A
true
report
of
a
most
famous
victorie
,
atchieued
by
a
certain
vessell
,
called
the
black
Galley
of
Dort
,
vpon
the
30.
day
of
Nouember
last
,
1600
which
at
that
time
tooke
the
Admirall
of
the
Citie
of
Antwerpe
,
with
seuen
other
shippes
,
all
well
furnished
with
munition
for
warre
.
COnsidering
the
Lordes
the
generall
Estates
of
Holland
and
Sealand
,
haue
thought
good
to
cause
to
be
made
and
appoynted
a
Galley
,
to
the
ende
that
therewith
,
and
with
the
ayde
of
some
ships
of
war
,
they
may
hinder
the
Gallies
of
the
Sluce
,
the
which
do
daily
commit
great
spoyle
on
the
sea
:
so
it
is
,
that
by
the
consent
of
the
Lords
the
Generall
Estates
,
there
hath
beene
made
and
appoynted
at
Dort
,
a
certaine
Galley
being
well
prouided
,
with
all
manner
of
munition
seruing
to
the
warre
,
and
also
well
furnished
with
great
Ordinance
.
This
Galley
was
called
the
blacke
Galley
of
Dort
,
the
which
being
wel
manned
with
men
of
warre
of
Dort
aforesayd
,
was
set
forth
towards
Sealand
,
to
the
ende
there
to
conuoy
the
Marchants
shippes
,
which
are
to
passe
towards
England
,
Fraunce
,
Scotland
,
and
East
Freesland
,
or
to
any
other
places
.
Immediately
after
,
it
happened
that
this
aforesayde
black
Gallie
being
at
sea
,
and
seeing
three
Gallyes
of
the
Sluce
which
had
taken
a
shippe
,
which
was
compassed
betwéene
two
Gallies
,
being
determined
to
carrie
the
same
into
the
Hauen
of
the
Sluce
,
the
sayde
blacke
Galley
hindred
them
of
their
purpose
,
and
came
presently
in
all
haste
to
helpe
the
same
shippe
,
discharging
her
Ordinance
very
vehemently
at
one
of
the
sayde
Gallyes
,
so
that
shee
did
almost
vtterly
spoyle
the
same
,
and
made
her
gladde
to
slippe
away
.
Then
with
all
haste
following
the
other
two
Gallies
which
had
taken
the
ship
,
shee
so
discharged
her
Ordinance
at
them
,
that
they
were
constrained
to
leaue
the
shippe
,
and
saue
themselues
:
so
that
the
sayd
Galley
of
Dort
did
release
the
shippe
,
and
the
thrée
Gallies
fledde
away
into
the
Sluce
:
howbeit
,
they
were
verie
much
endamaged
by
the
shot
of
the
blacke
Galley
.
1600.
betwéene
the
nine
&
twentie
,
and
thirtie
dayes
of
the
moneth
of
Nouember
,
the
sayde
blacke
Galley
of
Dort
,
with
three
or
4.
Sloopes
which
were
with
her
,
vndertooke
a
woorthie
fact
before
the
Citie
of
Antwerpe
,
where
they
with
a
stout
enterprise
seysed
on
the
Admiralles
shippe
,
which
was
well
appoynted
with
Ordinance
,
hauing
in
her
sixteene
brasse
péeces
,
and
tenne
iron
cast
péeces
of
ordinance
,
with
certaine
stone
cast
peeces
,
which
Ordinance
lay
thrée
rowes
high
:
and
the
sayde
Admiralles
ship
is
of
the
burden
of
about
ninetie
lasts
,
being
so
fayre
a
ship
,
that
there
is
none
like
the
same
in
all
Holland
and
Sealand
.
Likewise
they
tooke
also
the
shippe
of
Brussell
,
in
the
which
were
foure
brasse
peeces
of
Ordinance
,
with
the
shippe
of
Mechelen
,
containing
foure
brasse
peeces
:
and
moreouer
,
fiue
conuoy
shippes
,
containing
euerie
of
them
foure
péeces
of
Ordinance
,
which
8.
shippes
appoynted
as
aforesaide
,
were
taken
by
the
sayde
blacke
Galley
,
with
thrée
or
foure
Sloopes
which
were
with
her
,
they
being
in
daunger
of
their
liues
:
for
when
they
passed
by
Oordam
,
those
of
the
Sconce
thought
them
to
bee
Sloops
,
which
carried
munition
and
prouant
toward
Hulst
in
Flanders
,
but
they
were
other
Sloops
,
which
they
had
not
expected
:
but
because
they
tooke
them
to
bee
friendes
,
those
of
Oordam
did
not
discharge
their
Ordinance
at
them
.
And
our
Galley
being
past
the
Sconce
,
they
presently
aboarded
the
Admirall
.
The
Mariners
whereof
,
some
were
slain
,
and
some
leapt
ouer-boord
and
were
drowned
,
except
two
boyes
,
which
they
brought
with
them
.
Thus
happened
it
with
the
sayde
shippe
the
Admirall
,
and
with
the
shippe
of
Brussell
,
the
ship
of
Mechelen
,
and
the
fiue
other
conuoy
shippes
,
the
which
were
brought
to
Flushing
,
where
they
lie
together
.
The
Burgars
of
Antwerpe
were
verie
fearefull
,
and
did
shut
their
gates
,
without
opening
them
againe
in
two
dayes
,
kéeping
careful
watch
,
fearing
they
were
betrayed
.
In
this
worthie
victorie
,
they
got
the
sayde
fayre
shippe
of
the
Admiralles
,
the
ship
of
Brussell
,
and
the
sayde
shippe
of
Mechelen
,
and
the
sayd
fiue
conuoy
shippes
,
in
which
eight
shippes
were
fiftie
foure
peeces
of
Ordinance
,
besides
certaine
stone
peeces
,
which
were
in
the
Admiralles
.
And
this
is
the
Galley
,
whereof
men
did
often
talke
,
saying
that
it
would
prooue
lost
labour
for
this
countrey
:
but
it
hath
appeared
to
the
contrarie
,
by
this
worthie
fact
happened
,
as
is
aforesayd
.
This
worthie
victorie
haue
those
of
the
blacke
Galley
obtained
,
with
small
losse
of
their
men
,
to
witte
,
there
were
slaine
in
the
winning
of
these
eight
ships
foure
of
our
men
,
and
sixe
were
hurt
.
Whatsoeuer
they
now
are
doing
,
with
the
helpe
of
God
,
the
time
will
make
manifest
.
FINIS
.