AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1585. 



S. lago, where we put on shore 1000. men or more, 

 under the leading of M. Christopher Carleil Lieutenant 

 general, who directed the service most like a wise 

 commander. The place where we had first to march 

 did affourd no good order, for the ground was moun- 

 tainous & full of dales, being a very stony and trouble- 

 some passage ; but such was his industrious disposition, 

 as he would never leave, untill wee had gotten up to 

 a faire plain, where we made stand for the assembling 

 of the army. And when we were al gathered together 

 upon the plaine, some 2 miles from the town, the 

 lieutenant general thought good not to make attempt 

 til daylight : because there was not one that could 

 serve for guid or giving knowledge at al of ye place. 

 And therfore after having wel rested, even halfe an 

 houre before day, he commanded the army to be 

 divided into 3 speciall parts, such as he appointed, 

 wheras before we had marched by several companies-, 

 being therunto forced by the badnesse of the way as 

 is aforesaid. 

 [III. 537.] Now by the time wee were thus ranged into a 

 very brave order, daylight began to appeare, and being 

 advanced hard to the wall, we saw no enemie to resist, 

 whereupon the Lieutenant generall appointed Captaine 

 Sampson with thirtie shot, and Captaine Barton with 

 other thirtie, to goe downe into the towne which stood 

 in the valley under us, and might very plainely bee 

 viewed all over from that place where the whole Army 

 was now arrived : and presently after these Captaines 

 was sent the great ensigne, which had nothing in 

 it but the plaine English crosse, to be placed to- 

 wardes the Sea, that our Fleet might see Saint Georges 

 cross florish in the enemies fortresse. Order was given 

 that all the ordinance throughout the towne and upon 

 all the platformes, which were above fiftie pieces all 

 ready charged, should be shot off in honour of the 

 Queenes Majesties coronation day, being the seventeenth 

 of November, after the yeerely custome of England, 



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