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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… and Bommenede (which is of Holland) with Ostend, Sluys and [Ter] Neuse. All the rest of Zeeland is prisoner …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… Extract from a letter of July 14, new style, from Sluys. Captain Berendrect tells me that all the Spanish …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… and friends in better case to do you humble service. Sluys, 7 August, 1585. Add. Fr. 2 pp. [ Holland II. 71.] July …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… tidings from Bruges that all is ready [for the assault on Sluys]. Four days ago the great guns were not all in … I think it would be very important to get into the town of Sluys. I expect I could do so very well at night by swimming … and yet another lord, have gone over by Zeeland to relieve Sluys. This must be done in very good order, for the …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… need of proceeding with the war, especially for the aid of Sluys, and asked them to declare the state of their army, and … lordship for his care for the country and the succour of Sluys, giving a long recital of their negotiations with Lord … his Excellency, asked whether the States understood that Sluys must be succoured, and if they had no further means …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… destroy a town guarded with her Majesty's people ; I mean Sluys, after that he had offered the like attempt to Ostend. … if the Duke shall forbear his present hostility against Sluys. And if he be thereto disposed, he may find commodity … We have been three times at sea for the relief of Sluys, but the west wind has put us back again. Yesternight …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… under the conduct of Col. Morgan, is to enter the haven of Sluys, where if we have good success, I think the enemy will … approach. In like sort, she gave money to the Governor of Sluys, when he came to England to declare his wants, and the … Parma and his forces, they made ready no force to succour Sluys, either before the siege was planted or after. When her …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… and the States has forced our men yesterday to give up Sluys, "being over-travailed, and not having any munition, … them more desirous to besiege Bolduke than to relieve Sluys, for all their fair words to his Excellency, which the … . and did grant him 100,000 florins towards the relief of Sluys. 2 I trust his lordship will ascribe the thanks both …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… treasure went to Bruges, and not being received there took Sluys Castle. The prisoners being examined, confessed that … soldiers. The Duke sent for 22 ships with 800 soldiers to Sluys, leaving the rest to abide their adventure. "A prisoner …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… Admiral's clerk, named Parker, to convoy the wool fleet to Sluys, and he had promised him therefor 30 l., whereof he … names he says Parker has in his book. Departing from the Sluys they passed to the seas and took two ships, one with … by Fox to watch the wool fleet over. Departing from Sluys the captain showed them two seals. 12 men passed from …