A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1585. 



generall being in the Tygar, undertooke the chase, whom 

 also anon after the Admirall followed, and the Tygar 

 having caused the said strange ship to strike her sailes, 

 kept her there without suffering any body to go aboord 

 untill the Admirall was come up : who forthwith sending 

 for the Master, and divers others of their principall men, 

 and causing them to be severally examined, found the 

 ship and goods to be belonging to the inhabitants of 

 S. Sebastian in Spaine, but the mariners to bee for the 

 most part belonging to S. John de Luz, and the Passage. 

 In this ship was great store of dry Newland fish, com- 

 monly called with us Poore John, whereof afterwards 

 (being thus found a lawfull prize) there was distribution 

 made into all the ships of the fleet, the same being so 

 new and good, as it did very greatly bestead us in the 

 whole course of our voyage. A day or two after the 

 The Isles of taking of this ship, we put in within the Isles of Bayon, 

 Bayo7ia. £qj- lacke of favourable wind : where wee had no sooner 

 ankered some part of the fleete, but the Generall com- 

 manded all the pinnesses with the shipboats to be manned, 

 and every man to be furnished with such armes as were 

 needful for that present service ; which being done, the 

 Generall put himselfe into his gallie, which was also well 

 furnished, and rowing towards the city of Bayon, with 

 intent, and the favour of the Almighty to surprise it, 

 before we had advanced one halfe league of our way, 

 there came a messenger being an English merchant from 

 the Governour, to see what strange fleet we were, who 

 came to our General, conferred a while with him, and 

 after a small time spent, our Generall called for Captaine 

 Sampson, and willed him to go to the Governour of the 

 citie, to resolve him of two points. The first, to know if 

 there were any warres betweene Spaine and England. 

 The second, why our marchants with their goods were 

 embarged or arrested. Thus departed captain Sampson 

 with the said messenger to the citie, where he found the 

 governour & people much amazed of such a sudden 

 accident. 



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