AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



Sir John Townesend. Sir William Pooley. 



Sir Christopher Heydon. Sir Thomas Palmer. 



Sir Francis Popham. Sir John Stafford. 



Sir Philip Woodhouse. Sir Robert Lovel. 



Sir Alexander Clifford. Sir John Gylbert. 



Sir Maurice Barkley. Sir William Harvie. 



Sir Charles Blunt. Sir John Gray. 



Sir George Gifford. DonChrist.princeof Portingal 



Sir Robert Crosse. Sir John Vanderfoord, Ad- 

 Sir James Escudamor. mirall of the Hollanders. 



Sir Urias Leigh. Sir Robert Dudley. S.August. 



I am not curious in placing these gentlemen, but put 

 them downe at a venture. Only 1 have observed, as 

 neere as I could, the just day and time when they 

 were created. And I trust where the place of it selfe 

 is so worthy and equall, there the bare naming and 

 placing of the parties, shal breede no offence, or make 

 a disparity. The two gentlemen that were last knighted 

 received their knighthood in the way of our returne 

 from Cadiz : the one of them upon the sea, not farre 

 from the Bay of the Groyne, at what time our ships 

 stood upon their staies for a space, while certaine 

 Pinnasses were sent to descrie what shipping was at the 

 Groine : The other at Plimmouth in the open streete, 

 when the Lords Generall came from the Sermon. The 

 one a man of long service, and good desert among the 

 Dutch : the other of so many good parts of a worthy j 

 gentleman, as the like are seldome scene to concurre ' 

 in any. 



I spake in ye beginning of her Majesties praier, 

 which I presumed (though unworthy) to translate into 

 Latine : and nowe at this very time, there was some 

 opportunity offered, for to make some use of that 

 translation. For nowe being in Cadiz, attending upon 

 my most honourable good Lord, I talked with certaine 

 of the Religious men, such as I found learned, whereof 

 indeed there were some, though not very many. I 



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