❧
The
valiant
and
most
laudable
fight
performed
on
the
Sea
,
by
the
Centurion
of
London
.
IN
the
moneth
of
Nouember
last
past
,
there
were
sundry
Shyps
appertayning
to
seuerall
Marchants
of
London
,
which
were
rigde
and
fraught
,
forth
with
marchandize
,
some
for
Spaine
,
and
some
for
sundry
other
places
of
traffique
,
who
together
hauing
wind
and
wether
,
which
oft-time
fell
out
very
vncertaine
,
arriued
safely
in
short
space
,
at
such
places
as
they
desired
,
among
whom
was
the
Centurion
of
London
,
a
very
tall
Shyppe
of
burden
,
yet
but
weakely
manned
,
as
appeareth
by
this
Historie
ensuing
;
wherein
God
shewed
a
most
wonderfull
accident
of
his
mercifull
loue
and
fauour
towards
them
,
giuing
them
the
victory
,
and
deliuering
them
from
the
hands
of
their
Enemies
,
at
such
time
as
it
was
thought
vnpossible
for
them
to
escape
.
Thys
aforesaid
Shyp
called
the
Centurion
,
safely
arriued
at
Marseelis
,
where
after
they
had
deliuered
their
goods
,
they
staied
about
the
space
of
fiue
wéekes
,
and
better
,
and
then
tooke
in
lading
,
intending
to
returne
to
England
.
Now
when
the
Centurion
was
ready
to
come
away
from
Marseelis
,
there
were
sundry
other
shyps
of
smaller
burden
,
entreated
the
Maister
thereof
,
whose
name
is
Robert
Bradshawe
,
dwelling
at
the
Lime-house
,
to
stay
a
day
or
two
for
them
,
vntill
they
were
in
a
readines
to
depart
with
them
,
thereby
perswading
them
,
that
it
would
be
farre
better
for
them
to
stay
and
goe
together
in
respect
of
their
assistance
,
then
to
depart
of
themselues
without
company
,
and
so
happily
for
want
of
ayde
fall
into
the
hands
of
theyr
Enemies
in
the
Spanish
Gallies
.
Vpon
which
reasonable
perswasion
,
notwithstanding
that
thys
Ship
was
of
such
sufficiencie
as
they
might
hazard
her
in
the
danger
of
the
Sea
,
yet
they
stayed
for
those
little
Ships
according
to
theyr
request
,
who
together
did
put
to
Sea
from
Marseelis
,
and
vowed
in
generall
not
to
flie
one
from
another
,
if
so
they
should
happen
to
meete
with
any
Spanish
Gallies
,
beeing
resolute
rather
to
fight
it
out
,
then
once
to
be
taken
by
the
Spaniards
to
endure
their
accustomed
crueltie
.
These
small
Shippes
accompanied
with
the
Centurion
,
sayling
along
the
Coste
of
Spaine
,
was
vpon
Ester
day
last
in
the
straights
of
Iebualtare
suddainly
becalmed
,
where
immediatly
they
sawe
sundry
Gallies
make
towards
them
,
in
very
valiant
and
couragious
sorte
:
the
chiefe
Leaders
and
Souldiours
in
those
Gallies
,
brauely
apparrelled
in
silke
Coates
,
with
siluer
whistles
about
theyr
necks
,
and
great
plumes
of
Feathers
in
theyr
Hafs
,
who
with
theyr
Calliuers
,
shotte
at
the
Centurion
so
fast
as
they
might
:
so
that
by
tenne
of
the
clock
and
somewhat
before
,
they
had
boorded
the
Centurion
,
who
before
theyr
comming
,
had
prepared
for
them
,
and
intended
to
giue
them
so
sower
a
welcom
as
they
might
.
And
thereupon
hauing
prepared
theyr
close
fights
,
&
al
things
in
a
readines
,
they
called
vpon
God
,
on
whom
onely
they
trusted
:
and
hauing
made
theyr
prayers
,
and
cheered
vp
one
another
to
fight
so
long
as
life
endured
,
they
began
to
discharge
theyr
great
Ordinaunce
vpon
the
Gallies
,
but
the
little
Shyps
durst
not
come
forward
,
but
lay
aloofe
,
while
fiue
Gallies
had
hoorded
them
,
yea
and
with
theyr
grapling
yrons
made
theyr
Gallies
fast
to
the
said
Shippe
called
the
Centurion
.
