THE SPANISH ARMADA a.d. 



1588. 



Parma his bridge, built upon the river of Scheld) that 

 cutting their cables whereon their ankers were fastened, 

 and hoising up their sailes, they betooke themselves very 

 confusedly unto the maine sea. 



In this sudden confusion, the principall and greatest The galRasse 

 of the foure galliasses falling fowle of another ship, '^■L^^^°/^ 

 lost her rudder : for which cause when she could not be ^^^^^^ ^^^ 

 guided any longer, she was by the force of the tide shozulds before 

 cast into a certaine showld upon the shore of Caleis, Caleis. 

 where she was immediatly assaulted by divers English 

 pinasses, hoyes, and drumblers. 



And as they lay battering of her with their ordinance, 

 and durst not boord her, the L. Admirall sent thither his 

 long boat with an hundreth choise souldiers under the 

 command of Captaine Amias Preston. Upon whose M. Am'ms 

 approch their fellowes being more emboldened, did offer ^JVJ°^j 

 to boord the galliasse : against whom the governour "^Jy^^tl the 

 thereof and Captaine of all the foure galliasses, Hugo galliasse. 

 de Moncada, stoutly opposed himselfe, fighting by so 

 much the more valiantly, in that he hoped presently to 

 be succoured by the Duke of Parma. In the meane 

 season, Moncada, after he had endured the conflict a good 

 while, being hitte on the head with a bullet, fell downe 

 Starke dead, and a great number of Spaniards also were 

 slaine in his company. The greater part of the residue 

 leaping over-boord into the sea, to save themselves by 

 swimming, were most of them drowned. Howbeit there 

 escaped among others Don Anthonio de Manriques, a 

 principall officer in the Spanish fleet (called by them their 

 Veador generall) together with a few Spaniards besides : 

 which Anthonio was the first man that carried certaine 

 newes of the successe of the fleet into Spaine. 



This huge and monstrous galliasse, wherein were con- 

 tained three hundred slaves to lug at the oares, and foure 

 hundred souldiers, was in the space of three houres rifled 

 in the same place ; and there were found amongst divers 

 other commodities 50000 ducats of the Spanish kings 

 treasure. At length when the slaves were released out of 



