A
report
of
the
truth
of
the
fight
about
the
Isles
of
Açores
,
this
last
summer
,
betwixt
the
Reuenge
,
one
of
her
Maiesties
Shippes
,
and
an
Armada
of
the
king
of
Spaine
.
BEcause
the
rumours
are
diuersly
spred
,
as
well
in
Englande
as
in
the
lowe
countries
and
els
where
,
of
this
late
encounter
between
her
maiesties
ships
and
the
Armada
of
Spain
;
and
that
the
Spaniardes
according
to
their
vsuall
maner
,
fill
the
world
with
their
vaine
glorious
vaunts
,
making
great
apparance
of
victories
:
when
on
the
contrary
,
themselues
are
most
commonly
&
shamefully
beaten
and
dishonoured
;
therby
hoping
to
possesse
the
ignorant
multitude
by
anticipating
and
forerunning
false
reports
:
It
is
agreeable
with
all
good
reason
,
for
manifestation
of
the
truth
to
ouercome
falshood
and
vntruth
;
that
the
beginning
,
continuance
and
successe
of
this
late
honourable
encounter
of
Syr
Richard
Grinuile
,
and
other
her
maiesties
Captaines
,
with
the
Armada
of
Spaine
;
should
be
truly
set
downe
&
published
without
parcialitie
or
false
imaginations
.
And
it
is
no
maruell
that
the
Spaniard
should
seeke
by
false
&
slandrous
Pamphlets
,
aduisoes
and
Letters
,
to
couer
their
owne
losse
,
and
to
derogate
from
others
their
due
honours
,
especially
in
this
fight
beeing
performed
farre
of
:
seeing
they
were
not
ashamed
in
the
yeare
1588.
when
they
purposed
the
inuasion
of
this
land
,
to
publish
in
sundrie
languages
in
print
,
great
victories
in
wordes
,
which
they
pleaded
to
haue
obteined
against
this
Realme
;
and
spredde
the
same
in
a
most
false
sort
ouer
all
partes
of
France
,
Italie
,
and
elsewhere
.
When
shortly
after
it
was
happily
manifested
in
verie
deed
to
all
Nations
,
how
their
Nauy
which
they
termed
inuincible
,
consisting
of
240.
saile
of
ships
,
not
onely
of
their
own
kingdom
,
but
strengthened
with
the
greatest
Argosies
,
Portugall
Caractes
,
Florentines
and
huge
Hulkes
of
other
countries
:
were
by
thirtie
of
her
Maiesties
owne
shippes
of
warre
,
and
a
few
of
our
owne
Marchants
,
by
the
wise
,
valiant
,
and
most
aduantagious
conduction
of
the
L.
Charles
Howard
,
high
Admirall
of
England
,
beaten
and
shuffeled
togither
;
euen
from
the
Lizard
in
Cornwall
:
first
to
Portland
,
where
they
shamefully
left
Don
Pedro
de
Valdes
,
with
his
mightie
shippe
:
from
Portland
to
Cales
,
where
they
lost
Hugo
de
Moncado
,
with
the
Gallias
of
which
he
was
Captain
,
and
from
Cales
,
driuen
with
squibs
from
their
anchors
:
were
chased
out
of
the
sight
of
England
,
round
about
Scotland
and
Ireland
.
Where
for
the
sympathie
of
their
barbarous
religion
,
hoping
to
finde
succour
and
assistance
:
a
great
part
of
them
were
crusht
against
the
rocks
,
and
those
other
that
landed
,
being
verie
manie
in
number
,
were
notwithstanding
broken
,
slaine
,
and
taken
,
and
so
sent
from
village
to
village
coupled
in
halters
to
be
shipped
into
England
.
Where
her
Maiestie
of
her
Princely
&
inuincible
disposition
,
disdaining
to
put
them
to
death
,
and
scorning
either
to
retaine
or
entertaine
them
:
were
all
sent
backe
againe
to
their
countries
,
to
witnesse
and
recount
the
worthy
achieuements
of
their
inuincible
and
dreadfull
Nauy
.
Of
which
the
number
of
souldiers
,
the
fearefull
burthen
of
their
shippes
,
the
commanders
names
of
euerie
squadron
,
with
all
other
their
magasines
of
prouisions
,
were
put
in
print
,
as
an
Army
&
Nauy
vnresistible
,
and
disdaining
preuention
.
With
all
which
so
great
and
terrible
an
ostentation
,
they
did
not
in
all
their
sailing
rounde
about
England
,
so
much
as
sinke
or
take
one
ship
,
Barke
,
Pinnes
,
or
Cockbote
of
ours
:
or
euer
burnt
so
much
as
one
sheepcote
of
this
land
.
When
as
on
the
contrarie
,
Syr
Francis
Drake
,
with
only
800.
souldiers
not
long
before
,
landed
in
their
Indies
,
and
forced
Santiago
,
Santo
Domingo
,
Cartagena
,
and
the
Fortes
of
Florida
.
And
after
that
,
Syr
Iohn
Norris
marched
from
Peniche
in
Portugall
,
with
a
handfull
of
souldiers
,
to
the
gates
of
Lisbone
,
being
aboue
40.
English
miles
.
