THE LAST FIGHT OF THE < REVENGE ' a,d. 



1591. 



Generall and other shippes. Sir Richard thus over- 

 matched, was sent unto by Alfonso Bacan to remoove 

 out of the Revenge, the shippe being marveilous un- 

 savorie, filled with blood and bodies of dead, and 

 wounded men like a slaughter house. Sir Richard 

 answered that hee might doe with his body what he 

 list, for hee esteemed it not, and as he was carried out 

 of the shippe hee swounded, and reviving againe desired 

 the company to pray for him. The Generall used Sir 

 Richard with all humanitie, and left nothing unattempted 

 that tended to his recoverie, highly commending his 

 valour and worthinesse, and greatly bewailing the danger 

 wherein he was, being unto them a rare spectacle, and 

 a resolution sildome approoved, to see one shippe turne 

 toward so many enemies, to endure the charge and 

 boording of so many huge Armadas, and to resist and 

 repell the assaults and entries of so many souldiers. 

 All which and more is confirmed by a Spanish Captaine 

 of the same Armada, and a present actor in the fight, 

 who being severed from the rest in a storme, was by 

 the Lion of London a small ship taken, and is now 

 prisoner in London. 



The generall commander of the Armada, was Don 

 Alphonso Bacan, brother to the Marques of Santa Cruz. 

 The admiral of the Biscaine squadron, was Britandona. 

 Of the squadron of Sivil, the Marques of Arumburch. [II. ii. 173.] 

 The Hulkes and Flybotes were commanded by Luis 

 Coutinho. There were slaine and drowned in this fight, 

 well neere one thousand of the enemies, and two speciall 

 commanders Don Luis de sant John, and Don George 

 de Prunaria de Mallaga, as the Spanish captaine con- 

 fesseth, besides divers others of speciall account, whereof 

 as yet report is not made. 



The Admirall of the Hulkes and the Ascension of 

 Sivil were both sunke by the side of the Revenge ; one 

 other recovered the rode of Saint Michael, and sunke 

 also there ; a fourth ranne her selfe with the shore to 

 save her men. Sir Richard died as it is sayd, the second 



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