereof before) consumed and wasted, till it came to be as it were a great coal of fire, from which coal there seemed to ascend and to rise up into the air as it were great mountains of smoke and sparkles of fire, as big in appearance as little barrels, and so at the last the whole mountain consumed and burned away.  
There gushed also forth of the said mountain (before it was consumed) great streams of water, burning like oil in the fire, and casting up wonderful flames into the air, which entered into the Sea forty fathom, making all the water thereabout so extreme hot, as it melted the pitch and rosine wherewith the Fisher's boats were pitched.  
The heat of this burning water was such, as it scalded and killed all the fish near thereabouts, so that abundance of fish of all sorts was found dead many days after.  
From this mountain also there tumbled down to the Seaside, being distant from thence a league and a half three mighty great stones, one of them being 25. fathom in compass, and with a wonderful violence threw themselves into the Sea fifty fathom at the least.  
The hill being in this sort quite consumed, the second of August next following there reigned down forth of the air, as it had been whole showers of black ashes, like gunpowder in bigness, which spoiled and consumed all the Corn, grass, and vines in the whole country about.  
After this, namely the fourth of August, it reigned again great store of white ashes in the City, the streets being so thick covered therewith as the people could not travail about their necessary business. Immediately after this: to wit, the fourth of September following, there appeared over the same Island in the air, other strange and wonderful sights, as namely armed men to the number (as a man would have thought) of 40000, one fight against another in most cruel & bloody manner, with such fearful thundering, and terrible lightning, as the like was never heard nor seen before. The people seeing these strange sights, and fearful wonders, called to God for mercy: repent of their sins, and instantly besought the Lord that he would not enter into judgement with them, nor punish them according to their deserts: which done, the Lord in mercy withdrew his plagues, and punishments, (messengers of his wrath) from them, and received them to mercy. Thus hast thou heard courteous Reader, the true narration of the wonderful judgements of God against this people. The Lord give both them and us all grace, to make profit of them, and to amend our lives, that we may altogether in the great day of the Lord receive the crown of everlasting glory, promised unto us through jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   

TO THE READER.  
COurteous Reader, this note coming to my hands before the impression hereof was ended, I thought it good to impart it unto thee, rather out of place, than not at all, as a thing which will give thee great light to the great understanding of the whole book.  
This I'll of Palm spoken of before, is one of the seven Islands of the Canaris, well known to diverse merchants here in London. Ingenio is situate within the same Island.  
Many of the inhabitants whereof I mean of the isle of Palm, were forced to go out, and to departed from thence, forsaking their lands, goods and all, and to devil some of them at Gomorra, some of them in the isle of Tenerife, and othersome to the grand Canaris, supposing verily that the same Island would have sunk. And for the great abundance of ashes, which reigned down, they could not sow their corn in October following.  
The lieutenant of the Island, sent the narration hereof to the court of Spain being at Madrill, penned by a notary public, with three other notaries hands to it, desiring certain Lords of the same Court, to send their opinion, what these fearful tokens might prognosticate.