A.D. 

 1590. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



silver afterwards againe. But as here we get much, 



so our charge in meat, drinke and apparell doth cost 



very much. As for fruite here is none that is good, 



but onely muske melons, and they are sold for 6. or 



8. rials apeece. I can certifie your worship of no 



newes, but only, that all this countrey is in such extreme 



The English- feare of the Englishmen our enemies, that the like was 



men extremely j^^ygj. seene or heard of: for in seeing: a saile, presently 

 tedTeutn trevu • . 



here are alarmes in all the countrey. I pray you to write 



unto me as touching the wars that his Majestie hath with 



our enemies, and howe his Majestie doth prevaile. And 



thus I rest. From Panama in the firme land the 28. 



of Aug. 1590. HiERONYMo dc Nabares. 



A relation of a memorable fight made the 13. of 

 June 1 59 1, against certaine Spanish ships & 

 gallies in the West Indies, by 3. ships of the 

 honorable sir George Carey knight, then 

 marshall of her Majesties houshold, and 

 captaine of the He of Wight, now lord 

 Hunsdon, lord Chamberlaine, and captaine 

 of the honourable band of her Majesties 

 Pensioners. 



He 13. of June 1591. being Sunday, at 5. 

 of the clock in the morning we descried 

 6. saile of the king of Spaine his ships. 

 Foure of them were armadas, (viz. the 

 Admirall and viceadmirall of 700. tuns 

 apeece, and the other 2. of 600. apeece) 

 and the other 2. were smal ships, each of 

 them about 100. tuns. We met w' them off the Cape de 

 Corrientes, which standeth on the Hand of Cuba. The 

 sight of the foresaid ships made us joyfull, hoping that 

 they should make our voyage. But assoone as they 

 descryed us, they made false fires one to another & 

 gathered their fleet together, lying all close by a wind to 



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