THE VOYAGE TO CADIZ ad. 



1596. 

 peaceably sent away, after that they had conferred with 

 them about such matters, as was thought good in their 

 honorable wisedomes. 



The twelfth of the same moneth. Sir Richard Levison 

 Knight, assisted with Sir Christopher Blunt, fought with 

 three Hamburgers, and in that fight slewe two of them, 

 and hurt eleven, and in the ende brought them all 

 three in : and this was the very first hansell and mayden- 

 head (as it were) of any matter of importance, or exployt 

 woorthy observation that was done in the way outward 

 of this honorable voyage, and was so well perfourmed 

 of those most worthy Gentlemen, as every man highly 

 commended them for their great valure, and discretion, 

 and no lesse rejoyced at this their fortunate successe. 



The next day after, Sir Richard Weston meeting 

 with a Flemming, who refused to vale his foretoppe, 

 with the like good courage and resolution, attempted 

 to bring him in. The fight continued very hot be- 

 tweene them, for a good space : in the end the 

 Swan, wherein the sayd Sir Richard was, had her fore- 

 beake strooken off : and having spent before in fight the 

 one side of her tire of Ordinance, while she prepared 

 to cast about, and to bestow on him the other side, in 

 the meane time the Fleming taking this opportunity, 

 did get almost halfe a league from him : and so for that 

 time made his escape. And yet the next day after, the 

 sayd Flemming being in a maner got to the very mouth 

 of the River up to Lisbone, was taken, and brought in [I. 610.] 

 by M. Dorrell, being Captaine of the John and Francis 

 of London. Thus by deviding their squadrons, and 

 spreading the whole sea over a mighty way, there could 

 not so much as the least pinke passe but she was espied 

 and brought in. 



The 13. 14. and 15. dayes, certaine little strangling 

 Caravels were taken by certaine of the Fleete, and in 

 one of them a young beggarly Fryer utterly unlearned, 

 with a great packet of letters for Lisbon : the poore 

 wretches were marvellously well used by the Lords 



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