an handsome, strong, and considerable town of the United Provinces, in Zeland, and in the island of Walcheren, with a very good harbour, and a great foreign trade. It was put into the hands of queen Elizabeth for a pledge of their fidelity, and as a security for the money she advanced. It is one of the three places which Charles V. advised Philip II. to preserve with care. E. Long. 3° 32'. N. Lat. 51° 26'.