a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1589. 



brought us newes that there were 60. Spanish prizes 

 taken and brought to England. For two or three dayes 

 wee had a faire winde, but afterwards it scanted so, that 

 (as I said before) we were faine to keepe a cold Christmas 

 with The Bishop and his clearkes. 



After this we met with an English ship, that brought 

 us joyful news of 91. Spanish prizes that were come to 

 England : and sorrowfull newes withall, that the last and 

 best prize we tooke, had suffered shipwracke at a place 

 upon the coast of Cornwal which the Cornish men cal 

 Captaine Lis- \\ s Efferne, that is, Hel-cliffe, and that Captaine Lister 

 ter drowned. an j ^[ the men in the ship were drowned, save 5. or 6. 

 the one halfe English, the other Spanish that saved 

 themselves with swimming : but notwithstanding much 

 of the goods were saved, and reserved for us, by sir 

 Francis Godolphin, and the worshipful gentlemen of the 

 Countrey there. My Lord was very sorry for Captaine 

 Listers death, wishing that he had lost his voyage to 

 have saved his life. 



The 29. of December we met with another shippe, that 

 tolde us the same newes, and that sir Martin Frobisher, 

 & Captaine Reymond had taken the Admirall and vice- 

 Admirall of the Fleet that we espied going to Tercera 

 haven. But the Admiral was sunke with much leaking, 

 neere to the Idy Stone, a rocke that lieth over against 

 Plimouth sound, and the men were saved. 



This ship also certified us that Captaine Prestons 

 ship had taken a prize loden with silver. My Lord 

 entred presently into this ship, & went to Falmouth, and 

 we held on our course for Plimouth. At night we came 

 neere to the Ram-head (the next Cape Westwards from 

 Plimouth sound) but we were afraid to double it in the 

 night, misdoubting the scantnesse of the winde. So we 

 stood off to Sea halfe the night, and towards morning 

 had the winde more large, and made too little spare 

 thereof, that partly for this cause, and partly through 

 mistaking of the land, wee were driven so much to lee- 

 wards, that we could not double that Cape : Therefore 



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