AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



The first salles, and deeming them to be the Spanish fleete, we 



discovery of kept our loofe to get the winde, but their Viceadmirall 



the Spanish ^^\x^ divers Other ships went about to cut off our Pin- 



ril/ f^o? 1 nesses : so that our Generall with some other of our 



shippes, was forced to tacke about upon the larbourd 



tacke, and so ranne in towardes the lande keeping the 



winde, so as we recovered our Pinnesses ; which forced 



the enemies shippes to tacke about, and to take the 



aide of their fleete, and being come neere unto them 



they shot at us; we still approched, having our close 



fights up, our flags, ensignes and streamers displayed, 



our men orderly placed in each quarter, but forbare 



our fight untill our Generall beganne, and gave us 



warning to come in and fight, by shooting off a great 



Tie hcounter peece, according to his former directions : so being 



betwixt the within musket shot, the Viceadmirall of the Spanish 



^;/^/z//5 and £gg^g ^^j^^ neerest unto us, to whom our Viceadmirall 



ships, John Traughton Captaine of the Elizabeth Bonadven- 



ture gave fight, betwixt whom there was the greatest 



voley of small shot changed that lightly hath bene 



heard at Sea, which continued a long halfe houre. In 



which time the Spanish fleete came in to fight. Our 



Generall Sir Thomas Baskervill being in the Garland 



(whereof Humphrey Reignolds was Captaine, being the 



next shippe unto the Elizabeth Bonadventure) bare 



up to the enemie, playing with his great ordinance 



hotly untill he came within musket shot. Jonas Boden- 



ham Captaine of the Defiance, and Henrie Savile 



Captaine of the Adventure, came likewise in to fight 



with them. After the Garland being within musket 



shot played her part, and made good fight for the 



space of an houre. The Defiance bare up likewise 



and had her turne : after came the Adventure againe 



within musket shot, who having changed many a great 



bullet with them before, renewed his fight, & continued it 



an houre with small shot. Then came Thomas Drake 



Captaine of the Hope, who last of all had his turne. 



Thus had all the Queenes shippes their course : The 



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