Where
the
Earle
of
Essex
himselfe
and
other
valiant
Gentlemen
,
braued
the
Cittic
of
Lisbone
,
encamped
at
the
verie
gates
;
from
whence
after
many
daies
abode
,
finding
neither
promised
partie
,
nor
prouision
to
batter
;
made
retrait
by
land
,
in
despight
of
all
their
Garrisons
,
both
of
Horse
and
foote
.
In
this
sort
I
haue
a
little
digressed
from
my
first
purpose
,
only
by
the
necessarie
comparison
of
theirs
and
our
actions
:
the
one
couetous
of
honor
without
vaunt
or
ostentation
;
the
other
so
greedy
to
purchase
the
opinion
of
their
own
affaires
,
&
by
false
rumors
to
resist
the
blasts
of
their
owne
dishonors
,
as
they
will
not
only
not
blush
to
spread
all
manner
of
vntruthes
:
but
euen
for
the
least
aduantage
,
be
it
but
for
the
taking
of
one
poore
aduenturer
of
the
English
,
will
celebrate
the
victorie
with
bonefiers
in
euerie
town
,
alwaies
spending
more
in
faggots
,
then
the
purchase
was
worth
they
obtained
.
When
as
we
neuer
yet
thought
it
worth
the
consumption
of
two
billets
,
when
we
haue
taken
eight
or
ten
of
their
Indian
shippes
at
one
time
,
&
twentie
of
the
Brasill
fleet
.
Such
is
the
difference
betweene
true
valure
,
and
ostentation
:
and
betweene
honourable
actions
,
and
friuolous
vaineglorious
uaunts
.
But
now
to
returne
to
my
first
purpose
.
The
L.
Thomas
Howard
,
with
sixe
of
her
Maiesties
ships
,
sixe
victualers
of
London
,
the
barke
Ralegh
,
and
two
or
three
Pinnases
riding
at
anchor
nere
vnto
Flores
,
one
of
the
Westerlie
Ilands
of
the
Azores
,
the
last
of
August
in
the
after
noone
,
had
intelligence
by
one
Captaine
Midleton
,
of
the
approch
of
the
Spanish
Armada
.
Which
Midleton
being
in
a
verie
good
Sailer
,
had
kept
them
eompanie
three
daies
before
,
of
good
purpose
,
both
to
discouer
their
forces
the
more
,
as
also
to
giue
aduice
to
my
L.
Thomas
of
their
approch
.
He
had
no
sooner
deliuered
the
newes
but
the
Fleet
was
in
sight
:
manie
of
our
shippes
companies
were
on
shore
in
the
Iland
;
some
prouiding
balast
for
their
ships
;
others
filling
of
water
and
refreshing
themselues
from
the
land
with
such
thinges
as
they
coulde
either
for
money
,
or
by
force
recouer
.
By
reason
whereof
our
ships
being
all
pestered
and
romaging
euerie
thing
out
of
order
,
verie
light
for
want
of
balast
.
And
that
which
was
most
to
our
disaduantage
,
the
one
halfe
part
of
the
men
of
euerie
shippe
sicke
,
and
vtterly
vnseruiceable
.
For
in
the
Reuenge
there
were
nintie
diseased
:
in
the
Bonauenture
,
not
so
many
in
health
as
could
handle
her
maine
saile
.
For
had
not
twentie
men
beene
taken
out
of
a
Barke
of
Sir
George
Caryes
,
his
being
commanded
to
be
sunke
,
and
those
appointed
to
her
,
she
had
hardly
euer
recouered
England
.
The
rest
for
the
most
part
,
were
in
little
better
state
.
The
names
of
her
Maiesties
shippes
were
these
as
followeth
the
Defiaunce
,
which
was
Admirall
,
the
Reuenge
Viceadmirall
,
the
Bonauenture
commanded
by
Captaine
Crosse
,
the
Lion
by
George
Fenner
,
the
Foresight
by
M.
Thomas
Vauisour
,
and
the
Crane
by
Duffeild
.
The
Foresight
&
the
Crane
being
but
smal
ships
;
onely
the
other
were
of
the
middle
size
;
the
rest
,
besids
the
Barke
Ralegh
,
commanded
by
Captaine
Thin
,
were
victualers
,
&
of
small
force
or
none
.
The
Spanish
fleete
hauing
shrouded
their
approch
by
reason
of
the
Iland
;
were
now
so
soone
at
hand
,
as
our
ships
had
scarce
time
to
waye
their
anchors
,
but
some
of
them
were
driuen
to
let
slippe
their
Cables
and
set
sayle
.
Sir
Richard
Grinuile
was
the
last
waied
,
to
recouer
the
men
that
were
vpon
the
Iland
,
which
otherwise
had
beene
lost
.
The
L.
Thomas
with
the
rest
verie
hardly
recouered
the
winde
,
which
Sir
Richard
Grinuile
not
being
able
to
do
,
was
perswaded
by
the
maister
and
others
to
cut
his
maine
saile
,
and
cast
about
,
and
to
trust
to
the
sailing
of
the
shippe
:
for
the
squadron
of
Siuil
were
on
his
wether
bow
.
But
Sir
Richard
vtterly
refused
to
turne
from
the
enimie
,
alledging
that
he
would
rather
chose
to
dye
,
then
to
dishonour
him selfe
,
his
countrie
,
and
her
Maisties
shippe
,
perswading
his
companie
that
he
would
passe
through
the
two
Squadrons
,
in
despight
of
them
:
and
enforce
those
of
Siuill
to
giue
him
way
.
