A TRUE Relation of all SUCH ENGLISH Captains and Lieutenants, as have been slain in the low Countries of Flaunders, together with those now living, as also of such as as are fled to the Enemy, Collected by john Lingham, Clarke to Captain William Martin Seruitore there this 8. of july, 1584.  
Imprinted at London, by Roger Warde, dwelling near Holborn Conduit at the Sign of the Talbot. 1584.   

❧ News out of Flaunders.  
WHen Menelaus the gallant King of Greece, for the recovery of fair Helena his wife, besieged for ten years space the noble town of Troy, there was nothing that did more comfort his heart in hope of victory, then to think that he was accompanied with a sort of wise & hardy Captains, whose policy and prows assured him in the end of a fortunate conquest. And on the contrary part, there was nothing that did more embolden Prince Pryamus to withstand the force of his cruel enemies, than the valiant exploits of noble Hector, and the rest of those courageous knights, which were on his side in the City. But if ever Greece had cause to spread the praise of Achilles and the residue of their renowned captains, or hapless Troy to sound forth the due deserts of unfortunate Hector. Then hath England triple cause to declare the exceeding courage of her faithful Countrimem, who (notwithstanding the great peace and tranquility wherewith God hath hitherto blessed the Land) hath sought in foreign countries for their conscience sake, & the glory of the Gospel, as also for the succour of God's Saints, to spend their dearest blood for defence of the same, and thereby to become the more profitable to their Prince in time of need and necessity: whose deeds doth manifest their manhood, to their immortal praise & endless glory, giving thereby just occasion of their worthy commendation unto all posterities. And because their hardy service and painful travel in the low Country of Flaunders, all the time of these dangerous wars may be known among you, I have thought it good to declare the names as well of those Captains that be already slain, as of such which yet beeliving, with the number of those which unfaithfully are fled to the enemy, to their everlasting shame and eternal reproach for ever.  
First therefore of the number of those notable and worthy Captains which yet are living, 
Captains living.  the right hardy & valiant Gentleman M. Notrice is chief, which at this present is General of the English Army, whose renowned deeds is by fame sounded through the whole World, and whose presence procureth the enemies pain, of whom they stand so much in dread, that his only sight causeth them to shake, yea if they may know or perceive that he is in place, then do they seek by all means possible to escape the fury of his fist, for rather than they will come under his claws, they will desperately drown or slay themselves, such rough revenge doth he take on all his foes, and accursed enemies. So that there is few or none that dare approach his presence being in battle, in so much that in Flaunders he bears the palm of praise from all the rest.  
next unto him is our coronal Morgan, whose courageous stomach and prudent policy, hath had sufficient trial in Flaunders, where he hath fought many a cruel battle, and scaped many a hard brunt, to the honour of his Country, and his own eternal glory.  
After him is coronal North, who also amongst the spiteful spaniards hath given many a bloody blow, showing himself at all times a right hardy and valiant Captain, enforcing his enemies to fly before him for fear of death and danger.  
Captain Willyams also hath not shrunk to show himself at all times to the utter dismaying of those which came against him, casting them to the ground, and scatering them before him like chaff against the wind.  
There is moreover that gallant Captain M. Edward York, whose service since his coming hath got no small credit: and also that worthy man Captain Cromwell, who hath with sword and shield cut in pieces so many thousand Spaniards.  
Then there is an other Norrice, bearing as brave a mind as the best, and being as courteous to his friends, as terrible to his foes.  
Captain Wilson also for his good service is sufficiently known to the enemy, whose bloody strokes hath put them to many a hard brunt.  
And amongst all other, M. Captain Martin shall never be forgotten, for that his manhood and might hath not seldom been tried, but in many a hard and cruel assault, he hath showed himself a most worthy and courageous Captain, enforcing his stoutest enemy to retire, or else to bide the brunt of his deadly blows, unto his immortal praise, & endless glory. He was borne in Heriford-shire, and for 9 years hath been & remained in the wars, seeking by dint of sword to win him honour and fame.  
Then is there Captain Morgan deserving great praise for his prows, and also Captain Bannister in good credit and estimation.  
Captain Havers likewise very well thought of, and Captain Huddy of no less account than the others.  
Captain Morrice the elder hath also continued in good credit.  
