A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



attempted any base-conceited & dishonorable practise to 

 their soveraigne Queene, their Mistresse, that it should 

 be revenged to the uttermost, &c. 



In this meane space, while the Lords general con- 

 tinued at Cadiz, there came to them certain poore 

 wretched Turks, to the number of 38, that had bin a 

 long time gally-slaves, and either at the very time of 

 the fight by sea, or els immediately thereupon, taking 

 the opportunity, did then make their escape, and did 

 swim to land : yeelding themselves to the mercy of 

 their most honorable Lordships. It pleased them with 

 all speed to apparel them, and to furnish them with 

 money, and all other necessaries, and to bestow on them 

 a barke, and a Pilot, to see them freely and safely 

 conveied into Barbary, willing them to let the countrey 

 understand what was done, and what they had seene. 

 Whereby I doubt not, but as her Majesty is a most 

 admirable Prince already, over all Europe, all Africk, 

 and Asia, and throughout Christendome : so the whole 

 worlde hereafter shall have just cause to admire her 

 infinite Princely vertues, and thereby bee provoked to 

 confesse, that as she hath bin mightily protected from 

 time to time, by the powerful hand of the almighty, 

 so undoubtedly, that she is to be judged and accounted 

 of us, to be his most sacred handmaide, and chosen 

 vessel. And therefore, whatsoever wicked designement 

 shalbe conspired and plotted against her Majesty here- 

 after, shalbe thought to be conspired, plotted, and 

 intended against the almighty himselfe : and for that 

 cause, as I trust, shalbe by the infinite goodnes and 

 mercy of that almighty, mightily frustrate and over- 

 throwen. 



The 28. day being Munday, the L. Admiral came 

 aboord the Arke againe, minding there to remaine for 

 a space, as indeed he did, and upon the advise of his 

 Phisition, to deale something in physicke, for that his 

 L. found his body something out of frame. At that 

 time it pleased his L. to write certain letters to the 



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