THE VOYAGE TO CADIZ ad. 



1596. 

 possible marched on foote toward the towne of Cadiz, 

 which was about three English miles march. That 

 time of the day was very hot and faint and the way 

 was all of dry deepe slyding sand in a manner, and 

 beside that, very uneven, and by that meanes so tire- 

 some and painefull as might be. The enemie having 

 reasonable companie both of horse and footemen, stoode 

 in a readinesse some good distance without the towne 

 to welcome us, and to encounter the Lorde Generall. 

 But the most famous Earle with his valiant Troopes, 

 rather running in deede in good order, then marching, 

 hastened on them with such unspeakeable courage and 

 celeritie, as within one houres space and lesse, the horse- 

 men were all discomfited and put to flight, their leader 

 being strooken downe at the very first encounter, 

 whereat the footemen being wonderfully dismayed and 

 astonished at the unexspected manner of the English- 

 mens kinde of such fierce and resolute fight, retyred 

 themselves with all the speede possible that they could, 

 to recover themselves into the Towne againe, which 

 being done by them, with farre swifter legges then 

 manly courage, our men were enforced to skale the 

 walles : which thing in very deede, although it was not [I. 613.] 

 without great danger and difficulty to be perfourmed : 

 Yet such was the invincible resolution, and the wonder- 

 full dexterity of the English, that in one halfe houre 

 or thereabout, the enemie was repulsed, and the towne 

 wall possessed, by the noble Earle himselfe, being in all 

 this action, either the very first man or els in a maner 

 joined with the first. 



The towne walles being then possessed, and the Eng- 

 lish Ensigne being there displayed upon them, with all 

 speede possible they proceeded on to march through the 

 towne, making still their waie with sworde and shot so 

 well as they could, being still fought withall at every 

 turne. 



Immediately upon this most famous entrie, the noble 

 Earle, (according to their resolutions, as I take it, put 



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