Captain Hammon, Captain Lucar, and Captain Tannor, all three worthy captains, and such as have & will spend both life and land, for the honour of their Prince and country.  
And according to the example of the rest, Captain andrew's hath at no time spared his pain for the advancement of his honour and credit.  
Captain Huntly in like manner hath not been found inferior to any of the aforenamed in declaring his good will. And captain Price in the face of the enemy, hath at all times shows himself of gallant courage & might.  
Also to the utter spoil of the Spaniards, the worthy man captain Salisbury hath full often been found in the field.  
Captain Merchant in like manner for his approved deeds of arms hath purchased to himself the commendations both of friends and foes.  
And to make up the number of this gallant company of courageous Captains, captain Lettelton is esteemed as one, who although he be the last in number, yet is his faithful heart ready with the foremost in any manner of service, being by his just deserts esteemed a most worthy man. And all these aforenamed being yet living, hath evermore made themselves worthy examples for others to follow the like valiant acts and honourable exploits. And notwithstanding their great pain and travel in defence of those countries, yet is their pay so slenderly performed that oftentimes they have not wherewith to provide for their present necessities, whose want and need is not unknown to many, and although they sustain many a hard brunt, many a sharp shower and many a hungry meal, yet will they not be found self to their friends, nor unkind to the Country, although pinching need doth often times drive them thereunto, yet had they rather valiantly venture upon their cruel foes, to pluck the bread out of their mouths, than contrariwise to become cruel to the Country, whose part they take.  
But if it should chance through their hard dealing with our Englishmen, that thereupon they should worthily leave them to their own defence, alas full soon would the enemy make a joyful tryum conhe of their woeful Tragedy, then might the babe unborn bewail the loss of such a sort of valiant Captains, who hath spent their blood for their benefit. If they should seek for succour of other strange nations, whose friendship is very fickle, then might they soon make account of their cursed estate. Therefore may they continually pray for the prosperity & happy reign of the good Queen of England, who hath always been their only comfort in all calamity, against all such spiteful enemies as do daily molest and invade the Country: against whom many of our worthy Captains have withstood, until their heart bloods were shed on the cold ground. Whose names I have thought also good to rehearse.  
First coronal Cotton, 
English Captains slain.  most valiantly, and like a hardy man of courage resisting the foe, after many a cruel skirmish, and bloody battle, and after he had given many a man his deadly wound, he was himself unhappily slain, to the great grief of all his worthy company, and the residue of his friends, and well willers.  
Then Captain Leggins in like manner fight in field against his enemies, and putting many of them unto deadly foil, was at the last so gréeously wounded, that in the end he lost his life among them.  
Likewise that hardy and courageous Captain M. Bingham, after many a cruel conflict, and bloody broil, wherein he had manfully declared his force against his foes, was at length laid in the dust by death: whose well approved deeds shall never die so long as the world doth last.  
Captain Palmer also was in Nonny field, most worthily found a right stought, and bold Champion, which had well showed his service against the enemy, by whose force they were often constrained to fly the field, and hide their heads, for fear of his fury, and yet in the end was most unfortunately slain.  
Also Captain Chambernowne a hardy man of courage, was brought in battle to his untimely end.  
And in like sort captain Cobham by whom the enemy had received many a shrewd assault, and brought oftentimes to many a hard plunge, at last like a Lion fight among the thickest of them, he received his deadly wound.  
Moreover, captain Marckham like a valiant soldier among his deadly foes fought so long, till it cost him his dearest blood.  
And in like honourable sort did captain Poole spend his life to the great grief of all his Soldiers and friends.  
And captain Gill, whose welfare his foes could hardly afford, by reason of his manhood: was at last slain in skirmish, to the rejoicing of all those that before had tasted of his deeds.  
Captain Weedon also most manfully lost his life among them, of whose good service the spaniards are able to report.  
Likewise captain jones, after good service done of his side, did worthily end his life among them.  
Also Captain Corn, Captain Flood, and Captain Ellice to the hard escaping of some, and the death of a number was at length slain in the field.  
And Captain Browne whose vallientnes, and hardiness of courage made the enemy to muse, at the last, to the honour of his Country, and his continual commendations and credit, most valiantly ended his life in the wars.  
