AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1588. 



turned unto his company, he could not escry above 80. 

 ships in all, whereunto the residue by litle and litle 

 joyned themselves, except eight which had their mastes 

 blowen over-boord. One of the foure gallies of Portin- 

 gal escaped very hardly, retiring her selfe into the haven. 

 The other three were upon the coast of Baion in France, 

 by the assistance and courage of one David Gwin an 

 English captive (whom the French and Turkish slaves 

 aided in the same enterprise) utterly disabled and van- 

 quished : one of the three bei'ng first overcome, which 

 conquered the two other, with the slaughter of their 

 governours and souldiers, and among the rest of Don 

 Diego de Mandrana with sundry others : and so those 

 slaves arriving in France with the three Gallies, set them- 

 selves at libertie. 

 They set saile The navy having refreshed themselves at the Groine, 

 from ye Gr owe ^ receiving daily commandement from the king to 

 ofUh^^' hasten their journey, hoised up sailes the 11. day of 

 July, and so holding on their course till the 19. of the 

 same moneth, they came then unto the mouth of the 

 The Spaniards narow seas or English chanel. From whence (striking 

 come within their sailes in the meane season) they dispatched certaine 

 kenning of ^f ^^.-dv smal ships unto the duke of Parma. At the 

 ^^^^ ' same time the Spanish Fleete was escried by an English 

 Capiaine pinasse, captaine whereof was M. Thomas Fleming, after 

 Fleming. they had bene advertised of the Spaniards expedition 



by their scoutes and espials, which having ranged along 

 the coast of Spaine, were lately returned home into 

 Plimmouth for a new supply of victuals and other 

 necessaries, who considering the foresayd tempest, were 

 of opinion that the navy being of late dispersed and 

 tossed up and downe the maine Ocean, was by no means 

 able to performe their intended voiage. 



Moreover, the L. Charles Howard L. high admiral 

 of England had received letters from the court, signify- 

 ing unto him that her Majestic was advertised that the 

 Spanish Fleete would not come foorth, nor was to be 

 any longer expected for, and therefore, that upon her 



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