Which
he
performed
vpon
diuerse
of
the
formost
,
who
as
the
Marriners
terme
it
,
sprang
their
luffe
,
and
fell
vnder
the
lee
of
the
Reuenge
.
But
the
other
course
had
beene
the
better
,
and
might
right
well
haue
beene
answered
in
so
great
an
impossibilitie
of
preuailing
.
Notwithstanding
out
of
the
greatnesse
of
his
minde
,
he
could
not
bee
perswaded
.
In
the
meane
while
as
hee
attended
those
which
were
nearest
him
,
the
great
San
Philip
being
in
the
winde
of
him
&
,
comming
towards
him
,
becalmed
his
sailes
in
such
sort
,
as
the
shippe
could
neither
make
way
nor
feele
the
helme
:
so
huge
and
high
carged
was
the
Spanish
ship
,
being
of
a
thousand
&
fiue
hundrcth
tuns
.
Who
afterlaid
the
Reuenge
aboord
.
When
he
was
thus
bereft
of
his
sailes
,
the
ships
that
wer
vnder
his
lee
luffing
vp
,
also
laid
him
aborde
:
of
which
the
next
was
the
Admirall
of
the
Biscaines
,
a
verie
mightie
and
puysant
shippe
commanded
by
Brittan
Dona.
The
said
Philip
carried
three
tire
of
ordinance
on
a
side
,
and
eleuen
peeces
in
euerie
tire
.
She
shot
eight
forth
right
out
of
her
chase
,
besides
those
of
her
Sterne
portes
.
After
the
Reuenge
was
intangled
with
this
Philip
,
foure
other
boorded
her
;
two
on
her
larboord
,
and
two
on
her
starboord
.
The
fight
thus
beginning
at
three
of
the
clocke
in
the
after
noone
,
continued
verie
terrible
all
that
euening
.
But
the
great
San
Philip
hauing
receyued
the
lower
tire
of
the
Reuenge
,
charged
with
crossebarshot
,
shifted
hir selfe
with
all
diligence
from
her
sides
,
vtterly
misliking
hir
first
entertainment
.
Some
say
that
the
shippe
foundred
,
but
wee
cannot
report
it
for
truth
,
vnlesse
wee
were
assured
.
The
Spanish
ships
were
filled
with
companies
of
souldiers
,
in
some
two
hundred
besides
the
Marriners
;
in
some
fiue
,
in
others
eight
hundreth
.
In
ours
there
were
none
at
all
,
beside
the
Marriners
,
but
the
seruants
of
the
commanders
and
some
few
voluntarie
Gentlemen
only
.
After
many
enterchanged
voleies
of
great
ordinance
and
small
shot
,
the
Spaniards
deliberated
to
enter
the
Reuenge
,
and
made
diuers
attempts
,
hoping
to
force
her
by
the
multitudes
of
their
armed
souldiers
and
Musketiers
,
but
were
still
repulsed
againe
and
againe
,
and
at
all
times
beaten
backe
,
into
their
own
shippes
,
or
into
the
seas
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
fight
,
the
George
Noble
of
London
,
hauing
receiued
some
shot
thorow
her
by
the
Armados
,
fell
vnder
the
Lee
of
the
Reuenge
,
and
asked
Syr
Richard
what
he
would
command
him
,
being
but
one
of
the
victulers
and
of
small
force
:
Syr
Richard
bidde
him
saue
saue
himselfe
,
&
leaue
him
to
his
fortune
.
After
the
fight
had
thus
without
intermission
,
continued
while
the
day
lasted
&
some
houres
of
the
night
,
many
of
our
men
were
slaine
and
hurt
,
and
one
of
the
great
Gallions
of
the
Armada
,
and
the
Admirall
of
the
Hulkes
both
sunke
,
and
in
many
other
of
the
Spanish
ships
great
slaughter
was
made
.
Some
write
that
sir
Richard
was
verie
dangerously
hurt
almost
in
the
beginning
of
the
fight
,
and
laie
speechlesse
for
a
time
ere
he
recouered
.
But
two
of
the
Reuenges
owne
companie
,
brought
home
in
a
ship
of
Lime
from
the
Ilandes
,
examined
by
some
of
the
Lordes
,
and
others
:
affirmed
that
he
was
neuer
so
wounded
as
that
hee
forsooke
the
vpper
decke
,
til
an
houre
before
midnight
;
and
then
being
shot
into
the
bodie
with
a
Musket
as
hee
was
a
dressing
,
was
againe
shot
into
the
head
,
&
withall
his
Chirurgion
wounded
to
death
.
This
agreeth
also
with
an
examination
taken
by
Syr
Frances
Godolphin
,
of
4.
other
Marriners
of
the
same
shippe
being
returned
,
which
examination
,
the
said
Syr
Frances
sent
vnto
maister
William
Killigrue
,
of
her
Maiesties
priuie
Chamber
.
But
to
return
to
the
fight
,
the
Spanish
ships
which
attempted
to
board
the
Reuenge
,
as
they
were
wounded
&
beaten
of
,
so
alwaies
others
came
in
their
places
,
she
hauing
neuer
lesse
than
two
mightie
Gallions
by
her
sides
,
and
aboard
her
.
