A
True
Relation
of
a
most
worthy
Fight
made
the
23.
of
Iune
1615
by
two
Shippes
of
London
,
the
Vineyard
,
and
the
Vnicorne
:
neere
the
I
le
of
May-yorcke
within
the
Straights
,
hauing
but
56.
Men
and
Boyes
aboard
,
against
sixe
Gallies
of
the
Turkes
,
being
of
Tunes
,
in
Barbery
,
and
had
in
them
of
Souldiers
,
Saylors
,
&
Slaues
,
1800.
men
.
LOuing
Country-men
,
that
we
should
giue
honour
to
them
that
doth
truly
deserue
it
,
is
no
more
then
Christian
charitie
doth
ensite
vs
vnto
;
and
the
holy
Scriptures
in
many
examples
doth
prooue
vnto
vs
:
as
Dauid
that
kingly
Prophet
and
man
of
God
,
was
mette
and
entertained
of
the
people
with
dauncing
and
singing
his
worthy
Victories
,
obtayned
against
the
enemies
of
GOD
,
and
his
King
.
Iephat
that
worthy
Captaine
,
and
sundry
others
which
I
omit
,
were
honoured
for
their
Victories
with
triumphes
by
the
people
,
as
holy
Writ
doth
testefie
.
The
Romans
so
honoured
their
Nation
,
and
held
honoure
in
such
heigh
esteeme
,
that
were
his
byrth
neuer
so
meane
,
or
reputation
so
bace
;
yet
if
hee
deserued
any
honour
in
their
Warres
,
they
duely
gaue
it
him
,
with
all
the
honours
they
could
deuise
.
The
Greatians
,
and
sundry
other
nations
had
the
like
,
so
that
thereby
they
gaue
such
encouragement
to
all
such
as
followed
them
in
their
long
Warres
,
that
euery
man
enforced
both
Courage
and
strength
in
hope
of
Fame
.
Whole
volumes
are
filled
with
the
Honors
of
these
nationes
,
as
wee
which
now
liue
,
by
true
recordes
can
testefie
,
the
sundry
Famous
victoryes
by
them
atchiued
,
and
their
excellent
admired
prowes
.
These
were
the
times
of
true
loue
and
honour
.
This
made
the
Coward
hardy
,
and
the
faint-hearted
Swaine
,
to
aduance
themselues
,
in
hope
to
gaine
,
vnto
their
posterities
euerlasting
fame
.
Oh
that
our
Nation
would
immitate
these
true
tipes
of
honour
,
to
norish
such
as
aduenture
their
liues
and
estates
,
for
welfare
of
their
Country
:
then
there
is
no
doubt
,
but
in
time
of
troubles
,
when
valour
should
be
showne
,
wee
should
finde
many
worthy
persons
,
vnder
simple
habites
,
that
would
purchase
to
their
country
honor
,
&
fame
to
themselues
.
But
our
Countries
charity
is
too
too
cold
,
to
giue
Virtue
her
due
in
such
people
,
the
more
it
is
to
be
pittyed
,
that
such
men
as
merit
either
by
valour
,
or
other
industorous
meanes
,
should
not
be
▪
fost●red
and
well
rewarded
.
But
such
is
the
hardnesse
of
heart
▪
in
most
,
now
a
dayes
,
that
Let
a
man
aduenture
their
liues
and
libertie
,
in
neuer
so
hardie
an
actions
for
saueguard
doth
of
Shippe
and
good
,
when
they
looke
for
chearfull
countenance
at
their
returne
,
and
some
reward
for
their
paines
,
they
hardly
get
either
good
word
,
or
good
deed
,
(
nay
scarcely
)
their
wages
which
God
knoweth
was
neuer
so
hardly
gotten
,
but
with
some
Braules
,
and
discontent
:
these
doings
,
is
often
the
cause
of
much
losse
to
owners
and
Marchants
,
where
if
they
nourished
the
true
Labouring
by
e●ling
with
some
small
reward
,
(
yea
)
but
sometimes
with
a
good
word
,
it
would
giue
encouragement
to
men
,
rather
to
lose
their
liues
,
then
part
with
that
is
committed
to
their
charge
,
in
my
sleight
manner
.
