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And also they shot feruently against the bulwarke of Spaine, for to raise the defences, of the which at the last they raised the most part, reseruing only a few gunners below in the mine of the sayd bulwarke, which litle or nothing damaged them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And the 20 day of October they put fire in the vndermines, weening to haue cast downe the wall, but they could not: then they would haue pulled it downe with great ropes and ancres, but the artillery of the bulwarke of Auuergne brake their ropes, and sent them away lightly.
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The lord great master that was come 15 dayes or more with his succours to the sayd bulwarke, went with his company to helpe them that fought After that they had fought the space of two or three houres, the enemies repelled and driuen backe by our men from the sayd bulwarke, and beaten with ordinance on euery side, withdrew them with their losse, shame, and damage.
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And by account were made 11 mines aswell to the sayd bulwarke as elsewhere, beside them spoken of before, and that they had fired.
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On the other side of the city at the end of the wall there is lately builded a bulwarke strong and well guarded by
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The 24 day of the same moneth, a little before day, they gaue assault at the breach of Spaine, to the bulwarke of England, to the posterne of Prouence, and at the plaine ground of Italy, all at one houre and one time.
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Gabriel Du-chef, steward of the house of the lord great master, which had the charge of the sayd countermines at the same bulwarke.
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Howbeit there were of our men beneath in the mine of the sayd bulwarke, the which bulwarke so lost, gaue vs euill hope.
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Amongst all other things to build vp, and raise the bulwarke of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And the sayde lord sent a company of men into the bulwarke by the gate of the mine, or by the
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