A.D. 

 1591 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



turion, but sure, if it had come forward, and bene an 

 aide unto the Centurion, it is to bee supposed that it 

 had not perished. 



Five houres and a halfe this fight continued, in which 

 time both were glad to depart onely to breath themselves, 

 but when the Spaniards were gone, they never 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 delivered them from the handes of their 

 enemies, and gave them the victory : for which they 

 heartily praised him, and not long after safely arrived 

 in London. 



IgT There were present at this fight Master John 

 Hawes Marchant, and sundry other of good 

 accompt. 



A report of the trueth of the fight about the 

 Isles of Azores, the last of August 1 591. 

 betwixt the Revenge, one of her Majesties 

 shippes, and an Armada of the king of Spaine ; 

 Penned by the honourable Sir Walter Ralegh 

 knight. 



Ecause the rumours are diversly spred, 

 as well in England as in the Lowe 

 countreis and elsewhere, of this late 

 encounter betweene her Majesties ships 

 and the Armada of Spaine ; and that the 

 Spaniards according to their usuall maner, 

 fill the world with their vaine-glorious 

 vaunts, making great apparance of victories, when on the 

 contrary, themselves are most commonly and shamefully 

 beaten and dishonoured ; thereby hoping to possesse the 

 ignorant multitude by anticipating & forerunning false 

 reports : It is agreeable with all good reason, for mani- 

 festation of the truth, to overcome falshood and un- 

 trueth ; that the beginning, continuance and successe of 



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