A.D. 

 1615. 



Captaine Pep- 

 well wounded, 

 with the Mas- 

 ter and others. 

 Captaine Pep- 

 well dyeth 14. 

 moneths after. 



FIGHT WITH A CARRACK 



The morning come, we found the Carracke so close to 

 the shoare, and the neerest of our ships at the least a 

 league off, that we held our hands for that day, expect- 

 ing when shee would weigh her Anchors and stand off 

 to Sea (a fitter place to deale with her.) In the after- 

 noone we chested our late slaine Commander, and without 

 any ceremonie of shot, usuall upon such occasions (because 

 our Enemies should take no notice) cast him over-boord 

 against the Hand of Mohilia. 



A little before night the Carracke departed to Sea, wee 

 all loosed our Anchors, opened our Sayles, and followed. 

 The day now left us, and our proud Enemie (unwilling 

 as it should seeme to escape) put forth a light as before, 

 for us to follow him (as afterward we did to purpose) 

 the night well nigh spent, we commended againe our 

 selves and cause to God. This done, the day appeared in 

 a red Mantle, which proved bloudie unto many that 

 beheld it. And now you may conceive that our foure 

 ships are resolved to take their turnes one after the other, 

 that they may force this proud Portugall, either to bend 

 or breake. Our Charles plays her part first, and ere shee 

 had beene at defiance with her Adversary halfe an houre, 

 there came another shot from the Enemie, which hitting 

 against one of our Iron Peeces, that lay on the halfe 

 Decke, brake into shivers, dangerously wounding our 

 new Commander, the Master of our ship, and three other 

 of the Mariners which stood by. Captaine Pepwels left 

 Eye was beaten all to pieces ; two other wounds he 

 received in his head ; a third in his legge, a ragged piece 

 of this broken shot sticking fast in the bone thereof, 

 which seemed by his complayning to afflict him more 

 then all the rest. The Master had a great piece of the 

 brawne of his arme strooke off, which made him likewise 

 unserviceable for a time. Thus was our new Commander 

 welcommed to his authoritie, wee all thought his wounds 

 mortall, but hee lived till about fourteene moneths after, 

 when hee dyed peaceably on his bed, in his returne for 



England. 



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