Iudg
you
that
read
and
know
what
you
read
,
how
many
Ships
and
men
of
our
Nation
,
hath
been
taken
by
these
Pyrats
,
those
homecides
that
lurke
about
the
South
Cape
,
Barbery
,
&
the
Straights
,
to
surprise
such
as
trade
in
honest
Merchants
affaires
,
the
Owners
and
Merchants
to
their
cost
,
can
best
tell
:
of
which
no
doubt
,
some
haue
been
cowardly
surprised
,
and
others
ouer-matched
;
whereby
the
Companies
falling
into
their
hands
,
are
imprisoned
,
and
often
times
made
slaues
to
those
Heathen
nations
that
tryumph
ouer
them
,
to
the
vtter
ruine
of
them
&
their
for
euer
.
These
are
things
to
be
pittyed
,
&
truly
of
all
Christians
to
be
lamented
:
and
I
could
wish
that
such
men
that
aduenture
to
the
seaes
,
may
with
true
compassion
consider
of
such
as
doe
deserue
well
;
so
shall
they
be
sure
to
haue
their
seruice
truly
performed
,
and
their
Goods
in
better
securitie
then
often
times
they
haue
.
But
leauing
that
to
God
,
who
guideth
mens
hearts
,
let
mee
recoune
vnto
you
a
most
worthy
and
valiant
exployt
performed
not
long
since
by
two
small
Ships
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
aganist
sixe
Gallyes
of
Tunes
in
Barbery
,
neere
vnto
the
I
le
of
May-yorcke
within
the
Straights
;
to
the
great
commendations
of
the
Maisters
and
Company
of
them
,
as
you
shall
further
vnderstand
.
IN
the
beginning
of
this
last
Sommer
,
a
Voyage
by
sundry
Merchaunts
of
London
was
pretended
to
certaine
Ports
within
the
Straights
of
Ieboraltarre
;
who
for
the
Voyage
had
appoynted
two
small
Shippes
,
the
one
called
the
Vineyard
,
of
the
burthen
of
a
hundred
and
twenty
Tunnes
,
or
there-abouts
,
whose
Maister
for
the
voyage
,
was
Maister
Richard
Harrice
of
Lee
in
Essex
;
a
very
honest
and
religious
man
,
and
as
valiant
and
full
of
courage
,
as
otherwise
of
good
gouernment
:
The
other
,
the
Vnicorne
of
London
,
of
the
burthen
of
a
hundred
and
fourtie
Tunnes
,
or
there-aboutes
;
whose
Maister
for
the
Voyage
,
was
Maister
Gardner
of
Wapping
neere
London
;
a
man
endowed
with
honestie
,
religion
,
and
vallour
.
These
two
good
Ships
,
being
victualed
for
the
vi●age
,
and
manned
both
Ships
with
fiftie
sixe
men
and
boyes
,
Merchantes
,
and
Passengers
,
in
all
,
haueing
taken
in
their
Lading
,
and
all
sitting
for
their
vse
in
the
Voyage
,
after
their
solemne
farewell
taken
of
the
Owners
and
Aduenturers
,
as
the
Merchantes
accustome
to
doe
,
set
Sayle
from
London
,
and
ariued
at
Lee
,
where
they
made
some
small
stay
exspecting
a
faire
Winde
to
proceede
,
whose
hopes
it
pleased
God
to
further
,
and
on
the
twentie
three
day
of
May
now
last
past
,
to
send
them
their
wished
desires
;
which
they
neglected
not
,
but
taking
oportunitie
,
set
Sayle
the
same
twentie
three
of
May
▪
And
was
so
fauored
of
him
that
ruleth
by
his
Power
both
Winds
,
and
Seas
,
that
they
were
euer
in
the
way
of
the
Wind
,
vntill
they
came
to
the
South
Cape
,
where
they
had
sight
of
three
tall
Shippes
,
men
of
Warre
,
which
were
of
Algeers
,
in
Barbarie
▪
full
of
Ordinance
and
men
.
These
Ships
gaue
vs
chace
,
which
did
in
some
small
manner
dismay
vs
;
yet
putting
our
trust
in
God
,
whose
pleasure
is
to
lay
our
feares
and
care
vpon
him
,
wee
resolued
,
if
they
were
Friends
,
to
bid
them
welcome
;
if
Enemies
,
to
defend
our selues
.
