A Brief Declaration Of that which is happened aswell within as without Oastend since the seven. of januarie 1602. As also when the Enemy did give Four, Five, or more Assaults upon the same Town. Also The names of the Commanders of those which have made these Assaults upon the town of Oastend, and the names of the said Conductors which have been slain.  
Middleborrow Printed by Richard Schilders. 1602.  
AT LONDON Printed for Matthew Law. (1602.)   

❧ A brief declaration of that which is passed aswell within, as without the town of Oastend. etc.  
WHereas the Archduke Albertus with his forces, about Seven months paste being came before the town of Oastend, hath caused the same presently to be battered, and hath caused the same to be continued during this Besieging without discontinuance: so that from the beginning of this siege until the seven. of januarie 1602. upon the Town hath been shot One hundredth Six and Thirty Thousand Cannon shot. And perceiving that after these many thousand shot which he hath shot upon the Town, the same hath nothing prevailed as he had well hoped: He hath on the seven. of this month of januarie 1602 from the morning betimes till the afternoon, shot more than thirteen hundredth shot. After which, on the said day he hath done several Assaults aswell upon the town of Oastend, as the other Forts thereunto joining, not doubting but he should have forced the town by reason of the want of Soldiers within it, as he thought, but God hath otherwise provided.  

The success of the seven. day.  
ON the seventh day of januarie aforesaid after that style, the Spaniards with the Italian allotted unto them, either of them under their Generals and Commanders came marching towards the Town of Oastend under the conduct as followeth.  
The Earl of Trusty or Triúùlsie Italian Commander of Two Thousand Italians, fell upon the Santhill but was very valiantly beaten thereof.  
The Earl of Bucquoy chief of Two Thousand men made assally upon the East Ravelin, but as the water was flown too high, he was constrained to forsake the same, and fell upon the half Moon over against the Geule, from whence he was manfully driven away.  
The Governor of Dixmuyde chief of Two Thousand men hath made his assault upon the Porquepycke then in vain, and beaten away.  
One Captain with Five Hundred men thinking to force the West Ravelin, was also beaten from thence.  
Another Captain with Five Hundred men meaning to effect some thing upon the South Car, was valiantly resisted.  
The Sergeant Mayor with a Thousand men meaning to overrun the West Car was also manfully beaten away.  
This is as much as concerneth the Assault.  
The other day being the Eight of januarie 1602. (according to their style) there was divers Prisoners brought to divers places for further examination: It is held that in the assaults and in the retreat, from the Town more than a Thousand were slain without those which were hurt. In the Evening of this eight day there fled over one of the Enemy's men, who reporteth that the Archduke in the morning would come & assault again, and that the Walons and Duchess should assault by reason the Spaniards and Italians had assaulted, for the which our Soldiers within did greatly long for that they had gotten good booties of signior Spaniards.  
On the ninth of the same there was found one dead very richly appareled esteemed to be some Commander, he was booted and spurred, it was thought his horse was shot, and drowned.  
The Tenth of the same our soldiers thinking that the Enemy would again make an assault, they have expected them with good devotion in hope of more spoil.  
The Town is daily much fortified, so that they do not greatly fear the Enemy.  
On the eleventh of the same a Drum was sent from the Enemy for to know what prisoners they had of quality: also to have a surcease of arms for Two or Three hours, for to fetch or bury their dead, but it was not granted. In the afternoon of the same day, came many Shalopes and Shipboats full of Soldiers out of the Fleet into the Town in the sight of the Enemy, notwithstanding that they shalt very furiously without doing any manifest harm more than that they shot Three men, and one ship in the ground, wherein were most Mariners, but all saved, (God be praised.)  
The twelfth of the same in the Morning about Nine of the clock, our men have yet found one dead carcase with velvet breeches laid on with gold lace, and a gilt Rapier about him who was drowned, it is thought he was some Commander.  
About this time have our men brought in a Wallon soldier from the East, who reporteth that they have lost about Twelve hundred men.  
The Enemy hath again sent a Drum for to inquire after some great Personages prisoners of quality: whereupon unto him was answered that he should make specification of the names what prisoners he sought, the speech is that the Earl of Tributio or Triùúlsie of Milayne cousin to the Duke of Mantua, Maistro del Campo should be slain.  
They do continue yet very strong in the fortisying and strengthening of the Town: God preserve all the Governors, Captains, Officers and Soldiers, with all others of the Town, and take them to his protection.  

Names of those which were slain.  
Simon Antony Mr. del Campo.  
Don Aluares Schuares Cruciador, or of the order of St. james cross.  
The Earl of Imbeeke Italian esteemed to be rich, his revenues of 300 Pistolets a day.  
The Sergeant mayor General that was pledge within Oastend the 25 of December last passed.  
Durago Mr. del Campo.  
The Lieutenant of the Governor of Antwerp.  
Under the dead is also found a woman person.   
After this a Drum of the Enemy hath declared that there were Twelve hundredth men slain and one Thousand hurt, without those which are carried away with wagons, and which were drowned, and driven away in Sea by the water of the Sluice.  
Those which assaulted in the old Town had pouches or males with them, wherein they had provided themselves of victuals for ij. or iij. days, they had also Shovels, Pickaxes, Hatchets, Spades, and Ladders, and other Instruments which they all left behind, to that end brought thither, according to the declaration of an Alfero or ensign bearer, for to make place of defence for them in the old Town.  
The pieces of Ordinance standing in the Porquepyke and false breye were cast down in the assault, to the end if the Enemy had gotten the said places, or any of them, he could not have used the same against the Town.  
FINIS.