Written at Antwerp, this [10th] day of November 1576, By your Lordships' and Honours' Most bound and obedient. The Governor and Fellowship of the English Merchant Adventurers in Antwerp, THOMAS HETON. 7. In 1602, an anonymously written Play, based on this Narrative, was published in London, under the title, _A larum for London, or the Siege of Antwerp_, in 4to. 8. Five days after GASCOIGNE got out of Antwerp; the English Ambassador was there. No doubt he helped our Merchant Adventurers in their dire extremity. JERONIMO DE RODAS, or RODA, was the supreme villain in command of the troops that had sacked the town; as SANCHO D'AVILA was in charge of Antwerp Castle. Doctor WILSON thus reports a conversation that he had with RODAS on the 17th November 1576, thirteen days after the massacre began. This gives us the Spanish view of the matter; and also such miserable excuse as they could possibly offer for their villany, which however is no excuse at all. We must remember that it would be the Ambassador's policy to keep fair with RODAS, who was master of the situation for the moment. S. P. _Foreign. Eliz._ Vol. 140. 1,021. _Dr THOMAS WILSON to the Privy Council._ 19 November 1576. And now, if it please your Honours, I am to declare my coming to RODAS, who did send unto me a Safe Conduct for me and mine, upon a letter that I did write to him from Ghent the 10th of this month: and the 17th of the same, I did speak with him; immediately after my coming to Antwerp. And, delivering my Letters of Credit, [I] made him acquainted with all that I did at Brussels; and that my coming [to Flanders] was for the King's benefit and honour: assuring him that if either the Estates would alienate this country [of Flanders] to any foreign Prince, or would convert it to themselves in prejudice of the King [PHILIP II.]; Her Majesty would employ all her force to withstand such attempts. These speeches he liked very well: and was persuaded, even by plain demonstration before my departure, that my coming was to none other end; as it was not indeed. Hereupon he declared unto me at large, the whole doings at Brussels, the Mutinies made by the Spaniards at Alost and elsewhere after their victory had at Zierikzee; and blamed greatly the young heads at Brussels, and the fury of the people to use the King's Council, and to break up the door of his Palace, in such sort as they did: [_RODAS was very nearly made prisoner in the Palace at Brussels_ _on 5th September 1576, by the Seigneur DE HÈZE:_] clearing the Council from all intention of evil to the town, or people, of Brussels; making a very great discourse unto me of this matter. "Well," quoth I, "you are well revenged of the people by your late victory here in Antwerp; which hath been very bloody."