These
Shippes
wyning
vpon
vs
,
one
of
them
came
vp
and
hayled
vs
,
bidding
vs
amayne
:
To
whom
ou●
Maister
sayd
;
Doe
you
your
worst
,
wee
feare
you
not
.
Then
demaunded
they
of
whence
we
were
?
Our
Maister
Harrice
,
M.
of
the
Vineyard
answered
,
of
London
,
and
bound
for
Turkey
;
and
asked
of
whence
they
were
?
Of
Argeor●
,
sayd
they
.
While
they
had
this
shorr
parlie
with
vs
,
they
tooke
good
notice
of
our
Shippes
,
and
saw
the
redinesse
wee
were
in
to
defende
our selues
:
and
imagining
by
our
Maisters
rough
answere
,
that
we
cared
little
for
them
,
they
made
no
longer
stay
,
but
sprong
their
looffe
,
and
bore
roome
againe
into
the
Sea
.
Their
departure
so
sodainly
,
gaue
vs
some
comfort
,
although
wee
feared
them
not
:
yet
considering
we
come
for
Trafficke
and
not
for
Warres
,
wee
rather
desired
Peace
,
(
if
it
pleased
God
)
then
Broyles
;
from
which
at
that
time
,
it
pleased
him
to
deliuer
vs
:
Vnto
whom
for
his
preseruation
,
we
acknowledged
such
hearty
thankes
and
prayses
,
as
became
vs
.
This
Danger
(
by
Gods
permission
)
being
ouerpast
,
as
Winde
serued
for
vs
,
we
put
into
the
Straights
.
keeping
our
course
for
Leagehorne
,
which
was
the
first
Port
of
our
discharge
.
When
comming
neere
vnto
May-yorcke
,
an
Iland
in
the
Sea
,
wee
had
sight
of
sixe
great
Gallpes
men
of
Warre
,
all
of
Tunes
,
and
one
other
Port
vnder
▪
the
Turke
.
These
companions
came
with
vs
,
applying
their
best
strength
of
Oares
and
Sayles
,
to
come
to
vs
,
wee
seeing
the
speed
they
made
,
began
to
coniecture
wee
should
haue
more
to
doe
with
them
,
then
wee
willingly
would
:
wherevpon
our
Maister
M.
Harrice
,
caused
the
Vineyards
Boate
to
bee
hoysted
out
,
the
Vnicorne
beeing
farre
from
vs
,
and
the
Seas
beéing
calme
and
no
Winde
stirring
,
so
wee
cowed
our
Shippe
to
the
Vnicorne
,
and
furlde
our
maine
Sayle
,
prouiding
our selues
as
well
as
we
could
:
which
done
,
we
went
to
prayer
,
humbly
intreating
his
deuine
ayde
,
that
neuer
leaueth
his
people
,
to
helpe
vs
,
and
to
bee
our
comfort
in
this
distresse
.
By
this
tyme
,
the
Gallyes
were
all
in
fayre
sight
,
so
that
wee
might
well
desery
their
numbers
of
men
.
Then
fiue
of
them
left
to
row
,
and
the
sixt
Gally
came
towards
vs
;
and
hayling
our
Shippes
after
the
manner
of
the
Sea
,
asked
of
whence
we
were
?
Our
Maister
answered
,
of
London
,
and
bound
for
Turkey
.
Then
cryed
the
Turkes
,
All
friends
,
all
friendes
.
Then
did
they
enquire
what
Men
of
Warre
wee
had
met
withall
,
or
seene
without
the
Straights
,
or
lately
?
Whom
wee
simply
tolde
of
the
three
Shippes
wee
spoke
with
:
so
away
they
went
from
vs
,
making
speed
to
their
fiue
conforts
,
that
stayed
for
them
.
The
sodaine
and
friendly
parting
with
this
Galley
,
gaue
vs
hope
wee
should
haue
no
further
trouble
with
them
,
nor
his
fellowes
;
yet
durst
not
trust
them
,
but
made
ready
to
defend
our selues
,
as
sodainely
as
wee
could
,
getting
as
neere
vnto
the
Vnicorne
our
consort
,
as
wee
might
,
that
beeing
neere
,
wee
might
fight
with
more
aduantage
to
our selues
,
and
doe
our
enemies
the
more
harme
,
if
it
should
so
happen
.
