AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



downe before) was seconded by the noble L. Admirall in 

 person, who was accompanied, with the noble L. Thomas 

 Howard, the most worthy gentleman his sonne, now L. 

 Howard, Sir Robert Southwell, Sir Richard Levison, 

 and with divers other gentlemen, his L. followers of 

 good account : his colours being advanced by that 

 valiant resolute gentleman, (a man beautified with many 

 excellent rare gifts, of good learning and understanding) 

 S. Edward Hobby Knight. And thus he likewise 

 marching with al possible speede on foote, notwithstanding 

 his L. many yeres, the intolerable heate for the time, 

 and the overtiring tedious deepe sands, with other many 

 impediments : Yet in good time, joyned himselfe with 

 the Earle and his companies, and gave them the strongest, 

 and best assistance that he could. 



Thus then the two Lords Generall with their com- 

 panies being joyned together, and proceeding so farre 

 as the market place, there they were hotly encountered, 

 where and at what time, that worthy famous knight 

 Sir John Winkfield, being sore wounded before on the 

 thigh, at the very entry of the towne, and yet for all 

 that no whit respecting himselfe, being caried away with 

 the care he had to encourage and direct his company, 

 was with the shot of a musket in the head most un- 

 fortunately slaine. 



And thus before eight of the clocke that night were 

 these two most noble Lords General, Masters of the 

 market place, the forts, and the whole Towne and all, 

 onely the Castle as yet holding out, & from time to 

 time as they could, still annoying them with seven 

 battering pieces. By this time night began to grow on, 

 and a kind of peace or intermission was obtained by 

 them of the Castle : to whome the Lords Generall had 

 signified : that unlesse before the next day in the morn- 

 ing they would absolutely render themselves, they should 

 looke for no mercy, but should every one be put to 

 the sword : upon which message they tooke deliberation 

 that night : but in the morning before breake of day 



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