So
that
ere
the
morning
,
from
three
of
the
clocke
the
day
before
,
there
had
fifteene
seuerall
Armados
assailed
her
;
and
all
so
ill
approued
their
entertainment
,
as
they
were
by
the
breake
of
day
,
far
more
willing
to
harken
to
a
composition
,
then
hastily
to
make
any
more
assaults
or
entries
.
But
as
the
day
encreased
,
so
our
men
decreased
:
and
as
the
light
grew
more
and
more
,
by
so
much
more
grew
our
discomforts
.
For
none
appeared
in
sight
but
enemies
,
sauing
one
small
ship
called
the
Pilgrim
,
commanded
by
Iacob
Whiddon
,
who
houered
all
night
to
see
the
successe
:
but
in
the
mornyng
bearing
with
the
Reuenge
,
was
hunted
like
a
hare
amongst
many
rauenous
houndes
,
but
escaped
.
All
the
powder
of
the
Reuenge
to
the
last
barrell
was
now
spent
,
all
her
pikes
broken
,
fortie
of
her
best
men
slaine
,
and
the
most
part
of
the
rest
hurt
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
fight
she
had
but
one
hundreth
free
from
sicknes
,
and
fourescore
and
ten
sicke
,
laid
in
hold
vpon
the
Ballast
.
A
small
troupe
to
man
such
a
ship
,
and
a
weake
Garrison
to
resist
so
mighty
an
Army
.
By
those
hundred
all
was
sustained
,
the
voleis
,
bourdings
,
and
entrings
of
fifteene
shippes
of
warre
,
besides
those
which
beat
her
at
large
.
On
the
contrarie
,
the
Spanish
were
alwaies
supplied
with
souldiers
brought
from
euerie
squadron
:
all
maner
of
Armes
and
pouder
at
will
.
Vnto
ours
there
remained
no
comfort
at
all
,
no
hope
,
no
supply
either
of
ships
,
men
,
or
weapons
;
the
mastes
all
beaten
ouer
board
,
all
her
tackle
cut
a
sunder
,
her
vpper
worke
altogither
rased
,
and
in
effect
euened
shee
was
with
the
water
,
but
the
verie
foundation
or
bottom
of
a
ship
,
nothing
being
left
ouer
head
either
for
flight
or
defence
.
Syr
Richard
finding
himselfe
in
this
distresse
,
&
vnable
anie
longer
to
make
resistance
,
hauing
endured
in
this
fifteene
houres
fight
,
the
assault
of
fifteene
seuerall
Armadoes
,
all
by
tornnes
aboorde
him
,
and
by
estimation
eight
hundred
shot
of
great
artillerie
,
besides
manie
assaults
and
entries
.
And
that
himselfe
and
the
shippe
must
needes
be
possessed
by
the
enimie
,
who
were
now
all
cast
in
a
ring
round
about
him
;
The
Reuenge
not
able
to
moue
one
way
or
other
,
but
as
she
was
moued
with
the
waues
and
billow
of
the
sea
:
commanded
the
maister
Gunner
,
whom
he
knew
to
be
a
most
resolute
man
,
to
split
and
sinke
the
shippe
;
that
thereby
nothing
might
remaine
of
glorie
or
victorie
to
the
Spaniards
:
seeing
in
so
manie
houres
fight
,
and
with
so
great
a
Nauie
they
were
not
able
to
take
her
,
hauing
had
fifteene
houres
time
,
fifteene
thousand
men
,
and
fiftie
&
three
saile
of
men
of
warre
to
performe
it
withall
.
And
perswaded
the
companie
,
or
as
manie
as
he
could
induce
,
to
yeelde
them selues
vnto
God
,
and
to
the
mercie
of
noneels
;
but
as
they
had
like
valiant
resolute
men
,
repulsed
so
manie
enimies
,
they
should
not
now
shorten
the
honour
of
their
nation
,
by
prolonging
their
owne
liues
for
a
few
houres
,
or
a
few
daies
.
The
maister
Gunner
readilic
condescended
and
diuers
others
;
but
the
Captaine
and
the
Maister
were
of
an
other
opinion
,
and
besought
Sir
Richard
to
haue
care
of
them
:
alleaging
that
the
Spaniard
would
be
as
readie
to
entertaine
a
composition
,
as
they
were
willing
to
offer
the
same
:
and
that
there
being
diuerle
sufficient
and
valiantmen
yet
liuing
,
and
whose
woundes
were
not
mortall
,
they
might
doe
their
countrie
and
prince
acceptable
seruice
hereafter
.
And
(
that
where
Sir
Richard
had
alleaged
that
the
Spadiards
should
neuer
glorie
to
haue
taken
one
shippe
of
her
Maiesties
,
seeing
they
had
so
long
and
so
notably
defended
them selues
)
they
answered
,
that
the
shippe
had
sixe
foote
water
in
hold
,
three
shot
vnder
water
which
were
so
weakly
stopped
,
as
with
the
first
working
of
the
sea
,
she
must
needes
sinke
,
and
was
besides
so
crusht
&
brused
,
as
she
could
neuer
be
remoued
out
of
the
place
.
