The
valiant
aduenture
of
the
Primrose
.
IT
is
not
vnknowne
vnto
a
fewe
,
what
daunger
our
English
ships
haue
lately
escaped
,
how
sharply
they
haue
béene
entreated
,
&
how
hardly
they
haue
béene
assaulted
:
so
that
the
valiancie
of
those
that
mannaged
them
is
worthy
remembrance
And
therefore
in
respect
of
the
couragious
attempt
&
valiant
enterprise
of
the
shippe
called
the
Primrose
of
London
,
which
hath
obtained
renowne
,
I
haue
taken
in
hande
to
publish
the
truth
thereof
,
to
the
intent
that
it
may
bee
generally
knowne
to
the
rest
of
the
English
shippes
,
that
by
by
the
good
example
of
this
the
rest
may
in
time
of
extremitie
aduenture
to
do
the
like
:
to
the
honor
of
the
realme
,
and
the
perpetuall
remembrance
of
themselues
:
The
maner
whereof
was
as
followeth
.
VPon
Wednesday
béeing
the
26.
day
of
May
last
past
,
the
ship
called
the
Primrose
,
being
of
150.
Tunne
,
lying
without
the
Bay
of
Bilbo
,
hauing
béene
there
two
daies
there
came
a
Spanish
Pinisse
to
them
,
wherin
was
the
Corigidor
and
six
others
with
him
:
these
came
aboord
the
Primrose
,
séeming
to
be
Merchants
of
Byskie
,
or
such
like
,
bringing
Cherries
with
them
,
and
spake
very
friendly
to
the
maister
of
the
Shippe
,
whose
name
is
Foster
,
and
he
in
curteous
wise
bad
them
welcome
,
making
them
the
best
chéere
that
he
could
:
as
béere
,
béefe
,
and
bisket
,
wherewith
that
ship
was
well
furnished
:
and
béeing
thus
in
banqueting
with
the
maister
,
foure
of
the
seuen
departed
in
the
said
Pinnisse
,
and
went
backe
againe
to
Bilbo
:
the
other
thrée
staied
,
and
were
very
pleasant
for
the
time
:
But
M.
Foster
misdoubting
some
daunger
,
secretly
gaue
spéech
that
he
was
doubtful
of
these
men
what
their
intent
was
,
neuerthelesse
he
said
nothing
,
nor
seemed
not
in
ane
ontward
wise
to
mistrust
them
at
all
.
Forthwith
there
came
a
ship-boate
wherein
was
70.
persons
,
béeing
Merchantes
,
and
such
like
of
Bisky
:
and
besides
this
boate
,
there
came
also
the
Pinnisse
which
before
had
brought
the
other
thrée
,
in
which
Pinnisse
there
came
24.
as
the
Spaniards
themselues
since
confessed
.
These
made
towardes
the
Primrose
,
and
béeing
come
thither
,
there
came
aboord
the
Corigidor
with
thrée
or
foure
of
his
men
:
but
M
Foster
seeing
this
great
multitude
,
desired
that
there
might
no
more
come
aboord
,
but
that
the
rest
shoulde
stay
in
their
boates
,
which
was
graunted
:
neuerthelesse
,
they
tooke
small
héed
of
these
words
,
for
on
a
sodaine
they
came
foorth
of
the
boate
,
entring
the
shippe
,
euery
Spanyard
taking
him
to
his
Rapier
which
they
brought
in
the
boate
,
with
other
weapons
,
and
a
Drum
wherewith
to
triumph
ouer
them
.
Thus
did
the
Spanyards
enter
the
ship
,
plunging
in
fiersly
vpon
them
,
some
planting
themselues
vnder
the
decke
,
some
entring
the
Cabbens
,
and
a
multitude
attending
their
pray
.
Then
the
Corigidor
hauing
an
officer
with
him
which
bare
a
white
wand
in
his
hand
,
saide
to
the
maister
of
the
ship
:
Yeelde
your selfe
,
for
you
are
the
Kings
prisoner
:
whereat
the
maister
said
to
his
men
,
We
are
betraied
.
