THE VOYAGE TO CADIZ ad. 



1596. 



and shallowes in it, so that the very chanell & place for 

 sea roome, is not above 2. or 3. miles, yea and in some 

 places, not so much, for the ships of any great burthen, 

 to make way in, but that they must either be set on 

 ground or else constrained to run fowle one on another. 

 All this notwithstanding, with great and invincible 

 courage, the Lords generall presently set upon them, and 

 sorting out some such convenient ships, as to their 

 honorable wisedomes seemed fittest for that times service, 

 they were driven to take some other course then before 

 had beene by them entended. Wherefore upon a grave 

 consultation had by a select Counsell, what great dangers 

 might ensue upon so mightie a disadvantage as appeared 

 in all probability, if it were not by good and sound 

 judgement prevented, & therwithall in their singular 

 wisedomes foreseeing that some great stratageme might 

 be practised by the enemy, either by fire-worke, or some 

 other subtill politike devise, for the hazarding of her 

 Majesties ships of honor in so narrow a place, thus with 

 al expedition they concluded that the Vice-admirall, the 

 L. Thomas Howard, that most noble L. Howard (whose 

 exceeding great magnanimity, courage, & wisedome, 

 joyned with such an honorable kind of sweet courtesie, 

 bountie, and hberalitie, as is not able by me & my 

 weakenes to be expressed, hath wonne him all the faithful] 

 loving hearts of as many as ever have had any maner of 

 dealing with him) This L. Thomas, I say, in ye Non 

 Pareille for that time, & the Reare Admirall Sir Walter 

 Raleigh (a man of marvelous great worth & regard, for 

 many his exceeding singular great vertues, right fortitude 

 & great resolutenes in all matters of importance) in the 

 Warspight associated with divers most famous worthy 

 knights, namely. Sir Francis Vere the L. Martiall in the 

 Rainbow, Sir George Gary M. of the Ordinance, in the 

 Mary rose, Sir Robert Southwell in the Lyon, gentlemen 

 for all laudable good vertues, and for perfect courage & 

 discretion in all military actions, of as great praise & 

 good desert as any gentlemen of their degree whosoever, 



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