And
as
the
matter
was
thus
in
dispute
,
and
Sir
Richard
refusing
to
hearken
to
any
of
those
reasons
;
the
maister
of
the
Reuenge
(
while
the
Captaine
wan
vnto
him
the
greater
party
)
was
conuoyde
aborde
the
Generall
Don
Alfonso
Bassan
.
Who
finding
none
ouer
hastie
to
enter
the
Reuenge
againe
,
doubting
least
S.
Richard
would
haue
blowne
them
vp
and
himselfe
,
and
perceiuing
by
the
report
of
the
maister
of
the
Reuenge
his
daungerous
disposition
:
yeelded
that
all
their
liues
should
bee
saued
,
the
companie
sent
for
England
,
and
the
better
sorte
to
pay
such
reasonable
ransome
as
their
estate
would
beare
,
and
in
the
meane
season
to
be
free
from
Gally
or
imprisonment
.
To
this
he
so
much
the
rather
condescended
as
well
as
I
haue
saide
,
for
feare
of
further
losse
and
mischiefe
to
them selues
,
as
also
for
the
desire
hee
had
to
recouer
Sir
Richard
Grinuile
;
whom
for
his
notable
valure
he
seemed
greatly
to
honour
and
admire
.
When
this
answere
was
returned
,
and
that
safetie
of
life
was
promised
,
the
common
sort
being
now
at
the
end
of
their
perill
,
the
most
drew
backe
from
Sir
Richard
and
the
maister
Gunner
,
being
no
hard
matter
to
diswade
men
from
death
to
life
.
The
maister
Gunner
finding
him selfe
and
Sir
Richard
thus
preuented
and
maistered
by
the
greater
number
,
would
haue
slaine
himselfe
with
a
sword
,
had
he
not
beene
by
force
withheld
and
locked
into
his
Cabben
.
Then
the
Generall
sent
manie
boates
abord
the
Reuenge
,
and
diuerse
of
our
men
fearing
Sir
Richards
disposition
,
stole
away
aboord
the
Generall
and
other
shippes
.
Sir
Richard
thus
ouermatched
,
was
sent
vnto
by
Alfonso
Bassan
to
remoue
out
of
the
Reuenge
,
the
shippe
being
maruellous
vnsauerie
,
filled
with
bloud
&
bodies
of
deade
,
&
wounded
men
like
a
slaughter
house
.
Sir
Richard
answered
that
he
might
do
with
his
bodie
what
he
list
,
for
he
esteemed
it
not
,
and
as
he
was
carried
out
of
the
shippe
he
swounded
,
and
reuiuing
againe
desired
the
companie
to
pray
for
him
.
The
Generall
vsed
Sir
Richard
with
all
humanitie
,
and
left
nothing
vnattempted
that
tended
to
his
recouerie
,
highly
commending
his
valour
and
worthines
,
and
greatly
bewailed
the
daunger
wherein
he
was
,
beeing
vnto
them
a
rare
spectacle
,
and
a
resolution
sildome
approued
,
to
see
one
ship
turne
toward
so
many
enemies
,
to
endure
the
charge
&
boording
of
so
many
huge
Armados
,
and
to
resist
and
repell
the
assaults
and
entries
of
so
many
souldiers
.
All
which
&
more
,
is
confirmed
by
a
Spanish
Captaine
of
the
same
Armada
,
and
a
present
actor
in
the
fight
,
who
being
seuered
from
the
rest
in
a
storm
,
was
by
the
Lyon
of
London
a
small
ship
taken
,
&
is
now
prisoner
in
Lōndon
.
The
generall
commander
of
the
Armada
,
was
Don
Alphonso
Bassan
,
brother
to
the
Marquesse
of
Santa
Cruce
.
The
Admirall
of
the
Biscaine
squadron
,
was
Britan
Dona.
Of
the
squadron
of
Siuill
,
Marques
of
Arumburch
.
The
Hulkes
and
Flybotes
were
commaunded
by
Luis
Cutino
.
There
were
slaine
and
drowned
in
this
fight
,
well
neere
two
thousand
of
the
enemies
,
and
two
especiall
commanders
Don
Luis
de
sant
Iohn
,
and
Don
George
de
Prunaria
de
Mallaga
,
as
the
Spanish
Captain
confesseth
,
besides
diuers
others
of
speciall
account
,
wherof
as
yet
report
is
not
made
.
The
Admirall
of
the
Hulkes
&
the
Ascention
of
Siuill
,
were
both
suncke
by
the
side
of
the
Reuenge
;
one
other
recouered
the
rode
of
Saint
Michels
,
and
suncke
also
there
;
a
fourth
ranne
her selfe
with
the
shore
to
saue
her
men
.
Syr
Richard
died
as
it
is
said
,
the
second
or
third
day
aboard
the
Generall
,
and
was
by
them
greatly
bewailed
.
What
became
of
his
bodie
,
whether
it
were
buried
in
the
sea
or
on
the
lande
wee
know
not
:
the
comfort
that
remaineth
to
his
friendes
is
,
that
he
hath
ended
his
life
honourably
in
respect
of
the
reputation
wonne
to
his
nation
and
country
,
and
of
the
same
to
his
posteritie
,
and
that
being
dead
,
he
hath
not
outliued
his
owne
honour
.
For
the
rest
of
her
Maiesties
ships
that
entred
not
so
far
into
the
fight
as
the
Reuenge
,
the
reasons
and
causes
were
these
.