Then
some
of
them
set
daggers
to
his
brest
,
and
séemed
in
furious
maner
as
though
they
would
haue
slaine
him
,
meaning
nothing
lesse
then
to
doe
anie
such
acte
,
for
all
that
they
sought
was
to
bring
him
&
his
men
safe
aliue
to
shore
:
whereat
the
maister
was
amased
and
his
men
greatly
discomfited
to
sée
themselues
readie
to
be
conueied
euen
to
the
slaughter
:
notwithstanding
some
of
them
respecting
the
danger
of
the
maister
,
and
séeing
howe
with
themselues
there
was
no
way
but
present
death
if
they
were
once
landed
among
the
Spanyardes
,
they
resolued
themselues
either
to
defend
the
maister
,
and
generally
to
shun
that
daunger
,
or
els
to
die
and
be
buried
in
the
middest
of
the
sea
,
rather
then
to
suffer
themselues
to
come
into
the
tormentors
hands
,
and
therefore
in
verie
bolde
and
manly
sort
some
tooke
them
to
their
iauelings
,
launces
,
bore-speares
,
and
shot
,
which
they
had
set
in
readines
before
,
and
hauing
5
Caleuers
ready
charged
,
which
was
all
the
small
shot
they
had
,
those
that
were
vnder
the
hatches
or
the
grate
,
did
shoote
vp
at
the
Spanyards
that
were
ouer
their
heades
,
which
shot
so
amased
the
Spanyards
on
the
sodaine
,
as
they
could
hardly
tell
which
way
to
escape
the
daunger
,
fearing
this
their
small
shot
to
be
of
greater
number
then
it
was
:
others
in
very
manly
sorte
dealt
about
among
them
,
shewing
themselues
of
that
courage
with
bore-speares
and
launces
,
that
they
dismaied
at
euery
stroke
two
or
thrée
Spanyards
.
Then
some
of
them
desired
the
maister
to
command
his
men
to
cease
and
hold
their
hands
,
but
he
answered
that
such
was
their
courage
in
defence
of
their
owne
liues
,
that
they
would
slay
them
and
him
also
:
and
therfore
it
lay
not
in
him
to
do
it
.
Now
did
their
bloud
run
about
the
ship
in
great
quantitie
,
some
of
them
béeing
shot
in
betwéene
the
legges
,
the
bullets
issuing
foorth
at
their
brests
,
some
cut
in
the
head
,
some
thrust
into
the
body
,
and
many
of
them
very
sore
wounded
,
so
that
they
came
not
so
fast
in
on
the
one
side
,
but
now
they
tumbled
as
fast
ouer
boord
on
both
sides
with
their
weapons
in
their
hands
,
some
falling
into
the
sea
,
and
some
getting
into
their
boates
,
making
haste
towards
the
Citie
.
And
this
is
to
be
noted
,
that
although
they
came
very
thicke
thither
,
there
returned
but
a
small
company
of
them
,
neyther
is
it
knowne
as
yet
howe
many
of
them
were
slaine
or
drowned
,
onely
one
English
man
was
then
slain
,
whose
name
was
Iohn
Tristram
,
and
6
other
hurt
.
It
was
great
pitie
to
beholde
how
the
Spanyards
lay
swimming
in
the
sea
,
and
not
able
to
saue
their
liues
,
foure
of
them
taking
holde
of
the
ship
,
were
for
pitie
sake
taken
vp
againe
by
M
Foster
and
his
men
,
not
knowing
what
they
were
:
all
the
Spanyards
bosoms
were
stuft
with
paper
,
to
defend
them
from
the
shot
,
and
these
foure
hauing
some
woundes
were
drest
by
the
surgion
of
the
ship
.
one
of
them
béeing
the
Corigidor
himselfe
,
who
is
gouernour
of
a
hundred
Townes
and
Cities
in
Spaine
,
his
liuing
by
his
office
,
better
then
600
pound
yeerely
.
This
skirmish
happened
in
the
euening
about
six
of
the
clocke
,
after
they
had
laden
20.
Tun
of
goods
and
better
out
of
the
saide
ship
:
which
goods
was
deliuered
by
two
of
the
same
shippe
,
whose
names
were
Iohn
Burrell
,
and
Iohn
Brodbanke
,
these
béeing
on
shore
were
staied
,
and
are
yet
remaining
there
,
God
comfort
them
,
for
they
are
now
in
prison
.
After
this
valiant
enterprise
of
28.
English
men
against
97.
Spaniards
,
they
sawe
it
was
in
vaine
for
them
to
stay
and
therefore
set
vp
sayles
,
and
by
Gods
prouidence
auoided
all
daunger
,
brought
home
the
rest
of
their
goodes
,
and
came
thence
with
all
erpedition
,
and
God
be
thanked
,
arriued
safely
in
England
néere
London
on
Wednesday
being
the
8.
day
of
Iune
,
1585.
In
which
their
returne
to
England
,
the
Spanyardes
that
they
brought
with
them
offered
5●0
.
Crownes
to
be
set
on
shore
in
any
place
,
and
seeing
that
the
maister
would
not
do
it
,
they
were
content
to
be
ruled
by
them
,
and
craued
mercie
at
their
handes
.
And
after
Maister
Foster
demaunded
why
they
came
in
such
sort
to
betray
and
destroy
them
,
to
whom
the
Corigidor
aunswered
,
that
it
was
not
done
onely
of
themselues
,
but
by
the
commaundement
of
the
King
himselfe
,
and
calling
for
his
hose
which
were
wette
,
did
plucke
foorth
the
Kings
Commission
,
by
which
he
was
authorised
to
do
all
that
he
did
:
The
Copie
whereof
followeth
,
being
translated
out
of
Spanish
.
