[1] But in the meane time, and before this could be brought to passe, through a disordered mutinie which chanced among the Spanish souldiers, it so fell out, that the states of those low countries agréed with the prince of Orenge, and set themselues wholie against the Spaniards. Wherevpon the yoong count de Eg|mont, the marquesse de Hauerie entered the towne of Antwerpe, with a power of souldiers for the States, and meant to haue kept that towne against [page 1263] the Spaniards that held the castell.This was the fourth of Nouember, 5500 one with another slain, drowned and burned. But they doub|ting to be inclosed & shut vp by some siege, got more of their fellowes to them, entred the towne by force, & spitefullle killing no small number of people, sac|ked the towne, and put aswell the townesmen as o|thers that were merchants resident there to their ransoms. Amongst other our Englishmen escaped not altogither frée, so as diuerse were spoiled of that they had, and the whole number put to their ransome; although vpon the sending ouer of doctor Wilson hir maiesties ambassador, so much of the ransome as remained vnpaid was promised to be remitted.