DOMINIQUE DE GOURGUES a.d. 



1568. 

 threescore Spaniardes which remained in the great fort, 

 were greatly astonied. Whereupon Gourgues being re- 

 solved to set upon them, while they were thus amazed, 

 and leaving his Standard-bearer and a Captaine with 

 fifteene shot to keepe the Fort, and the entry of the 

 River, he caused the Savages to depart by night to lye 

 in ambush within the woods on both sides of the river, 

 then he departed in the Morning, leading the Sergeant 

 and the spy fast bound along with him, to shew him that 

 in deede, which they had only made him understand be- 

 fore in paynting. As they marched Olotocara a resolute 

 Savage which never left the Captaine, said unto him, that 

 he had served him faithfully, and done whatsoever hee had 

 commaunded him, that he was assured to dye in the 

 conflict at the great Fort, wherein neverthelesse he 

 would not faile, though it were to save his life : but 

 he prayed him to give that unto his wife, if hee es- 

 caped not, which he had meant to bestow on him, that 

 shee might bury the same with him, that thereby hee The cause why 



mi2:ht be better welcome unto the village of the soules f^ Flondtans 



^ . . ^ . uU7"^ their 



or spirits departed. To whom Captaine Gourgues ^oodszvith 



answered, after he had commended his faithfull valour, them. 

 the love toward his wife, and his noble care of immortall 

 honour, that he desired rather to honour him alive then 

 dead, and that by Gods helpe he would bring him home 

 againe with victorie. After the discoverie of the Fort, 

 the Spanyards were no niggards of their Canon shotte, 

 nor of two double Colverines, which being mounted 

 upon a Bulwarke, commaunded all along the River, 

 which made captaine Gourgues to get to the hill covered 

 with wood, at the foot whereof the Fort beginneth, and Note. 

 the forrest or wood continueth and stretcheth foorth 

 beyond it : so that he had sufficient coverture to approch 

 thereunto without offence. He purposed also to remaine 

 there untill the Morning, wherein hee was resolved to 

 assault the Spaniards by scaling their walks on the side 

 toward the hill, where the Trench seemed not suffici- 

 ently flanked for the defence of the courtains, and from 



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