AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1588. 



And now, O Queene, above all others blest, 

 For whom both windes and waves are prest to fight. 

 So rule your owne, so succour friends opprest, 

 (As farre from pride, as ready to do right) 



That England you, you England long enjoy, 

 No lesse your friends delight, then foes annoy. 



[I. 607.] A briefe and true report of the Honorable voyage 

 unto Cadiz, 1596. of the overthrow of the 

 kings Fleet, and of the winning, sacking, and 

 burning of the Citie, with all other accidents 

 of moment, thereunto appertaining. 



Fter that the two most Noble and Re- 

 nowmed Lords Generals : The L. Robert 

 Earle of Essex, and the L. Charles 

 Howard L. High Admirall of England, 

 were come unto Plymmouth (which was 

 about the beginning of May last, 1596.) 

 being there accompanied with divers 

 other noble Peeres, as the Earle of Sussex, the L. 

 Thomas Howard, the L. Harbert, the L. Warden Sir 

 Walter Raleigh : the L. Marshall Sir Francis Vere : the 

 L. Burk, Don Christopher young Prince of Portingall, 

 young Count Lodovick of Nassaw, and the Admirall of 

 the Hollanders, Sir John Vanderfoord : besides many 

 other most worthy Knights and Gentlemen of great 

 woorth attending upon this most honorable Action : It 

 pleased them, there to make their abode for the time of 

 that moneth, as well for the new furnishing and re- 

 victualing of her Majesties Royall Navie : as also for 

 the expecting of some other ships, which were to come 

 from divers places of the Realme, and were as yet want- 

 ing : making that place as it should seeme the Rendevous 

 for all the whole Fleete, thereto complete the full number 

 of al such companies both for sea and land : as was in 

 their noble and deepe wisedomes thought meete and 

 agreed upon. 



