AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1595. 



when our colours came in sight, we discharged a second 



volee of shot to the great discouragement of the enemie. 

 Thus we marched on a round pace. The enemie was in 

 readinesse a little without the towne to encounter us on 

 horsebacke. Being nowe fully descended from the moun- 

 taines wee came into a faire plaine champion fielde, 

 without either hedge, bush or ditch, saving certaine 

 trenches which the water had made, as it descendeth 

 from the mountaines. Here we set our selves in a 

 readinesse, supposing the enemie would have encoun- 

 tered us : but having pitched our maine battell, and 

 marching forward a good round pace, captaine Beling, 

 and captaine Roberts tooke ech of them some loose shoot, 

 and marched in all hast toward the enemie before the 

 maine battell, wherein was our generall with capt. 

 Sommers and came to skirmish with them : but it 

 was soone ended : for the enemie fled. One Spaniard 

 was slaine in this skirmish, and not any one of our 

 companies touched either with piece or arrow, God be 

 TheCitieofS. thanked. We soone marched into the towne, and had 

 ^^f ^^^^^^ it without any more resistance : but there we found not 

 ofMa-^ ^^ wealth that we expected : for they had conveyed all 



into the mountaines, except such goods as they could not 

 easily cary, as wine, and iron, and such things. By three 

 [III. 581.] of the clocke in the afternoone the 29 of May, we entred 

 the citie. Here we remained until the 3 of June without 

 anie great disturbance, saving sometime by night they 

 would come on horsebacke hard unto our Corps du 

 guard, and finding us vigilant, and readie for them, 

 would depart againe. 



The first of June, there came a Spaniard neere unto us 

 alone : the Corps du guard perceiving him, called our 

 General, who soone came towards him : but before he 

 approched, the Spaniard made signes that he should lay 

 aside his armes : which he refused to doe, but promised 

 as he was a souldier, if he would come, hee should have 

 free passage. Upon which promise hee came to him on 

 horse-backe, and our General brought him within the 



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