a handsome, strong, and considerable town of the United Provinces, in Zealand, 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 where Charles V. advised Philip II. to preserve with care. E. Long. 3. 32. N. Lat. 51. 26.