AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1586. 



directly in front upon us as wee approched. Now 

 without this wall upon the inner side of the streight, 

 they had brought likewise two great Galleis with their 

 prowes to the shore, having planted in them eleven 

 peeces of ordinance, which did beate all crosse the 

 streight, and flanked our comming on. In these two 

 Galleis were planted three or foure hundred small 

 shot, and on the land in the guard onely of this place, 

 three hundred shot and pikes. 



They in this their full readinesse to receive us, spared 

 not their shot both great and small. But our Lieutenant 

 generall, taking the advantage of the darke (the day 

 light as yet not broken out) approched by the lowest 

 ground, according to the expresse direction which him- 

 selfe had formerly given, the same being the sea-wash 

 shore, where the water was somewhat fallen, so as most 

 of all their shot was in vaine. Our Lieutenant generall 

 commanded our shot to forbeare shooting untill we 

 were come to the wall side, and so with pikes roundly 

 together we approched the place, where we soone 

 found out the Barricados of pipes or buts, to be the 

 meetest place for our assault, which, notwithstanding it 

 was well furnished with pikes and shot, was without 

 staying attempted by us : downe went the buts of earth, 

 and pell mell came our swordes and pikes together, after 

 our shot had first given their volley, even at the enemies 

 nose. Our pikes were somewhat longer then theirs, 

 and our bodies better armed ; for very few of them 

 were armed : with which advantage our swordes and 

 pikes grew too hard for them, and they driven to give 

 place. In this furious entry, the Lieutenant generall 

 slew with his owne hands the chiefe Ensigne bearer of 

 the Spaniards, who fought very manfully to his 

 lives end. 



We followed into the towne with them, and giving 

 them no leasure to breath, we wanne the Market-place, 

 albeit they made head, and fought a while before we 

 got it, and so wee being once seazed and assured of 



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