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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
Snippet: 101 of 1201 (1587, Volume 6, p. 814)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then were sent from the king of Spaine diuerse lords of his priuie councell vnto the said lord Ho|ward, to excuse the matter for that he came not ac|cording to his promise, requiring them, that sith the time of the yeare to make warre was past, it might please them to breake vp their campe, and to diuide themselues abroad into the townes and villages of his realme till the spring time of the yeare, that they might then go forward with their first pretended en|terprise. The lord Howard shewed well in words that the Englishmen could not thinke well of the king of Spaines fained excuses, and vnprofitable de [...]aies, to his small honor & their great hinderance & losse, hauing spent the king their maister so much treasure, and doone so little hurt to his aduersaries. The Spaniards gaue faire words; and so in courte|ous maner departed.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then about the end of October it was agréed amongest all the lords of the English hoast that they should breake vp their campe,

The English campe in Bis|kaie breaketh vp.

The armie dispersed into sundrie villa|ges.

and so they did. The lord marquesse and his people went to saint Seba|stian, the lord Howard and his retinue to Rendre, the lord Willoughbie to Garschang, and sir William Sands with manie other capteins repaired to Fo [...]|terabie, and so euerie capteine with his [...] was placed in one towne or other. The king of England aduertised of the king of Spaine his meaning, sent an herald called Windsor with letters vnto his ar|mie willing his men there to tarie, & promising to send ouer to them right shortlie a new supplie, vnder the guiding of the lord Herbert his chamberleine.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
Snippet: 103 of 1201 (1587, Volume 6, p. 814)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 When this letter was read, and the contents thereof notified,Unappeacea|ble rage a|mongest the English soul|diers. the souldiers began to be so highlie displeased; and spake such outragious words, as it was maruell to heare: & not contented with words, they were bent to haue doone outragious déeds; inso|much that in their furie they had slaine the lord Ho|ward and diuerse others, if they had not followed their intents: and herevpon they were glad to hire ships, and so imbarked themselues in the moneth of Nouember. When the lord marquesse was brought aboord, he was so weake and féeble of remembrance thorough sickenesse, that he asked where he was. In the beginning of December they landed here in England,The English armie retur|neth out of Biskaie. and were glad to be at home, and got out of such a countrie, where they had little health, lesse pleasure, and much losse of time. The king of Spaine séemed to be sore discontented with their departure, openlie affirming, that if they had taried vntill the next spring, he would in their companie haue inuaded France.

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