There
were
of
them
but
six
in
all
,
wherof
two
but
smal
ships
;
the
Reuenge
ingaged
past
recouerie
:
The
Iland
of
Flores
was
on
the
one
side
,
53.
saile
of
the
Spanish
,
diuided
into
squadrons
on
the
other
,
all
as
full
filled
with
soldiers
as
they
could
containe
.
Almost
the
one
halfe
of
our
men
sicke
and
not
able
to
serue
:
the
ships
growne
foule
,
vnroomaged
,
and
scarcely
able
to
beare
anie
saile
for
want
of
balast
,
hauing
beene
sixe
moneths
at
the
sea
before
.
If
al
the
rest
had
entred
,
all
had
been
lost
.
For
the
verie
hugenes
of
the
Spanish
fleet
,
if
no
other
violence
had
been
offred
,
would
haue
crusht
them
between
them
into
shiuers
.
Of
which
the
dishonour
and
losse
to
the
Queene
had
been
far
greater
then
the
spoile
or
harme
that
the
enemy
could
any
way
haue
receiued
.
Notwithstanding
it
is
verie
true
,
that
the
Lord
Thomas
would
haue
entred
between
the
squadrons
,
but
the
rest
wold
not
condescend
;
and
the
maister
of
his
owne
ship
offred
to
leape
into
the
sea
,
rather
then
to
conduct
that
her
Maiesties
ship
and
the
rest
to
be
a
praie
to
the
enemy
,
where
there
was
no
hope
nor
possibilitie
either
of
defence
or
victorie
.
Which
also
in
my
opinion
had
il
sorted
or
answered
the
discretion
&
trust
of
a
Generall
,
to
commit
himselfe
and
his
charge
to
an
assured
destruction
,
without
hope
or
any
likelihood
of
preuailing
:
therby
to
diminish
the
strength
of
her
Maiesties
Nauy
,
&
to
enrich
the
pride
&
glorie
of
the
enemie
.
The
Foresight
of
the
Queenes
commanded
by
M.
Th.
Vauisor
,
performed
a
verie
great
fight
,
&
stayd
two
houres
as
neere
the
Reuenge
as
the
wether
wold
permit
him
,
not
forsaking
the
fight
,
till
hee
was
like
to
be
encompassed
by
the
squadrons
,
&
with
great
difficultie
cleared
himselfe
.
The
rest
gaue
diuers
voleies
of
shot
,
&
entred
as
far
as
the
place
permitted
&
their
own
necessities
,
to
keep
the
weather
gage
of
the
enemy
,
vntill
they
were
parted
by
night
.
A
fewe
daies
after
the
fight
was
ended
,
&
the
English
prisoners
dispersed
into
the
Spanish
&
Indy
ships
,
there
arose
so
great
a
storme
from
the
West
and
Northwest
,
that
all
the
fleet
was
dispersed
,
as
well
the
Indian
fleet
which
were
then
come
vnto
them
,
as
the
rest
of
the
Armada
that
attended
their
arriuall
,
of
which
14.
saile
togither
with
the
Reuenge
,
&
in
her
200.
Spaniards
,
were
cast
away
vpon
the
Isle
of
S.
Michaels
.
So
it
pleased
them
to
honor
the
buriall
of
that
renowned
ship
the
Reuenge
,
not
suffring
her
to
perish
alone
,
for
the
great
honour
she
achieued
in
her
life
time
.
On
the
rest
of
the
Ilandes
there
were
cast
away
in
this
storme
,
15.
or
16.
more
of
the
ships
of
war
;
and
of
a
hundred
and
odde
saile
of
the
Indie
fleet
,
expected
this
yeere
in
Spaine
,
what
in
this
tempest
,
&
what
before
in
the
bay
of
Mexico
,
&
about
the
Bermudas
there
were
70.
&
odde
consumed
&
lost
,
with
those
taken
by
our
ships
of
London
,
besides
one
verie
rich
Indian
shippe
,
which
set
her selfe
on
fire
,
beeing
boorded
by
the
Pilgrim
,
&
fiue
other
taken
by
Maister
Wats
his
ships
of
London
,
between
the
Hauana
and
Cape
S.
Antonio
.
The
4.
of
this
month
of
Nouember
,
we
receiued
letters
from
the
Tercera
,
affirming
that
there
are
3000.
bodies
of
men
remaining
in
that
Iland
,
saued
out
of
the
perished
ships
:
and
that
by
the
Spaniards
own
Confession
,
there
are
10000.
cast
away
in
this
storm
,
besides
those
that
are
perished
betweene
the
Ilands
and
the
maine
.
Thus
it
hath
pleased
God
to
fight
for
vs
,
&
to
defend
the
iustice
of
our
cause
,
against
the
ambicious
&
bloudy
pretenses
of
the
Spaniard
,
who
seeking
to
deuourall
nations
,
are
themselues
deuoured
.
A
manifest
testimonie
how
iniust
&
displeasing
,
their
attempts
are
in
the
sight
of
God
,
who
hath
pleased
to
witnes
by
the
successe
of
their
affaires
,
his
mislike
of
their
bloudy
and
iniurious
designes
,
purposed
&
practised
against
all
Christian
Princes
,
ouer
whom
they
secke
vnlawfull
and
vngodly
rule
and
Empery
.
