THE SPANISH ARMADA ad. 



1588. 

 twentie of July, the lord Admirall rewarded him with 

 the order of knighthood, together with the lord Thomas 

 Howard, the lord Sheffield, M. John Hawkins and 

 others. 



The same day the lord Admirall received intelligence 

 from Newhaven in France, by certaine of his Pinnasses, 

 that all things were quiet in France, and that there was 

 no preparation of sending aide unto the Spaniards, which 

 was greatly feared from the Guisian faction, and from 

 the Leaguers : but there was a false rumour spread all 

 about, that the Spaniards had conquered England. 



The seven and twentie of July, the Spaniards about 'I'he 27. of 

 the sunne-setting were come over-against Dover, and ^^^^' 

 rode at ancre within the sip^ht of Caleis, intending: to ^ ^f^l^^ ^ 

 hold on tor Dunkerk, expecting there to joyne with cde'ts. 

 the duke of Parma his forces, without which they were 

 able to doe litle or nothing. 



Likewise the English Fleete following up hard upon 

 them, ancred just by them within culvering-shot. And 

 here the lord Henry Seymer united himselfe unto the 

 lord Admiral with his fleete of 30. ships which road 

 before the mouth of Thames. 



As the Spanish navie therefore lay at ancre, the duke 

 of Medina sent certaine messengers unto the duke of 

 Parma, with whom upon that occasion many Noblemen 

 and Gentlemen went to refresh themselves on land : and 

 amongst the rest the prince of AscoH, being accounted 

 the kings base sonne, and a very proper and towardly 

 yong gentleman, to his great good, went on shore, who 

 was by so much the more fortunate, in that hee had not 

 opportunitie to returne on boord the same ship, out of 

 which he was departed, because that in returning home 

 it was cast away upon the Irish coast, with all the persons 

 contained therein. 



The duke of Parma being advertised of the Spanish 

 Fleetes arrivall upon the coast of England, made all the 

 haste hee could to bee present himselfe in this expedition 

 for the performance of his charge : vainely perswading 



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