Also there was slain in sundry skirmishes, these worthy and valiant men following: Captain Almond, captain Woodshawe, captain Morehouse, and captain Blunt, whose loss Flaunders hath good cause to lament. Moreover, Captain Fitzwilliams, captain Doyly, captain Bishop, captain Cotton, captain Chatterton, captain Buckley captain Carew, Captain Hamman, captain Morrice the younger, captain Morgan, Captain Sutton, Captain Ashfeeld, Captain Tatam, Captain Chute, captain Nevell, captain Rogers, captain Taylor, captain Edward's captain Burley, captain Bowes, and captain Gamsfoorth.  
All these notable and famous Captains, so long as life endured, spared no pain nor travel for the defence of the low countries, but like Lions in the field, they enforced their foes to bear the brunt of their deadly blows so that the spaniards to their pain can report, the invincible courage of our englishmen, which always armed themselves for the succour of the poor distresses country of Flanders being neither procured thereunto by Lucar, wealth, or riches, but only for the good desire they have for the maintenance of the truth, in which cause they have spent and lost their lives.  
There is also slain of notable and worthy Lieutenants these following, 
Lieutenants slain in the low countries.  Foster, Harding, Turner, Smith, Chamberlain, Dennis, Griffin, Harvey, Samson, Long, Mascoll, Chubbe, Dempstere, Fowler, Rogers, Kitchen, Clipwell, Dawton, Allin, Walker, Cornish, Drakes, Askew, and Horsey, all which since within these few years bore a goodly sway in those parts, whose loss is no small grief unto all such as were of their acquaintance, and kindred. Nevertheless, they died so honourable to their country, that thereby they have purchased to themselves immortal fame, and endless glory. But as these before mentioned lost their lives to the credit of their country, and the defence of the oppressed, without respect of pelf and transitory riches, so there are some which to the shame of themselves, and the grief of their countrymen, to gain the commodity of corrupted coin, hath contrary to natural affection and without respect of their good name and their Country's credit, showed themselves faithless to their friends, and hath taken part with the enemy: whose names to bring all other out of suspect, I will here declare.  

Captains fled to the enemy.  First Captain Peggot, Captain Smith, captain Taylor, and captains Vincent, captain Welch, and captain Dethicke, all which are faulsly fled to the enemy, bending their force against those, which of right they should defend as friends, although they have showed themselves professed enemies, and against all conscience drawing their sword to cut their countreimens' throats, such is the cruelty of covetousness, that it spareth none for profit. And such force hath the desire of gain in some men's hearts, that they will refuse no fraud or deceit, that may bring them any commodity, be the deed never so treacherous, never so villainous, and never so clean contrary to conscience, in so much that it hath caused some to betray their own Sovereign Princes, to sell their countries, yea, father and friends, and all for money.  
Nay further, Covetousness was the cause that Judas sold the Saviour of the world, his own dear master into the hands of his enemies: and therefore Covetousness is justly called the root of all mischief.  
But to leave this matter, and something to consider the present estate of this woeful country, which hath been so many years plagued with cruel war, that there is no place which hath been free from the enemy, whereby the people is brought in such a case, that they know not where to remain in safety. To day they may be in good estate, to morrow clean undone, their houses burned, and themselves enforced to fly for safeguard of their lives: no man can sleep in safety in his own bed, no man can enjoy the fruit of his own labours, but all things in so great hazard of the enemy, that if they enjoy the loot thereof, it is more than they look for, and not only their goods is in such sort to be spoiled, but also themselves made as slaves, their wives ravished, and their daughters deflowered, and that many times before their face, which is no small grief to behold.  
And therefore how much are we bound to our good God, which doth so blessedly keep us in peace, and so graciously defend us: notwithstanding so many traitorous practices devised against us by most lewd wretches, the consideration whereof may worthily move us unto thankfulness with continual praises to his name, which is our only defender against all our foes, and therewithal pray unto his Majesty for the prosperous Reign of our most gracious Queen, by whose means we are so peaceably governed.  
And thus I end, having showed you truly all such captains as are both living and dead, with the names of such as are gone to the contrary part, wishing all men to have a regard both to their Country and credit, lest with these fickle minded men, they worthily procure their perpetual dishonour and endless shame, and wishing unto the rest prosperous success, and the victory over all their enemies.  
FINIS.  
john Lingham.