ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1556. 



arrived in of our Lorde one thousand five hundred, fiftie and sixe, 

 Scotland, in arrived within the Scottish coast in a Bay named Pettis- 

 the Bay of l e g 0j where by outragious tempests, and extreme stormes, 

 Novemb.'i. tne sa id sm P being beaten from her ground tackles, was 

 1556. driven upon the rockes on shore, where she brake and 



split in pieces in such sort, as the grand Pilot using all 

 carefulnesse for the safetie of the bodie of the sayde Am- 

 bassadour and his trayne, taking the boat of the said ship, 

 trusting to attaine the shore, and so to save and preserve 

 the bodie, and seven of the companie or attendants of the 

 saide Ambassadour, the same boat by rigorous waves of 

 the seas, was by darke night overwhelmed and drowned, 

 Rich. Chance- wherein perished not only the bodie of the said grand 

 lor drowned. Pilot, with seven Russes, but also divers of the Mariners 

 of the sayd ship : the noble personage of the saide Ambas- 

 sadour with a fewe others (by Gods preservation and 

 speciall favour) onely with much difficultie saved. In which 

 shipwracke not onely the saide shippe was broken, but 

 also the whole masse and bodie of the goods laden in her, 

 was by the rude and ravenous people of the Countrey 

 thereunto adjoyning, rifled, spoyled and caried away, to 

 the manifest losse and utter destruction of all the lading 

 of the said ship, and together with the ship, apparell, 

 ordinance and furniture belonging to the companie, in 

 value of one thousand pounds, of all which was not 

 restored toward the costs and charges to the summe of 

 five hundred pound sterling. 



As soone as by letters addressed to the said companie, 

 and in London delivered the sixt of December last past, 

 it was to them certainely knowen of the losse of their 

 Pilote, men, goods and ship, the same merchants with all 

 celeritie and expedition, obteined not onely the Queenes 

 majesties most gracious and favourable letters to the 

 Ladie Dowager, and lordes of the Councell of Scotland 

 for the gentle comfortment and entertainment of the saide 

 Ambassadour, his traine and companie, with preservation 

 and restitution of his goods, as in such miserable 

 cases, to Christian pitie, princely honour and meere 



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