This
time
the
Gallyes
helde
counsayle
togeather
what
they
should
doe
:
At
length
,
hauing
concluded
our
finall
ouerthrow
as
it
▪
seemed
,
they
all
came
vpon
vs
with
all
the
violent
force
they
could
:
and
comming
vp
first
with
the
Vnicorne
,
they
powred
into
her
their
small
Shotte
,
as
Hayle
in
comparison
.
They
lying
so
close
aboard
,
the
Vineyard
made
their
Shotte
so
hotte
vpon
them
,
that
foure
of
them
came
aboarde
her
,
and
left
the
Vnicorne
but
two
.
In
this
conflict
,
wee
poore
men
were
not
idle
,
but
so
applyed
our
Ordinaunce
,
which
wee
laded
with
Crosse-barres
,
Case-Shoote
,
and
Round
Byllets
,
as
greatly
annoyed
them
.
In
the
first
encounter
,
wee
had
our
Boatson
slaine
and
one
other
man
,
and
three
hurt
▪
And
the
Vnicorne
two
men
slaine
,
and
two
hurt
.
The
Gallyes
lying
still
by
vs
,
maintayned
the
fight
very
hotly
,
and
plyed
their
Shotte
vpon
vs
,
that
our
turne
Sides
,
and
battered
Stearne
can
yet
witnesse
it
:
besides
our
Sayles
so
shotte
,
that
fourty
poundes
cannot
make
good
that
harme
onely
.
Deadly
and
full
of
resolution
on
both
parties
two
full
bowers
by
the
Glasse
,
continued
this
fight
;
in
which
all
our
Companies
,
were
faine
to
prooue
Gunners
,
not
onely
the
Maister
and
his
Mates
,
but
all
the
rest
:
Amongst
which
,
I
may
not
forget
the
paynes
and
industry
of
one
of
Maister
Harrices
Mates
,
M.
Wotton
;
whose
skill
and
readinesse
was
such
,
in
applying
the
most
part
of
our
Ordinance
in
our
quarter
,
which
lay
to
doe
the
Enemie
most
spoyle
,
that
hee
did
them
great
harme
,
and
made
them
haue
small
hope
of
our
conquest
,
which
they
expected
.
Blessed
be
the
all
powerfull
God
,
who
after
two
howers
of
very
dangerous
fight
,
one
shotte
from
the
Vineyard
did
them
such
spoyle
,
as
with
a
great
and
most
dreadfull
shrieke
they
fell
all
from
vs
,
and
went
their
wayes
.
And
in
good
time
for
them
;
for
I
thinke
if
they
had
stayed
longer
,
they
had
some
of
them
sunke
by
our
sides
;
as
should
seeme
by
their
sodaine
bringing
foure
of
them
vpon
the
Careere
to
stop
their
leakes
.
Thus
by
the
mercie
and
power
of
our
God
,
were
wee
freed
from
this
great
and
dangerous
perill
wherein
wee
had
like
to
haue
falled
,
past
hope
of
man
,
onely
his
Mercy
that
giueth
victorie
at
his
will
,
preserued
vs
:
To
whose
blessed
name
,
all
prayse
and
honour
be
rendred
,
who
not
onely
set
vs
free
from
our
Foes
,
but
at
that
instant
,
sent
vs
a
fayre
leading
gale
of
Winde
:
so
wee
cut
our
Mayne
sayle
,
and
kept
our
course
for
Leaghorne
,
which
was
the
first
Port
of
our
discharge
;
giuing
GOD
most
humble
thankes
for
our
deliuerance
.
While
wee
made
stay
at
Leaghorne
,
the
Duke
of
Florences
Gallyes
,
who
are
most
tymes
abroade
in
seruice
,
came
into
the
Roade
:
in
one
of
them
was
a
Iew
,
who
spoke
with
the
Captaine
of
the
Admirall
Gally
,
and
was
with
them
when
they
set
their
mayned
&
hurt
men
a
shore
.
This
Captaine
reported
to
the
Iew
beeing
of
his
acquaintance
,
that
there
▪
were
in
these
sixe
Gallies
one
thousand
eight
hundred
men
of
all
sorts
:
and
in
the
fight
with
vs
,
had
slaine
a
hundred
and
fiftie
,
and
three
hundred
more
hurt
and
mayned
very
dangerously
.
