Sm FRANCIS DRAKE ad. 



1585. 



The Generall with the advise and counsell of M. Carleil 

 his Lieutenant generall, who was in the galley with him, 

 thought not good to make any stand, till such time as 

 they were within the shot of the citie, where they might 

 bee ready upon the returne of Captaine Sampson, to make 

 a sudden attempt if cause did require before it were darke. 



Captaine Sampson returned with his message in this 

 sort. First, touching peace or warres the Governour said 

 he knew of no warres, and that it lay not in him to make 

 any, hee being so meane a subject as he was. And as for 

 the stay of the merchants with their goods, it was the 

 kings pleasure, but not with intent to endomage any man. 

 And that the kings counter-commandement was (which 

 had bene received in that place some sevennight before) 

 that English merchants with their goods should be dis- 

 charged : for the more verifying wherof, he sent such 

 merchants as were in the towne of our nation, who 

 traffiqued those parts : which being at large declared to 

 our General by them, counsell was taken what might best 

 be done. And for that the night approched, it was 

 thought needful to land our forces, which was done in 

 the shutting up of the day, & having quartered our selves 

 to our most advantage, with sufficient gard upon every 

 strait, we thought to rest our selves for that night there. 

 The Governour sent us some refreshing, as bread, wine, 

 oyle, apples, grapes, marmalad and such like. About 

 midnight the weather beganne to overcast, insomuch that 

 it was thought meeter to repaire aboord, then to make 

 any longer abode on land, and before wee could recover 

 the Fleete, a great tempest arose, which caused many of 

 our shippes to drive from their anker-hold, and some 

 were forced to sea in great perill, as the barke Talbot, the 

 barke Hawkins, and the Speedewell, which Speedewel was [III. 536.] 

 onely driven into England, the others recovered us 

 againe : the extremitie of the storme lasted three dayes, 

 which no sooner began to asswage, but M. Carleil our 

 Lieutenant generall was sent with his owne shippe and 

 three others: as also with the gallie and with divers 



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