THE TAKING OF THE 'MADRE DE DIOS ' 



More by taking of his bulles, to wit, two millions and 

 72 thousand for living and dead persons for the provinces 

 of Nova Hispania, Iucatan, Guatimala, the Honduras, 

 and the Phillipinas, taxed at two reals the piece. And 

 more for eighteene thousand bulles taxed at foure reals, 

 amounteth all to 107700 pounds. Summa totalis 

 707700 li. 



More there were taken ten fardels of gilt missals and 

 breviaries sent for the kings account. 



So the hinderance that the king receiveth by the losse 

 of his bulles and quicksilver amounteth as is abovesaid : 

 besides the lacking of his wines, about 100 tunnes, 

 whereby his fleet is disappointed of a great part of their 

 provision. 



A true report of the honourable service at Sea 

 perfourmed by Sir John Burrough Knight, 

 Lieutenant generall of the fleet prepared by 

 the honor. Sir Walter Ralegh Knight, Lord 

 warden of the Stanneries of Cornwall and 

 Devon. Wherin chiefly the Santa Clara of 

 Biscay, a ship of 600 tunnes was taken, and 

 the two East Indian caraks, the Santa Cruz 

 and the Madre de Dios were forced, the one 

 burnt, and the other taken and brought into 

 Dartmouth the seventh of September, 1592. 



Ir Walter Ralegh upon commission re- 

 ceived from her Majesty for an expedi- 

 tion to be made to the West Indies, 

 slacked not his uttermost diligence to 

 make full provision of all things neces- 

 sary, as both in his choise of good ships, 

 and sufficient men to performe the action 

 evidently appeared. For his shippes which were in 

 number 14 or 15, those two of her Majesties, the 

 Garland cV the Foresight were the chiefest; the rest 



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A.D. 

 1592. 



