GOOD NEWS OUT OF FLANDERS.  
The Copy of a Letter sent from the most Victorious his Highness the Prince of ORANGE his Leaguer before Sasse of Gent; by a Commander there, unto an Eminent Person at present in England.  
Concerning the taking and surrender of that impregnable place Sasse of Gent, Wednesday the 7th. of September, 1644. new Style, the 40. day it was beleaguered.  
Sept: 11th LONDON, Printed by T. Badger, 1644.   

Good News out of FLANDERS.  
SIR,  
BY my former Letter I have advertised you of the beginnings, proceed, and condition of the siege of Gent. But now God be thanked, I shall hereby give you notice, that most happily it is surrendered into the hands of that unparallelled Champion his Highness the Prince of Orange, to the wonder and amazement of all that knows by sight, or relation the place, as strongly situated, and well fortified as Art and nature could make it.  
His Highness, according to his daily custom, (a custom not so pleasing unto us, being too ventersome and desperate for such a General, whose life under God, is the preservation of our Church and State) I say, he being in person upon Monday the first of September in the approaches, to view the Galleries which were to be brought over the Mote of Rapenburch, as than not finished; and that under the favour of twelve Demicanons constantly playing, and innumerable Musket shot, having been there three hours, was about to go away: when upon a sudden a great shout was made by the enemy, casting up their hats and crying for a Parley.  
Whereupon His Highness, remaining in the unfinished Gallery; presently two Captains of the enemy, one a Spaniard, bearing the Order of Christ, the other an Englishman, were sent out Hostages unto his Highness, and a Dutch Captain under the Regiment of Colonel Ferens, and a French Captain under the Regiment of Colonel de Straides, (having at that time the guard) were sent by his Highness' reciprocal Hostages into the Town; and that very same night the Articles were on both sides agreed upon, according to which the Town and Forts should be surrendered.  
The Hostages being demanded what the reason was they delivered over the Town so soon, and so suddenly, gave no other Answer; But that when we first entered the Town, we should see they had just reasons so to do. But some others answered, that although they might have kept it ten or twelve days longer; yet that time should but add unto their misery, that must see before their eyes the unsuccourable extremities of their sick and maimed soldiers, destitute of Chirurgeons and Chyrurgiry and Medicaments, being without all hope of any relief.  
But the most able said, it was because they wereso aftonished to see the Prince of Orange was in so short a time so far advanced; and that accordingly, they feared to be on a sudden surprised.  
His Excellency of Brederoede, Martial of the Field, had also that night taken two Sconces, which separated the Town from the Sconce St. Anthony.  
So that every one doth wonder, and it is no wonder they should wonder, that so strong a place, being situated in the midst of Flanders, and Dedicated unto the Virgin Mary, and therefore called Propugnaculum inex pugnabile, (The inexpugnable Fortress) as they themselves do write in the Volume of Flanders, in which all their Towns and Fortresses are delineated should be taken in so short a time. But it is the very hand of God, and that through indefatigable Vigilancy, Industry, the vast Wisdom, and incomperable Valour of his Highness the Prince of Orange, which hath brought this work about.  
During the time of Treaty, and after, we shown unto the Earl of Megen, as also unto divers French Officers of knowledge and experience, that were come hither to that purpose, our Approaches, and all the outworks: which they blessed themselves, and admired at; and confessed never to have seen the like; such strong works, and made in so short a time.  
The Enemy marched out Wednesday the seventh of September, new stile, with about 1080 men, with forty Colours, being three Regiments, that of Don Stephano de Gomero, the Earl of Megen, and Col: Royers; the rest were of the ordinary Garrison, besides the sick and others upon Wagons, amounting in all to 1500.  
We found within the Town above 50 left behind most miserably burnt and maimed, so that they could not be transported: unto whom his Highness (as Mereifull as Marshal) being this day in the Town, sent his Chirurgeons to dress and cure them.  
We are most bound to render all due thanks and praise for this great and unexpected Victory unto the Almighty, the Lord of Hosts.   
FINIS.