❧ Of the great treason and siege of And werpe/ that was in july last past by martin of Rossen which came forth of Gelderlande with xiiii. M. men of arms.  
BUt now of late dayes/ arose some suspeccyon of war in Gelderlande vpon the watersyde called the maze/ where a small company of soldiers other wise called lands kneyghtes were sene gathering together/ whose nombre increased daly more and more. Which soldiers behaved themself well/ paying for their meat with all other things that they took liberally/ and entreated the people very well/ Which soldiers kept very secret their intent and purpose/ so that no man greatly susp●●●●● 〈…〉 rather a rauenynge wolf/ came to And-werpe/ in the chief of Syngsons mart/ other wise called Pentecost fair now last/ where as he bancketted/& tarried by the space of .iiii. weeks or ther about with his country men the Gelders that dwelled in And werpe/& marked/ viewed and espied well the town/& beholded the great abundance of all maner of riches that was as then ouerflowynge in that city/ which tyches far surmounted all the riches of any city in the world/ by the iudgement of all men that haue well traveled  
¶ This captain afore said found in this aforesaid town certain traitors fyt for his purpose which conspired with him and consented at a day appoynted( the which should haue ben the .xxv. or .xxvi. day of july last past) to raise fire in the to own/ as in the great church with dyvers of 〈…〉 partes of the same/ but For all realms christ should haue smarte● for it/ if the town had come into their hands/ beside the great murder/ the would a ben there. Therfore now aclowledge and say all people: Great is our LORD& great is his power ye his knowledge is infinite. This aforesaid Martyn Rossen captain with his host/ being come before the town at the day appoynted/ which should haue given assault when this fire should haue ben raised in the town: At which time his friends/& traytou●s aforesaid were appointed/ that they shu●d haue counterfeited keys to open the gates of the town. Thus had they devised with many other things that should haue ben fyt for their unhappy purpose.  
¶ And being also of their wicked council and coniuracyon/ dyvers substa●●ial men 〈◇〉 the town/ that bare office 〈…〉fered pains of 〈◇〉 ●ccordyng to the law of the town an●●●untre/& in all is taken of these traitors/ to the nombre of one C. and more that wolde haue set the town on fire/ to thentent the the enemies without the town might haue had the better their purpose. But now to return again where I left/ Tis Martyn after he had concluded with the other traitors of this town departed from thence to the host and augmented his company to the nombre of .xiii. M. and came over the water and tyuer of the maze/ approaching toward the town of And werpe/ which being ones there known/ great fear came over all them that were therein. And as god would/ they perceived one of the afore said traitors to be busy about the gates in the night. Vpon suspeceyon the rulers of 〈◇〉 town did apprehend 〈…〉 me/ 〈…〉 of the same/ but of Orange/& the count& Lor● &c. with great provision made 〈…〉 town of Andwerp for the p therof. And in the way comm 〈…〉 town/ the prince encount 〈◇〉 ●●myes or he was ware/ and so 〈…〉 his men/& he had much to do t 〈…〉 ●●●selfe untaken/ which prince ha● 〈…〉 two hundreth horse men/ and a 〈…〉 foot men and more/ yet parte 〈…〉 that fled came afore into that to w●●●● the prince was slain/ which 〈…〉 looked back/ for if they had/ t ◇ 〈…〉 haue sene the prince folowyn● ◇〉 all the hast that he might. 〈…〉 had a hole in his harness behy●● 〈…〉 his body was not hurt.  
¶ Furthermore the first day 〈…〉 ●nemyes came/ they sent to the 〈…〉 e/ for to haue them 〈…〉 〈…〉 walls by stragglers so near 〈…〉 as one of their company slain ked continually that their fren 〈…〉 tours within should haue ray 〈◇〉 ●●●●hin the town. But through 〈…〉 stion/ that was prevented by 〈…〉 all the sellers full of earth and 〈…〉 ge the streets. And great abū〈…〉 〈…〉ghtes was kept in the streets 〈…〉/ so that no man might walk 〈…〉 s or pass without examination 〈…〉 were taken lepynge over the 〈…〉 e riding in the watch/ and 〈…〉 ●aken by the Women having 〈…〉 dite and other preparacions of 〈…〉 ●urthermorē the gonshot went 〈…〉 that night/ that the enemies 〈…〉 ●●d not pitch their camp thē 〈…〉 no means could they make 〈…〉 that night. And in 〈◇〉 me/ 〈…〉 in the comfort of the smoke. w 〈…〉 the Cytte perceived/ one Bu 〈…〉 ta'en& a Spaynyard issuede 〈◇〉 him three hundreth men to hau● but when he was gone a flyg captain advised him well a 〈◇〉 back again into the town. 〈…〉 their abundance of gone sh all the night long/ discomforte● ◇〉 ●●●mies/ so that they durst not ap 〈◇〉 assault the town/ the whic● ded to assault a bulwark th  
¶ And in the third morning 〈…〉 ted from Andwerpe burning 〈…〉 a rich and a fruitful country 〈…〉 resisting them to this day. 〈…〉 departing/ they sent to the P 〈…〉 range that he should ransom 〈…〉 ●●●dreth of his men/ that they had t 〈…〉 men of war be now scat 〈…〉 Yet there were at that time 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 town of Antwerp above an ●●ousand of fighting men. And 〈◇〉 ●●●se the Lady Regent had a great 〈◇〉 ●f men with her. And the great 〈…〉 flanders had another great 〈◇〉 ●ith diuers other in the coū yet they wolde not with 〈…〉 their. CC. thousand and more/ as it is reported not set vpon them.  
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●rynted at London in sayn●●●pulchres parish in the Old Bayly/ by richard Lan●