A.D. 

 1596. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



enemies (which were put foorth to take our shippe, 



or else to cause her runne on ground) to returne to 



their fleete to save themselves, hoysing all their sayles 



The remain- for haste : This morning they were faire by us having 



derofthe ^^ winde of us, being but thirteen sayle of their 



w-^^h t ^ twentie to be seene : then we stroke our toppe sayles 



thirteene thinking to have fought with them againe, which they 



sayles. perceiving tacked about from us, and after that never 



durst nor would come neere us : What became of the 



rest of their fleete wee knowe not, but true it was that 



they were in great distresse mightily beaten and torne, 



by having received many bullets from us. All this day 



wee had sight of them, but they shewed little will to 



fight or come neere us, so we keeping our course West, 



and by North, about sixe of the clocke at night lost the 



sight of them. And this is a true discourse of our 



fight with the Spanish fleete. The which the author 



hereof will justifie with the adventure of his life, 



against any Spaniarde serving in that action, that shall 



contradict the same. 



Henry Savile. 



[III. 598.] Thomas Baskervil knight, his approbation to the 

 former tv^ofold discourse of Captaine Savile. 



Thomas Baskervill knight, Generall ot 

 her Majesties late Indian armada in 

 the late conflict had betweene the Spanish 

 fleete and us, having perused the Spanish 

 letter written by Don Bernaldino Del- 

 gadillo de Avellaneda, Generall of the 

 king of Spaines Navie, and also having 



perused captaine Henrie Savile his answeres unto the 

 sixe exceptions in the Generals letter, with his discourse 

 of the manner of our fight with the Spanish fleete, 

 doe say that the said Henrie Savile hath answered the 

 letter, and set downe the order of the fight sincerely 

 according to truth, for testimonie of which I have 

 hereunto set my hand. 



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