first that the havyng of Bowchayn faylled, for the noyelles yntent, by his own ymperfectyons was discoverd beffore the same had his Ripenes. & he constrayned to flye to Cambraye, Levyng an yll Reputacyon to ether syde of his sellf./ noyelles was gouvernor of Bowchayne, somtymes a Coronell yn Holland under the P. of Orange, a frencheman borne, & of the howse of memorencye, proffessyng the Religion./ & yett Revollted to the P. of Parma who gave hym that charge./ The Cowntt dellalaing, dyed nott somuche of the hurte Receved by his horse, as of an apprehensyon, beyng discoverd to have Treated with monsieur, wherof he was [ Marginalia (by Herle): Stroke ] sharply rebuked by a lre of the P of Parmas, which so stroke him to the hart as a Gangrena by the reson of his malencholye, possessed his broken legge wherof he dyed./ yf the d. of Brabant be hable to addresse his Camp, & [ deleted: hable] to kepe the fylld, no dowtt mani Revolltes will follow to his advantaige./
The enmye hath assallted Owdenard ons, butt wer reppullsed with grett losse of pryncipall persons./ The d. Repposeth grettly yn master norris Trowpes, which be a xvC footemen full, & 350. horse, men of valler well mownted & appoynted all./ Reknyng master northes Regyments & master Cottons, which begyn to fyll, & a Regyment of x ensyegnes & on Coronell of horse, that Coronell morgan hath the charge of, Owr natyon wilbe above vm fotemen yn the fylld, & a vj C horse, as brave men & [ deleted: as] yn as good eqwipaige, as ever were sene yn these contryes./
monsieur Bellivue is departed hence, havyng lefte us mowntaynes of fayre promises, grownded all together uppon conivencyes./ he shewed som difficultye for the passyng of the Rutters throwgh pycardye, he confirmed that the K. sholld contribute 50m [crowns] monethlye towards the warres, & that the passayge of maziers & Calyce, sholld be no more open to the Enmye./
Butt these frenche promises ar shrewdlye dowtted of here./ He urged extremelye the Religyows vrede, to have obteyned assmany churches for the exercyse of the Catholyck Religyon, as the protestants had for theirs./ wherof your L. may consyder the danger & conffusyon that might succede, & the marcke that the frenche shoote att./ There is a mischeeff fownd that may nott be wrytten of./ The P. of Orenge & Bellivue, had most secrett confferencs together, which ministers mani occasyons of speche./
They harpe still of the mariayge with her majestie beyng fresshlye gyven owtt, that monsieur will urge the same, & that Bellevue dyd give ynstructyons how to procede theryn./
The d. of Gwise, besyde the Late provysyons of powder & munytyon sent by him ynto Scottland, when the horses wer sent (wherof I advertised) he provydes [ deleted: now] to supplye the same contry with more, which is to be consyderd of: for d'bignye will leve nothyng undon, that may warrant his estate, agaynst England, or give credite & [yntreducement] to the d. of Gwise in ^to^ scottland./
The P of Orenge is subject to Catharres & melancholye of late & to [fol. 179v] passyons more than accustumable. for his former vigor of spirite & [Tem] porancye ar decayed muche. /
St. Alldegond is in Zeland to [Retreate] him sellf, thowgh a very yll Ayre for a Tysick, wherwith he is possessed with som danger. your L. most humblye W Herllely.
