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THE SPANISH ARMADA a.d. 



1588. 

 of a mount. The most part of his ships conteined two 

 ovens a piece to bake bread in, with a great number of 

 sadles, bridles, and such other like apparell for horses. 

 They had horses likewise, which after their landing should 

 serve to convey, and draw engines, field-pieces, and other 

 warlike provisions. 



Neere unto Neiuport he had assembled an armie, over 

 the which he had ordained Camillo de Monte to be 

 Camp-master. This army consisted of 30. bands or 

 ensignes of Italians, of tenne bands of Wallons, eight 

 of Scots, and eight of Burgundians, all which together 

 amount unto ^6. bands, every band containing a 

 hundreth persons. Neare unto Dixmud there were 

 mustered 80. bands of Dutch men, sixtie of Spaniards, 

 sixe of high Germans, and seven bands of English 

 fugitives, under the conduct of sir William Stanlie an 

 English knight. 



In the suburbes of Cortreight there were 4000. horse- 

 men together with their horses in a readinesse : and at 

 Waten 900. horses, with the troupe of the Marques del 

 Gwasto Captaine generall of the horsemen. 



Unto this famous expedition and presupposed victorie, 

 many potentates, princes, and honourable personages hied 

 themselves : out of Spaine the prince of Melito called 

 the duke of Pastrana and taken to be the sonne of one 

 Ruygomes de Silva, but in very deed accompted among 

 the number of king Philips base sonnes. Also the 

 Marques of Burgrave, one of the sonnes of Archiduke 

 Ferdinand and Philippa Welsera. Vespasian Gonsaga 

 of the family of Mantua, being for chivalry a man of 

 great renowne, and heretofore Vice-roy in Spaine. Item 

 John Medices base sonne unto the duke of Florence. 

 And Amadas of Savoy, the duke of Savoy his base 

 sonne, with many others of inferiour degrees. The Popes fur- 



Likewise Pope Sixtus quintus for the setting forth of therance to the 

 the foresaid expedition, as they use to do against Turkes ^°V^^^ J^f 

 & infidels, published a Cruzado, with most ample in- ^/^^/^^^^ 

 dulgences which were printed in great numbers. These Countries. 



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