AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



Generall, and that Caravel, and the like still as they 

 were taken were commaunded to give their attendance, 

 and their Honors did understand what they might of 

 these poore men, of the estate of Spaine for that present. 



About this time and in this place it was, that first 

 in all my life time I did see the flying fishes, who when 

 they are hardly pinched and chased by the Bonitoes and 

 other great fishes, then to avoyde the daunger, they 

 presently mount up, and forsake the water, and betake 

 themselves to the benefite of their winges and make 

 their flight, which commonly is not above five or sixe 

 score, or there about, and then they are constrayned to 

 fall downe into the water againe, and it is the Mariners 

 opinion that they can fly no longer then their wings be 

 wet. The fish it selfe is about the bignesse of a Mack- 

 rell or a great white Hearing, and much of that colour 

 and making, with two large wings shaped of nature very 

 cunningly, and with great delight to behold, in all the 

 world much like to our Gentlewomens dutch Fans, that 

 are made either of paper, or parchment, or silke, or other 

 stufFe, which will with certaine pleights easily runne and 

 fold themselves together. One of these flying fishes 

 was presented to my L. Admirall by a fisher man, and 

 newly taken in his L. returne from Cadiz, and then 1 

 had good leasure and opportunitie to view it. 



The 18. day early in the morning wee tooke an Irish 

 man, and he came directly from Cadiz, having beene 

 there but the day before at twelve of the clocke at high 

 noone. This man being examined, told truely that there 

 was now great store of shipping at Cadiz, and with them 

 xviii. or xix. gallies in a readinesse, and that among those 

 ships there were divers of the kings best : and namely, 

 that the Philip of Spaine was amongst them, but what 

 their intent was, hee could not tell. This man was 

 commanded also to give his attendance. 



The 20. of June being Sunday, we came before Cadiz 

 very early in the morning, and in all this time as yet, the 

 whole Navy had not lost either by sicknesse or by any 



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