One
day
or
two
before
this
wrack
hapned
to
the
spanish
fleet
,
when
as
some
of
our
prisoners
desired
to
be
set
on
shore
vpon
the
Ilands
,
hoping
to
be
from
thence
transported
into
England
,
which
libertie
was
formerly
by
the
Generall
promised
:
One
Morice
Fitz
Iohn
,
sonne
of
old
Iohn
of
Desmond
a
notable
traitor
,
cousen
german
to
the
late
Earle
of
Desmond
,
was
sent
to
the
English
from
ship
to
ship
,
to
persuade
them
to
serue
the
King
of
Spaine
.
The
arguments
he
vsed
to
induce
them
,
were
these
.
The
increase
of
pay
which
he
promised
to
bee
trebled
:
aduancement
to
the
better
sort
:
and
the
exercise
of
the
true
Catholicke
religion
,
and
safetie
of
their
soules
to
all
.
For
the
first
,
euen
the
beggerly
&
vnnaturall
behauiour
of
those
English
and
Irish
rebels
,
that
serued
the
King
in
that
presentaction
,
was
sufficient
to
answere
that
first
argument
of
rich
paie
.
For
so
poore
and
beggerly
they
were
,
as
for
want
of
apparel
they
stripped
their
poore
country
men
prisoners
out
of
their
ragged
garments
,
worne
to
nothing
by
six
months
seruice
,
and
spared
not
to
despoile
them
euen
of
their
bloudie
shirts
,
from
their
wounded
bodies
,
&
the
very
shooes
from
their
feete
;
A
notable
testimonie
of
their
rich
entertainment
and
great
wages
.
The
second
reason
was
hope
of
aduancement
if
they
serued
well
,
and
would
continue
faithfull
to
the
King
.
But
what
man
can
be
so
blockishly
ignorant
euer
to
expect
place
or
honour
from
a
forraine
king
,
hauing
no
other
argument
or
perswasion
then
his
owne
disloyaltie
;
to
bee
vnnaturall
to
his
owne
countrie
that
bredde
him
;
to
his
parents
that
begat
him
,
and
rebellious
to
his
true
prince
,
to
whose
obedience
he
is
bound
by
othe
,
by
nature
,
and
by
religion
.
No
,
they
are
onely
assured
to
be
imployed
in
all
desperate
enterprises
,
to
be
held
in
scorne
and
disdaine
euer
among
those
whom
they
serue
.
And
that
euer
traitor
was
either
trusted
or
aduanced
I
could
neuer
yet
reade
,
neither
can
I
at
this
time
remember
any
example
.
And
no
man
could
haue
lesse
becommed
the
place
of
an
Orator
for
such
a
purpose
,
then
this
Morice
of
Desmond
.
For
the
Earle
his
cosen
being
one
of
the
greatest
subiects
in
that
kingdom
of
Ireland
,
hauing
almost
whole
contries
in
his
possession
;
so
many
goodly
manners
,
Castles
,
and
Lordships
;
the
Count
Palatine
of
Kerry
,
fiue
hundred
gentlemen
of
his
owne
name
and
familie
to
follow
him
,
besides
others
.
All
which
he
possessed
in
peace
for
three
or
foure
hundred
yeares
:
was
in
lesse
then
three
yeares
after
his
adhering
to
the
Spaniards
and
rebellion
,
beaten
from
all
his
holdes
,
not
so
many
as
ten
gentlemen
of
his
name
left
liuing
,
him selfe
taken
and
beheaded
by
a
souldiour
of
his
owne
nation
,
and
his
land
giuen
by
a
Parlament
to
her
Maestie
,
and
possessed
by
the
English
.
His
other
cosen
Sir
Iohn
of
Desmond
taken
by
M.
Iohn
Zouch
,
&
his
body
hanged
ouer
the
gates
of
his
natiue
citie
to
bee
deuoured
by
Rauens
:
the
third
brother
Sir
Iames
hanged
,
drawne
,
and
quartered
in
the
same
place
.
If
he
had
withall
vaunted
of
this
successe
of
his
owne
house
,
no
doubt
the
argument
woulde
haue
moued
much
,
and
wrought
great
effect
;
which
because
he
for
that
present
forgot
,
I
thought
it
good
to
remember
in
his
behalfe
.
For
matter
of
religion
it
would
require
a
particuler
volume
,
if
I
should
set
downe
how
irreligiously
they
couer
their
greedy
and
ambicious
pretences
,
with
that
vayle
of
pietie
.
But
sure
I
am
,
that
there
is
no
kingdom
or
common
wealth
in
all
Europe
,
but
if
they
bee
reformed
,
they
then
inuade
it
for
religion
sake
:
if
it
be
,
as
they
terme
Catholike
,
they
pretende
title
;
as
if
the
Kinges
of
Castile
were
the
naturall
heires
of
all
the
worlde
:
and
so
betweene
both
,
no
kingdom
is
vnsought
.
where
they
dare
not
with
their
owne
forces
to
inuade
,
they
basely
entertaine
the
traitors
and
vacabondes
of
all
nations
;
seeking
by
those
&
by
their
runnagate
Iesuits
to
win
partes
,
and
haue
by
that
meane
ruined
many
Noble
houses
and
others
in
this
land
,
and
haue
extinguished
both
their
liues
and
families
.