The
Gallies
were
grapled
to
the
Centurion
in
thys
manner
,
two
lay
on
one
side
,
and
two
on
another
,
and
the
Admirall
lay
full
in
the
sterne
,
which
galled
&
battered
the
Centurion
so
sore
,
that
her
maine
Mast
was
greatly
weakened
,
her
sayles
filled
with
many
holes
,
and
the
Mizzen
and
sterne
made
almost
vnseruiceable
.
During
which
time
there
was
a
sore
and
deadly
fight
on
both
sides
,
in
which
,
the
Trumpet
of
the
Centurion
,
sownded
forth
the
deadly
points
of
war
,
&
encouraged
them
to
fight
manfully
against
their
aduersaries
:
on
the
contrary
part
,
there
was
no
warlike
Musicke
in
the
Spanish
Gallies
,
but
onely
their
whystles
of
siluer
,
which
they
sounded
foorth
to
theyr
owne
contentment
:
in
which
fight
many
a
Spaniard
was
turned
into
the
sea
,
and
they
in
multitudes
came
crauling
and
hung
vpon
the
side
of
the
shippe
,
intending
to
haue
entred
into
the
same
,
but
such
was
the
courage
of
the
Englishmen
,
that
so
fast
as
the
Spaniards
did
come
to
enter
,
they
gaue
them
such
entertainment
,
that
some
of
them
were
gladde
to
tumble
aliue
into
the
sea
,
beeing
remediles
for
euer
to
gette
vp
aliue
.
In
the
Centurion
there
was
in
all
,
of
men
and
boyes
,
forty
and
eyght
,
who
together
fought
most
valiantly
,
and
so
galled
the
enemy
,
that
many
a
braue
and
lusty
Spaniard
lost
his
life
in
that
place
.
The
Centurian
was
fyred
fyue
seuerall
times
,
with
wilde
fyre
and
other
prouision
,
which
the
Spaniards
threw
in
for
that
purpose
:
yet
God
be
thanked
,
by
the
great
and
dilligent
fore-sight
of
the
Master
it
did
no
harme
at
all
.
In
euery
of
the
Gallies
there
was
about
fiue
or
sixe
hundereth
Souldiours
:
who
together
with
the
shotte
,
spoyled
,
rent
,
and
battered
the
Centurion
very
sore
:
shotte
through
her
maine
Mast
,
and
slew
foure
of
the
men
in
the
sayde
shippe
,
the
one
of
them
béeing
the
Masters
mate
.
Ten
other
persons
were
hurt
,
by
meanes
of
splinters
which
the
Spaniards
shotte
:
yea
,
in
the
ende
when
their
prouision
was
almost
spent
,
they
were
constrayned
to
shoote
at
them
hammers
,
and
the
chaines
from
theyr
slaues
,
and
yet
God
be
thanked
,
they
receiued
no
more
domage
:
but
by
spoyling
and
ouer
wearying
of
the
Spaniards
,
the
Englishmen
constrayned
them
to
vngrapple
themselues
,
and
gette
them
going
,
and
sure
if
there
had
béene
any
other
fresh
shyp
or
succour
to
haue
releiued
and
assisted
the
Centurion
,
they
had
slayne
,
suncke
,
or
taken
all
those
Gallies
and
theyr
Souldiours
.
The
Dolphin
lay
a
loofe
of
and
durst
not
come
neere
,
while
the
other
two
small
shyppes
fledde
away
,
so
that
one
of
the
Gallyes
went
from
the
Centurion
and
sette
vpon
the
Dolphin
,
which
shyppe
immediatly
was
set
on
fire
with
theyr
owne
powder
,
wherby
both
men
and
shyppe
perished
:
but
whether
it
was
with
theyr
good
wills
or
no
,
that
was
not
knowne
vnto
the
Centurion
,
but
sure
if
it
had
come
forward
,
and
beene
an
ayde
vnto
the
Centurion
,
it
is
to
be
supposed
that
it
hadde
not
perished
.
Fiue
houres
and
a
halfe
this
fight
continued
,
in
which
time
both
were
glad
to
depart
onely
to
breath
themselues
,
but
when
the
Spaniards
were
gonne
,
they
neuer
durst
returne
to
fight
:
yet
the
next
day
sixe
other
Gallies
came
and
looked
at
them
,
but
durst
not
at
any
hand
meddle
with
them
.
Thus
God
deliuered
them
from
the
hands
of
their
enemies
,
and
gaue
them
the
victory
:
for
which
they
hartily
praysed
God
,
and
are
now
safely
arriued
in
London
.
FINIS
.
Present
at
this
fight
,
Maister
John
Hawer
Marchant
,
and
sundry
other
of
good
account
.