¶
THE
KING
.
LIcentia
de
scober
my
Corigidor
of
my
sigria
of
Bisky
,
I
haue
caused
a
great
fleete
to
be
put
in
readines
in
the
hauen
of
Lisbon
,
and
the
riuer
of
Cyuil
.
There
is
required
for
the
souldiers
armour
,
victuals
,
and
munition
,
that
are
to
be
imploied
in
the
same
great
store
of
shipping
of
all
sortes
against
the
time
of
seruice
,
and
to
the
end
there
may
be
choise
made
of
the
best
vpon
knowledge
of
their
burthen
and
goodnes
:
I
do
therefore
require
you
,
that
presently
vppon
the
arriuall
of
this
carrier
,
and
with
as
much
dissimulation
as
may
be
,
that
the
matter
may
not
be
knowne
vntill
it
be
put
in
execution
:
take
order
for
the
staying
and
arresting
(
with
great
prouision
)
of
all
the
shipping
that
may
be
found
vpon
the
coast
,
and
in
the
ports
of
the
said
segnoury
:
excepting
none
of
Holland
,
Zeland
,
Esterland
,
Germany
,
England
,
and
other
Prouinces
that
are
in
rebellion
against
me
,
sauing
those
of
France
which
being
litle
,
and
of
smal
burthen
and
weake
,
are
thought
vnfit
to
serue
the
turne
.
And
the
stay
being
thus
made
,
you
shall
haue
a
speciall
care
that
such
merchandize
as
the
said
shippes
or
hulkes
haue
brought
whether
they
be
all
or
part
vnladen
may
be
taken
out
,
and
that
the
armour
,
munition
,
takels
,
sayles
,
and
victuals
may
be
safely
bestowed
,
as
also
that
it
may
be
well
foreseene
,
that
none
of
the
shippes
or
men
may
escape
away
.
Which
thinges
being
thus
executed
,
you
shall
aduertise
me
by
an
expresse
messenger
of
your
proceeding
therein
.
And
send
me
a
plaine
and
distinct
declaration
of
the
number
of
shippes
that
you
shall
haue
so
stayed
in
that
coast
and
partes
,
whence
euery
one
of
them
is
which
belongs
to
my
Rebels
,
what
burthen
and
goods
there
are
,
&
what
number
of
men
in
euery
of
them
,
and
what
quantitie
they
haue
of
Armory
,
Ordinance
,
munition
,
victuals
,
tacklings
and
other
necessarie
,
to
the
ende
that
vpon
sight
hereof
,
hauing
made
choise
of
such
as
shall
bee
fit
for
the
seruice
,
we
may
further
direct
you
what
ye
shall
do
.
In
the
maane
time
you
shall
presently
see
this
my
commaundement
put
in
execution
,
and
if
there
come
thither
any
more
shippes
,
you
shall
also
cause
them
to
be
staied
and
arested
after
the
same
order
,
vsing
therin
such
care
and
diligence
,
as
may
aunswere
the
trust
that
I
repose
in
you
,
wherein
you
shall
do
me
great
seruice
.
Dated
as
Barselonia
the
29.
of
May
.
And
thus
haue
you
heard
the
truth
and
maner
therof-wherein
is
to
be
noted
the
great
courage
of
the
maister
,
and
the
louing
harts
of
the
seruants
to
saue
their
maister
from
the
daunger
of
death
:
yea
,
and
the
care
which
the
maister
had
to
saue
so
much
of
the
owners
goodes
as
hee
might
,
although
by
the
same
the
greatest
is
his
owne
losse
in
that
he
may
neuer
trauel
those
partes
any
more
without
the
losse
of
his
owne
life
,
nor
yet
any
of
his
seruantes
:
for
if
héereafter
they
should
(
being
knowne
)
they
are
like
to
tast
of
the
sharpe
tormentes
which
is
there
accustomed
in
their
hellish
,
alias
holy
house
.
And
as
for
their
tearming
English
ships
to
be
in
rebellion
against
them
,
it
is
sufficiently
knowne
by
themselues
,
and
their
owne
conscience
cannot
deny
it
,
but
that
with
loue
,
vnitie
,
and
concord
,
our
shippes
haue
euer
beene
fauourable
vnto
them
,
and
as
willing
to
pleasure
their
King
,
as
his
subiectes
any
way
willing
to
pleasure
English
passingers
.
The
God
of
heauen
preserue
the
Quéenes
maiestie
of
England
,
who
liueth
and
ruleth
in
mercie
,
loue
,
peace
,
and
vnitie
,
putting
vp
all
wronges
whatsoeuer
:
God
grant
her
highnes
long
to
raigne
ouer
England
in
health
,
as
she
hath
long
continued
,
and
God
grant
that
hir
enemies
,
and
all
traytors
to
her
highnes
may
come
to
confusion
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.