What
good
,
honour
,
or
fortune
euer
man
yet
by
them
achiued
,
is
yet
vnheard
of
,
or
vnwritten
.
And
if
our
English
Papistes
do
but
looke
into
Portugall
,
against
whom
they
haue
no
pretence
of
religion
,
how
the
Nobilitie
are
put
death
,
imprisoned
,
their
rich
men
made
a
pray
,
and
all
sortes
of
people
captiued
;
they
shall
find
that
the
obedience
euen
of
the
Turke
is
easie
and
a
libertie
,
in
respect
of
the
slauerie
&
tyrannie
of
Spaine
.
What
they
haue
done
in
Sicill
,
in
Naples
,
Millayne
,
and
in
the
low
countries
;
who
hath
there
beene
spared
for
religion
at
all
?
And
it
commeth
to
my
remembrance
of
a
certaine
Burger
of
Antwerpe
,
whose
house
being
entred
by
a
companie
of
Spanish
souldiers
,
when
they
first
sacked
the
Citie
,
hee
besought
them
to
spare
him
and
his
goodes
,
being
a
good
Catholike
,
and
one
of
their
own
partie
and
faction
.
The
Spaniardes
answered
,
that
they
knew
him
to
be
of
a
good
conscience
for
him selfe
,
but
his
money
,
plate
,
iewels
,
and
goodes
,
were
all
hereticall
,
and
therfore
good
prize
.
So
they
abused
and
tormented
the
foolish
Flemming
,
who
hoped
that
an
Agnus
Dei
had
beene
a
sufficient
Target
against
all
force
of
that
holie
and
charitable
nation
.
Neither
haue
they
at
any
time
as
they
protest
inuaded
the
kingdomes
of
the
Indies
and
Peru
,
and
els
where
,
but
onely
led
thereunto
,
rather
to
reduce
the
people
to
Christianitie
,
then
for
either
golde
or
emperie
.
When
as
in
one
onely
Iland
called
Hispaniola
,
they
haue
wasted
thirtie
hundred
thousand
of
the
naturall
people
,
besides
manie
millions
els
in
other
places
of
the
Indies
:
a
poore
and
harmelesse
people
created
of
God
,
and
might
haue
beene
won
to
his
knowledge
,
as
many
of
them
were
,
and
almost
as
manie
as
euer
were
perswaded
thereunto
.
The
Storie
whereof
is
at
large
written
by
a
Bishop
of
their
owne
nation
cal
Bartholome
de
las
Casa
,
and
translated
into
English
and
manie
other
languages
,
intituled
The
Spanish
cruelties
.
Who
would
therefore
repose
trust
in
such
a
nation
of
rauinous
straungers
,
and
especially
in
those
Spaniardes
which
more
greedily
thirst
after
English
bloud
,
then
after
the
liues
of
anie
other
people
of
Europe
;
for
the
manie
ouerthrowes
and
dishonours
they
haue
receiued
at
our
handes
,
whose
weaknesse
we
haue
discouered
to
the
world
,
and
whose
forces
at
home
,
abroad
,
in
Europe
,
in
India
,
by
sea
and
land
;
we
haue
euen
with
handfulles
of
men
and
shippes
,
ouerthrowne
and
dishonoured
.
Let
not
therefore
anie
English
man
of
what
religion
soeuer
,
haue
other
opinion
of
the
Spaniards
,
but
that
those
whom
hee
seeketh
to
winne
of
our
nation
,
hee
esteemeth
base
and
traiterous
,
vnworthie
persons
,
or
vnconstant
fooles
:
and
that
he
vseth
his
pretence
of
religion
,
for
no
other
purpose
,
but
to
bewitch
vs
from
the
obedience
of
our
naturall
prince
;
thereby
hoping
in
time
to
bring
vs
to
slauerie
and
subiection
,
and
then
none
shall
be
vnto
them
so
odious
,
and
disdained
as
the
traitours
themselues
,
who
haue
solde
their
countrie
to
a
straunger
,
and
forsaken
their
faith
and
obedience
contrarie
to
nature
or
religion
;
and
contrarie
to
that
humane
and
generall
honour
,
not
onely
of
Christians
,
but
of
heathen
and
irreligious
nations
,
who
haue
alwaies
sustained
what
labour
soeuer
,
and
embraced
euen
death
it selfe
,
for
their
countrie
,
prince
or
common-wealth
.
To
conclude
,
it
hath
euer
to
this
day
pleased
God
,
to
prosper
and
defend
her
Maiestie
,
to
breake
the
purposes
of
malicious
enimies
,
of
foresworne
traitours
,
and
of
iniust
practises
and
inuasions
.
She
hath
euer
beene
honoured
of
the
worthiest
Kinges
,
seruedby
faithfull
subiects
,
and
shall
by
the
fauour
of
God
,
resist
,
repell
,
and
confound
all
whatsoeuer
attempts
against
her
sacred
Person
or
kingdome
.
In
the
meanetime
,
let
the
Spaniard
and
traitour
vaunt
of
their
successe
;
and
we
her
true
and
obedient
vassalles
guided
by
the
shining
light
of
her
vertues
,
shall
alwaies
loue
her
,
serue
her
,
and
obey
her
to
the
end
of
our
liues
.
FINIS
.