VALIANT FIGHT OF THE 'CONTENT' ad. 



1591, 



as 500. times. And the sides, hull, and mastes of the 

 Content were sowed thicke with musket bullets. More- 

 over, all their sheats, tops and shrowdes were almost cut 

 insunder with their great & small shot. There passed 

 from the galies (each whereof came thrise up to her, & 

 discharged five great pieces at a time, out of every their 

 prowes forthright, within three yards of her poope) 

 through her maine saile 19. great shot, through her maine 

 top-saile foure : through her fore-saile seven : through 

 her fore-top-saile five ; and through her maine maste one. 

 The upper part of the Content was hurt in five places. 

 Onely 13 men continued this fight, the rest being in 

 hold. 



A fi'igat of the Spaniards (being afterward taken) 

 confessed, that there were in the gallies above 40. Span- 

 iards slaine, and many were hurt in that combate. 



The names of those 13 persons that continued the 

 fight. 



Nicolas Lisle, Captaine. 

 M. Major, Lieutenant. 

 William King, Master. 

 John Barwick, Mrs. mate. ^ < 

 William Clement, gunner. 

 Thomas Houldships, 

 Bote-swaine. 



Charles Creame. 

 Thomas Godfrey. 

 Giles Thornton. 

 John Pells. 

 John Bourel. 

 Ralph Grey. 

 William Heore. 



The names of the rest be these following. 



John Pie. "I f John Towpenie. 



John Smith. | Edmund Giggs. 



John White. )■ -{ Wilham Bateman. 



John Butcher. | | William White. 



John Brooke. J [ Laurence Shellie. 



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