GOD
haue
the
prayse
for
our
happy
deliuery
,
and
make
vs
mindfull
of
his
great
mercy
shewed
vnto
his
poore
seruants
,
that
while
wee
haue
any
beeing
in
this
world
,
wee
may
with
all
due
prayses
,
acknowledge
his
mercy
towards
vs
.
Thus
haue
you
heard
(
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
deserued
commendations
,
of
those
valerous
and
vndaunced
sprights
)
The
most
resolute
and
worthy
Conquest
of
the
sixe
Gallyes
;
who
beeing
not
a
handfull
in
regard
of
their
multitudes
,
which
were
neere
Tenn
for
one
,
and
so
well
appoynted
with
Men
and
Munition
,
that
they
thought
themselues
sufficient
,
to
encounter
greater
forces
.
But
we
haue
euer
heard
and
knowne
,
that
victorie
consisteth
not
in
strength
of
Horse
or
Man
,
though
they
ve
neuer
so
mightie
:
but
in
the
all
Powerfull
hand
of
God
,
who
in
the
middest
of
greatest
daungers
,
comforteth
them
,
that
with
faythfull
heartes
call
vpon
him
.
And
most
truely
,
by
those
worthy
men
Maister
Harrice
,
and
Maister
Gardner
,
and
there
companies
it
appeareth
,
who
doubtlesse
are
gratious
men
in
the
presence
of
God
;
such
is
their
gouernment
,
their
zeale
to
God
and
his
true
Religion
:
such
doth
God
in
all
distresses
comfort
,
for
so
is
his
promise
,
that
neuer
fayleth
his
seruants
:
It
is
his
holy
hand
,
that
hath
done
this
for
them
against
all
expectation
of
men
.
For
which
his
blessed
name
be
euer
praysed
.
And
I
wish
most
heartily
,
that
such
Owners
and
Merchantes
,
which
haue
such
faythfull
people
to
deale
for
them
,
would
not
shut
their
Purses
from
rewarde
,
but
open
their
handes
with
Bounty
vnto
them
,
that
others
may
be
encouraged
to
doe
them
the
like
seruice
:
If
such
men
would
vse
this
charitie
,
no
doubt
but
their
bounty
and
good
countenances
to
men
aduenturing
for
them
would
make
their
seruice
to
be
better
performed
,
And
this
Kingdome
be
more
better
replenished
with
able
and
sufficient
men
to
fight
in
their
defence
,
if
occasion
should
bee
.
You
haue
heard
the
true
discourse
of
this
dangerous
voyage
,
their
happie
deliuerance
,
and
dilygent
cares
in
performing
the
same
;
Who
making
foure
Ports
,
viz.
Maliga
▪
Leagehorne
,
Naples
,
and
Zant
,
as
by
Chartie-Partie
they
were
bound
,
taking
their
Lading
at
Zant
,
was
by
the
mercy
of
God
,
with
Winds
so
fauored
,
that
in
good
saffetie
the
Shippe
and
goodes
ariued
the
twelf●
day
of
December
,
in
the
Roade
of
Limehouse
in
the
Riuer
of
Thames
.
To
the
eternall
glory
of
God
,
the
ioyce
of
our
hearts
,
and
comfort
of
all
our
friendes
,
where
we
were
by
those
worthy
,
Marchants
our
Owners
of
the
Vinyarde
Master
Freeman
,
and
Master
Dunkcombe
,
with
their
Partners
,
leuingly
welcomed
,
as
well
as
by
our
aduentures
and
M●rch●nts
,
which
were
these
:
Master
Freeman
,
Master
Fishborne
,
and
Master
Barlymarke
▪
God
haue
the
honour
,
and
let
all
our
praiers
vs
,
that
neuer
English
men
,
haue
worse
successe
in
their
affayres
,
then
we
haue
had
.
GOD
of
his
mercy
graunt
vs
all
true
,
louing
,
and
faithfull
hearts
,
that
God
may
haue
his
true
●ond●●
,
and
our
King
▪
and
Country
faythfull
seruice
:
to
whose
deuine
,
and
all
Powerfull
name
be
all
true
prayses
●●●●●ed
for
●●er
,
●nd
euer
,
Amen
.